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Los Angeles Angels sold to Kroenke

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kroenke Sports and Entertainment reached a deal to purchase controlling ownership of the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno, expanding its sprawling empire of teams across every major U.S. professional sport with the addition of the beleaguered baseball club. The company led by Stan Kroenke made the surprising announcement Tuesday, saying it expects to close on the transaction in early 2027. Major League Baseball, which must approve any sale, didn’t immediately comment on the news, but The Athletic reported the deal is being done at a $4 billion valuation — a ...

Kiffin playing the villain role at LSU

BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Cleveland Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright participated in a walk-through practice conducted by first-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin on Monday as the 11th-ranked Tigers prepared for Saturday night’s season opener against Clemson. Whether Wright or a couple other ...

No more Cup play for Messi

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday, ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup in 2022 to secure his place in the pantheon of the game’s greatest ever players. Messi, ...

Sunday’s NFL transactions

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Acquired TE Hunter Long and a 2028 seventh-round draft pick from Jacksonville in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round draft pick. Released LB Eugene Asante, S Devyn Bobby, TE Shawn Bowman, LB Elliott Brown, P Jack Browning, S Hudson Clark, CB Elijah Culp, OL Ka’ena De Cambra, TE Rivaldo Fairweather, DL Cam Horsley, RB Evan Hull, OL Demontrey Jacobs, OL Christian Jones, CB Elijah Jones, CB Kalen King, DL Brodric Martin-Rhodes, CB Sean Murphy-Bunting, CB Quinton Newsome, LB BJ Ojulari, S Isaiah Oliver, LB Owen Pappoe, OL Matt Pryor, TE Teagan Quitoriano, LB Cameron ...

Curacao beats Nevada for Little League World Series title

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — For the last two weeks, Curaçao Little Leaguers were focused and disciplined about what they ate, when they slept and how they practiced for youth baseball’s biggest tournament. Now, the champs can relax and enjoy a treat or two. Juriënsly De Windt and Shardijon De ...

Sports at a glance: Pegula among early winners

NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula was one of the first players to compete at the U.S. Open, and she learned last year that starting Sunday provided some nice relief. “It is a little bit weird, but I did kind of enjoy that I could breathe for the next couple of days and everyone else is still freaking out about whether they’re going to win their first round,” she said. The head start is great — unless it’s a head start back to the airport. “We were just talking about it, and I said, it’s so nice to play on Sunday when you win. But if you lose it’s not nice, because you feel ...