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☆ Carlyle Group’s David Rubenstein: I'd give this economy a B+
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCarlyle Group’s David Rubenstein: I'd give this economy a B+David Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group co-founder and co-chairman, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the 2024 race, the Fed's inflation fight, state of the economy, MLB team ownership, and more.

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So let us show you everything you need to know about where to watch a free F1 Spain live stream, wherever you are in the world. As also detailed in our season-long free F1 live stream guide, we can help you watch every race this season via similar options to today's. How to watch free Spanish GP live streams with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. How to watch F1 Spain live stream in the USABC and ESPN covers Formula 1 racing throughout the season. Check price at SlingHow to watch Spain F1 live stream in the UKWant a free option?

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Learn moreThe 2024 Men's College World Series is about to crown a new baseball champion, and you can watch all of the action from home. Keep reading to learn how to watch the Men's College World Series Championship to see whether Tennessee or Texas A&M will walk away the victor. The Men's College World Series kicked off on June 14 in Omaha and has steadily whittled down to two teams. How to watch the Men's College World Series in the USGame 1 will air on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. See at ESPNIf you're looking for a little more of an elaborate live TV streaming option, you can try out Sling TV or Fubo.

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☆ Betting scandals have rocked sports this year. Here's why that could be a good thing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

While the expansion of legal sports betting has made gambling more accessible, it's also helped spot infractions like these. The MLB also said it was tipped off about Marcano's betting activity by a legal sports-betting operator, ESPN reported. "When you are operating in the dark, you have no idea what is actually happening — if refs are partaking in illegal betting or players are partaking in betting," Slane said. Many US states where sports betting is legal require gambling companies to work with a licensed independent integrity-monitoring service, like IC360 or Sportradar, to identify suspicious betting activity. They could be college football players betting on the NFL, or NFL players betting on games their teams weren't playing in.

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☆ Willie Mays: Chants of ‘Willie! Willie!’ stretched to the heavens at MLB game honoring Negro Leagues and late legend
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Willie Mays' son, Michael Mays, addresses the crowd aside baseball greats Ken Griffey Jr., left, and Barry Bonds, right. Approximately 60 Negro League players were in attendance – marking the largest official gathering of the league’s players in nearly 30 years, according to the MLB. A line of Negro League luminaries processed onto Rickwood Field before the game as “When the Saints Go Marching In” swelled through the stadium. Greason, who served as a mentor to teenaged Mays, told Fox Sports reporter Ken Rosenthal that Negro League players took to the field despite racism and segregation. “The overwhelming consensus is that Willie Mays is the greatest all-around player who has ever played,” veteran sportscaster Bob Costas told CNN.

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Learn moreThe Stanley Cup Finals continue tonight with Game 6 of the epic Florida Panther vs. Edmonton Oilers match-up. Below, we've found everything you need to know about how to watch the Stanley Cup Finals, including both cable and live streaming options. When the Panthers skated into Game 4 with a 3-0 lead, many thought that they were about to witness the first Stanley Cup Finals sweep since 1998. How to watch Stanley Cup Finals in the USGame 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals will air on ABC on Friday at 8 p.m. If the Stanley Cup Finals head to Game 7, this will also cover you.

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☆ Reggie Jackson says racism he experienced playing in Birmingham made his return for Negro Leagues tribute ‘not easy’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson said it was difficult to return to Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, for the Negro Leagues tribute game Thursday because of the onslaught of racism he experienced when he played there decades ago. The team played at Rickwood Field. Mays played for the Birmingham Black Barons, a Negro League baseball team that called Rickwood Field home until their last season in 1963. The game between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals both paid tribute to the Negro Leagues and honored Mays’s legacy. Approximately 60 Negro League players were in attendance – marking the largest official gathering of the league’s players in nearly 30 years, according to the MLB.

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☆ 2024 has become the year of gambling scandals in the sports world. That could be a good thing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

While the expansion of legal sports betting has made gambling more accessible, it's also helped spot infractions like these. The MLB also said it was tipped off about Marcano's betting activity by a legal sports-betting operator, ESPN reported. There's little data available to show whether gambling violations like these occur more or less often in the age of legal gambling, in part because they weren't easily tracked before 2018. They could be college football players betting on the NFL, or NFL players betting on games their teams weren't playing in. As sports-betting continues to expand in more states and the industry evolves, there may be more gambling scandals to come.

☆ Willie Mays: My father taught me everything I needed to know about the most complete ballplayer ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When people ask me how good of a player Willie Mays was, I give them a perhaps odd answer. You see, my Father watched Mays play when he came up as a rookie for the New York Giants in 1951. That short splice of film is our version of getting to see Mays play. Mays is a big reason why my Father was one of the few people who wore a New York Giants baseball cap throughout his later years. It’s a connection I try to carry on to this day whether it’s by wearing a New York Giants baseball hat on television or by answering “the New York Giants” when asked what baseball team I root for.

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☆ Reggie Jackson, on live TV from Rickwood Field, shares stark stories of racism
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( C. Trent Rosecrans | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Reggie Jackson played in Birmingham when he was in the minor leagues back in 1967. In his return to Rickwood Field, he shared his experience with racism and discrimination. Jackson played there just four years after four girls were killed in a bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church. The Giants wore the uniform of the San Francisco Sea Lions, a Negro Leagues team that folded after its only season in 1946. Giants manager Bob Melvin played at Rickwood Field in parts of three seasons in the early 1980s as a minor-leaguer.

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☆ Willie Mays, supreme baseball talent among the best to ever play, dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

San Francisco Giants great Willie Mays waves his hat as he rides around the track of Oracle Park, Friday, May 7, 2021, in San Francisco,. Focus On Sport | Getty ImagesA 1981 song and ode to America's pastime by Terry Cashman was appropriately titled "Talkin' Baseball: Willie, Mickey & The Duke." "I can't believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays," all-time pitching great Sandy Koufax once said. Willie Mays Hays here: Play like Mays and I run like (Olympic gold medal sprinter Bob) Hayes. Outfielder Willie Mays #24 of the San Francisco Giants rounds second base during a circa early 1970's Major League Baseball game.

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☆ Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants legend, dead at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWillie Mays, the Hall of Famer with a career that spanned 22 seasons, has died at age 93, the San Francisco Giants announced in a post on X on Tuesday. At the time of his death, May had been the oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1951, he joined the New York Giants. AdvertisementHe retired in 1973 with 24 All-Star awards and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. Advertisement"My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones," Michael Mays told the Chronicle on Tuesday.

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☆ Willie Mays: One of baseball’s most electrifying and complete players has died at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Wayne Sterling | Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

AP From left: Monte Irvin, Willie Mays, and Hank Thompson hold bats on their shoulders in Yankee Stadium in 1951. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mays, then a physical training instructor at Fort Eustis, Virginia, leads soldiers through a calisthenics session on February 19, 1953. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mays plays stick ball with kids in New York's Harlem neighborhood in 1954. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mays makes a leaping, one-handed catch off the Los Angeles Dodgers' Duke Snider on August 15, 1954. JR/AP Mays, then of the San Francisco Giants, plays catch with 14-month-old Herbert Henderson, at the home of Henderson's parents, in San Francisco, California on November 14, 1957.

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☆ The Kansas City Chiefs want millions in tax incentives so the team can switch states
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe Kansas City Chiefs may be on the move. All eyes are on now the bill which, if passed, could help the reigning Super Bowl champions (as well as MLB team the Kansas City Royals) move from the Missouri side of the city to the Kansas side of the city. Officials in Jackson County, Missouri on Monday proposed a resolution for a countywide sales tax, local Kansas City outlet KSHB reported. AdvertisementAnd back in 2022, Donovan even floated the idea of moving from Missouri to Kansas, according to the outlet. Representatives for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ The Oakland A's are leaving the city, but a new baseball team is trying to fill the void. Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck the Ballers used to raise $2 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOakland was once home to three major sports teams: the Golden State Warriors, Oakland Raiders, and Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Ballers raised $2 million from 53 individual investors. Before founding the Ballers, Freedman was a serial entrepreneur in the human capital and education sectors. "We're a minor league team in a major league market," Freedman said. Check out the 15-slide pitch deck the Ballers used to raise $2 million:

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☆ The rise in sports betting and gambling violations by pro athletes, in 4 charts
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Annette Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

As pro athletes deal with the ramifications of betting on games, a growing number of people are also grappling with mental health issues associated with sports betting. Gambling addiction hotlines across the country have reported a huge surge in traffic in recent years. Texts and chats to the National Problem Gambling Helpline have increased around 800% since 2018 while call volume grew nearly 80%. The annual national social cost of problem gambling — including job loss and gambling-related criminal justice — amounts to around $14 billion, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling. In January, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Andrea Salinas introduced the Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act, which would use federal funding to treat and study problem gambling.

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Learn moreThe Stanley Cup Finals resume tonight with the fourth and possibly last game of the Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers series. We've compiled everything you need to know about how to watch the Stanley Cup Finals, including both cable and live streaming options. The Oilers, who won the Stanley Cup five times between 1984 and 1990, have been struggling so far in the finals. How to watch Stanley Cup Finals in the USGame 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals will air on ABC on Saturday at 8 p.m. Check price at FuboHow to watch Stanley Cup Finals from anywhereIf you'll be traveling outside of the US during Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, you can still keep up with your subscriptions using a VPN (virtual private network).

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Learn moreBaseball's greatest rivalry picks back up in Boston this weekend with a three-day New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox match-up. Keep reading to learn where to watch the Yankees vs. Red Sox, whether you have cable or are looking for a live streaming alternative. Where to watch Yankees vs. Red Sox quick links US: Fubo (one-week free trial)Fubo (one-week free trial) Access subscriptions from anywhere via ExpressVPN (try risk-free for 30 days)ExpressVPN (try risk-free for 30 days) Upcoming games: Yankees vs. Red Sox on Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPNWhere to watch Yankees vs. Red Sox in the USThe Yankees vs. Red Sox games will be spread across multiple networks over the next three days. Check price at FuboHow to watch Yankees vs. Red Sox from anywhereIf you're traveling away from home during any Yankees vs. Red Sox games this weekend, you can keep up with your subscriptions via VPN.

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☆ MLB umpire Pat Hoberg disciplined for violating gambling rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Ken Rosenthal | Evan Drellich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Major League Baseball said Friday night it has disciplined umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league’s gambling rules, and that he is being held out of games during this season while an appeal is considered. Multiple players have been punished for gambling violations, including Tucupita Marcano, who got a lifetime ban for betting on baseball. Now, an umpire has been punished, with Hoberg becoming the only known umpire in recent history to have been disciplined for a matter related to gambling. “During this year’s Spring Training, Major League Baseball commenced an investigation regarding a potential violation of MLB’s sports betting policies by Umpire Pat Hoberg,” MLB said in a statement. AdvertisementThe most severe is that anyone found to have gambled on a baseball game they are directly tied to — “any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform,” as the rules formally put it — is to be banned permanently from the game.

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Learn moreThe 2024 Stanley Cup Finals continue tonight with Game 3 of the Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers match-up. We've put together everything you need to know about how to watch the Stanley Cup Finals, including options that will work for the entirety of the series. The Oilers will attempt to get back into the competition tonight, but another win for the Panthers gets them that much closer to the Stanley Cup. How to watch Stanley Cup Finals in the USGame 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals will air on ABC on Thursday at 8 p.m. See at FuboHow to watch Stanley Cup Finals from anywhereThose planning to travel outside the US during the Stanley Cup Finals can keep up with their subscriptions using a VPN.

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☆ MLB: ‘Jump on the wagon,’ says Phillies star Bryce Harper as baseball fever hits UK – with a little help from Rob McElhenney
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

London Stadium, London CNN —As the sun descended in east London, so did tens of thousands of baseball fans as America’s pastime once again made its way across the Atlantic Ocean to England’s capital. The seven-time All-Star’s Great British love-in continued throughout the weekend, and in the opening game of the series, Harper played the starring role. If these international events are put on to attract new fans, Harper was certainly doing his best to persuade them to follow baseball. Kaitlin Olson (far left), McElhenney (second from right), former Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley (far right) and Harper participate in opening ceremonies. The wait is now on to see which two teams will do battle in the next edition of the London Series.

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☆ TNT’s NBA future is up in the air. But it now has tennis
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Although the future of the NBA on TNT remains uncertain, the cable network will at least have tennis. Under the “new expansive deal,” all roughly 900 matches will air live on the streaming platform Max, with featured matches on TNT and TBS and a new whip-around show on truTV. WBD already has an existing relationship with Roland-Garros since it began broadcasting the tennis tournament across Europe on Eurosport since 1989. The Tennis Channel stepped in to air more matches in 2006, splitting the rights with NBC. Tennis has seen its popularity and ratings grow in the past few years, which could help WBD’s sport portfolio.

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☆ Sotheby’s, Fanatics team up to offer rare sports trading card auctions
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ian Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Fanatics wants to expand the sports trading card industry. Now it's aiming to meet high-end collectors through a new partnership with Sotheby's that will create a collection of auctions for trading cards valued at more than $100,000. Fanatics has quickly moved into the trading card space, acquiring Topps in 2022 and signing several exclusive card licensing deals across professional leagues, including the NBA, NFL and MLB. "It's also an opportunity to really elevate sports trading cards, and create these moments with some of the most important and prestigious cards." Sotheby's has increasingly leaned into sports, something that Brahm Wachter, Sotheby's head of Modern Collectables, said is one of the auction house's fastest-growing categories.

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Learn moreThe 2024 Stanley Cup Finals pick back up tonight with Game 2, which will see the Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers face off again in Florida. We'll show you how to watch the Stanley Cup Finals from home, whether you have cable or are looking for a live streaming alternative. How to watch Stanley Cup Finals in the USGame 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals will air on ABC on Monday at 8 p.m. You can catch all of 2024 Stanley Cup Finals here. View at ESPNIf you'd rather try a cable alternative live TV streaming package, Sling TV and Fubo might be able to help you out.

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☆ Betting is the ‘Achilles’ heel’ of US sports. Are leagues doing enough?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“But matters affecting the integrity of the game have a chilling effect across the board and governing bodies know this is their Achilles heel,” he warned. Fast forward to 2024 and the gambling industry is engrained in US sports culture with leagues, franchises, players and networks now partnering with betting organizations. “We need legislation to do things like prevent sports betting advertising, and to prevent prop betting. However, it can be often in leagues’ financial interest for betting to increase in popularity. “The sports leagues have turned to sports betting because it increases fan avidity.

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