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Blue Jays' acquisition of Shane Bieber named best deal of trade deadline
Blue Jays' acquisition of Shane Bieber named best deal of trade deadline originally appeared on The Sporting News The Toronto Blue Jays have been one of the best teams in Major League Baseball and are going to be even better soon. Toronto has a three-game lead over the Boston Red Sox for first place in the American League East entering play on Monday. The Blue Jays didn't have the busiest trade deadline, but they made some great moves nonetheless. Toronto traded for Seranthony Dominguez from the Baltimore Orioles and he has looked great in a Blue Jays uniform besides his most recent outing where he didn't record an out and allowed five runs (two unearned). They also acquired Louis Varland and Ty France from the Minnesota Twins. Varland has been outstanding this season and should play a pivotal role for Toronto moving forward. However, the best trade of the trade deadline according to The Athletic's Jim Bowden was the Blue Jays trading for Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians. Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Bieber, 30, hasn't pitched in MLB this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery early in the 2024 season. He has looked fantastic in his rehab starts and is progressing toward a return very soon. 'The 2020 American League Cy Young Award winner, who has a career record of 62-32 with a 3.22 ERA, could be a difference-maker this October — if all goes well,' wrote Bowden. 'In addition, Bieber gives the Jays another strong starter for 2026, though he could decline his player option. This was a steal.' Even if Bieber declines his player option and hits free agency, he makes Toronto's starting rotation look a lot scarier. Bieber has looked practically unhittable and has ramped up to five innings of work in his latest rehab start. 'I continue to progress, feel better throughout my outings, and in between innings,' said Bieber following his start on Sunday. 'I was happy with how today finished up. All in all, just kind of dissecting the outing. There's still some things to clean up.' Bieber allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk, striking out six. Expect to see Bieber pitching in a Blue Jays uniform in the near future. More MLB:
Washington Post
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Canadian teenager Mboko reaches semifinals in Montreal and will face Rybakina
MONTREAL — Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko advanced to her first career WTA Tour semifinal with a 6-4, 6-2 win victory over Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Monday night at the National Bank Open. Two days after ousting No. 1 seed Coco Gauff in just 62 minutes, there was no letdown for the 18-year-old from Toronto. After taking a back-and-forth — and error-filled — first set, Mboko was broken in a sluggish start to the second set but broke back in the fourth and sixth games to take a 4-2 advantage. Mboko is the first Canadian to reach the WTA 1000 event's semifinals since Bianca Andreescu's title run in 2019. She's also the youngest woman to reach the semis since Belinda Bencic's 2015 win in Toronto. Mboko will face Elena Rybakina, who led Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 2-1 when the Ukrainian was forced to stop playing because of an apparent arm injury. Rybakina, the No. 9 seed from Kazakhstan, converted three of her 10 break-point chances in the quarterfinal matchup at IGA Stadium. The players shook hands at the 54-minute mark before the 24th-seeded Kostyuk exited the court in tears. After the third game, Kostyu's trainers wrapped her forearm in medical tape. In a breakthrough year, Mboko has surged from outside the top 300 to a career-high No. 85. That number is projected to climb to at least No. 55, according to WTA live rankings. After two injury-plagued years, Mboko — who had shown promise as a junior — opened the season with a 22-match win streak and captured five titles on the lower-tier ITF Tour. She then qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at the French Open, reaching the third round, before stunning 25th-seeded Magdalena Frech in the first round at Wimbledon. And the upsets keep coming. In Montreal, Mboko has rattled off wins over 79th-ranked Kimberly Birrell, No. 23 seed Sofia Kenin, 39th-ranked Marie Bouzkova and Gauff, who is ranked No. 2. Her latest victory boosted her record to 25-8 against higher-ranked players and 51-9 in all competitions. In the other quarterfinals Tuesday, No. 6 seed Madison Keys — the highest-seeded player remaining — faces No. 16 Clara Tauson, and former No. 1-ranked Naomi Osaka meets No. 10 seed Elina Svitolina. The tournament final is Thursday. ___ AP tennis:
Forbes
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Seneca Nation Acquires Rochester Knighthawks Pro Lacrosse Franchise
The Seneca Nation, a federally recognized Indian tribe based in western New York, has acquired the Rochester Knighthawks, a National Lacrosse League franchise. Seneca bought the franchise from the Pegula family, which announced in June that it would sell the team team after owning it since 2019. The Seneca Nation is believed to be just the second Indian tribe to own a professional sports franchise outright, joining the Mohegan Tribe, which has owned the WNBA's Connecticut Sun since 2003. The Boston Globe reported on Saturday that a group led by Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca had agreed to acquire the Sun for $325 million and move the team to Boston, but Pagliuca said a day later that the WNBA Board of Governors still needed to approve the transaction. The Hartford Courant reported on Monday that another investment group offered more than $300 million and would move the franchise to Hartford, Conn. The Mohegan Tribe also owned a stake in the New England Black Wolves of the NLL before selling the franchise in 2021. Terms of the Rochester deal were not disclosed, but NLL commissioner Brett Frood said 'from a league perspective, we are pleased with the trajectory of the enterprise value of our member properties.' The NLL consists of 14 franchises (eight in the U.S. and six in Canada) that play so-called box lacrosse, an indoor version of the sport that has different rules than the outdoor version. The Seneca Nation purchased the professional franchise through Seneca Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary formed in 2009 that invests in non-gaming businesses. Seneca Holdings' largest business focuses on federal government contracting. It also recently acquired CI Azumano, a travel agency, and operates Seneca Environmental, a renewable energy project company. The Seneca Nation also owns the Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino in Salamanca, N.Y., the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in Buffalo through its Seneca Gaming Corp. subsidiary. J. Conrad Seneca, president of the Seneca Nation, said in an interview that the Knighthawks are the tribe's first sports investment. However, he added that the Nation has deep roots in lacrosse and has numerous leagues for its more than 8,600 enrolled members, ranging from youth organizations to competitions for older adults. Several members of the Seneca Nation have gone on to play in college, including Zed Williams, a former University of Virginia star who now plays in the NLL for the Colorado Mammoth. 'This is a new avenue for our Holdings team,' Seneca said. 'They've done a great job with regards to vetting this, doing our due diligence, working with our business council and preparing in negotiations with everybody involved. I think it's a great opportunity.' Seneca said the Knighthawks will retain their name, uniforms, colors and other marks for this season, which begins in late November and runs on weekends through April, followed by the playoffs that last through May. While Seneca said that 'we'll decide on what kind of changes we may make' after the season, he emphasized that the team will remain in Rochester. The Seneca Nation is about 100 miles southwest of downtown Rochester. The original Knighthawks had played in Rochester before moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2019. That year, the Pegulas acquired the team's intellectual property and re-launched the team in Rochester. Terry Pegula, who has a net worth of $7.6 billion according to Forbes, and his family will continue to own the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres as well as the Rochester Americans' minor league baseball franchise and the Buffalo Bandits of the NLL. 'The league has worked closely with the Pegula's management team on ideal targets to take over ownership of this franchise,' Frood said. 'It became clear that the Seneca Nation, with its myriad of synergies, quickly became a priority conversation for us. We have spent the last couple months nurturing the relationship, walking through the potential of partnership, and ultimately agreeing that the Nation is a phenomenal fit for the NLL and the community of Rochester.' J. Conrad Seneca, who once owned a stake in a semi-pro indoor lacrosse team, said it was important for him and the Seneca Nation to acquire the franchise due in part to keeping the franchise in Rochester. He remembers the NBA's Buffalo Braves leaving the city in 1978 and relocating to San Diego, where it became known as the San Diego Clippers. 'It was a tough thing to fathom,' he said. 'It was a tough thing to accept that our team was gone. I know the feeling of that, and I think this opportunity that's presented itself to the Seneca Nation and with our commitment to the game of lacrosse, we have a lot to bring to the table…We look forward to being a part of that community and building our relationships in the community of Rochester.'
