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USA Today
16 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Baltimore Ravens preseason dates to circle
It's not just football talking season anymore, as Baltimore Ravens training camp has opened. Rookies reported to camp this past week, and that means the preseason is here It's not just football talking season anymore, as the Baltimore Ravens training camp has opened. Rookies reported to camp this past week, and that means the preseason is here. The first public viewing practice, at the Under Armour Performance Center, is just a few days away. And Under Armour is about as Maryland as crab soup, Old Bay, and Babe Ruth (he's forever a New York Yankee, but has pure Baltimorean roots). The company is based in Baltimore and was founded by Kevin Plank, a Kensington, Maryland native and University of Maryland graduate. If you're heading to the Under Armour facility in Owings Mills, MD, or following along online and in other media, here are the dates to note. Wednesday, July 23 The first open practice of training camp commences this Wednesday. If you want to catch the action, then you've got to get in and grab a good seat on the bleachers by 2:15 p.m. August 3 (Stadium Practice): 3:00 p.m. ET Every NFL team does a special day/evening practice at their home stadium, with these events having various branding names. "Stadium Practice" is a fantastic opportunity for people who can't really afford the sky-high price of game tickets to get in and see the venue. It's also a very family-friendly event. Tuesday, August 5 (Joint Practice with Colts): 1:00 p.m. ET It's the first opportunity to learn something about the overall quality of this team. And then we may learn a little more when these two teams square off two days later. August 7: Ravens vs. Colts – 7 p.m. ET (NFL Network) It's the Ravens' only nationally televised preseason game, and it's their only home preseason game this summer. Tuesday, August 12 The final open practice of 2025 kicks off at 1:30 p.m. ET. And wraps. August 16: Ravens at Cowboys – 7 p.m. ET It's a rematch (sort of, because obviously, the lineups will be entirely different) of the Ravens' first win in 2024, which came in week three. Baltimore's 28-25 victory came mainly on the strength of Derrick Henry, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. August 23: Ravens at Commanders – noon ET The famous third preseason game, which conventional wisdom tells us is the closest to a real game (traditionally) of the whole preseason slate, is only 34 days away now. When it arrives, it'll be another edition of the Beltway rivalry, which the Ravens won 30-23 on October 13.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Yankees star Aaron Judge drops huge bombshell on his plan to retire from baseball
Aaron Judge has insisted he has no intention of retiring soon and wants to play into his 40s. The New York Yankees captain only turned 33 in April but looks as good as ever and has put himself into contention for this year's Triple Crown. Now Judge has told The New York Times that he's got no intention of walking away soon, giving the Yankees a huge boost as the second half of the season gets underway on Friday night. 'That's the plan,' he said, referring to his expectation that he'll sign another contract after his nine-year deal expires in 2031, when he'll be 39. 'When I signed this deal one of the things I promised was that I wanted to come in and be a contributor all the way to the end of that contract. So hopefully we'll continue that.' Judge debuted with the Yankees at age 24 in 2016. He has 350 homers in his career and has his eyes set on Babe Ruth's franchise record of 659. He added: 'We can dream. We can hope. It's tough, though. I've got to be hitting 50 homers all the way into my early 40s. 'I don't know. It would be something good to strive for. I never really thought about it, to be honest. I just try to go out there to do my job.' The two-time AL MVP became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 350 career homers last week and it feels inevitable that the Bronx slugger will join the hallowed 500-homer club sometime in the next several years. Following his latest All-Star appearance, Judge returns to action for the Yankees on Friday night when they play the Atlanta Braves. The Yankees entered the All-Star break at 53-43, good for second place in the AL East, two games behind Toronto. New York won five of its final seven games before the break. 'There's a long way to go still,' New York manager Aaron Boone said. 'We've got to keep getting better, but we're in a position to do what we need to do.' The Yankees have scored 501 runs and have a plus-111 run differential, both No. 1 in the American League.
Calgary Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Major League Baseball proves it's best in class when it comes to all-star content
Bulls-of-the-Week Article content The biggest bull market this week has been Major League Baseball, which consolidated its position as best in class when it comes to its all-star game offering in particular and all-star week content in general. Article content It's typically been the best and most enduring all-star package among the five major North American men's professional sports leagues, long after it relinquished its place as 'America's Pastime' — the most popular sport in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. Part of that has been that it approximates the real thing more closely than any of the other all-star applications. Another part especially this year — has quite paradoxically been its use of the all-star game as a testing ground for new rules and technology. Article content Article content Make no mistake, the curiosity around automatic balls and strikes helped draw a solid 7.2 million in average national audience in the U.S. Ditto for the first-ever 'swing off' that allowed Kyle Schwarber to steal the show with three home runs in as many swings as the tiebreaker to a roller-coaster 6-6 nine-inning game between the National League and American League in Atlanta. Article content Article content Those U.S. TV numbers eclipse those for the NBA all-star game and NFL Pro Bowl, both of which hovered in the range of 4.7 million this year. Yet even the MLB all-star game couldn't match, let alone exceed, the audiences for the final of the Four Nations Face-Off, the tournament that essentially replaced the NHL all-star game six months ago and drew approximately 16 million viewers in Canada (6.3 million) and the U.S. (9.3 million). Article content Above and beyond TV and radio, baseball's all-star week carried very strong fan engagement numbers on social, especially with the home run derby Monday and the game itself Tuesday setting the stage for two days of no regular season baseball on Wednesday and Thursday. That facilitated significant follow up analysis and discussion on sport television, radio and digital, with the swing off, new rules and odes to Babe Ruth's #3 and Hank Aaron's #44 benefiting from significant afterglow and air time right into the weekend. Article content Article content Bears-of-the-Week Article content Article content The National Football League is known as the Shield for a reason. It is sheer Teflon as the biggest juggernaut in the business of sport, especially in the U.S. You can already feel the build up to the pre-season ramping up. One would think that financial strength would reflect positively for both ownership and the players and, to an extent, it does. Yet it sure seems like the NFL Players Association is the weakest of the players unions in North America. It looked that way on Friday when NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr., announced his resignation after two years of missteps and general disorder. Article content In the meantime, baseball — which still has the most powerful union in professional sport and no salary cap — has most of the stage to itself for the rest of July and the month of August. It's 13 days away from the MLB trade deadline and the final stretch run to the 162-game regular season, one that ideally creates a high-water mark of pennant races and wild card chases in September. Make no mistake that the MLBPA won't be diminishing its place in pro sport labour any time soon, especially with signs of growth and heightened player recognition in this era of Shohei Ohtani.
Ottawa Citizen
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Ottawa Citizen
Major League Baseball proves it's best in class when it comes to all-star content
Bulls-of-the-Week Article content The biggest bull market this week has been Major League Baseball, which consolidated its position as best in class when it comes to its all-star game offering in particular and all-star week content in general. Article content It's typically been the best and most enduring all-star package among the five major North American men's professional sports leagues, long after it relinquished its place as 'America's Pastime' — the most popular sport in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. Part of that has been that it approximates the real thing more closely than any of the other all-star applications. Another part especially this year — has quite paradoxically been its use of the all-star game as a testing ground for new rules and technology. Article content Article content Make no mistake, the curiosity around automatic balls and strikes helped draw a solid 7.2 million in average national audience in the U.S. Ditto for the first-ever 'swing off' that allowed Kyle Schwarber to steal the show with three home runs in as many swings as the tiebreaker to a roller-coaster 6-6 nine-inning game between the National League and American League in Atlanta. Article content Article content Those U.S. TV numbers eclipse those for the NBA all-star game and NFL Pro Bowl, both of which hovered in the range of 4.7 million this year. Yet even the MLB all-star game couldn't match, let alone exceed, the audiences for the final of the Four Nations Face-Off, the tournament that essentially replaced the NHL all-star game six months ago and drew approximately 16 million viewers in Canada (6.3 million) and the U.S. (9.3 million). Above and beyond TV and radio, baseball's all-star week carried very strong fan engagement numbers on social, especially with the home run derby Monday and the game itself Tuesday setting the stage for two days of no regular season baseball on Wednesday and Thursday. That facilitated significant follow up analysis and discussion on sport television, radio and digital, with the swing off, new rules and odes to Babe Ruth's #3 and Hank Aaron's #44 benefiting from significant afterglow and air time right into the weekend. Article content Article content Bears-of-the-Week Article content Article content The National Football League is known as the Shield for a reason. It is sheer Teflon as the biggest juggernaut in the business of sport, especially in the U.S. You can already feel the build up to the pre-season ramping up. One would think that financial strength would reflect positively for both ownership and the players and, to an extent, it does. Yet it sure seems like the NFL Players Association is the weakest of the players unions in North America. It looked that way on Friday when NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr., announced his resignation after two years of missteps and general disorder. Article content In the meantime, baseball — which still has the most powerful union in professional sport and no salary cap — has most of the stage to itself for the rest of July and the month of August. It's 13 days away from the MLB trade deadline and the final stretch run to the 162-game regular season, one that ideally creates a high-water mark of pennant races and wild card chases in September. Make no mistake that the MLBPA won't be diminishing its place in pro sport labour any time soon, especially with signs of growth and heightened player recognition in this era of Shohei Ohtani.
Vancouver Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Major League Baseball proves it's best in class when it comes to all-star content
The biggest bull market this week has been Major League Baseball, which consolidated its position as best in class when it comes to its all-star game offering in particular and all-star week content in general. It's typically been the best and most enduring all-star package among the five major North American men's professional sports leagues, long after it relinquished its place as 'America's Pastime' — the most popular sport in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. Part of that has been that it approximates the real thing more closely than any of the other all-star applications. Another part especially this year — has quite paradoxically been its use of the all-star game as a testing ground for new rules and technology. Make no mistake, the curiosity around automatic balls and strikes helped draw a solid 7.2 million in average national audience in the U.S. Ditto for the first-ever 'swing off' that allowed Kyle Schwarber to steal the show with three home runs in as many swings as the tiebreaker to a roller-coaster 6-6 nine-inning game between the National League and American League in Atlanta. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Those U.S. TV numbers eclipse those for the NBA all-star game and NFL Pro Bowl, both of which hovered in the range of 4.7 million this year. Yet even the MLB all-star game couldn't match, let alone exceed, the audiences for the final of the Four Nations Face-Off, the tournament that essentially replaced the NHL all-star game six months ago and drew approximately 16 million viewers in Canada (6.3 million) and the U.S. (9.3 million). Above and beyond TV and radio, baseball's all-star week carried very strong fan engagement numbers on social, especially with the home run derby Monday and the game itself Tuesday setting the stage for two days of no regular season baseball on Wednesday and Thursday. That facilitated significant follow up analysis and discussion on sport television, radio and digital, with the swing off, new rules and odes to Babe Ruth's #3 and Hank Aaron's #44 benefiting from significant afterglow and air time right into the weekend. The National Football League is known as the Shield for a reason. It is sheer Teflon as the biggest juggernaut in the business of sport, especially in the U.S. You can already feel the build up to the pre-season ramping up. One would think that financial strength would reflect positively for both ownership and the players and, to an extent, it does. Yet it sure seems like the NFL Players Association is the weakest of the players unions in North America. It looked that way on Friday when NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr., announced his resignation after two years of missteps and general disorder. In the meantime, baseball — which still has the most powerful union in professional sport and no salary cap — has most of the stage to itself for the rest of July and the month of August. It's 13 days away from the MLB trade deadline and the final stretch run to the 162-game regular season, one that ideally creates a high-water mark of pennant races and wild card chases in September. Make no mistake that the MLBPA won't be diminishing its place in pro sport labour any time soon, especially with signs of growth and heightened player recognition in this era of Shohei Ohtani. Tom Mayenknecht is the host of The Sport Market on Sportsnet 650 on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Vancouver-based sport business commentator and principal in Emblematica Brand Builders provides a behind-the-scenes look at the sport business stories that matter most to fans. Follow Mayenknecht at:
