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00:00So let's get right to it. We'll start off with the sports betting news of the day, which comes out of Cleveland, Ohio.
00:06You may remember there's two players that are currently being investigated right now by Major League Baseball for some improprieties in terms of their pitches and their selection and potentially micro betting allegations.
00:16As of right now, the state of Ohio is going to take a deeper look into this.
00:20The Ohio Casino Control Gaming is conducting their own investigation into suspicious sports betting activity.
00:25This is surrounding the same two players that baseball is investigating as well.
00:30Luis Ortiz, Emanuel Class A, both pitchers who were on paid leave through August 31st, and they're undergoing a current probe right now is Major League Baseball.
00:39This is an integrity monitoring firm that's detecting an unusual spike in wagers, and the OCCC confirmed that they're having their own independent investigation in the state of Ohio, too.
00:51Stay tuned. The Guardians, by the way, still in the playoff hunt in Major League Baseball as well.
00:55Speaking of teams being sold, the Twins are staying with the Polat family, but the Boston Celtics, they're being sold by, right now, what looks like a record number in a National Basketball Association franchise at $6.1 billion.
01:10The NBA Board of Governors on Wednesday approved the sale of the Celtics to Bill Chisholm, who's a private equity investor.
01:18It's the largest price ever paid for an American sports team, not just the NBA, but for sports as well.
01:26Meanwhile, Brian Flores, who used to coach the Miami Dolphins, is now a defensive coordinator in a federal appeals court, has ruled that he and other black coaches can pursue their racial discrimination claims against the NFL.
01:38The NFL and several teams in court, they rejected the league's arbitration process as unfair.
01:45It upheld a lower court's decision, citing serious issues with the NFL's arbitration system, which allows Roger Goodell, the commissioner, to serve as the arbiter in the process.
01:55The National Football League also has decided that Rashi Rice could potentially play the first few games of the season.
02:02He's going to have his disciplinary hearing with the NFL on Tuesday, September 30th in New York.
02:07So that means he is eligible to play in the first three games and maybe even the first four weeks of the NFL season before any discipline is incurred.
02:15You may remember in the 2024 offseason, he had a role in a multi-car crash in Dallas, allegedly leaving the scene of an accident.
02:23With the NFL preseason coming this week, we all thought that we'd see another outstanding performance, potentially, from quarterback shooter Sanders.
02:31It looks like that is on hold.
02:33As of right now, Sanders, very questionable to play in this week's game.
02:37Kevin Stefanski spoke this morning about the oblique issue that Sanders has, all but ruling him out in week two of the NFL preseason.
02:45Yeah, felt it early, I think warming up and then felt it throughout individuals who took a look at it.
02:51You know, if it's a right guard, you can play through that when it's a quarterback.
02:54You kind of need that muscle to throw.
02:56So unfortunately, going to put him down for a little bit here.
03:00We'll treat it day to day and see how he responds.
03:02But I want to be smart because he's a thrower, so you can't push that thing.
03:07It's such a critical point in your evaluation of each of these quarterbacks.
03:11How does it affect your evaluation of the quarterbacks?
03:13Yeah, listen, injuries stink for all these guys.
03:17They don't want to miss a rep for any reason, Tony.
03:19But there's a way to continue to prepare, continue to get better, even when you're not getting those reps because of injury.
03:26Does this mean that Dylan will start the game on Saturday?
03:29We've got to see how he does today and gets through.
03:31So not ready to say for sure.
03:33What about Pickett today?
03:35He will be limited, yes.
03:37And if Dylan doesn't start, I mean, you're really your only other option for Tyler to start the game, right?
03:41We'll work through all those things.
03:43Obviously, you know, Snoop knows exactly what to do, how to do it, so is ready to roll.
03:47We'll see who else is available, Mary Kay, but got to get through today before I know that.
03:53Sounds like Tyler Huntley getting a lot of action for Cleveland this week.
03:56Meanwhile, no action for Micah Parsons, who still shows up to camp but doesn't practice.
04:00Apparently, hasn't had any conversations, his agent or even him, with Jerry Jones in months as they try to pursue a new contract.
04:08And we're closing in on the time where this has got to get done.
04:11Jerry Jones, after practice, once again, meeting with the media yesterday, talking about the latest with Parsons.
04:16Again, I'm glad he's been here.
04:18It's important.
04:20It's important for the team, teammates, but it's important for him to pick up all of the coaching and the nuances.
04:34Osmosis is a very big thing, and he's been here and been a part of that.
04:38Now that you're headed home, do you think that talks would pick up a little bit with him?
04:42I don't know that necessarily talks will, but we've got a game coming, and he's under contract.
04:51Cowboys hoping up the season coming up here in a couple of weeks.
04:55All right.
04:56Unfortunately, a passing of a former player in the National Football League, Lionel Taylor.
05:01He was the first player in NFL history to have 100 catches in a season, was on the 1960 Broncos, passed away at the age of 89.
05:08All right.
05:08The Brewers' train just keeps on rolling.
05:11Would you believe they win again and relatively easy yesterday?
05:14They beat the Pirates 12-5.
05:16They now have won a record 12 straight games.
05:20That's the most for anybody in baseball this season, as they continue to take charge of the division,
05:26and not just that, the best overall record in baseball as well, hitting a home runs at an incredible pace.
05:32Brandon Woodruff picked up the win yesterday for the Brew crew and talked about just all the little things getting done.
05:39It was such a Brewers game.
05:42It was the defense early, Ortiz, and then your play.
05:44Yeah, big time.
05:45And then all those two-out hits and timely hits and that kind of stuff.
05:48Yeah, and that's what it takes, streaks like this and good baseball all around.
05:55I asked Joey after the inning if he would have been able to make that play, and he said it would have been a tough up-the-middle play.
06:01So it's just, you know, the ball bouncing the right way, you know what I mean?
06:05So it's just part of it, and he made some unbelievable plays later in the game.
06:11I believe there was one in the seventh where he had to go in the hole, and I can't remember if it was for him.
06:15But anyways, heck of a day for him, and we're putting it together, all facets.
06:20I mean, it's like it doesn't matter if we get down early or what it is.
06:24We know our offense can generate some runs, and we've been throwing the ball well.
06:28And, yeah, it was fun.
06:31But, yeah, I'm glad you mentioned my defensive play because I was pretty slick.
06:35Yeah.
06:37Padres route the Giants again.
06:39Boy, things have gone south for them.
06:40San Diego 11, San Francisco 1.
06:43Also, the Mets had a 6-0 lead against the Braves.
06:46They lose 11-6.
06:47The Mets are 2-8 in their last 10 games.
06:51It's been just a fall from grace for the Mets, and manager Carlos Mendoza is looking for answers.
06:57Carlos, what did you see happen with Peterson there in the fourth?
06:59Yeah, he lost the strike zone, you know, missing a lot, arm side, and the walks, you know,
07:05especially when you're walking the bottom of the line of, you know, 8-hole, 9-hole,
07:09or the inning started with four straight balls there, you know.
07:13You up six, and he just kind of lost the strike zone, especially arm side,
07:18and they made him pay.
07:20What is the biggest challenge, whether it's as a manager or just as a team,
07:24of staying in the right mindset when this stretch is going on
07:28and losses like the ones you've been having lately have been taking place?
07:33Yeah, I mean, they're tough losses, you know, but you've got to keep going, you know.
07:39We've got the coaches right now, like, looking at pretty much everything.
07:43You know, trying to figure it out.
07:44How can we continue to help these guys, you know, especially the guys, you know,
07:48from the rotation, like, because we know the talent's there.
07:51All right, welcome back to Newswire here on Sports Grid.
07:55I'm Craig Misch.
07:55Don't forget, we've got Manny Navarro coming up from The Athletic.
07:59We're going to talk about the big matchup between Miami and Notre Dame,
08:02which is just a couple of weeks away.
08:05We'll have all of college football covered for you all season long.
08:08For now, let's get back to some Major League Baseball,
08:10and let's talk about some of the finals that happened yesterday.
08:13Of course, a light slate of baseball today, a handful of games.
08:17The Milwaukee Brewers, we're not going to have an opportunity to see them play today
08:21because they have the day off, but they did win their 12th straight game yesterday.
08:25Biggest story going right now in sports.
08:28Final score, 12-5 as they extend their winning streak.
08:31It's a season long in baseball, 12 games in a row.
08:35They'll continue this weekend and square off against the Cincinnati Reds in Ohio this weekend.
08:41So keep an eye on that series.
08:42Of course, we will too.
08:44Now, the Los Angeles Dodgers, they can't wait to get rid of the Los Angeles Angels
08:47and be done with their series.
08:49It's incredible.
08:49The Angels beat them again.
08:51And so now the Angels are 6-0 against the Dodgers this season.
08:56They rally late to win this one.
08:58It's probably the low point in the season for the Dodgers, to say the least.
09:02For some reason, they just can't beat their cross-city rivals.
09:07And Mookie Betts certainly doesn't have any answers either for how his team
09:10has just dropped every game to the Angels this year.
09:15I mean, it is what it is.
09:16Can't do anything about it now.
09:18Got to turn the page and get ready for San Diego.
09:21But it's not like those guys aren't going out there giving it their all.
09:25So you can't sometimes just don't get it done.
09:28I mean, for sure.
09:29I think we're constantly giving ourselves chances to win.
09:32So right now, that's really what we can ask for.
09:36Obviously, we would love to win all these games.
09:38But it's just wasn't in the cards.
09:41And so, like I said, we just got to turn the page and get ready for San Diego.
09:46Is it encouraging that some of the play has been better?
09:50Or is it more frustrating as it's kind of been accompanied with a lot of close
09:53losses like tonight?
09:54It just depends on your perspective.
09:57But for me, I think it's encouraging to know that we're giving ourselves a chance to win
10:02every night.
10:03So it's not like we're going out there just laying eggs.
10:06You know, we're going out there and doing what we can.
10:09We're just falling short right now.
10:11But who knows?
10:12In a couple of days, it could be the opposite.
10:14Meanwhile, the Padres also take care of the Giants 11-1.
10:19And the Mets blow a 6-0 lead to the Braves.
10:22And the Mets are really struggling.
10:23They're 2-8 in their last 10.
10:25Now, let's get back to the American League, where the New York Yankees have been just
10:28very up and down all season long, more down than up recently.
10:32Yesterday, they take on the Minnesota Twins.
10:34And Joe Ryan has his way with that lineup.
10:37Ryan pitched six and two-thirds innings.
10:40And the Twins end up winning by a final score of 4-1.
10:43And here's Aaron Boone on the lack of offense from the Bombers on Wednesday.
10:48Seventh inning with Wells coming up against the lefty.
10:51Was there any consideration of pinch hitting Goldschmidt for him?
10:54No, he hurt himself last night, the knee.
10:58So he wasn't available tonight.
11:01Is it a day-to-day thing?
11:03Hoping.
11:04Could be an IL.
11:06Could be a day-to-day.
11:07You know, we'll kind of see here over the next 24 hours which way we'll go with it.
11:13Do you know which knee it was?
11:16I can find out.
11:17Yeah.
11:19Schlittler at 86 pitches.
11:20Did you consider having him go back out for the sixth inning?
11:23Yeah.
11:23I mean, it was a conversation.
11:25You know, he'd thrown, it was like 52 over the fourth and fifth inning, though.
11:31And just coming through, obviously, a tough part of the lineup.
11:34And, you know, Buxton, the time prior, had seen a ton of pitches before, you know, hitting the double against him.
11:40I just felt like it was 86, but over 50 those last two innings.
11:45So it's like, how much more are you going to get?
11:47I felt like he really had to grind through the fourth and the fifth there.
11:49And, you know, he set us up, you know, especially, you know, going into an off day and rested up Penn, you know, felt like we could get there.
11:57Astros beat the Red Sox.
12:00Final score, 4-1.
12:01Hunter Brown pitched six and two-thirds innings.
12:04The Mariners finally lose a game.
12:06They had won eight games in a row.
12:07Jackson Holiday, where they walk off double.
12:10Orioles win 4-3.
12:11Diamondbacks score four runs in the top of the ninth.
12:13They take care of the Rangers hanging around in the division.
12:16They beat them 6-4 the final.
12:18Meanwhile, our friends at Front Off the Sports do a great job every single day here on Sports Grid,
12:23hosting their own show here on our network.
12:26They discussed the latest sale in the WNBA involving the Connecticut Sun.
12:32Take a listen.
12:32Sports reporter Annie Costable.
12:34So, Annie, where do things currently stand with the Sun in Connecticut?
12:39Things are heating up, guys.
12:41Things are heating up.
12:42Obviously, we know the interested parties are the group in Boston, the group in Hartford.
12:47And now, you know, there's been more discussion about whether or not this team could potentially end up in Houston.
12:54The league has been, I guess we could say vague, but honestly not even that vague about their desires for the team to end up in a location in a city that had previously put in an expansion bid.
13:08And atop that list is Houston.
13:10And so, when we're considering where this team could end up, that preferred destination of Houston is becoming clearer.
13:18And according to multiple sources, that is the preferred destination for the league when it comes to the sale of the Sun.
13:25So, we had all thought with the $325 million report that came out around them getting sold, possibly moving to Boston, that was going to happen.
13:33And what needs to happen for them to be moved to Houston or elsewhere?
13:38Yeah.
13:39So, this is a super layered situation, right?
13:42Because when Houston originally bid for an expansion team, it was part of the group that included the most recent teams that were awarded expansion teams.
13:52And that was Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia.
13:56And Houston was reportedly short of that $250 million bid.
14:01So, now, fast forward, the Sun are for sale, and that sale price of $325 million becomes public, right?
14:10The Boston Globe is first to report it.
14:12We confirm that.
14:13Now, that number is out there, right?
14:15So, that's the benchmark, you would assume, for the sale of this franchise.
14:20On top of that, there's expected to be a relocation fee.
14:24And now, it comes down to, you know, which ownership group is really willing to pay that $325 million.
14:32That, again, seems like it was a very strategic decision to get that sale price out there because now that's the baseline.
14:38But on top of that, a relocation fee because what we know is for expansion teams, they're paying a fee to the league.
14:46That $250 million expansion fee goes to the league.
14:51When a team is sold, the previous owner is the recipient of that sale price.
14:57You can't just have teams freely moving wherever they please, whenever they want.
15:02That's the decision of the league, which, again, is layered.
15:05Well, and to that point, right now, the current owner of the Sun, the Mohegan Tribe,
15:09apparently, there's reports that their preferred destination is to keep the team in Connecticut,
15:14which is why Mark Lasry, the former owner of the Bucs, submitted a bid, in addition to the state of Connecticut,
15:20to keep the team in Connecticut but would move them to Hartford.
15:23What are the chances the team just stays in Connecticut?
15:26Is that an idea that the WNBA wants?
15:29So, there's, again, so many layers to this.
15:33To my knowledge, from the sources I've spoken to, if the Mohegan Tribe wanted to keep the team,
15:41wanted to sell to a group that was willing to keep the team in Uncasville,
15:46that would be approved by the WNBA no problem because there's no relocation involved.
15:53The hang-up here is the relocation.
15:56Very interesting.
15:57Well, I know last time the Atlanta Dream were sold, it was late 2020.
16:01They were sold and officially approved by early 2021 in February.
16:05This one seems like it's going to take a lot longer, Annie,
16:07especially with more people interested in acquiring a WNBA team currently.
16:11Yeah, I mean, again, it's that desire to get into the business of the WNBA.
16:16The WNBA has more, I guess, power in terms of, again, influencing where a team ends up.
16:25Of course, the Mohegan Tribe are the owners of the team.
16:28They could take this sale off the market.
16:32They could completely, you know, they have control in this situation, too.
16:36There's a lot of ways in which they can control the situation.
16:39But the league is very much influencing where the team ends up as well.
16:43You can catch one off of sports each and every day at 6 o'clock Eastern here on Sports Grid.
16:49Welcome back to Newswire.
16:50Great to have Robert Linehan from Sport Radar here on the show to go over the latest in sports betting news.
16:55Robert, thanks for coming on the show.
16:56Appreciate it.
16:57Let's get right to it.
16:58December 1st, a very big day as the state of Missouri will implement legalized sports betting.
17:04Who do you anticipate will have access to that?
17:07Will it be FanDuel?
17:08Will it be DraftKings?
17:08I guess we're going to have to wait and see.
17:11Well, Craig, thank you so much for having me on.
17:14Well, yes, December 1st is going to be the launch date for Missouri sports betting, likely the only state in 2025 to launch sports betting.
17:25You asked who I think will be available in sort of the Missouri sports betting landscape when everything does launch.
17:35You're certainly going to see the big players in some way.
17:39You'll see your DraftKings, your FanDuels, Fanatic Sportsbook, Bet365, Caesars.
17:45But right now, what's being discussed is who is awarded the very valuable untethered online sports betting licenses.
17:56There was a hearing yesterday which involved representatives from FanDuel, DraftKings, and Circus Sports,
18:05all making their case to the Missouri Gaming Commission to be awarded one of two untethered online sports betting licenses.
18:15Now, these licenses are valuable because they don't have to partner with either a casino or a sports franchise to do business in Missouri,
18:27which basically means that they don't have to enter into a revenue sharing agreement.
18:31They don't have to pay for a market access partnership.
18:34Basically, they get to keep 100% of the tax revenues themselves.
18:39There are only two of these licenses available.
18:42There are three candidates.
18:43As I mentioned, you have FanDuel and DraftKings, who are by far the two largest players in the sports betting landscape.
18:52And then you have the absolute dark horse in Circus Sports.
18:56Circus Sports is a very well-respected operator.
19:00They don't do anywhere near the business of FanDuel or DraftKings, but they cater to, I guess you would call it a less casual class of bettors.
19:14Their CEO and founder, Derek Stephens, during their license presentation, basically said that over 95% of their handle comes from a $50 or more bet,
19:30where in terms of DraftKings and FanDuel, you'll see more of the $1, $5, $10 bet varieties.
19:37So right now, basically, we're sort of waiting to see what's going to happen.
19:41The Missouri Gaming Commission will make their decision on who gets these two licenses tomorrow, actually.
19:48They have a meeting at 9 a.m. Central Time, and they're going to award the first two ever sports betting licenses in the state.
19:55It's very exciting.
19:56We'll get to know who the rest of the operators are in September, when the partnered license applications are due.
20:04And we're well on our way to another state offering sports betting.
20:09It'll be big news tomorrow here on our show as well.
20:12Big news in sports betting, or maybe much ado about nothing, Robert.
20:16The story about Oklahoma back John Mateer, I guess, had his Venmo public so everybody could see what he was doing
20:23and making purchases and had a couple of funny comments saying it was for sports betting.
20:27And I guess it won't be funny if they find out that this is actually sports betting.
20:31I'm going to basically guess that he was having a little fun maybe between buddies.
20:38But I don't know.
20:39What do you make of that?
20:40You know, Craig, I have to agree with you.
20:42These were Venmo transactions that started to appear on social media earlier this week that Mateer made when he was a rookie quarterback at Washington University.
20:54I think they were in November of 2022.
20:57Basically, there were two of them.
20:59They were labeled as sports gambling.
21:02One of the transactions even had, I think it was USC versus UCLA in the transaction as well.
21:11I do remember when I was in college, I certainly was not as intelligent or mature as I like to think I am now.
21:23So I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt that these are inside jokes.
21:28He said as much.
21:30He has noted on his social media channels that he's not debating that they are his Venmo transactions,
21:37but he is basically reporting that these are inside jokes.
21:41They were meant to be funny among friends.
21:44But like you said, joke or not, it's turning into a bigger deal than anyone thought.
21:50According to an ESPN report, the University of Oklahoma will be investigating these transactions.
21:57And if, you know, if he's found to be involved in any type of sports betting when he was a member of a team,
22:05he could fix the loss of eligibility.
22:09I mean, that's the largest, that's the largest penalty, but let's do it.
22:15Thanks for having me on the show, Robert.
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