The championships were last held in London in 2017 — five years after the Olympics and Paralympics came to the capital.

The British government has announced its support of London's bid to host the 2029 athletics world championships. London hosted the biannual premier track-and-field event in 2017 at the London Stadium,

Name, Image and Likeness in college athletics may be in for significant changes due to a potential executive order from President Donald Trump.

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians face the Athletics with a 1-0 series lead. Cleveland has a 47-49 record overall and a 21-23 record at home. The Guardians are 21-39 in games when they have given up a home run. The Athletics are 41-58 overall and 21-27 on the road. The Athletics have a 26-16 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

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The Cleveland Guardians opened the second half of season with a win. "This is a period of high significance and importance," GM Mike Chernoff said.

Ole Miss Athletics added to its external leadership with the hiring of Josh Bender as Associate Athletics Director for Marketing & Fan Engageme

Guardians All-Star outfielder Steven Kwan was out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics due to nagging right wrist soreness. Manager Stephen Vogt said Kwan's status is day-to-day and that he has been dealing with wrist issues for over a month.

University of Minnesota students will pay a new $200 athletics fee this year even if they never don a Gophers football helmet or attend a single game. The Twin Cities campus for the first time has added a $100-per-semester fee to offset the substantial price tag for paying student athletes to play on Gophers teams.