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The family of a Johnston baseball player who collapsed during a game Monday provided an update Wednesday on his condition. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. Matt Shaver, 18, remains in a coma at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. “We can safely say he is a critically stable condition right now,” said Amy Shaver, Matt’s…

Atlantic City could see a cash windfall if sports betting is ruled to be legal in New Jersey. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) A monumental month of court rulings ended this week without one judicial decision that America’s professional sports leagues, gamblers, gaming industry insiders and a few New Jersey lawmakers are anxiously awaiting. The ruling in “NCAA, et al v. Governor of New Jersey, et al” was expected in…

i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and…

Draymond Green has reached agreement with the Golden State Warriors on a five-year, $85 million contract, league sources told Yahoo Sports. A restricted free agent, Green and the Warriors had broken off talks earlier Wednesday before reaching the deal. Green was prepared to meet with other teams, but Golden State still had the right to match any offer sheet he signed. View photo . Draymond Green (NBAE/Getty Images) “I’m excited,…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United have been secretly trying to sell 31-year-old striker Robin van Persie since January, according to his former team-mate Pierre van Hooijdonk. (Daily Mirror)  Should Van Persie leave Old Trafford, Besiktas are hoping to tempt the Netherlands striker to Turkey. (Sun – subscription required)  …

Sergio Ramos would only leave Real Madrid to join Manchester United, says former Real president Ramon Calderon. The Red Devils have bid £28.6m for Ramos, who they believe wants to leave, and Calderon thinks the 29-year-old Spain defender is ready to move. “I know Sergio has told the general manager to listen to offers they get from Manchester United,” said Calderon, who served…

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Major League Soccer turned its attention away from Minneapolis on Wednesday in an attempt to put a franchise in Minnesota. The league said it would now look more closely at St. Paul as a possible site for a new soccer-only stadium. Mark Abbott, the MLS deputy commissioner, said in comments to a local radio audience that a July 1 deadline for a stadium plan to emerge in Minneapolis had passed…

DRIVER’S SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW COVERED IN PLASTIC. IT WAS A HUGE VICTORY FOR THE U.S. WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM. AMERICANS TOOK GERMANY 2-ZERO, SENDING TEAM U.S.A. TO THE WORLD CUP FILES. THE TEAM U.S. HAS TIES TO HOUSTON. RANDY McILVOY JOINING US WITH JEFF VAN GUNDY’S TIE TO THE U.S. SOCCER TEAM. WE REMEMBER VAN GUNDY’S NAME AS THE HEAD COACH OF THE ROCKETS’ FOR YEARS. HE LOVES THE GAME OF…

It’s like deja-vu, all over again. A month after a fan photographer caused a horrible crash at Italy’s top bike race, another DSLR shooter has caused a crash at the British National Road Race Championships. The man was using a DSLR and a telephoto lens on Sunday, photographing the cyclists with one foot in the cobbled Lincoln road. When cyclist Kristian House came near, instead of moving off the…

Ratings continue to rise for the FIFA Women’s Cup, with Tuesday’s semifinal between USA and Germany on Fox drawing 8.4 million viewers — the third largest audience ever for an English-language telecast of women’s soccer in the States. According to Nielsen, the only bigger crowds for women’s soccer have been the USA-China Women’s World Cup Final in 1999 on ABC (17.97 million) and the USA-Japan matchup in the 2011 World…

The family of a Johnston baseball player who collapsed during a game Monday provided an update Wednesday on his condition. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. Matt Shaver, 18, remains in a coma at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. “We can safely say he is a critically stable condition right now,” said Amy Shaver, Matt’s…

i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and…

If a team finally gets brave enough to give running back Herschel Walker his shot at age 53, they might as well give Brett Favre a ring, too. The Packers legend still thinks he can play as well. “I think I could play,” Favre, 45, told Sports Illustrated for an upcoming cover story. “As far as throwing. Of course, we’re not trying to start some he’s-coming-out-of-retirement deal. Do I think…

Tyson Chandler has reached agreement on a four-year, $50 million-plus contract with the Phoenix Suns, league sources told Yahoo Sports. View photo . Tyson Chandler (Getty Images) After agreeing to the deal, Chandler joined the Suns in their recruiting pitch to Portland Trail Blazers‘ free-agent LaMarcus Aldridge in Los Angeles, sources told Yahoo Sports. [Related: 2015 NBA free-agency tracker | Latest from Woj] Chandler can serve as a mentor for Alex…

Joie Chitwood III — president of Daytona International Speedway — urged NASCAR fans to bring Confederate flags to Daytona over the Fourth of July weekend as part of NASCAR’s flag exchange. “For us, we’re celebrating the American Flag this weekend,” Chitwood said Tuesday. “It’s our nation’s birthday. We’re going to have a flag exchange opportunity. So fans who would like to fly the American Flag, we’ll trade with you on whatever…

Ratings continue to rise for the FIFA Women’s Cup, with Tuesday’s semifinal between USA and Germany on Fox drawing 8.4 million viewers — the third largest audience ever for an English-language telecast of women’s soccer in the States. According to Nielsen, the only bigger crowds for women’s soccer have been the USA-China Women’s World Cup Final in 1999 on ABC (17.97 million) and the USA-Japan matchup in the 2011 World…

The family of a Johnston baseball player who collapsed during a game Monday provided an update on his condition on Wednesday. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. A prayer service was held for Matt Shaver on Tuesday morning. Matt Shaver, 18, remains in a coma at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. “We can safely say he is a critically stable condition right now,” said Amy Shaver,…

i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and…

View photo . Draymond Green (NBAE/Getty Images) The Golden State Warriors and restricted free-agent forward Draymond Green have broken off contract talks, a source told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday. The Warriors met with Green and agent B.J. Armstrong in Los Angeles after 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday when NBA free agents could first begin negotiating with teams, a source told Yahoo Sports. The Warriors were given the first opportunity to…