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Carlos Acuna gave up one hit in six innings and struck out 11. He also had two hits, contributing significantly to Birmingham's 8-0 victory over Granada Hills.

Several private equity firms and Hollywood power players have expressed interest in buying parts of Casey Wasserman's music and sports management firm after it abruptly went up for sale.

Noahkai Banks, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to an American serviceman and a Spanish-German mother, has risen through the ranks of Augsburg's academy since joining in 2015.

I had been at [Manchester] City for three years, so I was aware of all of our best young talent, but I was also aware of all the young players of, say, [born in] 2002 right the way up to 2007/8. So I knew all of the best talent, and I had a pretty strong idea that the players at Cardiff were as good as a lot of the best young talent in Europe.

"I feel like 100 is the new 95," said Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Will Klein, who first hit 100 in a summer ball all-star game in 2020 and expects to again this season, having topped out thus far at 98.8 mph. "It used to be, 'You throw 95, that's gas.' Now, it's 100. And now you see starters out there sitting 100."

Barcelona's hierarchy believes that a loan move for Roony Bardghji could be essential for his development, as he has struggled for playing time this season.

Barcelona's admiration for Alessandro Bastoni is well known, but turning that interest into a deal is far from straightforward. Inter value the defender highly, with a price tag understood to be around €70 million, which is well beyond what Barcelona can comfortably afford outright.

Tahaad Pettiford, who could've easily been a first-round pick last year, chose to stay with Auburn for another season despite a strong performance.

Jordan Ayala of Norco struck out 10 in five innings and finished with two hits and three RBIs in an 8-0 win over Eastvale Roosevelt.