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usatoday.com > story > sports > soccer > fc-cincinnati > 02/19/2026 > how-major-league-soccer-analysts-think-fc-cincinnati-will-do-this-season-pat-noonan-lionel-messi > 88746167007

A look at expert predictions for the Major League Soccer season

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (487+ words) As the 2026 season begins, the consensus among pundits around the league is that FC Cincinnati has a roster that can compete for trophies once again. Cincinnati has made the Major League Soccer ... A look at expert predictions for the Major…...

USA TODAY
usatoday.com > story > graphics > 02/19/2026 > 2026-mlb-spring-training-start > 88603877007

MLB spring training 2026 is here: See how far teams travel to play

11+ hour, 3+ min ago  (329+ words) The trucks have been packed, shipped east or west and unloaded. Players have assembled from all over the globe. And the gates are now open for fans to engage in a timeless ritual: Spring training baseball begins Feb. 20. With workouts…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > nba > lakers > 02/19/2026 > lakers-lon-rosen-president-dodgers-hire > 88763325007

Lakers hiring Dodgers exec as new president of business operations

13+ hour, 9+ min ago  (345+ words) Los Angeles Lakers are naming Lon Rosen as president of business operations, the team announced via press release on Thursday morning. It's a homecoming of sorts for Rosen, who started his career as an intern at the Forum and worked…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > mlb > reds > 02/19/2026 > cincinnati-reds-tyler-stephenson-mlbpa-exec-bruce-meyer-spring-training > 88762970007

Tyler Stephenson: MLBPA exec Bruce Meyer has 'a lot of experience'

13+ hour, 47+ min ago  (95+ words) MLB players voted to elect Bruce Meyer as interim executive director, the sixth person to hold the position in the organization's history. Tyler Stephenson: MLBPA exec Bruce Meyer has 'a lot of experience' GOODYEAR, Arizona " The Major League Baseball Players…...

Detroit Free Press
usatoday.com > story > sports > mlb > tigers > 02/19/2026 > kevin-mcgonigle-detroit-tigers-spring-training-debut > 88757181007

Kevin McGonigle to start at shortstop for Tigers in first spring game

18+ hour, 19+ min ago  (385+ words) LAKELAND, FL "Detroit Tigers fans won't have to wait to watch Kevin McGonigle. The 21-year-old is scheduled to start at shortstop for the Tigers on Saturday, Feb. 21, in the first game of spring training. The Tigers are playing against the…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > mlb > 02/18/2026 > bruce-meyer-mlbpa-interim-boss-tony-clark-resignation > 88742998007

Bruce Meyer voted MLBPA interim boss after Tony Clark resignation

20+ hour, 9+ min ago  (684+ words) PHOENIX " Bruce Meyer, the tenacious veteran litigator who has been the Major League Baseball Player Association's lead negotiator, was voted unanimously Wednesday by the players to be their interim executive director, replacing Tony Clark. Meyer, who was promoted to be…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > mlb > tigers > 02/18/2026 > justin-verlander-detroit-tigers-bullpen-spring-training > 88744074007

Why Justin Verlander's 1st bullpen in Tigers return was unusually long

21+ hour, 5+ min ago  (814+ words) LAKELAND, FL "Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander walked off the bullpen mound and headed toward the clubhouse after completing his first official bullpen in spring training. It was a 70-pitch, 30-minute session. That's a lot of pitches and a lot…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > mlb > diamondbacks > 02/18/2026 > arizona-diamondbacks-alek-thomas-torey-lovullo-jordan-lawlar-latest-pivotal-season-news > 88744198007

How Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas is dealing with approach to pivotal year

21+ hour, 53+ min ago  (948+ words) Alek Thomas arrived at Diamondbacks camp with a different swing, a quieter swing. Gone is the pronounced leg kick. In its place is a simpler, more muted step. For years, Thomas had been unsure about making this sort of change....

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usatoday.com > story > sports > mlb > brewers > 02/19/2026 > brewers-outfielder-garrett-mitchell-hoping-for-a-healthy-2026-season > 88552620007

Garrett Mitchell wants to stay aggressive yet leave Brewers camp ‘in one piece’

23+ hour, 34+ min ago  (133+ words) Meaning, at least for the time being, Mitchell is going to try to thread a difficult needle: Retain the necessary aggression while being smart about where and when to pull back on the throttle in an ... Garrett Mitchell wants to…...

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usatoday.com > story > sports > columnists > jeff-seidel > 02/19/2026 > detroit-tigers-prospect-max-clark-spring-training > 88744824007

I saw Tigers prospect Max Clark hilariously break his tooth

23+ hour, 42+ min ago  (106+ words) Clark is the Tigers' No. 2 prospect. He hit .279 in 2024, advancing to High-A West Michigan, smashing nine homers and a .793 OPS. In 2025, he advanced to Erie, hitting .271 with 14 homers with an .835 ... I saw Tigers prospect Max Clark hilariously break his tooth…...