On This Day, Aug. 14: MLB chooses Rob Manfred as new commissioner
1 of 7 | Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred sits on stage during National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y., on…
Commissioner optimistic Big Ten “got a lot right” with expansion
INDIANAPOLIS — A giant, inflatable Oregon Duck mascot drifted down the White River on Tuesday, not far from where Big Ten Conference coaches, players and executives…
MLB to discipline umpire Pat Hoberg after sports betting probe
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball plans to discipline umpire Pat Hoberg following an investigation into a potential violation of sports gambling policies. In a statement…
High youth detention figure has Tasmanian children’s commissioner calling for action to get kids out of Ashley
In short: The number of children currently in youth detention is the highest it's been in a decade, Tasmania's children commissioner has said. As of…
Ex-Rams coach Jeff Fisher surfaces as AFL interim commissioner
The man whose firing led to the Sean McVay era with the Rams has been tabbed to breathe life into the wobbly Arena Football League.…
Malta’s nominee for European Commissioner could face charges following money laundering probe
Maltese Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of European Funds and Labour Party (PES) candidate for European Commissioner following June elections Chris Fearne could face charges related…
Met Commissioner faces call to resign over protest row
Policing minister Chris Philp is set to meet the commissioner after an officer described a campaigner as "openly Jewish". Source link
They said baseball was dying. How Rob Manfred and MLB officials revived it
NEW YORK — No sport reveres statistics more than baseball, and no statistic could have been more alarming for the sport than this one: In 2017,…
Commentary: MLS must change to avoid fumbling its Messi moment
The two most powerful men in MLS were in the building Sunday when Lionel Messi brought Inter Miami’s traveling circus into Dignity Health Sports Park.…
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb apologises to families of gay hate crime victims
In short: NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb apologises for the force's handling of gay hate crimes over a period of 40 years.An inquiry last year…
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel testifies as House Republicans seek to cut funding
1 of 5 | Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel testifies during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Thursday in Washington, D.C. House Republicans…
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says he plans to retire in 2029
TAMPA, Fla. — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he will retire when his current term ends in January 2029. Speaking at a spring…