Why the Nationals could actually win the Juan Soto trade in the long run
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NBC Sports EDGE
August Outfielder Rankings
Matthew Pouliot breaks down the August outfielder rankings. (Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)
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NBC Sports EDGE
August Top 300 Overall
Matthew Pouliot breaks down the August top 300 overall rankings. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
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Associated Press
Proposed NCAA transfer rule changes kicked back to committee
A recommendation to change transfer rules for Division I college athletes that included unlimited opportunities to switch schools with immediate eligibility was bounced back to a committee for more research by the NCAA’s D-I Board of Directors on Wednesday. The transfer rule proposals were among several that came out of the NCAA’s Transformation Committee and were moved along by the Division I Council two weeks ago. The board did adopt Transformation Committee recommendations that would allow schools to provide more financial benefits to athletes.
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Reuters
Canada to ban handgun import until passage of gun control law
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada said on Friday it would temporarily ban the import of restricted handguns from Aug. 19 in a move designed to indirectly achieve goals of a gun control legislation proposed in May. The import ban would stay in place until a national freeze on handguns comes into force, the Canadian government said in a statement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ruling Liberal government introduced bill C-21 in May to fight gun violence.
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The Hollywood Reporter
DC Films’ Walter Hamada Was on the Brink of Exit After ‘Batgirl’ Cancellation
Amid the shelving of the HBO Max film Batgirl and the clear desire of Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav to find new leadership for the DC universe, DC Films president Walter Hamada has come to the verge of exiting the studio and consulted with counsel, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Hamada has now agreed […]
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Reuters
South Africa reports first death causally linked to COVID vaccine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country. The person presented with rare neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome soon after being given J&J’s Janssen vaccine, after which the person was put on a ventilator and later died, senior scientists told a news conference. “At the time of illness no other cause for the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) could be identified,” Professor Hannelie Meyer said.