This is the Sportacados Discussion Thread, for talking about all things sports! Feel free to live-chat games, talk about the latest news and rumours, discuss sports history, and anything else that relates to watching other grown adults throw or hit a ball. Hateration is allowed, but try to keep it within the realm of light banter.

News and Results

• Billionaire Stan Kroenke is reportedly buying the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno. This will give Kroenke a team in all four major North American leagues as well as the Premier League and MLS. As an Arsenal fan I have mixed feelings about Kroenke, or any billionaire, but all of his teams have been successful in recent years and there’s really nowhere to go but up for the Angels.
• It was a chaotic soccer transfer window with a lot of players flying around for silly amounts of money before the window slammed shut yesterday night. Notable deals include Manchester City buying Enzo Fernandez and Iliman Ndiaye, Arsenal selling Gabriel Jesus to Barcelona, and Juventus loaning Canadian striker Jonathan David to Atletico Madrid. One notable transfer that didn’t happen is American star Folarin Balogun moving to Everton after he reportedly failed a medical. Maybe the President can get that fixed too.
• The future of regional US sports TV continues to be in flux. Texas-based platform Victory+ has financially collapsed, leaving a lot of high school teams in the lurch as well as professional teams like the Minnesota Lynx. The Dallas Stars, which had been part of the platform, will now have local games streamed on Prime Video along with five other NHL teams. The Cavaliers, Spurs and some other NBA teams will have games streamed on DAZN. If you have a sports fan parent in one of these markets, I sympathize.

Select Schedule (Times EDT, TV US/Canada)

Cricket

• England vs. Ireland, Women’s ODI (Thu 8:00 AM)
• Namibia vs. Zimbabwe, Men’s T20 (Thu 8:00 AM)

MLB

• Philadelphia Phillies @ Arizona Diamondbacks (Wed 3:45 PM, ESPN Unlimited)
• Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs (Wed 7:40 PM, MLBN)
• Toronto Blue Jays @ Cleveland Guardians (Thu 1:05 PM, MLBN)
• Red Sox @ Orioles / Brewers @ Cubs (Thu 7:15 PM, FOX)
• Regional TV games

NCAA

• Women’s Volleyball: #15 USC @ #9 Texas (Wed 9:00 PM, ESPN2)
• Women’s Volleyball: Auburn @ #5 Wisconsin (Thu 8:00 PM, FS1)
• Football: Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ #25 Missouri (Thu 8:00 PM, SECN)
• Football: Idaho @ #21 Utah (Thu 9:00 PM, ESPNU)

Rugby

• National Rugby League: Canterbury Bulldogs vs. Brisbane Broncos (Thu 5:50 AM, FS2)
• Super League: Hull KR @ Wigan Warriors (Thu 3:00 PM, Fox Soccer Plus/SN Now)

Soccer

• UEFA Women’s Champions League Qualifying: Paris St. Germain vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Wed 12:30 PM,UEFA TV?)
• DFB Pokal: Onsabruck vs. Bayern Munich (Wed 2:45 PM, Fandango/DAZN Canada)
• Leagues Cup Semifinals: America vs. Monterrey (Wed 10:45, TUDN/Apple TV)
• Scottish Premiership: Hibernian vs. Hearts (Thu 2:45 PM, Paramount+)
• Full listings

Other

• US Open tennis (see Avocado thread)
• Vuelta a Espana cycling (Peacock)
• WPBL: Boston Hunters vs. SF Firebells (Wed 7:30 PM, ESPN Unlimited/YouTube)
• Australian Football League playoff: Fremantle vs. Hawthorn (Thu 5:50 AM, FS2)
• Boxing: Lenar Perez vs. Thabiso Mchunu (Thu 6:30 PM, DAZN)