When Anthony Volpe reports to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, manager Shelley Duncan anticipates the shortstop to see some action at second base and possibly third base.
"There's a good chance of that," Duncan said. "We'll see when he gets here. Us as an organization, we'll have a plan in place for him. Anthony will be a part of that plan. We'll move forward accordingly for what's best for him and what's best for the organization."
Volpe, Jasson Domínguez, and Max Schuemann were all sent down by the Yankees on Monday following the fallout of the Trade Deadline and the promotion of top prospect George Lombard Jr. Schuemann arrived and played for the RailRiders on Wednesday night. Duncan expected Volpe and Dominguez to join the team by Friday; they had 72 hours to report.
The trio will be joining an already-good RailRiders squad. Despite having their eight-game winning streak snapped Wednesday with an 8-1 loss to the Rochester Red Wings at PNC Field, the RailRiders are in first place in the International League second-half standings with a 23-10 record, one-half game ahead of the Durham Bulls. Overall, the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate is 60-47. They are one of four teams in the 20-team league with 60 or more wins. Rochester has 64, the St. Paul Saints 63, and first-half champion Memphis Redbirds 62. During the RailRiders' six-game series sweep at Iowa last week, they batted .343 with 79 hits, including 11 home runs, and outscored the Cubs, 50-18.
Heading into Thursday's action, the RailRiders rank fourth in the IL in home runs with 152. On the mound, they rank first in ERA (4.14), hits allowed (774), runs allowed (492), earned runs allowed (423), WHIP (1.33), and opponents' batting average (.227). They're also tied for first in shutouts (7), rank second in home runs allowed (104), and tied for third in saves (29).

#we 'll #second

Shhh. Don't say anything. Don't jinx it. But…there's a chance that the Orioles could end today tied for an AL Wild Card spot.
It's hard to believe such a thing could be true, after all the trials and tribulations and the often foolish play we've witnessed from the 2026 Orioles. But if they win this afternoon and the Guardians lose to the Mets, then the O's would vault ahead of Cleveland and move into a tie with the idle Rangers for the third wild card spot. Even while still being under .500. Wild stuff.
But first things first: the O's need to take care of business against the Angels, the worst team in baseball. The Birds have done so in the first two games of the series, even if their hitting performance wasn't quite as potent as we'd like. But their pitching has been stellar, with Cade Povich and Trevor Rogers each delivering quality starts and a patched-together back of the bullpen locking things down late. It helps that the Angels can't really hit, but let's not pick nits.
Today the O's have their most reliable starter, Brandon Young, on the mound as they try for the sweep. As a reminder, the Orioles are a whopping 15-3 in Young's starts this season. The right-hander passed the 100-inning mark in his last start and carries an 8-2 record and 3.31 ERA. The Angels will be facing him for the first time in his career.
On paper, the Birds would appear to have the pitching advantage with Young taking on Ryan Johnson, a rookie righty with a 7.63 ERA. Johnson has been absolutely dreadful against every team he's faced…except the Orioles. Back in June, Johnson faced the Birds in Anaheim and dominated them for six shutout, one-hit innings, striking out eight. It was by far the best outing of Johnson's career, and the only time he's ever pitched more than five innings. The O's offense was absolutely pathetic in that game. It wasn't the first or last time the Orioles had been shut down by a pitcher with a sky-high ERA. Hopefully we won't see a repeat performance today.

#orioles #first #birds

Cardiff City have confirmed the arrival of Jack Moylan from Lincoln City on a four-year deal.
The Bluebirds had already made the loan move of goalkeeper Nathan Trott permanent earlier in the window but Moylan becomes the first fresh face through the door this summer.
The attacking midfielder joins with high hopes, after starring in the Lincoln side that beat Cardiff to the League One ******* le last term. He netted 11 goals and provided seven ******* ists in the league last season.
His impressive campaign saw him named in the League One Team of the Season and nominated for the division's Player of the Season award.
Moylan was rewarded for his form with an international call-up this summer. The 24-year-old fired home a hat-trick on his debut for the Republic of Ireland, as they thrashed Grenada 5-0. He followed that up with an ******* ist on his second international appearance, although he was later sent off in that 1-0 win against Qatar.

#year

Tony Pulis believes Cardiff City is a massive club that would grace the Premier League, but warns they will need to step up a level as they return to the Championship after a season in League One.
The experienced former Premier League manager - whose lengthy career included spells in charge at Stoke City, Crystal Palace, West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough - was impressed by the Bluebirds as they won promotion in their first season under boss Brian Barry-Murphy.
"Obviously Cardiff had a fantastic season last year and they get promoted back up to the Championship," Newport-born Pulis told Radio Wales Breakfast.
"They've got a massive challenge on next year. The Championship is getting stronger and stronger every season.
"You know, for me, Cardiff is a massive football club, always has been in my mind, and would definitely be a great addition to the Premier League, never mind the Championship.

#championship #season #club

DUBROVNIK, CROATIA - JUNE 12: Rianna O'Meara-Hunt (NZL) / Timmy Hansen (SWE), Team Miami, in action during Qualifying for the E1 Series Dubrovnik GP on June 12, 2026 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. (Photo by Joe Portlock/Getty Images)
When Formula E launched in Beijing in 2014, it arrived with a clear mission. Electric racing was intended to demonstrate that battery-powered vehicles could be exciting, fast and commercially viable while promoting a cleaner future for transport. More than a decade later, the landscape has changed dramatically. Electric vehicles are now a mainstream product in many markets, China has become the global center of EV innovation, and conversations around climate change have entered a more fractious mode. The newest electric racing championship, E1, finds itself entering the market at a very different moment. The series, featuring all-electric hydrofoiling RaceBird boats competing in waterfront cities around the world, still promotes clean technology, but its leadership increasingly believes that sustainability is no longer enough to capture public attention. Instead, E1's future may depend on demonstrating that electric propulsion simply delivers a better experience. I talked to E1 (and Formula E) founder Alejandro Agag, Sports.com Predict Team Miami pilots Timmy Hansen and Rianna O'Meara-Hunt, and Sports.com Predict Team Miami team principal Steve Curtis. They described a championship that is rapidly evolving from an environmental showcase into one of the world's most technically fascinating forms of motorsport.
Agag has spent much of his career launching new forms of electric motorsport. Having founded Formula E before turning his attention to Extreme E and now E1, he has witnessed first-hand how attitudes towards electrification have changed. "When we launched Formula E electric was the future," says Agag. "Manufacturers were going full electric. Mercedes came in, BMW, and Audi."
Today, Agag believes the public conversation has moved on. "Sustainability has really lost a lot of its attraction, which is a pity, because the climate problem has not changed, it's worse than before," says Aga. "Activists have been incredibly bad for the cause. To destroy a piece of art or to block a highway has exactly the opposite effect. It really repels people. It produces a divorce between the public and sustainability, because those activists wrongly embody environmentalism."
DUBROVNIK, CROATIA - JUNE 13: RaceBirds sit in the Launch Zone ahead of the E1 Series Dubrovnik GP on June 13, 2026 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. (Photo by Joe Portlock/Getty Images)

#Miami

Aug. 5—Happily naming off numerous players on his roster, Fairmont head coach Dave Miller feels his team is in a solid place heading into 2026.
Better than how last season played out. Coming off its first-ever GWOC ******* le in 2024, Miller believes there may have been some complacency after getting to the top.
"They kind of just thought they could show up whenever and it would work out, and it didn't," he said. "I've charted it. This group, their average has been 56 workouts. That's the average. A year ago it was 35."
While Fairmont knocked off league champ Springfield in the regular season, all six of their losses come by seven points or fewer — including a first-round playoff defeat in the final seconds at Lebanon.
The Firebirds have become a playoff mainstay under Miller's watch, making it in each of the past six seasons and eight times in his 10 years in charge.

#miller #average

Cardiff City are set to sign midfielder Jack Moylan from Championship rivals Lincoln City.
The 24-year-old was a key figure in the Imps' promotion to the Championship, scoring 11 goals and made providing six ******* ists as they beat the Bluebirds to the League One ******* le.
Moylan's impressive campaign led to a first call up to the Republic of Ireland national team, in which he scored a hat-trick on debut in a 5-0 win against Grenada.
The former Bohemians and Shelbourne player will link up with Cardiff boss and fellow Irishman Brian Barry-Murphy.
Moylan would be the Bluebirds second summer recruit after Nathan Trott was signed in May.

#jack #league

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It really appears that engaged couple Justin Herbert and Madison Beer love each other, as the two were seen hanging out at the Los Angeles Chargers' training camp.
A video has surfaced online of Herbert and Beer sitting together at training camp. They were facing each other and getting handsy, as Beer was feeling the quarterback's hair.
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#justin #clutchpoints

Los Angeles Chargers star quarterback Justin Herbert is winning on and off the field.
The 28-year-old Herbert recently got engaged to Madison Beer, the singer-songwriter whom he has been dating for about a year.
Madison Beer poses for a photo. Instagram/madisonbeer
The engagement photos (and Beer's massive wedding ring) showed how happy the couple is together, and they clearly feel like they found their soulmates.
While these two lovebirds likely haven't started planning their wedding quite yet, it already looks like they're in their honeymoon phase, given a video that has surfaced from the Los Angeles Chargers' training camp on Tuesday.

#angeles #beer #year #Instagram

Nate Rouette and his brother Nelson went shark fishing on Cape Cod hoping for an exciting catch, but were shocked by what they reeled in -- a tropical species of shark with a reputation for eating everything it can swallow.
The brothers, longtime sport fishermen who live in Massachusetts, released a juvenile tiger shark in late July after catching it from a beach. The five-foot shark is far more common in warmer, southern waters such as the Caribbean Sea, and scientists said its appearance off Falmouth, Massachusetts, is an indicator of warming seas caused by climate change.
Nate and Nelson said the late-night catch was a thrill after hours of seeking far more common brown sharks.
"And I saw those horizontal lines, indicating it was a tiger shark, which was super cool," said Nate, who is the social media manager for On The Water magazine. "Immediately I started yelling to my brother, 'It's a tiger, it's a tiger shark!' And he was in disbelief."
The Rouette brothers caught a young specimen of a shark that can grow to more than 15 feet (4.6 meters) and 1,400 pounds (635 kilograms). Tiger sharks eat a wide array of other ocean life, including fish, crustaceans and birds, and are famous for sometimes eating man-made items such as old license plates and shoes that are later found in their stomachs. The adults are also more dangerous to humans than most shark species, though unprovoked fatal bites are rare.

#nelson #massachusetts #catch #species

Cardiff City midfielder Alex Robertson says missing out on a place in Australia's World Cup squad was "tough to take", but insists his full focus is now on helping the Bluebirds build on last season's success.
Twelve months ago, Robertson's Cardiff future appeared uncertain. The 23-year-old was left out of the matchday squad entirely until late October and faced a battle to establish himself under manager Brian Barry-Murphy.
Fast forward a year and the midfielder looks set to play a leading role as Cardiff prepare for their Championship return.
"I'm playing. I'm involved. This time last year I wasn't," Robertson said.
"So obviously things have changed. I just want to give my best for the club, the team and the staff that put so much work in every day."

#cardiff #midfielder #city

LOS ANGELES–– There's much to marvel at in the sky even when clouds are absent. Birds suspended in flight. Planes traversing the blue expanse. The sun walking across the face of the firmament.
Nothing is there to obstruct your vision.
Even with the Rams in shirts and t-shirts on Day 7 of Training Camp, an exhale disguised as effort—the day more relaxed, the tempo dialed down—there was much to observe when it appears otherwise. How ***** erflies lined up in the backfield and onside, indifferent to the millionaires in its midst.
And yet the things that matter most in July rarely happen at full speed.
How Trent McDuffie used every rep to dial in and hone his craft. How Sean McVay and Chris Shula taught seasoned vets an install as they walked through.

#much #planes

Between them, Albany Firebirds quarterbacks Sam Castronova and Tyler Kulka put up numbers this season that leave every other passing attack in Arena Football One in the dust.
Castronova and Kulka each started six of Albany's 12 regular-season games, combining for 3,199 yards and 76 touchdowns through the air against just seven combined interceptions. But, when it came to selecting his starting quarterback for the AF1 playoffs, Albany head coach Damon Ware knew he had to lean on experience.
That means Castronova, who won championships in Albany with the defunct Empire in 2022 and the undefeated Firebirds in 2025, will start Saturday's 4 p.m. semifinal game against the Minnesota Monsters at MVP Arena.
"Sam's at the top of his game, so Sam gets the slight nod," Ware said. "He's been there, done that. He's just such a phenomenal player."
Castronova hasn't played since a June 20 loss to the Nashville Kats, as he was away from the team due to personal reasons for the final two games of the regular season and Albany - which went 9-3 during the regular season - has also had three bye weeks during that time.

#season #firebirds #games #game

Jul. 30—The Big Sky Conference made official its additions of Southern Utah and Utah Tech this month, in time for the two universities' football programs to take part in the league's annual football kickoff weekend at Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Airway Heights.
Coaches at both programs articulated the various benefits that the Thunderbirds and Trailblazers expect to reap, while coaches and officials from across the Big Sky described the move as a fortification of the league's status as the best in the FCS.
Having 13 teams isn't new to the Big Sky; it carried that many from 2012 to 2021, albeit not these same 13 teams. And Eastern Washington and Idaho are minimally impacted by the specific addition of Southern Utah and Utah Tech.
But by swelling to 13, the Big Sky has swallowed up every remaining scholarship FCS program within its geographic footprint, and the effect of that will ripple through its other, more tenured 11 programs.
"I thought it would be a great move for our entire athletic department, and it has been," Utah Tech head football coach Lance Anderson said. "... I just think this is a much better geographic fit for us."

#utah #Tech #move #geographic

The Championship season is on the horizon, and while Cardiff City are yet to make any new additions to their squad, boss Brian Barry-Murphy has committed his future to the club.
Barry-Murphy, 44, signed an extended contract until 2029 this week ahead of leading the Bluebirds back into the second tier following promotion as League One runners-up.
The Irishman said after Cardiff's pre-season opener against FC Midtjylland that he had "never felt anything other than support" from owner Vincent Tan.
He added that they were looking to strengthen every aspect of their squad - but where do you feel Cardiff need reinforcements?
So far, the Bluebirds have only added goalkeeper Nathan Trott, signing him permanently from Danish club FC Copenhagen after his key role last campaign.

#cardiff #barry #added

Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus are two peas in a country pod.
Hurley, during a recent interview on SiriusXM's "Andy Cohen Live," said the couple – who have been together nearly a year and a half – are "remarkably similar in strangely different ways."
"We've both been in showbiz our whole lives. We've both lived out of suitcases our entire lives, so that's very normal for us," she said. "You're not reliable for anything because work comes first, so we've both been that person for a very long time, and that really helps. We're both also, again, even though we've always both worked in the cities, we're both country mice at heart."
Hurley, who grew up in a market town in Hampshire, England, and Cyrus, who is from Flatwoods, Kentucky, share a desire for a quiet life, she said.
"We like bird watching. We've got binoculars. We've got long lenses, and we watch 'Birds of Prey' a lot," she continued. "I do the gardening. He sits under a tree and plays his guitar, and we couldn't be happier. May sound odd to some people, but for me, it's bliss."

#hurley #cyrus #billy

Good morning, Camden Chatters.
The Orioles have less than a week to decide whether they'll be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline. Their two series before that Aug. 3 date, a three-game trip to Detroit and three at home against the Phillies, could be critically important for deciding the near-term direction of the club.
Last night, the O's looked like a team that plans to stay in the postseason race, winning the opener against the Tigers in a series with big wild card implications. Even with ace Kyle Bradish suffering a rare bad outing, the Birds used a 12-hit, three-homer offensive explosion and a superb combined effort from four relievers to secure an 8-5 victory. Check out Alex Church's recap of the high-scoring affair.
With so many teams jostling for position on the fringes of the wild card race, we're at the point where every win (and every loss) shuffles the Orioles' status in the pecking order. Their victory last night pulled them back within two games of the rained-out Guardians for the final wild card spot, and inched them a game behind the idle Twins. The O's also pulled even with the Mariners, who lost yesterday, and possibly a half game ahead of the Astros, who were trailing in Anaheim at the time of this writing.
When you see the standings laid out like that, it's more than reasonable to think that the Orioles have a good shot at earning a postseason spot. But all it takes is another losing streak and suddenly the O's could find themselves in a lousy position again. Two days from now, they could be four games out of wild card position and languishing behind three or four other teams once more. The margin for error at this point is incredibly slim, even with so many other AL teams struggling to get hot.

#four

The Boston Bruins hired Trent Whitfield to coach their American Hockey League team in Providence. It's a move many circled once Ryan Mougenel left for the NHL, and now it's confirmed by the team.
Whitfield was waiting in the wings for this chance to coach the P-Bruins. He was behind their bench for the past decade and coached in multiple leagues before that. Now, Whitfield is handed a tough task with the Bruins turning the page on their AHL team.
Mougenel was among the best coaches in the AHL. He built Providence into a great team over the years and had them built in his vision, as a physical and smart team that was different, yet successful. The 2025-26 team was his finest, one that finished the season with the best record in the league to earn him the AHL's Coach of the Year award.
The Bruins came up short in the Calder Cup Playoffs, losing to the Springfield Thunderbirds in a four-game series that exposed their weaknesses. That said, the season showed that Mougenel was one of the league's top coaches and deserving of an NHL promotion.
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#coach #providence #mailbag

On a scorching summer day in late July, Joplin played host to the Carroll (Iowa) Merchants to finish a recently postponed game and then play a regularly scheduled game Tuesday at Joe Becker Stadium.
The postponed contest was being resumed from June 11, when lightning cut things short in the top of the third inning in Joplin. The Jailbirds held a 3-0 lead to start things Tuesday.
They led 5-3 entering the home half of the seventh, and that's when they pulled away. Joplin added three runs in both the seventh and the eighth to go on and claim an 11-3 victory.
In the nightcap, Joplin fell behind 1-0 in the fourth inning after a solo home run by Carroll's Braylen Nystrom.
In the home half, Blake Jones tied things up for the Jailbirds. Shadrach Salazar added a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning, and Jordan Tucker made it 3-1 with an RBI single.

#joplin #inning

Brittany Mahomes shared sweet family moments with 1-year-old Golden on her Instagram Stories on Monday, July 20, including listening to birds and spotting an eagle
The Mahomes family has enjoyed a busy summer with trips to Legoland, SeaWorld, and a safari park
Brittany and Patrick also attended teammate Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's New York City wedding, showcasing their glamorous looks on Instagram
Brittany Mahomes and her 1-year-old daughter Golden are enjoying some one-on-one time!
On Monday, July 20, the Kansas City Current co-owner, 30, shared a series of Instagram Stories offering her 2.1 million followers an insight into family time with her crew.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet were among the many famous faces at the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.
While the heated match played on, leaving viewers at the edge of their seats, the lovebirds were in a world of their own, unable to get their hands off each other.
However, the romantic display didn't sit well with fans who thought it was inappropriate, given the major loss Jenner's family recently suffered with the death of their grandmother.
Although soccer powerhouse Messi was on the field, with the likes of President Donald Trump, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Tom Cruise present at the MetLife Stadium, Jenner and Chalamet stole all the attention.
The couple was caught engaging in a steamy PDA session while in the VIP section, making a date night out of the sports event. A viral clip from the match saw them stopping to share a sweet kiss as they chatted playfully throughout.

The remains of several geese were found on a New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year and killed 6 people, investigators said Thursday, strong suggestions that multiple bird strikes contributed to the tragedy.
Reports from the National Transportation Safety Board were not final and do not identify a definitive cause of the crash. But they describe evidence that supports bird strikes before the helicopter plummeted into the river on April 10, 2025.
The Federal Aviation Administration has said that helicopters are especially vulnerable to bird strikes because they fly at low altitudes. Strikes can turn out to be devastating.
"It seems pretty clear to me that the breakup of that helicopter was precipitated by several bird strikes," said aviation safety expert Jeff Guzzetti, a former federal crash investigator, who read the key findings. "Not just one but several — and birds of a different feather."
He noted damage to the aircraft's horizontal stabilizer, a key part of the helicopter.

Brian Barry-Murphy is pleased with Cardiff City's application in pre-season but insisted his side remain "nowhere near" where they want to be.
The Bluebirds beat League of Ireland First Division side Cork City 6-1 in their second summer friendly, bouncing back from their heavy defeat to FC Midtjylland.
Callum Robinson opened the scoring on Tuesday evening before braces from Isaak Davies and Rob Tankiewicz, and a late Yousef Salech strike.
Cardiff, who are preparing for their return to the Championship, fielded a different line-up in each half and Barry-Murphy was pleased by their endeavour.
"The main objective for us was to get everybody through 45 minutes each, increasing fitness levels as much as possible," the head coach told Cardiff's website.

Cardiff City stormed to a 6-1 win at Cork City as their build-up to their return to the Championship continued on Tuesday night.
Brian Barry-Murphy, whose playing career began at the Rebel Army, saw his former side overwhelmed after a slow start for the Bluebirds.
Callum Robinson opened the scoring after 40 minutes and that was how it stayed until the break.
The visitors completely changed their line-up for the second period that began with Denzell Obenge's equaliser for the hosts.
But after that, Cardiff dominated with a brace each for Isaak Davies and Rob Tankiewicz before Yousef Salech completed the rout.

The 2025-26 high school season is complete, which means it’s time to vote for some of the top players and teams from the area this past year before the 2026-27 season arrives.
This week is boys team of the year.
You can vote for the Cellcom Press-Gazette high school boys team of the year until 3 p.m. Saturday, July 18. You don't have to be a subscriber to vote.
Here are the nominees. Be sure to vote in the poll below.
The Redbirds went 25-4, won the Fox River Classic Conference ****** le for the fifth straight season and earned a trip to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament for the first time since winning a championship in 2023.

The 2026 MLB Draft was completed Sunday evening, with 681 players from around the United States being selected by the league's 30 franchises.
More than a dozen of these draftees have connections to Connecticut, ranging from Nutmeg State natives, local college stars and alums of the state's various collegiate summer league teams. Here's a look at all 13 players with Connecticut ties selected in this year's draft.
Ryan Oshinskie (Fairfield) - No. 192 overall:
Oshinskie is the highest-drafted Connecticut native in this year's draft, heading to the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth round to cap off an impressive rise from the Ivy League to the show. The 6-foot-3 righthander grew up in Stamford and starred at nearby Fairfield Prep, earning a pair of All-Southern Connecticut Conference selections.
The Brewers took a chance on Oshinskie even though the 20-year-old missed his entire 2026 college season at Brown due to injury, convinced by a stellar season in the Cape Cod Baseball League the previous summer. Oshinskie posted a superb 1.93 ERA across 13 appearances with the Orleans Firebirds, falling just short of the 1.20 mark he reached in the 2024 summer with the NECBL's Bristol Blues.

The rising sun bathes the rolling Herefordshire hillsides in a warm glow as birds gently chirp and sheep graze in the fields.
But this rural idyll is shattered by the sound of explosions, followed by plumes of smoke and ear-splitting screams.
Six camouflaged men rush to the scene to find a soldier howling for help as he clutches his bloodied leg, half of which appears to have been blown off.
Thankfully, the blood is fake and this is an actor - albeit a former soldier and amputee - and the first responders are a group of football coaches studying for their Uefa Pro Licence, the sport's highest coaching qualification.
Former **** nal midfielder and Wales captain Aaron Ramsey applies a tourniquet, while ex-Chelsea and Argentina goalkeeper Willy Caballero comforts the casualty.

Head coach Brian Barry-Murphy says he has felt "nothing other than support" from Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan as the Bluebirds prepare to return to the Championship.
Cardiff are yet to bring in any new signings since they won promotion from League One last season, although they have landed goalkeeper Nathan Trott on a permanent basis after he impressed while on loan in 2025-26.
Despite the lack of business, Barry-Murphy was keen to emphasise Tan's commitment to Cardiff after his side were beaten 6-0 in their opening pre-season friendly by FC Midtjylland on Saturday.
Barry-Murphy spent four weeks in Malaysia with Tan and his family during the summer, an experience he says offered a valuable insight into the Cardiff owner and his ambitions for the club.
"It was a privilege for me to visit Malaysia and learn a lot about the history of the country, the history of Vincent and what he and his people stand for," the Irishman said.

ALBANY - If the Albany Firebirds want to repeat as Arena Football One champions, they'll probably have to go on the road to do it.
The Firebirds entered Saturday's regular-season finale against the Nashville Kats at MVP Arena with a chance to take the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage for the postseason away from Nashville. Instead, while the Firebirds came back from an early 19-point deficit to tie the game on multiple occasions in the second half, the Kats were able to scratch out a 57-54 victory to lock up the top seed.
In order to earn the No. 1 seed, Albany (9-3) would have needed to win by 10 or more points to win a head-to-head point differential tiebreaker over Nashville (11-1).
Firebirds coach Damon Ware said that, while he was hopeful his team could turn the tables on Nashville and get the top seed, he's satisfied with being locked into the No. 2 seed and getting two straight bye weeks for his injury-riddled team to get ready for the playoffs.

From Red Raiders to Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals have drafted 1B Caden Ferraro with their final pick on day 1 of the 2026 Amateur draft. Ferraro slashed .374/.481/.604 this year for Texas Tech with 8 HR. Obviously, as a corner infielder, all of the pressure is on the bat to carry him to the big leagues. Ferraro will have the chance to compete with Jack Gurevitch and Josh Kross as the potential 1B of the future in the Gateway to the West!
Few college hitters combine the ability to execute good swing decisions, make consistent contact and generate premium exit velocities as well as Ferraro. A left-handed hitter, he has flipped his profile from power-over-hit at Blinn to hit-over-power with the Red Raiders. He owns plus raw pop but prioritizes drilling line drives from gap to gap rather than trying to crush ***** to his pull side.
Ferraro is a well-below-average runner who’s conservative on the bases. He has spent most of this spring at DH with sporadic starts in right field, where he has limited range. He was a substandard defender at first base in junior college, though he does have average arm strength and displayed an upper-80s fastball when he pitched as a freshman.
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