Sports News Roundup: MLB to experiment with pre-tacked baseballs at Triple A; Reports: NHL expects full capacity in 30 of 32 arenas and more

DAZN, which secured the rights to screen all Serie A live soccer matches in Italy for the next three seasons for 2.5 billion euros, is under fire about its service across the country. Golf-Rahm and Garcia to spearhead Europe Ryder Cup defence World number one Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia were chosen on Thursday to spearhead Europe's Ryder Cup defence with captain Padraig Harrington sending out the Spanish duo in the opening foursomes to face Americans Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.


Reuters | Updated: 24-09-2021 13:36 IST | Created: 24-09-2021 13:30 IST
Sports News Roundup: MLB to experiment with pre-tacked baseballs at Triple A; Reports: NHL expects full capacity in 30 of 32 arenas and more
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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

MLB to experiment with pre-tacked baseballs at Triple A

Major League Baseball will be experimenting with pre-tacked baseballs at a "handful" of Triple-A games over the final 1 ½ weeks of the minor league season. MLB executive vice president of baseball operations Morgan Sword told Baseball America on Thursday that select teams in the highest level of the minor leagues will play with balls that have a different substance applied to help with better grips. Baseballs currently get rubbed down with mud prior to games.

Reports: NHL expects full capacity in 30 of 32 arenas

According to an internal document shared with NHL teams earlier this week, the league believes that 30 of its 32 teams will have full-capacity crowds during the 2021-22 season, multiple outlets reported Thursday. The two teams not expected to allow sellout crowds during the upcoming season are the Vancouver Canucks and the Montreal Canadiens.

MLB roundup: White Sox wrap up AL Central crown

Tim Anderson homered twice to help the visiting Chicago White Sox clinch the American League Central title with a 7-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday in the opener of a doubleheader. Anderson led off the game with a homer and added a three-run shot to highlight a six-run second inning for the White Sox, who won their first division title since 2008.

DAZN outage during live Serie A soccer matches sparks anger in Italy

A technical outage occurred at sport global service DAZN in Italy on Thursday, sparking anger among customers unable to access the app and watch part of Serie A soccer games Sampdoria v Napoli and Torino v Lazio. DAZN, which secured the rights to screen all Serie A live soccer matches in Italy for the next three seasons for 2.5 billion euros, is under fire about its service across the country.

Golf-Rahm and Garcia to spearhead Europe Ryder Cup defence

World number one Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia were chosen on Thursday to spearhead Europe's Ryder Cup defense with captain Padraig Harrington sending out the Spanish duo in the opening foursomes to face Americans, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. In a clear indication Europe will try to grab the early momentum, Harrington turned to two of his big guns in U.S. Open champion Rahm and Garcia, the record Ryder Cup points scorer, to play world number six Thomas and a resurgent Spieth, who is once again showing the form that won him three major titles.

Sabres strip captain title from Jack Eichel

The Buffalo Sabres stripped Jack Eichel of his captaincy after he failed a physical following his arrival to camp on Wednesday. Eichel, 24, was named captain in 2018 but has been at odds with the team over treatment for a herniated disk in his neck suffered in March.

Golf-Fiery Hatton hopes to stay cool for good of Team Europe

Tyrrell Hatton expects to be needled by U.S. fans at the Ryder Cup but the fiery Englishman said on Thursday he will try to keep a lid on his emotions at Whistling Straits for the sake of his European teammates. Hatton, who has said his name would be "Headcase Hatton" if he was a DJ, can struggle to control his temper when things go awry on the course, bending and breaking clubs in frustration.

Golf-U.S. play Ryder Cup for country, Europe for something more

When the Ryder Cup gets underway on Friday the United States team members will be playing for their country and the Europeans will be playing for respect. There may be different motivations but there is a singular goal, lifting the little gold trophy on Sunday in a fading Wisconsin sunset.

Motor racing-Miami given May 8 date for debut F1 race

Miami has been given a May 8 date for the city's first Formula One race around the Hard Rock Stadium next year, organizers said on Thursday. "There has been tremendous enthusiasm and anticipation for this event, and we’re happy to be able to announce the date so that people can start planning for it," said Miami Grand Prix managing partner Tom Garfinkel in a statement.

Golf-Rahm bids to sign off eventful year with Ryder Cup glory

World number one Jon Rahm wants to cap an "amazing" year with a Ryder Cup victory for Team Europe, who will face a hostile U.S. home crowd as they look to retain the trophy. The 26-year-old Spaniard won his first major at this year's U.S. Open but also contracted COVID-19 twice, forcing him to pull out of June's Memorial Tournament when he was leading the event and the Tokyo Olympics.

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