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A’s off to worst MLB start since 1932, projected for most losses in season since 1899

The Oakland Athletics are off to one brutal start to a season. 

The A’s lost 3-2 to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday for their sixth loss in a row, dropping Oakland to a 10-40 start through 50 games of the 2023 Major League Baseball season. 

Fans watch a game between the Athletics and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Oakland, California, Monday, May 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

The 10-40 record matches the 1932 Boston Red Sox and the 1897 St. Louis Browns for the fourth-worst 50-game start to a season. 

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The start projects to a record of 32-130, which would be the most losses for an MLB team in a single season since the Cleveland Spiders lost 134 games in 1899. 

The A’s have now lost 12 of the last 14 games and sit 21 games behind the first-place Texas Rangers in the American League West. 

It’s been a turbulent two-month start to the season for the A’s, who are turning their attention to Las Vegas after signing a binding agreement to purchase land in southern Nevada with the intention of building a new major league ballpark. 

Relief pitcher Shintaro Fujinami of the Oakland Athletics walks off the field during the Mariners game at T-Mobile Park on May 22, 2023, in Seattle. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

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The A’s have long been rumored to be leaving the city of Oakland as the team and the city have been unable to come to an agreement on a new ballpark.

“For a while we were on parallel paths (with Oakland), but we have turned our attention to Las Vegas to get a deal here for the A’s and find a long-term home,” A’s President Dave Kaval told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in April. 

“Oakland has been a great home for us for over 50 years, but we really need this 20-year saga completed and we feel there’s a path here in Southern Nevada to do that.”

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The Athletics take on the Texas Rangers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Aug. 6, 2020, in Oakland, California. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

The Oakland Coliseum has been the home of the A’s since 1968 when the team moved to Oakland from Kansas City. 

“We support the A’s turning their focus on Las Vegas and look forward to them bringing finality to this process by the end of the year,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement provided to the Review-Journal.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Joe Morgan is a Sports Reporter for Fox News.

Undisputed lightweight champ shoves opponent at weigh-in: ‘Gonna impose my will on him’

The undisputed lightweight champion appeared to lose his composure at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in before his championship defense. 

Devin Haney shoved Vasiliy Lomachenko in the chest at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in as the two prepare to enter the ring on Saturday night. 

Devin Haney and Vasilly Lomachenko face off prior to their 12-round main-event Undisputed Lightweight championship bout at TopRank on ESPN – Haney v. Loma at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Haney will likely be fined for the shove and the Nevada State Athletic Commission will reportedly file a complaint for a disciplinary hearing with its attorney’s office, per ESPN.

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Lomachenko said Haney doesn’t have the power to beat him after being pushed.

“Now he’s mine. He don’t have the power,” Lomachenko said after the shove. 

“Because he’s scared. He’s scared,” Lomachenko said when asked why Haney shoved him. 

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The crowd at the weigh-in booed Haney after he walked off the stage following the shove.

Devin Haney (L) pushes Vasiliy Lomachenko (R) during the weigh in prior to their May 20th Undisputed lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on May 19, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images)

“The time has finally come. It’s been a long time coming,” Haney said. “It’s been four years. I’ve always dreamed of facing off with him, and the emotions set in now that it’s finally time.”

“That was just the start,” Haney said when asked what message he was trying to send with the shove. “You see how easy I pushed him? He’s a smaller man, and I’m gonna impose my will on him.”

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(L-R) Devin Haney and Vasilly Lomachenko face off prior to their 12-round main-event Undisputed Lightweight championship bout at TopRank on ESPN – Haney v. Loma at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Haney won the undisputed lightweight championship in June and retained the belt in a rematch with George Kambosos Jr. in October. 

Lomachenko, 35, has never been an undisputed champion. 

“This is my goal, this is my dream [to be undisputed],” Lomachenko told the New York Post. “And now, it’s very, very close to me. We followed this dream, to this goal, for a very long time.” 

Joe Morgan is a Sports Reporter for Fox News.

Aces’ Becky Hammon denies mistreatment of Dearica Hamby due to pregnancy after suspension

Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon denied Wednesday that former Aces player Dearica Hamby was bullied on her team for being pregnant, saying any ill feelings between the two came from Hamby being traded.

Hammon, one of the league’s marquee figures, said at a news conference she did nothing to warrant discipline from the WNBA, which suspended her for two games without pay Tuesday after a monthslong investigation into Hamby’s allegations.

“I’ll take my little lump on the chin and keep it moving,” Hammon said. “We’re bigger than this. It’s just not who the Aces are. It’s not who I am. And so, yeah, everybody’s disappointed in the situation, but at the end of the day, we know who we are and so we go to sleep every night in that truth.”

FILE – Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon looks on during a WNBA game against the Dallas Wings Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (John Loche/AP Photo)

Hammon said she once asked Hamby about her pregnancy, but didn’t get into the specifics of what she said.

“I guess you’d have to ask for (the league’s) interpretation,” Hammon said. “But, yeah, that from my understanding was my misstep, if you will.”

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FILE – Las Vegas Aces’ Dearica Hamby (5) dribbles up court during a WNBA basketball game against the Phoenix Mercury, on May 6, 2022, in Phoenix.  (Darryl Webb/AP Photo)

Hammon, who in her first season last year led the Aces to the WNBA championship, spent eight seasons as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs and is considered one of the rising stars in the basketball coaching world. She has been linked to the vacant Toronto Raptors job.

The WNBA also rescinded the Aces’ first-round pick in the 2025 draft on Tuesday for a different issue — a violation of league rules regarding impermissible player benefits involving Hamby, who was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks on Jan. 21.

The trade allowed the Aces to clear up salary-cap space to sign former two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker.

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“We made the decision to move Hamby because we could get three bodies in for her one contract,” Hammon said. “I think it’s very evident who we signed why we made the move, but (Hamby’s pregnancy) was never an issue and it was never the reason she was traded. It just wasn’t. It came down to math and business. That’s all it was. Nothing personal.

“I had a great relationship with Hamby the whole time, which is probably why she felt the way she did. It feels like a betrayal. It’s a crappy part of my job, but somebody’s got to be the bearer of bad news.”

Hamby said after the Sparks’ practice Tuesday she wanted “to move forward and focus on where I am today.” However, she said she “and the union will continue to explore our options.”

Becky Hammon is recognized as part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023 during a break in play between the LSU Lady Tigers and the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament National Championship at American Airlines Center. (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

The union was especially critical that Hammon and the Aces weren’t more severely punished, saying in a statement: “Where in this decision does this team or any other team across the league learn the lesson that respect in the workplace is the highest standard and a player’s dignity cannot be manipulated?”

The WNBA said it interviewed 33 people and reviewed texts, emails and other documents. Hammon said none of the current Aces players were interviewed, and to her knowledge the only player the league spoke with was former Las Vegas player Liz Cambage.

Hammon also said she sent no negative texts or emails to Hamby.

“I actually haven’t seen that Dearica said she received nasty texts from us,” Hammon said. “I think that’s completely fabricated by somebody on the outside that doesn’t know what the hell’s going on.”

The Aces issued a statement Tuesday stating their support for Hammon.

“The WNBA’s determinations about Becky Hammon are inconsistent with what we know and love about her,” the statement read. “Becky is a caring human being who forges close personal relationships with her players.”

Hammon said she especially appreciated the support of owner Mark Davis, president Nikki Fargas and her players.

“That’s all I need to keep it moving,” she said.

Hammon became the first woman to assume the head duties in an NBA game when Gregg Popovich was ejected during a December 2020 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Hammon also coached the Spurs to the 2015 NBA Summer League title.

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She will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August. She was a six-time WNBA All-Star and became the seventh player to eclipse 5,000 career points.

Las Vegas Democrat charged with killing reporter files complaint against police

A former Las Vegas Democrat government official who is charged with killing a journalist last year has filed a complaint against police, alleging misconduct, according to local reports.

Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was charged with murdering Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German in August 2022.

Telles has since filed a complaint against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), alleging officers violated policies during a Jan. 27, 2023, incident, according to the Review-Journal.

The 46-year-old city official is charged with open murder in German’s killing and has been detained in the Clark County Detention Center since September.

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Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles is charged with killing Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German in August 2022. (K.M. Cannon / Las Vegas Review-Journal / Tribune News Service / File)

LVMPD did not immediately respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital.

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Telles is representing himself in the murder case and has argued that the incident, including the alleged murder, was a setup, the Review-Journal reports.

Robert Telles has reportedly filed a complaint against LVMPD, alleging misconduct during a January incident. (K.M. Cannon / Las Vegas Review-Journal / Tribune News Service / File)

Telles was a person of interest during LVMPD’s preliminary investigation because he was apparently disgruntled about an article that German had recently written about allegations of a hostile work environment in Telles’ office. The public administrator had lost his bid for reelection in June after German published his findings, the outlet reported.

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The journalist had also recently submitted a public records request for text messages between Telles and three other county officials, according to the Review-Journal.

Robert Telles, left, is charged with fatally stabbing veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German over stories that ruined his career and marriage, according to prosecutors. (LVMPD | AP)

Police revealed after his September 2022 arrest, however, that they recovered a cut-up straw hat and cut-up gray sneakers with blood stains from Telles’ home during their investigation into German’s murder.

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The items were cut up “in a manner that was likely an attempt to destroy evidence,” LVMPD homicide Detective Dori Koren said during a press conference at the time.

Robert Telles (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal / File)

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Police also said they found Telles’ DNA at the crime scene.

“This has been an unusual investigation from the beginning,” then-LVMPD Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said during the press conference. “… Every murder [is] tragic, but the killing of a journalist is particularly troublesome.”

Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.

WNBA suspends Aces coach Becky Hammon after former player alleged she was mistreated for being pregnant

The WNBA on Tuesday suspended Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon after a former player alleged she was bullied and manipulated for being pregnant.

The league’s monthslong investigation led to a two-game suspension for Hammon after it determined the coach violated league and team respect in the workplace policies. The Aces’ first-round pick in 2025 was also rescinded for a violation of the league’s impermissible player benefits.

“It is critical that we uphold the values of integrity and fairness, which create a level playing field for our teams,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement. 

“The Aces failed to adhere to league rules and regulations and have been disciplined accordingly. We are also disheartened by the violation of our respect in the workplace policies and remain committed to ensuring that enhanced training is conducted and standards are followed across all WNBA teams.”

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Head coach Becky Hammon of the Las Vegas Aces looks on in the fourth quarter of a preseason game against the New York Liberty at Michelob ULTRA Arena May 13, 2023, in Las Vegas (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The punishment stemmed from former player Dearica Hamby claiming the organization had an issue with her pregnancy and it led to a trade.

“Being traded is a part of the business. Being lied to, bullied, manipulated and discriminated against is not,” she wrote on Instagram in January. “I have had my character and work ethic attacked. I was promised things to entice me to sign my contract extension that were not followed through on. I was accused of signing my extension knowingly pregnant. 

“This is false. I was told I was a ‘question mark’ and that it was set that I would ‘get pregnant again’ and there was a concern for my level of commitment to the team. I was told that ‘I didn’t hold up my end of the bargain’ (Because ‘no one expected me to get pregnant in the next two years’). Did the team expect me to promise not to get pregnant in exchange for the contract extension? I was asked if I planned my pregnancy.

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Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon looks on during a WNBA game against the Dallas Wings June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Loche, Filer)

“When I responded, ‘no,’ I was then told that I ‘was not taking precautions to not get pregnant.’ I was being traded because ‘I wouldn’t be ready and we need bodies.’ I planned to play this season, and I have expressed my desire to play this season. I have pushed myself throughout my entire pregnancy and have continued to workout (basketball included) on my own and with team staff – even on days where it was uncomfortable to walk, only to be inaccurately told that ‘I was not taking my workouts seriously.’”

Hamby added that her situation with the Aces had been “traumatizing.”

“To be treated this way by an organization, BY WOMEN who are mothers, who have claimed to ‘be in these shoes,’ who preach family, chemistry and women’s empowerment is disappointing and leaves me sick to my stomach,” she added. “We fought for provisions that would finally support and protect player parents. This cannot now be used against me.”

Hamby was also the WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year in 2019 and 2020. She averaged 9.3 points and 7.1 rebounds as the Aces won the championship in 2022. She was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in the offseason.

Las Vegas Aces’ Dearica Hamby (5) dribbles up court during a WNBA game against the Phoenix Mercury May 6, 2022, in Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Darryl Webb, File)

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The impermissible benefits discipline came for negotiations for an extension of Hambry’s contract. She had signed a two-year extension last year before the Jan. 21 trade.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

Wanted Las Vegas woman arrested after commenting under news post about her case on social media

A Las Vegas, Nevada, woman with seven DUI arrests wanted for allegedly cutting off her ankle monitor was taken back into custody after commenting on a news article posted to Facebook.

Marion Reyes, 36, turned herself in to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Traffic Bureau on Friday, the day after a post from the Bureau asked the public for help locating her and purported that she cut off her ankle monitor.

“I never cut it off!!! An officer cut it off when I turned myself in. They continued to release me,” Reyes commented on Facebook under a news post from News 8 saying police need help finding her.

The Traffic Bureau responded, “Then why not turn yourself in now? Let’s get this sorted out tonight.”

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Marion Reyes, 36, surrendered herself to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Traffic Bureau on Friday. (Las Vegas Traffic Bureau)

Reyes spoke with an intervention officer Thursday night and surrendered on Friday, the Bureau said.

Last week, a judge ordered Reyes to spend two days in jail for missing a court date during a felony DUI program, according to News 8.

As part of a plea deal reached after Reyes was arrested in October for a DUI, which was her seventh since 2007, her last three DUI charges were reduced to one, and she was permitted to attend a treatment program. If she is charged with DUI again, Reyes will be sent to prison.

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A Las Vegas, Nevada, woman with seven DUI arrests wanted for allegedly cutting off her ankle monitor was taken back into custody after commenting on a news article posted to Facebook. ((Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Experience Strategy Associates))

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Reyes must serve at least six months of home confinement and must have a device on her car.

Before October, she was previously arrested on DUI charges in April 2007, September 2010, April 2019, February 2020, July 2020 and August 2022, records show. At least two of the DUI accusations led to convictions.

The Nevada DMV last revoked her license in June 2022.

Patrick Mahomes, Stephen Curry set to return for The Match alongside teammates Travis Kelce, Klay Thompson

The participants for the eighth edition of The Match have been revealed, and two first-timers are included.

Stephen Curry, a 2020 participant, will face Patrick Mahomes, who played last year, and both will have a teammate with them.

It will be the Kansas City Chiefs against the Golden State Warriors, with Travis Kelce teaming up with his quarterback and Klay Thompson joining his fellow splash brother.

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Patrick Mahomes plays a shot during Capital One’s The Match VI — Brady and Rodgers vs. Allen and Mahomes at Wynn Golf Club June 1, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images for The Match)

This will be the first time The Match will have opposing twosomes that consist of teams from different sports, let alone real-life teammates.

Curry played alongside NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning when the duo lost to five-time major champion Phil Mickelson and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley at Stone Canyon Golf Club in Oro Valley, Arizona.

Mahomes joined Josh Allen last June in a foursome of quarterbacks at Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas, where they lost to seven-time Super Bowl whiner Tom Brady and four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers.

Travis Kelce, left, and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrate on stage during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVII victory parade Feb. 15, 2023, Kansas City, Mo. (Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

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Curry’s handicap isn’t known, but reports say he’s better than scratch. In February, USA Today said he is at a miniscule 0.1.

GOLF.com says the defending Super Bowl-winning quarterback sits at a 7.7.

NBA player Stephen Curry plays a shot from the second tee during Round 2 of the 2022 American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course July 9, 2022, in Stateline, Nev. (Isaiah Vazquez/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)

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This edition of The Match is set to tee off June 29 at Wynn in a 12-hole event. It will be the third time Wynn has hosted the exhibition.

U2 creates new immersive concert experience at Las Vegas venue

U2 is familiar with rocking out in major sporting arenas and stadiums, but the legendary band will soon hit the stage to create a new immersive concert experience inside a high-tech, globe-shaped venue in Las Vegas.

Live Nation and Sphere Entertainment announced Monday the dates for U2’s upcoming “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere” shows starting Sept. 29. The rock band’s special five-night run of shows will be held until Oct. 8 at The Venetian’s Sphere with a state-of-the-art audio and visual system designed for each concertgoer.

“This is a venue designed for entertainment, not sports,” said U2 guitarist The Edge in a recent interview. He first learned about the cutting-edge venue after lead singer Bono sent him a link about the concept. He said the screen is 20 times bigger than the one during the band’s Joshua Tree tour in 2019 — the last time U2 performed live in a concert setting.

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“Sports is a simple formula. You want to see the action,” he continued. “But no one really sits down when they’re designing one of these sports arenas and thinks about sound. That’s way, way down on their list of priorities. But in this venue, it’s one of the first things they thought about.”

The massive spherical venue will have 17,500 seats with a scalable capacity of nearly 20,000 guests. Along with high resolution LED screens that wrap halfway around the audience, the venue is also equipped with thousands of speakers that will deliver a “crystal-clear” multi-layered audio system for every seat inside.

U2 perform during a concert at the Apollo Theater on June 11, 2018, in New York. “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere” will be held at The Venetian’s MSG Sphere. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

As a musician, The Edge said the venue’s concept is an “amazing thought” in helping performers like U2 capture the full essence of their sound. He said their shows will offer an opportunity to “literally transport people to some other space and time” and open a variety of “creative possibilities.”

“What we’re able to do — because of the design and the fidelity of the sound — is introduce not just the best sounding rock ‘n’ roll band of all time in an indoor venue,” he said. “But also, radical intimacy where you can actually deliver a vocal or a simple music arrangement that’s really delicate. The people will be able to hear perfectly. Whereas if you’re trying that in an arena or a stadium, it would just be impossible.”

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During the band’s rehearsals, The Edge has already seen a significant difference from the sphere venue compared to an arena or stadium — which normally “imposes on your sound.” He said their music preparations haven’t changed much, but they are starting to try to understand how to use the immersive sound as a creative tool.

The Edge believes the band’s performances at Sphere could be a “quantum leap forward” in terms of the sensory impacts of a live concert.

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“It’s technology that has never been available,” he said. “We can literally in sonic terms, but also in visual terms, have our audience not kind of be looking at the show, but be in the middle of the show and in the middle of the sound. It’s sound all around you. … I’m already starting to think about the mixes and our songs and think about how this spatial audio could come into its own in terms of just where we place different parts of our sound.”

The Edge said U2 is pumped to return to the stage for the first time in four years, especially after the pandemic. The band’s upcoming show will mark the first time performing without drummer Larry Mullen Jr., who is recovery from back surgery. In Mullen’s absence, Bram van den Berg will fill in as drummer.

“We’re so excited,” he said. “We’ve been on lockdown. I’ve been in the recording studio for the last 18 months doing the acoustic collection, ‘Songs of Surrender.’ I can’t wait to get out there and be a part of something huge like this.”

Gervonta Davis remains undefeated after 7th round knockout of previously unbeaten Ryan Garcia

Gervonta Davis delivered a stunning body shot in the seventh round, causing Ryan Garcia to stumble back and then go to a knee, ending one of boxing’s most-anticipated matches in recent history with a knockout at 1:44 in a lightweight bout on Saturday night.

Davis improved to 29-0, with all but two of his victories by knockdown. It was the first defeat for Garcia, who won 19 of his first 23 fights by KO.

Davis also sent Garcia to the mat with a roundhouse left in the second round, and spent most of the rest of the fight working the body. The strategy worked for Davis, a 28-year-old from Baltimore who put himself in position to succeed Canelo Alvarez as the face of the sport.

Garcia, a 24-year-old who lives in Los Angeles, did manage to land two sharp rights to Davis’ face in the sixth round. But then Tank Davis came back in the seventh with a left that, at first, didn’t appear to hurt Garcia much as he moved back. But then he went to a knee that prompted referee Thomas Taylor to call the bout.

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Gervonta Davis in the green and purple trunks reacts after defeating Ryan Garcia in the black trunks by knockout in the seventh round during their catchweight bout at T-Mobile Arena on April 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Al Bello/Getty Images)

This fight between lightweight challengers had the feel of a big-time event, attracting celebrities such as Julius Erving, Damian Lillard and Mark Wahlberg, as well as former champs Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard and Manny Pacquiao.

What kind of lasting impact this fight will have on the sport beyond Saturday remains to be seen, but both fighters — even as they bickered all week — recognized its importance when they agreed to fight. They are two boxers in their prime willing to take on each other rather than carefully choose other opponents to enhance their resumes.

They also are represented by rival promoters. Mayweather Promotions represents Davis, and Golden Boy Promotions handles Garcia.

Even the promoters argued before the fight, with Golden Boy’s Oscar De La Hoya claiming Mayweather’s Leonard Ellerbe and his camp protected Davis by insisting certain clauses be written into the contract. Ellerbe shot back that as the dominant side, they had the right to ask for certain stipulations.

Gervonta Davis in the green and purple trunks knocks Ryan Garcia in the black trunks down in the second round during their catchweight bout at T-Mobile Arena on April 22, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Davis, at minus-250 at FanDuel Sportsbook and minus-210 at BetMGM, was a substantial betting favorite.

Davis’ victory could set up a showdown with undefeated Devin Haney, who owns all four major championship belts in the division. Haney faces former champ Vasiliy Lomachenko in May, also in Las Vegas.

In the co-main event, David Morrell Jr. made quick work of Yamaguchi Falcao, knocking him out at 2:22 of the first round to retain his WBA super middleweight championship. Morrell improved to 9-0, with all but one of his fights by KO. Falcao, who remained on the canvass for about three minutes, is 24-2-1.

Gervonta Davis in the green and purple trunks reacts after defeating Ryan Garcia in the black trunks by knockout in the seventh round during their catchweight bout at T-Mobile Arena on April 22, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Morrell called this “the best moment of my career” and said he wants to take on two-time WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez.

“I don’t want any other guys at 168 pounds, just Benavidez,” Morrell said. “I respect Benavidez and his team, but inside the ring, I don’t respect nothing.”

A’s legend Dave Stewart hoping for ‘last-minute miracle’ to keep Athletics in Oakland

The rumors of the Oakland Athletics moving to Las Vegas are about to come true.

The A’s purchased 49 acres of land in southern Nevada and are looking to call Las Vegas their home by 2027 after playing in the Bay Area since 1968.

Despite recent disappointing seasons and poor attendance, the franchise does have a rich history, even in Oakland. Since moving to California, the team has four World Series championships, 17 division titles and six retired numbers.

One of those retired numbers belongs to Dave Stewart, who spent eight of his 16 seasons in Oakland.

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Former Oakland Athletics pitcher Dave Stewart speaks to the fans during the retirement of his jersey number by the Athletics prior to a game against the Chicago White Sox at RingCentral Coliseum Sept. 11, 2022, in Oakland, Calif.  (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Stewart finished in fourth place or better in Cy Young voting four seasons, all of which came consecutively in Oakland, and he was part of the team that made it to three straight World Series, winning in 1989.

Stewart understands the move but says it’s disappointing.

“My reaction is from a fan’s point, quite frankly, not the guy that wore the uniform. I was a kid that grew up in the Bay Area blocks away from the Coliseum. I saw the first game played at the Coliseum,” Stewart told TMZ Sports. 

“It’s just heartbreaking to see this happening. As a fan, as a player in the organization, I just don’t know how the city of Oakland can recover from losing the A’s, losing the [Las Vegas] Raiders and the [Golden State] Warriors.”

However, he understood that it’s a business, and owner John Fisher almost has no choice with a lack of support from city officials.

A general view of play between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Aug. 6, 2020, in Oakland, Calif.  (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

“Even though it’s heartbreaking, sometimes you just have to make the decision that puts you in a position to be successful going forward,” Stewart said.

The Warriors moved back to San Francisco in 2019, and the Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020. A city that once had three sports teams will soon have zero.

That’s unfathomable for Stewart.

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“We’ll keep our fingers crossed, and we’ll continue to say prayers that some type of last-minute miracle will keep the A’s in Oakland,” he said.

A’s President Dave Kaval told the Las Vegas Review-Journal a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat ballpark with a partially retractable roof would be built on the land the franchise bought.

Former Oakland pitcher Dave Stewart throws out the first pitch before the Oakland Athletics-Seattle Mariners opening day game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum April 1, 2011, in Oakland, Calif.   (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

“For a while, we were on parallel paths (with Oakland), but we have turned our attention to Las Vegas to get a deal here for the A’s and find a long-term home,” Kaval told the Review-Journal Wednesday. “Oakland has been a great home for us for over 50 years, but we really need this 20-year saga completed, and we feel there’s a path here in Southern Nevada to do that.”

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The A’s are 4-16 and on pace for 32 wins this season.