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Just five months after the baseball world mourned the untimely loss of longtime pitcher Tim Wakefield, his wife Stacy has now passed away, too.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to “Bucky F*cking Dent,” a father-son story set against the 1978 Red Sox vs. Yankees pennant race.

The Internal Revenue Service has confirmed that alleged bookmaker Mathew Bowyer and former Shohei Ohtani translator Ippei Mizuhara are now being criminally investigated, according to the Associated Press.

EXCLUSIVE: The legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical Godspell – a staging that launched the careers of Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Paul Shaffer, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas, among others – will be the subject of a feature length documentary exec produced by Judd Apatow.

Amber Dowling Netflix has picked up an untitled documentary about the Montreal Expos and the events surrounding the Major League Baseball team’s departure in 2004. The doc, which the streamer has confirmed exclusively to Variety, reps Netflix’s next original project out of Canada. The doc is the first greenlit under Netflix’s new creative partnership with Montreal-based Attraction.

Ben Affleck was spotted being very generous with his valet driver. While out for lunch in Los Angeles, Affleck was spotted with his kids Seraphina and Emme. A photographer captured the moment when he handed his valet driver a $100 dollar tip.

Manchester United could be set to push ahead with their plans to renovate Old Trafford following the latest takeover news over the weekend.

EXCLUSIVE: Fox Sports Films and Religion of Sports have unveiled The Game That Changed Everything: Yankees vs. Red Sox ’04 ALCS, a new documentary chronicling Major League Baseball’s unforgettable American League Championship Series matchup between storied rivals the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, which led to the historic curse-breaking Boston title win in 2004.

Tim Wakefield, one of the few knuckleball pitchers in recent times and a two-time World Series champion with the Boston Red Sox, has died at 57. Earlier this week, news broke that he was suffering from brain cancer.

The recent momentum the Cleveland Guardians have built came to a dead stop Tuesday night as they fell flat against the San Diego Padres. After winning their last two series against the Astros and the Red Sox, Cleveland drops game one 6-3 in San Diego. A terrible first inning left Cleveland in a 4-0 hole that they would not be able to escape. Tanner Bibee, a rookie pitcher out of Cal State Fullerton got the start for Cleveland.

Cleveland! Your Guardians are red hot right now! The Cleveland Guardians had the highest-rated offense in the MLB during their latest homestand. On Sunday afternoon the Cleveland Guardians shut out the Houston Astros which gave the team their 31st win of the year. This also marks the first time Cleveland has won a series against the Astros in five years.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director As James Gunn’s final Marvel movie opens in theaters and his DC Studios future begins, he’s shutting down any notion about the two superhero studios hating each other. Gunn has had a foot in both studios for quite some time. His Marvel run lasted 11 years and three “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies, while he made his DC debut with 2021’s “The Suicide Squad” and is now the co-head of DC Studios, where he’s writing and directing a new Superman movie. “It’s not odd. It isn’t odd at all, not to me,” Gunn stressed to Yahoo Entertainment when asked what it’s been like juggling “Guardians Vol. 3” press with his new DC Studios duties. “I understand how it appears, but I’m just busy cause I’m working two jobs at one time. But it’s not odd.”

Ben Affleck was in good spirits as he watched his beloved Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles Tuesday with his son Samuel.The A-list actor, 50 - who is married to Jennifer Lopez, 53 - was accompanied by his son, 10, as they sat courtside for the high-profile game, which the Celtics won by a score of 122-118.Affleck wore a cream button-up sweater over a white top with dark blue jeans and green Nike sneakers in a nod to his favorite NBA franchise. The latest: Ben Affleck, 50, was in good spirits Tuesday in Los Angeles as he watched his beloved Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers at courtside with his son Samuel, 10He was later seen in a khaki coat as he was leaving with his son on the chilly evening in Southern California.Samuel wore a red and white plaid shirt over a blue shirt with jeans and red sneakers.

Xander Bogaerts can — and likely will — opt into free agency this offseason, J.D. Martinez will be a free agent and Rafael Devers is slated to be one after next season. And Boston Red Sox legend Pedro Martinez has sent out a warning to his former club if it loses its superstars.

Selome Hailu NBC has given a series order to an untitled comedy pilot written by Mike O’Malley. The multi-cam series follows Jim (Jon Cryer) and Julia (Abigail Spencer), who, after an amicable divorce, decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when Trey (Donald Faison), the owner of his favorite sports team, enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart. Also starring are Finn Sweeney and Sofia Capanna as Jim and Julia’s kids, Jimmy Jr. and Grace, respectively. O’Malley and Cryer both serve as executive producers along with Tom Werner, Wyc Grousbeck, Emilia Fazzalari and George Geyer. (Werner is the owner of the Boston Red Sox, and Grousbeck is the owner of the Boston Celtics.) Lionsgate TV and Universal Television co-produce the series.

tried to brand the Davenport, Iowa, Little League team as a bunch of racists, during what should have been one of the happiest times of their lives, I was reminded of something my late father used to say about youth sports, “It’s the adults who ruin it all.”My dad pretty much had a Ph.D. on the subject, coaching basketball at our Catholic grammar school, and officiating football from the Pop Warner level to Division II college.

“racist” Little League World Series scandal that explains the full context of the short clip — and it’s as innocent as 12-year-olds playing baseball. During the Sunday broadcast of the MLB Little League Classic between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox, the ESPN cameras showed white Little Leaguers from Davenport, Iowa, putting stuffing from a plush animal in their black teammate’s hair. People on Twitter cried foul, saying it was a blatantly racist act.

Little League World Series, which is played in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and broadcast on ESPN, is known for producing its fair share of viral moments, courtesy of groups of giddy 12-year-old baseball players from around the country.But one such moment caught on camera has social media spectators crying foul ball, leveling accusations of racism against the youths.During the ESPN broadcast of the MLB Little League Classic between the Orioles and Red Sox, white players from the Davenport, Iowa, team representing the Midwest region were shown on camera topping their black teammate’s hair with the stuffing from a plush animal.“History is literally repeating itself, and not the good kind, either,” said one Twitter user, disturbed by the images. Little League officials said the actions by the boys had “no ill-intent.”Did anyone else just see this on the Little League World Series?! They was stuffing the black boy hair with cotton!!! #LLWS pic.twitter.com/nRVJpw6FJj“After speaking with the team, as well as reviewing photos, multiple players on the Midwest region team were taking part in this while enjoying the game,” Little League said in a statement.“As only one player appeared on the broadcast, Little League International understands the actions could be perceived as racially insensitive,” officials said.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Projections for this year’s MLB season have already gone every which way since kicking off in March.

Sydney Sweeney is showcasing her pitching skills. 

Sydney Sweeney is relishing in the most accomplished year of her acting career after receiving multiple Primetime Emmy Award and starting to film hersuperhero movie Madame Web with Dakota Johnson in the title role.And with principal photography having already begun in Massachusetts, it seemed like the perfect time for Sweeney to step on to the worshipped grounds of Fenway Park to deliver the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the Red Sox-Blue Jays game on Friday.The crowd showed their support for Sweeney by applauding as she made her way out towards the pitching mound wearing her version of Daisy Dukes.Scroll down to video Making her pitch: Sydney Sweeney, 24, took advantage in a break from shooting her new film, Madame Web, to deliver the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the game between the Blue Jays and Red Sox in Boston on FridayShowing her support for the home team Red Sox, the actress matched her skimpy denim shorts with a cropped version of the team's home jersey. She rounded out her sporty ensemble by wearing a pair of white leather Converse sneakers, and her blonde tresses styled long past the middle of her back and flowing over her ample chest region.Born in Spokane, Washington and raised in northwestern Idaho, Sweeney was active in sports throughout her formative years, which included playing baseball, basketball, soccer, skiing, and eventually mixed martial arts at 14.