The Sporting Tribune Today debuts on Bleav TV, Fubo TV
The Sporting Tribune Today is a weekly television show hosted by Adrian Hernandez and airs on Bleav TV, Fubo TV and other streaming platforms.
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1. The Sporting Tribune Today debuts on Bleav TV, Fubo TV
The Sporting Tribune Today is a weekly television show hosted by Adrian Hernandez and will air on Bleav TV, Fubo TV and other streaming platforms.
The Sporting Tribune debuted a new weekly television show, “The Sporting Tribune Today,” which will air on Bleav TV, Fubo TV and other streaming services.
The show is hosted by The Sporting Tribune’s Adrian Hernandez, who has been a popular radio host and content creator in Las Vegas since 2018. Hernandez will interview the biggest names in sports and entertainment as well as the talented the writers and reporters at The Sporting Tribune.
In addition to Bleav TV and Fubo TV, The Sporting Tribune Today will also be available on Glewed TV, Distro TV and Sports.TV. Beginning this week, the show will debut on Fridays and be replayed Saturday and Sunday and will also air every Friday on The Mightier 1090 ESPN Radio in Southern California, 98.5 The Bet in Las Vegas, and The Hawaii Sports Radio Network 95.1 FM and 760 AM in Hawaii.
2. Ohtani scratched from Angels’ lineup, agent is optimistic on return next year
Shohei Ohtani's agent, Nez Balelo, remains optimistic about his recovery, assuring that Ohtani plans to return to both pitching and batting in the future.
Over a week after it was revealed that Shohei Ohtani will not pitch again this season due to a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm, Ohtani’s agent, Nez Balelo, spoke to the media Monday with a much more hopeful outlook for his client’s recovery.
“Based on what I’ve been gathering from doctors and specialists, is that there is some positivity that’s going to come out of this and we feel good about it,” Balelo said.
Then the injury bug bit Ohtani again.
Just over an hour before first pitch, Ohtani was scratched from the lineup, where he was originally slated to DH in the No. 2 spot, after he appeared to injure himself during batting practice Monday. The Angels announced Ohtani would be unavailable for the game against the Baltimore Orioles due to right oblique tightness.
3. One-on-one with Sparks point guard Jordin Canada
Jordin Canada has put up career-highs in points, rebounds, and assists this season and she sat down with The Sporting Tribune’s Rey Moralde to talk about it.
The L.A. Sparks continue their fight for a postseason berth. They are currently 16-21 and hold the 8th and final playoff spot. It would be quite impressive to get to that point after all the injuries, illnesses, and adversity the team had gone through.
Right in the middle of that is starting point guard Jordin Canada. She has helped the team stay afloat this entire season with her wizardry on offense and tenacity on defense. With career-bests of 13.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 5.9 assists (5th in the league) per game as well as leading the WNBA with 2.2 steals per, Canada has emerged as the frontrunner for Most Improved Player this season. And some will debate she had been left off the all-star team.
Having previously won two WNBA championships with the Seattle Storm in 2018 and 2020, Jordin Canada signed with the hometown L.A. Sparks before the 2022 campaign. She re-signed with Los Angeles on a training camp deal before the 2023 season and, suffice to say, she’s more than earned her spot with the team as the starting one.
We caught up with Jordin at Sparks practice the day before they faced the Washington Mystics.
4. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss marries comedian Jay Mohr
Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and comedian Jay Mohr, who have been dating since 2017, got married Sunday in Malibu.
Lakers owner Jeanie Buss got married on Saturday to comedian Jay Mohr at a private ceremony in Malibu Beach in front of 20 close friends and family.
The couple, who have been together since 2017, tied the knot on the sand, wearing leis, inches from the crashing waves. Guests dined on sushi from Nobu and sipped on Cincoro, the award-winning tequila Buss co-owns along with Michael Jordan. One of the guests in attendance was Lakers podcaster and chef Aaron Larsuel, who provided the following pictures on his Instagram.
5. Do the Dodgers have what it takes to win it all?
After a disappointing series loss to the Braves, should fans be questioning the Dodgers' ability to "hang with the big dogs" in the postseason?
So far, this season has been quite the adventure for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After a slow first couple of months, the team made the most of July and August and has skyrocketed up the standings to grab a commanding lead in the NL West.
While the health of the pitching staff has been and continues to be a big question mark for Los Angeles, pitchers such as Clayton Kershaw, Bobby Miller, and Julio Urias have helped to hold down the fort while the team tries their best to get healthy before the postseason begins.
As the calendar turned from August to September, the Dodgers celebrated entering the final month of the season with their biggest series of the year against the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta is currently the best team in the National League and boasts a lineup full of sluggers such as Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson, Austin Riley, Marcel Ozuna, and Ozzie Albies. Somehow each of these players has managed to hit at least 28 home runs, and there’s still a month of baseball yet to be played.
Matt Olson is tied for the MLB lead in home runs while Ronald Acuna Jr. is a leading candidate for the NL MVP award. In short, it’s safe to say that the Dodgers certainly found themselves facing an opponent that would show them what they were truly made of.
6. Messi Mania hits Los Angeles
The stars were perfectly aligned for Messi and Inter Miami as they rolled over the defending MLS champion LAFC, 3-1, Sunday night.
The stars were perfectly aligned for Inter Miami as Messi and his teammates of Inter Miami rolled over LAFC 3-1 with two assists from the GOAT of the global game. In front of a sold-out crowd wearing black and gold, with large pockets of pink and blue, the lone goal for LAFC came from Ryan Hollingshead after the 90th minute. Throughout the City of Angels, Messi jerseys could be spotted everywhere, from the streets of downtown Los Angeles to the inner recesses of the hallways within the sanctuary of the defending MLS Cup champions.
“It was a game that got away from us,” LAFC goalkeeper John McCarthy remarked when pressed for details afterwards. To the winners, went a high-premium three-point spoils with Miami seeking to make the MLS playoffs for the second time since their inaugural season after falling to the bottom of the league in the first two-thirds of the MLS season.
The visitors effectively have turned their fortunes around securing their second win of the MLS season since and extending their unbeaten run across all competitions to 11 matches. LAFC, on the other hand, lose their second straight game, now in 3rd place in the Western Conference with 8 matches remaining in the regular season.
7. Odds and Ends presented by Circa Sports
Here are some odds at Circa Sports if you’re thinking about placing a wager today:
8. Ticket Time presented by Golden Gate
Here are the “get in” prices for tickets if you’re thinking about going to a game today.
6:38 p.m. – Orioles at Angels – $3
6:40 p.m. – Phillies at Padres – $22
9. On the Air presented by The D Las Vegas
Here are the game times and television channels for professional teams in the region today.
3:40 p.m. – Dodgers at Marlins – SportsNet LA
4:00 p.m. – Sparks at Sun – Spectrum SportsNet
6:38 p.m. – Orioles at Angels – Bally Sports West
6:40 p.m. – Phillies at Padres – Bally Sports San Diego
10. The Arash Markazi Show presented by The Sporting Tribune
Listen to The Arash Markazi Show presented by The Sporting Tribune on The Mightier 1090 ESPN Radio in Southern California, 98.5 The Bet in Las Vegas and the Hawaii Sports Radio Network 95.1 FM and 760 AM in Hawaii. You can also listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Stitcher.
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