Major League Baseball’s stars of tomorrow take center stage at this year’s All-Star Futures Game. The rosters for both the National League and American League are laden with top prospects representing all 30 MLB organizations. Washington’s Dylan Crews and Arizona’s Druw Jones anchor an exciting NL roster. Crews, the No. 2 overall pick in the […]
MLB All-Star schedule 2024: Times, TV channels for Home Run Derby, futures & celebrity softball games
Baseball’s biggest and brightest stars are headed to the place where everything is bigger: Texas. The Rangers are hosting 2024 MLB All-Star weekend, a five-day spree of festivities beginning with the HBCU Swingman Classic on Friday night and concluding with the All-Star Game Tuesday evening. Globe Life Field, which opened in 2020, will host the […]
MLB All-Star Futures Game roster includes pair of Yankees top prospects
The rosters for the MLB All-Star Futures game have been set, and a pair of top prospects will be representing the New York Yankees. Highly touted outfielder and former first-round pick Spencer Jones will be the highlight player for the Yankees during the big weekend. He will be joined by left-hander Brock Selvidge, currently the […]
NBA Finals odds 2024: Updated championship futures, best bets and top values
The opening round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs is almost complete, and the betting odds for the NBA Finals and conference championships have changed quite a bit over the past two weeks. For months, we have had a good idea of which squads will be contending for the 2024 NBA Championship. But which favorites serve […]
Jobs for the Future’s new $50M fund looks to invest in underrepresented founders
Two years ago, Jobs for the Future (JFF), a non-profit dedicated to helping low-wage workers attain upward mobility, established a venture arm, JFFVentures, to back innovative employment tech. In a move implying that the launch went well, JFFVentures today unveiled its second fund, JFFVentures Fund II, with a target of $ 50 million. $ 15 […]