


A bill introduced late Friday in the Nevada Legislature that would give the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million for a potential 30,000-seat, $1.5 billion retractable roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip will be open for public discussion on Monday.
Nevada’s Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means committee will hold a joint meeting at 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon for the sole purpose of discussing State Bill 509.
There will be the opportunity for the public to comment on the bill as part of Monday’s meeting, either by call-in or by written testimony.
The joint meeting is viewed by some as a way to expedite the review process, which is working against a firm deadline. Lawmakers in the Nevada Legislature adjourn from their session on June 5, though a special session could be called if not passed by then.
The bulk of the public funding would come from $180 million in transferable tax credits from the state and $120 million in county bonds, which can vary based on interest rate returns. Clark County also would contribute $25 million in credit toward infrastructure costs.
The A’s have been looking for a home to replace Oakland Coliseum, where the team has played since arriving from Kansas City for the 1968 season. The team previously sought to build a stadium in Fremont, California, as well as San Jose and finally the Oakland waterfront — all ideas that never materialized.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Thursday said a vote on the Oakland Athletics’ prospective move to Las Vegas could take place when owners meet June 13-15 in New York.
The plan faces an uncertain path in the Nevada Legislature. On Thursday, Democratic leaders in Nevada said financing bills, including for the A’s, may not go through if Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoes the five budget bills, which he has threatened to do as many of his priorities have stalled or faded in the Democratic-controlled Legislature.
Under the bill, the Clark County Board of Commissioners would create a homelessness prevention and assistance fund along the stadium’s area in coordination with MLB and the Nevada Resort Association. There, they would manage funds for services, including emergency rental and utility assistance, job training, rehabilitation and counseling services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
The lease agreement with the Las Vegas Stadium Authority would be up for renewal after 30 years.
Las Vegas would be the fourth home for a franchise that started as the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901-54. It would become the smallest TV market in Major League Baseball and the smallest market to be home to three major professional sports franchises.
The team and Las Vegas are hoping to draw from the nearly 40 million tourists who visit the city annually to help fill the stadium. The 30,000-seat capacity would make it the smallest MLB stadium.
NCAA baseball
Santa Clara, San Jose State win conference tournaments >> Two South Bay colleges guaranteed that they will be heading to the NCAA Tournament over the weekend.
Both Santa Clara and San Jose State earned their way into the tournament this week.
The Broncos won the West Coast Conference tournament on Saturday, shutting out Nevada 6-0 in Las Vegas.
On Sunday, the Spartans took down Air Force 12-9 in Fresno to win the Mountain West Conference tournament in Fresno.
They won’t be the only Bay Area teams in the field. Stanford didn’t win the Pac-12 tournament, but found out on Sunday that they will host a regional in the NCAA tournament next weekend.
The entire NCAA tournament field and bracket will be unveiled at 9 a.m. on Monday morning.
NCAA softball
Schedule set for Stanford’s WCWS slate >> Stanford found out when its first game will be at the Cardinal’s first Women’s College World Series in nearly two decades.
The No. 9 seed Cardinal will face No. 1 seed Oklahoma at 11:30 a.m. PT on Thursday at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, the second of four games on the first day of the WCWS.
The other games on Thursday will see No. 4 Tennessee face No. 5 Alabama at 9 a.m., No. 3 Florida State take on No. 6 Oklahoma State at 4 p.m. and No. 7 Washington battle with fellow Pac-12 foe No. 15 Utah at 6:30 p.m. All games will be broadcasted on ESPN
If Stanford loses to Oklahoma — which heads to Oklahoma City with an NCAA-record 48-game winning streak ongoing — the Cardinal would play against on Friday at 4 p.m. (on ESPN) and have to fight through the loser’s bracket. A win by the Cardinal would not only end the Sooners’ historic winning streak, it’d mean the Cardinal’s next game is at noon on ABC.
Soccer
Quakes give up late goal to Dallas in draw >> Nkosi Tafari scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to rally FC Dallas to a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
Neither team scored until Benjamin Kikanovic found the net for San Jose in the 70th minute with an assist from Tanner Beason. It was the first goal of the season for Kikanovic after scoring six times last season.
Tafari used assists from Alan Velasco and José Martínez to score the equalizer for Dallas. San Jose’s Judson Silva Tavares was hit with a red card in the 10th minute of stoppage time.
Daniel de Sousa Brito had three saves in his third start of the season for the Earthquakes. San Jose (5-5-4) travels to play at Seattle on Wednesday.
Leicester, Leeds get relegated from Premier League >> Seven years after the most improbable Premier League title triumph of all, Leicester was relegated from English soccer’s top division on Sunday while Everton pulled off another last-day escape to extend its 69-year stay.
Leeds was also consigned to the drop with Leicester and already-relegated Southampton as the league season reached its conclusion.
Everton’s 1-0 win over Bournemouth meant Leicester’s 2-1 victory against West Ham was ultimately meaningless. Leeds’ miserable campaign ended in a 4-1 loss at home against Tottenham.
Leeds, which is partially owned by the San Francisco 49ers, will head back to the second-division Championship for the first time since winning that league in 2019-20. They finished ninth in the Premier League the next year, but barely escaped relegation last year, winning on the final day of the season to stay up.
They could not muster another stunning save this year, though.