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In this week's Off The Bench, Shohei Ohtani looks to get off the hook on sports-betting allegations while his former interpreter faces charges, the NFL wins a critical court victory in the Brian Flores lawsuit, and troubled WWE founder Vince McMahon cuts even more financial ties with the company.

The Oakland Athletics will play the 2025 to 2027 seasons in Sacramento's 14,000-capacity minor-league ballpark while their planned stadium in Las Vegas is built, the franchise and Major League Baseball announced Thursday morning, officially making this season the team's last in Oakland after 57 years.

The Jamestown Bike Riding Advocacy Group is working on ways to make that happen

The NCAA and the Power 5 conferences have told a California federal judge that the "highly varied and diverse ways" schools compensated athletes after the 2021 Alston Supreme Court decision make it implausible to certify the class suing for past compensation — saying plaintiffs have chosen to "simply ignore all of this complexity.''

Plans for the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals to move from the nation's capital to a $2 billion sports and entertainment complex in northern Virginia came to an abrupt halt Wednesday afternoon, when the city of Alexandria, Virginia announced that its negotiations with Monumental Sports & Entertainment and owner Ted Leonsis "will not move forward.''

"Neither has stood up to those who are spreading vile disinformation about teachers in public schools," writes David Steele.

Several local businesses have recently donated money in support of the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office through the Qualified Law Enforcement Foundation program.

The Stutsman County Commission unanimously approved establishing the committee.