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MLB exec shares 'hot take' on potential Angels' Mike Trout trade originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The 2026 MLB season has featured plenty of interesting storylines already, but for the Los Angeles Angels, the biggest story has been the resurgence of Mike Trout.Despite sharing the worst record in the American League with the Houston Astros, the Angels have seen their future Hall of Famer come roaring back to stardom.Amid such a strong season so far, one MLB executive shared a bold prediction with MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, as they predicted Trout could be dealt at the trade deadline, which is a "hot take" that will probably not come true.MLB exec predicts Mike Trout trade with 'hot take'"Would the Angels actually try to trade Trout, who has never shown an inclination of wanting to play elsewhere? Probably not," Feinsand writes. "Even the executive who voted for Trout admitted it was simply a 'hot take.'"The Angels trading away Trout is incredibly unlikely. As much as a team would love to acquire Trout, the odds of a trade are incredibly small, if not zero.This executive, one of 20 polled by Feinsand, predicted Trout would be the biggest name moved at the deadline this year.More:Aaron Judge makes baseball history never done before by Yankees playerBut even the executive doesn't actually believe Trout will be moved. It's a "hot take" that is not likely to come true at all.Sure, the Angels could get a very strong return now that Trout is back to stardom, but the odds of a trade actually happening with such a great player are incredibly small.Trout isn't going to go anywhere barring one of the biggest surprises in recent baseball and professional sports history. Even if the Angels aren't playing great, and Trout is, the future Hall of Famer is likely to finish his career in Los Angeles.More MLB news:Three ways Pirates' Paul Skenes could lose NL Cy Young AwardReds' Elly De La Cruz makes baseball history not done in last 126 years5 reasons to believe in Jordan Walker's breakout for CardinalsPete Crow-Armstrong is still struggling to hit well for the CubsRoman Anthony mightve been overhyped for Red Sox

Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, Texas) Carson Hocevar has had the best week. Celebrating his first Cup victory, Hocevar enjoyed an epic celebration Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, a team party that night at sponsor Chilis and a full week of interviews and appearances. Then he went out Friday night five days later and won the truck race at Texas Motor Speedway. At no point has anyone at Spire Motorsports told him it was time to stop enjoying the win and focus on Texas. Hocevar even tried to duplicate his Talladega celebration Friday night by sitting on the window sill and using his long legs to hit the throttle and drive the truck. "Im not going to do the whole ordeal, ... but its so fresh that I feel like I would have disappointed people if I didn't at least do something remotely to that nature," Hocevar said in his post-race news conference. Hocevar continued to build on his first Cup win by capturing the pole Saturday for the Cup race Sunday at Texas. And the 23-year-old Hocevar said he will continue to replicate what he did at Talladega at least until he catches a beer thrown from the crowd. "I've been thinking about it, and I was like, Man, I'm going to have to do this every time, and I'm all in on doing it on Sundays," Hocevar said. "I'm all in until I catch whatever they throw at me, and then I'm done with it. "Because it's not finished, and I think that would just be super fun. ... Throw whatever you want, Ill be prepared for it. At least be creative about it. Dont line up and do a chant of 5-4-3-2-1 like its a ring toss." At eighth in the standings, Hocevar knows every point is pivotal as he tries to be as high in points as possible so he can have more points for when the top-16 drivers in the standings have their points reset for the Chase after the regular season. He mentioned that, despite all the fun hes had this week, he has worked on Texas and is prepared for the race. "They know me well enough [to know], I don't drink, so they dont worry about me being hungover walking into the track," Hocevar said. "So they were all good there. But they know that racing means the most to me, and I'm never going to throw away a race. "I'm tall enough and uncoordinated enough that my head can't get too big. Otherwise, I can't walk. Think I'm doing OK right now." By racing in trucks, he had the fun and freedom to make aggressive moves and not worry about points. "I think we are supposed to win this race for sure, but at the same time, I'm not going to cry myself to sleep if we don't," Hocevar said. "I might cry myself to sleep if we don't win Sunday and think worse of myself. "But these truck races, I just hope it's a really, really fun race and I get to enjoy it. And if I make 1,000 moves, I might make one wrong, but I'm just glad I've made 1,000 moves. ... There is no excuse. If youre a hero, you should take whatever they give you and win with it." Winning in a truck meant something to Hocevar in addition to the fun. "I look at myself a lot different," Hocevar explained. "I judge myself a lot differently, but at the same time, this means a lot to me, too, because I think the heroes that I grew up watching, they just win everything. ... Ultimately, I just enjoy every little bit of this."

Arsenal advanced six points clear at the top of the Premier League as Bukayo Saka and Viktor Gyokeres put Fulham to the sword in a 3-0 win, while West Ham's defeat at Brentford offered Tottenham a lifeline in the battle for survival.

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Penybont were formed in 2013 following the merger of Bridgend Town and Bryntirion Athletic [FAW]Chris Venables and Mael Davies scored as Penybont beat Haverfordwest County 2-0 in the Cymru Premier Play-off final to qualify for the Uefa Conference League.Venables, 40, scored only his third goal of the season to give Penybont an early lead at a rain-drenched DragonBet Stadium in Bridgend.Davies sealed victory in the second half with an excellent curling effort as Penybont reached Europe for the third time in four seasons.It was Penybont's first ever Play-Off final win having lost in 2024 while Haverfordwest had won the final on two previous occasions, including last year.Penybont manager Rhys Griffiths had described the game as "all or nothing" with a a six figure sum and a place in Europe at stake.Haverfordwest went close inside the opening three minutes when Greg Walters' header was tipped over the bar by keeper Luke Armstong.But despite Haverfordwest's bright start the home side took the lead after 10 minutes.Nathan Wood's cross wars headed down by Mael Davies and Venables pounced to put his team ahead, despite a suspicion of offside.Bont took a hold of the game as Venables headed over from Woods' cross, who also set up a golden opportunity for Owain Pritchard, but the midfielder struck the post.County came back into the game late on in the first half with Dan Hawkins' effort hitting the post before his free-kick was deflected by Bont defender Ash Baker onto the post.Early in the second half Corey Shephard fired over the crossbar for Haverfordwest, but with the rain continuing to fall the game became scrappy.But Penybont went further ahead on 63 minutes when captain Davies' curling effort found the top corner of the net.

Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich by fielding a second-string line-up and throwing away the lead twice in a 2-2 draw with Lorient in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (Ben STANSALL)Mikel Arteta warned Manchester City that Arsenal aren't finished yet after the Premier League leaders moved six points clear of their title rivals with a 3-0 win against Fulham on Saturday.Arteta's charges swept Fulham aside with three goals in the first half at the Emirates Stadium.Viktor Gyokeres opened the scoring and Bukayo Saka bagged the second before Gyokeres completed the demolition.The Gunners have opened up a significant gap on second-placed City as they chase a first English title in 22 years.City will play the first of their two games in hand on Arsenal when they visit Everton on Monday.After showing signs of choking during damaging defeats against City and Bournemouth in April, Arsenal have steadied their nerves in time to pile pressure on Pep Guardiola's men.City can draw level on points with Arsenal, who have a better goal difference at present, if they win their games in hand.Counting down Arsenal's remaining league matches, Arteta said: "Game two done. Another three to go. We won the most games in the history of this club in a whole season and it's not finished."It was a critical game because we knew the importance of the win and the goal difference in the Premier League."It was a great team performance. We started in the game as we wanted. Very lively. Really intense in the high press."We got the crowd going and when this stadium creates that kind of atmosphere, it can be difficult for the opposition."- 'Keep the dream alive' -Saka was key to Arsenal's improvement in his first start since returning from an Achilles injury that ruled him out for five games."We know what he is capable of. He comes back at the most important part of the season. His mind is fresh, he has the hunger," Arteta said."We are ramping up his minutes. We need to be careful because we need him on the pitch."After some anxious performances in recent weeks, this was Arsenal at their free-flowing best.Arteta believes the dynamic display underlined the confidence among his players that they can finally win the title after three successive runners-up finishes."It says to us and our dressing room that we keep the dream alive. What our guys have done in these circumstances, without so many injured players at different times, it is incredible," he said."This is going to carry the energy into the next game."Next up for Arsenal is their Champions League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid at the Emirates.The tie is delicately balanced at 1-1 as Arsenal look to reach the final of Europe's elite club competition for only the second time."We talk about hunger and we had that today. Understanding that you don't want to be distracted (by) a huge game here on Tuesday, we played with authority and desire," Arteta said."We have a lot of rhythm. We are used to playing every three days and we will play one of the biggest games in the history of this stadium."Before the date with Diego Simeone's side, Arteta will put his feet up and watch City's showdown with Everton."Yes because I love football and there is so much at stake," he said when asked if he would tune in.smg/nf