Watch Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers on Apple TV+ for free

The pair of NL Central rivals will kick off their weekend series on Friday, August 9, when the Milwaukee Brewers host the Cincinnati Reds at American Family Field in Milwaukee.

The game is set to begin at 8:10 p.m. ET and will be broadcast exclusively on Apple TV+. Fans looking to watch the MLB game can do so by purchasing an Apple TV+ subscription. Apple TV+ offers a 7-day free trial for new users, then costs $9.99 per month.

The game is not available on your local cable provider or MLB.TV. Instead, the Reds vs. Brewers game will air exclusively on Apple TV+ as part of the Friday Night Baseball doubleheader.

Unlike last season, a subscription is required to watch the matches on Apple TV+ this year.

How to watch Reds vs. BrewersHere is the direct link you need to watch the match

Friday’s match will only be available to watch via the Apple TV+ app, which can be watched on phones, streaming devices, smart TVs and computers.

Apple TV+ entered the world of sports streaming last season with a major broadcast deal with Major League Baseball that includes a weekly Friday Night Baseball broadcast exclusively on the app platform. The deal was promoted as a step forward for MLB to try to reach a younger audience.

Fans can find more information on how to watch MLB games on Apple TV+ here.

Who:Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers

When:Friday, August 9th at 8:10pm EST

Where:American Family Field in Milwaukee

Stream: Stream with an Apple TV+ subscription. Apple TV+ offers a 7-day free trial for new users, then costs $9.99 per month.

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BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Bristol Motor Speedway is preparing for Major League Baseball next season.

A person familiar with the schedule told The Associated Press that the NASCAR track will long host a game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds next season on Aug. 2, 2025. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the game has not yet been publicly announced.

Representatives of the track and its owner, Speedway Motorsports, have scheduled a news conference for Friday to discuss the 2025 race schedule at Bristol.

The track has been one of NASCAR’s most exciting racing venues since it opened more than 60 years ago and has hosted other sports in addition to racing ever since.

Bristol hosted an NFL exhibition game in 1961 between Philadelphia and Washington. The track hosted two college football games on consecutive weeks in 2016: Tennessee-Virginia Tech and East Tennessee-Western Carolina.

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AP baseball writer Ron Blum contributed to this article.

Former college baseball player sues, NCAA says conferences set fixed salaries with scholarship limits

By Associated Press

A former college baseball player is suing the NCAA and the Power Conferences, accusing the leagues of setting salaries through scholarship limits.

This week, former TCU baseball player Riley Cornelio filed a federal antitrust lawsuit in Colorado seeking class action status for college baseball and hockey players.

“Defendant and its members operate as a cartel, and limiting scholarships to artificially low levels in these sports results in wage fixing among horizontal competitors in the marketplace for services,” the complaint says. “The anticompetitive effects are as obvious as with any other wage fixing, and it is an unlawful restraint under Section 1 of the Sherman Act.”

The NCAA, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference have reached an agreement to settle three antitrust lawsuits challenging the college’s pay rules, seeking $2.78 billion in compensation for former and current college athletes.

The settlement, which still needs to be approved by a judge, also includes a plan to allow schools to implement a revenue-sharing system with athletes and increase the number of scholarships schools can — but are not required to — award in most Division I sports. The scholarship limits would be replaced by roster limits.

“Even if this rule is ultimately repealed, there will still be damages to be done to athletes who have suffered losses,” the lawsuit reads.

Baseball’s scholarship limit was 11.7 per team. Most teams split those scholarships, leaving players with partial scholarships. Under the new proposed system, baseball rosters would be limited to 34 players, and schools could choose to fund all of them with full scholarships.

The NCAA and the conferences hope the settlement will help put an end to the relentless legal battles that have eroded the foundations of college sports over the past decade.

However, the company is still ready for challenges.

Cornelio’s lawsuit was filed by the same lawyers who are handling an antitrust case against the NCAA that has similarities to those in the settlement. In that case, former Colorado football player Alex Fontenot filed his lawsuit last November, alleging that NCAA rules illegally prevented college athletes from earning their fair share of the millions of dollars in revenue that schools generate.

Attorneys for the House plaintiffs had asked that the Fontenot case be joined to another lawsuit that is part of the settlement, but a Colorado judge denied the request.

This article was co-authored by Associated Press.