Bristol Motor Speedway has completed its transformation from racetrack to MLB stadium.

The venue will host a game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds, known as the MLB Speedway Classic, on Aug. 2.

It should be a historic night for the league — the first MLB game played in the state of Tennessee is expected to set the league’s single-game attendance record.

Jeremiah Yolkut, the league’s senior vice president of global events, paid a visit to the racetrack in 2022 to explore the possibility of hosting a game at the venue. Three years later, it is set to become a reality.

The transformation from NASCAR track to baseball stadium took approximately two months. Here are the field measurements for Saturday’s game.

MLB Speedway Classic field dimensions

The field will be constructed in the infield of Bristol Motor Speedway, primarily between Turns 3 and 4 of the speedway’s oval track.

The field will have dimensions of 330 feet down both foul lines. It will also be 400 feet to center field, 375 feet to right-center and 384 feet to left-center, according to MLB.com.

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Tom Brady knows football, for sure, but does he know football? You’ll find out just that in Prime Video‘s new docuseries Built in Birmingham: Brady & The Blues, which premieres on the Amazon streaming service today, August 1.

The gritty, five-part sports series chronicles the 2024/25 season of the Birmingham City Football Club—a professional soccer club based in Birmingham, England that “have been the pioneers in f*****g up games of football from 1875,” explains fans in the doc—shortly after its purchase by a wealthy American consortium led by NFL icon and multi-Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and billionaire Tom Wagner.

Telling “the authentic tale of a club accustomed to sporting heartbreak who are rebuilt to win,” per the streamer, the episodes will follow the team as it navigates its new ownership and multiple managerial changes all while trying to climb the English football pyramid and snag a spot in the EFL Sky Bet Championship.

“With unfiltered access to Brady, Wagner, the team and fans, this is a character-led series rooted in the city’s unique culture and driven by the stories of those who are deeply invested in bringing success to one of England’s toughest clubs,” reads the series’ official synopsis, per Amazon.

The docuseries was executive produced by Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders and a lifelong Blues fan, and was co-directed by Claudia Corbisiero and Gotham Chopra. Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues joins Prime Video’s growing line-up of sports-focused documentaries such as All or Nothing: Arsenal, Federer: Twelve Final Days, Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes and more, in case you want to pad out your watch list with even more athlete-focused features.

To tune into Built in Birmingham: Brady & The Blues this weekend and beyond, you’re going to need access to Amazon Prime Video. Monthly subscription to the streaming service is currently priced at $8.99 per month, or you can get Prime Video access with a general Amazon Prime membership for $14.99 per month or $139 per year.

Check out the official trailer for Built in Birmingham: Brady & The Blues before tuning into the new docuseries on Prime Video starting today.

When Michael Grady woke up on the morning of Aug. 1, 2024, he said to his three teammates, “We’re going to win the Olympics today.”

“I was speaking it into existence,” adds Grady, reflecting on that day.

A few hours later, Liam Corrigan, Justin Best, Nick Mead and Grady did just that. They led the final from start to finish and won the first Olympic gold medal for the U.S. men’s coxless four since the 1960 Games. It was also the first Olympic gold medal for any U.S. men’s boat in 20 years.

“I literally thought I was dreaming because that was the only point of reference that I had for this,” remembers Corrigan, who stroked the four and is now the head of finance for Fuse, a fusion energy company in San Leandro, California. “I had many dreams about rowing and in particular, the Olympic final. … For about a minute or two, I couldn’t really fathom that we had won. It was a pretty surreal feeling.”

Since Paris, the four rowers have all moved with their careers and their lives; two married in the last year, two are engaged. Grady coached the University of Washington men’s rowing team last year and put his gold medal in the UW boat house’s trophy case alongside John Sayre’s medal. Sayre, a UW graduate, won Olympic gold in the coxless four at the 1960 Games.

They have so many memories from the Olympic Games Paris 2024 — and the years that led up to it. Their win and how they accomplished it, they hope, will leave a legacy for the men in U.S. Rowing.

Race Memories

The U.S. men’s coxless four came to the 2,000-meter final with confidence. Best remembers commenting that “this boat is moving fast.” It was confidence gleaned from training together in the boat for the previous two years — and as teammates for years before that.

“I would joke that I talked to my teammates and my coach more than my parents and wife combined for four or five years,” says Mead, who just started a new job working for the global management consulting company McKinsey and lives in New York City with his wife and newly adopted dog.

The four knew what it was like to lose; they had finished runner-up to Great Britain in the men’s four at the 2023 World Rowing Championships. And they had all rowed at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Best, Corrigan, and Mead in the men’s eight, Grady in the four), coming home without any medals. It was a feeling that fueled their motivation. Over the next three years, they prepared for every eventuality.

Local students who went to China this spring for a “pickleball diplomacy” trip will be guests at the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.

Xie Feng, Ambassador of China to the U.S., will welcome the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students.

In April, about 30 student-athletes went to China for a 12-day, 3-city pickleball tour in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing.

Students made lifelong friends and became ambassadors for “pickleball diplomacy,” which mirrors the phrase “ping-pong diplomacy” that described the exchange of table tennis players between the U.S. and China in the 1970s.

“The people that I met are definitely my favorite part,” rising junior Haley Corkery told MCM earlier this month. “I still keep in contact with some of them today and I think that’s just something that will last forever.”

Earlier this month, the students premiered a documentary from their travels.

MCM attended the documentary premiere at the Washington, D.C. home of Chinese dignitaries who also hosted the students in Beijing. The documentary, filmed by MCPS-TV, is available on the MCPS YouTube Channel in both English and Chinese.

Watch MCM’s coverage from the premiere:

The students’ trip to China got the attention of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who responded to a letter of gratitude from MCPS Systemwide Athletics Director Dr. Jeffrey Sullivan.

The official teaser for the upcoming documentary Unbroken: The Unmukt Chand Story is finally out, reigniting interest in one of Indian cricket’s most intriguing “what could have been” narratives. Directed by Raghav Khanna, best known for his acclaimed Netflix special Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli, the documentary offers a rare, emotional deep-dive into the life of Unmukt Chand, who once stood on the brink of cricketing superstardom.
 
In 2012, Unmukt Chand led India to a sensational victory in the ICC U-19 World Cup, drawing comparisons to legends like Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. Touted as the next big thing in Indian cricket, his graceful batting and calm leadership had fans and selectors alike pegging him as a future international star. But soon after, the spotlight dimmed. Opportunities dried up. And Unmukt, once a household name, seemed to vanish from the scene.
 
Unbroken traces this fall from grace — not as a sob story, but as a powerful journey of transformation. The documentary follows Chand’s struggle with selection setbacks, mental health battles, and ultimately, his bold move to the USA, where he restarted his career far from the frenzied expectations of Indian cricket. It is a story of second chances — of grit, perseverance, and rebuilding a life driven by love for the game.
 
Produced by Riverland Entertainment and Tudip Entertainment, the film promises a raw, personal perspective that goes beyond the headlines, highlighting both the cruelty of fame and the quiet strength of resilience. With a September 2025 release lined up, Unbroken: The Unmukt Chand Story could become one of the most talked-about sports documentaries of the year.

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