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Here are seven things to watch leading up to the trade deadline at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday on what will be a drama-filled day that could feature several major trades.

1. Will an ace get moved?

The Tigers have listened to inquiring teams on their American League Cy Young Award candidate, Tarik Skubal. The White Sox continue to talk with teams about their ace, Garrett Crochet. The Giants have done their due diligence on two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell. So far, none of them have been traded. It appears unlikely that any team will pay the prospect price it will take to land Skubal (but the Tigers still stand to get a strong return if they move Jack Flaherty). Crochet and his agency, CAA, diminished his trade value by saying he wouldn’t pitch in October unless he received a contract extension first, but there are still teams that would trade for him anyway. The Snell situation also will be interesting to watch. After trading Jorge Soler back to the Braves late Monday night, the Giants have a much higher chance of swapping Snell than they did yesterday.

Just remember, it takes only one owner, team president or GM to wake up on the right side of the bed this morning and decide they want to pay the exorbitant price for an ace who could make the biggest difference of any player traded at this year’s trade deadline.

2. Where will the best-available closers land?

The Marlins have been shopping their closer, Tanner Scott, for more than a month now and there are only a few hours left until they have to decide where to trade him. Three AL East teams have been in the lead to acquire Scott, with the Orioles, Yankees and Red Sox all in play and the Royals of the AL Central a dark-horse candidate, according to major-league sources. But will another team jump in at the last minute with an offer the Marlins can’t refuse? And, once Scott is traded, how long will it take for one of the teams that missed out to pivot and try to land Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan? It’s closing time.

3. Will the Twins do anything significant?

The Twins have been very quiet this trade deadline. They haven’t made a trade in the past two weeks. They are looking to add starting pitching depth but their situation is complicated: Most of their discussions have involved buyer-to-buyer type trade proposals as they can’t significantly add payroll and might have to take payroll off their roster to add it back in a trade. They need to find a solution though, because adding a veteran starter would give them a much better shot at making the playoffs.

4. Which AL East contender will get the most bullpen depth?

The Red Sox, Orioles and Yankees are trying to improve their respective bullpens from a leverage and depth perspective. They’ve all been in on Tanner Scott and Kyle Finnegan, but that’s just at the high end of the market. They’ve also been trying to land relievers such as Mark Leiter Jr. of the Cubs, Luis Garcia of the Angels, Dylan Floro of the Nationals, Chad Green of the Blue Jays and both Lucas Erceg and Austin Adams of the A’s.

5. Are the Rays and White Sox done selling?

The Rays have dealt Isaac Paredes, Randy Arozarena, Jason Adam, Zach Eflin, Aaron Civale and Phil Maton. Yet they still could move second baseman Brandon Lowe, first baseman Yandy Díaz and closer Pete Fairbanks, among others. The Rays have been one of the stories of the trade deadline, but are they done? Meanwhile, the White Sox have traded Erick Fedde, Michael Kopech and Tommy Pham. Will they now trade Garrett Crochet or Luis Robert Jr.? Or will they end up moving more peripheral players like shortstop Paul DeJong or one of their right-handed power hitters such as Andrew Vaughn or Eloy Jiménez? They’ve lost 15 straight games — it’s time to win some trades.

6. Will the Giants keep selling?

The Giants’ trade of Soler and Luke Jackson to the Braves reduced their future financial exposure, but also indicated they might continue to sell and retool for 2025 and beyond. (A mix of buying and selling is also possible for San Francisco, which enters Tuesday four games out of playoff position in the standings.) They hold arguably the best trade chip: No pitcher or player could get a better return at the deadline than Snell. The Yankees, Red Sox and Orioles, along with other teams, would be interested in acquiring Snell and likely willing to pay a painful prospect price, especially given how he’s pitched over his past four starts (0.75 ERA over four outings in July). Will he stay or go? And what other moves will the Giants make?

7. Desperation Meter: Which teams are the most desperate to make a move?

The Yankees and Orioles are preparing for an epic race in the AL East and both are desperate to add more before the deadline. The Mariners and Astros have made significant acquisitions to upgrade their rosters, so will the rival Rangers feel pressure to make a big move too? Will the Mets land a starter? Will the Red Sox and Royals get the right-handed bat they’ve been looking for? The Desperation Meter may determine who makes a move and who doesn’t before the clock strikes 6 p.m.

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Wednesday’s live TV broadcasts unless noted (subject to change). All events stream live on Peacock or NBCOlympics.com with a streaming or cable login. Paris 1 Extra and Paris 2 Extra are temporary channels available on most cable and satellite packages.

All times Pacific.

MULTIPLE SPORTS
1 a.m.-7 a.m. — Basketball, handball, field hockey, table tennis and more | Paris Extra 1
1 a.m.-9:20 a.m. — Judo, boxing, shooting and more | Paris Extra 2
6:50 a.m.-8 a.m. — Fencing and archery | USA
7 a.m.-2 p.m. — Soccer, handball, water polo and more | Paris Extra 1
8:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m. — Basketball and 3×3 basketball | E!
9:20 a.m.-2 p.m. — Archery, fencing, boxing, badminton and more | Paris Extra 2
8 p.m.-11 p.m. — “Primetime in Paris”: Swimming, men’s gymnastics, diving and more | NBC

3X3 BASKETBALL
Pool play
3:30 a.m. — Men’s pool play (delay) | USA
Noon — Women’s pool play | E!
12:30 p.m. — Women: United States vs. Azerbaijan | E!
1:30 p.m. — Men: United States vs. Poland | NBC

ARCHERY
5 a.m. — Men’s and women’s individual eliminations | USA
5:45 a.m. — Men’s and women’s Round of 32 | E!

BADMINTON
Group play
1:15 a.m. — Men’s and women’s singles and doubles | USA

BASKETBALL
Men’s group play
11:45 a.m. — United States vs. South Sudan | USA

BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Pool play
1 a.m. — Women: Huberli/Brunner (Switzerland) vs. Ludwig/Lippmann (Germany) | E!
6 a.m. — Women: Hughes/Cheng (United States) vs. Vieira/Chamereau (France) | NBC
1:45 p.m. — Women: Melissa/Brandie (Canada) vs. Esmee/Zoe (Switzerland) (delay) | USA

CANOE SLALOM
10:45 a.m. — Women’s single final (delay) | USA

CYCLING BMX
4:10 a.m. — Women’s freestyle park final | USA
5:45 a.m. — Men’s freestyle park final | USA

DIVING
2 a.m. — Women’s synchronized 10-meter platform final | E!

EQUESTRIAN
7 a.m. — Dressage individual grand prix, Day 2 (delay) | E!

FENCING
6:50 a.m. — Men’s sabre team classifications, eliminations| USA
1:30 p.m. — Men’s team sabre team bronze/gold finals (delay) | E!

FIELD HOCKEY
Women’s pool play
4:15 a.m. — Australia vs. United States | E!

GYMNASTICS
8:30 a.m. — Men’s all-around final | NBC
8 p.m. — “Primetime in Paris”: Men’s all-around final (replay) | NBC

HANDBALL
Men’s group play
3 p.m. — France vs. Egypt (delay) | USA

ROWING
2:50 a.m. — Men’s and women’s double sculls semifinals; men’s and women’s quad sculls finals | E!

SOCCER
Women’s group play
10 a.m. — Australia vs. United States | E!, Universo
Noon — Colombia vs. Canada | Universo

SWIMMING
2 a.m. — Qualifying heats | USA
11:15 a.m. — Women’s 100-meter freestyle final; men’s 200 butterfly final; women’s 200 butterfly semifinals; women’s 1,500 freestyle final; men’s 200 backstroke semifinals; women’s 200 breaststroke semifinals; men’s 200 breaststroke final; men’s 100-meter freestyle final
8 p.m. — “Primetime in Paris”: Swimming finals and semifinals (replay) | NBC

TABLE TENNIS
3:45 a.m. — Men’s and women’s singles, Round of 32 | E!

TRIATHLON
11 p.m. (Tue.) — Women’s individual final | USA
7:45 a.m. — Women’s individual final (replay) | NBC

VOLLEYBALL
Pool play
4 a.m. — Men: Japan vs. Argentina | Universo
8 a.m. — Women: United States vs. Serbia | USA
2 p.m. — Women: United States vs. Serbia (replay) | NBC
5 p.m. — Men: Poland vs. Brazil (delay) | USA

WATER POLO
Women’s group play
10 a.m. — Italy vs. United States | USA

Canada is appealing the six-point deduction levied by FIFA against the Olympic women’s soccer team that stemmed from a staffer flying a drone over New Zealand’s training sessions before the start of the Paris Games.

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer filed the appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday, arguing it “unfairly punishes the athletes for actions they had no part in and goes far beyond restoring fairness to the match against New Zealand.” A hearing will likely take place Tuesday, with the final decision expected midday Wednesday, CAS said in a news release. Canada plays Colombia on Wednesday at 9 p.m. in Nice (3 p.m. ET) in its final group stage game.

Canada defeated New Zealand and France in its first two games, but currently sits third in Group A with zero points because of the deduction. Canada could still advance out of the group stage with a win over Colombia, but a restoration of the six points would put the Canadians atop Group A entering the final game.

In addition to deducting six points from the team’s Olympic group stage total (the equivalent of two wins), FIFA suspended Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman and two other staffers for one year and issued a fine Saturday. Canada did not appeal the suspensions.

The drone spying first came to light on July 22, when New Zealand team staff members noticed a drone flying above their practice in Saint-Étienne, France, and notified police. Law enforcement tracked the drone back to its operator, Joseph Lombardi, an analyst with the Canadian women’s team, the COC said.

The Canadian Olympic Committee said Wednesday that a separate drone incident at New Zealand training — on July 19 — had come to light.

FIFA’s decision concerned Canada Soccer’s actions at the Olympics only. The international governing body found that Canada Soccer was “responsible for failing to respect the applicable FIFA regulations in connection with its failure to ensure the compliance of its participating officials of the OFT with the prohibition on flying drones over any training sites.” Priestman, Lombardi and assistant coach Jasmine Mander were all found “responsible for offensive behavior and violation of the principles of fair play.”

Before Priestman’s suspension from FIFA, she was suspended through the Olympics and until the conclusion of a wide-ranging investigation from Canada Soccer that will extend across both the men’s and women’s programs. She pledged to fully cooperate with that investigation in a statement Sunday, when she apologized to Canada’s players.

Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue said that based on what he had learned so far, he was concerned there was “a potential long-term, deeply embedded systemic culture” of surveillance of other teams.

Blue said he was aware of an attempt to use a drone at Copa America, though he clarified that current men’s coach Jesse Marsch was unaware of its use until after the fact.

On Sunday, Canada sports minister Carla Qualtrough said the government is “withholding funding relating to the suspended Canada Soccer officials for the duration of their FIFA suspension.”

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