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Baseball exec. who hacked rival team sentenced – The Hill

Monday, July 18, 2016

By Joe Uchill – 07/18/16 04:56 PM EDT The former St. Louis Cardinals employee who illegally accessed Houston Astros computers was sentenced to prison.  Christopher Correa, a 36-year-old former director of baseball development for the Cardinals Major League Baseball team, was sentenced to 46 months in prison.  Correa pleaded guilty Jan. 8 to five counts of unauthorized access to a computer.   Correa first accessed email and internal research of…

Roger Clemens is returning to play baseball on the most random roster we’ve ever seen – For The Win

Monday, July 18, 2016

Former big-league pitcher Roger Clemens is still going to give this whole “playing baseball” thing a go at the age of 53. And he’s going to be joined by the most random assortment of former MLB players that we could ever think of. It was announced Sunday that an “MLB Star” team of sorts will compete in the summer’s National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. The NBC World…

Sports|Russia May Face Olympics Ban as Doping Scheme Is Confirmed – New York Times

Monday, July 18, 2016

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Roger Clemens is returning to play baseball on the most random roster we’ve ever seen – For The Win

Monday, July 18, 2016

Former big-league pitcher Roger Clemens is still going to give this whole “playing baseball” thing a go at the age of 53. And he’s going to be joined by the most random assortment of former MLB players that we could ever think of. It was announced Sunday that an “MLB Star” team of sorts will compete in the summer’s National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. The NBC World…

Russia state-sponsored doping across majority of Olympic sports, claims report – BBC News

Monday, July 18, 2016

The report looks into claims dozens of Russian athletes were doped in the build-up to Sochi 2014 Russia operated a state-sponsored doping programme for four years across the “vast majority” of summer and winter Olympic sports, claims a new report. It was “planned and operated” from late 2011 – including the build-up to London 2012 – and continued through the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics until August 2015. An investigation commissioned…

NBC Sports Acquires App Player Sport Ngin, Diving Into Youth and Amateur Sports Market – Variety

Monday, July 18, 2016

NBC Sports Group has acquired Sport Ngin, which claims to have more than 5 million active users of its app for youth and amateur sports leagues to stay connected on the latest schedules, scores and activities. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. With the acquisition, NBC Sports is rebranding the startup as SportsEngine. Sport Ngin, based in Minneapolis, had raised about $39 million from investors including Causeway Media Partners, El…

Will Eagles’ Doug Pederson use Chip Kelly’s sports science? – NJ.com

Monday, July 18, 2016

When the Eagles largely cleaned house of Chip Kelly’s coaching staff this winter, only five assistants from last season remained. Intriguingly enough, one was Director of Sports Science and Reconditioning Shaun Huls.  Huls was hired by Kelly when he became the Eagles’ head coach in 2013 and helped implement key elements of sports science such as practice schedules, on-field GPS systems worn by the players during practice, protein infused smoothies after practice,…

Report Confirms State-Sponsored Doping by Russia at Olympics – New York Times

Monday, July 18, 2016

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Roger Clemens is returning to play baseball on the most random roster we’ve ever seen – For The Win

Monday, July 18, 2016

Former big-league pitcher Roger Clemens is still going to give this whole “playing baseball” thing a go at the age of 53. And he’s going to be joined by the most random assortment of former MLB players that we could ever think of. It was announced Sunday that an “MLB Star” team of sorts will compete in the summer’s National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. The NBC World…

Roger Clemens is returning to play baseball on the most random roster we’ve ever seen – For The Win

Monday, July 18, 2016

Former big-league pitcher Roger Clemens is still going to give this whole “playing baseball” thing a go at the age of 53. And he’s going to be joined by the most random assortment of former MLB players that we could ever think of. It was announced Sunday that an “MLB Star” team of sorts will compete in the summer’s National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. The NBC World…

WATCH: Junior Lake somehow managed to hit a baseball twice on one swing – CBSSports.com

Monday, July 18, 2016

The Blue Jays beat the A’s, 5-3, on Sunday thanks in part to a two-RBI Josh Donaldson double in the ninth inning. One of the runners he drove home was Junior Lake, who singled on a pitch that hit his bat in two different places. We’ve seen this type of thing before, but it’s a rarity and is pretty fun to see in slow motion. Check it out: One might…

Bowman finds confidence behind wheel of the No. 88 – Nascar

Monday, July 18, 2016

RELATED: Bowman grateful for opportunity LOUDON, N.H. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. summed it up best on Twitter following the New Hampshire 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday.   Don’t be fooled by Alex Bowman ‘s 26th-place finish at the “Magic Mile” — the young driver made an impression on the race track while filling the seat of NASCAR’s most popular driver before a…

NASCAR New Hampshire 2016 results: Matt Kenseth wins, but car fails post-race inspection – SB Nation

Monday, July 18, 2016

Matt Kenseth’s car was fast on the track and deemed illegal off it, as NASCAR determined Kenseth’s No. 20 car did not meet specifications after he won Sunday’s NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Kenseth’s car failed the postrace laser inspection system station, which measures various parts pertaining to the chassis including alignment, tire chamber and axle housing. Officials will bring the car back to NASCAR’s research and…

Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman’s mother is killed in cycling accident – The Guardian

Monday, July 18, 2016

The mother of the cyclist Chris Boardman has been killed in a cycling accident, her son has announced. Carol Boardman, herself a former racing cyclist, died from injuries sustained in collision with a pick-up truck while out riding her bike in north Wales, the former Olympic cycling champion said. “She leaves behind Keith, her partner for more than half a century, Lisa and I, and a large, loving family,” Boardman…

Saudi Arabia Will Send Four Women to the Olympics – New York Times

Monday, July 18, 2016

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Roger Clemens is returning to play baseball on the most random roster we’ve ever seen – For The Win

Monday, July 18, 2016

Former big-league pitcher Roger Clemens is still going to give this whole “playing baseball” thing a go at the age of 53. And he’s going to be joined by the most random assortment of former MLB players that we could ever think of. It was announced Sunday that an “MLB Star” team of sorts will compete in the summer’s National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. The NBC World…

Local sports: Hadley and Nothampton reach Cal Ripken baseball 9U state semifinals – GazetteNET

Monday, July 18, 2016

Northampton went 4-0 in pool play at the Cal Ripken nine-and-under state tournament over the weekend in Hadley, qualifying for the semifinals as the top seed. On Saturday, Northampton beat Frontier 7-2 and Milford 12-6. Luke McGrath went 4 for 4 with a triple in an 18-0 win over Hudson on Sunday. Jordan Peters had a triple and a single in a 12-2 win over Northbridge, while Jack Sherman hit…

Baseball brings some normalcy back to Watkins – St. Cloud Times

Monday, July 18, 2016

Wreckage from the tornado in Watkins last week, on Sunday, afternoon, July 17 in downtown Watkins. (Photo: Jessie Wade, jwade@stcloudtimes.com) WATKINS — Almost one week after a tornado swept through multiple cities in Central Minnesota, leaving heavy damage specifically in Watkins, communities have continued to work with one another to put the pieces back together. One way the residents of Watkins are enjoying the little things? Baseball. “Those who come to…

A young Pirates fan experienced the emotional highs and lows of baseball firsthand on Sunday – MLB.com

Monday, July 18, 2016

Baseball is a funny thing.  Investing time, energy and focus on a given team or game can bring out the innermost emotions of fans. The seemingly arbitrary on-field events can hold especially powerful emotional weight for the supremely invested, something to which most young fans can attest.  One young Pirates fan definitely can, and was caught on-camera riding the emotional rollercoaster in Sunday’s tense affair with the Nats at Nationals…