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It’s time to end the Tim Tebow baseball experiment – FOXSports.com
How much longer can we pretend this is ok? How long can we keep ignoring that this is an embarrassment? You might have heard that Tim Tebow hit a single Tuesday afternoon in Arizona, where he’s playing in the prestigious Arizona Fall League. It was his first hit of the campaign — a “line drive” single to left field, breaking a 0-for-14 stretch to start his professional baseball career. Four…
Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League – New York Times
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join broadcasts for Talladega, Martinsville – Nascar
RELATED: Talladega schedule | Junior injury timeline Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join NBC’s broadcast team for parts of the network’s coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway, NBC announced Wednesday on “NASCAR America.” Junior, who has not raced since July as he recovers from a concussion, will reunite with his former crew chief Steve Letarte and work alongside race announcer Rick…
The Five Months in Mexico That Shaped Pep Guardiola’s Philosophy – New York Times
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It’s time to end the Tim Tebow baseball experiment – FOXSports.com
How much longer can we pretend this is ok? How long can we keep ignoring that this is an embarrassment? You might have heard that Tim Tebow hit a single Tuesday afternoon in Arizona, where he’s playing in the prestigious Arizona Fall League. It was his first hit of the campaign — a “line drive” single to left field, breaking a 0-for-14 stretch to start his professional baseball career. Four…
Maddon and His Team Have Their Patience Rewarded – New York Times
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Russia Sports Minister Promoted to Deputy Prime Minister – New York Times
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Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League – New York Times
Photo The Buffalo Beauts’ Harrison Browne, who played last season as Hailey Browne, scored in his team’s season opener in the National Women’s Hockey League. Credit Brendan Bannon for The New York Times BUFFALO — He changed his voice mail recording and created a new email address. He updated his LinkedIn profile, too, to reflect his new name. With those details settled, and the National Women’s Hockey League season about…
In defense of Tim Tebow’s baseball career – FOXSports.com
Tim Tebow recorded his first hit in the Arizona Fall League Tuesday for the Scottsdale Scorpions, snapping an 0-for-13 drought against some of the top MLB pitching prospects. The feat was mildly celebrated by Tebow’s fans, and harshly mocked by just as many. Tim Tebow is one of the most complex figures in American sports, and the reaction to his attempt to play professional baseball has been nothing short of…
Beer brightens glory of old-time baseball – Albany Times Union
I’ve written about all sorts of topics through the years, but the two that prompted the most reader return input by far were beer and baseball. Readers showed next to no interest in political, crime or governmental items that should have been of interest. About two years ago, I did an update concerning a fire at the old Schaefer brewery in Albany. In came many comments about how lousy the…
Baseball: Indians blank Blue Jays to reach World Series – Reuters
(The Sports Xchange) – Carlos Santana and Coco Crisp homered, rookie Ryan Merritt allowed two hits in 4 1/3 innings and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon to win the American League Championship Series in five games. The Indians will play with the Los Angeles Dodgers or the Chicago Cubs in the World Series, which opens Tuesday in Cleveland. Merritt was making his postseason…
Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League – New York Times
Photo The Buffalo Beauts’ Harrison Browne, who played last season as Hailey Browne, scored in his team’s season opener in the National Women’s Hockey League. Credit Brendan Bannon for The New York Times BUFFALO — He changed his voice mail recording and created a new email address. He updated his LinkedIn profile, too, to reflect his new name. With those details settled, and the National Women’s Hockey League season about…
NASCAR Mexico Series set to make return with new title sponsor in 2017 – FOXSports.com
The NASCAR Mexico Series has a new title sponsor thanks to a multi-year deal with Old World Industries and its Peak brand. Following an exhibition race in Mexico City Dec. 3-4, the newly remained NASCAR Peak Mexico Series will resume racing in 2017 after a one-year hiatus. NASCAR officials said a schedule for the series will be released at a later date. From 2004 to 2015, the series ran 14…
The Mighty Cubs Are Missing Something Crucial: Runs – New York Times
Photo Javier Baez struck out for the Cubs in the ninth inning against the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. Credit Harry How/Getty Images LOS ANGELES — At a moment like this, as they face real adversity for the first time in their charmed season, the Chicago Cubs could reach for a trusty slogan from Joe Maddon, their wise and irreverent manager. They must not let…
It’s time to end the Tim Tebow baseball experiment – FOXSports.com
How much longer can we pretend this is ok? How long can we keep ignoring that this is an embarrassment? You might have heard that Tim Tebow hit a single Tuesday afternoon in Arizona, where he’s playing in the prestigious Arizona Fall League. It was his first hit of the campaign — a “line drive” single to left field, breaking a 0-for-14 stretch to start his professional baseball career. Four…
Central baseball program scores $15000 riding mower from Ariens after old one is stolen – Omaha World-Herald
A program that helps baseball players scored a $15,000 riding mower Wednesday about a month after thieves stole the one stored at the ballfields. A new Gravely Pro-Turn 400 was delivered to the Central Omaha Legion Baseball Association complex at Boyd Park, 4201 N. 16th St. It was donated by the Ariens Company manufacturing plant in Auburn, Nebraska. “We saw in The World-Herald what happened, and…
Police fatally shot a 66-year-old black woman wielding a baseball bat – Business Insider
NYPD Assistant Chief Larry Nikunen briefs reporters on the fatal shooting of 66-year-old Deborah Danner. NBC New York A New York City police officer fatally shot a 66-year-old black woman who was wielding a baseball bat, police officials said Tuesday. The officer, who was white, was also armed with a Taser but did not deploy it, police said. The shooting occurred at the woman’s apartment in the Bronx on Tuesday evening…
Where do losing baseball teams’ postseason T-shirts end up? – Chicago Tribune
After the final at-bat of the 2016 World Series, as T-shirts commemorating the winning team hit retailers’ shelves almost as soon as they’re on players’ backs, versions celebrating the losers start a journey to the shredder. It didn’t always work that way. In past years, retailers donated preprinted Major League Baseball championship merchandise for losing teams overseas. Each new round of the postseason comes with new commemorative merchandise retailers can…
Trade Sports Cards? He Paints Them – New York Times
It is not often that David Hockney and Dwayne Schintzius come up in the same conversation. The art of Jonas Wood, however, is one of the rare places that the British pop-art pioneer and the late N.B.A. journeyman can coexist. On the one hand, Wood’s brand of off-kilter realism is often compared to Hockney’s work, and Wood cites Hockney as one of his major influences. On the other hand, Wood’s…
Robot Death Matches: A New Sport for the 21st Century – Wall Street Journal
IN A WAREHOUSE OUTSIDE Oakland, Calif., a massive chain saw is chewing through a washing machine, tearing and crumpling the white metal frame like paper, rattling the skid-steer loader to which it’s attached. For the next demonstration, we are advised to take cover. “I have high hopes for this one,” Matt Oehrlein, the 30-year-old co-founder of MegaBots, says with a grin. We crouch behind bulletproof plexiglass as a burly…
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