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As a self-described baseball geek, writer-producer Dan Fogelman was eager to take on “Pitch,” Fox’s new drama about the first woman to become a major league player. But he had one big concern. “I said, ‘If we don’t get Major League Baseball to sign on as partners, I don’t think we can do the show,’” he said in a recent interview from his office on the Paramount lot in Hollywood. “I…

CONWAY, S.C. — Tyler Chadwick, the Coastal Carolina second baseman who helped the Chants win the College World Series title, is working at quarterback as the injury riddled Chants prepare for Furman this week. Coastal coach Joe Moglia announced Chadwick’s addition Wednesday. Hey @CoastalBaseball, this guy was pretty good for you, mind if we give him a run? pic.twitter.com/5LNXR1SB4X — CCU FOOTBALL (@CoastalFootball) September…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s OK, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

The stories are everywhere: baseball’s a dying game. American kids don’t play it anymore, and the hard-core fans like me are on Social Security. L.A.’s Mike Trout is the best player around, but he could walk down the street almost anywhere and not be recognized. And on and on. Well, I remember folks in the early 1960s saying that baseball was a goner, and the game’s done pretty well since…

In some potentially game-changing news for the way we understand professional football, the National Football League began the 2016 preseason by placing tracking sensors in its footballs for the first time. The chips are also in balls used in Thursday night games. Over the past decade, we’ve seen an explosion in data analytics in sports, particularly on the professional level. Technological advances in cameras and sensors have allowed teams, media…

USA TODAY Sports’ Lorenzo Reyes looks at the three biggest story lines heading into the third week of the season. USA TODAY Sports

USA TODAY Sports’ George Schroeder breaks down the five college football matchups to watch this week.

When Skip Bayless was a newspaper columnist, his colleagues laughed at the idea of sports journalism on TV, the “talking heads in funny suits.” Now with more than a decade of TV sports under his belt — including 12 years at ESPN and a new show on Fox Sports 1, “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed” — Bayless knows it’s no laughing matter. He explained his hyper-prepared process for arguing…

Drivers who are competing in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup tell us what it means to be a champion.

Each week SB Nation’s NASCAR reporter Jordan Bianchi answers your questions about the latest news and happenings within the sport. If you have a mailbag question email jordanmbianchi@gmail.com. Two straight weeks Martin Truex Jr.’s car has failed inspection. How many more weeks are needed before everyone realizes he’s only running this good and winning because his cars are obviously cheated up? –Matt A common perception is that…

Game Details Developer: PES ProductionsPublisher: KonamiPlatform: PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 (PS4 reviewed)Rating: E for EveryoneRelease Date: September 18, 2015 (UK), September 17 (Europe), September 15 (US)Price: £36 / £56Links: Amazon (UK) | Amazon (US) | Official website reader comments 9 There are many ways to interpret the beautiful game. Some teams prefer to keep the ball on the turf. Others prefer to launch it into the air. Defending deep in…

RENTON, Wash. (AP) NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTS Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said Wednesday the public isn’t listening to the message NFL players are trying to send with their actions during the national anthem. While some fans are obsessing about whether players take a knee, raise a fist or lock arms during the national anthem before games, Sherman said they should be talking about the reasons why players are protesting. Sherman…

When Skip Bayless was a newspaper columnist, his colleagues laughed at the idea of sports journalism on TV, the “talking heads in funny suits.” Now with more than a decade of TV sports under his belt — including 12 years at ESPN and a new show on Fox Sports 1, “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed” — Bayless knows it’s no laughing matter. He explained his hyper-prepared process for arguing…

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You’ve learned the rules of the game, and you’ve met the players, but now meet the man who brought Pitch to life on the small screen. Paris Barclay, whose credits include shows on opposite ends of the spectrum — Sons of Anarchy and Glee — was tasked with directing the pilot for Fox’s new baseball drama, which follows a young female pitcher (Kylie Bunbury) who defies the odds when she…

As September draws to a close with multiple teams still locked in tight playoff races, baseball fans across the country have ample reason to pore over every last detail of their managers’ decisions. And when it comes to bullpen management, they have a great deal to scrutinize. Mistakes in this arena — which, by definition, almost always occur late in games — usually come in the form of either saving…