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Yes, Tim Tebow is well aware of Michael Jordan’s attempt at baseball. Tebow grew up a huge Chicago Bulls and Jordan fan. He remembers the stories and documentaries about the world’s greatest basketball player trying to do arguably the most difficult thing in sports: consistently hit a baseball. “It’s something that he had the heart for and he went after it, so yeah, I admire people who go after something…

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Earlier this week, Adam Jones, an All-Star centerfielder for the Baltimore Orioles, was asked why neither he nor any African-American baseball player has followed the lead of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and knelt or sat during the national anthem to protest police brutality against minorities. “Baseball is a white man’s sport,” said Jones. The following day, Howard Bryant, an ESPN columnist who is also African-American, wrote an essay in which…

On Thursday, Fox will debut a TV show called “Pitch,” a fictional account of a young pitcher who becomes the first woman to play in the major leagues. But from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Marlins Park in Miami will be the location for the real thing — young female athletes competing for a chance to play baseball against boys. Girls Travel Baseball is run in Sunrise by CEO…

The ACC’s decision means eight championships will be relocated from the state, including December’s title football game. The move also adds pressure on other sports and businesses to follow suit. “The ACC Council of Presidents made it clear that the core values of this league are of the utmost importance, and the opposition to any form of discrimination is paramount,” ACC Commissioner John Swofford said in a statement. “Today’s decision…

Yes, Tim Tebow is well aware of Michael Jordan’s attempt at baseball. Tebow grew up a huge Chicago Bulls and Jordan fan. He remembers the stories and documentaries about the world’s greatest basketball player trying to do arguably the most difficult thing in sports: consistently hit a baseball. “It’s something that he had the heart for and he went after it, so yeah, I admire people who go after something…

It’s more than a little daunting that, while 55 million Latinos make up 17 percent of the current U.S. population, their number across most major American sports remains staggeringly low. Major League Baseball is, of course, an exception, where according to the Institute of Diversity and Ethics in Sport, Latino players represented upwards of 28.5 percent of the league on Opening Day 2016. But as Latinos continue to grow in…

September baseball: You can’t defend it intellectually. Competing with as many as 40 players on each team, after playing with 25-man rosters for the first five months? Ludicrous. Commissioner Rob Manfred knows it. I’d be very surprised if Manfred didn’t address it significantly in the new collective bargaining agreement that is being negotiated right now and, assuming the owners and players come to terms, will begin in the 2017 season….

Ben Dickson is a software engineer and freelance writer. He writes regularly on business, technology and politics. How to join the network After a failed stint in the 1990s, virtual reality made its reappearance last year with headsets such as Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard and Oculus Rift. But this time, it’s here to stay and, in less than a year, it’s already drawn attention and investment from venture capitalists…

For the first time, fans of Thursday Night Football can turn to Twitter to livestream the game wherever they are. The NFL–Twitter deal marks one of many high-profile sports league content distribution contracts with social media networks, a new strategy to reach younger, digital-minded viewers. “As your audience diversifies, as their viewing habits diversify, your distribution models have to follow,” said Elizabeth Lindsey, Wasserman Media Group’s managing partner of brands…

COLLEGE SPORTS CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) The Atlantic Coast Conference has followed the NCAA’s lead and is removing all its athletic championships from North Carolina over a state law limiting protections for LGBT people. The ACC Council of Presidents voted to relocate the league’s championships until North Carolina repeals the law. The decision includes 10 neutral-site championships this academic year, which means relocating the ACC football title game that was scheduled…

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) Police said a husband and wife were found dead inside a home in Southern California and a neighbor said they were the father and stepmother of former NASCAR racer Robby Gordon. Officers discovered the bodies inside a gated house in an upscale neighborhood in Orange after receiving a 911 call Wednesday afternoon, police Lt. Fred Lopez said. A rifle was found at the scene, and police do…

TORONTO — Jonathan Toews likes just about everything about the World Cup of Hockey. He loves representing Canada in his traditional No. 16 jersey. He revels in the high level of competition. And he’s excited for the springboard effect the tournament could have when the puck drops on the NHL regular season on Oct. 12. Based on the surprisingly intense pre-tournament exhibition games — particularly the two chippy contests between…

Thursday is Chase Media Day in Chicago, with all 16 drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup here to meet with the media and talk about their prospects for winning a championship. Also on hand in the Windy City is NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France who sat down with FOXSports.com for an exclusive one-on-one interview about the season to date and the Chase still to come. Excerpts…

6:26 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment TORONTO — The question, which doesn’t yet have an answer, is what a successful World Cup of Hockey means in the Olympic equation. On the eve of this tournament dropping the puck here in this hockey-mad country, one ponders if the event ends up being a smashing hit whether that leads NHL owners to believe they’ve found their new, best-on-best vehicle….

“Tim Tebow: baseball player” is a real thing, no matter how much you might try to ignore it. But according to the former quarterback, the NFL hasn’t stopped knocking on his door just because he changed careers. When Tebow joined the Dan Patrick Show on Thursday, he said he still gets calls from the league gauging his interest in playing — at positions other than QB, anyway. His response? Thanks, but no thanks….

September baseball: You can’t defend it intellectually. Competing with as many as 40 players on each team, after playing with 25-man rosters for the first five months? Ludicrous. Commissioner Rob Manfred knows it. I’d be very surprised if Manfred didn’t address it significantly in the new collective bargaining agreement that is being negotiated right now and, assuming the owners and players come to terms, will begin in the 2017 season….

Feyenoord have won six games in a row after beating Manchester United Manchester United produced a lacklustre display as their Europa League campaign began in defeat at Feyenoord. Jose Mourinho made eight changes from the team beaten by Manchester City and an Anthony Martial shot going wide was their only first-half chance. Zlatan Ibrahimovic came on for the visitors and headed wide as he failed to turn around his side’s…

NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke has shuffled the management team that oversees the nuts and bolts of the company’s broadcast TV business. As part of the move, one of Burke’s most trusted lieutenants, Mark Lazarus, received a substantial promotion. Lazarus, chairman of the NBC Sports group for the last five years, becomes chairman of NBC Broadcasting and Sports. Lazarus, 53, gains oversight of the NBC broadcast portfolio previously managed by Ted Harbert. In…