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i Michelle Kasold of the U.S. leaves the pitch as Germany’s players celebrate their win in a women’s quarterfinal field hockey match at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images Michelle Kasold of the U.S. leaves the pitch as Germany’s players celebrate their win in a women’s quarterfinal field hockey match at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images They came…

For a town that’s as American as apple pie, add this to your bucket list: A visit to Cooperstown, New York, a picturesque spot just west of Albany where—rumor has it—baseball was invented. It’s also the one place you can walk through town carrying a baseball bat, wearing a team jersey or hat and instantly strike up conversations with fellow fans—without thinking anything about it. And, despite the fact that…

SCOTT COUNTY, VA (WJHL) – While a Gate City High School baseball player racked up praise for his play on the baseball field, the sex crimes he and his brother committed remained out of the spotlight until News Channel 11 asked a judge to release the records. A Community Watchdog investigation revealed almost three months after the two baseball players pleaded guilty to sexually abusing their 11-year-old neighbor at an off-campus…

There’s been a slew of heat exploding off pitcher’s mounds this year. Aroldis Champman tied an MLB record (his own) with a 105.1-mph fastball a few weeks ago, Mauricio Cabrera hit 103.8 mph the same night and Red Sox prospect Brett Kopech was said to have reached 105 mph in a Class A start last month. Pitching speeds, as a whole, are faster than they’ve ever been in baseball history. That…

For those who are unfamiliar with my thought process, I aim to add as many home run hitters as possible to my daily fantasy baseball lineups. One way of doing that is to look at a player’s isolated power numbers (ISO). The ISO statistic removes singles and provides a larger weight for each extra-base hit. I also use the weighted on-base average (wOBA) metric. This stat takes every positive outcome into consideration. Last year,…

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In Rio where the Olympics are being held, the International eGames Group organized a two-day competition as a showcase for the games. The games will be streamed globally on Twitch, a company Amazon bought in 2014 for nearly $1 billion. E-sports is a big business with the market set to be worth around $1.23 billion by 2019, according to SuperData Research. There are large tournaments around the world offering big…

After winning a match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in 2015, Canadian tennis star and Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard buried her head in her hands following an unusual request by the male interviewer. “Can you give us a twirl and tell us about your outfit?” he asked, during the on-court interview. “A twirl?” repeated the then-seventh world ranking female tennis player, smiling uncomfortably. “A twirl, like a pirouette, here…

4.43pm EDT16:43 Cavendish had made a break, and Viviani came to go throuh by on the inside, so Cavendish cut him off. It did not look good, and might cause him later aggravation. Elia Viviani reacts after that fall. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 4.56pm EDT

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Schedule and results from Monday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton 4:30 a.m.-1 p.m.–First round of men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles Basketball (men) 10:15 a.m.–Nigeria vs. Brazil 3 p.m.–Spain vs. Argentina 6:30 p.m.–Lithuania vs. Croatia Beach volleyball (men) Noon-8 p.m.–Quarterfinal matches Boxing 7 a.m.–Women’s lightweight quarterfinals, men’s flyweight preliminaries, men’s welterweight semifinals, men’s middleweight quarterfinals 1 p.m.–Men’s heavyweight gold medal match Canoe/kayak 5 a.m.–Men’s canoe single…

When Michael Phelps opened the door to his hotel room in the early hours of Sunday morning, he did the worst thing possible to his slumbering fiancee, Nicole Johnson. He picked up their 3-month-old son, Boomer, and woke him with a hug. Phelps just had to do it after spending so much time away from his firstborn in preparation for the Rio Olympics. The most decorated medalist in history even…

11.50am EDT11:50 Charlotte Dujardin, in tears at the end of her routine with Valegro, has scored 93.928%. What a result. Will that be enough for gold? There are still four more to go … Charlotte Dujardin rides Valegro in the dressage individual grand prix freestyle. Photograph: Rob Carr/Getty Images Updated at 11.56am EDT

By Sam McPherson With each passing week, it’s getting closer and closer to the end of the Major League Baseball regular season. That means there’s less time left on the fantasy baseball clock, of course, and as players get hurt, they need to be replaced in your fantasy baseball lineup. There are a lot of rookies getting the call right now in MLB, but if you want to win your…

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Bolt has been winning races on the world stage for 14 years The only time Usain Bolt has “ever been slow” was when the Jamaican arrived 10 days after his due date. Mum Jennifer said she knew her son was special by the time he was three weeks old – but while every parent harbours high hopes for their children, not many witness them go on to become the fastest…

The gymnastics venue has been home to some of the most incredible performances of the Olympics. It has also been home to plenty of inspiring stories, perhaps none more than 23-year-old gymnast Dipa Karmakar. She already made history as the first ever female gymnast from India to qualify for the Olympics, overcoming long odds to even reach this level of her sport. On Sunday, she very nearly became India’s first…

The head coach of Great Britain’s Olympic swimming team, Bill Furniss, has claimed that the British were robbed of four medals at the Rio Games and demanded tougher action against dopers in his sport. Seven British swimmers came fourth in their events and Furniss alleges the majority were unfairly denied a podium position. British swimmers, spearheaded by the brilliant Adam Peaty, enjoyed their most successful Games in the pool in…