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i Plant manager Ron Vander Groef says the white ash used to make Rawlings baseball bats could be wiped out by emerald ash borers within the next few years. Brian Mann/North Country Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Brian Mann/North Country Public Radio Plant manager Ron Vander Groef says the white ash used to make Rawlings baseball bats could be wiped out by emerald ash borers within the next few…

facebook Share twitter Share The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today agreed to add baseball/softball, karate, skateboard, sports climbing and surfing to the sports programme for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The decision by the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro was the most comprehensive evolution of the Olympic programme in modern history. Plans call for staging the skateboarding…

Watching a Test match at Lord’s this year, I found myself sitting in front of a middle-aged gent delivering a devastatingly boring monologue about his summer house on a Scottish isle. For 20 minutes, I tried to block out its sheer awfulness (“we keep it rough and ready so we don’t have to yell at the kids to get off the Aubusson”) by concentrating on the action on the pitch. In…

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos have emerged as the highest bidder to assume the contract for naming rights to Sports Authority Field at Mile High, the team said Wednesday. The move is pending approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. “This acquisition streamlines the process for securing the best possible long-term partnership for the naming rights to our stadium,” the Broncos said in a statement. “As in the past, proceeds from stadium naming…

Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman, star and head coach of the U.S. Olympic men’s swimming team, respectively, voiced frustration Wednesday with the lack of a solution to doping problems that continue to shadow the Games. “We’ve had this problem for how many Olympics now? It seems every time it’s something that comes up,” Phelps said. “It’s sad. That’s really what it is. It’s really sad that we can’t control it,…

When Rio won the right to host the Olympics back in 2009, a throng of Brazilians were bouncing on the beach. It was their chance to show the world that Brazil had arrived. But then the worst recession in 25 years hit and unemployment shot up, alongside billions of dollars’ worth of Olympic venues, reports CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy. Felipe Paiva lives in one of Rio’s poor neighborhoods known…

Here is what’s happening at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday. All times Pacific. Women’s Soccer 9 a.m.–Sweden vs. South Africa (Group E) 11 a.m.–Canada vs. Australia (Group F) Noon–Brazil vs. China (Group E) 2 p.m.–Zimbabwe vs. Germany (Group F) 3 p.m.–United States vs. New Zealand (Group G)  

Before they arrive in Rio, every US athlete is shown a video produced by the US Olympic Committee. A fictitious American athlete lands in Rio only to be frustrated that the bus is either late or slow, and sends an angry tweet that instantly goes viral. His social media feeds explode with retorts. He is a pariah before he’s off his first bus, hated by millions of people around the…

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i Plant manager Ron Vander Groef says the white ash used to make Rawlings baseball bats could be wiped out by emerald ash borers within the next few years. Brian Mann/North Country Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Brian Mann/North Country Public Radio Plant manager Ron Vander Groef says the white ash used to make Rawlings baseball bats could be wiped out by emerald ash borers within the next few…

MEXICO CITY — Baseball is known as America’s pastime. From the sandlot to the Major Leagues, kids dream of making it big one day. But while America’s love of the game is undeniable, the passion in Mexico is hot … although the game is struggling to become profitable.  Soccer might be the number one sport in Mexico, but that’s not stopping baseball promoters, team owners and fans in their…

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Andy Green applauded Matt Kemp taking ownership of his reputation as a “selfish, lazy and bad teammate” as he prepared for a new chapter with the Atlanta Braves. The Padres’ rookie manager, however, took issue with Kemp telling reporters in Atlanta on Tuesday that he had “never really played in a baseball town before. I’m excited about that.” “That one bothers me in the sense that they are going through…

Christian Cairo will likely never forget the summer of 2016. Related News/Archive State baseball: Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian 6, Berkeley Prep 1 2 Months Ago Calvary Christian valedictorian blends academics, athletics 2 Months Ago Spring football: Cambridge Christian 47, Calvary Christian 29 2 Months Ago Cairo, who will be a sophomore at Calvary Christian this fall, has spent almost the entire summer away from his Clearwater home, playing baseball. He…

Media playback is not supported on this device Manchester City target Gabriel Jesus excites BBC’s Tim Vickery Manchester City have signed 19-year-old Brazilian winger Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras for £27m plus add-ons. Jesus has agreed a five-year deal but will stay with Palmeiras until the end of the Brazilian season in December. City regard the player as the best young talent in South America and fought off interest from Barcelona….

On this super soaraway edition of AZSOS, Andy is joined by the Guardian’s chief sports writer Owen Gibson and comedian and athletics nut Paul Sinha to preview all the action on the track, field and no doubt laboratories in this summer’s 31st Olympiad in Rio. Will Usain Bolt do what he usually does and blow away the competition on the big day? How many asterisks will be marked in the…

Exploring the Baja peninsula, Mexico With water temperatures of 27C, the Sea of Cortez is so warm that, as SwimTrek puts it, “you’ll feel like you’re swimming in the bath”. Expect to feel comfortable out of the water too, spending a week sleeping in glamping-style bell tents with solar-heated showers, and enjoying fresh local food and cocktails rustled up by your team chef. Each day the swim covers 6km, passing…