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Carlos Santana has become a force for the Indians long after an overlooked trade-deadline deal. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) There are no small trades. Baseball executives remind themselves of that often, and it’s a refrain for fans to keep in mind at this juncture of the baseball calendar. When the the non-waiver trade deadline passes at 4 p.m. Monday, the biggest stars on the block may have stayed put. No matter…

Welcome to Sunday’s daily fantasy post! Remember that you can find our posts on the brand-spanking new DFS home page, as well as the fantasy page. Bookmark those sites now! Let’s get to Sunday’s interesting facts, using DraftKings prices. Five Things to Watch: 1. Here are the three highest projected over/unders, provided by OddsShark… 2. Weather: We should be all clear for Friday. 3. You down with BvP? Evan Longoria has a .889…

Playing baseball at the national level as both a 12- and 13-year-old has opened Jack Ryan’s eyes. “I’ve learned that you have to be a lot more focused. It takes a lot to stay focused on every pitch but it’s important,” he said. “Self-confidence is also very important, and playing at that level has made me realize what I actually can do.” One year after playing for USA Baseball’s 12U…

TAMPA — Jacqueline and David Hiatt’s son, Mitchell, was just 12 years old, still years away from enrolling at Plant High School, when they got an email from a fellow Little League parent. Related News/Archive Dennis Green, trailblazing coach and mentor to Tony Dungy, dies at 67 6 Days Ago Vince Parisi takes over as Seminole baseball coach 2 Months Ago Mississippi’s Freeze says no knowledge of coaches paying players…

BANGOR, Maine — Matt Kinney has looked forward to coaching in the Senior League World Series beginning Sunday, mostly to see his Bronco-Hermon All-Stars experience both the quality of play and international flavor of the world championship tournament for 15- and 16-year-olds. “It blows my mind when I think about it,” he said. “These kids are getting an incredible opportunity at a young age, even though they might not fully…

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The 2016 Rio Olympics are just a week away, so whether you like it or not the bulk of the sports conversation will shift to the games over the next couple of weeks. If you’re like most Americans you haven’t thought about the Olympics in four years, so you might be a little lost right now. Don’t panic. We’re here to help. Here is a quick cheat sheet to Rio…

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Brazilian soldiers make a convoy during the inauguration of the BRT TransOlímpica, an express road that connects Deodoro and Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro on July 9, 2016. (Tasso Marcelo/AFP/Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO — The 22-mile trip from the center of Rio to the Athletes’ Village should have taken about 70 minutes. But on a recent Friday afternoon, taxi driver Ricardo de Andrade spent 2  1 /2…

Life imitated art when Brazilian soccer pro Wendell Lira announced his retirement from the sport yesterday (July 28). Instead, the 27-year-old will launch a career playing Fifa soccer videogames. “It is almost impossible to stop playing football to live as a gamer, but God gave me this opportunity,” the striker told Globoesporte.com. Lira isn’t a run-of-the-mill player, either. He won Fifa’s Puskas Award for the best goal of 2015, beating…

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The magnificent sight of Liz Young powering through the opening round of the Women’s British Open, her seven-month pregnancy bump wrapped in a bright pink top and her husband, Jonathan, in tow as caddie has been welcomed by experts on pregnancy and elite sports. “The bottom line is if there are no medical complications or contra-indications – go for it,” said Michael Dooley, a fellow of the Royal College of…

OLYMPICS RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – A half-million foreign tourists, dozens of heads of state and the attention of the world’s media. If there were ever a headache for anti-terror forces, it’s the Olympics. In the aftermath of deadly attacks by the Islamic State group in France and elsewhere, Brazil, which has almost no experience combatting terrorism, is beefing up security for the games that start in Rio de Janeiro…

Sure, you can work for the U.S. Department of Justice like Kerri Strug, or you can be a pediatrician like Amy Chow — both members of the “Magnificent Seven,” the team of female gymnasts who helped the U.S. win gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. But in seems that in the eyes of Sports Illustrated, getting married and having babies are your biggest post-Games accomplishments, judging by a feature…

Five sports, including surfing and skateboarding, moved a step closer to being included in the Tokyo 2020 Games after being described as “a dynamic and exciting” package by the IOC. Skateboarding, surfing, karate, sports climbing and baseball/softball were all recommended for inclusion by the IOC. An Olympic program commission report released on Friday said the five are a blend of the traditional and emerging, youth-focused events, and all have international…

Washington Spirit attacker Estefania Banini, who plays for Argentina’s Sky Blue and Whites, has scored four goals in the past six NWSL matches. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Estefania Banini’s parents took her from club to club in Mendoza, Argentina, searching for a place for their 5-year-old daughter to play soccer. No, came the answer. No, again and again. At least 10 times. It was 1995, and in Argentina, as in…

CHICAGO (AP) Chris Sale returned from his jersey-trashing suspension and threw six effective innings, but John Lackey outpitched him and Aroldis Chapman got the final four outs to save the Cubs’ 3-1 victory over the White Sox in Chicago’s rivalry series Thursday night. Sale (14-4) was greeted with smiles and hugs from his teammates following a five-day ban for tearing up 1976-style uniforms he didn’t want to wear before his…

  Now that the Cubs have turned a potential playoff weakness into one of the more imposing late-inning relief corps in the league, it’s up to all the guys not named Aroldis Chapman to rediscover the kind of baseball that made them look like the best team in baseball earlier this season. The Cubs still have the best record in the game. But whether you start the clock on May…

A 7-year-old cancer patient from Arlington who was embraced by the TCU baseball team died on Thursday. Micah Ahern suffered from neuroblastoma, a cancer that affects young children. Micah was born in 2009 and was diagnosed with the cancer in 2010. “Micah is no longer suffering. He is healed and whole. I praise God for that. Now we all are left here to mourn the loss of The Great Superhero….