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Nashaun Hunter, Darren Dawson and Tejmitra Singh plead guilty to charges in fatal shooting of 23-year-old Michael Nolan. (Westchester County DA) YONKERS, N.Y. — Three of the four men charged in the death of baseball prospect Michael Nolan have pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Nashaun Hunter was charged with manslaughter, and Tejmitra Singh and Darren Dawson were charged with assault, Westchester County District Attorney said. On Sept. 18, 2015, Nolan, 23, and a group of…

SAN FRANCISCO — When a baseball-loving boy stopped Oakland reliever Sean Doolittle by chance Monday to check out the A’s bandanna worn by the pitcher’s dog, the little guy got an impromptu opportunity to play shadow baseball with a big leaguer. Doolittle and girlfriend Eireann Dolan were walking their Rhodesian Ridgeback dog, Stella, on Monday afternoon in San Francisco when 5-year-old Jordan stopped them to inquire about the dog’s accessory…

Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced the 25 teams that will play in the Reviving Baseball In Inner Cities (RBI) World Series, set for next month in Cincinnati. Two of the teams that made the field call Harrisburg home. Harrisburg’s RBI baseball team and Harrisburg’s RBI softball team will play in the World Series, on tap for August 3-16. According to a release from Major League Baseball, the baseball championship…

RIO DE JANEIRO — Here in Brazil, it’s not unusual to hear bloodcurdling screams in the airport; they’re usually just the sounds of teens playfully chasing each other through the terminal. It’s also not unusual to see suitcases sitting near the boarding gates, left by travelers who wandered off to get a coffee. In many ways, Brazilians live in a pre-9/11 world. Although they might be used to heavily armed…

A screen grab from the NBC Sports app, which will stream 4,500 hours of live Olympics action.(Photo: NBC Sports) Fans of the Olympics have a binge-watching marathon ahead of them with NBC’s coverage of the Summer Games in Rio. If you want to follow the exploits of U.S. swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky, sprinter Usain Bolt and the rest of the Olympic athletes — but have cut the cord — you will…

Rodney Childers, crew chief of Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, has been fined $20,000 and suspended through this weekend’s race at Pocono Raceway after the No. 4 team was assessed a P3 penalty following last weekend’s race at Indianapolis, NASCAR announced Wednesday. The penalty fell under section 12.1; section 10.11.3.4, lug nuts not properly installed. Other penalties assessed following the Crown Royal Presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400…

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After four years of waiting, the big moment is almost here. The eyes of the world will be focused on Rio next week, as the planet’s greatest athletes gather and the ceremonial torch is lit for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Do the Games actually start next week? I’m not actually sure. Look, you’ll have to forgive me if I don’t sound as excited as I should be. Please understand that…

Twitter has signed a deal with Sky Sports to show Premier League highlights and goals on the social media site from the 2016/17 season. As part of the agreement, Twitter users in the UK and Ireland will be able to see video clips of key moments and goals from all games broadcast by Sky in real time via the SkyFootball Twitter account. The Sky Sports Football Centre app will also…

OLYMPICS MOSCOW (AP) At least 105 athletes from the 387-strong Russian Olympic team announced last week have been barred from the Rio Games in connection with the country’s doping scandal. International federations in canoeing, sailing and modern pentathlon ruled out eight, including an Olympic gold medalist. Rowing added 19 more athletes to three that had previously been announced. Swimming has also barred some athletes. Some appeals are likely. The vast…

Sevens rugby players are runners. They’re fit, hard, athletic sports people. Their bodies are fat-less and trim – strong thighs, cut calves. They’re not fit like competitive body-sculptors or cross-fit types. Sevens players are purpose-built to run. We’re watching the Australian women’s team train at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation in Narrabeen. It’s a couple of days before the team flies out for Rio. And though they’ve been…

The ACC celebrated the announcement of the long-awaited ACC Network during the league’s annual “Football Media Days,” but one sports media expert writes that there is still significant work to be done. John Ourand, a writer with The Sports Business Journal, reportedly spoke with “several anonymous distribution executives” who suggested the league might struggle to find cable companies willing to carry the network. Ourand, one of the industry’s leading writers…

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Federer, 34, reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon, where he lost to Milos Raonic, but the 17-time Slam winner underwent surgery on a knee injury in February which forced him to miss the French Open. It was the first Slam the Swiss great had not competed in since 1998, but his announcement on Tuesday means Federer will not take part in the US Open either, and he will also…

Dale Earnhardt Jr. warned Monday that his return to NASCAR could take longer than planned. NASCAR’s most popular driver is scheduled to miss his third consecutive race this Sunday with concussion-like symptoms. On his weekly podcast, he said he will have another evaluation soon to see “what kind of gains we’ve made and get in front of my doctors . and let them tell me where they think I’m at…

OLYMPICS At least 105 athletes from the 387-strong Russian Olympic team announced last week have been barred from the Rio Games in connection with the country’s doping scandal. International federations in canoeing, sailing and modern pentathlon ruled out eight on Tuesday, including an Olympic gold medalist. Rowing added 19 more athletes to three that had previously been announced. Swimming also has barred some athletes. Some appeals are…

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(Photo: The Associated Press) Roger Federer is sitting out the rest of this season, including the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and U.S. Open, to protect his surgically repaired left knee. Federer wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday that he needs “more extensive rehabilitation following my knee surgery earlier this year.” “The doctors advised that if I want to play on the ATP World Tour injury free for another few years,…

Dale Earnhardt Jr. warned Monday that his return to NASCAR could take longer than planned. NASCAR’s most popular driver is scheduled to miss his third consecutive race this Sunday with concussion-like symptoms. On his weekly podcast, he said he will have another evaluation soon to see “what kind of gains we’ve made and get in front of my doctors . and let them tell me where they think I’m at…