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Major League Baseball is telling managers to cool it on arguing balls and strikes, and warning them not to rely on replay help to bolster their beefs. MLB executive Joe Torre sent a memo Friday to managers, general managers and assistant general managers that said: “This highly inappropriate conduct is detrimental to the game and must stop immediately.” “Although disagreements over ball and strike calls are natural,…

A letter drafted by U.S. and Canadian anti-doping leaders urging Russia’s removal from the upcoming Olympics is circulating days before the public release of a report expected to detail a state-sponsored doping system that corrupted the country’s entire sports program. The letter, drafted last week and obtained by The Associated Press, is being prepared to possibly be sent to the International Olympic Committee’s president and executive board after the Monday…

The ‘Iceman’ Kimi Raikkonen – then (2001) and now (2016) Kimi Raikkonen famously does not show a lot of emotion, but it emerged over the British Grand Prix weekend that he enjoys a bit of schadenfreude. A little over 24 hours after it was announced that Ferrari had re-signed him for 2017, the monotone, mumbling Finn held his usual post-qualifying news conference. “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think…

TENNIS Ivan Dodigand Marin Cilickept Croatia alive in the Davis Cup quarterfinal match with the United States, beating twins Bob and Mike Bryan, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, Saturday in Portland, Ore. The Dodig-Cilic victory cut Croatia’s deficit to 2-1 heading into the reverse single Sunday on the Tualatin Hills hard court. The United States took a 2-0 lead Friday when Jack Sockand John Isnerwon the opening singles…

As Lefty and the Ice Man duelled their way up the 18th at Royal Troon and basked in the acclaim of the grandstand on Saturday evening, BBC 5 Live’s Jay Townsend was in lyrical mood. “This is the pinnacle of the game. This is the Open Championship, the biggest tournament in the world. There is no equal,” he whispered as Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson set themselves up for an…

Moving day at Lord’s. In fact the movement was often imperceptible as the game sometimes proceeded at a 20th century pace. Wary batsmen gleaned their runs at under three per over. But movement there was. Eleven wickets fell, five of them to the irrepressible Chris Woakes and one side will be celebrating victory before Monday evening. The beauty of it is that we are not quite sure which one it…

UPDATE: The Indians’ offering to Jobu didn’t work. Yan Gomes was hitless in two at-bats after pinch hitting Saturday night at Minnesota, and he dropped a throw home in the 11th inning, letting the winning run score. One of the hottest teams in baseball at the moment are the Cleveland Indians, who have the best record in the American League heading into Saturday’s games. It seems like every night a…

Rizzo helps Cubs spoil Darvish return Texas’ Yu Darvish returned from the disabled list to strike out nine but was inefficient and wild at times, and Anthony Rizzo’s two-run double helped lead the host Chicago Cubs past the Rangers 3-1 on Saturday. In his first start since June 8 because of shoulder pain, Darvish (2-1) reached 98 mph and allowed only two runs and two hits, but…

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Fred Lorenzen is embraced by his daughter Amanda as son Chris looks on during his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Jan. 30, 2015.(Photo: Nell Redmond, AP) LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — He was one of NASCAR’s first superstars, but Fred Lorenzen’s memories of his Hall of Fame career have dimmed as he battles dementia. His Daytona 500 victory, the wins he piled up to become NASCAR’s first $100,000…

After it was announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway due to concussion-like symptoms, NASCAR took the time to explain how their concussion protocol is handled. On Friday at New Hampshire, David Higdon, Vice President of NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications, opened the Hendrick Motorsports news conference by laying out details of the process Earnhardt Jr. is going through….

One of the hottest teams in baseball at the moment are the Cleveland Indians, who have the best record in the American League heading into Saturday’s games. It seems like every night a different player is coming up big for the Tribe in their wins. Not only do the Indians have an elite starting pitching staff, but the offense has been a pleasant surprise as well, getting solid contributions from nearly…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment A letter drafted by U.S. and Canadian anti-doping leaders urging Russia’s removal from the upcoming Olympics is circulating days before the public release of a report expected to detail a state-sponsored doping system that corrupted the country’s entire sports program. The letter, drafted last week and obtained by The Associated Press, is being prepared to be sent to the International Olympic Committee’s president and…

Media playback is not supported on this device Pint-sized TMS: Wonderful Woakes & a brush with the law England face a difficult run chase against Pakistan after the tourists ended the third day of the first Test with a lead of 281. The previous highest chase by England at Lord’s is 282-3 against New Zealand in 2004, meaning Alastair Cook’s men are likely to face a record target. Asad Shafiq…

Henrik Stenson goes into the final day of the Open with a one-shot lead It was not so much the duel in the sun as the grind in the gloom, but what a grind, what a colossal tussle between our new leader in the 145th Open championship, Henrik Stenson, and the man who will be seeing the dogged Swede in his sleep, Phil Mickelson. One shot divides them after a…

After it was announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway due to concussion-like symptoms, NASCAR took the time to explain how their concussion protocol is handled. On Friday at New Hampshire, David Higdon, Vice President of NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications, opened the Hendrick Motorsports news conference by laying out details of the process Earnhardt Jr. is going through….

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Tomas Berdych is a former Wimbledon finalist and a semi-finalist at the Australian, US and French Opens World number eight Tomas Berdych has pulled out of next month’s Olympic Games in Rio because of concerns about the Zika virus. Berdych, 30, lost in the Wimbledon semi-final to eventual winner Andy Murray earlier this month. “It was a hard decision for me to take after a long and painstaking discussion with…

He was away from home this weekend as the inquest into the death took place. An inquest at Basingstoke, Hampshire, was told yesterday that the pair were swimming together in the waters of the Costa Blanca on June 27, but when Mr Dudhill turned around, his wife had been swept out to sea. The couple were not at their £300,000 home this weekend but a neighbour said: “He was absolutely…

<!– Joe Dodoo, out of contract after a spell at Leicester City, is expected to join Rangers on a four-year contract. (Daily Mail) The deal for forward Dodoo, 21, could be finalised early next week. (National) And Rangers manager Mark Warburton wants to add a defender and another striker to his squad. (Herald) Scotland defender Charlie Mulgrew, 30 – yet to sign a new contract at Celtic – is considering…