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Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Sean Ma, in character as the Lowell Spinners’ “Canaligator” mascot at a Liam Nation-Tewksbury Youth Baseball event last month, first put on the suit as a Spinners intern. Sean Ma can start to overheat after more than an hour in the Canaligator mascot costume. That’s the downside of being a 6-foot-4 fuzzy green alligator with a huge yellow snout. But the adoring fans and cheering crowds are…

Kante scored once during his season at Leicester Chelsea have signed Leicester City midfielder N’Golo Kante on a five-year deal for a fee believed to be in the region of £30m. The defensive midfielder joined from Caen last summer for £6m and went on to make 40 appearances in Leicester’s Premier League-winning campaign. Kante, 25, was part of the France squad that reached the final of Euro 2016. “I am…

Rock climbing is expected to be catapulted on to the world stage by becoming an Olympic sport. Though an official announcement is still a few weeks off, sport insiders say it is to feature at the Tokyo Olympics. Sport climbing was one of five sports recommended for the Olympics by organisers of the 2020 Games, along with skateboarding, surfing, baseball/softball and karate. Under new rules, host cities can pick sports…

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Sean Ma, in character as the Lowell Spinners’ “Canaligator” mascot at a Liam Nation-Tewksbury Youth Baseball event last month, first put on the suit as a Spinners intern. Sean Ma can start to overheat after more than an hour in the Canaligator mascot costume. That’s the downside of being a 6-foot-4 fuzzy green alligator with a huge yellow snout. But the adoring fans and cheering crowds are…

From Sammy Sosa’s sneeze to Jeremy Affeldt’s frozen hamburger patties to Glenallen Hill’s fear of spiders, there’s a long history of weird and downright dumb baseball injuries. Our latest example? Rangers reliever Jake Diekman, c’mon down, you’re the next contestant! And just how did Jake Diekman cut his left index finger? A souvenir mug he bought from Cheers in Boston broke and a piece of glass got him. — Jeff…

Chicago — Former Dartmouth College pitcher Kyle Hendricks and four relievers combined on a five-hitter, Addison Russell had a two-run single to key a five-run sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Friday in a matchup of slumping division leaders. The Cubs returned from the All-Star break to win for the seventh time in 22 games, while the Rangers lost their eighth in 10…

Note: Don’t whiff on this special FanDuel offer. Win your first contest or get your money back (up to $10) to keep playing. Try FanDuel now! Baseball is back, and not a second too late. After four days out in the cold we welcome baseball back with a trio of aces and more than a couple excellent value plays. The interesting thing about Friday night is that unless you use…

Biloxi’s journey to land the Shuckers started in backyards near Orlando, Fla., as Tim Bennett mowed lawns after moving from San Francisco. Bennett, who helped bring minor league baseball back to the Jackson area, was instrumental in bringing the Shuckers to Biloxi in 2015. Friday he told the audience at the “Our Love Affair with Baseball” luncheon at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art how he got into baseball and how…

NFL FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Tom Brady said he will not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block his four-game ”Deflategate” suspension, ending his fight in a scandal that tested the power of the NFL commissioner and tarnished the reputation of one of the sport’s greatest players. The decision by the four-time Super Bowl champion comes two days after his case was turned aside by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of…

Note: Don’t whiff on this special FanDuel offer. Win your first contest or get your money back (up to $10) to keep playing. Try FanDuel now! Baseball is back, and not a second too late. After four days out in the cold we welcome baseball back with a trio of aces and more than a couple excellent value plays. The interesting thing about Friday night is that unless you use…

From Sammy Sosa’s sneeze to Jeremy Affeldt’s frozen hamburger patties to Glenallen Hill’s fear of spiders, there’s a long history of weird and downright dumb baseball injuries. Our latest example? Rangers reliever Jake Diekman, c’mon down, you’re the next contestant! And just how did Jake Diekman cut his left index finger? A souvenir mug he bought from Cheers in Boston broke and a piece of glass got him. — Jeff…

Critics of the Open’s move away from live BBC television coverage have been given impetus after the peak audience for the first day of the championship dropped by almost 80%. Related: Soren Kjeldsen revels in Open rain and wind to blow away age doubts Sky Sports has assumed primary UK broadcasting rights for the first time at this, the 145th, Open, with the BBC reduced to highlights status. The R&A…

ESPN will showcase highlights of the Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards tonight Friday, July 15, during a 30-minute program  at 7 p.m. ET. The second annual event, held at the Conga Room at L.A. LIVE and  presented by ESPN, celebrated and honored leagues, teams, individuals and members of the sporting community that have used the power of sport to make a positive impact on society. Laila Ali returned for the…

3:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment LOUDON, N.H. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. made the decision to see a doctor, which he knew could affect whether he races again this year — or ever. Earnhardt has suffered concussions in the past. He even missed two races in 2012 following two concussions in a six-race stretch, so the 41-year-old could be a little more aware of the dangers and…

The International Olympic Committee has been playing with a lake of fire, and it’s everybody else who is going to get burned. You can feel it coming, can’t you? One of these days there’s going to be a catastrophe. The Olympics will be lucky to escape a large-scale disaster in Rio de Janeiro, and if it happens, we all will wonder why we didn’t do more to stop IOC officials…

x Embed x Share Team USA Olympic gymnast John Orozco will miss the Rio Olympics after tearing his ACL. USA TODAY Sports John Orozco competes on the parallel bars during the 2016 USA Gymnastics Olympic Team Trials at Chaifetz Arena on June 23.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports) John Orozco can’t catch a break. The gymnast will miss the Rio Olympics after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his…

Katy Perry unveiled her first new song in three years with “Rise,” the singer’s theme for NBC’s broadcast of the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Perry also shared the single’s video, a riveting montage of memorable moments and athletes from Olympics’ past. Related 9 Great Songs You Didn’t Know Katy Perry Wrote Listen to 10 great songs written by Katy Perry for everyone from Britney Spears to Nicki Minaj. Produced…

Ryan Newman and Kyle Busch hold differing views on the controversial pit road penalty that was assessed to Martin Truex Jr. at Kentucky last weekend, but both can find common ground on one thing — Inconsistency in calls. The Richard Childress Racing driver felt that NASCAR went too far when they took Truex out of the race lead and sent him to the rear of the field, derailing a…

Critics of the Open’s move away from live BBC television coverage have been given impetus after the peak audience for the first day of the championship dropped by almost 80%. Related: Soren Kjeldsen revels in Open rain and wind to blow away age doubts Sky Sports has assumed primary UK broadcasting rights for the first time at this, the 145th, Open, with the BBC reduced to highlights status. The R&A…

Despite not being particularly keen on either spectating or participating in athletic endeavour, I have occasionally owned sport video games in the past. The last of which was FIFA 2000 on the PS1 , a point where the franchise was still regarded as being decidedly arcadey compared to the simulation style of the rival ISS/Pro Evo/PES /whatever-nickname-they-call-it-now series If your mind struggles to hark back that far, it was a…