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Richard Ray reports. Posted:Jul 05 2016 09:43PM CDT Updated:Jul 05 2016 10:08PM CDT Affidavit: Plano baseball player told 5-year-old to keep sex acts ‘a secret’ \n \n News Affidavit: Plano baseball player told 5-year-old to keep sex acts ‘a secret’ An arrest affidavit spells out what a little girl says a highly recruited baseball player from Plano High School allegedly did to her. Much of what she says happened at…

After topping the major leagues during the first half of the season as they seek their first Worold Series title in more than a century, the Chicago Cubs dominated the rosters for next week’s All-Star Game. In the process, they equaled a distinction achieved by the 1963 Cardinals. The Cubs’ entire infield was voted to start the contest, on Tuesday in San Diego — first baseman Anthony…

UCF baseball coach Terry Rooney has left the program after eight seasons to pursue another coaching opportunity, the school said in a statement Tuesday night. Rooney, 42, has joined the Alabama baseball staff as an associate head coach, according to national baseball writer Kendall Rogers, who broke the news on twitter. UCF was Rooney’s first head coaching job. He compiled an overall record of 261-209. He was the 2014 American Athletic…

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Wales beat Belgium to reach their first semi-final at a major tournament Wales are preparing for the biggest game in their history when they play Portugal in Lyon on Wednesday for a place in the final of Euro 2016. Chris Coleman’s side have already enjoyed a memorable run to reach their first semi-final at their only major tournament since 1958. England were the last British team to reach the final…

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Say you want something super sporty and high-end that’s also a good value for the money and relatively practical. Say you want it to look masculine but not obnoxious. And you’d prefer it to have some nice perks (badging, leather, contrast stitching) to complement what will certainly go down in history as iconic performance. Well, then, I’d like to introduce you to the 2016 BMW M2—the stick-shift version. The M2…

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If you want proof that the current Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format is working, all you need to do is look at who’s winning races. They’re the same people who contend for the championship year in and year out. The current Chase format is simple: Win at least one race and finish in the top 30 in driver points during NASCAR’s 26-race regular season and you make the…

MORE: NASCAR tweaks rules package for Kentucky As a teenager thrown into NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series with the options of sink or swim, Joey Logano had few places of refuge. Taking over the No. 20 Toyota of then two-time series champion Tony Stewart at Joe Gibbs Racing in 2009, Logano struggled under the weight of high expectations and a new series against much tougher competition. But while his Sprint Cup education got off to a somewhat…

Michael Phelps has a long-term sponsorship deal with Under Armour, a non-official Olympic sponsor. Getty Images The International Olympic Committee (IOC) shook up the rules for advertising for Rio 2016 when it announced changes that opened the door for more brands to benefit from their ties to the games, even if they aren’t official Olympic sponsors. While the new rules come with restrictions, they’ve helped…

Caption Close STAMFORD — There were plenty of hugs, jokes, embellishments and food. But most importantly, there was an abundance of love when the 1991 Stamford Senior Babe Ruth Baseball All-Star team held a 25-year reunion. Many of the former teammates traveled across the country and brought their families to Stamford to relive a wonderful summer memory and display the bond that made the group special. “We had thought about…

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Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Crime-plagued, cash-strapped Rio de Janeiro struck an optimistic note Tuesday with 30 days to go before becoming South America’s first city to stage the Olympic Games. Stadiums are all ready — barring finishing touches — and within weeks, Brazil expects to greet at least 500,000 tourists for the August 5-21 Games. Brazil’s Olympic committee boss Carlos Nuzman celebrated the milestone in an epic seven-year effort…

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As baseballs traditions go, this one isn’t as steeped as the seventh-inning stretch but it is tied to it. The ceremonial standing in the middle of the seventh inning for a singalong of “Take me out the ballgame,” “Cotton Eye Joe” or “Sweet Caroline” vary by the crowd.  But in most every ballpark in America, however, we sing “God Bless America.” Baseball only embraced the Irving Berlin classic in the…