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A weed-infested golf course at Fort Bragg has bloomed into a major league-quality baseball field on the vast U.S. Army post. The finishing touches are being put on the ballpark where the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins will play on July 3. The salute-the-troops game will cap an ambitious four-month project to create the temporary ballpark from scratch. “I couldn’t be happier with the progress that the team has made,”…

Indians 9, Tigers 3 Box Score Indians improve to 44-30 — It’s getting difficult to write actual, solid analysis about this baseball team. I’m sure that a better human would be able to sit down and string together some coherent thoughts. Maybe the Indians did something in the third inning that could have gone a little bit better. Maybe we could sit here and pick the…

Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android. NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya is an anomaly among high-profile sports TV people—her social media feeds are very politically oriented. Tafoya has been openly critical of Hillary Clinton and GOP debate moderators. She discusses many other politically related topics on Twitter. She classifies herself publicly as a “a pro-choice conservative.” In an interview last…

x Embed x Share The legendary University of Tennessee coach stepped down as the Volunteers’ head coach after being diagnosed with dementia. Video provided by Newsy Newslook Former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt with her team during a December 2010 game vs. Baylor.(Photo: Matthew Emmons, USA TODAY Sports) Pat Summitt’s family, friends and former players have convened in Knoxville over concerns about the former University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach’s health….

The book was called “How Dogs are Better than Cats.” The reasoning was sound — dogs will save you from a fire, or alert you to burglars in your home. Cats will cower under a couch. And in the dream weeks that followed this month’s Major League Baseball draft, the author’s proud father has shown it to a few close friends as he accepted their congratulations. He flipped to the…

Tyson Fury’s promoters say they are “baffled” by claims the world heavyweight champion is embroiled in a doping investigation. A report by the Sunday Mirror alleged traces of a banned substance were discovered in a sample taken last year. But Fury’s promoter Hennessy Sports has denied the allegations in a statement released on Sunday afternoon. The statement read: “We are baffled by today’s story in the Sunday Mirror. Tyson Fury absolutely denies…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pat Summitt’s family said Sunday that the last few days have been difficult for the former Tennessee women’s basketball coach as her Alzheimer’s disease progresses. Amid reports of Summitt’s failing health, her family issued a statement asking for prayers and saying that the 64-year-old Summitt is surrounded by the people who mean the most to her. It also asked for privacy. The statement was posted on…

Update: June 26 – 11 a.m. ET Texas has added yet another former Baylor signee. This one shouldn’t be much of a surprise.  According to multiple outlets, Donovan Duvernay committed to the Longhorns on Saturday night. Donovan, a three-star athlete, is the twin brother of Devin Duvernay, who signed with UT earlier in the week.  Great way to finish off a big day in ATX! #LetsRide — Charlie Strong (@Strong_TexasFB)…

USA Swimming needs to determine who will represent the United States in the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympics, and they’ll do that with the Olympic swimming trials, running from June 26 through July 3 in Omaha, Neb. That means the trials will get underway proper on Sunday, the same day that USA Diving will wrap up its own trials. Michael Phelps is obviously the biggest name in the sport of…

Will today’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 produce an 11th different winner in the last 12 races at Sonoma Raceway? If you look at the starting lineup, it’s a strong probability. Pole-sitter Carl Edwards won here in 2014, but second qualifier and Northern California native AJ Allmendinger has never won at the 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course, nor has Martin Truex Jr., who will roll off third in the No. 78 Furniture Row…

The book was called “How Dogs are Better than Cats.” The reasoning was sound — dogs will save you from a fire, or alert you to burglars in your home. Cats will cower under a couch. And in the dream weeks that followed this month’s Major League Baseball draft, the author’s proud father has shown it to a few close friends as he accepted their congratulations. He flipped to the…

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — A weed-infested golf course at Fort Bragg has bloomed into a major league-quality baseball field on the vast U.S. Army post. The finishing touches are being put on the ballpark where the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins will play on July 3. The salute-the-troops game will cap an ambitious four-month project to create the temporary ballpark from scratch. “I couldn’t be happier…

Welcome to today’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 today’s interesting facts, using DraftKings prices. Five Things to Watch: 1. Here are the three highest projected over/unders, provided by OddsShark…   2. Weather: Should be all clear, but keep an eye on the White Sox and Royals games…

Down, then up. Back and forth he goes. This is the career of Jackie Bradley Jr. since, in 2013, becoming the youngest Red Sox Opening Day outfield starter since Dwight Evans four decades prior. Maybe he isn’t as good as he is during a hot streak, nor as bad as he is during a slump. To get to know Bradley is to understand that, to him, perspective is everything. “I…

Sam Mikulak competes on the rings during the 2016 USA Gymnastics Olympic Team Trials at Chaifetz Arena,.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) ST. LOUIS – Three members of the 2012 men’s gymnastics Olympics team will be making a return to the Games in Rio. Following the conclusion of U.S. Olympic Trials at Chaifetz Arena on Saturday, Sam Mikulak, Jake Dalton and John Orozco were all named to the team. Veteran…

RELATED: Results | Standings | Updated NCWTS Chase Grid MADISON, Ill. — A gutsy decision to use the bottom lane for a restart with two laps to go paid off for Christopher Bell, who earned his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in Saturday night’s third annual Drivin for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park. Bell, driver of the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra, survived a chaotic and intense second half to edge…

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SONOMA, Calif. — The downside to being one of the young faces of NASCAR is that Chase Elliott, 20, had to drink water instead of wine in Victory Lane following his win at Sonoma Raceway in Saturday’s K&N Pro Series West Chevy’s Fresh Mex 200. It didn’t seem to matter as Elliott glugged from the crystal goblet and saluted the fans after his first road-course win since 2013 in the NASCAR Camping World Truckk…

When Joey Logano recorded his first victory of 2016 two weeks ago at Michigan International Speedway, the win essentially locked him into the Chase for the Sprint Cup, providing a de facto free pass for the duration of the regular season. While Logano was likely to make NASCAR’s playoffs regardless of whether he won — he had built up a substantial points cushion — the victory occurred at an…