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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…

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…

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…

“We’re looking forward to it, it will be fun, but we want to stress safety,” Lichtenstein said. “As you can imagine — our guys, athletic guys with blindfolds on, who have never played it before — we want to make sure no accidents occur.”

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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…

The man who swims like a fish has the memory of an elephant. Michael Phelps never forgets. But until 2015, when he moved from Baltimore to Arizona to train with coach Bob Bowman, the most decorated Olympian of all time had never looked at all his medals together. “I could remember back to every single thought I had on the medal stand, after the race, every single one of them,”…

New York — Starlin Castro drove home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning with a sharp one-hopper scored an error on shortstop Eduardo Escobar, and the New York Yankees edged the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Saturday with more dominant pitching from the back end of their bullpen. Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller (5-0) and Aroldis Chapman combined to throw three scoreless innings for the third straight game. They had teamed…

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…

After taking runner-up in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A baseball title series, Green Hope is the top team in The News & Observer’s final area rankings. It’s the first time the Falcons have taken the final No. 1 spot, finishing second in 2014 and third in 2013. South Granville, last year’s No. 1, took No. 2 after finishing runner-up in the 2A title series. No. 3 Cardinal Gibbons,…

Coastal Carolina University’s baseball team beat TCU 7-4 on Saturday to advance to the College World Series championship series. The Chanticleers will face Arizona in a best-off-three series starting Monday for the national title. Coastal Carolina got on the board first when Tyler Chadwick hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning. The Chanticleers extended their lead to 3-0 in the third inning. Anthony…

8:32 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment OMAHA, Neb. — The biggest show in American swimming has once again come to the Heartland, where more than 1,800 swimmers will compete for one of a maximum 52 spots on the U.S. Olympic team that will compete in Rio de Janeiro in August. Expect fireworks. Waterfalls. Tears of sadness. Tears of joy. And a ton of fast swimming. “It’s the…