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Welcome to today’s daily fantasy baseball post! Remember that you can find our posts on the new DFS home page, as well as the fantasy page. Bookmark those sites now! 5 Things to Watch: 1. Here are the three games with the highest over/unders for Monday, provided by OddsShark… 2. Stephen Strasburg and Clayton Kershaw will have all eyes on them as they battle in Los Angeles. The Dodgers are favored (-185)…

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Entering the team’s College World Series opener Sunday night, Coastal Carolina senior Tyler Chadwick had made 123 career starts at first base, 45 at catcher and one at third. He had never started at second base, though, until the biggest game of life. With starting second baseman Seth Lancaster lost for the season due to a knee injury, Chanticleers coach Gary Gilmore spent all week considering his options there, looking…

PISGAH, Iowa (WOWT) — The tiny Iowa town of Pisgah is home to the Fill Er Up and Keep on Trucking Café, it’s also home to the Pisgah Baseball Field; The field and especially the grandstand have seen better days. Organizers in the town of about 250 people are trying to raise money so the field can be used by the next generation of baseball players. Tony Nuzum…

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Mike Wallace walks on pit road prior to the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway.(Photo: Matthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports) Longtime NASCAR driver Mike Wallace and his daughter were attacked by three men after a concert on Friday night, Charlotte police confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.  Wallace and his family were leaving a Rascal Flatts concert at Charlotte’s PNC Music Pavilion when the attack occurred,…

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x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt break down the Cavaliers’ historic Game 7 win over the Warriors in the NBA Finals. USA TODAY Sports LeBron James and the Cavaliers won Cleveland’s first team title in 52 years.(Photo: Cary Edmondson, USA TODAY Sports) OAKLAND – LeBron James’ tears of joy were unstoppable as he held the Larry O’Brien championship trophy at Oracle Arena on Sunday….

A decade ago, Madden NFL still published on PC. EA Sports took a chance on a management simulation called NFL Head Coach, not only for that platform but also on consoles. It published MVP NCAA Baseball 06, still the only licensed video game for a non-revenue (i.e. not football or basketball) college sport. And, thanks largely to the persistence of an Australian who is now the CEO for all of Electronic…

Indians 3, White Sox 2 Box Score Indians climb to 38-30 — It’s fitting that on Father’s Day the oldest men in the clubhouse contributed the most to the Indians’ offense. Rajai Davis went 4-5 and scored the game-winning run, while Juan Uribe added a run of his own with a game-tying solo blast to left field. Carlos Carrasco did not earn a decision, but kept…

MEQUON — When a couple of local baseball players head back to college in the fall, they’ll have plenty of material if they’re asked to write an essay entitled: “What I did during my summer vacation.” Homecoming is usually associated with football in the fall, but for a couple of Lakeshore Chinooks, it involved baseball in the summer. “It really does. It does feel like a homecoming,” Luke Sommerfeld said. Northwoods…

10:09 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment It’s makeup day in MLB, as two early season postponements are costing some teams a valuable day off. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies lead things off with an afternoon affair, so set your lineups accordingly. Later, the Baltimore Orioles drop by Arlington for a one-and-done with the Texas Rangers. The schedule also features three of the National League’s top hurlers,…

The Giants won their eighth consecutive game on Sunday, sweeping a weekend series against the Rays thanks to a Brandon Belt homer and a Joe Panik RBI single in the eighth and six solid innings from Jake Peavy: In addition to sustaining their winning streak, the Giants’ victory pushed their record to 22-8 over the last 30 games — a stretch that ties them with the Rangers for the best…

It’s Game 7 of one of the most anticipated NBA Finals in recent history. Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will face Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in a playoff season that can be described as both thrilling and heart-wrenching. Ironically, some of the world’s best players will never step foot on a professional basketball court or put on an NBA uniform. What then of the many talented…

A decade ago, Madden NFL still published on PC. EA Sports took a chance on a management simulation called NFL Head Coach, not only for that platform but also on consoles. It published MVP NCAA Baseball 06, still the only licensed video game for a non-revenue (i.e. not football or basketball) college sport. And, thanks largely to the persistence of an Australian who is now the CEO for all of Electronic…

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Tonight’s deciding game of the NBA playoffs pits the defending champion Golden State Warriors against their 2015 opponents, the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs are also battling a disappointing Cleveland sports legacy. It’s been five decades since a Cleveland professional team has won a championship. David C. Barnett of WCPN Ideastream says fans are desperate to break that losing streak. DAVID BARNETT, BYLINE: Linda Marshall dresses the part…

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Photo credit: Will Schneekloth/Getty Images While leaving a Rascal Flatts concert on Friday, three men reportedly assaulted NASCAR veteran Mike Wallace. Per FOX Sports, Wallace’s daughter took kicks to the ribs in attempts to shield him from being kicked while unconscious. Police arrested the men over the weekend, all released on bonds of around $1,000. The assault happened in the parking lot of PNC Pavilion in Charlotte, North Carolina, according…

RIO DE JANEIRO — The acting governor of Rio de Janeiro state has declared a state of financial disaster so he has more leeway to manage the state’s scarce resources less than two months Brazil hosts the Olympic Games. Francisco Dornelles announced the decision on Friday. It will allow Rio’s state government to change its budgetary priorities without disrespecting Brazil’s fiscal laws. The move will let Dornelles adopt exceptional measures…

(Photo: The Associated Press) Having played an influential role in popularizing hockey across America’s southwest, Wayne Gretzky is turning his attention to a new frontier. The Great One’s heading Down Under. “You know what, I’ve said it a thousand times in my lifetime that everything I have in my life is because of hockey,” Gretzky said. “And quite honestly, I never thought I’d ever one day be saying I’d be…

Ford’s triumphant return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans had a heavy NASCAR flavor to it on several levels. Car owner Chip Ganassi, who also races in NASCAR and IndyCar, fielded the class-winning Ford GT at Le Mans, with power from Roush Yates Engines, the same company who supplies the powerplants for Ford’s NASCAR teams. And considering the victory came on the 50th anniversary of Ford defeating Ferrari at…