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OMAHA, Neb. — Eight teams have arrived in the Mecca of college baseball, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, with their sights now set on the national championship. The College World Series is split into two brackets, which will play in a double-elimination format June 18-24/25, and the two bracket winners will meet in the CWS Finals June 27-28/29.  Interactive Bracket Scoreboard TV Schedule Listen Live Follow along with the latest action…

INDIANAPOLIS - A safe call at first base with bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning handed unranked Roncalli a 3-2 win over top-ranked Zionsville in the Class 4A state championship game at Victory Field in Indianapolis. The Rebels’ Will Harris sent a grounder to shortstop and beat out the throw to first base which allowed Mark Cobb to score. Cobb pinch-ran for Jake Franklin…

Campbell County, the highest-scoring team through the first two rounds of the Rawlings/KHSAA State Baseball Tournament, needed only one run to advance to its first state finals thanks to a dominant outing from star pitcher Alex Franzen in his final start. The Camels defeated Bullitt East 1-0 in the second semifinals matchup that went nine innings on Friday. St. Xavier defeated McCracken County, 3-2, in the first semifinal, and will…

The Strikeout Is Taking Over Baseball — and It’s Not Going to Stop Getty Images/Ringer GIF The Nationals’ starting rotation is on pace to become the first in baseball history to strike out 1,000 batters in a season. That’s a little surprising, isn’t it? Nobody’s done this before? Not the Dodgers with Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale? Not the Diamondbacks with Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson? Or the Red Sox with Schilling…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Accused of doping: Russia’s Mariya Savinova (right) won the Olympic 800m at London 2012 and Ekaterina Poistogova came third When I used to live in central Moscow quite often I would visit the giant swimming pool built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. And as I used to breast-stroke or crawl my way – embarrassingly slowly I have to say – up and down the lane,…

The burgeoning fantasy-sports industry got a lift from the New York legislature, which passed a bill early Saturday that explicitly would legalize and regulate the practice in the state. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo hasn’t indicated whether he will sign the bill. The decision could have broad implications for an industry that has undertaken a major push this year to pass bills in statehouses that would validate its contention the practice…

ALBANY, N.Y. Fantasy sports moved a step closer to being legal in New York on Saturday when lawmakers approved the daily and season-long games, clearing a path for FanDuel, DraftKings and others to offer them to millions of players in the state. The multibillion-dollar industry, where players draft fantasy teams for sports including football, basketball and baseball, has drawn increased scrutiny since last year with the attorneys general of several…

Vladimir Putin has said it is “unjust and unfair” that the ban on Russian athletes imposed for systemic doping was upheld by the sport’s governing body – ruling out the country competing in track and field at the Rio Olympics. Despite desperate attempts by Russia to get the ban lifted before the Games in August, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) voted on Friday unanimously against lifting the prohibition….

Rio de Janeiro’s governor has declared a state of financial emergency and requested federal funds to help fulfill obligations for public services during the Olympics that start on August 5. Emergency measures are needed to avoid “a total collapse in public security, health, education, transport and environmental management,” a decree in the state’s Official Gazette said on Friday. Rio de Janeiro state is in financial straits due…

The Strikeout Is Taking Over Baseball — and It’s Not Going to Stop Getty Images/Ringer GIF The Nationals’ starting rotation is on pace to become the first in baseball history to strike out 1,000 batters in a season. That’s a little surprising, isn’t it? Nobody’s done this before? Not the Dodgers with Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale? Not the Diamondbacks with Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson? Or the Red Sox with Schilling…

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – When it comes to developing top-end baseball talent in Fort Collins, it’s more than likely that one of that particular player’s bigger influences has been Ernie Romero. From players honing their skills at his facility to his annual Front Range Baseball School, Romero has helped players of all levels, from St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft choice Marco Gonzales, all the way to 5-year-old beginners. “Over…

Omaha, Nebraska — Chad Tolliver has made clean things dirty at the College World Series since 2012. He is the Associate Director of Championships Alliances and he oversees the on-field operations in Omaha. So an important part of his job involves ‘mudding’ the game balls. “We have some baseball rubbing mud,” he said. “It takes the shine and sheen and slickness off of the brand new…

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Image copyright EPA Image caption Accused of doping: Russia’s Mariya Savinova (right) won the Olympic 800m at London 2012 and Ekaterina Poistogova came third When I used to live in central Moscow quite often I would visit the giant swimming pool built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. And as I used to breast-stroke or crawl my way – embarrassingly slowly I have to say – up and down the lane,…

Media playback is not supported on this device Flares thrown on pitch during Croatia-Czech Republic draw Croatia boss Ante Cacic has called the supporters who threw flares on to the pitch in their Euro 2016 draw with the Czech Republic “sports terrorists”. The match, which ended 2-2, was halted in the 86th minute when flares from the Croatia end rained down on the Saint-Etienne pitch. Uefa has confirmed it will…

RIO DE JANEIRO — Just weeks before it stages the 2016 Olympic Games, the state government of Rio de Janeiro has declared a “state of public calamity in financial administration” and warned that the situation is so dire it impedes the locale’s ability to meet Games commitments. The Olympics start Aug. 5 with Brazil already facing an impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, a public health crisis over the…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Accused of doping: Russia’s Mariya Savinova (right) won the Olympic 800m at London 2012 and Ekaterina Poistogova came third When I used to live in central Moscow quite often I would visit the giant swimming pool built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. And as I used to breast-stroke or crawl my way – embarrassingly slowly I have to say – up and down the lane,…

The Strikeout Is Taking Over Baseball — and It’s Not Going to Stop Getty Images/Ringer GIF The Nationals’ starting rotation is on pace to become the first in baseball history to strike out 1,000 batters in a season. That’s a little surprising, isn’t it? Nobody’s done this before? Not the Dodgers with Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale? Not the Diamondbacks with Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson? Or the Red Sox with Schilling…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Accused of doping: Russia’s Mariya Savinova (right) won the Olympic 800m at London 2012 and Ekaterina Poistogova came third When I used to live in central Moscow quite often I would visit the giant swimming pool built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. And as I used to breast-stroke or crawl my way – embarrassingly slowly I have to say – up and down the lane,…

Media playback is not supported on this device Flares thrown on pitch during Croatia-Czech Republic draw Croatia boss Ante Cacic has called the supporters who threw flares on to the pitch in their Euro 2016 draw with the Czech Republic “sports terrorists”. The match, which ended 2-2, was halted in the 86th minute when flares from the Croatia end rained down on the Saint-Etienne pitch. Uefa has confirmed it will…