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Gran Turismo Sport Has A New Way To Make Online Gamers Act Like People – Jalopnik
(Image: Sony) Gran Turismo Sport, the latest in Sony’s epic racing sim series, is supposed to take multiplayer gaming to a new level with FIA-sanctioned online racing available to everyone. So how do you keep things civil and competitive? Anyone who’s ever played a video game online knows that no matter how well organized and professional the game’s interface is, you’re still going to encounter jerks breaking the rules and…
Russian Track Team Barred From Rio Olympics Over Doping Charges – Wall Street Journal
ENLARGE The Russian track and field team was barred by the sport’s governing body from competing in this summer’s Olympic Games due to widespread doping, a politically fraught move that casts a large shadow over August’s event in Rio de Janeiro. The decision, which will have to be approved by the International Olympic Committee, is virtually unprecedented for the Olympic movement, which in the past has avoided assigning collective responsibility…
The Strikeout Is Taking Over Baseball — and It’s Not Going to Stop – The Ringer (blog)
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…
A Father’s Day Lesson and Baseball – Huffington Post
Maybe it was about being a great manager. As soon as my son was old enough, I became his coach. Our Bad News Bears team of all the wait-listed kids actually managed to have a winning season. I certainly had a lot of enthusiasm, but I think I had the advantage of pitching to Zach for years (he hated tee-ball and preferred hitting a thrown ball), over more talented dads,…
How Are So Many Baseball Fans Catching Foul Balls While Holding Babies? – Newsweek
Russia to Remain Banned From Olympics After Doping Scandal – ABC News
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today upheld a ban barring all Russian track-and-field athletes from competing at this summer’s Olympics in Brazil, potentially excluding a country from an Olympics for the first time in history over doping among its athletes IAAF president Seb Coe said the body’s council in Austria had voted unanimously to uphold the suspension of Russia’s Athletics Federation, saying Russia had failed to meet criteria…
Europe|Vladimir Putin Says Russian Athletes’ Ban From Olympics Is Politically Motivated – New York Times
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Best Way To Watch Euro 2016 Soccer? Tune In 5 Minutes Before The End – Forbes
In Wake of Orlando Shootings, Mexican Soccer Chant Offends Many – New York Times
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Iceland’s Plucky Soccer Team Is a Mystery to No One – Wall Street Journal
MARSEILLE, France—Ever since Birkir Bjarnason scored a miracle goal Tuesday that allowed Iceland to pull off a shocking 1-1 draw against Portugal in soccer’s European Championships, Steiney Skuladottir, a 26-year-old actress, has been imploring her roommate to reach out to the player. It’s not just that her roommate might have a crush on the handsome blond-haired midfielder: They actually know each other. They dated in middle school. “They never broke…
The Strikeout Is Taking Over Baseball — and It’s Not Going to Stop – The Ringer (blog)
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…
In Zach Britton, the Orioles have baseball’s best closer – Camden Chat
As baseball continues to adapt to the ever-present development of furthering information, folks have hypothesized that a “closer-by-committee” approach may be the way of future. There’s some sense to it, sure. Navigating the bullpen to favor the arm-side match-ups provides its benefits. For example, let’s say you start the 9th inning with two right-handed batters, followed by a lefty. In comes Mychal Givens, a notorious nightmare for right-handers whose sweeping…
Texas baseball coaching search facing trouble – Burnt Orange Nation
The Texas Longhorns baseball coaching search has been far from fruitful. Though the popular sentiment after Texas’ continual misses has been “they will still land a great coach”, the general tone surrounding the ‘Horns is now that of desperation. This morning, Kendall Rogers of d1baseball.com reported that Oregon State head coach Pat Casey will stay put after being courted by Texas athletic director Mike Perrin in the past couple of days….
Alabama Baseball finds its man: Greg Goff expected to be next Tide baseball skipper – Roll ‘Bama Roll
In a story broke by Ben Jones of the Tuscaloosa News, Alabama is expected to name Louisiana Tech head coach Greg Goff as their replacement for Mitch Gaspard. Gaspard resigned at the end of the season after seven years at the helm of the Tide. Goff brings a 448-307 lifetime record in 13 years as a head coach at La. Tech, Campbell and Montevallo. The Bulldogs reached a regional this…
A Father’s Day Lesson and Baseball – Huffington Post
Maybe it was about being a great manager. As soon as my son was old enough, I became his coach. Our Bad News Bears team of all the wait-listed kids actually managed to have a winning season. I certainly had a lot of enthusiasm, but I think I had the advantage of pitching to Zach for years (he hated tee-ball and preferred hitting a thrown ball), over more talented dads,…
Doping: Russian athletes remain banned from competition including Olympics – BBC News
Russia were banned in November following accusations of state-sponsored doping Russian athletes remain banned from international competition including the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Athletics chiefs have decided not to lift the suspension, which was imposed in November following accusations of state-sponsored doping. But individual athletes can compete as neutrals if they prove they are clean. Meanwhile, Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva said she would challenge the IAAF’s decision in court,…
Russian Track Team Faces Ban From Olympics: Here’s What We Know – New York Times
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Iceland’s Plucky Soccer Team Is a Mystery to No One – Wall Street Journal
MARSEILLE, France—Ever since Birkir Bjarnason scored a miracle goal Tuesday that allowed Iceland to pull off a shocking 1-1 draw against Portugal in soccer’s European Championships, Steiney Skuladottir, a 26-year-old actress, has been imploring her roommate to reach out to the player. It’s not just that her roommate might have a crush on the handsome blond-haired midfielder: They actually know each other. They dated in middle school. “They never broke…
Europe|France Arrests More Than 300 in Euro Soccer Tournament’s First Week – New York Times
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Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice for June 17 – FOXSports.com
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 highest over/unders for Friday, provided by OddsShark… 2. Unfortunately, Jake Arrieta pitches in the only early game of the day (PIT-CHC). I tend to avoid “all day” contests when you’re picking the one…
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