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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…

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….

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…

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,…

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,…

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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…

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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 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…

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…

Fans at the World Series in 1916. A quarter century earlier, Ella Black opened doors for baseball-loving women everywhere. (Photo: Library of Congress/LC-DIG-ggbain-22957) On May 21, 1890, as she did on most spring days, Ella Black put on a hat, grabbed her press credentials, and headed out to the ballpark to do her job. That day, she was in New York, ready to watch the Pittsburgh Alleghenys face off against the…

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…

Nick Roscetti and David Jacob saw their dreams come true last week. Tyler Fitzgerald put his dream on the back burner. Roscetti, a 2012 Williamsville High School graduate, was selected in the 26th round of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers after earning All-Big Ten Conference honors as a University of Iowa senior. Jacob, a 2013 Sacred Heart-Griffin graduate, was picked in the 32nd round by the…

Shortly after settling on Cape Cod in 2014, Mike Sherman, the former Green Bay Packers head coach and general manager, captured national headlines for accepting the head coaching gig at Nauset Regional High School for the 2015 season. Now Sherman is taking his experience in a more entrepreneurial direction: He’s going to build a nine-acre complex for youth and teen sports in partnership with Warren Nighan, a Cape Cod businessman who previously worked in…

“Sports metaphors really started to hit their stride at the beginning of the 20th century. We had a period where you had really literate sports writers,” says Chetwynd. “The three big sports that probably the largest number of sports metaphors come from are horse racing, boxing, and baseball, because those were the three big sports of the century and it sort of crossed over from there.” While researching his book…

NBA CLEVELAND (AP) From the edge of elimination to the brink of history. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have pushed the NBA Finals to their limit. Game 7 is necessary. James scored 41 points, delivering another magnificent performance with no margin for error, Kyrie Irving added 23 and the Cavs sent the finals packing for California by beating the rattled Golden State Warriors 115-101 to even this unpredictable series…

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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…