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Down by three runs before its first turn at bat and trailing most of the evening, Providence had Mundelein just where the Celtics wanted it. Playing from behind is nothing unusual for Providence baseball. Neither are state championships. The Celtics became the first baseball team in the 77-year history of the IHSA state tournament to win three consecutive championships Saturday night, when they scored five runs in the bottom of…

For most people, what Jay Johnson has accomplished in his first year at Arizona doesn’t happen in a lifetime. Maybe the Wildcats didn’t win a Pac-12 Championship. But they’ve done better. They’re going to the College World Series. “I’m speechless,” Johnson said after winning Saturday night’s game 6-5 to advance to Omaha. “I’m so proud of these guys, their teammates that I can’t really put it into words….

PARIS—The European soccer body UEFA said Sunday it opened disciplinary proceedings against the Russian Football Union after Russian fans wreaked havoc during a Euro 2016 match against England in Marseille. UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary body will look into crowd disturbances, alleged racist conduct and fireworks inside the stadium…

Texas A&M would cruise to a 7-1 win over TCU in Game 2 of the Super Regional in College Station, TX to force a Game 3. The Aggies were helped by the home run tonight as the team finished with four.

Media playback is not supported on this device Euro 2016: England 1-1 Russia highlights England’s latest failure to start a European Championship with victory will be overshadowed by two days of violence and ugly scenes that brought shame to the opening exchanges of Euro 2016. Manager Roy Hodgson’s concerns will be sporting ones as England’s carelessness in front of goal and his decision to substitute man-of-the-match Wayne Rooney in a…

Texas A&M would cruise to a 7-1 win over TCU in Game 2 of the Super Regional in College Station, TX to force a Game 3. The Aggies were helped by the home run tonight as the team finished with four.

Any statement that follows, “I’m not trying to be racist,” is always racist.  “I didn’t even know Mexicans were that smart,” says now-former Fox Sports Florida sideline reporter Emily Austen in a since deleted Barstool Sports’ Rundown broadcast Thursday evening. SEE ALSO: Gun stores banning Muslims prompts calls for Dept. of Justice investigation While the sports website usually prerecords its episodes, this week’s iteration, unfortunately for Austen, was broadcast on Facebook Live. Throughout the broadcast,…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment BROOKLYN, Mich. — Daniel Suarez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR national race, passing Kyle Busch and holding off one of the sport’s big stars at the Xfinity Series race at Michigan. `”To be able to be an example to bring more people is great,” said Suarez, who moved to the U.S. five years ago. Busch led 88 of the 125…

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For all practical purposes, Dallas Jesuit needed just two innings to win its first state baseball championship. With junior pitcher Jacob Palisch — a Stanford pledge — on the hill, a 6-0 lead after two innings proved to be insurmountable. Jesuit would coast from there, beating San Antonio Johnson 6-2 in the Class 6A title game Saturday afternoon at Dell Diamond. Jessalyn Tamez The Jesuit baseball team became just the…

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Boston College junior righthander Mike King found out he had just become part of the Miami Marlins organization after the first inning of Saturday’s elimination game against the Miami Hurricanes. He had gotten out of a two-on, one-out jam with two strikeouts when he returned to the dugout and heard from his teammates that the Marlins had made him a 12th-round pick. Advertisement King, trying to…

MIDDLETOWN — The No. 1 team in The Courant state ratings recorded another No. 1 Saturday when it became the first high school baseball team in Connecticut history to win four consecutive championships. Amity-Woodbridge defeated Warde-Fairfield 4-3 on a bases-loaded walk to Max Scheps in the bottom of the seventh inning in the Class LL final at Palmer Field. When Amity coach Sal Coppola accepted the championship plaque, his players…

(iStockphoto) Competitive youth sports is a huge business — estimated to be at least $5 billion a year — and increasingly consumes the time and energy of families with children who want to play or with parents who want their children to play. It has become a way for some parents to try to get their athletically able children into prestigious colleges in a process that sometimes asks young teens to commit…

 Gamers participate in a 2012 eSports tournament. (Photo: Zone eSports/CC-BY-2.0) Russian gamers, time to pop the champers and lock the door—there’s cause for celebration. In an announcement released this week, the Russian Sports Ministry has recognized competitive video-gaming as an official sport in the country. While the decision may seem like a bid for the hearts and minds of basement-dwelling teens, competitive gaming—commonly referred to as eSports—is a fast-growing and…

The Twitter crowd will have to find someone else to make fun of on NFL Sundays, because it won’t have Mike Carey to skewer anymore. Bob Raismann of the New York Daily News reported on Saturday that CBS would not be brining back Carey, its in-studio rules analyst, for the 2016 season after two less-than-stellar years. The Big Lead has a network spokesperson confirming the news, saying CBS and Carey…

Sin City is betting on a makeover. Las Vegas has long been the gambling capital of America, but it now wants to become a big-time sports town, reports CBS News’ Mark Albert. Even in Vegas, where the wagers are big and the odds even bigger, Bill Foley has made one heck of a bet. “I am the man that wants to bring hockey to the desert,” Foley said. “And we’re…

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment BROOKLYN, Mich. — Daniel Suarez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR national race, passing Kyle Busch and holding off one of the sport’s big stars at the Xfinity Series race at Michigan. `”To be able to be an example to bring more people is great,” said Suarez, who moved to the U.S. five years ago. Busch led 88 of the 125…