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Texas A&M third baseman Boomer White was named SEC Player of the Year in baseball by league coaches on Monday. White, a junior, is batting .411/.486/.547 with 17 doubles, four home runs and 41 RBIs for the Aggies this season. He set an SEC record with 57 hits in conference play, and led the SEC in on-base percentage and hits this season. Florida’s Logan Shore was named SEC Pitcher of…

x Embed x Share Sports Authority announced it will close or sell 140 stores. It’s rumored Dick’s Sporting Goods could buy some of those locations. Video provided by Newsy Newslook Sports Authority which filed for Chapter 11 protection in March is now shutting all of its stores.(Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images) Sports Authority, in planning to close all of its stores,is set to launch its going-out-of-business sales this week, according…

Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET, the five individuals who will form the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2017 will be announced, along with the winner of the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.    Thursday, cars return to Charlotte Motor Speedway to prepare for Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600, the longest race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Hisense 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race. The highlight of…

LGBT by Zack Ford May 23, 2016 11:51 am CREDIT: Yout The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus awkwardly waits while a recording of someone else singing the national anthem plays in the stadium. Saturday was “Pride Night” at the San Diego Padres game and the stands at Petco Park were packed with over 40,000 fans celebrating the LGBT-inclusive occasion. Fitting the theme of the evening, the 100 members of the…

Nobody’s ever going to accuse Josh Donaldson, the American League’s reigning MVP, of playing with the game without emotion. He’s a fiery competitor and he’s prone to outbursts just like he’s prone to hitting the ball out of the park.  [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] But after an ugly exchange Sunday, even Donaldson is saying baseball’s unwritten rules about beanballs are out of control and the league…

x Embed x Share Sports Authority announced it will close or sell 140 stores. It’s rumored Dick’s Sporting Goods could buy some of those locations. Video provided by Newsy Newslook Sports Authority which filed for Chapter 11 protection in March is now shutting all of its stores.(Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images) Sports Authority, in planning to close all of its stores, plans to launch its going-out-of-business sales this week, according…

Meet the ExPERTS With the help of a panel of trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, performance experts, pro athlete coaches and more, SI’s editors set out to answer the question: Who are the fittest athletes in all of sports? Athletes were assessed based on characteristics that define fitness and conditioning: strength, speed, endurance, agility, flexibility and skill in his or her respective sport.

Mixed Leagues Jason Castro, C, Houston Astros Yangervis Solarte, 1B/2B/3B, San Diego Padres Danny Santana, SS/OF, Minnesota Twins Alex Rodriguez, DH, New York Yankees Michael Fulmer, SP, Detroit Tigers Jeremy Hellickson, SP, Philadelphia Phillies Ervin Santana, SP, Minnesota Twins Ryan Buchter, RP, San Diego Padres   AL-Only Ryan Rua, 1B/OF, Texas Rangers Logan Morrison, 1B, Tampa Bay Rays Nolan Reimold, OF, Baltimore Orioles Mike Clevinger, SP, Cleveland Indians Matt Shoemaker,…

A “technical error” prevented the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus from performing the US anthem at a baseball game on Sunday after a recording was played instead. The group had been invited to perform in an effort by baseball organisers to improve the sport’s outreach to San Diego’s LGBT community. As they assembled at the Petco stadium for the San Diego Padres and LA Dodgers game, they were suddenly replaced at the last minute by a recording of a female singer. …

Media playback is not supported on this device Manchester United: Louis van Gaal sacked as manager Louis van Gaal has been sacked as manager of Manchester United, with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho set to be named as his replacement. Van Gaal, 64, leaves after two years of a three-year contract and is currently discussing severance terms. The former Netherlands boss is believed to earn around £6.4m a year. Mourinho’s…

Buy Photo The Register’s Aaron Young, who graduated from Urbandale High School, throws a pitch in the third inning of a substate semifinal game against Newton in 2008.(Photo: Register file photo)Buy Photo As a baseball player-turned-journalist, I absolutely love this time of the year. And for Iowa’s prep athletes who are getting ready to take the baseball and softball diamonds Monday, the summer months ahead are special, unique and everlasting…

It’s a lament that many older American men will lug with them to their graves: Their mothers threw out their baseball cards. That same loss, usually incurred decades ago, has resurfaced with a twist for the Town of Lancaster family of Susan Souter. Souter, attempting to clean out her son Jason’s closet for his visit home for Mother’s Day, left about five bags filled with what she thought…

A “technical error” prevented the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus from performing the US anthem at a baseball game on Sunday after a recording was played instead. The group had been invited to perform at the game in an effort by baseball organisers to improve the sport’s outreach to San Diego’s LGBT community. As they assembled at the Petco stadium for the San Diego Padres and LA Dodgers game, they were suddenly replaced at the last minute by a recording…

K.J. Pilcher The Gazette More stories from K.J. CEDAR RAPIDS — Baseball has played a major role in Spencer Van Scoyoc’s life. The family tradition is well known. His grandfather, Jim Van Scoyoc is a member of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, leading Norway to seven state titles and winning 850 games. His dad, Aaron Van Scoyoc, competed in college, getting drafted by the…

SAN FRANCISCO – Cubs manager Joe Maddon doesn’t consider these series measuring sticks, litmus tests or anything else so conclusive. Cardinals? Pirates? Nationals? It’s about the feel at this point in the season. “The big thing is I wanted to feel the Giants right now,” Maddon said. And they felt the Giants this weekend at AT&T Park. Cubs manager Joe Maddon pleads an unsuccessful case after umpire Dana DeMuth called…

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Jamie Vardy has now scored in the last three England internationals. Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy will miss England’s friendly against Australia on Friday – because he is getting married just two days before. The 29-year-old postponed his wedding last year and then moved it from June so he could play at Euro 2016. England manager Roy Hodgson said Vardy “deserves” time off to get married. Vardy, who scored the…

It’s a lament that many older American men will lug with them to their graves: Their mothers threw out their baseball cards. That same loss, usually incurred decades ago, has resurfaced with a twist for the Town of Lancaster family of Susan Souter. Souter, attempting to clean out her son Jason’s closet for his visit home for Mother’s Day, left about five bags filled with what she thought…

K.J. Pilcher The Gazette More stories from K.J. CEDAR RAPIDS — Baseball has played a major role in Spencer Van Scoyoc’s life. The family tradition is well known. His grandfather, Jim Van Scoyoc is a member of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, leading Norway to seven state titles and winning 850 games. His dad, Aaron Van Scoyoc, competed in college, getting drafted by the…