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RELATED: Results from Segment 3   CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson shoehorned his way into the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race by whatever means necessary, making a full-contact lean on Chase Elliott‘s fenders on the last lap of Saturday’s Sprint Showdown preliminary.   Did the contact cross the line of sportsmanship? Maybe not, with both drivers deeming it a compulsory evil with the checkered flag in sight and a chance at a $1…

MUMFORD – Few things could drop for Lake Travis in the third game of its best-of-three series against Conroe Oak Ridge, except for the Cavs’ spot in the postseason. Oak Ridge (22-13) eliminated the No. 3 Cavaliers (33-4-1) from the Class 6A regional quarterfinals with a 2-0 win at Mumford High School’s baseball field behind a stellar showing from pitcher Jacory Boudreaux. The slick southpaw held Lake Travis to just…

The starting lineup for NASCAR’s All-Star Race was set per the rulebook after an early evening thunderstorm forced the cancelation of qualifying Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Owners’ points aligned the 20-driver field, which gives Kevin Harvick the pole and defending Sprint Cup champion Kyle Busch the second position. Kurt Busch, Kyle’s older brother and Harvick’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate, starts third alongside Carl Edwards. Jimmie Johnson, a four-time All-Star…

Saturday’s results officially established the bracket what should be a stacked SEC baseball tournament in Hoover next week. With a win on Saturday, Mississippi State was able to land the No. 1 overall seed in the 2016 SEC baseball tournament. It beat out Texas A&M which fell to the No. 3 seed with Eastern Division winner South Carolina taking the No. 2 seed. Alabama was the only in-state school to…

B1G HIGHLIGHT – The Minnesota baseball team stands on the field to watch the results of the Nebraska vs. Indiana game. Watch their reaction here. The Big Ten released the 2016 Big Ten Baseball Tournament bracket on Saturday, with Minnesota securing the top seed after finishing the Big Ten season with a 16-7 conference record. [ MORE: View the official Big Ten Baseball Tournament bracket ] The tournament will feature…

BATON ROUGE – With the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth inning, first baseman Greg Deichmann hit a bases-clearing double to the gap in left-center field to lead eight-ranked LSU to a 7-3 series clincher over the top-ranked Florida Gators Saturday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. With a 7-3 lead after six innings, junior Parker Bugg entered the game in relief of Riley Smith…

Caption Close The Coachella Valley estate of Oakland A’s outfielder Coco Crisp is on the market for $9.95 million. The Coachella Valley estate of Oakland A’s outfielder Coco Crisp is on the market for $9.95 million. Photo: David Blank The Coachella Valley estate of Oakland A’s outfielder Coco Crisp is on the market for $9.95 million. The Coachella Valley estate of Oakland A’s outfielder Coco Crisp is on the market…

St. Paul Saints co-owner Mike Veeck celebrated the start of the team’s 24th season on Thursday at CHS Field, their 2-year-old Lowertown ballpark that last year received architectural accolades across baseball. Mike Veeck, owner of the Saint Paul Saints (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi) Veeck, who has operated the Saints since 1993 under a business plan known as “Fun is Good,” relishes the extracurricular promotions he has used over the years…

Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea in December only seven months after leading them to the Premier League title Manchester United will appoint Jose Mourinho as their new manager, BBC Sport understands. It is believed a deal with the 53-year-old Portuguese was agreed in principle before United’s FA Cup final win against Crystal Palace on Saturday. With United failing to qualify for the Champions League under Louis van Gaal, the Old…

Timothy Hurst/The Eagle Aggie baseball team in position to win first SEC title Texas A&M third baseman Boomer White hits a home run against Ole Miss pitcher David Parkinson on Friday at Blue Bell Park. TEXAS A&M BASEBALL • Matchup: Ole Miss at Texas A&M • Where: Blue Bell Park • Game 1: A&M 6-1 • Game 2: A&M 11-5 • Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday • Records: A&M (41-12,…

Lorena Gonzalez, a freshman council member who cast the final, decisive vote against the alley measure, said that as a woman of color and the city’s first Latina council member, she was taken aback by the sexist comments; she’s more accustomed to racism. The backlash was a wake-up call that even in liberal Seattle, women have a long way to go before they’re fully respected as public leaders, she said….

Despite the potential, some media buyers say that much of the media and advertisers still are hesitant to commit to women’s sports coverage. One cited the lack of viewership compared with men’s sports. Another source pointed out that many media companies and brands “are full of guys who have been doing sports for the last 25 years, and they just don’t get (the appeal of women’s sports).” Even this crop…

With an untested format that flip-flops faster cars to the back and slower cars to the front, plus a $1 million prize, Carl Edwards doesn’t know how the final 13-lap segment will unfold in Saturday’s All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway except that chaos is likely to emanate. “No one knows nobody has any way to predict how this is going to go,” Edwards said Friday. “I think it’s…

Scoreboard-watching in May? You might think it’s way too early in the season for such things, but it happened Friday night at Target Field. Right around 9:10 p.m., the right-field video board flashed “Final.” Atlanta had wrapped up its 11th victory, 7-1 at Philadelphia. And the Twins officially owned the worst record in baseball. “It’s challenging,” manager Paul Molitor said about an hour later, after his free-falling team cemented its…

It’s Day 4 of the state high school baseball tournament in Montgomery. The weather will certainly be more challenging today than the first three days. Check back frequently throughout the day for updates and comment on your favorite team below. RELATED: UMS-Wright sweeps to Class 4A title RELATED: Hewitt-Trussville beats Auburn in Game 1 of Class 6A series RELATED: Russellville 5, Faith Academy 3; Golden Tigers win Class 5A title LAST…

Oregon State at USC Where: Dedeaux Field (Los Angeles) When: 7:05 p.m. On air: Pac-12 Network Records: Oregon State (30-18, 11-13 Pac-12) at USC (24-25, 12-12 Pac-12) Pac-12 standings: Oregon State is in a four-team tie for seventh with California, Stanford and UCLA. USC is tied for fifth place with Oregon. RPI: Oregon State: 60. USC: 99. All-time series: USC leads 51-28. Last 5 years: Oregon State leads 8-7. Last year: Oregon State won the series in Corvallis (3-11, 3-2, 9-6). Last…

FORT MYERS — The West Orange baseball team came up one timely hit short in a Class 9A state semifinal game on Friday at jetBlue Park in a battle of top 10 teams in the nation according to USA Today. The Warriors fell 3-2 to Parkland Stoneman Douglas after squandering legitimate chances to tie the game in the fifth and sixth innings at the spring training home of the Boston…

B1G HIGHLIGHT – The Minnesota Gophers baseball team stands on the field to watch the results of the Nebraska vs. Indiana game. The Minnesota Gophers are your 2016 Big Ten baseball regular season champions. The Gophers clinched the outright Big Ten Championship following a 4-3 win over Ohio State and Nebraska’s victory over Indiana on Friday. The Gophers, who also earned the top seed in next week’s Big Ten Tournament,…

Despite the potential, some media buyers say that much of the media and advertisers still are hesitant to commit to women’s sports coverage. One cited the lack of viewership compared with men’s sports. Another source pointed out that many media companies and brands “are full of guys who have been doing sports for the last 25 years, and they just don’t get (the appeal of women’s sports).” Even this crop…