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CLEVELAND (AP) — Like so many kids growing up in Ohio, Andy Billman learned to love Cleveland’s sports teams. And to have his heart broken. But true to the passion of a proud city whose long-suffering fans haven’t celebrated a major professional championship since 1964, the director of an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary chronicling Cleveland’s half-century of sports misery has undying hope a title will come. One day. “It’s…

(Via CSN) If you’re a D.C. sports fan, you’re probably familiar with the humorous bits that Comcast SportsNet anchor Michael Jenkins weaves into his shows. During the Capitals’ first-round series against the Flyers, Jenkins endeared himself to Philadelphia sports fans after they threw wristbands on the ice in Game 3 with a brutal takedown that opened with the following question: “At what point did you wake up and, as a collective group of people, decide that…

Sports Authority Holdings Inc. will head to auction next week with bids in place from two groups of liquidators plus smaller offers from rivals Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. and Modell’s Inc., according to people familiar with the situation. However, the bids from Dick’s and Modell’s were considered “disappointing” and for fewer stores than initially expected, one of the people said. Dick’s, which one equity analyst said could make an…

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This is because we don’t have the same kind of mosquito control problem that Brazil has, even in our poorer areas where there is a lot of still water. Aedes mosquitoes typically lay eggs in and near standing water in things like buckets, bowls, animal dishes, flower pots, and vases. They are aggressive daytime biters, prefer to bite people, and live indoors and outdoors near people. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director…

DOVER, Del. — Tony Stewart suffered his first serious hit since his return from a back injury in a fiery three-car wreck at practice Friday at Dover International Speedway that also involved Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Danica Patrick. Patrick’s No. 10 dumped oil on the track, spun, and the rear of her Chevrolet burst into flames. Stewart was behind her and No. 14 hit the oil and smacked the wall. Stewart,…

x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck previews the top story lines at the upcoming AAA 400 Drive for Autism. usa today sports Brad Keselowski has two victories in 2016, including the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.(Photo: Stephen R. Sylvanie, USA TODAY Sports) As the freshness of the new NASCAR season wears off, there’s renewed concern over the Chase for the Sprint Cup’s impact on the…

Class AAAA The win­ner will be: Plum. There’s no rea­son to pick any­one other than the first team to en­ter the post­sea­son un­de­feated (19-0) since Cal­i­for­nia two years ago and first to do so in Class AAAA since Nor­win in 2012. And of course, the Mustangs fea­ture star se­nior out­fielder/​pitcher Alex Kirill­off, a likely first-round pick in the MLB draft next month. …

A collegiate baseball team in Georgia adopted a puppy as their “bat dog” after it was found abandoned in their stadium. The Savannah Bananas announced earlier this week that team president Jared Orton and his wife Kelsey adopted 7-week-old Daisy. The puppy was found crying in Grayson Stadium parking lot with no identifiable tags, according to the team’s website. The Savannah Bananas/Facebook A baseball team in Savannah Georgia, The Savannah…

We’ve got Mark Paquette from MLB DFS Weather bringing you daily reports on today’s baseball slate. He’ll point out the where the sun is shining, any trouble spots around the league and where the wind may be in your favor. Be sure to to also give him a Twitter follow at @DFSWeatherMark Now’s your chance to get DFSR Pro with MLB Optimal Lineups, Projections and Player Cards. Or try a…

The bad news: It’s Friday the 13th. The good news: It’s the only Friday the 13th in 2016. In honour of a day often considered one of the most unlucky on the calendar, here’s our list of the 13 best superstitions, curses and spooky coincidences in sports: 1. Raptors look to clinch in game lucky No. 13 The Toronto Raptors are in the midst of their most impressive playoff push in franchise…

Caption Close Online games already have their own professionals, making money off their finger-tapping skills, and superstars followed by devoted fans. Now they have their own sports association. A coalition of video game industry leaders on Friday said they have formed the World ESports Association (WESA) to give their growing sport a regulatory structure similar to soccer’s ruling body, FIFA. The formation of WESA comes at a time when the…

Latin America has emerged as the epicenter of the Zika epidemic—and that has foreign businesses, medical experts and tourists all weighing the risks of travel abroad. Fanning the flames of the debate this week was a provocative article by Canadian lawyer and biologist Amir Attaran declaring that the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil “must not proceed,” released on the heels of Major League Baseball’s decision to move two games from…

Photo Courtesy: Amy Williams, SGHS student GREENSBORO, N.C. – If you asked 15-year-old Kendal Clark if he was any different from other kids his age, his answer would be a swift and hard no. If you looked at the Southern Guilford High School Sophomore play a game of baseball, it would be difficult to tell Kendal only has one arm. Kendal was born without his left arm as a result…

Russia won 13 gold medals at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014 – including those won by Zubkov (left) and Legkov Two Russian athletes named in doping allegations by the nation’s former anti-doping chief have rejected the claims as “nonsense and slanderous”. In a New York Times report, Dr Grigory Rodchenkov alleges dozens of athletes, including at least 15 medallists at the 2014 Winter Olympics, were part of an extensive…

THE seventh congress of the Workers’ Party was meant to be North Korea’s most notable political shindig in nearly four decades. The sixth, in 1980, was a coming-out party for its then dictator-in-waiting, Kim Jong Il. At this one the late Kim’s son, Kim Jong Un (pictured), spoke for interminable hours to more than 3,000 clapping delegates, lauding a recent nuclear test and missile launch (subjects know nothing of the…

WASHINGTON — According to the Capital Weather Gang, Washington, D.C. has received measurable rain (at least .01 inches) every day for 15 consecutive days. This is unprecedented weather for the district, which since 1871 has witnessed no more than 10 consecutive days of precipitation (on separate occasions in 1938 and 1873). This fact, combined with the Capitals’ dramatic exit from the playoffs, has a very retributive and karmic feel to it….

LOS ANGELES — The dump will jump no more. The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, the building that Bruce Springsteen affectionately dubbed “the dump that jumps” was sent off with one last national anthem and a champagne toast from city leaders on Thursday. In recent decades, it has lived in the shadow of the younger, sexier Forum and Staples Center. But the Sports Arena was once home to the Lakers, Clippers…

“You guys like to drink?” THERE is nothing more demoralising in the world of a diehard sports fan than their team failing to live up to their potential. For Michael Jenkins, the elimination of his beloved Washington Capitals from the Stanley Cup play-offs was just too much to handle. A sports anchor for US broadcastor Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Jenkins took his frustrations to the workplace. In what was clearly designed…