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Harper was intentionally walked with two men on in the 12th for his record-tying sixth walk of the day. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) CHICAGO – Bryce Harper brought one of those pink bats most major leaguers use on Mother’s Day to home plate at Wrigley Field seven times Sunday. He never swung it. Six times, the Chicago Cubs walked him, tying a major league record. Once, they hit him….

It is no overstatement to say that sport’s integrity is being questioned as it has never been before. It is not just doping issues that confront us – but governance failures and match-fixing claims at the highest level. We face challenges on a number of fronts, but with doping adversely affecting the athletes themselves, it without doubt remains the greatest threat to modern-day sport. In combatting doping, we can be…

The stadium deal recently added the vocal public support of casino billionaire Steve Wynn, who helped craft the idea with Adelson more than three yeas ago. Wynn fell short of admitting he’s willing to invest in the deal, but enthused to entertainment columnist Norm Clarke, “Well, Sheldon and I are both very strong supporters of it, and how it plays out is something we’ve got to see… the one thing…

Harper was on base a lot in Chicago. (USATSI) The Cubs swept the Nationals on four games, culminating with a 4-3 extra-innings win on Sunday thanks to a Javier Baez walk-off homer. It was also thanks in part to walking Bryce Harper six times, tying an MLB record. Three times Harper was put on base intentionally, twice in extra innings to load the bases (more on the “Barry Bonds” treatment…

With eight games over four days at Wrigley Field and U.S. Cellular Field this weekend, Chicago was treated to a baseball smorgasbord. And for good measure, we also got a taste of all four seasons, with a winter chill on Thursday night, summer breezes on Friday, a cool fall day on Saturday and a gorgeous spring afternoon for Mother’s Day on Sunday. Everything fell into place for the first-place Cubs,…

Tears streamed down Til Strudwick’s face as he looked on at the orange flag rippling in the wind Sunday afternoon. On it, in black, was the word “HERE” in capital letters. For Strudwick, 65, a diehard baseball fan, it was more than just a replica of the flag that marked where lauded Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson hit the first home run out of Memorial Stadium exactly 50 years ago. It…

Baseball has been a significant part of Kent Gregory’s life for most of his 69 years. His baseball lineage traces back to age-group play as a youth, on to George Washington High School, where he played for coach Paul Vaughn, and then to the University of Denver and coach Jack Rose. An infielder, he played in The Denver Post’s Metropolitan All-Star Game that pitted the Denver high schools against schools…

As a devoted St. Louis Cardinals fan, Mike Dawid never let his wife, Ellie, forget about Albert Pujols’ game-winning home run in the 2005 National League Championship Series. The Cardinals slugger blasted the ball high up onto the train tracks at Minute Maid Park, delaying the Astros’ trip to their first World Series.

It is no overstatement to say that sport’s integrity is being questioned as it has never been before. It is not just doping issues that confront us – but governance failures and match-fixing claims at the highest level. We face challenges on a number of fronts, but with doping adversely affecting the athletes themselves, it without doubt remains the greatest threat to modern-day sport. In combatting doping, we can be…

It is no overstatement to say that sport’s integrity is being questioned as it has never been before. It is not just doping issues that confront us – but governance failures and match-fixing claims at the highest level. We face challenges on a number of fronts, but with doping adversely affecting the athletes themselves, it without doubt remains the greatest threat to modern-day sport. In combatting doping, we can be…

Boston College hockey coach Jerry York has won five NCAA titles and is college hockey’s all-time wins leader.(Photo: Charles Krupa, AP) Hockey is serious business at Boston College, whose new federal income tax return shows exactly how serious. Veteran men’s hockey coach Jerry York – who has won five NCAA titles and is college hockey’s all-time wins leader – was credited with nearly $1.25 million in total compensation during the 2014…

The Olympic games in Rio are right around the corner, and it’s a showcase of some of the best talent in the world, from basketball to water polo. But, as always, some noticeable names will be missing out on the spectacle that is the Summer Olympics. Let’s have a look at some marquee names that won’t be in Rio for the games. Kobe Bryant: No Team USA for the Black…

The following script is from “Russia’s Dark Secret” which aired on May 8, 2016. Armen Keteyian is the correspondent. Guy Campanile, Andrew Bast and Michael Radutzky, producers. With the Summer Olympics in Rio less than 100 days away, Russia finds itself embroiled in a doping scandal unseen since the days of the East German sports machine back in the 1970s and 80s. In November, the entire Russian track and field…

RELATED: Results | GoBowling 400 recap | Post-Kansas standings KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The most disappointed man in Kansas Saturday night was Martin Truex Jr. He forced a smile as he climbed from his Furniture Row Racing Toyota, but there was disappointment in his eyes. “It sucks. I don’t know what you want me to say,” Truex responded as members of the media crowded him back against his car on pit road. “It’s not…

All the advanced metrics agree: Jose Altuve has been the most productive hitter in the American League. He entered Mother’s Day ranked first in OPS+, True Average, and wOBA, as well as first in extra-base hits and second in home runs — incredibly, his nine homers are already the second-most he’s hit in a season. Such harmony is difficult to find when it comes to more subjective titles — say,…

It is no overstatement to say that sport’s integrity is being questioned as it has never been before. It is not just doping issues that confront us – but governance failures and match-fixing claims at the highest level. We face challenges on a number of fronts, but with doping adversely affecting the athletes themselves, it without doubt remains the greatest threat to modern-day sport. In combatting doping, we can be…

RELATED: Results | GoBowling 400 recap | Post-Kansas standings KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The most disappointed man in Kansas Saturday night was Martin Truex Jr. He forced a smile as he climbed from his Furniture Row Racing Toyota, but there was disappointment in his eyes. “It sucks. I don’t know what you want me to say,” Truex responded as members of the media crowded him back against his car on pit road. “It’s not…

Arsenal forward Sanchez has scored six goals in his past seven Premier League games Manchester City’s top-four bid is no longer in their own hands as Alexis Sanchez’s equaliser spoiled Blues boss Manuel Pellegrini’s final home game. Sergio Aguero fired City’s early opener into the bottom corner from 18 yards. Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud headed in the equaliser within two minutes, but Kevin de Bruyne’s solo effort restored City’s lead…

The Arizona Coyotes last week hired the youngest general manager in NHL history, 26-year-old John Chayka. He has a background in analytics, and that has sparked the debate once again about the role of numbers in hockey. Every organization will tell you it uses some sort of statistical analysis. You’d be foolish not to. But every organization will also tell you it’s not sure what the statistics mean. Where does the raw…

After practicing law for more than three decades, Rich Nichols has developed a feel for which cases are going to fly and which are going to die. So he admits he had some trepidation about a plan for members of the women’s national team to file a pay-equity complaint against U.S. Soccer this spring. “To file a wage-discrimination case against your current employer — you kidding me?” said Nichols, executive…