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Despite Logan Ice belting his sixth home run of the season, the No. 7 Oregon State Beavers baseball team lost the final game of its series at Washington State on Saturday, falling 8-3 to the Cougars. WSU won two of three in the series. Here’s more on the game from Oregon State athletics: PULLMAN, Wash. – Logan Ice hit his team-leading sixth home run of the season but seventh-ranked Oregon State…

Every now and then, an actor comes along who just owns an entire genre of movies. Think about the Meg Ryan-Tom Hanks heyday of romantic comedies, Will Ferrell in sports comedies — or of course, Kevin Costner and baseball. Over the years, the actor has starred in two of the greatest baseball films ever made (1988’s “Bull Durham” and 1989’s “Field of Dreams”), and an underrated near-classic (1999s “For Love…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the conference season in MIAC baseball. Once again, everybody is chasing St. Thomas, who has a perfect conference record. The St. Thomas baseball team is in a familiar place…first place. By a lot. The Tommies are 10-0 in conference play after two more wins today, and 17-3 overall. “A lot of it’s some of our upper classmen really stepping…

Jackie Robinson(Photo: Detroit News archives) So often when you reach the late 80s and you are fortunate, there are precious flashbacks to your boyhood. You were young and impressionable then and every sight was brand new. And it was when baseball became the first game that mattered. There is Lou Gehrig, who played with style and dignity, and the memory of a home run he hit into right field at…

The familiar clank of bat against ball, fans munching on pretzels and hot dogs in the stands and young children scampering to be the first to the treasured foul balls — yes, baseball has returned from its winter hiatus. The prep baseball season began Saturday with three non-league games at Bartlett High. Service coach Willie Paul said he’s never seen the season start this early in his 14 seasons as…

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Do boundary ropes in cricket really guarantee player safety? © Getty Images The breathtaking finish to the World T20 was an assault that, much as Ben Stokes would like to erase it from his memory, no one who saw will ever forget. Carlos Brathwaite‘s four mammoth consecutive sixes to win the world title in the final over was an incredible achievement and a…

Jackie Robinson(Photo: Detroit News archives) So often when you reach the late 80s and you are fortunate, there are precious flashbacks to your boyhood. You were young and impressionable then and every sight was brand new. And it was when baseball became the first game that mattered. There is Lou Gehrig, who played with style and dignity, and the memory of a home run he hit into right field at…

Every now and then, an actor comes along who just owns an entire genre of movies. Think about the Meg Ryan-Tom Hanks heyday of romantic comedies, Will Ferrell in sports comedies — or of course, Kevin Costner and baseball. Over the years, the actor has starred in two of the greatest baseball films ever made (1988’s “Bull Durham” and 1989’s “Field of Dreams”), and an underrated near-classic (1999s “For Love…

Washington’s baseball team scored three runs in the seventh inning to complete a rally from a 6-1 deficit and beat UCLA 8-7 Saturday at Husky Ballpark and tie the three-game series at a game apiece. KJ Brady walked with the bases loaded — the third bases-loaded free pass issued by losing pitcher Tucker Forbes in the inning — to force in the go-ahead run. Washington (18-12, 8-6 Pac-12) had four…

Jackie Robinson(Photo: Detroit News archives) So often when you reach the late 80s and you are fortunate, there are precious flashbacks to your boyhood. You were young and impressionable then and every sight was brand new. And it was when baseball became the first game that mattered. There is Lou Gehrig, who played with style and dignity, and the memory of a home run he hit into right field at…

Every now and then, an actor comes along who just owns an entire genre of movies. Think about the Meg Ryan-Tom Hanks heyday of romantic comedies, Will Ferrell in sports comedies — or of course, Kevin Costner and baseball. Over the years, the actor has starred in two of the greatest baseball films ever made (1988’s “Bull Durham” and 1989’s “Field of Dreams”), and an underrated near-classic (1999s “For Love…

Sport Chalet started in 1959 when German immigrants Norbert and Irene Olberz bought a tiny La Cañada Flintridge ski shop, which they built into a publicly traded retailer with more than 50 locations. On Saturday, the struggling sporting goods chain began going-out-of-business sales at its 47 stores and closed its online sales operation. “We’re closing. Thank you for 57 great years,” Sport Chalet told customers in an email message. The…

With four of her children playing basketball, baseball and softball in the Chanhassen Athletic Association, Mary Valentine’s life revolves around youth sports. These days, though, she doesn’t dare go to a game or a practice. If she does, the Chanhassen Athletic Association has threatened to throw her entire family out of the program. Since February, the association has barred Valentine from attending any athletic event or communicating with any coach…

RELATED: Practice 2 results | Final practice results   Denny Hamlin made a solid recovery from a collision in Saturday’s earlier practice session, setting the pace in final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway.   Hamlin, sporting repairs on the nose of his Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 Toyota, logged a best lap of 126.129 mph on the .533-mile track. His car suffered slight right-front damage after making contact with Danica Patrick‘s No. 10…

Bryce Harper is loved by a lot of people and hated by a lot of people and there is no in-between. One thing everyone can agree on, though, is that he’s not afraid to take on baseball’s written or unwritten rules. Source: MLB issued 4/13 memo stating that after further consideration, personalized bat knob decals are now allowed. pic.twitter.com/5ry4iwFOm4 — Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) April 16,…

The Sport Chalet at the Figueroa and 7th Street shopping center in downtown Los Angeles posts ski conditions outside during the season. (Credit: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) The Sport Chalet at the Figueroa and 7th Street shopping center in downtown Los Angeles posts ski conditions outside during the season. (Credit: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Sport Chalet announced on Saturday it has stopped online sales and is…

Serena Williams knows firsthand the dangers of underfinanced youth sports across the nation. When she joins a panel discussion Tuesday with such other high-powered sports figures as Jon Gruden, Tom Brady, Missy Franklin, Jessica Mendoza, Rob Manfred, Tim Finchem, among others, Williams says she will be eager to tackle the problem that has led to hefty budget cuts and decreased participation by youngsters in America. “You didn’t see a lot…

One season after making a noticeable step forward in getting fans to use their tickets for its six major sports, the University of Wisconsin athletic department slid backward in the 2015-16 season. Of the tickets bought or distributed for home Badgers games, 26.4 percent went unused, 4.8 percentage points higher than last season and the second-highest in nine years. In 2011-12, 27.9 percent of tickets didn’t get…

After a delay and eventual Kyle Busch win in Texas, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series next heads to Bristol for a race headlined by one Peyton Manning. Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway will have Manning act as honorary race official, a fitting locale for one of the best to ever put on cleats to serve the role. The Associated Press (via ESPN.com) captured Manning’s thoughts…