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6:16 PM ET print WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bad news for Bill Maher: Bryce Harper‘s all-for-fun and fun-for-all campaign isn’t just a one-and-done thing. Immediately following the Washington Nationals‘ season-opening win Monday in Atlanta, Harper, who homered in the game, addressed reporters while sporting a white trucker’s cap that read, “MAKE BASEBALL FUN AGAIN” in red, capital letters. This morning, comedian and political satirist — and New York Mets minority owner…

Baseball’s annual return is as much a part of American culture as the red, white and blue of our flag. It’s a time when anyone who ever cared about the game looks ahead with hope and back at the past with fondness. And sometimes the tools of baseball help us along our way. It’s a back road bypass to the heart of America’s pastime. A tiny room in Cotati is…

print Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR: Turn 1: Texas Motor Speedway is celebrating its 20th year of racing. What’s your favorite Texas moment? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Texas Motor Speedway has become a fabulous racing facility, but it did not begin that way. I get a kick out of Victory Lane and the drivers firing off the pistols. I do not have…

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6:16 PM ET print WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bad news for Bill Maher: Bryce Harper‘s all-for-fun and fun-for-all campaign isn’t just a one-and-done thing. Immediately following the Washington Nationals‘ season-opening win Monday in Atlanta, Harper, who homered in the game, addressed reporters while sporting a white trucker’s cap that read, “MAKE BASEBALL FUN AGAIN” in red, capital letters. This morning, comedian and political satirist — and New York Mets minority owner…

It will be snowballs instead of sunscreen this weekend for the No. 2 Miami Hurricane baseball team — though the University of Miami offered to pay for Notre Dame to travel to South Florida for the weekend series. The Hurricanes, who indeed will be traveling to South Bend, Indiana, for a weekend series at Notre Dame despite forecasted snow and temperatures dipping into the mid 20s at night, will leave…

Modern baseball may have found its birth certificate. And with it a new birth date, and new founding father. Coinciding with the start of the major league season, a set of game-changing documents went up for sale this week. Their authenticity and significance are verified by experts including John Thorn, Major League Baseball’s official historian. The 1857 documents titled “Laws of Base Ball” establish the essentials of the modern game:…

The national anthems in the Six Nations game between Wales and Scotland have been brought to life by 360-degree video Watch England from a seat at Wembley without leaving your sofa? Throw a Super Bowl-winning touchdown pass from the back garden? It’s possible. Well, virtually possible. The release last month of the Oculus Rift, a headset designed to make users feel as if they are immersed in a virtual world,…

the associated press web_lead_Devin Wilson, Kamari Murphy Virginia Tech guard Devin Wilson (11) is fouled by Miami forward Kamari Murphy (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sheldon McClellan, Devin Wilson, Zach LeDay Virginia Tech’s 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard Devin Wilson (11), who was a quarterback at his Pennsylvania high school, is trying…

Take a look at some special teams that have won multiple titles in a row — sometimes more than once: UConn Huskies Championship streaks: 2002-04, 2013-16 Thanks to seniors Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson, the Huskies are fresh off their fourth consecutive championship — the 11th in school history. Over the past 3-plus years, the UConn women are 122-1 with an average victory margin of 38. Every win…

CHICAGO – Since the show’s debut in June of 2015, Jarrett Payton and Josh Frydman have covered a lot of hockey. Whether it’s reading highlights during the show on CLTV or going out to practice for the Blackhawks, covering the sport is a priority for the guys. But how would they do actually playing the sport? That had to be left up to the imagination for the first nine months…

print We honestly don’t have a lot to say about this video of two dachshunds dressed up like hockey players. It’s not like watching this is going to drastically change your outlook on life, or cure some disease, or somehow reveal to you the secrets of the universe. So, you know, don’t go in expecting that. What you should expect is two dogs dressed like hockey players attempting to play…

Last year we thought we had seen the strangest delivery in baseball with reliever Carter Capps’ hop-jump throw. That may still be the oddest but Capps at least is tied with Braves prospect John Gant who made his MLB debut on Wednesday night, revealing his quirky approach for all the baseball world to see. Check out the full experience in the video above or get the abbreviated version here: It’s…

Midwest baseball talent would likely be showcased in southeast Iowa if measure approved.(Photo: Peter G. Aiken/USA TODAY Sports) Plans for an elite baseball tournament complex in the Cedar Rapids area that would draw professional and college scouts would qualify for up to $2.5 million in state sales tax rebates under a bill advanced Thursday by an Iowa Senate subcommittee. Senate File 2212, which was amended, was sent to the tax-writing Senate Ways…

For more than 50 years, Clinton “Tink” Larson coached high school and amateur baseball teams in Waseca, Minn. And when there were no games to coach, you’d find him at the historic ballpark on 7th Avenue cutting the lawn, dragging the infield or working on the pitchers mound. Larson, who lives across the street, took care of the place as if it were his own. After all, it was his…

Caption Close 1. Ownership group confirms effort to move team to S.A. During a city council session on April 7, 2016, San Antonio Missions owner David Elmore confirmed that the Elmore Group is working to move the Colorado Springs Sky Sox to San Antonio in 2019. less 1. Ownership group confirms effort to move team to S.A. During a city council session on April 7, 2016, San Antonio Missions owner…

When Eric Sondheimer was cut from the basketball team at James Madison Middle School in North Hollywood, he joined the school newspaper and covered sports. Since then, he has reported on the Super Bowl, the World Series and the NBA Championships. But these high-profile events have just been diversions, he says, in more than 40 years as a high school sports reporter. To honor his “integrity, work ethic, sportsmanship, and decency,” the…

A few months ago, Blizzard launched a closed beta for its upcoming shooter Overwatch—and I’ve been engrossed in the PC version ever since. For all its faults—and there are many faults—it’s hard not to be impressed with not just how much fun Overwatch is, but how Blizzard has managed to successfully combine a solid first-person shooter along the same lines as Team Fortress 2 with the mechanics of a modern…