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Dave Roberts and the Importance of Baseball’s Middle Managers – The New Yorker

Monday, March 28, 2016

To many baseball observers, the hiring of Dave Roberts by the L.A. Dodgers came as a surprise. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY ROB TRINGALI / GETTY Farhan Zaidi, a thirty-nine-year-old who was born in Canada to Pakistani parents and grew up mostly in the Philippines, holds a Ph.D. in behavioral economics from the University of California at Berkeley. While he was working on that degree, he read Michael Lewis’s book “Moneyball,” published…

A Baseball Renaissance on Florida’s East Coast – New York Times

Monday, March 28, 2016

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Here’s the perfect fantasy baseball draft – MyAJC

Monday, March 28, 2016

Opening day is almost here, which means your fantasy baseball draft is close at hand. But fear not! Here is what a perfect fantasy baseball snake draft looks like in a 12-team, standard, 5×5 mixed, roto league with the following categories for batters: runs scored, home runs, RBI, stolen bases and batting average. For pitchers the categories are wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA and WHIP. Each roster will have a catcher,…

A league of their own: A Jewish baseball (e-)museum, at last – The Times of Israel

Monday, March 28, 2016

JTA — When Jews visit the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, they can learn about the only two members of the tribe who have been inducted into the hallowed museum: Hank “The Hebrew Hammer” Greenberg and Sandy Koufax. Now they’ll have the chance to find out about the dozens of other Jews who have played in the major leagues. Thanks to the effort of a…

US Men’s Soccer Team Adds Two Players Before World Cup Qualifier – New York Times

Monday, March 28, 2016

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Tony Granato tapped as UW hockey coach – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Monday, March 28, 2016

By Jeff Potrykus of the Journal Sentinel Madison – The man set to take over the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey program won’t require a crash course in its rich history and tradition of winning. A source…

Group and regroup: Klinsmann and US soccer team look for qualified turnaround vs. Guatemala – Washington Post

Monday, March 28, 2016

Jurgen Klinsmann, Michael Bradley and the U.S. squad sit in third place at the midway point of World Cup qualifying’s semifinal round. (Saul Martinez/Reuters) COLUMBUS, Ohio – The U.S. men’s national soccer team is probably going to win its 2018 World Cup qualifying match Tuesday against Guatemala. The Americans, after all, have not lost a home qualifier in 15 years and never lost a match of any kind in 10…

2016 NCAA hockey tournament scores and bracket: Denver, Quinnipiac punch tickets to Frozen Four – SB Nation

Monday, March 28, 2016

Quinnipiac is back in the Frozen Four with some unfinished business to attend to. The only time the Bobcats made it to the NCAA’s top four they were shutout by Yale 4-0 in 2013. Now with no Bulldogs standing in their way, Quinnipiac has a date against the team with the most Frozen Four appearances in tournament history on the horizon. But first, the Bobcats had to survive…

A Baseball Renaissance on Florida’s East Coast – New York Times

Monday, March 28, 2016

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US Men’s Soccer Team Adds Two Players Before World Cup Qualifier – New York Times

Monday, March 28, 2016

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Monday, March 28, 2016

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UK baseball downs No. 1 Florida in walk-off – The Courier-Journal

Monday, March 28, 2016

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US Men’s Soccer Team Adds Two Players Before World Cup Qualifier – New York Times

Sunday, March 27, 2016

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NASCAR community celebrates the Easter holiday – FOXSports.com

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Stewart-Haas Racing and Hendrick Motorsports took to Twitter to wish others a Happy Easter. Others in the NASCAR community also used social media to help celebrate the holiday with their fans on a rare Sunday when there was no racing. That included Danica Patrick sharing a photo of a beautiful sunrise and Kevin Harvick and his wife, DeLana, letting us all know how they were gearing up for the day…

Government’s laughable cycling blueprint does nothing to boost safety – The Guardian

Sunday, March 27, 2016

How many times have I nearly died riding my bike in Britain? Let me count the ways. Related: UK plan to boost cycling and walking ‘worthless without more funding’ Most recently, it was going to meet a friend after work in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, less than a mile from the Guardian’s Deansgate office. I decided to try out the new cycle lane on Portland Street, north of Piccadilly Gardens. I…

Badgers men’s hockey: Tony Granato to be named Wisconsin’s head coach, according to reports – Madison.com

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Detroit Red Wings assistant coach Tony Granato is seen during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Detroit, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

NCAA hockey tournament 2016: Times, TV schedule and live stream for Sunday – SB Nation

Sunday, March 27, 2016

The final half of the 2016 Frozen Four will be set on Sunday, as four teams compete in the last two regional championships of the 2016 NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament. Only one school playing on Sunday is a true Cinderella story. No. 4 Ferris State will be 24 hours removed from the biggest upset in the tournament to date after stunning No. 1 St. Cloud State in…

Baseball|A Baseball Renaissance on Florida’s East Coast – New York Times

Sunday, March 27, 2016

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Binghamton finishes 3-game sweep of punchless UMaine baseball team – Bangor Daily News

Sunday, March 27, 2016

ORONO, Maine — With the onset of the America East Conference season, the University of Maine baseball team finds itself struggling to score runs. Binghamton University pitchers limited the Black Bears to nine hits and two runs in 16 innings on Saturday afternoon while sweeping a league doubleheader at Mahaney Diamond. The Bearcats won the opener 6-1, then took the nightcap 8-1. The teams play the series finale on Sunday…