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Hall of Famer Goose Gossage tore into the MLB and some of its biggest players in a recent interview. Tennis player Maria Sharapova is awaiting her punishment after testing positive for Meldonium.

Rejoice, pale, milky-eyed children. Salvation may be at hand. Last week, more than 70 health experts from the UK and US wrote to the Minister for Sport, the Chief Medical Officer, and the Children’s Ombudsman in Ireland calling for a ban on tackling in school rugby. George Hook was among those who responded that rugby without tackling isn’t really rugby. It is like yachting without the boat or tennis without…

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9:07 AM ET print AVONDALE, Ariz. — If you run a sanctioning body looking to copycat from NASCAR, watch out. Don’t try to use the terms “restart zone” or “caution clock” for your series. The NASCAR police might be watching. NASCAR has applied for exclusive use of those terms by trademarking them as they relate to motorsports. Turn 4: NASCAR’s burning questions Will Brian France’s political views drive away potential…

Rejoice, pale, milky-eyed children. Salvation may be at hand. Last week, more than 70 health experts from the UK and US wrote to the Minister for Sport, the Chief Medical Officer, and the Children’s Ombudsman in Ireland calling for a ban on tackling in school rugby. George Hook was among those who responded that rugby without tackling isn’t really rugby. It is like yachting without the boat or tennis without…

Aitor Karanka played for Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka is considering his future at the club. The 42-year-old Spaniard, who took charge at the Riverside in November 2013, left Boro’s training ground unexpectedly on Friday after a row. Boro, who travel to Charlton on Sunday, are second in the Championship, four points behind leaders Burnley with a game in hand. But, having led the table…

MOSCOW Russia has already done enough to meet anti-doping standards dictated by world athletics’ governing body and reclaim its place at the Rio Olympics this summer, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told Reuters on Friday. Speaking shortly after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) declined to lift a doping ban, Mutko said Russia had done everything it was asked to and added that the IAAF criteria were unclear. “You say…

(Photo: The Associated Press) AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson escaped injury when his steering wheel came off and he crashed into the wall at full speed in NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying Friday. Kyle Busch later won the pole for the race Sunday at Phoenix International Speedway. Johnson was on his second lap in the final round on the mile oval when he couldnt turn and his car rammed into…

9:07 AM ET print AVONDALE, Ariz. — If you run a sanctioning body looking to copycat from NASCAR, watch out. Don’t try to use the terms “restart zone” or “caution clock” for your series. The NASCAR police might be watching. NASCAR has applied for exclusive use of those terms by trademarking them as they relate to motorsports. Turn 4: NASCAR’s burning questions Will Brian France’s political views drive away potential…

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(Seth Perlman/Associated Press) The phrase “back in my day” evokes a certain fervor among baseball purists. Just ask Goose Gossage. For 91-year-old Donald Trump supporter Phyllis Schlafly, her feelings take that phrase to a whole new level. Schlafly is a well-known conservative activist who endorsed Trump at a St. Louis rally Friday, saying “he has the courage and the energy … in order to bring some changes.” Some of those changes involve Trump deporting illegal…

Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Nationals OF Bryce Harper is one of the big personalities in baseball and the MVP says the game shouldn’t frown upon displayed emotions, a notion that Mets 3B David Wright gets. PORT ST. LUCIE — There’s a reason why David Wright was dubbed Captain America by his fellow teammates on the World Baseball Classic team three years ago. He’s a smart, likeable, funny man who is…

White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier said Friday he doesn’t mind a little extra celebration or entertainment on the field, even if baseball’s unwritten rules tend to discourage it. “I love that stuff,” Frazier said. “I’m not a guy who does it a lot, but in the heat of the moment, I’ll pump my fist. I’m not trying to show anybody up or anything. I don’t think (baseball) needs to…

On the same day Washington Nationals superstar Bryce Harper was celebrated by fans for taking a stand against baseball’s silly unwritten rules, Hall of Fame pitcher Goose Gossage ripped several stars including Harper and condemned the “nerds running the game” in an expletive-laced rant. In a wide-ranging interview with ESPN, the 64-year-old criticized modern relievers for pitching fewer innings than he did, railed against Ryan Braun and other steroid users,…

MOSCOW Russia has already done enough to meet anti-doping standards dictated by world athletics’ governing body and reclaim its place at the Rio Olympics this summer, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told Reuters on Friday. Speaking shortly after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) declined to lift a doping ban, Mutko said Russia had done everything it was asked to and added that the IAAF criteria were unclear. “You say…

Multiplayer Online play offers a standard menu of options, including a “rivalries” wrapper that tracks your stats against fighters you challenge from your friends list, and a ranked championship series running on a promotion/relegation system similar to online leagues in FIFA. What I played was smooth enough that I could fight as naturally as I did versus the computer offline, but it bears mentioning that…

9:07 AM ET print AVONDALE, Ariz. — If you run a sanctioning body looking to copycat from NASCAR, watch out. Don’t try to use the terms “restart zone” or “caution clock” for your series. The NASCAR police might be watching. NASCAR has applied for exclusive use of those terms by trademarking them as they relate to motorsports. Turn 4: NASCAR’s burning questions Will Brian France’s political views drive away potential…