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Rain, wind, sand: NASCAR’s Las Vegas race had it all – Charlotte Observer
NASCAR’s Kobalt 400 played out during an odd weather day in Las Vegas. A light rain shower delayed the start of the race by about 25 minutes. Later, high, gusty winds made controlling their cars even more of a challenge for the 39 drivers in the field. Finally, all that wind precipitated a sand storm that blew in, making conditions that much tougher. “I guess that’s the wild, Wild West,…
How hockey is helping this European nation rise up the world ranks in baseball – FOXSports.com
Boomer Prinstein was born and raised in Michigan, but many of his baseball connections — as a player and coach — exist on a continent not widely associated with our national pastime: Europe. Prinstein has worked as a pro scout for multiple Major League Baseball organizations and in 2013 was responsible for scouting Europe while also coaching in the Czech Republic’s top league. There, he noticed a trend that will…
The perfect storm that created baseball’s biggest home-run surge since the steroid era – Washington Post
(Rachel Orr/Washington Post illustration; iStock) Major League Baseball was in a home run recession. Entering the 2015 season, league-wide home run totals had been dropping precipitously, from 4,934 in 2012 to a 20-year low of 4,186 in 2014. A variety of factors explained the plunge in power. Even beyond stricter drug-testing guidelines weeding out the performance-enhancing-drug-fueled sluggers of the late 1990s and early 2000s, new approaches and strategies were hindering…
How a Major League Baseball Star Works Out in the Off-Season – Wall Street Journal
At the age of 24, Mike Trout, center fielder on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, has earned a reputation as one of Major League Baseball’s biggest talents. He scales walls to rob sluggers of their home run glory, and he’s fierce at bat. Mr. Trout’s off-season workouts focused on developing strength and agility. One thing he refuses to do in winter is pick up a baseball, or even a…
Ty Cobb Baseball Card Trove Reignites Dreams of Shoebox Jackpots – New York Times
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Fan saves boy from being hit by flying baseball bat – WGN-TV
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Hero Saves Kid Staring at Phone During Baseball Game From Getting Smashed in Face by Bat – Slate Magazine (blog)
It doesn’t appear that any reporters were able to track down the heroic man to determine his relationship to the youngster, who hopefully learned a valuable lesson about not staring at his dang phone all the time.
With Obama visit, Cubans hope for home run in baseball diplomacy – Washington Post
HAVANA — Cuba’s communist government is trying an unusual diplomatic tool to crack the economic trade barrier with the United States: baseball. The Castro regime, the Obama administration and Major League Baseball have been privately talking for months to figure out how to allow Cuban players to come to the United States legally to play in the big leagues. It’s a move that all sides believe could bind the two…
LOOK: Heroic fan saves young boy’s face from flying baseball bat – CBSSports.com
Over the winter MLB recommended increased fan safety measures to the 30 franchises, and among those measures is increased netting around the plate. All teams are expected to install addition netting at their major league parks. Some have done so in spring training too. Photos like this show why the additional netting is so important. During Saturday’s Pirates–Braves game (recap), a bat flew into the stands and nearly hit a…
Alabama baseball wins another in 9th, faces two ranked teams next – AL.com
Alabama’s hot start to the baseball season continued Sunday in North Carolina. A 2-0 win over Brown closed the USA Baseball-Irish Classic with a 3-1 weekend and a 10-2 overall record. The only loss of the weekend came in a 2-1 Saturday game with No. 8 NC State. The Sunday win came via two ninth-inning runs and a shutout on the mound. Chance Vincent’s sacrifice fly scored Cobie Vance for…
9-year-old sells baseball cards to benefit friend with brain cancer – WRIC
Brady Kahle is selling baseball cards and sports memorabilia to raise money for his friend Landen Palatino’s cancer treatment. “I thought it would be a good idea to sell some baseball cards and see if I could raise some money.” The two boys play baseball in the same league but different divisions. Brady is a catcher; Landen plays outfield and third base. Brady has already raised over $4,000 at the…
Clemson baseball beats USC, wins weekend series – WYFF Greenville
In his first career start, freshman righthander Alex Eubanks tossed 7.2 strong innings to lead Clemson to a 4-1 victory over No. 18 South Carolina in front of a stadium record crowd of 6,524 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, improved to 8-2 on the season, while the Gamecocks dropped to 10-2. Eubanks (2-1), a native of Moore, S.C., earned the win…
Billie Jean King Campaigns for Women’s Soccer – International New York Times
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And Now, The Best Minnesota High School Hockey Hair – Deadspin
“I’m here to, uh, fix the cable.” Screenshot via “We’re getting Minnesota with it,” the narrator of this year’s Minnesota high school hockey all-hair team video says, as the camera cuts to a plate of spam, lutefisk, and a lefse, which is then placed on a vinyl copy of Purple Rain. It somehow only gets more Minnesota from there. The analysis and ranking of the best hair from Minnesota’s state…
Clemson clinches baseball series with 4-1 win against South Carolina – The State
Clemson took the rivalry series against South Carolina with a 4-1 victory Sunday behind a standout performance from a freshman pitcher. Alex Eubanks, in his first career start, struck out eight in 7 2/3 innings, allowing six hits and one earned run. Clemson clinched the series in front of 6,524, a Doug Kingsmore Stadium record. The Tigers improved to 8-2 on the season, while USC dropped to 10-2. USC scattered…
LOOK: Heroic fan saves young boy’s face from flying baseball bat – CBSSports.com
Over the winter MLB recommended increased fan safety measures to the 30 franchises, and among those measures is increased netting around the plate. All teams are expected to install addition netting at their major league parks. Some have done so in spring training too. Photos like this show why the additional netting is so important. During Saturday’s Pirates–Braves game (recap), a bat flew into the stands and nearly hit a…
Baseball field groundskeeper shares experience with foreign colleagues – WRIC
CLEARWATER, FL (WFLA) – When it comes to taking care of Major League Baseball fields, the awards that cover the walls in his office tell you nobody does it better than Opie Cheek. “When you walk in that’s the first thing everybody sees is your field and we all take pride in it. From the littlest thing on the field, picking up that little paper on the field driving you…
Why baseball cards aren’t worth what they used to be – Newsday
If you have a Darryl Strawberry rookie baseball card buried somewhere in your basement and wonder what it is worth, you’re probably going to be disappointed. Same goes for the once-popular rookie cards of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly or any other player who came of age in the 1980s. Even Ken Griffey Jr.’s 1989 Upper…
U of L baseball completes sweep of Princeton – The Courier-Journal
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Snowboarding, Once a High-Flying Sport, Crashes to Earth – New York Times
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