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Hear Two Songs From Modern Baseball’s ‘Holy Ghost’ – NPR
i Modern Baseball. Jessica Flynn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Jessica Flynn/Courtesy of the artist Modern Baseball. Jessica Flynn/Courtesy of the artist Holy Ghost is a split record Modern Baseball shares with itself, meaning that songwriters/guitarists Jake Ewald and Brendan Lukens each get a side (A and B, respectively) to do their respective thing. Okay, okay, but when OutKast split a record between songwriters, the pair only returned…
Sports Authority closing 5 N.J. stores – NJ.com
About a quarter of Sports Authority stores in New Jersey are among the locations nationwide the sporting goods chain plans to close down, according to a bankruptcy filing cited in a published report. The troubled sporting-goods chain, which is more than $1 billion in debt, announced Wednesday it was entering bankruptcy and would be closing 140 of its 463 U.S. locations over the next few months. An estimated 3,400 of its…
Family stumbles upon vintage Ty Cobb baseball cards in an old paper bag – Washington Post
(Professional Sports Authenticator via AP) A treasure trove of vintage Ty Cobb baseball cards, produced in the early 1900s as part of a set that collectors call “The Monster,” has been discovered in one of the oddest places imagineable — a beat-up paper bag inside the dilapidated house of a deceased great-grandfather. Imagine the reaction of the family members, who wish to remain anonymous, when they opened the bag and found…
Cache of rare, century-old Ty Cobb baseball cards found – Chicago Sun-Times
LOS ANGELES — From a crumpled paper bag in a dilapidated house came a baseball-card find of a lifetime. Seven of them actually. Card experts in Southern California say they have verified the legitimacy — and seven-figure total value — of seven identical Ty Cobb cards from the printing period of 1909 to 1911. Before the recent find, there were only about 15 known to still exist. Joe Orlando, the…
NASCAR suspends Martin Truex Jr.’s crew chief for rules violation – SB Nation
Furniture Row Racing crew chief Cole Pearn has been suspended one race after NASCAR inspectors found a violation on Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 78 car pertaining to roof flaps prior to Sunday’s event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In addition to the suspension, Pearn was fined $50,000 and 15 driver and owner points were docked from Truex and Furniture Row, respectively. The team is appealing all the penalties, thereby deferring…
Making a Fresh Start, World Cup of Hockey Unveils Its Preliminary Rosters – New York Times
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World Cup of Hockey: Kane, Pavelski lead USA roster with some surprises – CBSSports.com
Though the NHL trade deadline just passed and the playoff races are heating up, the 2016 World Cup of Hockey is at the forefront of the hockey world Wednesday as each of the eight teams competing are releasing their 16-player preliminary rosters one-by-one. Each team will eventually have 23 players (20 skaters and three goalies), so more additions will be unveiled at a later date. Team USA may still be…
Seven Rare Ty Cobb Baseball Cards Found in Old Paper Bag – NBCNews.com
This treasure almost ended up in the trash. Seven century-old baseball cards found recently inside a crumpled paper bag in the south have been authenticated as rare Ty Cobb cards, a California-based memorabilia expert announced Wednesday. The seven T206 Ty Cobb cards from a 1909-1911 series are expected to be worth “well into the seven figures” altogether, Joe Orlando, president of Professional Sports Authenticator in Newport Beach said. The cards…
NASCAR suspends Martin Truex Jr.’s crew chief for rules violation – SB Nation
Furniture Row Racing crew chief Cole Pearn has been suspended one race after NASCAR inspectors found a violation on Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 78 car pertaining to roof flaps prior to Sunday’s event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In addition to the suspension, Pearn was fined $50,000 and 15 driver and owner points were docked from Truex and Furniture Row, respectively. The team is appealing all the penalties, thereby deferring…
No Kessel, no Jagr top list of World Cup roster shockers – ESPN
10:31 PM ET print TORONTO — By the end of the day Wednesday, 128 players had been named to participate in the World Cup of Hockey to be held Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 in Toronto. Here’s a look at the five biggest stories and surprises from this big day. Doug Armstrong and Tom Renney believe in their choices for Team Canada. Graig Abel/NHLI/Getty Images 1. Phil Kessel of the Pittsburgh…
NASCAR’s CEO endorsed Donald Trump, which contradicts everything the sport now stands for – SB Nation
Right at the intersection between sports and politics: that’s where NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France placed himself on Monday, when he publicly endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally on the campus of Valdosta (Ga.) State University. France’s endorsement was a “private personal decision by Brian,” a NASCAR spokesman said in a statement to SB Nation. Despite NASCAR’s quick clarification, the line between what France says…
Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament Kicks Off in St. Paul – KSTP.com
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Major League Baseball to Let Cuban Players Sign Directly With Teams – New York Times
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Cache of Ty Cobb baseball cards worth 7 figures discovered – ESPN
print LOS ANGELES — From a crumpled paper bag in a dilapidated house came a baseball card find of a lifetime. Seven of them, actually. Card experts in Southern California said Wednesday that they have verified the legitimacy and seven-figure total value of seven identical Ty Cobb cards from the printing period of 1909 to 1911. Before the recent find, there were only about 15 known to still exist. Joe…
NASCAR’s CEO endorsed Donald Trump, which contradicts everything the sport now stands for – SB Nation
Right at the intersection between sports and politics: that’s where NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France placed himself on Monday, when he publicly endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally on the campus of Valdosta (Ga.) State University. France’s endorsement was a “private personal decision by Brian,” a NASCAR spokesman said in a statement to SB Nation. Despite NASCAR’s quick clarification, the line between what France says…
NASCAR suspends Pearn; six teams docked points – Nascar
NASCAR officials have suspended crew chief Cole Pearn for one Sprint Cup Series points race and fined the Furniture Row Racing employee $50,000 for a rules violation that took place during last week’s race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In addition, driver Martin Truex Jr. has been penalized 15 championship driver points and team owner Barney Visser has been penalized 15 championship owner points. The infraction, which involved the roof flap(s), was found during pre-race…
NASCAR issues warnings to team of Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3 others – FOXSports.com
In addition to announcing penalties against multiple Sprint Cup Series teams on Wednesday afternoon, NASCAR revealed the identities of four teams that received written warnings for issues in the inspection line last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The teams of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt DiBenedetto and Cole Whitt were each handed a written warning from NASCAR for failing NASCAR’s template inspection twice in pre-qualifying inspection. Meanwhile, the No. 32 team…
World Cup of Hockey roster projection: North American 23-and-under – USA TODAY
Edmonton Oilers rookie Connor McDavid has 12 goals and 31 points in 28 games.(Photo: Timothy T. Ludwig, USA TODAY Sports) The first 16 players on every team’s World Cup of Hockey roster will be announced today. The Russia and Finland selections have already been revealed. The Czech Republic will unveil at 11 a.m., ET, followed by Sweden (1:15), Team Europe (4:30), North American 23-and-under, Canada (6:05) and USA (6:45): Here…
The Sioux Nickname Is Gone, but North Dakota Hockey Fans Haven’t Moved On – New York Times
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Major League Baseball Has Plan to Let Cuban Players Sign Directly With Teams – New York Times
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