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WASHINGTON — Monday afternoon brought a chance for Monumental Sports and Entertainment, the parent company of the Capitals, Mystics and Wizards, to tout their growth in both the physical and virtual space. The MSE Technology and Innovation summit at the Marriott Marquis featured remarks from owner and CEO Ted Leonsis, as well as panel discussions that included heads of various technology companies with which Monumental is working as it expands…

Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly wants to return to baseball’s good old days — which she pinpoints as 1944 — and ban foreign-born players from playing professionally in the U.S. The 91-year-old author and retired attorney established her baseball bona fides by recalling when she attended the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns during the second-to-last year of World War II, when many of the best…

Caption Close Harlandale baseball coach Eric Forestier is confident that the on-paper Indians will resemble the on-field version soon. Loaded with 12 returning lettermen, including 10 starters, the Indians have the potential to do great things this season. All 12 of those lettermen earned starts last season. However, the Indians are struggling early in the season. Entering their District 28-5A opener against Jefferson on March 1, the Indians were 1-3….

Henry Aaron’s record-breaking 715th career home run, one that brought a stadium full of spectators in the Deep South to its feet in applause of an African-American man, isn’t a moment frozen in time, powerful as it was. His career and his achievements in that time created a legacy that’s omnipresent today. As Black History Month ended Monday, that point was emphasized and discussed at…

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Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz spit some chew into a bottle at his locker, then dipped into the latest notice from baseball. Big leaguers are now getting a written reminder that smokeless tobacco is banned at stadiums in Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. One-page letters are being put in clubhouse stalls throughout spring training, where there is no prohibition. The notes come jointly from Major League Baseball and the…

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Radford University Monday.(Photo: Steve Helber, AP) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump picked up a few more endorsements Monday, this time from the NASCAR world. NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France appeared at a rally in Valdosta, Ga., to express support for Trump along with NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott and drivers Chase Elliott, Ryan Newman and David Ragan. “If the people that…

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CHICAGO (Feb. 29, 2016) – Respecting the past and representing the future, the U.S. Soccer Federation today unveiled its bold new crest. The crest – which has always embodied the spirit of what U.S. Soccer is all about: the representation of its teams, fans, and the country on the world’s stage – receives the first update since 1995. For the unveiling, U.S. Soccer took a unique approach, moving away…

 (Fox Sports) NASCAR star Clint Bowyer had a date with the wall on Saturday night in Atlanta, and he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. The #15 car driver was taking part in the NASCAR Holeshot Challenge at the Monster Energy Supercross event in the Georgia Dome. Bowyer faced off against fellow racers Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Ty Dillon and Ricky Stenhouse in a charity drag race down the main straight. Biffle…

So how did the Sprint Cup Series’ low-downforce aerodynamic package fare in its 2016 race debut? The all-new aero rules — intended to make the cars more difficult to drive but as a result make passing more prevalent, especially near the front of the field — surprisingly was not a topic of much conversation after Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. While the package was shaken…

Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly wants to return to baseball’s good old days — which she pinpoints as 1944 — and ban foreign-born players from playing professionally in the U.S. The 91-year-old author and retired attorney established her baseball bona fides by recalling when she attended the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns during the second-to-last year of World War II, when many of the best…

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF and AP) — Former San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker was a big dipper. He’s cut back his chaw over the years, but still might pop in a pinch when games get tight. The current Washington Nationals manager won’t get that choice at some ballparks this season. Big leaguers are now getting a reminder that smokeless tobacco is banned at stadiums in San Francisco, Los Angeles…

TAMPA — It’s time for the 2016 Baseball Oscars. It’s a simple enough concept: We take the Academy Awards, minus Best Documentary and Best Documentary Short — I could never figure out a way to convert those to baseball-ese — and apply them to the Major League Baseball world of the past 365 days. In the order of Sunday night’s awards show, here we go: Original screenplay: We hadn’t seen anything quite…

The LSU baseball team moved up one spot to No. 7 in the Baseball America weekly rankings Monday despite losing twice during the week. The Tigers dropped three places from No. 7 to No. 10 in the Collegiate Baseball poll. The Tigers (5-2) lost at Lamar and dropped the middle game of the series with Sacramento State last weekend. Florida was ranked No. 1 in Baseball America, followed by TexasA&M, Florida…

azcentral sports high school baseball coverage(Photo: azcentral sports) Richard Obert ranks the preseason top 10 high school baseball teams in the state, regardless of division. The top four teams remain the same but there was plenty of movement after that with four teams entering the Super 10. FIND A GAME: Baseball schedule No. 1 Scottsdale Chaparral (1 last week), 5-0 Scored 44 runs in the Scottsdale Invitational Tournament. No. 2 Chandler…

So how did the Sprint Cup Series’ low-downforce aerodynamic package fare in its 2016 race debut? The all-new aero rules — intended to make the cars more difficult to drive but as a result make passing more prevalent, especially near the front of the field — surprisingly was not a topic of much conversation after Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. While the package was shaken…

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