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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Paul Goldschmidt, depending on one’s perspective, is either among baseball’s biggest bargains or one of its most underpaid players. Amazingly, the runner-up for National League MVP two of the last three seasons is just the fourth-highest paid player on the Arizona Diamondbacks roster. Goldschmidt will earn $5.85 million this season, the kind of money that goes to an average baseball player these days. And Goldschmidt is…

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Joe Johnson has committed to sign with the Miami Heat, league sources told The Vertical. Johnson, 34, had narrowed his teams to the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks after reaching a buyout agreement with the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. Johnson is expected to clear free-agency waivers on Saturday. He will bolster a Miami backcourt that has lost guards Tyler Johnson and Beno Udrih to season-ending injuries. Johnson, a…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With three specific instances in mind, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers believes the NBA should adopt a coach’s challenge system for reviews like the one the NFL uses. View photo . Doc Rivers: ‘I’ve been pushing for a [challenge] flag for a year now.’ (AP) While the NBA has instant replay, it currently doesn’t allow coaches to challenge a ruling on a play. Rivers said the…

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The Rockies have been the weirdest team in baseball for about 23 years. It’s not always their fault, as explained here, but they have a penchant to compound the weirdness with inanity and more weirdness. They’re the Cardinals of being weird. Every year you think they might stumble, and then, nope, they’re right back where they were, being the kings of weird. Except the Rockies have a stable of…

Getting caught up in the world of young, rising stars in fantasy baseball? That’s fine, but often the prudent play is to take accomplished, reliable players instead. Here’s a look at fantasy’s top players in their thirties. (Note: ADP references are from NFBC drafts.) Catcher: Brian McCann, Yankees (age 32) McCann is our fourth-ranked catcher, and has been leaving the board near the top of the 10th round in 12-team…

Members of the Mokena Baseball/Softball Association (MBSA) said their park board may be “pricing kids out of town” as it charges them more for the use of park district fields. In addressing the park board during Tuesday’s meeting, Alex Vecchiet, treasurer of MBSA, said last September the group, which has 600 to 700 youths on its teams, was “forced” to sign a contract requiring them to pay 20 percent of…

Former top model Cheryl Tiegs has thrown cold water all over the enthusiasm about Sports Illustrated’s first plus-size swimsuit issue cover model. Tiegs told E! that she thinks fashion’s increasing acceptance of full-figured women sends a bad message, a clear reference to plus-size model Ashley Graham’s appearance on one of three 2016 SI Swimsuit Issue covers. “I don’t like that we’re talking about full-figured women, because it’s glamorizing them, because…

This is the time of year when everyone becomes a movie expert, even sports fans whose idea of a great cinematic experience might be some sappy, overwrought Disney depiction of something that may have, kind of, sort of happened in sports. So, in case you’ve missed these Oscar-nominated movies and view the world only through a sports lens, we’ve drawn some parallels between the eight films nominated for an Academy…

Soccer leaders have started voting in Friday’s election for a new FIFA president, with Asian confederation head Sheikh Salman of Bahrain the favorite to succeed Sepp Blatter. Four candidates are in the contest after South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale withdrew at the end of a lively, funny and unscripted speech to the 207 eligible voters. “My campaign is suspended as of now,” said Sexwale, who pledged himself ready to serve…

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There’s nothing like a good baseball movie. A few weeks ago, Alexandra Simon launched a retroactive review series here at The Hardball Times with a wonderful review of Sugar (2008), one of the very few baseball films I hadn’t seen. The most eye-popping line for me in Simon’s review was that Sugar registered at 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. That Rotten Tomatoes score places the film in some elite company,…

The name “Bananas” apparently has a lot of appeal. And Savannah is the only town where the name fits, said Jared Orton, president of Savannah’s newest baseball team, the Savannah Bananas. “There’s no other brand,” Orton said. “It’s a perfect fit. No other city could be the Bananas.” The Bananas, the newest member of the Coastal Plain League, officially announced their name during a ceremony Thursday at Grayson Stadium. The…

Buy Photo Schoolcraft College baseball players meet before beginning indoor drills Wednesday at the Skillbuilder Batter’s Box in Dearborn Heights. The new squad is embarking on a weeklong Florida trip, with nine games in five days.(Photo: Bill Bresler | staff photographer)Buy Photo When rumors started circulating last spring that Schoolcraft College was about to start its first baseball program, players’ ears perked up. It made late-season games between Canton and…

Former Borussia Dortmund and Basel striker Alexander Frei made the draw Liverpool will face rivals Manchester United in the Europa League last 16, while Tottenham have been drawn against Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund. The games will be played on Thursday, 10 and 17 March. Liverpool’s home leg will kick-off at 20:05 GMT with the second game at Old Trafford starting at 18:00 GMT. Valencia, managed by Gary Neville, face fellow…

Voting to decide the next president of Fifa must go to a second round. There was no outright winner after round one, with Gianni Infantino polling the most votes. The Uefa secretary general finished with 88, three more than pre-vote favourite Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. Prince Ali bin al-Husseinwas next with 27, followed by Jerome Champagne on seven. Tokyo Sexwale withdrew before voting began. Just over 200 delegates from…