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The moment is finally here. The inaugural podcast of JJ Redick, the iconic and legendary college basketball player from Duke University and current starter for the Los Angeles Clippers. Redick addresses the Blake Griffin situation and has a very candid discussion with former teammate and friend Jared Dudley of the Washington Wizards. You’ll also hear Redick and Dudley discuss what things they think are overrated in this week’s “Four on…

Texas high school baseball players are accused of running a “fight club” in the batting cages after a school district’s investigation also found that the team’s coaches subjected players to demeaning comments. Complaints from the players’ parents led to the revelation of the fight club, as well as reports that Plano East High School head baseball coach Travis Collins and assistant coach Reagan Allen subjected players to demeaning, and…

I need to get out more. Baseball executives need to get out more, too. On Friday night, I was in Toronto for “Pitch Talks,” a speaker series about baseball, serving on a panel with Arden Zwelling and Ben Nicholson-Smith of Rogers SportsNet. Midway through the session, a fan asked a seemingly routine question, wondering whether we thought the Blue Jays would extend the contract of right fielder Jose Bautista. What…

It’s an old Wall Street truism: “Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.” Two months ago, TV was drowned in ads for FanDuel and DraftKings, obnoxious, can’t-lose, get-rich-fast sports betting come-ons starring young men. That avalanche coincided with a gold rush of multi-million dollar investors — pro sports leagues, their partner TV networks, teams and team owners, even the NFL players’ union — who didn’t seem to have…

John Terry has won the Premier League four times Chelsea captain John Terry has not been offered a new contract and looks set to leave at the end of the season. The 35-year-old defender, who joined the Blues at the age of 14 and played 696 games for the club, has won four Premier League titles, five FA Cups and the Champions League with the Blues. “Ideally, I would have…

Texas high school baseball players are accused of running a “fight club” in the batting cages after a school district’s investigation also found that the team’s coaches subjected players to demeaning comments. Complaints from the players’ parents led to the revelation of the fight club, as well as reports that Plano East High School head baseball coach Travis Collins and assistant coach Reagan Allen subjected players to demeaning, and…

I need to get out more. Baseball executives need to get out more, too. On Friday night, I was in Toronto for “Pitch Talks,” a speaker series about baseball, serving on a panel with Arden Zwelling and Ben Nicholson-Smith of Rogers SportsNet. Midway through the session, a fan asked a seemingly routine question, wondering whether we thought the Blue Jays would extend the contract of right fielder Jose Bautista. What…

It’s an old Wall Street truism: “Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.” Two months ago, TV was drowned in ads for FanDuel and DraftKings, obnoxious, can’t-lose, get-rich-fast sports betting come-ons starring young men. That avalanche coincided with a gold rush of multi-million dollar investors — pro sports leagues, their partner TV networks, teams and team owners, even the NFL players’ union — who didn’t seem to have…

Yee-Haw! Hockey’s finest will be heading to Music City as the Nashville Predators play host to the NHL All-Star game. We’ve got your way to watch all the icy fun on Live Stream! Get ready for hockey to go country! Nashville is getting is first chance to play host to the annual NHL All-Star Game and the city is going to do everything possible to show some southern hospitality to the…

Texas high school baseball players are accused of running a “fight club” in the batting cages after a school district’s investigation also found that the team’s coaches subjected players to demeaning comments. Complaints from the players’ parents led to the revelation of the fight club, as well as reports that Plano East High School head baseball coach Travis Collins and assistant coach Reagan Allen subjected players to demeaning, and…

I need to get out more. Baseball executives need to get out more, too. On Friday night, I was in Toronto for “Pitch Talks,” a speaker series about baseball, serving on a panel with Arden Zwelling and Ben Nicholson-Smith of Rogers SportsNet. Midway through the session, a fan asked a seemingly routine question, wondering whether we thought the Blue Jays would extend the contract of right fielder Jose Bautista. What…

RELATED: Best photos from Rolex 24 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona was certainly rare of late, in that none of the current NASCAR drivers entered in the great sports car race hoisted an overall winner’s trophy. Since Casey Mears became the first full-time Sprint Cup Series driver to score an overall victory in this event in 2006 — NASCAR drivers have won five more grand Rolex titles,…

Yee-Haw! Hockey’s finest will be heading to Music City as the Nashville Predators play host to the NHL All-Star game. We’ve got your way to watch all the icy fun on Live Stream! Get ready for hockey to go country! Nashville is getting is first chance to play host to the annual NHL All-Star Game and the city is going to do everything possible to show some southern hospitality to the…

RELATED: Photos from Rolex 24 at Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Appropriately enough, after 24 hours of seemingly non-stop action, the fastest car still running was the overall winner of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Luis Felipe “Pipo” Derani, a baby-faced 22-year-old racing prodigy from Brazil, took the checkered flag on Sunday afternoon in the No. 2 Tequila Patron ESM Honda-powered Ligier JS P2, 26.166 seconds ahead of 2005 overall…

Texas high school baseball players are accused of running a “fight club” in the batting cages after a school district’s investigation also found that the team’s coaches subjected players to demeaning comments. Complaints from the players’ parents led to the revelation of the fight club, as well as reports that Plano East High School head baseball coach Travis Collins and assistant coach Reagan Allen subjected players to demeaning, and…

Richfield’s many outdoor skating rinks were once packed with youngsters dreaming of someday playing high school hockey for the hometown Spartans. Those youngsters, many playing nightly under the lights, would build a legacy of success — six appearances in the old one-class, eight-team state tournament, including a championship game appearance in 1976. Now those same outdoor rinks stand quiet and mostly empty. There are no more dreams of growing up…

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In the world’s poorest countries, kids play soccer on fields of dirt. This coming Wednesday evening, partly for reasons of cost and drought, San Jose’s Parks and Recreation Commission will discuss whether the city should imitate them. Yes, fields of dirt. The stuff that turns to mud in a heavy rain. The stuff that keeps carwashes in business. The stuff that has inspired countless parental crusades. The stuff that has…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2016) — While the 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in the race’s history, attrition has claimed a handful of favorites as the race hits the halfway mark and the second segment of the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup. At the conclusion of the 12th hour, multiple cars remain on the lead lap in all…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s OK, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…