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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Clayton Hughes stood in the Daytona International Speedway garage Saturday morning looking and feeling a little in awe of the crowded, busy realm of onlookers and race teams readying to put cars on the starting grid for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In a couple of hours Hughes — whose full-time job is spotting for Martin Truex Jr. in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series — and his co-spotter for the team…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Saturday afternoon’s Rolex 24 at Daytona starting grid was not only a huge mass of sports car fans, but a very respectful showing of NASCAR personnel eager to be a part of racing’s great annual season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR President Mike Helton took in the scene on pit road as did Sprint Cup driver Denny Hamlin, who at one point was set to drive in this year’s 24-hour…

CONCORD, N.H. (CBS/AP) — An annual tournament that celebrates New Hampshire’s hockey heritage is underway again in Concord, though with different equipment this time around. The Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship, now in its sixth year, is being held Saturday and Sunday at White Park. Teams compete 4-on-4 with no goalies and no nets — the goals are boxes with slots cut into them. The tournament was created both to…

View photo . (AP) There’s no question where Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw stands when it comes to Major League Baseball potentially expanding the designated hitter. Speaking at a team function at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, the former three-time Cy Young Award winner made it clear he is firmly against it, stating that baseball is meant to be a ‘two-sided’ game. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open…

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Michigan forward Cristoval Nieves(Photo: Carlos Osorio AP) There are good and bad memories for the Michigan hockey team as the Wolverines prepare to face Penn State at Madison Square Garden. The hockey game is part of a Super Saturday two-sport doubleheader in New York. A men’s basketball game between U-M and Penn State tips at noon. No. 6 Michigan (15-3-4, 6-1-2) will face No. 15 Penn State (16-6-3, 6-3-0) in…

Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Liverpool 0-0 West Ham An inexperienced Liverpool side were frustrated by West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph as their FA Cup fourth-round tie ended in a goalless draw. The Hammers had early chances but an unmarked Enner Valencia misjudged a header and Pedro Obiang volleyed wide. Randolph twice blocked powerful Joao Teixeira efforts and also saved shots from Cameron Brannagan, Joe Allen…

Two of the major prospect-ranking outlets have released their preseason lists, and the same man ranks at the top of both. MLB.com (top 100 here) and Baseball Prospectus (top 101 here) have each tabbed Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager as the top prospect in all of baseball. Seager, 21, got a taste of the bigs last season and made quite the impression. He hit .337/.425/.561 (173 OPS+!) with eight doubles, a…

View photo . (AP) There’s no question where Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw stands when it comes to Major League Baseball potentially expanding the designated hitter. Speaking at a team function at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, the former three-time Cy Young Award winner made it clear he is firmly against it, stating that baseball is meant to be a ‘two-sided’ game. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open…

According to a report from the Dallas Morning News, two baseball coaches at Plano East Senior High School ran a pretty horrifying shop. Details from an investigation conducted by Plano ISD officials were released to the Morning News and wooboy, they’re bad. Not only did two coaches allegedly racially insult their players, they also ignored injuries, belittled injured players, and possibly ignored a fight club. From the report: “It was…

Florida State will begin selling beer at baseball games this season. The university announced in an email regarding baseball operation changes that beer would be available to purchase at Dick Howser Stadium. Beer will be $7 per serving, but it will be limited to three servings per individual during a game and to four servings during double-headers. Beer will not be sold after the sixth inning. “As mentioned in our…

Ken “Hawk” Harrelson made more than one questionable decision during his one year as White Sox GM in 1986. The announcer-turned-general manager famously fired Tony La Russa and Dave Dombrowski and traded rookie Bobby Bonilla (a six-time All-Star) to Pittsburgh for pitcher José DeLeón. Taking this all into consideration, it’s no surprise that Harrelson called GM “the worst job in baseball.” Speaking at Sox Fest 2016, Harrelson – currently a…

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Michigan forward Cristoval Nieves(Photo: Carlos Osorio AP) There are good and bad memories for the Michigan hockey team as the Wolverines prepare to face Penn State at Madison Square Garden. The hockey game is part of a Super Saturday two-sport doubleheader in New York. A men’s basketball game between U-M and Penn State tips at noon. No. 6 Michigan (15-3-4, 6-1-2) will face No. 15 Penn State (16-6-3, 6-3-0) in…

Baseball was the family business. Baseball was his passion. Baseball was all Justin Minaya wanted out of life. “When I was real young, I wanted to be a Major League Baseball player,” he said in a phone interview. “That was my dream.” His father, Omar Minaya, was the Mets’ general manager, affording him the luxury of hanging out in a major league clubhouse and on a big league diamond, getting…

BOSTON — One of the nation’s first professional baseball players lies largely forgotten by history in an unmarked grave in Boston. Now, nearly 150 years after Andrew Jackson Leonard began his professional career, his grandson hopes to raise enough money for a marker to honor his relative and his contributions to the game by auctioning his grandfather’s contracts, which are among the oldest known in existence. “He was one of…

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