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12:59 PM ET print Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Jan. 25, Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner of Major League Baseball, we asked our writers to offer one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport started over today. The change: Baseball needs to figure out where the Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays should be playing. This isn’t just about doing…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Within a few weeks, Rick Sofield will switch gears and get ready for spring training, but Friday night he looked out into a crowded banquet room and delivered a message similar to the one he shares with Pirates players. At Penn State baseball’s annual first-pitch dinner, the Pirates’ third-base coach served as the keynote speaker. He challenged manager Rob Cooper’s team to…

11:56 AM ET print International expansion would undoubtedly expand baseball’s reach, but how practical is it? Illustration by Elias Stein Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner on Jan. 25, we asked our writers what one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport started over today. The change: International expansion How it would work MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has…

Dave Oancea, better known as Vegas Dave, is regarded as one of the elite sports handicappers of this era. His amazing career began in Las Vegas 15 years ago. Today, he is an acclaimed sports betting consultant and wagers over $100,000 a week on sports. Vegas Dave’s success has attracted fans and sports betters from around the world. This journey has provided him with a great lifestyle and financial freedom….

A blizzard moving into the Eastern United States disrupted the sports schedule Friday, complicating team travel and blanketing the field where Sunday’s NFC championship game will be played with a wintry mix. In Charlotte, North Carolina, crews scrambled to keep up with the storm, clearing snow and sleet from the tarp covering the Bank of America Stadium field. The Carolina Panthers host the Arizona Cardinals there in the NFC championship…

As you’ve always heard me say over the years, there are never any really big surprises or announcements in the sport of NASCAR. Our world is pretty small so things leak our pretty easily. Normally when you hear a formal announcement come out, be it from NASCAR or a driver or team, it’s something that has been rumored or talked about for several weeks. NASCAR’s announcement this week at the…

Five new members will inducted at NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte.(Photo: Chuck Burton, AP) The NASCAR Hall of Fame is scheduled to induct its five newest members at a ceremony Saturday afternoon in Charlotte (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network). The 2016 class features two champions of NASCAR’s premier series, a legendary track owner, a six-time Modified champion and one of stock car racing’s earliest stars: JERRY COOK Born: June 20,…

Xavier soccer coach Andy Fleming’s team has five exhibitions this spring, including a home friendly against new professional franchise FC Cincinnati. (Photo: Enquirer file) Xavier’s men’s soccer team starts its four-game spring exhibition home schedule by hosting new professional soccer franchise FC Cincinnati. FC Cincinnati, competing in its first season in United Soccer League, visits XU Soccer Complex March 18 at 7 p.m. Andy Fleming’s Musketeers also host Saint Louis, Cedarville and Michigan State. The spring…

12:59 PM ET print Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Jan. 25, Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner of Major League Baseball, we asked our writers to offer one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport started over today. The change: Baseball needs to figure out where the Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays should be playing. This isn’t just about doing…

11:56 AM ET print International expansion would undoubtedly expand baseball’s reach, but how practical is it? Illustration by Elias Stein Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner on Jan. 25, we asked our writers what one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport started over today. The change: International expansion How it would work MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has…

Dave Oancea, better known as Vegas Dave, is regarded as one of the elite sports handicappers of this era. His amazing career began in Las Vegas 15 years ago. Today, he is an acclaimed sports betting consultant and wagers over $100,000 a week on sports. Vegas Dave’s success has attracted fans and sports betters from around the world. This journey has provided him with a great lifestyle and financial freedom….

RELATED: Official NASCAR release on postponement Wintry weather postponed Friday night’s NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony, pushing the Class of 2016’s enshrinement to Saturday afternoon. The Hall’s seventh class — Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner — will be inducted at 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday. The event will be broadcast live on NBCSN and NBC Live Extra, with radio coverage from MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR…

8:50 AM ET print Tony Stewart indicated his opinions aren’t welcome at NASCAR and reiterated past comments that he wants NASCAR Chairman Brian France more involved in the trenches when it comes to running the sport. Stewart last year said he wished France would come to the meetings the NASCAR drivers council has with NASCAR executives, and he was more emphatic in delivering that message Thursday during the NASCAR preseason…

Xavier soccer coach Andy Fleming’s team has five exhibitions this spring, including a home friendly against new professional franchise FC Cincinnati. (Photo: Enquirer file) Xavier’s men’s soccer team starts its four-game spring exhibition home schedule by hosting new professional soccer franchise FC Cincinnati. FC Cincinnati, competing in its first season in United Soccer League, visits XU Soccer Complex March 18 at 7 p.m. Andy Fleming’s Musketeers also host Saint Louis, Cedarville and Michigan State. The spring…

12:59 PM ET print Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Jan. 25, Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner of Major League Baseball, we asked our writers to offer one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport started over today. The change: Baseball needs to figure out where the Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays should be playing. This isn’t just about doing…

Ian McMahon looked out over a convention room full of coaches last week and, with one pithy comment, showed why heading has become a major issue in US youth soccer. “I’ve gotta be careful there are no lawyers in the room,” said the AYSO executive director, who learned the game in England and played professionally for Oldham and Rochdale. The coaches and fellow panelists at the NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches…

10:06 AM ET print Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner on Jan. 25, we asked our writers what one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport were starting over today. The change: Increased wage scale for minor league players. How it would work: Szymborski: Robot umpires behind home plateStark: Ban the save in favor of a new…