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The Browns have made an out-of-the-batter’s box hire. Owner Jimmy Haslam has brought in Paul DePodesta, a baseball executive and analytics expert with 20 years of major league experience, to be the NFL team’s new chief strategy officer. Haslam, who fired coach Mike Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer on Sunday night following a 3-13 season, pulled DePodesta away from the New York Mets to help his organization with decision…

Ken Griffey Jr. is among the chief candidates for induction into the Hall of Fame. (Elaine Thompson/AP File Photo) The consensus after last year’s announcement of who would be inducted into the Hall of Fame – ace pitchers Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz along with second base stalwart Craig Biggio – was that the Baseball Writers Association of America, entrusted with the vote, had done fine work. They…

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The newest Baseball Hall of Fame members will be announced during a press conference at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The 2016 voting has been headlined by Ken Griffey Jr.’s chances of becoming the first unanimous selection in baseball history. He currently stands at 100 percent on the Hall of Fame vote tracker. The fine folks over at Lookout Landing, well, Nathan Bishop in particular, offers a stirring tribute to Griffey. While…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are ready to make a summer offer of more than £75m for Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 26, after the Spanish club sacked manager Rafael Benitez on Monday. (Daily Mirror)(The Times – subscription required)(Daily Mail) Arsenal are considering making a bid for Watford striker Troy Deeney, 27. (Daily Star) West Ham are willing to sell…

One great thing about working in sport media, beyond the blindingly obvious, is that each time you turn up for work the people whose deeds you’re there to report do unexpected and often wonderful things, some of which can be foretold but enough of which are sufficiently unpredictable that the whole thing’s a hoot. A member of the media in front of me was tabbing between his match report and…

In 2015, we compiled a list of the 25 Most Powerful People in Sports Media. For 2016, we’re starting the year by expanding it: Who are the 25 Most Influential People in Sports Business? The list has been attempted by other outlets, but ours isn’t just about money or your spot on the totem pole in your respective sport. Clout matters. That’s why some of the names on our list – Charles…

As we look ahead to the stories that will be dominating our pages in the new year, I’m taking this opportunity to raise three topics to watch in the world of sports business: 1. Concussions No medical topic has dominated the sports headlines the past few years like that of concussions. Expect that to continue in 2016. Concussions (and more generally, litigation related to brain injuries) in sport will continue to be…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are ready to make a summer offer of more than £75m for Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 26, after the Spanish club sacked manager Rafael Benitez on Monday. (Daily Mirror)(The Times – subscription required)(Daily Mail) Arsenal are considering making a bid for Watford striker Troy Deeney, 27. (Daily Star) West Ham are willing to sell…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are ready to make a summer offer of more than £75m for Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 26, after the Spanish club sacked manager Rafael Benitez on Monday. (Daily Mirror)(The Times – subscription required)(Daily Mail) Arsenal are considering making a bid for Watford striker Troy Deeney, 27. (Daily Star) West Ham are willing to sell…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are ready to make a summer offer of more than £75m for Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 26, after the Spanish club sacked manager Rafael Benitez on Monday. (Daily Mirror)(The Times – subscription required)(Daily Mail) Arsenal are considering making a bid for Watford striker Troy Deeney, 27. (Daily Star) West Ham are willing to sell…

Cricket superstar Chris Gayle’s boorish comments towards TV reporter Mel McLaughlin Monday have drawn ire from the media and the public alike, with some pointing out this is no one-off for female sports journalists. The incident occurred when Gayle had just finished batting for Big Bash League cricket team, the Melbourne Renegades, in Hobart. He was interviewed by McLaughlin about his performance, but proceeded to ask her out for a…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are ready to make a summer offer of more than £75m for Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 26, after the Spanish club sacked manager Rafael Benitez on Monday. (Daily Mirror)(The Times – subscription required)(Daily Mail) Arsenal are considering making a bid for Watford striker Troy Deeney, 27. (Daily Star) West Ham are willing to sell…

SANTA CLARA — Just hours after the city handed the keys to its youth soccer park to the NFL, an outraged group of soccer advocates expanded their lawsuit to include the NFL. The Santa Clara Youth Soccer League’s new lawsuit against the NFL comes hours after the football league began drilling holes in the soccer fields across from Levi’s Stadium for use as a media center for Super Bowl 50….

When you look back at 2015, I think you will agree it was an emotional roller coaster the entire year. There just seemed to be a story to follow each and every week. The clearest example clearly comes from Kyle Busch. In the XFINITY Series race on Saturday Feb. 21, Kyle Busch was in a horrible crash that broke one leg and broke the foot on his other leg. Fast-forward…

<!– –> Additional Baseball Night links Online Ticket Order Form PDF Ticket Order Form BLACKSBURG — All the details for the 2016 Virginia Tech Baseball Night in Blacksburg event are now set. The ninth annual event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6 starting at 6 p.m. in Lane Stadium with Wyatt Toregas – former Tech catcher, major and minor league player, Reston, Virginia, native and current West…

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Of the 32 players up for induction in 2016, 15 are on the ballot for the first time. In alphabetical order, here are 11 players who don’t have a prayer of receiving at least five percent of the vote.   Garrett Anderson, OF Anderson had a solid 17-year career, making three All-Star teams and compiling a lifetime .293 average and 287 home runs. But his 102 career OPS+ signifies that…