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File/Associated Press KITCHENER, Ontario — Milton Schmidt, one of the six Schmidt kids raised here at 130 Shanley Street, knew of the bigger rinks with their glassy-smooth ice surfaces. They were the era’s few and coveted indoor arenas, with boards and regulation hockey nets, scoreboard and clock. Barely a mile away, right around the corner from the downtown’s elegant Walper Hotel, stood the Kitchener Auditorium. In the 1920s, young Milt…

It has been a year of celebration and controversy in world soccer, with the U.S. winning the largest and most competitive Women’s World Cup in history while FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, was embroiled in chaos after the U.S. Justice Department unsealed 41 indictments against high-ranking soccer and sports marketing officials. Here’s a look at some of the key events of the last year and what to look forward…

Torie Costa, stepdaughter of NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series crew chief Scott Zipadelli, passed away Friday night after a long battle with cancer.  Throughout her battle with cancer, Torie’s following and support group within the NASCAR community grew. One of Torie’s biggest supporters was Sherry Pollex, longtime girlfriend of Martin Truex Jr. who has fought her own battle against ovarian cancer over the past two years.  For the…

0 Shares print HELSINKI — Louis Belpedio and Auston Matthews scored in a 41-second span late in the third period to give the United States a 4-2 victory over Canada on Saturday in their first round-robin game in the world junior hockey championship. Belpedio, a defenseman from Miami of Ohio, broke a tie with 3:18 left. Matthews completed the scoring with 2:37 to go. He plays for ZSC Lions Zurich…

By Sasha Yodashkin The NHL returns with a nine-game slate Saturday after a three-day Christmas hiatus. A battle between the division-leading Capitals and Canadiens promises to be the highlight of the night, but the quality of play should be very high overall with all but two of the games featuring at least one team in playoff position. The extended time off has given owners a chance to do some extra lineup…

Next year will be the 70th anniversary of a betting scandal that rocked the minors and landed four Houma Indians and one for the Abbeville Athletics on baseball’s ineligible list. In what The Society for American Baseball Research calls the “most celebrated gambling scandal since the Black Sox,” the players stood accused of fixing contests in the 1946 Evangeline Baseball League’s post-season in which the Indians met the Alexandria…

NORWALK — Opportunities like this don’t come around often. On Saturday, 40 area kids were given the chance to workout with and learn from a rising star in the game of baseball: Sandusky’s own Xavier Turner. Turner, a 2012 Sandusky graduate, who went on to star at Vanderbilt University before beginning his professional baseball career this past summer in the Texas Rangers’ system, is…

The year 2015 produced four T&D Region state titles in the sports of baseball and football. Calhoun Academy won SCISA crowns in both sports. Holly Hill Academy won a baseball title and Andrew Jackson Academy capped a perfect season with a football championship. Today: A look at CA’s baseball title. And in Thursday’s T&D, look for collectible posters on the Calhoun Academy and Andrew Jackson football championships. The 2015 Calhoun…

All that remains of the new complex, which district officials and board members have hailed as the finest in the state, is lawn maintenance in the outfield and the installation of lights for the field. The complex was relocated from Terrebonne High School to nearby Southdown Stadium off St. Charles Street near Tunnel Boulevard to make room for a 5.19-acre drainage and water retention basin. Parish government paid $561,000…

Fountain Valley High has come up with a Trinity League vs. Sunset League baseball challenge in February that will culminate with a celebration dinner entitled, “A Night of Baseball Tales and Champions.” The dinner will take place on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Newport Harbor Elks Lodge. Ed Arnold will be the commissioner of ceremonies with guest speakers including coaches John Savage (UCLA), Dan Hubbs (USC) and John…

USA TODAY Sports predicts Tiger Woods will not play a competitive round of golf in 2016, but he’s not done for good.(Photo: Rob Kinnan, USA TODAY Sports) What will 2016 bring to the sports world? USA TODAY Sports has an idea and shares its silly, serious and sublime predictions for the coming year. Here are 52 of them, one for each week of 2016: 1. Stephen Curry becomes the sixth…

Torie Costa, stepdaughter of NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series crew chief Scott Zipadelli, passed away Friday night after a long battle with cancer.  Throughout her battle with cancer, Torie’s following and support group within the NASCAR community grew. One of Torie’s biggest supporters was Sherry Pollex, longtime girlfriend of Martin Truex Jr. who has fought her own battle against ovarian cancer over the past two years.  For the…

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Fountain Valley High has come up with a Trinity League vs. Sunset League baseball challenge in February that will culminate with a celebration dinner entitled, “A Night of Baseball Tales and Champions.” The dinner will take place on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Newport Harbor Elks Lodge. Ed Arnold will be the commissioner of ceremonies with guest speakers including coaches John Savage (UCLA), Dan Hubbs (USC) and John…

AlHrabosky.high.37 St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Al Hrabosky Posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015 12:48 pm Al Hrabosky scheduled as Claremore baseball banquet speaker By BARRY LEWIS World Sports Writer TulsaWorld.com | 0 comments St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster and former major league reliever Al Hrabosky is scheduled as the guest speaker at the 11th annual Claremore Field of Dreams Baseball Banquet on Jan. 12 at the Claremore Conference Center. Hrabosky, who was nicknamed…

Accrington Stanley were due to host Carlisle – the visitors’ own stadium was left under water earlier this month by Storm Desmond Several Boxing Day sporting fixtures have been postponed across the UK after heavy rain fell on Saturday. The Championship football match between Blackburn and Middlesbrough and League One games Blackpool v Oldham and Wigan v Sheffield United were called off. More than 200 flood warnings and alerts have…

The University of Kentucky baseball team announced a 56-game 2016 schedule on Friday that includes 32 contests at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The Wildcats open the season Feb. 19-21 with games in Spartanburg, S.C., against Wofford, George Mason and Dayton. After a weekend trip to San Diego, Calif., for the inaugural 12-team Tony Gwynn Classic, Kentucky returns to Lexington for its home opener March 2 against Austin Peay. Kentucky’s non-conference schedule…

Recorder File Photo by CHIEKO HARA Porterville High School shortstop Angel Flores Porterville High School shortstop Angel Flores, who signed a scholarship to play baseball at Fresno Pacific University, is one of seven Panthers from the 2015 team who will be playing at the collegiate level next year. Posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015 6:00 am PHS: A collegiate baseball factory By MICHAEL LINGBERG mlingberg@portervillerecorder.com Recorderonline.com Panthers sending 7 starting players from 2015…

Earlier this year, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen wrote an essay for the Players’ Tribune titled “Left Out.” In the article, McCutchen describes growing up in Fort Meade, Florida — a small town where most families scraped to get by — and how that affected his ability to play sports. …nobody outside of Fort Meade knew who I was… When you’re a kid from a low-income family who has talent,…

Soddy-Daisy’s Kelsey Henry, left, heads the ball next to East Hamilton’s Gabby Larson during their prep soccer match Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, at East Hamilton High School in Chattanooga, Tenn. Soddy-Daisy’s Kelsey Henry, left, heads the ball next… Photo by Doug Strickland /Times Free Press. Concussion Brain injuries is the focus of a the movie Concussion, starring Will Smith, that was released Christmas Day. The film portrays Bennet Omalu, the…