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Another entertainment mogul is getting into the baseball business — and with a splash. Magnus Media, a company founded by Marc Anthony, announced on Monday the inception of Magnus Sports, a division dedicated to representing major athletes. The company said in a news release that it will team with a baseball agency, Praver Shapiro Sports Management — and that the group’s first major client will be Reds closer Aroldis Chapman….

For many players, Philadelphia becomes merely a second home. What we aim to do with the “Philadelphia Baseball Ghosts” series is take a look at those who are born within Philadelphia city limits before they set off on their grand baseball adventure somewhere else in the vast, horrible world. Past entries: William “Yank” Robinson Harry “Socks” Seibold John Francis “Phenomenal” Smith Alan Strange ***…

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse University men’s soccer team will continue to nurse all the comforts of home while taking a journey unprecedented in the annals of program history. That was assured late Sunday afternoon when Boston College stunned favored Georgetown by advancing on penalty kicks in an NCAA Tournament third-round game. The upset meant that Syracuse will play its first-ever tournament quarterfinal game on its own field when the…

Now Boston isn’t even the most recent city to say no to the Olympics. Residents in Hamburg, Germany, voted Sunday to end the city’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Games. When Boston’s quest to host was stunted earlier this year amid widespread public pushback, it spoke to factors both local and international. Yes, there were Boston-centric issues with the bid, which stoked fears of high public spending and rubbed…

A group of high school boys playing soccer at the Indoor Athletic Practice Facility at Eastern Michigan University made it out safely after the facility’s structure fell early Sunday. At about 8:30 a.m. Nov. 29, fabric from the air-supported structure began to split from east to west, causing the structure to deflate, said Eastern Michigan University spokesman Geoff Larcom. EMU students Megan Trapp, 21, and Rachel Washburn, 20, were working…

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse University men’s soccer team will continue to nurse all the comforts of home while taking a journey unprecedented in the annals of program history. That was assured late Sunday afternoon when Boston College stunned favored Georgetown by advancing on penalty kicks in an NCAA Tournament third-round game. The upset meant that Syracuse will play its first-ever tournament quarterfinal game on its own field when the…

San Francisco police are asking for help in finding individuals responsible for hanging spiked baseball bats from poles throughout the city. San Francisco police Sgt. Michael Andraychak says officers first received reports of wooden or metal baseball bats hanging by chains from utility poles and parking meters in the city on Thanksgiving morning. Andraychak says 27 bats with spikes driven through them have been found since then. The latest discovery…

.@SFPD now says 27 bats some w/nails found around the city. Another found this morning at 9a. #abc7news pic.twitter.com/YMH4TPE3Nm — Katie Utehs (@KatieUtehs) November 27, 2015 Those creepy spiked baseball bats that appeared across San Francisco Thursday were apparently not a Thanksgiving Day prank, as even more appeared as of Friday morning, police say — but they still have no idea WTF they’re supposed to communicate. As previously reported, officers…

   BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic – – After a week filled with five games and numerous community involvement activities, the Ball State baseball team closed out its final day in the Dominican Republic by holding a baseball clinic for local youth Sunday morning. The team also provided lunch for the participants who attended the clinic, then began the 12-hour journey back to Muncie, Ind. Coach Maloney’s Sunday Blog Post:…

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2. San Francisco police have been left stumped by almost 30 baseball bats fitted with large spike made out of screws that have been left chained to poles in recent days. Police began discovering the bats on Thursday, Thanksgiving morning, with at least 27 discovered by late Friday, Sgt. Michael Andraychak told the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. The bats have been found chained to light poles and parking meters, Andraychak…

Russian sports clubs will be banned from signing Turkish players during the upcoming winter break, the Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said on Sunday. “I think that, if anyone wants [to sign a Turkish player] during the upcoming transfer window in the winter break, there will not be such a possibility,” Mutko, who is also president of the Russian Football Union (RFU), told the R-Sport news agency. “We don’t need…

Honestly, sports can be awful sometimes. One of the biggest stories in college football yesterday was whether or not a bunch of rich old people would be able to get enough money together to fire a man who clearly had the support of every single one of the young men who play for him at the LSU. At other times, sports can be wonderful. This is wonderful. …

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt.(Photo: Dale Zanine, USA TODAY Sports) One of the longest, most successful and also frustrating coaching tenures in recent Southeastern Conference history is over. After 15 seasons, 145 wins and two SEC championships, Mark Richt and Georgia parted ways on Sunday. The official release said the two sides “mutually agreed” that Richt would step down following a meeting with athletics director Greg McGarity on Sunday….

Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Sunday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EST: – DENVER – With Peyton Manning in a walking cast, the Denver Broncos again turn to Brock Osweiler when they play Tom Brady and the unbeaten New England Patriots in the NFL’s headline game. Game starts 8:30 p.m. – Other games of note: Minnesota at…

Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann, who averaged 14½ wins and more than 200 innings in his past four seasons for the Washington Nationals, on Sunday reportedly agreed to terms with the Detroit Tigers on a multiyear contract. View photo . Jordan Zimmermann (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Zimmermann, 29, was expected to be the first pitcher to undergo Tommy John surgery – his was in 2009 – and later earn a nine-figure contract. The…

NHL Network and Sportsnet 1 will televise “Rogers Hometown Hockey” on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET, prior to the game between the Florida Panthers and the Detroit Red Wings. The location this week is Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and the show will celebrate the history of hockey in the city. Among the features airing on the pregame show: * Florida Panthers coach Gerard Gallant played in the NHL with…