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The first time Dave Roberts stepped to home plate in a Dodgers uniform, batting leadoff on opening day in 2002 at Dodger Stadium, he scalded a ground ball into right field for a single. He stole second. He was bunted to third. He scored on a groundout. The man always did know how to make an entrance, and, oh boy, here he comes again, all scrappy and smart and selfless,…

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Robinson Cano wants to leave Seattle. What is your favorite game to play when you’re bored or looking to stir up some imaginative juices?  I don’t know, for me, I usually like to go for a run.  Feels like a good way to clear my mind by focusing my physical self on a task while allowing my mental self to take over.  Also makes me feel guilt free to…

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USA TODAY Sports’ Lindsay H. Jones offers perspective on the biggest story lines from Week 11 and whether it’s time to panic moving forward. USA TODAY Sports

New CBS Sports 128: 1-25 | 26-128 Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Houston all lost for the first time this season, leaving us with just two undefeated teams in college football: Clemson and Iowa. The Tigers are still at No. 1 in the CBS Sports 128 after a Senior Day win against Wake Forest where the most stressful moment was whether offensive lineman Daniel Stone’s then-girlfriend, now-fiance would say “yes”…

[Updated 8:14 am 11/23/15: Fixed terms related to betting]. JetBet is announcing it is launching its social sports technology today in partnership with men’s lifestyle brand Maxim, which is also unveiling its Maxim Sports Live web site. Above: Louis Castle of Live-Bet Sports The real-time technology lets sports fans predict sports events as they happen in a “second screen” experience. The first web site (with Facebook and mobile apps pending) targets…

LSU is “prepared” to part ways with coach Les Miles, multiple sources have told Yahoo Sports. View photo . Les Miles (AP) Sources described the potential buyout of the former national champion coach as “staggering,” but said money will not deter LSU from firing Miles, sources said. The decision is not final, sources said. LSU has lost three straight games after starting the season 7-0. Miles, who won the national…

RELATED: Full race results | Gordon’s final race in photos   HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jeff Gordon sat in his parked silver No. 24 Chevrolet for an extended time on pit road following Sunday’s season-ending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race; his helmet on, his heart still beating fast.   After several minutes, he exited his race car for the final time in 23 years of amazing, highest-level effort after a sixth-place finish at…

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ANKARA, Turkey – On a night of European soccer matches between national teams, the scenes in London and Istanbul were a study in contrast. The British and French fans at London’s Wembley Stadium sang the French national anthem in solidarity over the Paris attacks, while in Istanbul hundreds of Turkish fans booed the Greek national anthem and disrupted a moment of silence for those killed in Paris. The ugly incident…

IRBIL, Iraq — For a while, it seemed Nosheen Hanaan’s dream was coming true: The budding star qualified to be goalie on Syria’s national soccer team at the age of 18 after earning a reputation for his fierce blocking on al-Hurriya, a league team from the northern city of Aleppo. But that dream crumbled as Syria descended into war. Today, 23-year-old Hanaan is a refugee and works as a waiter…

The first time Dave Roberts stepped to home plate in a Dodgers uniform, batting leadoff on opening day in 2002 at Dodger Stadium, he scalded a ground ball into right field for a single. He stole second. He was bunted to third. He scored on a groundout. The man always did know how to make an entrance, and, oh boy, here he comes again, all scrappy and smart and selfless,…

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 editions: William “Yank” Robinson Harry “Socks” Seibold John Francis “Phenomenal” Smith *** Alan Strange…

When the Detroit Tigers first hired Brad Ausmus, many fans thought, “he’s young and highly educated, I’ll bet he’s into sabermetrics!” That lasted about a month before Ausmus went on the radio in January of 2014 and said, “people got the thought that, because of my age and my background, I’m a sabermetrician…I’m really not.” His in-game strategical decisions over the past two seasons have more than proved that he…

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