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Curtis Granderson, a Chicago area native, held a baseball clinic at his alma mater University of Illinois-Chicago Saturday. [DNAinfo/Joe Ward] NEAR WEST SIDE — About 200 kids surrounded Chicago-area native and major league ballplayer Curtis Granderson at his youth camp Saturday and bombarded the Mets outfielder with questions. One of the most pressing questions: “How could you beat the Cubs?” (Granderson’s Mets beat the Cubs in this year’s…

Ethan Hall is only 7 years old, but he knows that the show must go on. Even when you get a pesky bout of the hiccups at the least opportune time. Young Ethan sang the Australian national anthem during a baseball game between Brisbane and his hometown of Adelaide Friday night. The performance was Ethan’s professional league debut, Andrew Reynolds, the Digital Media Manager for the Australian Baseball League told…

No close examination of the bullcrap NFL would be complete without a look at NFL fans, possibly the dipshittiest of all dipshit sports fans when taken as a whole. Behaviors cover the gamut, from Bills fans being mostly benign drunken idiots who hate furniture, to Eagles fans being gross overly-intense weirdos, to Skins fans just being desperate and shameless, to Browns fans drinking away the pain (and also muscular coordination),…

Time Warner Cable News is mourning the loss of one of our own. It is with great sadness we report the passing of our Raleigh Sports Director, Jim Connors.  Connors passed away Saturday after a short and sudden illness at the age of 51. He was the Sports Director in our Raleigh newsroom and co-host of Sports Night. As a seasoned sportscaster, he has anchored sportscasts in Winston-Salem and New…

Their players call it the fastest field sport in the world. Today, they’ll have the chance to prove it on the world-famous grass of Fenway Park. For the first time since 1954, the deep-rooted Irish game of hurling will be played at the home of the Red Sox when Irish powers Dublin and Galway meet for an exhibition match at 1 p.m. “I’m massively excited for the opportunity to showcase…

(Photo: The Associated Press) HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — The latest from Homestead-Miami Speedway, the site of NASCAR’s season finale (all times EST): 3:15 p.m. The season finale is delayed because of rain. The race had been scheduled to start at 3:15 p.m., but a downpour soaked the track, delayed driver introductions and sent the Air Titan dryers into action. The forecast calls for thunderstorms throughout the afternoon. So it’s unclear…

South Mecklenburg’s boys’ soccer program waited 30 years for a return trip to a state title game. Back for the first time since 1985, the Sabres captured the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championship on Saturday, defeating Wilmington Laney 2-0 at N.C. State’s Dail Soccer Complex. The Sabres’ previous appearance was a runner-up finish. In 1971, South Mecklenburg also won the title. This was Wilmington Laney’s first trip to…

Curtis Granderson, a Chicago area native, held a baseball clinic at his alma mater University of Illinois-Chicago Saturday. [DNAinfo/Joe Ward] NEAR WEST SIDE — About 200 kids surrounded Chicago-area native and major league ballplayer Curtis Granderson at his youth camp Saturday and bombarded the Mets outfielder with questions. One of the most pressing questions: “How could you beat the Cubs?” (Granderson’s Mets beat the Cubs in this year’s…

Dear Major League Baseball Owners, Laid out in this proposal is a well-thought out plan that continues the expansion of our well-beloved game. Contrary to popular belief, our sport is not dying. Revenue continues to increase in the sport. Franchises have been able to negotiate new media agreements, the league has pursued investments in daily fantasy to engage fans, and revenue sharing has been a success in help create…

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USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck breaks down the NASCAR season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. USA TODAY Sports

South Mecklenburg’s boys’ soccer program waited 30 years for a return trip to a state title game. Back for the first time since 1985, the Sabres captured the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championship on Saturday, defeating Wilmington Laney 2-0 at N.C. State’s Dail Soccer Complex. The Sabres’ previous appearance was a runner-up finish. In 1971, South Mecklenburg also won the title. This was Wilmington Laney’s first trip to…

Chris Buescher celebrates \after winning the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship Saturday.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) HOMESTEAD, Fla. —  Chris Buescher knew precisely where he needed to finish Saturday to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. He finished three positions better than that. With help from a controversial yet profitable pit stop late in the race, Buescher finished 11th in the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, allowing him to…

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Caleb Taylor, left, and Marsh show off some of their catch during a recent tournament.(Photo: Courtesy photo) The Adrian College bass fishing team, ranked No. 1 in the country for almost a month this fall, has a huge recruiting advantage with a full-time coach, two $40,000 Ranger boats, a pair of team trucks, a travel budget and several sponsors. The Bulldogs have qualified for nationals in — all right, just…

Getty Images [Editor’s note: FanDuel is an advertiser of PFT and PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio. Also, NBC Sports has an equity stake in FanDuel.] Yet another legal challenge has been launched against DraftKings and FanDuel. This one also targets some of the investors in the DFS model. Via Michael McCann of SI.com, a class-action lawsuit filed Saturday in Florida against DraftKings and FanDuel also includes as defendants Major…

FOOTBALL GOSSIP Celtic are keeping tabs on German striker Lennart Thy, the Scottish champions having watched the St Pauli 23-year-old, who is out of contract next summer and available for a nominal fee in January, score all the goals in a 4-0 win over Fortuna Dusseldorf in Bundesliga II. (Sunday Express, print edition) Celtic manager Ronny Deila believes his side can lift themselves off the…

Here’s a look at the tale of the tape as the crowd rises for the national anthems of Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. The weights are accurate as of Friday’s weigh-in, though we can expect both fighters have rehydrated and will enter the ring above the contracted catch-weight of 155lbs. Cotto v Canelo 35 Age 25 5ft 8in Height 5ft 9in 153½lbs Weight 155lbs Orthodox Stance Orthodox 67in…

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series record book describes Jeff Gordon’s career, but what defines the four-time champion’s career is his role as a game-changer. Sure, the records are impressive: 93 race victories, four series championships, 81 poles, five Brickyard 400 wins and three more each in the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. There is no doubt at all that Gordon will be a first-ballot inductee in the…

South Mecklenburg’s boys’ soccer program waited 30 years for a return trip to a state title game. Back for the first time since 1985, the Sabres captured the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championship on Saturday, defeating Wilmington Laney 2-0 at N.C. State’s Dail Soccer Complex. The Sabres’ previous appearance was a runner-up finish. In 1971, South Mecklenburg also won the title. This was Wilmington Laney’s first trip to…