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Tyree Thompson has been a standout player at Karr in both basketball and baseball during his high school career and he wanted to make sure he could play both sports at the next level. Northwestern State gave the 6-foot-4 senior that opportunity and he jumped at the chance by signing with the Demons on Wednesday afternoon. “It just felt like home and when I went on my visit I just felt…

University of Hawai’i head baseball coach Mike Trapasso announced the signing of nine players to national letters of intent for the 2017 season. The class is made up of three pitchers, three position players, and three possible two-way players. “We’re very excited about this recruiting class,” Trapasso said. “This is a physical, athletic group. I want to thank coaches Fraticelli and McNamara for their tireless effort in recruiting these players….

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As with many of yesterday’s international soccer matches, Turkey-Greece began with a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris last week. Things quickly went off the rails, when the home Turkish fans interrupted the silence with boos and chants. But it might not be as simple as it seems. You can hear the whistles (in much of the world, whistling is the equivalent…

After nine, often controversial, races, just one event remains in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR’s version of playoffs that crowns its series champion. Emerging from the original 16-driver field that was whittled down by four every three races are Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr., who will race for the championship Sunday at Miami-Homestead Speedway. In a nice bit of symmetry, each of…

Penn State outfielder Keith Leavitt listens in as assistant coach Andre Butler critiques his batting technique during practice on Nov. 10 in State College. The Nittany Lions will travel to Cuba to play a series of international games starting this weekend.(Photo: Photo courtesy of Penn State athletics) A baseball field in Havana could become the stage for the next step in the warming relations between Cuba and the United States,…

Tyree Thompson has been a standout player at Karr in both basketball and baseball during his high school career and he wanted to make sure he could play both sports at the next level. Northwestern State gave the 6-foot-4 senior that opportunity and he jumped at the chance by signing with the Demons on Wednesday afternoon. “It just felt like home and when I went on my visit I just felt…

Senior right fielder Anthony Condito has made quite the name for himself on the baseball diamond, emerging as one of the most feared hitters in the entire state. His remarkable ability to hit for power, average and roam the outfield like a gazelle has made him a legitimate blue-chip prospect. The Scarlet Knight coaches of Rutgers University fell in love with the kid with the sweet lefty stroke and have…

Nov. 18, 2015 By Sean Tenaglia `16 While their classmates took off for a relaxing and restful week at home or for various travel destinations across the world, the University of Notre Dame baseball team opted for a different route. The Fighting Irish instead left the country for a five-day excursion to the Dominican Republic. The trip featured four baseball games against Dominican teams, as well as many opportunities for…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas baseball program has announced seven more signees in the early signing period. They will be able to compete for the Razorbacks in the 2017 season. Arkansas has now signed the top-rated player in the states of Nebraska (Cole Stobbe) and Wisconsin (Ben Rortvedt), according to Perfect Game, an amateur baseball scouting service.  In addition, Perfect Game also ranked Stobbe and Rortvedt among the…

I remember feeling genuinely afraid for one of the first times in my life after the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. As someone who grew up in the shadows of the city, I could not believe my eyes when I saw the smoke from the finish line from my bedroom window a mile away as I watched aerial shots of the buildings I frequently walked past…

March 3, 2010: Former New York Yankees’ player, manager and coach Yogi Berra waves to the crowd before the Yankees home opener spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. (Reuters) New York Yankees icon Yogi Berra was among the greatest to have ever played the game – and now the baseball legend will join the ranks of other Hall of Famers to…

When Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw isn’t breaking down opposing lineups, he’s building up others through philanthropic endeavors and charitable donations, and has now made a significant contribution to the youth baseball sphere in his native Dallas. MLB announced on Tuesday that Kershaw had made a personal charitable donation toward construction of the Texas Rangers MLB Urban Youth Academy in West Dallas of an undisclosed sum. Kershaw was born…

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(Photo: The Associated Press) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — While the World Anti-Doping Agency geared up to suspend Russia’s anti-doping operation, calls for investigation into that country’s entire sports program came from athletes and leaders outside of track and field who worry their sports have been tainted, too. The chair of WADA’s athlete committee, Beckie Scott, told the agency’s board she has been approached by athletes around the world wondering…

As NASCAR prepares to crown its national series champions this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, FOX NASCAR already has begun preparations for the 2016 season, announcing its full broadcaster lineup for next year, including a new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team featuring veteran play-by-play announcer Mike Joy and analysts Darrell Waltrip, together for their 16th season, and newcomer and four-time champion Jeff Gordon, plus new NASCAR Camping World Truck Series play-by-play…

March 3, 2010: Former New York Yankees’ player, manager and coach Yogi Berra waves to the crowd before the Yankees home opener spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. (Reuters) New York Yankees icon Yogi Berra was among the greatest to have ever played the game – and now the baseball legend will join the ranks of other Hall of Famers to…

The BBC director general Tony Hall’s plan to save £30m a year by further shaving the sports budget to account for a squeeze in the licence fee does not come as a surprise. But to many it seems like a further whittling of a pretty slender stick. The rhetoric is familiar and is perhaps best summarised as the “or the puppy gets it” argument. But the BBC must surely be…