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CLEVELAND, Ohio – It never fails. This time every year, someone has a complaint: What about ELO? Where’s The Moody Blues? Can Journey get some love? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction process is one of the most polarizing things in music. This year’s list of nominees includes everyone from hip-hop legend N.W.A. to influential hard-rockers Deep Purple? As is the case with any worthwhile Hall of Fame,…

Among the four games on Friday’s MLB postseason schedule, DraftKings daily fantasy players have several quality pitching options to choose from. Clayton Kershaw was often an easy selection to make during the regular season, but is it worth spending $15,000 on him in the playoffs, where he has a 5.12 ERA over 51 career innings? Along with big bats like Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion, the following lineup features several…

You’ve seen the ads. The melodramatic plug featuring Edward Norton’s voice over folks fixated on their phones during every mundane moment of their lives. And then there’s the upbeat, everyday Joe-bro talking heads boasting about all the money they’ve won with their fantasy picks. You’ve seen the ads because they’re everywhere. The marketing pushes behind daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel—where sports fanatics assemble fantasy lineups and bet on them—have been…

Comments about ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza On Tuesday night, ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza became the first woman to ever call a nationally televised Major League Baseball playoff game. Even better — she was excellent. Her analysis was focused. Her insights nuanced. Best of all, her delivery was completely natural, seamlessly integrating with her two male colleagues in the booth. That Mendoza was so sharp shouldn’t be much of a surprise. She grew…

BASEBALL KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals at their own game Thursday night, relying on sharp pitching from Collin McHugh and stingy defense behind him for a 5-2 victory in the opener of their AL Division Series. McHugh (1-0) allowed four hits, including a pair of solo homers by Kendrys Morales, while pitching around a 49-minute rain delay. The right-hander lasted six innings before…

David Ma has seen U.S. national soccer teams play in seven stadiums in three countries on two continents. But he never felt more in danger than on a Saturday night in 2011 at the Rose Bowl, when the U.S. lost to Mexico, 4-2, in front of 93,420 fans. “Beer and beer bottles were thrown at us,” Ma remembers. “After the match, many fights broke out, with no security or police…

0 Shares Print Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR this week: Turn 1: Jimmie Johnson‘s early exit: Good or bad for NASCAR? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Bad! Johnson’s quest for a record-tying seventh title is a compelling reason to follow the sport. Jimmie vs. Kevin Harvick is along the lines of Celtics-Lakers in terms of entertainment value. There is no doubt, having Johnson…

0 Shares Print Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR this week: Turn 1: Jimmie Johnson‘s early exit: Good or bad for NASCAR? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Bad! Johnson’s quest for a record-tying seventh title is a compelling reason to follow the sport. Jimmie vs. Kevin Harvick is along the lines of Celtics-Lakers in terms of entertainment value. There is no doubt, having Johnson…

Mike Nolan.(Photo: Submitted) Mike Nolan, the 23-year-old baseball prospect critically injured in a Sept. 18 shooting in Yonkers, is brain dead, his parents told The Journal News Thursday afternoon. “This is just heartbreaking. Just totally heartbreaking,” his mother, Donna Nolan said. “For no reason whatsoever this happened to my son and it’s just heartbreaking.” Nolan has been hospitalized at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx since being hit in the head and…

YouTube/The B.S. Report See Also Haralabos Voulgaris, also known as Bob Voulgaris or H-Bob on Bill Simmons’ podcasts, is a professional sports gambler, and has been called “the world’s top NBA gambler.“ Voulgaris has made a name for himself identifying patterns, locating edges, and developing models and algorithms to beat the sportsbooks. According to ESPN, he had accumulated “a fortune” before turning 30, and routinely bet $1 million on NBA…

NASCAR has issued warnings to multiple Sprint Cup Series teams for irregularities in the inspection line last weekend at Dover International Speedway. The teams of Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart were both handed written warnings for discrepancies with the rear bumper tubing round on their cars in pre-race inspection. Busch is a Chase a driver while Stewart, the co-owner of SHR, is not. NASCAR also issued written…

When Bruce Arena took over as coach of the U.S. national soccer team in 1998, games against Mexico were more rout than a rivalry. “We were obviously light years behind,” Arena remembered. “We were scared of them. We just had to change our mentality. “That started with just simply stating that we’ve got to beat them.” And no U.S. coach did that more often than Arena, who won seven of…

Jessica Mendoza, whose history-making broadcast debut as Major League Baseball’s first female analyst in a post-season game prompted a sexist backlash, is taking the situation in stride. “Any time there is a change, there’s normally a lot of resistance. I think the [thing I was most] excited about was the aftermath and how much support there really was,” she said today on “Good Morning America.” “Yes, I am a female,…

Theo Epstein gets most of the credit for building the Cubs team that advanced to the National League Division Series with their wild-card win over the Pirates on Wednesday night. As president of the baseball operations department, he made the personnel decisions and brought in the people who helped make the changes that resulted in this dream season. But Epstein is the first to acknowledge the work of dozens of…

Thursday night, the Houston Texans take the field at NRG Stadium to take on their biggest division rival, the Indianapolis Colts.  Normally, a divisional NFL game of this caliber would have the entire city’s focus towards the football field… instead it’s all about baseball in Houston this October.  The Houston Astros are in the playoffs for the first time since 2005. It has been 10 long years of baseball turmoil…

CORVALLIS — There are some days when Tanner Sanders pries himself out of bed before the sun creeps over the Cascades and is still struck by the understanding that he is a baseball player. Each day brings him a step closer to realizing a storybook script. But the tale is so divergent from the one he once envisioned. Less than two months ago, well before his sophomore school year began, Sanders…

Full Schedule | Printable Schedule (PDF) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas announced its 2016 baseball schedule on Thursday, headlined by 34 games at Baum Stadium and 21 matchups against NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago. Arkansas will host Southeastern Conference weekend series against Auburn, Missouri, Florida, Texas A&M and Alabama. Three of those teams – Auburn, Florida and Texas A&M – reached the 2015 NCAA Tournament with…

When Bruce Arena took over as coach of the U.S. national soccer team in 1998, games against Mexico were more rout than a rivalry. “We were obviously light years behind,” Arena remembered. “We were scared of them. We just had to change our mentality. “That started with just simply stating that we’ve got to beat them.” And no U.S. coach did that more often than Arena, who won seven of…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Incoming Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, 48, will give the club’s players a chance to prove themselves – rather than planning significant changes straight away. (Daily Express)  Klopp’s first big task at Liverpool will be to keep Philippe Coutinho after Manchester City targeted the 23-year-old Brazil playmaker as a…

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