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Oct 4, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; The Texas Rangers celebrate their win over the Los Angeles Angels at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeat the Angels 9-2 and clinch the American League West division.(Photo: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) I really shouldn’t let this bother me anymore, but it does — especially when you realize I’ve been listening to it for more than 30 years now — but…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Liverpool gossip Former Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp, 48, is happy to work under Liverpool’s ‘transfer committee’ as his likely appointment as Reds boss moves closer. (Mirror)  The Sun’s back page But the German has told the Premier League club he will only take the…

People note his place of birth — Vancouver, B.C. — and nod knowingly. Of course. Peter McNab was another college and National Hockey League star who grew up on the ponds and rinks of Canada. Now a Colorado Avalanche broadcaster who’s lone been considered among the premier NHL analysts, the 63-year-old McNab has a playing resume that includes 15 seasons with the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks and New…

Sunday’s Chase elimination race at Dover International Speedway wasn’t just stressful for the drivers involved. It was also stressful for their significant others. How do we know? Several WAGs — most notably Amy Reimann (fiancee of Dale Earnhardt Jr.), Samantha Busch (wife of Kyle Busch), Sherry Pollex (girlfriend of Martin Truex Jr.), Lorra Bowyer (wife of Clint Bowyer) and DeLana Harvick (wife of race winner Kevin Harvick) — used Twitter…

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City Sports Marty Hanaka City Sports Inc., the retailer launched more than 30 years ago in Boston by a pair of high school friends, plans to shut eight of its 26 stores and sell the rest after filing for bankruptcy protection on Monday. If a buyer cannot be found, the chain will liquidate, acccording to documents submitted to the federal bankruptcy court in Delaware. Continue reading below The filing came…

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WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to Major League Baseball’s long-standing exemption from U.S. antitrust laws brought by San Jose as part of the California’s city’s effort to become the new home of the Oakland Athletics. The court’s decision not to take the case means a January appeals court ruling that said San Jose cannot seek a court order allowing the Athletics to move to the…

Baseball is very traditionalist and the seasons are very long. Combine the two and you get postseason clincher champagne/beer showers (!!!). Photo: John Sleezer/Pool via USA TODAY Sports The players, obviously, love it — a chance to let loose, you’ve made it to the postseason — but others aren’t such huge fans of the pre-World Series win partying. The hate mostly peaked around 2013, which was shortly after…

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WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to Major League Baseball’s long-standing exemption from U.S. antitrust laws brought by San Jose as part of the California’s city’s effort to become the new home of the Oakland Athletics. The court’s decision not to take the case means a January appeals court ruling that said San Jose cannot seek a court order allowing the Athletics to move to the…

Baseball is very traditionalist and the seasons are very long. Combine the two and you get postseason clincher champagne/beer showers (!!!). Photo: John Sleezer/Pool via USA TODAY Sports The players, obviously, love it — a chance to let loose, you’ve made it to the postseason — but others aren’t such huge fans of the pre-World Series win partying. The hate mostly peaked around 2013, which was shortly after…

It could have been one of the most memorable comebacks in Los Angeles Angels history, but instead it will go down as a mere footnote. When the Angels scored five runs in the ninth inning Saturday to beat the Texas Rangers 11-10, they kept themselves in the postseason race for another day and prevented Texas from clinching the AL West. Then on Sunday, Texas beat the Angels, wrapping up the…

Caption Close New York Mets fans celebrate the Mets season with a banner in center field after the Mets concluded the regular season with a 1-0 shutout of the Washington Nationals in a baseball game in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ORG XMIT: NYM125 Photo: Kathy Willens New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom, left, and New York Mets relief pitcher Tim Stauffer, and the Mets…

Max Scherzer celebrates his no-hitter Saturday against the Mets. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) FLUSHING, N.Y. — Part of baseball’s enduring appeal is ambiguity, the grey area where numbers and eras and circumstance blur, leaving statistics up for debate, rendering words like “the greatest” less definitive than they seem. Was Max Scherzer’s no-hitter the greatest in baseball history? Maybe, but first field all the qualifiers: He threw it on a chilly, rainy…

On The Rox blog Boxscores of Rox games Rockies photos Rockies Mailbag archive Ask Mailbag questions Rox stats, roster Live scores in MLB SAN FRANCISCO — Another losing chapter in Rockies history comes to a close Sunday afternoon at AT&T Park against the Giants. The Rockies will finish last in the National League West for the third time in four years. It was not the leap forward new general manager…

MACON, Ga. (AP) – A study to determine Macon-Bibb County’s ability to support a professional baseball team could come down to a close vote this week. The Macon Telegraph (http://bit.ly/1VyeypO ) reports that four commissioners said last week they plan to vote in favor of the $50,000 feasibility study Tuesday. The study would need support from at least five of the nine commissioners to pass. Two other commissioners have said…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Brendan Rodgers gossip Liverpool will appoint their next manager within a week of Sunday’s sacking of Brendan Rodgers. (Mirror)  Jurgen Klopp is the bookmakers’ favourite to succeed Rodgers Rodgers was told of the decision over the phone by Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon…

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