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Renovations have been approved for Toyota Stadium in Frisco to accommodate the U.S. Soccer Federation’s National Hall of Fame Museum. This item has been updated since it was originally posted. It’s finally official. The U.S. Soccer Federation is partnering with FC Dallas to bring its National Soccer Hall of Fame Museum to Toyota Stadium. Tuesday night’s approval by the Frisco ISD school board was the last of four votes needed…

Royals RHP Yordano Ventura and Angels OF Mike Trout exchange words at home plate.(Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports) A scene from the Texas Rangers’ clubhouse at Oakland’s Coliseum last week neatly captured the blending of cultures that’s so prevalent in baseball. As Shin-Soo Choo highlights flashed on a TV screen, a group of seven Latin players sitting around a table – some born in the U.S., others abroad –…

You know what should put Bryce Harper over the top for MVP this season? It’s not his NL-best batting average through Tuesday night. It’s not his National League-co-leading 41 home runs. It’s not even that his 2015 campaign is rivaling the greatest seasons ever produced from Barry Bonds, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. What should put Harper over the top aren’t statistics of staggering proportions but, instead, what…

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Within the span of nine months, two of NASCAR’s all-time greats have announced their pending retirements. Jeff Gordon will step aside at the conclusion of the current season, while Tony Stewart will do so following the 2016 season. That Gordon is preceding Stewart into retirement is somewhat appropriate, as it was Gordon’s success in transitioning from open-wheel sprint car racing to NASCAR that allowed Stewart to make a similar…

The National Motorsports Appeals Panel on Wednesday upheld NASCAR’s penalty assessed against driver Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing for infractions two weekends ago at Chicagoland Speedway, site of the opening race of the Chase for Sprint Cup. This means crew chief Billy Scott’s three-race suspension, which was deferred through the appeal process, will take effect. NASCAR said the No. 15 team had parts not properly installed on its Toyota…

Royals RHP Yordano Ventura and Angels OF Mike Trout exchange words at home plate.(Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports) A scene from the Texas Rangers’ clubhouse at Oakland’s Coliseum last week neatly captured the blending of cultures that’s so prevalent in baseball. As Shin-Soo Choo highlights flashed on a TV screen, a group of seven Latin players sitting around a table – some born in the U.S., others abroad –…

You know what should put Bryce Harper over the top for MVP this season? It’s not his baseball-best batting average. It’s not his National League-leading 41 home runs. It’s not even that his 2015 campaign is rivaling the greatest seasons ever produced from Barry Bonds, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. What should put Harper over the top aren’t statistics of staggering proportions but, instead, what he dared to…

So, maybe you’ve been having a bad day. We’re pretty sure that one guy — a baseball fan at Tuesday’s Yankees game — can one up you. The man was sitting along the third base line and got three chances to catch a ball. The guy fumbled all of them: The good news: He eventually did get a ball, and he — and the woman sitting next to him —…

Looks like another wet sports weekend for the Atlantic Coast states. Thanks you, Joaquin. The real trouble, especially for football fans, begins Saturday. Hurricane Joaquin’s expected footprint includes Washington, where the Redskins are scheduled to face the Eagles on Sunday. Baseball, especially in New York; NASCAR, which is scheduled to run races at Dover, Del.; and college football are expected to see rain — possibly lots of it. MORE: NFL…

0 Shares Print Corey Martinez arrived in Cooperstown for a baseball tournament mired in a terrible slump. The power-hitting first baseman and pitcher was impatient at the plate, losing his balance and sapping himself of his strength. He spent the days before the tournament prepping with his coach, former major leaguer Lance McCullers, whose Tampa, Florida, AAU team also included Lance McCullers Jr., a future MLB first-round pick. “Corey hit…

i Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Chuck Myers/Landov Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov You may not know that the WNBA finals begin this weekend. It’s probably fair to say that if it…