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Turner Broadcasting and WME/IMG are about to find out whether live video-game competitions are ready for primetime TV: The companies have formed a new e-sports gaming league, with TBS set to broadcast 20 live events over the course of 2016. The parties cut a deal with game publisher Valve to feature its “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive” first-person shooter (pictured above) as the title that five-person teams will square off in head-to-head matchups…

The Boom has returned to the Legion. After nearly eight weeks of being absent and losing out on potentially more than $2 million, Kam Chancellor returned to the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday. His holdout is over and the menacing presence of No. 31 could be back on the field for Seattle as early as Sunday. “I just feel like the time is now. I’ve always been a guy who follows…

Venerable, lovable, quotable Yogi Berra rose to baseball greatness from the humblest of beginnings. He was born Lawrence Peter Berra in St. Louis in 1925, and grew up with three brothers and a sister in the city’s poor, mostly Italian “Hill” section during the thick of the Depression. Parents Pietro and Paolina were immigrants from Malvaglio, near Milan. His father came over “ready to work,” and was a laborer in…

Yes, there’s much debate over whether Berra actually said many of his most famous catchphrases. Maybe he didn’t exactly coin “It ain’t over till it’s over,” but he definitely said, “You’re not out until you’re out.” He claimed he didn’t invent “It’s déjà vu all over again,” but he certainly started using it at some point. Either way, newspapers started attributing these Zen koans by way of New Jersey to…

Yes, there’s much debate over whether Berra actually said many of his most famous catchphrases. Maybe he didn’t exactly coin “It ain’t over till it’s over,” but he definitely said, “You’re not out until you’re out.” He claimed he didn’t invent “It’s déjà vu all over again,” but he certainly started using it at some point. Either way, newspapers started attributing these Zen koans by way of New Jersey to…

NASCAR announced penalties on Wednesday afternoon to two Sprint Cup Series teams stemming from last weekend’s Chase for the Sprint Cup opener at Chicagoland Speedway. And one of them has suffered a severe setback to its championship hopes as a result. The No. 15 team of Michael Waltrip Racing’s Clint Bowyer has been penalized for an infraction that occurred during opening-day inspection on Sept. 18. This is a P4 level…

The New Jersey native said her schedule has been hectic since her World Cup victory, where she became the first woman ever to score a hat trick in the finals, opening the door to more public appearances and marketing deals. Lloyd has scored endorsement deals with from Visa, Nike, Xfinity and others. “I just have a lot going on, but you have to put your…

And so, once more, to the question of what constitutes a sport, as the English Bridge Union awaits a judicial review into Sport England’s ruling that the high-octane trick-taking game is not a sport. Related: Legal battle rages over whether bridge is a sport I begin with an apology: despite a fruitless 10 minutes spent searching the Guardian archive, I do nonetheless feel that I have written this column so…

Who is number one? No, don’t just look at the standings. Who do you feel like the actual best team in baseball is at this point? Be honest and fair. I’m guessing I’d get up to six different answers from the masses, maybe seven or eight. That’s because a lot of these teams could be ordered in different ways without much legitimate argument against the order. The clear-cut two best…

The baseball world lost one of its all-time greats Tuesday night when Hall of Famer Yogi Berra passed away at age 90. Berra is on the short list of the greatest catchers in history and was a tremendous philanthropist who used his fame for the betterment of others. Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner released the following statement Wednesday: “Yogi Berra’s legacy transcends baseball. Though slight in stature, he was a giant…

USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale explores the legacy and impact of Yogi Berra.

This print by artist Tony Bernard depicts three traditional UL Ragin’ Cajuns red helmets and one new black helmet. The Cajuns wore the black helmet for the first time Sept. 24 in their victory against FIU. The Ragin’ Cajuns baseball team had its 17-man recruiting class tabbed No. 13 in the nation in the 2015 NCAA Div. I Collegiate Baseball Recruiting Survey, Collegiate Baseball Magazine announced Tuesday. “I think anytime…

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When former Yankees general manager Larry MacPhail first saw Yogi Berra, he said the squat, goofy-looking catcher reminded him of “the bottom man on an unemployed acrobatic team.” At 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with a paunchy body and mischievous smirk, Berra seemed an unlikely baseball hero. But the oft-quoted New York Yankees legend, who won three American League MVP awards and 10 World Series titles, is remembered as a…

Finally, a good crop of pitchers to consider for your daily fantasy baseball lineups. Not only can you pay up for aces Zack Greinke or Corey Kluber, but you can also save some DFS cash with value pitchers in the right matchups (Colon, Peavy, Porcello).   No matter which way you go with your pitching, we’ll have a breakdown of the best hitter matchups to help you fill out the rest of…

The Yankees legend and Hall of Fame catcher died Tuesday at home in New Jersey. Steve Inskeep talks with Dave Kaplan, founding director of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center.