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Baseball Returning To Montreal Could Be Good For Red Sox Fans (Video) Baseball left Montreal in 2004, but since then, Expos fans have wanted to get it back. And if they do, it could be a great thing for the Boston Red Sox and the rest of the American League East. The Expos failed largely because their home field at Olympic Stadium was inconveniently located, unsafe and had poor playing conditions,…

It’s Monday, which means our regularly scheduled programming of This Week in (Dumb) Baseball is ready for consumption. As regular readers already know, this feature has the title, sure, but it’s mostly for fun— a fact that eludes the masses but remains the case. For example, if you tell me to “quit whining,” you are missing the point. I’m mostly chuckling to myself as I write these things (with some…

The theme for this weekend at Darlington Raceway has been hard to ignore. From paint schemes, to firesuits, to facial hair and uniforms, most of the NASCAR garage has gone retro for the Southern 500’s return to Labor Day weekend. The retro movement was a massive undertaking by NASCAR, the track, teams and sponsors. But why is a throwback weekend so important for the sport? “We have such a new…

We may be another week closer to the MLB playoffs, but there is still plenty of time for daily fantasy baseball. The 2015 season is still going strong, and DFS owners can still cash in with massive payouts every day on DraftKings. In order to come away with a hefty bankroll, owners will need to know players to target and a strategy to follow. So let’s get straight to a…

Mixed Leagues Jedd Gyorko, 2B/SS, San Diego Padres Javier Baez, 2B/SS, Chicago Cubs Joey Gallo, 3B/OF, Texas Rangers Ender Inciarte, OF, Arizona Diamondbacks Alex Colome, SP/RP, Tampa Bay Rays     AL-Only J.P. Arencibia, C/1B, Tampa Bay Rays Ryan Goins, 2B, Toronto Blue Jays Paulo Orlando, OF, Kansas City Royals Erik Johnson, SP, Chicago White Sox Sean Nolin, RP, Oakland Athletics   NL-Only Elian Herrera, 2B/3B/SS/OF, Milwaukee Brewers Alejandro De…

0 Shares Print Andy Mineo’s upbeat rap single, “You Can’t Stop Me,” was crowned the best walk-up song in baseball after a week-long vote and win’s ESPN.com’s inaugural Whammy award. The song upset Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” in the first round, beat out Big Sean’s “Blessings” in the Sweet 16, Jim Johnston’s “WWE Entrance Music” in the Elite Eight, Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me To The Moon” in the Final Four and then crushed…

Kasey Kahne (5), Carl Edwards (19) and Brad Keselowski (2) race three wide during the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) DARLINGTON, S.C. — As was the case after the July debut of NASCAR’s low-downforce rules package at Kentucky Speedway, the reactions to how the cars performed Sunday night at Darlington Raceway featured the kind of rave reviews that belonged on a movie poster. “I love the…

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FOOTBALL GOSSIP Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has hinted Derby striker Chris Martin could be given the nod to lead the line tonight against world champions Germany. (Various) When asked if Leigh Griffiths may replace Steven Fletcher, Strachan instead talked up Martin, saying: “I think his scoring record is as good as anybody’s over the last two years and in a more competitive league as well.”…

0 Shares Print Andy Mineo’s upbeat rap single, “You Can’t Stop Me,” was crowned the best walk-up song in baseball after a week-long vote and win’s ESPN.com’s inaugural Whammy award. The song upset Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” in the first round, beat out Big Sean’s “Blessings” in the Sweet 16, Jim Johnston’s “WWE Entrance Music” in the Elite Eight, Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me To The Moon” in the Final Four and then crushed…

i You could say 36-year-old Matt Ray works in paradise — on a barrier island off the Florida’s southern coast. As athletic director of the Anna Maria Island Community Center, Ray is doing what he loves. “I grew up playing sports,” he says. “I actually played two years of college basketball. So sports have pretty much been my entire life.” The community center where Ray works offers members the chance…

Sport England’s latest participation figures suggest less than one in five Muslim females exercise at least once a week – lower than any other faith group. Could a sports hijab make a difference? A martial arts champion from east London thinks so – and the BBC Asian Network has found out more. What is a hijab? It is a veil or scarf…

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Carl Edwards – getting a massive boost from his pit crew – persevered to win a yellow flag-filled Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Edwards was in third place behind Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick when a caution flag – one of a track-record 18 – came out on Lap 354 when Jeb Burton spun. All the race leaders came onto pit road during the caution. Edwards was the first car…

People skate during an open house at USA Hockey Arena, formerly known as Compuware Sports Arena.(Photo: Bryan Mitchell / Special to Detroit News) Plymouth — After 8 o’clock on a hot August night, about 60 people sat and stood in the basement of USA Hockey Arena, known until several days earlier as Compuware Arena. For the next hour, they talked with coaches and administrators of USA Hockey’s National Team Development…

This is one groovy crew! #NASCARThrowback pic.twitter.com/LkwvbjtIK8 — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) September 6, 2015 Darlington Raceway is looking rather retro this weekend for the Southern 500. A few cars are sporting throwback looks from the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s to honor one of the oldest racetracks that has hosted races since 1950. Drivers and crew members are joining in on the fun as well….

0 Shares Print Andy Mineo’s upbeat rap single, “You Can’t Stop Me,” was crowned the best walk-up song in baseball after a week-long vote and win’s ESPN.com’s inaugural Whammy award. The song upset Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” in the first round, beat out Big Sean’s “Blessings” in the Sweet 16, Jim Johnston’s “WWE Entrance Music” in the Elite Eight, Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me To The Moon” in the Final Four and then crushed…