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Devin Ramos, 7, of Vineland practices hitting at the Teens That Transcend baseball clinic on Saturday. Photo/Jodi Streahle(Photo: Jodi Streahle) VINELAND Former Major League Baseball players Tony Fernandez and Carlos Zambrano coached 120 eager young ballplayers Saturday at the Teens That Transcend Youth Summit and Baseball Clinic. Youngsters focused on absorbing as many tips as possible for hitting, pitching and playing the infield. After listening to and watching the professionals,…

Chris Davis hit two home runs to take the major league lead with 40, Matt Wieters and Adam Jones both connected and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-2, on Friday night in Toronto. Ubaldo Jimenez (10-9) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the victory. Toronto’s lead atop the AL East shrank to one-half game over the Yankees. Davis opened the scoring by leading off the second inning with…

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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…

Baseball loves to haze its rookies. Most of the time it’s harmless fun. Sometimes, it involves dropping rookies off behind enemy lines. On Saturday, Henry Owens, a 23-year-old rookie pitcher with the Red Sox, got his from his teammates. Thankfully, The Panda came to save the day. It didn’t go unnoticed that, much like their on-field performance, the Red Sox taping skills have diminished drastically. Just look at…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Paris St-Germain had a £110m bid for Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, rejected on transfer deadline day. (Daily Express via Globo Esporte)  West Brom forward Saido Berahino, 22, is set to withdraw his strike threat and will return to training this week. (Daily Mirror)  …

When the group stages of the Champions League kick off next week, anyone turning to ITV to catch a game will be disappointed. This season’s top European club tournament (and its little brother, the Europa League) will only air on BT Sport after BT paid almost £900m for exclusive rights over three seasons, more than double the £400m Sky and ITV had paid for shared rights for the previous three…

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USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck discusses the race and predicts the winner.

Friends and family of a 14-year-old South Jersey teen are mourning her passing at a sleepover with her soccer team. Kara Lemanowicz was found dead Saturday morning at a home along the 200 block of Barnsboro Road in Mantua Township, police told NBC10. She and teammates from her soccer club had spent…

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This week, a quiet, often-overlooked symbol of gender equality commenced: the start of the mixed doubles competition at the U.S. Open. The event is one of the few coed professional sporting events: two doubles teams, each composed of one man and one woman, face off for a Grand Slam title. The prize money is lower than in singles (the men’s and women’s singles winners take home $3.3 million compared with…

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Jonathan Papelbon. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Jonathan Papelbon has a colorful personality. He was born in Louisiana, went to high school in Jacksonville, Fla. and played college baseball at Mississippi State. He is known for speaking his mind, a long career as a closer, his Southern drawl, an alter-ego named Cinco Ocho, and his wild intensity on the field. When he speaks, there is a mix of laughs and seriousness. But he has seen a lot…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. West Brom will offer Tottenham target Saido Berahino a new contract with a £25m buyout clause, despite the 22-year-old striker apparently refusing to play for club chairman Jeremy Peace. (Sunday People)  Chelsea attempted to beat Manchester United to the signing of French teenager Anthony Martial from Monaco and…

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Five-time Darlington winner Bobby Allison, second from left, and Penske crew show off the No. 2 Miller High Life car’s throwback paint scheme.(Photo: Courtesy Penske racing) The late NASCAR rebel Tim Richmond tamed “The Lady in Black” in 1986. While they say you can never quite do that, the Silver Fox David Pearson did a record 10 times. Richmond, the flamboyant living and spectacular driver who died of complications from…

A fan of the Albanian soccer team KF Skenderbeu Korcë poses outside the Elbasan Arena, on August 5th, ahead of the team’s tie against a Moldovan team. Credit PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY SEAN WILLIAMS On August 5th, in the ancient city of Elbasan, KF Skënderbeu Korçë became Albania’s first soccer club to reach the group stages of European competition since Communism fell, in 1991. The Albanian national side, too, having collected players…

MANTUA TWP. — Kara Lemanowicz, 14, was supposed to start her first day of high school this Tuesday when she was discovered dead over the weekend at a sleepover with teammates from her soccer team. Kara Lemanowicz, 14, of Voorhees, was discovered dead Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 at a home on Barnsboro Road, in Mantua. Lemanowicz, a soccer player, was at a sleepover with fellow teammates. Officials believe she may have died from…