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CHICAGO (AP) – No panic for Hal Steinbrenner. No overt level of concern, either. The managing general partner of the New York Yankees remains confident in his team while it wrestles for control of the AL East with the Toronto Blue Jays. “I said in the offseason several times that if we stayed healthy, which is something we haven’t been able to do the last couple years, and if the…

SEATTLE (AP) Dr. Stan Herring found a personal calling when he helped champion the first youth concussion law in the country in the state of Washington. Similar laws were eventually enacted in all 50 states and during that process, Herring and Dr. Richard Ellenbogen started pondering the next steps in promoting the benefits of youth sports while helping to make them as safe as possible. One of those steps was…

By Matt Slater BBC Sport Britain’s double Tour de France champion Chris Froome has urged athletics to follow cycling’s lead and invest a lot more money in anti-doping. Cycling’s problems with drugs are well documented but the sport’s blackest days appear to be behind it. But the …

In what was largely anticipated, today it was announced that radio and television personality Colin Cowherd would be coming to FOX Sports. The former Walt Disney-owned ESPN personality, who began there with his nationally syndicated radio show, and then later into ESPN’s television programming, will be a key addition for FOX Sports. Like him or not, you’re going to be seeing and hearing a lot more of Cowherd. According to…

I like a good comedy. I love a good science-fiction film. But you can’t beat a frickin’ sports movie. Related: Raging Bull: an undisputed historical heavyweight Speeches, stakes and cheerleaders … either the name of the greatest restaurant I have yet to be thrown out of or three of, the clearest signs that you’re watching a genre that can bump my goose like no other. Asking me to pick my…

Ultimate Frisbee has gone pro: In 2012, the American Ultimate Disc League appeared, and now boasts twenty-five teams in North America, including the D.C. Breeze, pictured here during tryouts. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY PRESTON KERES / MCT VIA GETTY Since the early nineteen-seventies, when it first appeared on a high-school lawn in New Jersey, Ultimate Frisbee has been kicked around like the frayed hacky sack of the sports world, getting called…

(Photo: The Associated Press) CHICAGO (AP) — No panic for Hal Steinbrenner. No overt level of concern, either. The managing general partner of the New York Yankees remains confident in his team while it wrestles for control of the AL East with the Toronto Blue Jays. “I said in the offseason several times that if we stayed healthy, which is something we haven’t been able to do the last couple…

MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (August 12, 2015) – Drew Bowlin, a former minor league pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization, has been named the newest assistant coach for the Milligan College baseball team. The addition was announced by Head Baseball Coach Nathan Meade. “I am excited about what Drew will bring to our program,” said Coach Meade. “He’s very knowledgeable and obviously has a background that has provided him with…

Close (Twitter.com/GRRMspeaking) Posted August 12 2015 — 5:32 PM EDT Related Lil Wayne gets mad at ref during charity basketball game Baseball, as everyone knows, is the national pastime of … Westeros? On Saturday, George R.R. Martin threw a fundraiser in the form of a Game of Thrones-themed minor league baseball game. It was a Starks-versus-Lannisters showdown as the home team, the Staten Island Yankees, played as the Direwolves against the Hudson…

Attorneys for one of the alleged victims in a reported hazing incident involving Parkview High School baseball players have filed a lawsuit against the South Carolina hotel where the team was staying, claiming the front desk improperly gave the accused upperclassmen players access to younger teammate’s room. The family is seeking “in excess of $500,000” in damages against Hyatt Place Airport/Convention Center in North Charleston, S.C., and its parent companies,…

CHICAGO (AP) No panic for Hal Steinbrenner. No overt level of concern, either. The managing general partner of the New York Yankees remains confident in his team while it wrestles for control of the AL East with the Toronto Blue Jays. ”I said in the offseason several times that if we stayed healthy, which is something we haven’t been able to do the last couple years, and if the middle…

Ultimate Frisbee has gone pro: In 2012, the American Ultimate Disc League appeared, and now boasts twenty-five teams in North America, including the D.C. Breeze, pictured here during tryouts. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY PRESTON KERES / MCT VIA GETTY Since the early nineteen-seventies, when it first appeared on a high-school lawn in New Jersey, Ultimate Frisbee has been kicked around like the frayed hacky sack of the sports world, getting called…

(Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports) Leading off Five afternoon games grace the 15-game Wednesday schedule. They start at 3:40 p.m. with the Baltimore Orioles at the Seattle Mariners. Clayton Kershaw draws Jordan Zimmermann. Gerrit Cole faces Michael Wacha. These matchups of aces jeopardize the four-point win bonus for each of these usual lockdown arms, so their high-end FantasyScore prices could disappoint. Jacob deGrom is a potential go-to at home against…

(Lisa Bonos/The Washington Post) If there’s any sport that’s made for love, baseball might be it. The season overlaps with prime time for outdoor dates; the bases stand for things. The game’s theme song even sounds like a date request: “Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd.” Last week, I took myself out to Nats Park to scour for couples on dates. (This is the reporter equivalent of being that creepy…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Before “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” Bob Odenkirk wrote about breaking bats and better call the bullpen. Odenkirk, the actor who plays sly lawyer Saul Goodman, assembled a script a few years ago for a TV show about a minor league baseball team. “I had a friend who was very much into baseball and minor league baseball,” Odenkirk said before a recent Triple-A game in…

Ultimate Frisbee has gone pro: In 2012, the American Ultimate Disc League appeared, and now boasts twenty-five teams in North America, including the D.C. Breeze, pictured here during tryouts. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY PRESTON KERES / MCT VIA GETTY Since the early nineteen-seventies, when it first appeared on a high-school lawn in New Jersey, Ultimate Frisbee has been kicked around like the frayed hacky sack of the sports world, getting called…

0 Shares Print The evolution of American sports betting prior to the Internet can be traced back to a garage office in the suburbs of Philadelphia. At its peak, in the early 1980s, Mickey Charles’ garage was receiving 20 million phone calls a month and generating millions of dollars in revenue. The calls, costing as much as 50 cents apiece, came from across the nation. Many were placed from the…

EA Sports will release NHL 16 on Sept. 15 and their original cover art featuring Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks holding the Stanley Cup will be changed due to the ongoing investigation involving Kane. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today!] On Wednesday, EA Sports announced in a statement that Kane’s image would be removed from their promotional materials going forward:  “In…

Fox Sports has confirmed what most of the sports-media world already knew: Former ESPN host Colin Cowherd will join the organization and host a program that will be broadcast simultaneously on Fox Sports 1 and radio. The three-hour program, to be titled “The Herd,” will start airing Tuesday, Sept. 8, on Fox Sports 1 and the Fox Sports Radio Network weekdays between noon and 3 p.m. ET. Fox Sports Radio…