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2015 CBS Sports Preseason 128 Rankings: 1-25 | 26-128 With a loaded roster including plenty of starters returning from last season’s national title team, Ohio State will begin the 2015 season as the No. 1 team in the CBS Sports Preseason 128 rankings. The rankings, as voted on by CBS Sports’ college football experts, feature the Buckeyes at the top followed by the two teams left out of last year’s…

Wednesday is getaway day for a number of MLB teams, which means most daily fantasy baseball contests are divided into day and night games. On the plus side, there are a number of quality options regardless of when you sign up. Here is a breakdown of the best overall picks in each set of games.   Afternoon Contests Chris Heston, SP, San Francisco Giants ($9,000) LM Otero/Associated Press A lack…

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Gaijin! Gaijin! Gaijin was Paulo Orlando’s nickname growing up. His teammates called him gaijin; he called his coaches sensei. Gaijin is the Japanese word for foreigner. Orlando, a ballplayer and sprinter as a teenager in Brazil and now an outfielder for the Kansas City Royals, was a foreigner in his own land. For the most part, he didn’t feel inferior; he just…

Coach of the Year Chan Brown of Parkview in Liliburn, Ga. (Photo: Christie Johnson) When Parkview’s nationally-celebrated baseball program was implicated in a disturbing and traditional hazing case in June, some hoped that the school would avoid the dint of negative affiliation because the program the players were representing is not officially affiliated with the school. That’s not going to happen now, after six members of the Parkview program were…

Back in the RBI World Series for the first time since it captured the Senior championship two years ago, 14 youngsters from all over the Harrisburg area will open play in the 2015 Series Wednesday afternoon in suburban Dallas, Texas. Up first for Rob Martin’s bunch will be a pool-play scrap with Arizona (12:30 p.m.) at Colleyville (Texas) High School. Harrisburg will play a second game on Wednesday at Colleyville,…

Andretti Sports Marketing, LLC has filed a lawsuit against Andretti Autosport Holding Co., Inc. in Marion County (In.) Superior Court, which has prompted a statement from Michael Andretti against two Andretti Sports Marketing top level individuals in John Lopes and Starke Taylor. The lawsuit was filed on July 30. Michael Andretti also is named as a defendant. Most recent titles for both are president of Andretti Sports Marketing for Lopes,…

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Nippert Stadium(Photo: File) The city has seen many soccer teams come and go, but with a prominent home, notable backers and a solid league, this time could be different. The Enquirer has learned that an announcement will come Wednesday about the establishment of Futbol Club Cincinnati, a United Soccer League team funded by Carl Lindner III and other investors. The team is set to take the field in spring 2016….

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United have been told to forget about signing Harry Kane this summer, with Tottenham adamant they will not sell the 22-year-old striker. (Guardian)  But United may have more luck in their pursuit of Barcelona’s 29-year-old forward Pedro, who came off the bench to score a late winner…

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The Sports Show, a new exhibition at the School of Visual Art opening on Aug. 22 and curated by graphic designer Todd Random with Jane Nuzzo, brings together the work of 32 alumni – prominent photographers and artists – who have explored the theme of sports in recent years. There’s little doubt that Henri Cartier-Bresson’s concept of the “decisive moment” – a picture masterly composed to seize the essence of…

Imagine the CEO of a Fortune 500 company walking towards an elevator at the end of a long, arduous day.  From the other direction, the janitor approaches that same bank of doors. Both hop on and ride 40 stories below to the lobby floor.  Both have the same destination.  They just want to go home and retire for the evening. Now ask yourself, what could those two seemingly polar opposite…

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MADRID (AP) — Tales Azzoni, an AP sports writer in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been appointed as the AP’s sports reporter in Madrid, responsible for covering Spain and Portugal. Azzoni has been working for The Associated Press since 2002, covering general news and sports. He started covering the Brazilian national team in 2004 and has helped the AP cover dozens of sporting events across the globe, including three World Cups…

The idea that data plays a role on sports teams isn’t new, and the number of teams relying on data and the level to which they are doing so both seem to be growing. Perhaps one of the most memorable stories (largely because it made it to the big screen) was the unlikely success of Billy Beane and the low-budget Oakland A’s. Beyond that, a recent feature in The Atlantic…

With Watkins Glen International repaving the entire racing surface after this weekend’s Sprint Cup Series event, many have called on NASCAR to run ‘the boot’ section of the track utilized by many of the sports car series that also run the facility. The current layout run by NASCAR does not utilize the nearly one-mile section of track between Turns 6 through 9. The stock cars have never used the boot…

A rendering of Nippert Stadium showing the logo of the new Cincinnati soccer team(Photo: Provided) The “beautiful game” will have a new home in Cincinnati, but will it last this time? The city has seen many soccer teams come and go, but with a prominent home, notable backers and a solid league, the latest endeavor will attempt to last. The Enquirer has learned that an announcement will come Monday about…

(CNN)Four coaches and 11 members of the U.S. rowing squad fell ill after taking part in a pre-Olympics test event in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, amid ongoing concerns over water quality ahead of next year’s Games. The squad was taking part in the 2015 World Junior Rowing Championships, held at the weekend on the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in the heart of Rio. U.S. Rowing said Tuesday it was looking…

The back of all tickets for Rochester Red Wings games come with this warning.(Photo: .) On the front of every ticket to every major- and minor-league baseball game, fans will find their section, row and seat number. On the back of every ticket is printed something that may be far more important: A warning about the risks and dangers fans should expect to encounter if they happen to be sitting…

(CNN)Four coaches and 11 members of the U.S. rowing squad fell ill after taking part in a pre-Olympics test event in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, amid ongoing concerns over water quality ahead of next year’s Games. The squad was taking part in the 2015 World Junior Rowing Championships, held at the weekend on the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in the heart of Rio. U.S. Rowing said Tuesday it was looking…