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Dave Dombrowski has a .468 winning percentage as a general manager. Basically, every team he’s put together has gone 76-86, adrift and out of contention, on average. Heck, even Ruben Amaro, Jr. has a career .510 winning percentage. And we’re supposed to believe that teams are so excited about Dombrowski that there’s a bidding war for his services? That there’s even a MYSTERY CLUB? Seems unlikely. Unless there’s more…

The security state has gone far enough. The hand of irrational fear has reached deep into the heart of America and has removed all that is good. It’s baseball, Ray, and I’m talking about metal detectors at Major League Baseball games. MLB has implemented a policy this season requiring that parks greet fans of the national pastime at the door with metal detectors. I know some of the seats are…

Knee injury KOs Yankees catcher McCann Brian McCann was out of the New York Yankees’ lineup Wednesday night, against Boston, because of a stiff left knee. The slugging catcher was injured blocking a pitch in the dirt from reliever Dellin Betances on Tuesday night — when McCann homered and drove in four runs. He shifted to first base late in the game. McCann said an MRI showed inflammation around a…

Taking one look at the overflow crowd at Springdale’s Michael J. Drotar Field for the Division I Little League game between Fairfield American and Stamford North and any concerns about the relationship between Stamford and the game of baseball should be clear. The love affair is still going strong and while suburban towns may be making gains at the high school level, summer baseball is still Stamford’s specialty. This year…

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By James Raia Published 13 hours ago BMC team doctor Eric Heiden (center) was on hand to witness Taylor Phinney’s return to cycling at Tour of Utah, along with Phinney’s father, Davis, and mother, Connie Carpenter-Phinney. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com Eric Heiden is now nearly 30 years removed by his pro cycling career. But the longtime physician for BMC Racing was preparing for another stage of…

While toiling away at a lesser swim meet in San Antonio while all his Olympic teammates are in Russia for the 2015 world championships, Michael Phelps was still able to make some news this week by vowing not to have another drop of alcohol until after the 2016 Rio Olympics, which start one year from today. Via Paul Newberry of the AP: “Before I even went to court, I said to myself…

Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning the women’s 200 freestyle at the FINA Swimming World Championships at Kazan arena in Kazan, Russia, 5 August 2015. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ORG XMIT: VXH21(Photo: Valdrin Xhemaj, EPA) KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Katie Ledecky is unbeatable in the distance races. Turns out she’s awfully good going shorter, too. The 18-year-old American rallied to win the 200-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships Wednesday night, beating a…

Johnny Milton Terry was sentenced to 10 years probation and fined $1,000 plus court costs Monday after pleading no contest in the February theft of the pickup truck and the trailer that contained a NASCAR Sprint Cup car. Team Xtreme reported that the vehicle and trailer with the car Travis Kvapil was to have raced at Atlanta Motor Speedway were stolen from a Drury Inn parking lot in Morrow, Ga.,…

Dave Dombrowski has a .468 winning percentage as a general manager. Basically, every team he’s put together has gone 76-86, adrift and out of contention, on average. Heck, even Ruben Amaro, Jr. has a career .510 winning percentage. And we’re supposed to believe that teams are so excited about Dombrowski that there’s a bidding war for his services? That there’s even a MYSTERY CLUB? Seems unlikely. Unless there’s more…

It definitely ain’t over ‘til it’s over. The 116-win 2001 Seattle Mariners were one of the greatest teams, in any sport, to not win a championship. Led by Lou Piniella, the team was built for success: they boasted great pitching, an impeccable knack for getting on base (their .360 OBP was the highest in the majors), a historically good defense, and absolutely dominated the American League. Yet on Aug. 5,…

Jim McIsaac/Getty Images/File Unhealthy as it looks: David Ortiz spat out his “chew” after flying out against Tampa Bay in Game 3 of the 2008 ALCS at Fenway Park. Search the web for the phrase “tobacco and baseball” and you’ll find an association that dates back almost to the beginning of the sport. In the late 1800s, tobacco companies debuted baseball cards in cigarette packs. By the early 1900s, Bull…

The summer is in full swing, and many parents are looking for fun and exciting experiences to keep their kids engaged and entertained! Rollercoasters, amusement parks, water slides, and local festivals are the tried-and-true summer entertainment venues. And of course, let’s not forget there’s no shortage of Major League Baseball games to attend in the Midwest! Let me introduce you to the shining diamond of South Bend Indiana: Four Winds…

David Banks/Getty Images Playing in just his second career Major League game, Rays rookie Richie Shaffer hit his first home run. But it’s what happened when he got back to the dugout that’s so memorable. Shaffer’s teammates pulled a classic baseball prank, the silent treatment. That is, when a player hits a home run that is significant to their own career, the rest of the team ignores him and pretends…

Benjamin Hochman, a St. Louis native and graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, has been hired as a sports columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Hochman returns home from Denver, where he held the same position for The Denver Post. In the past six years, Hochman, 35, has received six national honors from the Associated Press Sports Editors, the “APSEs,” considered the Oscars of sportswriting. Hochman covered…

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News Sports Life Money Tech Travel Opinion Settings Full Forecast Crosswords Your Take Elections 2016 Investigations Video Stocks Apps Best-Selling Books Classifieds College Corrections Interactives Newsletters Photo Galleries Portfolio Tracker Scores Video Network Web to Watch Your Take Newsstand Audio Search User Get the news Log In or Subscribe to skip 1 Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Water at Rio…

By James Raia Published 8 hours ago BMC team doctor Eric Heiden (center) was on hand to witness Taylor Phinney’s return to cycling at Tour of Utah, along with Phinney’s father, Davis, and mother, Connie Carpenter-Phinney. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com Eric Heiden is now nearly 30 years removed by his pro cycling career. But the longtime physician for BMC Racing was preparing for another stage of…