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The ripple effect from the departure of Larry Lucchino and the poor play of the 2015 Red Sox is only just beginning. One scenario that could come into play, according to major league sources, is a restructuring of the Red Sox front office into a model used by many other clubs where a president, or director of baseball operations, would work closely with and oversee general manager Ben Cherington. Or,…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State baseball pitcher Zach Farmer died Tuesday, 15 months after a leukemia diagnosis. He was 21. “Today is a sad day but also a day of peace for Zach and his family,” Ohio State baseball coach Greg Beals said in a statement. “We will dearly miss our fellow Buckeye, teammate and friend Zach Farmer. I feel blessed to have had Zach in our program and the opportunity to…

It took a mere two months of summer baseball with the Liberal Bee Jays for 9-year-old Kaiser Carlile to wiggle his way deep into the hearts of the players and coaching staff. Maybe it was Kaiser’s constant smile despite the heat or a difficult game. Maybe it was his endless energy as he hopped over and under players on the team bus during road trips. “Kaiser will always hold a…

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It took a mere two months of summer baseball with the Liberal Bee Jays for 9-year-old Kaiser Carlile to wiggle his way deep into the hearts of the players and coaching staff. Maybe it was Kaiser’s constant smile despite the heat or a difficult game. Maybe it was his endless energy as he hopped over and under players on the team bus during road trips. “Kaiser will always hold a…

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The government has launched a public consultation on sport participation as it seeks to address a worrying decline in the number of people taking part in regular exercise since a post-2012 Olympics high. While there are now 1.4 million more people playing sport in England than in 2005 – when the UK won the right to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games – this increase came in two short…

Befitting a man who espoused homophobic beliefs during a failed Senate run, believes himself to be Christian martyr, and has been dogged by allegations that he killed five hookers while at SMU, Craig James sued Fox Sports on Monday for religious discrimination, alleging that he was fired because of his “religious beliefs about marriage.” Craig James, if you remember, is the former ESPN college football analyst best known for when…

She says: “We eschew regular exercise at our peril. It can make a massive difference in an ageing population such as ours: it keeps hearts healthy, strengthens joints, helps in the fight against long-term conditions such as strokes and cancer, and improves psychological wellbeing. “Exercise can even combat depression and help to overcome loneliness – something which can have a worse impact on health than smoking and obesity. “The trouble…

DRB Images, LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Frisbee, a sport that was literally invented as a joke, is now a sport that’s eligible for inclusion in the Olympic Games, the IOC announced on Sunday. The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF), which serves as the international governing body for disc sports like Ultimate Frisbee, Disc Golf and Guts, has been officially recognized by the IOC. While Ultimate Frisbee won’t be showing up…

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By LINDA S. ZHANG, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An autistic teenage Special Olympics athlete who vanished from Los Angeles International Airport was found sleeping on a lawn five miles away Monday afternoon, hours after another missing competitor turned up safe 350 miles away in Northern California. Sihon Ange Ismael Kone, 15, of the Ivory Coast was found lying in the grass in front of an Inglewood house with…

A Special Olympics athlete who was reported missing at Los Angeles International Airport was found Monday afternoon in Inglewood after he wandered away from his Ivory Coast teammates. Shion Isimel, a table tennis competitor who has a mild form of autism, was with the country’s delegation at about…

College football analyst Craig James filed suit against Fox Sports in a Dallas court this morning contending religious discrimination for his 2013 termination over his stance on gay marriage. “Fox Sports fired James for one reason only: his religious beliefs about marriage,” the 35-page suit charges. “In so doing, Fox Sports violated the law. Specifically, Fox Sports violated the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (‘TCHRA’) and Texas contract law…

Some teams were caught off-guard when Pocono became a fuel-mileage race.(Photo: Matthew O’Haren, USA TODAY Sports) LONG POND, Pa. – With NASCAR in the midst of a four-week stretch of tracks known for breeding a variety of pit strategies, it probably shouldn’t have been a surprise when drivers and teams got a fuel-mileage race Sunday at Pocono Raceway. But it seemed to catch many of them off guard. NASCAR, which…

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