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The reason Boston’s residents didn’t want to be Athens is the same reason the residents of Oslo or Krakow or Stockholm don’t want to be Athens. Hosting an Olympics is a corporate sinkhole sucking billions of dollars and a city’s future into a bottomless abyss of excess. The internet is clogged with slide shows of empty, broken, useless stadiums built in the euphoria of a coming Olympics or World Cup…

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Legion baseball(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto) MARSHFIELD – Mark Decker had no blueprint to follow last fall when he addressed the Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Board with a presentation to host the 2016 Class AAA state tournament. The last time Marshfield Post 54 served as host to the state tournament was 1990. Whatever selling points used a quarter of a century ago had either been lost or rendered archaic. Decker sought and…

SAN RAFAEL (CBS SF) — The San Rafael Pacifics are no strangers to promotions, but a computerized umpire being showcased Tuesday could offer a glimpse into the future of baseball. The Pacifics hosted the first professional game played with a computer calling balls and strikes. Home plate umpire Dean Poteet didn’t move much during the game.  He called fair and foul balls, but not balls or strikes. “They told me to…

Brett Lawrie was one of many A’s to talk about the business side of the game Tuesday after three trades in five days. There’s nothing like an unpopular trade to get players to talk about how “baseball is a business.’’ When that phrase is uttered, it’s a good bet the player is going for the easiest justification. And when there have been three trades in five days as has…

It appeared the Toronto Blue Jays needed to add starting pitching to help their playoff push. Instead, they traded for a star shortstop. Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos said acquiring five-time All-Star Troy Tulowitzki from the Colorado Rockies was “the rare chance that one of the best at his position was available.” “We’re getting the best shortstop in baseball in our minds,” Anthopoulos said. “We’re just thrilled.” The Blue…

Tom Brady not only violated his sport’s integrity by participating in a scheme to tamper with the inflation levels of footballs but actively tried to cover up the conspiracy, National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell ruled Tuesday, upholding the Patriot quarterback’s four-game suspension. In a stunning statement, Goodell alleged that Brady’s “very troubling’’ coverup effort involved instructing his assistant to destroy his cellphone less than 24 hours before he was…

Like many team coaches, Mark Zimmerman oversees practice sessions, analyzes game footage and makes sure his players get along. Only his players use keyboards, not muscle, as they compete in videogame contests with the hope of reaching lucrative championship matches that draw thousands of spectators to arenas and millions more online. Last spring, 6,200 students from 460 colleges in the U.S. and Canada participated in…

Miguel Herrera was fired as Mexico’s soccer coach Tuesday, throwing the national team into turmoil less than four months before the start of World Cup qualifying. Herrera’s ouster comes a day after he allegedly assaulted a television commentator at an airport in Philadelphia. Decio de Maria, the incoming president of Mexico’s soccer federation, made the announcement during a news conference in Mexico City. “It is not a simple decision,” De…

Rocky Wirtz’s dream of bringing the World Junior Championships, one of hockey’s most prestigious events, to Chicago is a step closer to becoming a reality. lRelated Chicago Blackhawks Champion Blackhawks’ attention now shifts to next season See all related USA Hockey announced Tuesday that Chicago is among five finalists to host the 2018 event, along with Buffalo, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Tampa. The annual championship features the top male hockey…

The reason Boston’s residents didn’t want to be Athens is the same reason the residents of Oslo or Krakow or Stockholm don’t want to be Athens. Hosting an Olympics is a corporate sinkhole sucking billions of dollars and a city’s future into a bottomless abyss of excess. The internet is clogged with slide shows of empty, broken, useless stadiums built in the euphoria of a coming Olympics or World Cup…

Boston 2024 is dead. So what about Boston 2028? Boston 2032? Boston 2064? At the moment, it may seem unlikely — even impossible — that Boston would ever again entertain the idea of hosting an Olympics. Continue reading below But numerous other cities have at first failed, only to later try again. And experts say a future bid for Boston is not out of the question, given the right circumstances….

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The Phillies cruised into the All-Star Break winning just 3 of their last 18 games.  That’s a horrible 3-15 record, or a .167 win percentage. Of course, as is so lovely about the game of baseball, since the All-Star Break, the Phillies have been one of the hottest teams in MLB.  To be precise, their 8-1 record makes them the second best team since the break, topped only by…

Barry Zito is a key part of the Sounds’ starting rotation.(Photo: Submitted) When Barry Zito came back to baseball after a year off and didn’t make the Oakland A’s 40-man roster, he didn’t turn down the offer to play in Triple-A. He just wanted to play baseball. Now a fixture in the Nashville Sounds’ five-man starting rotation, Zito is doing exactly what he set out to do in his return to…

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Barry Zito is a key part of the Sounds’ starting rotation.(Photo: Submitted) When Barry Zito came back to baseball after a year off and didn’t make the Oakland A’s 40-man roster, he didn’t turn down the offer to play in Triple-A. He just wanted to play baseball. Now a fixture in the Nashville Sounds’ five-man starting rotation, Zito is doing exactly what he set out to do in his return to…

As Hall of Fame acceptance speeches go, John Smoltz’s was not terribly entertaining. He was too careful to mention each and every person who affected his life, growing up as the son of accordion teachers in Michigan, to reach any sort of real connection with the audience during a rather lengthy half-hour. Until, that is, the last five minutes. The loudest and longest ovation Smoltz received was for the most…

0 Shares Print NEW YORK — Baseball’s Hall of Fame is cutting the number of voters in its annual election by eliminating writers who have not been active for more than 10 years. Before the Baseball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday it would eliminate voters who were not active writers for more than 10 years, there were 650 people eligible to vote. AP Photo/Mike Groll The change was announced Tuesday by…