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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum officially opened its pearly gates for three pitchers who have combined for nine Cy Young Awards and 735 career victories as well as a member of the 3,000 hit club whose penchant for doubles was turned into an art form. The 71st election held by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America has produced arguably the last 300 game winner in baseball (Randy…

0 Shares Print TORONTO — Last Sunday, the American men fell to Canada in the baseball gold-medal game at the Pan American Games, losing in a chaotic, Little League-style finish when the tying and winning runs scored on two wilds throws on the final play of the game. This Sunday in softball, the U.S. women also lost against Canada in extra innings and missed out on gold. The U.S. women’s…

Sports subsidiaries of Walt Disney Co., Time Warner Inc. and 21st Century Fox Inc. are jockeying to acquire stakes in nascent digital fantasy-sports businesses. Media companies want a piece of the latest revenue stream: daily fantasy-sports games played online for cash. What started as a quiet obsession among sports fans has in the past year morphed into a big bet by television-sports networks on investments in online fantasy-sports…

Louis van Gaal says he may leave Manchester United at the end of his three-year contract to keep a “promise” to his wife. Asked about extending his contract at Old Trafford, the Dutchman told BBC Sport that he intended to “give it up” at the end of his contract in 2017. “I promised that to my wife. We have not many years together any more….

0 Shares Print INDIANAPOLIS — As Kyle Busch celebrated the biggest victory of his Sprint Cup career, the rest of the drivers probably left Indianapolis Motor Speedway thinking one thing: What a drag. Busch couldn’t really take a whole lot of credit for his race-winning pass 11 laps before the finish, but that didn’t matter as he became the first driver since 2007 to win three consecutive Cup races. His…

The banner moments of this year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup belong to Panama. Los Canaleros were moments from advancing to the final before a dubious penalty kick was called against them by an American referee that led to a 2-1 extra-time loss to Mexico. Panama’s players posed with a banner after the match calling CONCACAF “corruptos ladrones” — corrupt thieves, and Panamanian Football Federation President Pedro Chaluja said two days later:…

LONDON — Earlier this month, British Prime Minister David Cameron invited England’s women’s soccer team to Downing Street to congratulate the players on their roaring success at the World Cup. Mingling in the premier’s leafy back yard, several of the players, their bronze medals twinkling in the sunshine, told Cameron they hoped that they would be playing in next summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Those Olympic dreams had…

Coverage of the Jeff Kyle 400 at The Brickyard NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will begin on NBCSN at 3:30 p.m. ET. You also can watch online at http://nascarstream.nbcsports.com. The defending winner of the race is Jeff Gordon, who will start 19th in what likely will mark his final start at the 2.5-mile oval. The four-time series champion is the last remaining active driver who has started all 22 editions…

USA Today Sports’ Jeff Gluck breaks down the Jeff Kyle 400 at The Brickyard.

0 Shares Print TORONTO — Last Sunday, the American men fell to Canada in the baseball gold-medal game at the Pan American Games, losing in a chaotic, Little League-style finish when the tying and winning runs scored on two wilds throws on the final play of the game. This Sunday in softball, the U.S. women also lost against Canada in extra innings and missed out on gold. The U.S. women’s…

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum officially opened its pearly gates for three pitchers who have combined for nine Cy Young Awards and 735 career victories as well as a member of the 3,000 hit club whose penchant for doubles was turned into an art form. The 71st election held by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America has produced arguably the last 300 game winner in baseball (Randy…

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — In the hour before the Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony Sunday, the fever for Pedro Martinez began to grow. Fans of Martinez, mostly for his time as a member of the Red Sox and the Expos, waved flags of the Dominican Republic and chanted “Pe-dro! Pe-dro!” with little prompting. Related News/Archive Region baseball roundup: Hillsborough’s Jensen goes the distance 3 Months Ago Region baseball roundup: Craparo…

Jack Stokes remembers chasing down foul balls at Eagle Stadium as the Ozark Dodgers played ball near downtown Ozark. Stokes’ love of baseball started as a youth and has carried on for the rest of his life. Officials with the Dixie Baseball League honored Stokes this past weekend for his more than 50 years of service to the baseball community by inducting him as a member of the Dixie Baseball…

The message was tucked deep inside a long and personal Hall of Fame acceptance speech, important words of warning amid heartfelt words of gratitude. John Smoltz touched all the emotional bases Sunday afternoon in Cooperstown, N.Y., thanking everyone from family and friends to former teammates and coaches for helping him realize baseball’s career pinnacle. But it was when he turned his attention to a long-ago major league…

Chris Froome has become the 20th person in the history of the Tour de France to win for a second time what is arguably the world’s toughest sporting event. It is an extraordinary achievement that gives him an unassailable claim to a place in the pantheon of British greats. This quiet, polite Briton has an unmerited popularity problem. Part of it is because he is not Sir Bradley Wiggins, and partly it is because…

For women seeking advice on how to juggle a sports media career with motherhood, we direct you to NFL Network anchor Amber Theoharis, who is due with her third child at the end of August. Two years ago Theoharis nearly gave birth to her second child, Kamryn Olivia, on the set of NFL Total Access. As for the delivery of her first child, Dylan Mattea, well, that’s a remarkable story. …

Sports subsidiaries of Walt Disney Co., Time Warner Inc. and 21st Century Fox Inc. are jockeying to acquire stakes in nascent digital fantasy-sports businesses. Media companies want a piece of the latest revenue stream: daily fantasy-sports games played online for cash. What started as a quiet obsession among sports fans has in the past year morphed into a big bet by television-sports networks on investments in online fantasy-sports…

CHICAGO – Baseball fortunes reversed a bit during a warm weekend in Chicago. The Cubs, who’ve been in the Wild Card race the entire season, struggled against the last place Phillies and were swept out of Wrigley Field. To make matters worse, Cole Hamels became the first in 50 years to no hit the Cubs on Saturday. Meanwhile the White Sox looked like the team everyone expected to compete during…

UPDATE 11:50 a.m. ET Sunday: Reds ace Johnny Cueto is headed to the Kansas City Royals after all, a source tells Ken Rosenthal.  We’ll post a new story with details as we get them. Previous story follows: The Kansas City Royals recognize that they need an ace if they’re going to win the World Series. They nearly acquired one Saturday. The Royals were close to trading for Cincinnati Reds ace…

USA Today Sports’ Jeff Gluck breaks down the Jeff Kyle 400 at The Brickyard.