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The St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in baseball (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) The St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in baseball, winning 59 of their 93 games — five games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Central. That gives them a 76.6 percent chance at being the division champs and a 9 percent chance at winning the World Series. They are doing it, however, without a single qualified…

Straight Outta Cooperstown Hip-hop and baseball have blended well in the past — remember when 50 Cent’s infamously terrible first pitch received its own commemorative baseball card? — but never as good as this.  Two artist-slash-writers named Cori Johnson and Zac Milner had the genius idea to combine two of America’s greatest pastimes — rap and baseball — into a single throwback card. The result is a Tumblr called Straight Outta…

Jason Biancardi was ecstatic to be awarded his first high school baseball coaching position Tuesday. The fact that it’ll be for Aptos, his alma mater, makes it an even more joyous undertaking. The former Mariners and Cabrillo College infielder — one of four siblings who graduated from the Aptos — takes over a program that graduated just one senior from a 6-20 team last season….

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the 6.3 seconds between the time he released the ball and the umpire at home plate punched his fist to signal an out, Lorenzo Cain leaned against the center-field fence, lips pursed, silently cursing himself. It was the ninth inning of a late-July game between the Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates that felt like it wouldn’t at all be out of place in late…

HILLSBORO – Fifty years ago, a ballpark was built at Hare Field. “We are very proud to be the oldest program in the city,” Hillsboro baseball coach Matt Bailie said. “But as other schools got new facilities, we were still sitting here with wooden dugouts and a backstop from 1965.” Fifty years from now, Bailie strongly believes a ballpark will remain at the Hare Field sports complex thanks to a…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester City are prepared to pay a British record £60m to sign attacking midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 24, from Wolfsburg. (Daily Mirror)  Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 33, says his future is in his agent’s hands amid speculation linking him with a move to Manchester United. (Sky…

0 Shares Print Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller has a new base for his horse racing aspirations, and he will try to bring some of the modern training techniques that helped him to the top of his sport over to the Sport of Kings. Miller, who won gold in the men’s super combined event in alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Games, said Tuesday that he has finalized the purchase…

Gold Cup: Goalkeeper gaffe key in U.S. loss Jamaica stuns the United States with a pair of first-half goals, one off a blunder by goalkeeper Brad Guzan, and holds on for a 2-1 victory in the Gold Cup semifinals that deals the Americans their biggest upset defeat. The Americans had played in five straight Gold Cup finals. Andy Furillo: A’s fans won’t celebrate anniversary of big trade A week from…

The lone NASCAR dirt track race took place at the historic Eldora Speedway in New Weston, Ohio on Wednesday night, with the Camping World Truck Series putting on one heck of a show. While the field included past champions, series regulars and even a former Sprint Cup champ, it was dirt track specialists Christopher Bell and Bobby Pierce that brought the fans to their feet all race long. Before a…

Boston 2024 Chair Steve Pagliuca, left, and No Boston Olympics Co-Chair Chris Dempsey are two of four who will square off in a televised debate over the city’s quest for the 2024 Summer Olympics. (AP) BOSTON An unusual debate comes to Boston this week. Boston 2024, the group overseeing the bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, will face off in a prime-time debate against the opposition group No Boston Olympics. Here…

ATLANTA — The United States had everything on its side. History. A raucous home crowd. And, supposedly, the better team. None of it prevented Jamaica from handing the Americans their biggest upset defeat. The Reggae Boyz stunned the U.S. team with a pair of first-half goals, one off a blunder by goalkeeper Brad Guzan, and held on for a 2-1 victory in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals Wednesday night. Instead…

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The University of Michigan’s new apparel deal with Nike is the most valuable in college sports. It’s runs from August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2027, with an option for Michigan to sign a four-year extension through 2031. Value: $122.32 million (without option, including $12 million upfront), $169 million with option. The deal with Nike represents a 37% increase annually compared with the $82 million, 10-year deal the school currently has…

Boston 2024 Chair Steve Pagliuca, left, and No Boston Olympics Co-Chair Chris Dempsey are two of four who will square off in a televised debate over the city’s quest for the 2024 Summer Olympics. (AP) BOSTON An unusual debate comes to Boston this week. Boston 2024, the group overseeing the bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, will face off in a prime-time debate against the opposition group No Boston Olympics. Here…

The St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in baseball (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) The St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in baseball, winning 59 of their 93 games — five games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Central. That gives them a 76.6 percent chance at being the division champs and a 9 percent chance at winning the World Series. They are doing it, however, without a single qualified…

Straight Outta Cooperstown Hip-hop and baseball have blended well in the past — remember when 50 Cent’s infamously terrible first pitch received its own commemorative baseball card? — but never as good as this.  Two artist-slash-writers named Cori Johnson and Zac Milner had the genius idea to combine two of America’s greatest pastimes — rap and baseball — into a single throwback card. The result is a Tumblr called Straight Outta…

Kremer pitches during training near the city of Petah Tikva, Israel.(Photo: AP) PETAH TIKVA, Israel (AP) — On the mound, Dean Kremer looks just like any other top-rated baseball prospect, whipping 90 mph fastballs and snapping nasty curves. When the 19-year-old pitcher greets his teammates in the dugout after striking out the side, however, he sounds different. Kremer is speaking Hebrew, not English. The 6-foot-2 Kremer is the golden boy…

Follow Andy Gray on Twitter | Email Andy | Extra Mustard on Facebook Straight Outta Cooperstown Photo: Photo via straightouttacooperstown.tumblr.com  Imagine if there were a person ingenious enough to mash up rap legends with baseball cards, then put them all on a Tumblr account? Welcome to Straight Outta Cooperstown, the best Tumblr since the SI Photo Blog. Kevin Durant: Bad at Softball Kevin Durant is going to make one NBA team very happy next summer…

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