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HBO’s “Real Sports” tonight takes a look at domestic violence in MMA, and fighter War Machine and former girlfriend Christy Mack’s sad tale is featured prominently. The show airs tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO, and replays are available throughout the week. “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” an influential monthly newsmagazine show that’s won numerous Sports Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award, has released a preview of the segment,…

Jimmie Johnson, front, and Carl Edwards, shown here at the 2013 Brickyard 400, are skeptical of the new package NASCAR created for Indianapolis Motor Speedway.(Photo: Marc Lebryk, The Indianapolis Star) LOUDON, N.H. — Aerodynamics changes instituted by NASCAR at Kentucky Speedway for the July 11 event were well-received after what was widely deemed one of the most entertaining races of the Sprint Cup season. Another adjustment this weekend at Indianapolis Motor…

The Special Olympics World Games are making history in Los Angeles. The city is officially opening its host doors today and welcoming national delegations from more than 165 countries. The event — kicking off on July 25 — will be the single largest event in Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympics, with more that 7,000 athletes supported by more than 500,000 spectators. Opening Ceremony The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum —…

NASCAR returns to its roots this week when the NASCAR Ca.m.ping World Truck Series slings dirt at Eldora Speedway for the third consecutive year. Tony Stewart’s dirt track in Ohio hosts NASCAR’s only national series dirt race on Wednesday, July 22, live on FOX Sports 1 at 9:00 p.m. ET. Beginning with practice on FOX Sports 1 at 10:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, FOX Sports offers nine hours of live…

By STEPHEN WADE, AP Sports Writer TORONTO (AP) — Women’s baseball made history Monday at the Pan Am Games, the first time it’s been played in a large, multi-sport event. There was no live television coverage at the debut, and perhaps only 200 fans saw the first pitch as American left hander Sarah Hudek threw a ball just off the plate to open the game against leadoff hitter Astrid Rodriguez…

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i Ryan Phelan rehearses on the set of SportsCenter at ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn., in 2007. Years ago, the network had been thought impervious to the seismic shifts shaking the cable landscape. Now, that appears to be changing. Bob Child/AP hide caption itoggle caption Bob Child/AP Ryan Phelan rehearses on the set of SportsCenter at ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn., in 2007. Years ago, the network had been thought…

Jimmie Johnson, front, and Carl Edwards, shown here at the 2013 Brickyard 400, are skeptical of the new package NASCAR created for Indianapolis Motor Speedway.(Photo: Marc Lebryk, The Indianapolis Star) LOUDON, N.H. — Aerodynamics changes instituted by NASCAR at Kentucky Speedway for the July 11 event were well-received after what was widely deemed one of the most entertaining races of the Sprint Cup season. Another adjustment this weekend at Indianapolis Motor…

FIFA 16 will finally add female players to the long-running video game series, but they won’t just be in the game: they’ll also be on the cover. EA announced today that the North American versions of the game will feature female stars on the box; in the US forward Alex Morgan will be on the cover, while team captain Christine Sinclair will do the same in Canada. Also featured on…

NASCAR returns to its roots this week when the NASCAR Ca.m.ping World Truck Series slings dirt at Eldora Speedway for the third consecutive year. Tony Stewart’s dirt track in Ohio hosts NASCAR’s only national series dirt race on Wednesday, July 22, live on FOX Sports 1 at 9:00 p.m. ET. Beginning with practice on FOX Sports 1 at 10:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, FOX Sports offers nine hours of live…

For many players, an NHL development camp is an entirely new experience where players from all over the world get to meet all sorts of players, all trying to impress the coaches on hand. But for forward Jinhui Ahn, defenseman Wonjun Kim and goaltender Kye Hoon Park, there was a little bit more emphasis on that entirely new experience. The three young players are from South Korea, and they were…

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By STEPHEN WADE, AP Sports Writer TORONTO (AP) — Women’s baseball made history Monday at the Pan Am Games, the first time it’s been played in a large, multi-sport event. There was no live television coverage at the debut, and perhaps only 200 fans saw the first pitch as American left hander Sarah Hudek threw a ball just off the plate to open the game against leadoff hitter Astrid Rodriguez…

It’s Monday, which means our regularly scheduled programming of This Week in (Dumb) Baseball is ready for consumption. As regular readers already know, this feature has the title, sure, but it’s mostly for fun— a fact that eludes the masses but remains the case. For example, if you tell me to “quit whining,” you are missing the point. I’m mostly chuckling to myself as I write these things (with some…

0 Shares Print TORONTO — The United States might have lost the Pan Am Games gold medal to Canada in painful and chaotic fashion Sunday night, but it does bring up the ongoing question as to whether the U.S. and other countries will ever get to play for an Olympic gold medal again. Right now, at least, it’s looking rather promising for the 2020 Tokyo Games. “I was privileged to…

(Isaiah J. Downing, USA TODAY Sports) Every day, we’ll examine the biggest fantasy baseball stories and provide daily fantasy baseball tips to help you win money on FantasyScore. Leading off With just 10 games on the docket Monday, FantasyScore players will want to slightly adjust the manner in which they assemble their lineups. The lack of high-end starters taking the hill will make it easy to slide a roster under…

i Ryan Phelan rehearses on the set of SportsCenter at ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn., in 2007. Years ago, the network had been thought impervious to the seismic shifts shaking the cable landscape. Now, that appears to be changing. Bob Child/AP hide caption itoggle caption Bob Child/AP Ryan Phelan rehearses on the set of SportsCenter at ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn., in 2007. Years ago, the network had been thought…

Charles Davis was working at the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship in Lancaster, P.A. earlier this month—the Fox Sports analyst was hosting coverage of a Featured Group for the company’s digital coverage—when he received a call from John Entz, the executive producer for Fox Sports and Fox Sports 1. Davis thought Entz wanted to talk a little golf, but Entz had an entirely different reason for calling: He was moving…

gallery_thumbnails_photo|photo-8314981|article-gallery-6391912|1 gallery_thumbnails_photo|photo-8315028|article-gallery-6391912|2 gallery_thumbnails_photo|photo-8314914|article-gallery-6391912|3 Caption Close Ali Moiz, CEO and co-founder, at the Vulcun headquarters in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Fantasy leagues for pro sports are well established, but now there are fantasy leagues for professional video game esports players. One is San Francisco’s Vulcun, which launched in January and offers a total prize pool of $10 million. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle Jessica Leung works…

NASCAR returns to its roots this week when the NASCAR Ca.m.ping World Truck Series slings dirt at Eldora Speedway for the third consecutive year. Tony Stewart’s dirt track in Ohio hosts NASCAR’s only national series dirt race on Wednesday, July 22, live on FOX Sports 1 at 9:00 p.m. ET. Beginning with practice on FOX Sports 1 at 10:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, FOX Sports offers nine hours of live…