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Baseball is full of numbers and stats, but there’s one in particular that doctors say parents of young pitchers need to pay attention to – pitch count. It’s the number of throws a pitcher can make before he has to leave a game to protect his arm. Professional baseball players live by pitch counts to prevent injury, but chances are that when a child is on the mound, no one…

CINCINNATI • Major League Baseball does not intend to conduct its own inquiry into the allegations that at least one member of the Cardinals’ front office illegally hacked Houston’s database until the federal investigation has completed. And MLB’s commissioner doesn’t expect that to be resolved swiftly. During a meeting with members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday, Commissioner Rob Manfred said the FBI and Justice Department have…

From USA Today, here’s Bob Nightengale’s latest column on the possibility — and the logic — of baseball reverting to a shorter regular season schedule: CINCINNATI — It could be baseball’s most drastic scheduling change in more than half a century. It likely would assure that no one will ever break Barry Bonds’ single-season home run record of 73 homers. The record 262 hits by Ichiro Suzuki in 2004 likely…

LAKE ELSINORE: Storm baseball club gets sweet revenge on pop star Ariana Grande Share Pin It More Galleries Storm promotions May 2011 – Charlie “Sheen-co de Mayo.” It shined the spotlight on the actor’s erratic behavior and unhinged rants, which got him fired from hit sitcom, “Two and a Half Men” June 2006 – “Tom Cruise Bobblecouch Night.” It poked fun at the movie star who professed his love…

Home Weather 77° Local Nation Now Traffic Sports Features About Video Your Photos Apps Search User Get the news Log In or Subscribe to skip 18 Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Austin athletes hope Caitlyn will change sports culture Local LGBT athletes hope Caitlyn Jenner coming out as transgender will bring change to homophobia and transphobia in the sports world….

Serena Williams played her way to a sixth Wimbledon title on Saturday and is now being hailed as one of the greatest players of all time. In June, the 2015 England women’s World Cup team took third place in the most watched football event in US television history, and England’s women’s cricket team is aiming for a third straight victory this month in the Women’s Ashes series. Related: Serena Williams…

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It is boom times for professional sports team owners as they capitalize on their greatest financial advantage: DVR-proof programming in a fractured TV environment. Sports teams are awash in cash today thanks to multibillion-dollar media deals around the globe. The undisputed TV king in the world of sports is the NFL, which kicked off new network deals last year worth more than $5 billion a year, not including its $1.5…

This is it, the nadir. There are no sports, not until Friday. Well, there are no major sports, but there are still a few reasonably popular sports (and many, many more obscure ones) that can help desperate fans get their fix.  Football We’ve got honest-to-God football to watch tonight! The IFAF World Championships are being played in Canton, Ohio, and the United States has a crucial matchup against France. The winner advances to…

i Head coach Jill Ellis of the United States celebrates with fans after the USA’s 5-2 victory against Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Final in July. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Head coach Jill Ellis of the United States celebrates with fans after the USA’s 5-2 victory against Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Final in…

Today is the day without sports, so ESPN made its own sports thing: The ESPYs, an award show for sports (8 p.m. ET, ABC)! Neat! Sports fans like awards! But while ESPN does a good job giving out conventional awards like “Sports Male Person of the Year” or “Play of the Year” or “Game of the Year,” they leave out a large part of what sports fans crave: dumb…

Barcelona and Real Madrid are fierce rivals on the pitch, competing each season for titles in La Liga and across Europe. They jockey back and forth to secure the sport’s biggest stars, with Barcelona signing Neymar and Luis Suarez the past two summers, while Real Madrid inked Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez. Their franchise players, Lionel Messi (Barcelona) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real), have won the past seven FIFA player of the…

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0 Shares Print NASCAR will use its single-car qualifying format for the July 26 Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Aug. 16 race at Michigan International Speedway — the two tracks where NASCAR will implement an aerodynamic package designed to increase drafting. The typical NASCAR qualifying format is broken into three sessions, with all drivers given 20 minutes to complete as many laps as possible, then…

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Related ›› Livestream: FC Juárez to unveil official team name JUÁREZ >> It’s a brave, new start for soccer fans on the border. Fans submitted names for Juárez’s new professional soccer team and Tuesday, it was unveiled. Fútbol Club Juárez or F.C. Juárez will be Los Bravos. The big reveal was done as a special news conference that featured young soccer fans, cheerleaders, music, dignitaries and fanfare, along with representatives…

Go to any prospect camp and you’ll see young hockey players from all over the world. lRelated Chicago Blackhawks Tracking the Stanley Cup See all related But this week at the Blackhawks’ camp, there’s one player trying to make a name for himself from a part of the world where hockey is still in its infancy. Yushiroh Hirano is a 19-year-old prospect from Japan and a young winger who is…

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Today is the day without sports, so ESPN made its own sports thing: The ESPYs, an award show for sports (8 p.m. ET, ABC)! Neat! Sports fans like awards! But while ESPN does a good job giving out conventional awards like “Sports Male Person of the Year” or “Play of the Year” or “Game of the Year,” they leave out a large part of what sports fans crave: dumb…