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The Red Sox farm system is stockpiled with future big-league standouts, at least in the eyes of Baseball America. Boston placed five prospects in Baseball America’s midseason Top 50, best in Major League Baseball. Second baseman Yoan Moncada leads the way at No. 11 overall. The 20-year-old from Cuba signed with the Red Sox for a $31.5 million bonus in March. “Scouts who have seen him in Greenville have been…

When Giancarlo Stanton, Major League Baseball’s home run leader, was diagnosed late last month with a broken bone in his hand and proclaimed out of action for at least six weeks, Miami Marlins fans didn’t need to be told they were screwed, but an objective way to convey a level of actual screwedness? Ah, this surely can be done. Sidebar WTF MLB? Baseball Strikes Out With Its Streaming Policies…

Monday night’s Blue Jays-White Sox game was a remarkable 1 hour, 54 minutes long, the shortest major-league game in four years. lRelated Chicago White Sox Strikeout streak ends, but Chris Sale outduels Mark Buehrle See all related But what is the fastest nine-inning in MLB history? That would be the Sept. 28, 1919, game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies in the Polo Grounds. Behind pitcher Jesse…

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Britain’s Andy Murray reached his sixth Wimbledon semi-final in seven years with victory over Canadian Vasek Pospisil under the Centre Court roof. The Scot, seeded third, won 6-4 7-5 6-4 in two hours and 13 minutes, and will play second seed Roger Federer in the last four on Friday. Murray, 28, had to cope with…

Other Illinois players have alleged mistreatment by coach Tim Beckman. In a report by CNN about coaching transgressions that encompasses the women’s basketball team and the football team, Kenny Knight, a tight end, and three others allege that Beckman was unnecessarily physical when angry during practices. From CNN: Recently graduated football player Kenny Knight and three other former players who spoke to CNN say they witnessed two incidents in the…

CONCACAF has ended its corporate sponsorship with Traffic Sports USA after the company plead guilty to a fraud charge. NEW YORK — In the latest fallout from the U.S. federal investigation into soccer corruption, the sport’s governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) ended its corporate partnership agency relationship with Traffic Sports USA, two months after the company pleaded guilty to a fraud charge. The announcement…

Steve Pallett was due in Romania for the formal handover of the Dance World Cup to Jersey, as the island is hosting the competition next year. He had been due to receive a flag from Romania, who hosted this year’s event, on behalf of 3,000 competitors from 32 countries. But a mistake by civil servants led them to book a flight to Budapest, more than 500 miles to the north-west…

It’s a good call. President Obama gave a buzz to the US Women’s Soccer team Tuesday afternoon following their historic World Cup Victory — yukking it up with the players and coach, according to a video posted online. In the video, posted on the White House Twitter feed, the President can be seen joking around with the women, who are gathered together listening to the Commander in Chief on speaker…

A child has become critically ill from a very rare brain infection caused by a freshwater amoeba after swimming in Pope County’s Lake Minnewaska, the Minnesota Department of Health announced Tuesday evening. Health officials believe the child, whose age was not released, developed primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare form of meningitis caused by an amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri that is associated with warm, freshwater areas. The amoeba causes…

There are just four games on the afternoon baseball schedule Wednesday, but it’s not advisable to stack your DraftKings lineup with players from any one team. A number of great matchups from the scheduled games are available to DK players. The Baltimore Orioles’ Manny Machado is the best daily fantasy play of the day. The 23-year-old third baseman has had great success against the Minnesota Twins’ Tommy Villone, and the latter…

Dodd: Ohio State earns No. 1 spot | Norlander: Alford keeps UCLA relevant Once again, the world of college athletics provided a wealth of excitement during the 2014-15 season. Ohio State won the first College Football Playoff, capturing its first national title in the sport since 2002. Duke returned to the top of men’s basketball, ending a short four-year drought and winning the championship. Virginia catapulted itself to the top…

By Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg Time Inc. has acquired three youth-focused digital sports companies and an events business, as the publisher looks to place bets on growing areas of media and reduce its dependence on print advertising and circulation revenue. The company has purchased SportsSignup and LeagueAthletics.com, which provide online management tools to youth sports leagues that enable parents, coaches and players to check information such as team schedules and statistics….

Full rankings: 2014-15 Best in College Sports Don’t worry about Ohio State. If and when college sports Armageddon hits, Ohio’s 145-year-old land grant giant will be fine. Only Stanford is in Ohio State’s league in terms of athletic commitment. Both offer 36 sports. (The NCAA officially says Stanford is ahead 36-35 so the parties may want to get together on this soon.) Nevertheless, Ohio State’s athletic budget is fifth nationally,…

Steve Pallett was due in Romania for the formal handover of the Dance World Cup to Jersey, as the island is hosting the competition next year. He had been due to receive a flag from Romania, who hosted this year’s event, on behalf of 3,000 competitors from 32 countries. But a mistake by civil servants led them to book a flight to Budapest, more than 500 miles to the north-west…

You might have seen the FanDuel advertisements during the NBA Playoffs over the past couple months. Unless you have been a mainstay in the fantasy sports community, those ads may have forced you to do a quick Google search. Websites like FanDuel and DraftKings are starting to take over the fantasy sports world, but the common fan might not fully understand what this is about. Heck, as someone who is…

It’s a good call. President Obama gave a buzz to the US Women’s Soccer team Tuesday afternoon following their historic World Cup Victory — yukking it up with the players and coach, according to a video posted online. In the video, posted on the White House Twitter feed, the President can be seen joking around with the women, who are gathered together listening to the Commander in Chief on speaker…

Dodd: Ohio State earns No. 1 spot | Norlander: Alford keeps UCLA relevant Once again, the world of college athletics provided a wealth of excitement during the 2014-15 season. Ohio State won the first College Football Playoff, capturing its first national title in the sport since 2002. Duke returned to the top of men’s basketball, ending a short four-year drought and winning the championship. Virginia catapulted itself to the top…

By Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg Time Inc. has acquired three youth-focused digital sports companies and an events business, as the publisher looks to place bets on growing areas of media and reduce its dependence on print advertising and circulation revenue. The company has purchased SportsSignup and LeagueAthletics.com, which provide online management tools to youth sports leagues that enable parents, coaches and players to check information such as team schedules and statistics….

Nick Kyrgios says he has been “shocked” at the level of criticism he has received following his Wimbledon exit. The 20-year-old Australian was accused of not trying in parts of his fourth round loss to Richard Gasquet. “I’ve read a whole lot. Comments like ‘he shouldn’t be representing Australia’, ‘he’s a disgrace’. It’s tough to…