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Let’s take a look into the future, say five years from now (maybe next year). There’s going to come a time when someone is going to seriously ask the question, “How did we ever communicate before emojis?” Some of you (and me) may weep at that thought, but there’s no denying that the tiny illustrations have infiltrated everyday electronic communication from tweets to texts and they’re not going anywhere. As…

FBI and Justice Department investigators are looking into whether the St. Louis Cardinals breached the Houston Astros’ internal network, Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times reported yesterday. Ever since the news hit Twitter, I’ve been emitting a low-pitched hum of pleasure, like an old refrigerator, because I cannot get over how perfect this is. Let me count the ways. 1. BFIB schadenfreude accounts for only about 2 percent of why…

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One of Asia’s top soccer officials resigned on Wednesday—more than a month after being suspended amid corruption allegations—while Swiss authorities looking into soccer’s global governing body said they are considering questioning FIFA President Sepp Blatter. The developments come as authorities around the world ratchet up scrutiny of FIFA and the continental confederations of national soccer associations that form its backbone. U.S. prosecutors in May disclosed a far-reaching indictment alleging corruption…

NASCAR has issued warnings to four Sprint Cup Series teams for failing to pass inspections last weekend at Michigan International Speedway, a NASCAR spokesman confirmed to FOXSports.com on Wendesday morning. The Joe Gibbs Racing teams of drivers Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards, along with the Premium Motorsports team of driver Josh Wise, have been warned for failing pre-qualifying inspection for the Quicken Loans 400. Meanwhile, the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team…

 (AP) Chilean soccer star Arturo Vidal was booked for DUI following his involvement in a two-car accident that ended with his wrecked Ferrari 458 Italia hanging over the edge of a ditch, the Associated Press reports. The midfielder for Italian champions Juventus and his wife were returning from a casino Tuesday evening when the incident occurred in the city of Buin, Chile. All of those involved suffered only minor injuries…

Buy Photo Pat Bloom (right), coach of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point baseball team, is leaving the program for the same position at Washington University in St. Louis.(Photo: Stevens Point Journal Media file photo)Buy Photo STEVENS POINT – After 12 seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, baseball coach Pat Bloom has accepted the same position at Washington University in St. Louis, the school announced Tuesday. Bloom leaves UWSP as…

Getty Images For a change, baseball is benefiting from its diminished profile in the American sports landscape. Reports that the federal government is investigating the St. Louis Cardinals for hacking into the computer systems of the Houston Astros have received plenty of attention, but not the kind of over-the-top, mainstream focus that would have resulted from a similar allegation involving an NFL team — especially if that team were the…

A prediction on Fox Sports’ coverage of its first U.S. Open: It won’t matter if Fox produces the best Open ever. Golf fans still will complain about a lack of quality. They always complain. This isn’t to say that Fox’s debut on major championship golf will be a disaster, although it could be. Rather, it is about the realities of a very finicky golf audience that typically isn’t receptive to…

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No team in the history of American pro sports has ever been in as much trouble — a legal, ethical and disciplinary nightmare — as the St. Louis Cardinals are now if an FBI and Department of Justice investigation ultimately proves that members of their front office hacked the computer network of the Houston Astros to steal . . . everything. Government investigators are probing the Cardinals to see whether their employees…

Last night, I knew how it was going to end before Game 6 even began. I’m from northeast Ohio. Long before they lost the NBA Finals on their home court, I knew the Cleveland Cavaliers would devolve into a stumbling, bumbling mess; I knew that the guy who really is the best player in the world (even if he’s also a narcissistic jackass who killed all his hometown fans on…

In an effort to encourage more passing and a greater number of lead changes, NASCAR will introduce a new aerodynamic rules package for the July 11 Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Designed to reduced downforce and make the cars harder to control, the new rules package includes cutting spoiler height from 6 inches to 3.5 inches and the front splitter overhang by 1.75 inches. “We’ve been…

After 14 years as Lincoln-Sudbury’s head baseball coach, Kirk Fredericks was told he wasn’t going to be rehired by athletic director Peter Elenbaas. Fredericks, who won three state titles during his time at L-S, issued the following statement Monday night: “Life changes everyday and you have to be willing to change with it. With five-year-old and seven-year-old daughters and now six-month-old twin boys, there has been plenty to deal with…

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Hey, sports fans, want to call Chicago ‘‘The City of Champions’’? Go ahead. And march forward with truth, justice and integrity on your side. For here’s a fact: Since 1990, Chicago has won more championships in the four major American pro sports — football, baseball, basketball and hockey — than any other city. The Blackhawks’ 2-0 win Monday over the Tampa Bay Lightning at the United Center for the Stanley…

The news, out of left field, was quite shocking. One of baseball’s premiere franchises had been accused of electronic sports espionage. On Monday, it emerged that the federal government was investigating whether St Louis Cardinals’ front-office officials had illegally accessed a proprietary database of the Houston Astros. Cardinals officials are believed to have consulted a master list of passwords created by a former executive, Jeff Luhnow, who left the Cardinals…

(Corrects paragraph 7 to reflect latest Forbes rankings) * TV audiences for women’s World Cup double or triple vs 2011 * Ad revenue up strongly but still a fraction of men’s World Cup * Corporate interest from traditionally male sectors * More funds allows more women to go pro, raising quality By Emma Thomasson BERLIN, June 17 (Reuters) – The popularity of the women’s soccer World Cup is the latest…

Following NASCAR’s announced rules package changes in effect for the July 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, FOX NASCAR analysts Darrell Waltrip and Andy Petree offered their thoughts on what effects the changes might have.  WALTRIP ON WHAT HE EXPECTS DRIVER REACTION TO THE NEW PACKAGE WILL BE AFTER THE KENTUCKY RACE: “When all is said and done, I expect drivers will say they want the power…

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