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Starting pitcher projected Game Scores for June 16 2015 Statistics Past 21 Days GS Team Name T Opp W-L ERA WHIP W-L ERA WHIP 77 Matt Harvey R Tor 6-4 3.62 1.04 1-2 5.57 1.19 63* Michael Wacha R Min 8-2 2.45 1.08 1-2 4.19 1.19 62 Garrett Richards R Ari 6-4 3.97 1.25 2-2 6.20 1.52 57 Brett Anderson L @Tex 2-4 3.57 1.34 0-2 3.51 1.29 56 Jose…

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In the early days of hockey, the equipment worn by goaltenders was primitive and offered far less protection than the state-of-the-art gear worn by today’s guardians of the crease. Leather pads that soaked up water and got heavier as games went on have been replaced by pads made from lightweight, waterproof material. The equipment has also gotten larger and more elaborate, which benefited goalie safety but also squeezed the scoring…

Saying it was the “safest decision” for fans at Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR’s Steve O’Donnell justified the move to call Sunday’s Sprint Cup race 62 laps from the scheduled end. O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, made the comments Monday on “The Morning Drive” on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. He also discussed the notion of track-specific rule changes this season. NASCAR’s decision to end Sunday’s event gave…

The Women’s World Cup is in full swing. USA will play their third and final match of the group stage on Tuesday evening against Nigeria. Yet discussion of the team has focused on one particular player: goalkeeper Hope Solo. Little of that has to do with her play on the field. Instead, there is a robust conversation about her arrest nearly a year ago for two counts of domestic violence…

Jennifer Lute Costella, a graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law, put a career as a defense counsel on hold four years ago to stay at home with her young sons. When both reached school age, she didn’t return to lawyering and had time to expand an interest in hockey that began as a young adult. “Now,” she said, “it has become a full-time obsession.” To the tune of 60…

Starting pitcher projected Game Scores for June 15 2015 Statistics Past 21 Days GS Team Name T Opp W-L ERA WHIP W-L ERA WHIP 67 Jake Arrieta R Cle 6-4 3.16 1.12 2-0 3.79 1.21 66 Masahiro Tanaka R @Mia 4-1 2.48 0.80 2-0 1.29 0.57 65 Francisco Liriano L CWS 3-5 3.25 1.02 2-1 1.67 0.85 62 Tyson Ross R Oak 3-6 3.81 1.53 1-2 3.52 1.70 58 Dallas…

Every team is in action Monday, which means people playing daily fantasy baseball will have plenty of options at each position. While there are opportunities to spend money on big names, the most important factor is value. Here is a look at the best value picks across the board for June 15.   Pitchers Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros ($9,600) DAVID BANKS/Associated Press Masahiro Tanaka ($10,600) is a top option after…

Northwestern has hired Illinois assistant coach Spencer Allen as its new head baseball coach. Kendall Rogers first reported the news, and the program made the official announcement soon after. Hearing that #Northwestern will be hiring @IlliniBaseball assistant Spencer Allen as its head coach. That’s a terrific get for the #Wildcats — Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogersD1) June 14, 2015 #B1GCats, please give a warm welcome…

Sportingintelligence uses a calculated metric they call “average first-team pay,” which is meant to make up for the number of players on a first string team for the different sports. Soccer, for example, could have 25 players considered while for basketball, the pay for 13 or 15 players was considered. Using a statistical measure called the Gini coefficient, CNBC looked at the level of equality between teams…

Lt. Jesse Iwuji, center, is using his spare time on shore duty to launch his next career: pro stock car racing.(Photo: Courtesy Jesse Iwuji) Naval Academy graduates have been grabbing professional sports headlines left and right this year, from Major League Baseball pitching debuts to National Football League drafts, but one active-duty alum is blazing a trail in a completely different direction: Stock car racing. A surface warfare officer with…

The MLB offers an unusually full schedule this week, with all 30 teams playing all seven days. That crowds an often thin Monday slate for daily fantasy participants. After a fun weekend for aces not named Felix Hernandez, many low-level starters and former aces well past their primes take the rubber on Monday. Still, a few quality names are on the menu, and DraftKings gamers should seriously consider pairing…

“I think Peter Crouch is probably the most hated Englishman in the history of Trinidad and Tobago because of that goal.” Nine years on, Brent Sancho can look back on the moment that sent both players into the footballing history of two small Caribbean islands with a bit of pride and dry humour. There were eight minutes left of the goalless group match between England…

As the ball started its descent, Dustin Pedroia could not find it in the bright sun over Fenway Park. “Help!” he yelled, hoping a teammate would bail him out. But no assistance was coming. The ball fell in and the Toronto Blue Jays scored another run. Continue reading below Pedroia glanced around, wondering what had happened. His expression captured what kind of season this has been for the Red Sox….

Turning 43 was, perhaps, more joyous for Delia Bushell than for most people. “My birthday was the day of our big press launch,” says Bushell. Then she adds: “Nothing better than sharing your birthday with Gary Lineker on stage.” As managing director of TV and sport for BT, Bushell is Lineker’s new boss. He is BT’s biggest on-screen signing so far, as the phone company turned pay-TV insurgent parks ever…

The new Mercedes-Benz GT S ($153,760, as tested) presents itself as alternative history: What if 1955 never happened? That was the year one of the factory’s 300 SLR’s, one of the dominant race cars of the era, did a fiery cartwheel into the grandstands at Le Mans, killing…

Play ball! Fore! Swish! Americans love sports — watching them and playing them. But as participants, Americans’ relationship with sports changes as we grow older. About three-quarters of adults say they played sports when they were younger. By the time people are in their late 20s, however, only 26 percent say they’ve played sports in the past year. Those are just two of the findings from the latest poll by…

Exit Johnny Miller, Dan Hicks and NBC Sports. Enter Joe Buck, Greg Norman and Fox Sports. For the first time in 20 years, the colorful NBC peacock won’t be lighting up the TV screen during one of golf’s most colorful events — the U.S. Open, which begins Thursday at Chambers Bay Golf Club in northern Washington. Fox’s entry into the big-time golf world is a direct result of the network’s…

WASHINGTON — On the rooftop of an office building near the Verizon Center in downtown D.C., a group of politicians and lobbyists gather for the Third Annual Congressional Bocce Tournament. The scene is what you might expect — a stately, convivial affair with more pomp than competition, forced inside due to stormy weather for the third consecutive year. “It’s my great disappointment not to be able to show that I’m…

0 Shares Print BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kyle Larson knew the rain was coming — and wanted it to arrive as soon as possible. He didn’t get his wish. Instead, the downpour that ended this Sprint Cup race in Michigan gave the victory to Kurt Busch. With his fuel running low, Larson had to make a pit stop, ceding the lead to Busch only a few laps before heavy rain arrived…