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You can’t hold back the future. And all it takes is one good look around MLB to understand that baseball’s future has not only arrived, it has truly been unleashed.   We’ve already met the likes of Kris Bryant, Addison Russell, Carlos Correa and Joey Gallo. Now it’s time to meet Byron Buxton, baseball’s No. 1 prospect, who was promoted by the Minnesota Twins on Saturday and will make his…

Series are wrapping up on Sunday, so there will be a lot on the line for teams and individual players. Given that added pressure, owners are looking for the best targets to shore up a winning lineup in several rubber games across the country. In anticipation of the 15 matchups on Sunday, here’s a look at the best MLB position player picks for June 14.   First Baseman: Todd Frazier,…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A rain shower briefly delayed the PIAA Class AAA championship Friday in the sixth inning. Not long after the tarp was pulled off the field, lightning struck and Knoch got just the jolt it needed. Knoch got four hits and two runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, and the two-out lightning gave the Knights a state…

While having faced a titanic battle with Audi for much of the race, Porsche came out on top of the 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans by taking a historic 1-2 result. The No. 19 Porsche 919 Hybrid driven by Nico Hulkenberg, Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber claimed the German manufacturer’s first overall Le Mans victory since 1998, breaking Audi’s five-year win streak in the French endurance…

Clean air. Track position. Both terms have long been in the NASCAR vernacular, but they seem to have grown more prominent in 2015 as drivers struggle regularly with an unforgiving rules package that’s made passing a challenge and has exceedingly increased the value of every position. Although getting ahead of traffic and strategy have always been paramount to winning, just once in the past four races has the driver…

Ice hockey fans who are also fans of Ice Hockey got an old-school surprise during the Stanley Cup finals earlier this month. During an intermission, an animation driven by 12 different high-powered projectors made it look as if the classic Nintendo Entertainment System game Ice Hockey was playing out right on the real-life ice, in gargantuan size. This wasn’t even the first time that the Tampa Bay Lightning had debuted…

You can’t hold back the future. And all it takes is one good look around MLB to understand that baseball’s future has not only arrived, it has truly been unleashed.   We’ve already met the likes of Kris Bryant, Addison Russell, Carlos Correa and Joey Gallo. Now it’s time to meet Byron Buxton, baseball’s No. 1 prospect, who was promoted by the Minnesota Twins on Saturday and will make his…

ROUND ROCK – Cypress Ranch’s football and volleyball teams started the “Year of the Mustangs.” The baseball team finished it in grand fashion. Capping a year in which the Mustangs saw programs record their first postseason victories and others make deep playoff runs, Cy Ranch baseball took the baton and outdid them all. The Mustangs worked the same small-ball magic that won their Class 6A state semifinal, took…

After various conference tournaments, NCAA regionals and super regionals, the 2015 College World Series finally got underway in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday. The Virginia Cavaliers, last year’s runners-up, and Arkansas Razorbacks begin play, and an in-state matchup featuring the Florida Gators and Miami Hurricanes concludes action for the day. All four teams will be eager to begin their national title quests on the right foot. Below, you’ll find the scores…

Over the past couple of weeks at Shakin the Southland, we have discussed a large group of potential candidates to replace Clemson Head Coach Jack Leggett after his 22 year tenure. As they should be, the candidates that we have covered are big name head coaches with connections to the Clemson pipeline, or up and coming coaches from smaller programs that look ready to make the jump to a…

There can be no denying Fabricio Werdum any longer. The interim heavyweight champion became the undisputed, full world champion with a third-round submission win over Cain Velasquez in the UFC 188 main event.  Werdum and Cain engaged in a fire fight from the opening horn, and it quickly turned into a war of attrition with both men landing and absorbing big punches. In fact, Werdum continued his pattern of getting…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester City may have to spend £155m to sign Paul Pogba. Juventus want £80m for the 22-year-old France midfielder, who wants a five-year contract at £250k-a-week – which is £65m – plus a signing-on fee of £10m. (Daily Star Sunday)  Alternatively, City will pay £150m up front for…

The Red Sox were intent on blocking out the seven-run lead they blew on Friday. They had the look of a team that had moved on. Dustin Pedroia was in full uniform at 10:30 Saturday morning, three full hours before the first pitch. Manager John Farrell was sitting next to him at his locker, shooting the breeze. Wade Miley popped in and gave Farrell a friendly wave, a sign that…

Carrying a big bucket full of gravel up and down a mountain isn’t what most people would consider fun. Yet an estimated 5 million people will willingly crawl dozens of yards in dirt and rocks under barbed wire, wade in pools of mud and sometimes endure electric shocks…

CLEVELAND – Barber Nick Castemanos has grown tired of getting asked over and over again about the hairline of his most famous client, LeBron James. “There is no dye. No additives. No preservatives,” Castemanos told Yahoo Sports in a phone interview Thursday. “Everyone thinks he’s dying his hair using [temporary hair colorings] Bigen or Black Ice. It’s all his hair. They still don’t believe me. I get Bigen comments all…

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Ice hockey fans who are also fans of Ice Hockey got an old-school surprise during the Stanley Cup finals earlier this month. During an intermission, an animation driven by 12 different high-powered projectors made it look as if the classic Nintendo Entertainment System game Ice Hockey was playing out right on the real-life ice, in gargantuan size. This wasn’t even the first time that the Tampa Bay Lightning had debuted…

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Brazil qualified for the knockout stages of the 2015 Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 win over Spain on Saturday, and if Costa Rica and South Korea draw in their Group E match, the South American giants will win the group after just two matches. Andressa Alves scored the only goal of the match just before half-time, and while La Roja certainly deserved to get at least a point…

LAS VEGAS — The last time the Sprint Cup series traveled through Michigan International Speedway, Jeff Gordon won on the track for the third time of his career but first since 2001. During Saturday’s final practice session in preparation for Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 (1 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1), Gordon laid down the fastest lap at 198.604 mph, indicating he’s a strong contender to go back-to-back. Gordon also had…