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Music and video metadata company Gracenote is launching a new product for a new vertical, getting into sports data for the first time. To power the new sports product the company has acquired a couple of companies — Infostrada and SportsDirect — for a combined $54 million. Tribune acquired Gracenote for $170 million last year, and since then has been pouring money into the unit after combining Gracenote’s music data…

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It may be Throwback Thursday, but the MLB slate presents a wealth of young aces to choose from. Between the Condor and the Klubot, there is no shortage of prime arms to pick apart as No. 1 starters. Despite having just seven matchups, the decisions are still arduous for DraftKings players looking to have a perfect lineup. Before getting started, here’s a look at the best MLB pitcher stats and…

The Road to Omaha, Nebraska and the 2015 College Baseball World Series has been paved. The 64-team field, dates, schedule and bracket have been established.    You can view the brackets and schedule on NCAA.com. Play begins on Friday, May 29 with double-elimination regionals across the country. The sites of those regionals are listed below. College Baseball Regional Locations and Host Host Team Location LSU Baton Rouge, Louisiana Illinois Champaign,…

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May 27, 2015 11:57 PM Share with others: Jubilant Central Catholic coach Tony LaCava took some photos on the field with his older brother, Tony, the assistant general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. Central Catholic players celebrated with some of their parents. Jack Tumulty had a silent celebration with his Dad — somewhere. “I tried not to think…

FIFA and official licensee Electronic Arts announced today that EA SPORTS™ FIFA 16 will feature 12 Women’s national football teams for the first time in the game’s history when it launches later this year.   The game which is due for North American release from 22September 2015 onwards, will feature the women’s national squads of Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, and the United States of…

Shares in Sports Direct have jumped almost 5% after the retailer said its performance has been running ahead of expectations. The company, which was founded by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, said underlying profit before tax and earnings per share had exceeded forecasts. “This is primarily a result of our continued and prudent depreciation policy and lower interest charges,” it said. Staff were given an update on the company’s performance…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Rafael Benitez, who is favourite to take over as Real Madrid manager, wants to take advantage of Raheem Sterling’s contract stand-off with Liverpool and intends to make the 20-year-old England forward one of his first transfer targets. (Daily Mirror)  Manchester City are leading the race to sign ex-Manchester…

Enlarge Julie Knight Chris Paul signing autographs at the Wyndham Championship. Chris Paul, a former standout player at Wake Forest University who now plays in the NBA, has partnered with D1 Sports Training & Therapy on the company’s new Winston-Salem location. Scheduled to open in June, D1 Winston-Salem will become the Nashville, Tenn.-based firm’s 29th location and offer a range of sports training and physical therapy and rehabilitation. As the…

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: More now on one of the American citizens indicted. Aaron Davidson is president of Traffic Sports USA. That’s a Miami-based branch of a Brazilian sports marketing conglomerate, and the owner of that company has already pleaded guilty. Tim Elfrink of the Miami New Times has written about Aaron Davidson and joins us now. Welcome to the program. TIM ELFRINK: Thanks for having me. SIEGEL: First, tell us…

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When Gareth Sweeney checked the flurry of text messages on his phone Wednesday morning, the editor of Transparency International’s Corruption in Sport Initiative couldn’t believe the news they brought. Of all the scandals to entangle sports in recent decades — the tearful doping admission by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and bribery allegations surrounding Salt Lake City’s bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics among them — few could…

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Drivers line up on the grid before the start of the 2015 Indianapolis 500. (Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports) By Stephanie Wang INDIANAPOLIS — Trash talk over NASCAR versus IndyCar may have led to a domestic violence situation Sunday, according to a Johnson County (Ind.) Sheriff’s Office news release. Deputies responded around 8 p.m. to an incomplete 911 call from a Franklin, Ind., home, the release said. A woman told…

OMAHA, Neb. — As usual, the SEC, ACC and Pac-12 had the most teams make the NCAA baseball tournament. Right behind those warm-weather conferences, though, was the Big Ten, a league that not long ago was an afterthought on selection day. The Big Ten advanced a record five teams into the field of 64 and has a national seed for the second year in a row, this time…

The top-ranked Cortland baseball team earned its first-ever national championship with a 6-2 win over 20th-ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse in the NCAA Division III World Series on Wednesday in Grand Chute, Wis. The win gave the Red Dragons a 2-0 series victory over UW-L. .@RedDragonPride wins the #NCAAD3 Baseball National Championship! #d3b pic.twitter.com/clFwZqLUHN — NCAA Division III (@NCAADIII) May 27, 2015 Cortland trailed 2-1 heading into the top of the ninth…

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Three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams have been penalized for infractions last week at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the sanctioning body announced Wednesday afternoon. Matt McCall, the crew chief for Jamie McMurray’s Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates team, has been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31, after the right rear quarter panel wheel opening on the No. 1 Chevrolet was found to be modified after qualifying inspection for Sunday’s…