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That Brandon Saad’s journey to the NHL began with ball hockey games in the cul-de-sac in front of his childhood home in Gibsonia, Pa., is telling. Family is entwined through the fabric of Saad’s progression from natural athlete growing up in the community about 25 miles north of Pittsburgh to Blackhawks left wing with a future as bright as any young player in the NHL. At 22, he has already…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Liverpool are ready to offer striker Rickie Lambert, 33, to Aston Villa in their bid to sign Belgium international Christian Benteke, 24. (Daily Mirror)  Arsenal are reportedly biding their time to finalise the signing of Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal and will announce the deal for the 28-year-old Chilean…

Ranger fans who don’t want to shell out hundreds of bucks for high-priced tickets to see the Blueshirts’ quest for the Stanley Cup — or even for basic cable — are finding free-of-charge alternatives that have TV networks and professional sports leagues sweating. It’s believed that thousands of fans watched Sunday night’s Ranger playoff game on popular pirate sports sites such as Stream2watch.me, according to Crain’s New York. And with…

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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers accepted his future at the club is in doubt after Steven Gerrard’s final match ended in a humiliating defeat. The Reds said goodbye to captain Gerrard with a 6-1 thrashing at Stoke to finish sixth in the Premier League. “I’ve always said if the owners want me to go, then I go,” said Rodgers, who has won two of…

The field of 64 teams for the 2015 NCAA Baseball Tournament will be revealed on Monday morning, but on Sunday night we found out the 16 host sites for regionals. Each regional site will feature four teams playing in a double-elimination tournament, with one winner advancing from each quartet. LSU — rated No. 1 overall by Baseball America, USA Today and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America —…

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This year’s SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium drew the second most number of fans ever, with an attendance of 132,178 people, SEC officials announced tonight. The record was set in 2013, when 134,496 fans showed up for the six-day tournament at the Hoover Met. Last year’s tournament drew 120,386 people, making it the seventh-most attended tournament. An announced crowd of 7,998 showed up for today’s championship game between Vanderbilt…

There was an unusual application of the infield fly rule that helped N.C. State on Sunday in the ACC baseball championship game. The Wolfpack turned an even more unusual double play against Florida State during the eventful fourth inning. There was a little bit of everything at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Sunday except N.C. State’s first ACC title in 23 years. Boomer Biegalski and Florida State were too…

North Carolina didn’t exactly build the kind of momentum it was searching for during the ACC baseball tournament, but the Tar Heels left Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Friday with a victorious feeling, at least, that they haven’t experienced all too often lately. “It’s definitely good for us,” pitcher J.B. Bukauskas said after UNC’s 6-3 victory against Clemson – a win that was UNC’s second in 10 games. “We had…

The name of a fallen airman is seen on Sam Hornish Jr.’s windshield of the No. 9 Twisted Tea Ford as he practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 on May 21 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C.(Photo: Matt Sullivan/NASCAR via Getty Images) NASCAR driver Sam Hornish Jr. remembers Memorial Day weekend 10 years ago with a certain shudder. An Indy car racer at the time, that…

Week number eight of the Fantasy Baseball season begins Monday May the 25th. Please remember that Monday is Memorial Day and there are nine afternoon contests on the schedule. The first game is at 1pm eastern so please plan accordingly. Interleague Matchups This Week San Diego Padres against the Los Angeles Angels (Three games Monday to Wednesday) Kansas City Royals against the Chicago Cubs (Three games Friday…

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — With a bold move on a teammate, Juan Pablo Montoya became a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. With three laps to go, Montoya made a pass on the outside of teammate Will Power going into Turn One and made it stick. Montoya then held on to win his second career Indy 500, having also won in 2000 as a rookie. Montoya then left IndyCar racing to experiment in NASCAR….

By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Monaco Lewis Hamilton was denied victory in the Monaco Grand Prix because of a strategic error by his Mercedes team, handing Nico Rosberg the win. Hamilton controlled the race until Mercedes pitted him after a late safety car following Max Verstappen’s crash. Team-mate…

By Dan Wuori Published 15 hours ago Kristin Armstrong shows off her fourth stars and stripes jersey. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com Kristin Armstrong has secured her place at September’s UCI world time trial championships in Richmond, Virginia after capturing her fourth U.S. national TT title in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Twenty16-Sho-Air rider delivered a course record time of 42:08 over 19.2 miles at the Volkswagen USA Cycling Professional…

(Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) CONCORD, N.C. – The Coca-Cola 600 is known as NASCAR’s longest, most grueling race of the year. It’s 100 miles longer than any other race on the 36-week schedule, and drivers often speak of taking extra care of themselves in order to be fresh at the end of it. But one driver is going to go the extra mile – 14 miles, actually –…

The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season shifts to Charlotte on Sunday for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Matt Kenseth won the pole on Thursday with a top qualifying speed of 194.252 mph, and he’s looking for his first win in Charlotte. Kenseth has finished as a runner-up here three times in his career, more than any other active driver. Joey Logano starts in second position. Logano…

By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Monaco Lewis Hamilton was robbed of victory in the Monaco Grand Prix because of a strategic error by his Mercedes team, handing Nico Rosberg the win. Hamilton controlled the race until Mercedes pitted him after a late safety car following Max Verstappen’s crash. …

(Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) CONCORD, N.C. – The Coca-Cola 600 is known as NASCAR’s longest, most grueling race of the year. It’s 100 miles longer than any other race on the 36-week schedule, and drivers often speak of taking extra care of themselves in order to be fresh at the end of it. But one driver is going to go the extra mile – 14 miles, actually –…

0 Shares Print On tap: It’s the busiest week of the year to date, as a season-high 98 games are scheduled. Only two inter-league series are on the schedule, so there are no shortened, five-game weeks; every team plays at least six games and 12 teams play a full seven. But Week 8 features not one, but two eight-game weeks, as both the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox have…