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Thanks to advanced scouting, baseball teams are implementing shifts more than ever. However, one Korean team took shifting to such an extreme Tuesday that the umpire wouldn’t allow it. During the ninth inning of their game against KT Wiz, the Kia Tigers put a fielder behind home plate. That’s in addition to the catcher. It’s a bold shift to try, but it also happens to be against the rules. Deadspin‘s Barry…

It has been said the most exciting two minutes in sports is the Kentucky Derby. That is open to discussion. But there is no debate over the dullest two minutes in sports. It is the end of an NBA playoff game. (College basketball can be just as bad, but that season has ended for now, so we’ll leave that discussion for another time.) I’m not a millennial with an attention…

There have been plenty of titles used to describe Ronda Rousey, but few carry as much weight as this: World’s Most Dominant Athlete. The cover of the May 13 issue of Sports Illustrated features Rousey and her signature no-frills glare. Rousey was part of the S.I. swimsuit issue in late-2014; however, this honor highlights her accomplishments inside the cage. View photo . (Credit: Sports Illustrated) Rousey is the second MMA…

A brief recap of Georgia’s 6-0 victory over Georgia Tech at Turner Field on Tuesday night: How the game was won: A three-run home run to right-center field by first baseman Daniel Nichols – his sixth homer of the season — gave Georgia a 4-0 lead in the sixth inning. Nichols also drove in the Bulldogs’ first run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning and their final run…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. QPR’s striker Charlie Austin, 25, is a £10m target for Southampton. (Daily Express)  Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, 24, will decide his future in June after playing in Belgium’s end-of-season internationals as Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Roma weigh up £30m bids. (Mirror)  Chelsea’s Czech…

Mary Wittenberg of NYRR will join Virgin Sport, a branch of Virgin Group that aims to boost running and cycling.

Alabama may have found another solid arm for the postseason, and it’s familiar face. Junior right-hander Will Carter came out of the bullpen for the first time this season and fanned nine in five innings as the Crimson Tide beat Mercer 5-3 tonight at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville. “The story of game, to me, was Will Carter,” Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard said. “He was dynamite. The velocity was mid…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, has opened talks with Turkish club Besiktas over a summer move, according to his agent. (ESPN)  Should Cech quit Stamford Bridge this summer, manager Jose Mourinho could try to sign 28-year-old Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy. (Daily Star)  Wednesday’s Sun…

Mary Wittenberg of NYRR will join Virgin Sport, a branch of Virgin Group that aims to boost running and cycling.

At least they brought their own handcuffs. Four Barstool Sports employees were arrested Tuesday during a sit-in at the NFL headquarters in New York City, according to an NYPD spokesperson. They were protesting the league’s punishment of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots for the Deflategate scandal. According to Barstool Sports business developer Chris Spagnuolo, the four members of the sports and lifestyle website taken into custody were David…

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There have been plenty of titles used to describe Ronda Rousey, but few carry as much weight as this: World’s Most Dominant Athlete. The cover of the May 13 issue of Sports Illustrated features Rousey and her signature no-frills glare. Rousey was part of the S.I. swimsuit issue in late-2014; however, this honor highlights her accomplishments inside the cage. View photo . (Credit: Sports Illustrated) Rousey is the second MMA…

You’d best get out your hip waders, folks – we’re about to wade through a steaming pile of government balderdash. The controversy surrounds a storage shed built by the baseball booster club at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas. The youngsters needed a place to store their bats and balls and bases. The boosters had wanted to build a clubhouse for the teenage ball players, but after…

What is the cost of a little national publicity? For the folks running the website Barstool Sports, it appears to be their freedom.     Clad in gear supporting New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, members of the website’s staff invaded the NFL‘s Manhattan office and handcuffed themselves together in a form of protest before being arrested Tuesday. Writer Lisa Kraus Edwards captured a photograph of the NYPD leading the protestors out…

There have been plenty of titles used to describe Ronda Rousey, but few carry as much weight as this: World’s Most Dominant Athlete. The cover of the May 13 issue of Sports Illustrated features Rousey and her signature no-frills glare. Rousey was part of the S.I. swimsuit issue in late-2014; however, this honor highlights her accomplishments inside the cage. View photo . (Credit: Sports Illustrated) Rousey is the second MMA…

Kyle Busch(Photo: Peter Casey, USA TODAY Sports) Kyle Busch is back. Busch will climb into the seat of his No. 18 Toyota at Charlotte Motor Speedway for this weekend’s All-Star Race, less than three months after he broke his right leg and left foot in a crash at Daytona International Speedway. He’ll practice the car on Friday, then race in the All-Star event Saturday night. He is eligible due to…

By Michael Salfino Baltimore Orioles’ Delmon Young is one of our fantasy plays for Tuesday as he has a favorable matchup against lefty Mark Buehrle. Associated Press The Methodology: As hard as it is to project a player’s performance in any given season, projecting his performance on any single day is even more difficult. Daily fantasy baseball is all about trying to maximize each day’s matchups using historic batter vs. pitcher…

“Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.” The words of the late historian Jacques Barzun can be found in almost any serious book on the sport that was long ago deemed “America’s pastime.” And it’s true: Throughout modern history, baseball has come to exemplify the American spirit. Mark Twain said that baseball symbolized “the drive and push and rush and struggle of the…

CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reports that Barry Bonds and his lawyers are working on a grievance against Major League Baseball alleging that it and its clubs colluded against him and effectively blackballed him following the 2007 season, his last in the majors.* The idea that Major League Baseball blackballed Bonds has been talked about for years. And it’s understandable why the idea has some appeal, even if there were a lot…

Justly praised but hardly perfect, LSU’s baseball team sails into the final week of the regular season still a unanimous No. 1 but numbering a growing list of concerns. Second base is now a liability with the academic ineligibility of Jared Foster. Monday, LSU coach Paul Mainieri basically said…