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Mountain biking has been a dusty thread running through my life. It has helped keep me sane and thin enough to fit into 15-year-old dresses. I never feel more alive than when I slip out of the studio late on a sunny weekday afternoon, zip out through north-east London and hit Epping Forest dirt just as rush hour begins behind me. It may not be the Alps or even the…

If things don’t work out for Jeff Heuerman at Dove Valley for the Broncos, the 6-foot-5, 255-pound tight end from Ohio State could become a power forward for the NHL team that practices less than a mile away. “Go Avalanche,” Heuerman said Saturday after being introduced by John Elway at team headquarters. “Always been my favorite team.” He was joking. Heuerman has allegiance to the Detroit Red Wings and Florida…

Devoid of controversy, Hendrick Motorsports dominated the modified multi-car qualifying format Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday’s Geico 500. Led by pole-sitter Jeff Gordon (194.793 mph), Hendrick drivers took the four of the top five positions with Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson qualifying second, fourth and fifth, respectively. The only outlier was third-place qualifier Ryan Blaney of Wood Brothers Racing. “We definitely have a fast…

The Tennessee baseball team’s offense, which came into Friday’s game with the fewest hits in the SEC, pounded out 14, with every player in the starting lineup collecting at least one. Full story available to subscribers only.Log in | Subscribe Already a subscriber? Activate

AHSAA baseball playoff quarterfinal action continues today with 15 games being played to decide what teams move on to semifinal play. RELATED: See Friday’s scores RELATED: See Friday’s baseball live updates Today’s schedule is also below. 5:38 PM, final score: In the final update of the day, Winfield (29-13) beat Piedmont 22-8, advances to play Madison Academy. 5:22 PM, game recap: Sparkman 15, Huntsville 4 by AL.com’s Daniel Boyette. 5:05 PM, schedule update: Here are…

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I’m Scott Simon. Baseball history is stuffed with nicknames – The Babe, The Splendid Splinter, The Big Hurt, Derek Daffy, Hammerin’ Hank, Leo the Lip, El Duque, and lots and lots of Dutches, Reds, and Peewees. But Gary Cieradkowski, a noted artist, illustrator and baseball historian, has written and illustrated a book about baseball players and stories that are often…

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The AHSAA baseball quarterfinals are tonight, with doubleheaders in each best-of-three series scheduled. RELATED: See tonight’s quarterfinal schedule RELATED: Vote in fan poll for Alabama’s most stylish high school baseball cap 10:30 PM, final update: Here are the final scores with Saturday’s Game 3 times. 10:19 PM, series split: Spanish Fort 9, Opelika 8 with Game 3 on Saturday at noon. 10:16 PM, series recap: Thompson over Vestavia Hills by Jeff Sentell….

LAS VEGAS — The day is finally here. After five years of anticipation, the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight is just hours away. But before you fire up the grill or settle down on the couch for the evening, here are a few more news nuggets you might have missed throughout the week: Banned from the MGM: CNN’s Rachel Nichols and ESPN’s Michelle Beadle both tweeted Saturday morning that…

Saturday is already being talked about as the biggest single day in recent sports memory. A boxing match years in the making, Game 7 of an NBA playoff series, playoff hockey, the Kentucky Derby — your plate’s pretty dang full. But can you spend an entire day just watching live sports, with limited commercial interruptions (of course), from start to finish. Yes! Here’s how. (All times are Eastern and based…

Days such as this usually only exist deep in the subconscious of every sports fan — a wild fantasy, if you will. But Saturday, May 2, is a day that won’t be forgotten any time soon. It’s Sports Armageddon. Or Sportsmageddon. This will mark one of the greatest sports television viewing days in recent history, with wall-to-wall sports from early in the morning to deep into the night, from the…

(Getty Images) Saturday is so jam-packed with sports you’re going to need to pace yourself like you’re attending a wine festival. Don’t indulge too much early, or else you and your stained teeth are going to end up being carried back to the car (or passed out on the couch). But don’t watch too little or else you’ll have let a tremendous sports day slip through your fingers. Here’s FTW’s…

News Sports Life Money Tech Travel Opinion Settings Full Forecast Crosswords Your Take Investigations Video Stocks Apps Best-Selling Books Classifieds College Corrections Interactives Newsletters Photo Galleries Portfolio Tracker Scores Video Network Web to Watch Your Take Newsstand Search User Get the news Log In or Subscribe to skip 57 Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Kevin Harvick: NASCAR’s weak link is…

As we get deeper into the MLB regular season, it becomes easier to tell which players will be consistent performers and which were flukes. This is important to consider when filling out your daily fantasy team. The players who succeeded in a small sample size are starting to fall back to earth, which means it might be time to avoid them. However, those who have kept up their play to…

The AHSAA baseball quarterfinals are tonight, with doubleheaders in each best-of-three series scheduled. RELATED: See tonight’s quarterfinal schedule RELATED: Vote in fan poll for Alabama’s most stylish high school baseball cap 10:30 PM, final update: Here are the final scores with Saturday’s Game 3 times. 10:19 PM, series split: Spanish Fort 9, Opelika 8 with Game 3 on Saturday at noon. 10:16 PM, series recap: Thompson over Vestavia Hills by Jeff Sentell….

The Tennessee baseball team’s offense, which came into Friday’s game with the fewest hits in the SEC, pounded out 14, with every player in the starting lineup collecting at least one. Full story available to subscribers only.Log in | Subscribe Already a subscriber? Activate

BERKELEY, Calif. — Right fielder Trever Allen drove a two-run homer over the left-field wall to break a ninth-inning tie and push No. 6 Arizona State to a series-opening win over No. 13 California, 5-3, on Friday night at Evans Diamond. First baseman Joey Bielek hit a single to shallow right field on a 0-2 count with one out in the ninth inning and Allen delivered a two-run homer on the…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Find today’s fantasy baseball sleepers with First Pitch! You can use our starting pitcher rankings and batter vs. pitcher stats to set your season-long lineup or create a winning lineup in daily fantasy baseball contests, too.   Here’s a look at key stat splits, pitcher rankings, saves sleepers and weather warnings. Today’s action gets underway at 1:35 ET in Boston with the Yankees-Red Sox. READ MORE: Sporting News Fantasy | DFS Playbook (day) |…