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The San Francisco 49ers have their shiny new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, but they want more. (NFL teams are never satisfied and will run over your grandmother with a steamroller if it means just one more square foot of space in their stadium.) The 49ers are offering $15 million for 10 acres of nearby land currently used as fields for a youth soccer league, so they can turn it…

Longtime NASCAR on FOX anchor Steve Byrnes died Tuesday at the age of 56, his family said. Byrnes had battled head and neck cancer after being diagnosed in September 2014. A fixture on FOX’s NASCAR broadcasts, Byrnes enjoyed a successful and highly respected television broadcasting career for 30 years. He joined the FOX Sports family in 2001, hosting and reporting for multiple NASCAR programs and serving as a pit road…

Starting pitcher projected Game Scores for April 22 2014 Statistics 2015 Statistics GS Team Name T Opp W-L ERA WHIP W-L ERA WHIP 75* Clayton Kershaw L @SF 21-3 1.77 0.86 1-1 4.42 1.53 70 Johnny Cueto R @Mil 20-9 2.25 0.96 0-2 2.14 0.81 69 David Price L NYY 15-12 3.26 1.08 1-0 0.40 0.81 67 Corey Kluber R @CWS 18-9 2.44 1.10 0-1 2.49 0.78 65 Madison Bumgarner…

Bryan Price joined an impressive fraternity with his Monday rant that manages to utilize 77 F-bombs in a space of five-plus minutes, discussing and debating the various merits of the way baseball writers do their jobs. Since baseball is traditionally a salty sport managed by salty, peppery managers, the manager’s rant has become a quirky diversion. And some of the game’s greatest practitioners — Tommy Lasorda (two championships), Billy Martin,…

NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes passed away just two days after the race at Bristol Motor Speedway, which was named the ‘Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes.’(Photo: Andrew Weber, Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports) Steve Byrnes, the longtime FOX Sports NASCAR broadcaster whose courageous battle against cancer drew support from every corner of stock car racing, died Tuesday at age 56. Byrnes passed away just two days after the race…

Editor’s note: The Byrnes family has provided the following statement… Mr. Steven Patrick Byrnes, age 56, of Fort Mill, S.C., went to be with the Lord on April 21, 2015. Surviving are his wife of 22 years, Karen Byrnes; son Bryson, 12, a sixth grader at Charlotte Christian School; parents Jerry and Claire Byrnes of Charlotte; sister Betsy Byrnes of Charlotte; brother Dan Byrnes and wife Tammy of Charlotte; nephews…

Hey, remember when we collectively freaked out because half of us saw one objective reality and half saw another? Let’s do that again! Is This Black-And-Blue Dress In Fact Black And Blue? Is This Black-And-Blue Dress In Fact Black And Blue? Is This Black-And-Blue Dress In Fact Black And Blu Yes. Read more Read more From the Wall Street Journal’s Jared Diamond comes a surprisingly perplexing question: what constitutes “batting…

Hey, remember when we collectively freaked out because half of us saw one objective reality and half saw another? Let’s do that again! Is This Black-And-Blue Dress In Fact Black And Blue? Is This Black-And-Blue Dress In Fact Black And Blue? Is This Black-And-Blue Dress In Fact Black And Blu Yes. Read more Read more From the Wall Street Journal’s Jared Diamond comes a surprisingly perplexing question: what constitutes “batting…

FSU freshman right fielder Steven Wells Jr.(Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat) The Florida State baseball team will travel to Key West Wednesday and attend the funeral of 14-year-old Jonathan Wells, the younger brother of FSU freshman outfielder Steven Wells, Jr. Jonathan Wells, 14, died Thursday, six days after getting shot in the chest with a pellet gun. Wells, Jr., who has appeared in 18 games this season with two starts in right…

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — SportsRadio 94WIP’s first ever Great Baseball Debate will took place on Saturday, April 18th from 6-8 p.m. at Valley Forge Casino. These six media personalities argued about the baseball team we love, the Phillies. Listen: The Great Baseball Debate     Moderator:   Tony Bruno (@TonyBrunoShow) Bruno began his sports radio career on the WIP morning show with Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti in 1991. He also was part of the…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Juventus are willing to pay £50m to sign Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling, 20, while 22-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba could leave the Serie A side for Manchester United or Chelsea. (Sun – subscription required)  The Sun’s back page As many as 10 players could leave Liverpool this…

On a day plagued by rain, Sunday’s Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up To Cancer at Bristol Motor Speedway was slowed in the closing laps of the race by a lengthy caution and a brief red flag period. However, some drivers wished NASCAR had thrown the red flag right away, instead of logging laps under yellow.  When the final caution of the night flew on…

Starting pitcher projected Game Scores for April 21 2014 Statistics 2015 Statistics GS Team Name T Opp W-L ERA WHIP W-L ERA WHIP 64 Carlos Carrasco R @CWS 8-7 2.55 0.99 1-1 2.84 0.95 64 Mike Fiers R Cin 6-5 2.13 0.88 0-2 5.91 1.50 62 Francisco Liriano L ChC 7-10 3.38 1.30 0-1 2.08 0.77 58 Gio Gonzalez L StL 10-10 3.57 1.20 1-1 5.11 1.38 58 Collin McHugh…

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — SportsRadio 94WIP’s first ever Great Baseball Debate will took place on Saturday, April 18th from 6-8 p.m. at Valley Forge Casino. These six media personalities argued about the baseball team we love, the Phillies. Listen: The Great Baseball Debate     Moderator:   Tony Bruno (@TonyBrunoShow) Bruno began his sports radio career on the WIP morning show with Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti in 1991. He also was part of the…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Liverpool have agreed a £100,000-a-week contract with midfielder Jordan Henderson, 24, which he is expected to sign later this week. (Telegraph)  The Sun’s back page Juventus are willing to pay £50m to sign Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling, 20, while 22-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba could leave the…

Danica Patrick made history Sunday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, as she survived being caught up in two crashes not of her making to come home with a ninth-place finish in the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up To Cancer. The top 10 was Patrick’s second in three races and the sixth of her career, breaking a tie with Janet Guthrie for the most career…

On a day plagued by rain, Sunday’s Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up To Cancer at Bristol Motor Speedway was slowed in the closing laps of the race by a lengthy caution and a brief red flag period. However, some drivers wished NASCAR had thrown the red flag right away, instead of logging laps under yellow.  When the final caution of the night flew on…

The man you see above, hands at 1 and 8, eyes rolled back in coital bliss, is Jay Hart of English semi-pro soccer team Clitheroe. Formerly of Clitheroe, more accurately, since he was cut from the team after video of him and the fan you see above bumping uglies in the opposing team’s dugout after a match went public. The match in question was a 4-1 Clitheroe loss away to…

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — SportsRadio 94WIP’s first ever Great Baseball Debate will took place on Saturday, April 18th from 6-8 p.m. at Valley Forge Casino. These six media personalities argued about the baseball team we love, the Phillies. Listen: The Great Baseball Debate     Moderator:   Tony Bruno (@TonyBrunoShow) Bruno began his sports radio career on the WIP morning show with Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti in 1991. He also was part of the…

i Driver Matt Kenseth celebrates in victory lane after winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday in Bristol, Tenn. Wade Payne/AP hide caption itoggle caption Wade Payne/AP Driver Matt Kenseth celebrates in victory lane after winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday in Bristol, Tenn. Wade Payne/AP After four rain delays and 11 extra laps at…