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A test conducted by NASCAR and Goodyear this week at Kentucky speedway is about more than just tires — drivers are also experimenting with a new digital dashboard. Featuring readings for lap times, fluid temperatures, tire pressure, RPMS and other data, the radically redesigned dashboard is more technologically advanced than the gauges drivers currently use. Jamie McMurray, who is among four drivers taking part in the test, expressed enthusiasm…

This week’s regional Sports Illustrated issue features a one-on-one with newly-minted Bills head coach Rex Ryan. Shot at sports bar mecca Big Tree Inn, Bills icons Jim Kelly and Thurman Kelly join Ryan on the cover to talk shop with The MMQB’s Jenny Vrentas (their roundtable discussion can be viewed here). Following a tumultuous ending with the Jets, Ryan has landed in Buffalo, infusing the “Rex effect” – personality, excitement…

This week, a story on Washington’s “Loss Generation” captured the frustration and anger of many young D.C. sports fans who have not had a single championship team to cheer since the 1992 Super Bowl, a span of 23 years in fandom wilderness. Dan Steinberg interviewed a group of 23-year-old fans who variously described their lifelong experience in Washington sports as “Debilitating. Exhausting. Sickening. Complicated. Abusive.” The Post also ran illuminating, and…

Ohio State coach Greg Beals stressed several times that a victory over fourth-ranked Louisville would not put his team on a gilded throne and wearing a crown in the world of Division I college baseball. Beals explained that a victory is worth only .7 of a point in the ratings percentage index that can go a long way in determining a team’s seeding for the NCAA tournament or even if…

Wednesdays are one of the best days on the daily fantasy baseball calendar. You get some daytime DFS action and a load of night games to work with. We focus on the later MLB games here—play early and then play with the “house” money—as we help you set your best lineup at DraftKings for April 15.   Starting Pitchers Brandon Morrow, San Diego Padres ($6,700) Here’s the thing about Morrow: He…

It was a strange, big-league setting. But a beautiful night and a festive crowd welcomed the Michigan State-Michigan baseball rivalry to the Motor City for the first time ever. More than two years after the Spartans and Wolverines last faced each other in a game, Ryan Krill delivered a two-run, two-out double in the bottom of the fifth that provided MSU with a 4-2 non-conference victory Tuesday night at Comerica…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester City will attempt to sign Liverpool’s England winger Raheem Sterling, 20, for over £30m as soon as the summer transfer window opens. The Premier League champions will also get rid of six players to fund new signings and want Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola to…

Tom Brady is one of the top quarterbacks in NFL history — and he was a successful high school baseball player, too. But his attempt at the ceremonial first pitch at Monday’s Boston Red Sox home opener left much to be desired. The four-time Super Bowl champion’s pitch bounced in front of the plate and veered far outside the strike zone, causing Red Sox star David Ortiz to stretch to…

It’s still early in the week, so this could theoretically get bumped. However, it looks as if 2015 Masters champ Jordan Spieth is getting the Sports Illustrated cover treatment. If you’re scoring at home, he’s the first American golfer not named “Phil Mickelson” or “Tiger Woods” to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated since… Wink of the CBS eye to Laura Neal. Jordan Spieth has the world on a…

There’s a 64 percent chance that if you bought an Apple Watch Sport, this is the one you got. Photo: Apple Apple Watch preorders were off to a bang, with an estimated 1.25 million being ordered on day one. Of those watches, the Space Gray Apple Watch Sport with Black Band was, by far, the most popular. Did Apple screw up its orders? The question is raised by noted Apple…

Sport Science draft combine: Vic Beasley The “Sport Science” team explains why Vic Beasley is one of the coveted edge rushers in this year’s NFL draft. The “Sport Science Draft Combine” special airs April 27 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

A man hiding inside a bathroom stall in the ladies room of a Manhattan sports bar grabbed a woman by the throat and raped her, police said. The suspect walked into the basement bathroom of the Turnmill Bar on East 27th Street on Saturday and hid inside a stall, police said. He then grabbed the 23-year-old woman, pulled her into a stall and raped her. The suspect, who was described…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s executive vice president and chief racing development officer, discussed Monday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio plans to implement digital dashboards in racecars as early as August. The idea is to give fans and competitors even more access to information from the cars. The NASCAR Sprint Cup rule book states digital dash displays can’t be used before Aug. 5. Starting in 2016, “a digital dash display…

In 2006, the federal government was determining what to do about an issue that was perceived to be a lingering problem concerning gambling on sporting events.  That perception has been one held by the four major North American professional sports leagues and the NCAA for decades.  Only recently has there been a gradual shift in thinking among some of the leagues, with the National Basketball Association and its Commissioner Adam…

Hey, there’s a full week of baseball in the books and it’s Monday, so it’s time for another edition of This Week in (Dumb) Baseball. As regular readers already know, this feature has the title, sure, but it’s mostly for fun. Keep that in mind. Please. For all This Week in (Dumb) Baseball columns, click here. 1. Angels have issues Ever since we learned publicly of Josh Hamilton‘s relapse, the…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest When we’re not at the game, we’re watching on TV, and broadcasters shape the way we see baseball. Sporting News reviewed local and regional booths last season. This year, we’re looking at national broadcast teams. We start off the new season with ESPN’s ‘”Sunday Night Baseball.“ Dan Shulman is the play-by-play man, with analysts John Kruk and Curt Schilling by his side for the Red…

NASCAR executive Steve O’Donnell says the potential for “all kinds of safety issues’’ is a reason why series officials do not allow teams to use bleeder valves on tires. O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, discussed bleeder valves Monday on “The Morning Drive’’ on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The topic of bleeder valves – which can limit how much tire pressures increase to give the car a…

At first, it seemed like a cute little entitlement. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson won the Super Bowl and decided to take a few grounders after the 2013 season with the Texas Rangers, who earn his baseball rights. Hey, he had earned it, right? After losing the Super Bowl this past season, Wilson went back. He took more grounders. Hmm. Hey, if Tom Brady is cliff diving and playing hoops…

Texas’ C.J. Hinojosa, left, signals himself safe after scoring a run as Texas A&M catcher Troy Stein applies a late tag during the third inning of an NCAA college baseball tournament regional game Friday, May 30, 2014, at Reckling Park in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Eric Christian Smith) It’s not football, but… Texas A&M’s Kyler Murray: 5 things to know about his chances at a pro baseball career Texas A&M…