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Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon makes his debut as a live race analyst for FOX Sports on Friday, calling the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on FOX Sports 1 (8:30 p.m. ET).   Friday’s race marks the first of two consecutive full-race appearances in the FOX Sports 1 booth for Gordon, currently in his final full year of Sprint Cup Series competition. He also…

Photographs of Kelsie Crow, in white, with her cousin and Kolping United U17 teammate Natallie Segrist-Bellamah.(Photo: Provided/Natallie Segrist-Bellamah) The “United” in Kolping United Soccer Club has taken on new meaning since the death of 17-year-old Kelsie Crow. Kelsie, an avid soccer player and member of Kolping United Soccer Club’s Under-17 team, died after she was shot Saturday. The shooting occurred near the Melrose Family YMCA in Walnut Hills after police…

i New York Red Bulls defender Chris Duvall (third from left) reacts toward the crowd after teammate Lloyd Sam scores during an MLS soccer game against D.C. United on March 22 in Harrison, N.J. The Red Bulls won 2-0. John Minchillo/AP hide caption itoggle caption John Minchillo/AP New York Red Bulls defender Chris Duvall (third from left) reacts toward the crowd after teammate Lloyd Sam scores during an MLS soccer…

Showcasing the sport’s top talent, NASCAR announced changes for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race that will elevate the excitement of this annual classic. Race coverage is set for 7 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 16 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (FOX Sports 1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The field will include race winners from the 2014 and 2015 seasons, as well as all former NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race winners…

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Ah, but 18 runs — that was in play. The Cowboys charged toward — and past — that figure, eventually posting a 24-2 rout that set a record for the widest margin of victory in the series. Oklahoma State, ranked as high as No. 9 nationally, batted around twice, totaled 20 hits, four extra-base hits and nine walks, all pleasing to a big crowd of 3,111 at Allie P. Reynolds…

April 8, 2015 Written by Paulmichael Contreras   When it comes to baseball games, any PlayStation gamer knows that the King of the Diamond is  MLB: The Show. But way back in 1986, a little game developed by Namco called R.B.I. Baseball was the first to use licensed player names. The last year to see a release in the franchise was 1995. After a rest of 19 years, the series returned with…

Home run, touchdown…same thing? (Twitter/Hostess Snacks) On Monday, the MLB celebrated opening day with 14 games across the country. But baseball fans weren’t the only people jumping for joy. Hostess cupcakes declared its love for America’s pastime with an unusual tweet that had followers scratching their heads. “It’s here and we couldn’t be filled with more sweet joy. #OpeningDay” the snack company tweeted from its Hostess Snacks account. Accompanied with the…

A’s starter Scott Kazmir makes for a solid play Wednesday night vs. the Rangers. (Getty) Finding the right fantasy lineup early in the baseball season is tough to do. Weather plays a huge part and players only have a few games under their belts, so it’s a crapshoot often this soon into the year. Don’t fret the season is a long one. And there are always bargains to be had…

i New York Red Bulls defender Chris Duvall, third from the left, reacts toward the crowd after teammate Lloyd Sam scores during the second half of an MLS soccer game against D.C. United on March 22, in Harrison, N.J. The Red Bulls won 2-0. John Minchillo/AP hide caption itoggle caption John Minchillo/AP New York Red Bulls defender Chris Duvall, third from the left, reacts toward the crowd after teammate Lloyd…

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Home run, touchdown…same thing? (Twitter/Hostess Snacks) On Monday, the MLB celebrated opening day with 14 games across the country. But baseball fans weren’t the only people jumping for joy. Hostess cupcakes declared its love for America’s pastime with an unusual tweet that had followers scratching their heads. “It’s here and we couldn’t be filled with more sweet joy. #OpeningDay” the snack company tweeted from its Hostess Snacks account. Accompanied with the…

Home run, touchdown…same thing? (Twitter/Hostess Snacks) On Monday, the MLB celebrated opening day with 14 games across the country. But baseball fans weren’t the only people jumping for joy. Hostess cupcakes declared its love for America’s pastime with an unusual tweet that had followers scratching their heads. “It’s here and we couldn’t be filled with more sweet joy. #OpeningDay” the snack company tweeted from its Hostess Snacks account. Accompanied with the…

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester City want to strengthen their midfield and bring Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere, 23, and Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson, 24, to the Etihad Stadium this summer. (Daily Mail)  England team-mates Jordan Henderson and Jack Wilshere could line up at Manchester City next season if reports are…

So Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said some sorta poor-sport-y stuff after his Badgers lost the NCAA championship game to Duke last night. In the video below, he can’t get through the pro forma talk of how much his graduating players meant to him without tossing in a passive-aggressive aside about how “we don’t do a rent-a-player.” In the next one, he can’t even get a full sentence into how proud…

Driven Sports says it plans to start selling Craze v2 in April. The firm’s longtime marketing partner, Predator Nutrition, has posted this image on its website.(Photo: Predator Nutrition) A controversial maker of sports supplements, undeterred by a long-pending federal criminal charge, is poised this month to sell a new version of a popular workout powder pulled from the market in 2013 after tests found it contained a methamphetamine-like compound. Driven…

Danica Patrick says qualifying doesn’t have to be heart-racing for TV viewers every weekend.(Photo: Jerome Minton, USA TODAY Sports) CONCORD, N.C. — Danica Patrick helped Charlotte Motor Speedway announce an old-school music act for the Coca-Cola 600 on Tuesday: ZZ Top. As it turns out, she’s also a fan of another throwback: Single-car qualifying at superspeedways. Patrick applauded NASCAR for announcing a change to qualifying at the upcoming Talladega Superspeedway…

The thing that stands out when you look at the stats for the four teams that are still left standing at this point in the season is save percentage. There’s a lot to differentiate these teams from one another in a number of ways, but when it comes to play in the blue paint, very little separates them. Team save percentages for the season to date come in at .928,…