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Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Clayton Kershaw took the mound for his first World Series start amid every conceivable type of heat. He responded by barely breaking a sweat. This isn’t literally true, mind you. Pitching is hard work, even for three-time Cy Young winners like Kershaw, and the game-time temperature Tuesday at Dodger Stadium for Game 1 of the 2017 World Series between his Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros…

Courtesy: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A legend is defined as a person who has become famous as the result of a unique characteristic or skill. John J. Adams of Cleveland, Ohio, has become a legend in the realm of major league baseball and is arguably the most dedicated fan ever. Starting in 1973, at the age of 21, John began consistently attending home games for the major league Cleveland Indians baseball team….

Wallethub may have struck out with its latest “Best Baseball Cities” report. It declared St. Louis the No. 2 baseball city in the country for fan-friendliness. It named New York City – what the what? – the most fan friendly baseball city. Factors other than professional baseball clearly were influential; St. Louis was ranked first for Major League Baseball friendliness, but 159th out of 363 cities for minor league baseball…

Honda has shown another plan for a dedicated electric vehicle that serves as an indicator that the Japanese automaker is serious about EVs and AI, all while embracing some of its heritage when it comes to design. The Honda Sports EV Concept shown Tuesday at the Tokyo Motor Show is a companion to the Urban EV Concept shown in September at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. While that Frankfurt…

Courtesy: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A legend is defined as a person who has become famous as the result of a unique characteristic or skill. John J. Adams of Cleveland, Ohio, has become a legend in the realm of major league baseball and is arguably the most dedicated fan ever. Starting in 1973, at the age of 21, John began consistently attending home games for the major league Cleveland Indians baseball team….

Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Clayton Kershaw took the mound for his first World Series start amid every conceivable type of heat. He responded by barely breaking a sweat. This isn’t literally true, mind you. Pitching is hard work, even for three-time Cy Young winners like Kershaw, and the game-time temperature Tuesday at Dodger Stadium for Game 1 of the 2017 World Series between his Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros…

LOS ANGELES — In June of 2014, the Astros sat dead last in the AL West. It was a familiar position for the Houston club: The same team had averaged an astonishing 108 losses a season from 2011-2013. But on the cover of its June 30 issue that year, Sports Illustrated made an audacious claim, declaring the woebegone Astros “Your 2017 World Series champions.” (Sports Illustrated) The cover highlighted a story…

Chinese soccer fans cheering during the 2018 World Cup Asian qualifying match against Hong Kong in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province, in 2015. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Avenues of voicing dissent are closing rapidly through China, and perhaps nowhere faster than in ethnic minority communities in the mountains and plains of the west. But a platform for now sidelined voices could soon emerge from Xi Jinping’s favorite pastime — soccer. Chinese…

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The Nos. 22 and 19 teams in the NASCAR XFINITY Series received penalties for lug nuts not properly installed following Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. Crew chiefs Greg Erwin (No. 22 team) and Dave Rogers (No. 19) each were fined $5,000 when their cars were found with one unsecured lug nut in post-race inspection. Ryan Blaney drove the No. 22 Ford to a third-place finish, while Matt Tifft…

Courtesy: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A legend is defined as a person who has become famous as the result of a unique characteristic or skill. John J. Adams of Cleveland, Ohio, has become a legend in the realm of major league baseball and is arguably the most dedicated fan ever. Starting in 1973, at the age of 21, John began consistently attending home games for the major league Cleveland Indians baseball team….

“Never underestimate a vegan hippie chick with a race car,” says Leilani Münter in a new video by The Atlantic. Münter, who drove the first-ever vegan-themed race car in the world, is gunning for a future in which NASCAR runs on 100 percent renewable energy. In the video, she challenges NASCAR stereotypes and explains why the sports world needs more activists.

Courtesy: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A legend is defined as a person who has become famous as the result of a unique characteristic or skill. John J. Adams of Cleveland, Ohio, has become a legend in the realm of major league baseball and is arguably the most dedicated fan ever. Starting in 1973, at the age of 21, John began consistently attending home games for the major league Cleveland Indians baseball team….

Altuve’s all-around skills have made him, in the words of Astros Manager A. J. Hinch, the game’s perfect player. This season, he led the majors in hitting at .346 while delivering 24 homers, 32 stolen bases and his usual stellar defense at second base. Teammates and opponents marvel at his uncanny ability to strike any pitch, anywhere, with the barrel of the bat. “He hit .500 for a whole month…

TRENTON — In an interview set to air Tuesday night on HBO, Gov. Chris Christie calls the nation’s top sports leagues hypocrites for opposing legal sports betting at the same time Las Vegas is becoming the home to professional hockey and football teams. “The hypocrisy is just so overwhelming,” Christie told “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” in an episode about the state of legal sports betting in America, which will be broadcast…

x Embed x Share CLOSE Actor Robert Guillaume passed away Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 89 from prostate cancer. Wochit-All Robert Guillaume played Isaac Jaffe in Aaron Sorkin’s first TV series ‘Sports Night.’(Photo: George Lange,ABC) Emmy and Grammy-winning actor Robert Guillaume died Tuesday at age 89. His representative, Laura Ackermann, confirmed the cause of death, at the Los Angeles home he shared with wife Donna Brown Guillaume, was…

Caption Close Sports Illustrated is looking pretty smart for this cover story back in 2014 that predicted the Astros would win the World Series in 2017. less Sports Illustrated is looking pretty smart for this cover story back in 2014 that predicted the Astros would win the World Series in 2017. … more Photo: Sports Illustrated MISSED ON THE OPPONENT The magazine said the Astros would sweep the Cubs in…

‘It’s something you’ve dreamed of since you were a little kid’: Astros’ Carlos Correa on playing in the World Series 15 mins ago

UK Sport may withhold the funding of British Para-Swimming’s performance director, Chris Furber, for his role in the bullying crisis which has rocked the organisation. For the first time in its history the funding body for Olympic and Paralympic sport would be going above the head of a national sport’s governing body in seeking to punish an individual member of staff with financial sanctions. The Guardian understands UK Sport, which…

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea—With the beginning of the Olympic torch relay, celebrations surrounding the 2018 Winter Olympics are now officially under way. But Pyeongchang has a Pyongyang problem. As unlikely as a military confrontation may be, the North Korean threat is overshadowing efforts to gin up excitement for a Winter Games local officials…