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Major League Baseball’s postseason is here, and everyone’s fired up: the hard-core baseball nuts, the October bandwagoners, those greedy Cubs fans who now want two World Series titles in 109 years, and, of course, the Journal’s superb baseball writer, Jared Diamond, who still sleeps in his Bernie Williams pajamas, and sobs tears of joy when a meaningless mid-August game rolls into extra innings. I do not want to rain on…

Chelsey Brown lost her finger after her wedding ring got caught on the fence. (Chelsey Brown ) The injury tore her tendon from the elbow, canceling any hope for reattachment (Chelsey Brown) Now a month post-injury, Brown said the pain has subsided. (Chelsey Brown) A Tennessee mother who felt some pain after catching her left ring finger on the fence at her son’s T-ball practice said she initially thought…

In Tuesday night’s American League Wild Card contest, the New York Yankees fell behind in a hurry. Luis Severino, the 23-year-old flamethrower, gave up two home runs to the first four Minnesota Twins he faced, and the manager Joe Girardi removed him just one out into the game—a decision he’d never have made in August. The Yankees pulled even with a homer of their own in the bottom of the…

For a primer on the risks to trade from Brexit, just ask the Irish horse industry. The 1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) bloodstock sector – made up of racing and breeding – employs close to 15,000 people in Ireland, according to Deloitte LLP. Much of the business centers around the U.K., leaving one of the world’s biggest bloodstock producers vulnerable to its nearest neighbor’s departure from the European Union. “Eighty…

After months of debate and testing, Charlotte Motor Speedway officially unveiled its new infield road course configuration on Wednesday afternoon. The ROVAL will make its debut on the weekend of September 30th for the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series. The race will also be an elimination event for the Round of 16 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs after the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Richmond…

Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Baseball held me hostage last night, but hockey set me free. Midway through yet another four-hour MLB playoff battle, the otherwise compelling action thinned by stoppages and pre-pitch routines, I felt like I was simply watching out of obligation. There wasn’t any kind of happiness or love. It certainly wasn’t fun. The opening night of hockey beckoned me during every 30-second break between pitches. Eventually, Connor McDavid…

Photo credit: Sean Gardner/Getty Images Sometimes, when you have a new 30,000-square-foot mansion with an indoor basketball court, bowling alley and a helicopter pad, talking about salaries isn’t a good idea. Most of us poors don’t want to listen. But that didn’t stop Denny Hamlin, who thinks NASCAR drivers should make more money. To be clear, Hamlin said, he wasn’t talking about himself. Despite saying “we” four times, he said…

Major League Baseball’s postseason is here, and everyone’s fired up: the hard-core baseball nuts, the October bandwagoners, those greedy Cubs fans who now want two World Series titles in 109 years, and, of course, the Journal’s superb baseball writer, Jared Diamond, who still sleeps in his Bernie Williams pajamas, and sobs tears of joy when a meaningless mid-August game rolls into extra innings. I do not want to rain on…

The baseball soared into the early-morning blackness, heading toward the left-field foul pole. Tracking the flight of the ball he’d just hit, Carlton Fisk began to frantically flap his arms in an effort to will it fair. Time seemed to stop as 35,205 fans in Fenway Park, along with 76 million TV viewers, watched the Red Sox catcher watch the ball in the bottom of the 12th inning of Game…

Chelsey Brown lost her finger after her wedding ring got caught on the fence. (Chelsey Brown ) The injury tore her tendon from the elbow, canceling any hope for reattachment (Chelsey Brown) Now a month post-injury, Brown said the pain has subsided. (Chelsey Brown) A Tennessee mother who felt some pain after catching her left ring finger on the fence at her son’s T-ball practice said she initially thought…

In Tuesday night’s American League Wild Card contest, the New York Yankees fell behind in a hurry. Luis Severino, the 23-year-old flamethrower, gave up two home runs to the first four Minnesota Twins he faced, and the manager Joe Girardi removed him just one out into the game—a decision he’d never have made in August. The Yankees pulled even with a homer of their own in the bottom of the…

Oct. 15, Los Angeles, N.L.C.S., Game 2 – The Dodgers’ Rich Hill loses a perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning when a two-strike curve grazes the unkempt beard of Nationals pinch-hitter Jayson Werth for a hit-by-pitch. Trea Turner promptly breaks up the no-hitter, and the Nationals go on to win and tie the series. Hill — who was pulled from a perfecto after seven innings in 2016…

Watch Jose Altuve belt 3 home runs in the Astros’ Game 1 win over the Red Sox 15 mins ago

Female sports reporters don’t have an easy job. The hurdles they continue to face were brought into the spotlight this week after an interaction between Cam Newton and a female reporter. During a press conference Wednesday, the Carolina Panthers quarterback laughed at a question posed by Jourdan Rodrigue. The Charlotte Observer sportswriter’s question was a valid one — she asked about the team’s routes, which caused Newton to reply: “It’s…

If you want all your favorite athletes to “stick to sports” and stay out of politics, you’re going to wind up disappointed, the Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay says. On the latest episode of Recode Media with Peter Kafka, Gay argued that, as a huge part of American culture, sports have always been political. He said the NFL players like Colin Kaepernick who have knelt during the national anthem to…

Photo credit: Sean Gardner/Getty Images Sometimes, when you have a new 30,000-square-foot mansion with an indoor basketball court, bowling alley and a helicopter pad, talking about salaries isn’t a good idea. Most of us poors don’t want to listen. But that didn’t stop Denny Hamlin, who thinks NASCAR drivers should make more money. To be clear, Hamlin said, he wasn’t talking about himself. Despite saying “we” four times, he said…

The man in charge of last year’s Rio Olympics was arrested yesterday as it was alleged 16 gold bars worth $2m (£1.53m) that were stored in a bank in Switzerland were among his hidden assets. The investigation into corruption within the International Olympic Committee (IOC) escalated as Carlos Nuzman, the head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, was detained amid claims he was a key figure in a bribery scandal which…

Now we get to the good part. Last week’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover, Del., eliminated four playoff drivers – Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, and Austin Dillon . That leaves 12. Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson … they’re all still alive. And now they’re going to go straight at each other. The thing is, while the playoffs have been going on for three races, the…

NASCAR fans have nothing to worry about. That was the message NASCAR CEO Brian France delivered during a Wednesday appearance on SiriusXM satellite radio. His optimism comes during a time when there is diminishing interest in the sport, the lowest television ratings since 2000 and the imminent retirement of the sport’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. But France says NASCAR is just stuck in an annual cycle….

Major League Baseball’s postseason is here, and everyone’s fired up: the hard-core baseball nuts, the October bandwagoners, those greedy Cubs fans who now want two World Series titles in 109 years, and, of course, the Journal’s superb baseball writer, Jared Diamond, who still sleeps in his Bernie Williams pajamas, and sobs tears of joy when a meaningless mid-August game rolls into extra innings. I do not want to rain on…