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It was just a few weeks ago that I had a question for you. It went like this: Is the American League wild card race appalling or beautiful? Every team in it was hovering around .500. They all had warts. None of them would be contending in a different season. None of them would be contending if not for the second wild card. But I made my decision. However, after…

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should.” — Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park. We have been moving to this point for years – 5,707 and counting. Improvement in manufacturing made harder bats and tighter baseballs. Improvements in humans made faster fastballs and more vicious swings. Belief that chicks — and everyone else — dig the long ball…

Today at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 we sat down with three experts from the esports world to explain why you should start paying attention to the industry. To kick it off, Heather Garozzo, a former competitive Counter Strike player and current Director of Fan Marketing for Team Dignitas, told us what a day in the life of a professional esports player is like. And surprisingly, it’s not all that different from a…

facebook Share twitter Share As double world champion Shauna Coxsey explains, elite sport climbers are heading into the unknown as they gear up for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. In a radical move, the sport’s three disciplines of lead, speed and bouldering are being combined to create one all-singing, all-dancing event. “It’s a great representation of what our sport…

In Bristol, a new enemy. (Kristoffer Tripplaar photo) In his blow-by-blow of the horrible week that was for ESPN in the wake of Jemele Hill’s Sept. 11 Twitter comments about President Trump, Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand noted that conservative-minded Fox News feasted on the outrage: Fox News wasted no time highlighting those tweets. Fox News host Tucker Carlson opened his Tuesday show with a discussion of Hill’s tweets, interviewing…

“Is this an eggplant?” That’s literally what NAS-CAR means in Japanese according to motorsports journalist Kenji Momota in the new “Made in Japan” documentary that premieres Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. ET  on FS1. There was plenty of confusion to be had when NASCAR accepted an offer from Circuit Suzuka general manager Hiromishi Suzuki to promote a Winston Cup exhibition race on the legendary Japanese…

It’s no secret that Rio 2016 was a controversial host city for the world’s most popular sporting event. In the months leading up to Rio, the governor declared a state of emergency in response to running out of funds for hospitals and clinics. However, the city’s most controversial issues revolving around the Olympics involved the power, bacterial water, and possible Zika virus infestation before and during the Olympics. Even months…

GIF via NBC Sports NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team was penalized Tuesday for unapproved aerodynamic modifications to his car at Chicagoland Speedway. While that isn’t good for Elliott’s playoff hopes, what’s more interesting is that it was caught by fans on live TV. A crew member on Elliott’s team was spotted by numerous fans on the NBC Sports race broadcast running his hand down…

Martin Truex Jr. is not a lonesome loser. He’s crawled his way up the ranks and paid the requisite dues. Truex’s long trajectory dates to racing go-karts at the New Egypt Speedway in central New Jersey and a pit stop in Mooresville, N.C., where he once rented a home from Dale Earnhardt Jr. as he carved a niche in NASCAR. Truex now has a smoother ride in his No. 78…

11.31am EDT11:31 Chris Froome has it all to do: Tom Domoulin passes the third checkpoint in a time of 24min 42sec. It’s the fastest by 32 seconds ahead of Tony Martin, while Chris Froome was only seventh fastest, 41 seconds off the pace. Updated at 11.34am EDT

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Martin Truex Jr. is not a lonesome loser. He’s crawled his way up the ranks and paid the requisite dues. Truex’s long trajectory dates to racing go-karts at the New Egypt Speedway in central New Jersey and a pit stop in Mooresville, N.C., where he once rented a home from Dale Earnhardt Jr. as he carved a niche in NASCAR. Truex now has a smoother ride in his No. 78…

Leavine Family Racing announced Tuesday that 18-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winner Kasey Kahne is coming aboard as the organization’s new driver beginning next season. It will be the fifth organization for Kahne, the 2004 Rookie of the Year. His current team, Hendrick Motorsports, revealed last month that Kahne would not return in 2018. “I feel like (Leavine has) really made a lot of gains in the past couple…

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Amazon has been quietly preparing to introduce its first wearable device, a pair of smart glasses with the company’s Alexa assistant built-in, according to a new report from the Financial Times. The company is also working on a connected security camera, the newspaper said, citing sources. The camera could tie in to the company’s recently introduced Echo Show device. The smart glasses, the FT said, are designed to resemble regular…

Martin Truex Jr. is not a lonesome loser. He’s crawled his way up the ranks and paid the requisite dues. Truex’s long trajectory dates to racing go-karts at the New Egypt Speedway in central New Jersey and a pit stop in Mooresville, N.C., where he once rented a home from Dale Earnhardt Jr. as he carved a niche in NASCAR. Truex now has a smoother ride in his No. 78…

The feats have come with startling regularity. On Sept. 12, the Minnesota Twins became the first team ever to homer in each of the first seven innings of a game. On June 24, three Oakland Athletics rookies — Franklin Barreto, Jaycob Brugman and Matt Olson — became the first trio of teammates in more than a century to each hit their first major league homers in the same game. And…

Akron on Tuesday announced a plan that, if approved next month by the board of trustees, would restore the school’s baseball program and add a women’s lacrosse team. The Zips eliminated their baseball program following the 2015 season. The move to eliminate baseball was a part of widespread budget cuts at the university, made by former president Scott Scarborough. He resigned a year later, and Akron named Matt Wilson as…

At least the Wichita Wingnuts got to savor the taste of victory, as they streamed out of the dugout onto the field to celebrate clinching the championship of the American Association, an independent baseball league, on a ninth-inning groundout. Unfortunately, they didn’t actually win the game. In fact, they had to play almost another entire game, until they finally lost to the Winnipeg Goldeyes deep in extra innings. As you…