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“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…

(The Sports Xchange) – A young girl was transported to hospital after being hit by a foul ball off the bat of third baseman Todd Frazier in the fifth inning of the New York Yankees’ home game against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon. The girl, who was seated down the third-base line, was treated by medics at Yankee Stadium before being taken to hospital as players — including Frazier…

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“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