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Imagine: It’s your annual fantasy football draft. You’re at home, computer on your lap and a cold drink in your hand. It’s your turn to pick, and with your selection you choose… your close friend? That’s exactly what NASCAR driver Austin Dillon did when he chose his buddy, Carolina Panthers rookie running back Christian McCaffrey, for a few of his fantasy football teams. “I have McCaffrey on a few teams…

Here’s an idea to change baseball that baseball would never ever in a million years consider. This change doesn’t fix any purported problems with baseball. It probably wouldn’t change the average length of the game, which is something that some idiots out there think is a problem. It doesn’t address the shift or hitters trying to get more lift in their swings. It doesn’t help you make up rain outs….

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…

The boom in women’s sport has led to a rise in related injuries, a study has found.  Figures show a “spike” in injuries relating to physical activity in women, according to health insurance provider Bupa.  There has been an overall 35 per cent rise in sport-related problems as a proportion of the overall injuries reported, the data shows.  Half of the top 24 injuries which have grown in incidence are…

Dwight Howard peers out the living-room window of his condominium on the 25th floor of an apartment building in uptown Atlanta and points south: beyond Buckhead, past the skyline, to a neighborhood by Hartsfield-Jackson airport’s westernmost runways that he can’t see. Every couple months he drives there, to College Park, and idles on Godby Road, in front of the lot where his childhood home used to sit, before it burned…

When former footballer Paolo Maldini bowed out of his nascent tennis career after a solitary chastening afternoon on clay, he summed up the difficulties with the elegance of a man more used to taking effortless command of the defences of Italy and AC Milan. “It was like writing a poem after studying years of maths,” Maldini said after suffering a 6-1, 6-1 doubles defeat at the Aspria Tennis Cup in…

Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett during a playoff game against the Detroit Lions on January 7, 2017. (AP Photo / Ryan Kang) This week we speak to Joe Ehrmann, former NFL player and founder of InSideOut Coaching: How Sports Can Change Lives. Ad Policy Also, I speak about the solidarity statement we organized to support Seattle Seahawk Michael Bennett, in his efforts to challenge the violence and racial profiling of…

Examples from Weather Co. and ScoreStream show dynamic geofilters, or small informational banners overlaid on images. (Los Angeles Times photo illustration) Snapchat isn’t a resource many turn to for weather and sports scores, but it’s spending increasing amounts of money on licensing deals to give users such information. For Snapchat, the intention isn’t so much about helping people figure out how to dress that day or how their favorite team…

The boom in women’s sport has led to a rise in related injuries, a study has found.  Figures show a “spike” in injuries relating to physical activity in women, according to health insurance provider Bupa.  There has been an overall 35 per cent rise in sport-related problems as a proportion of the overall injuries reported, the data shows.  Half of the top 24 injuries which have grown in incidence are…

Stevenage, the first of England’s post-war New Towns, was widely proclaimed in the 1960s as a shining example of how the provision of high-quality, joined-up cycle infrastructure would encourage many people to cycle – not just keen cyclists. The town, 30 miles north of London, had wide, smooth cycleways next to its main roads which were separated from cars and pedestrians. There were well-lit, airy underpasses beneath roundabouts, and schools,…

Caption Close JOLIET, Ill. — Kevin Harvick considered the list of young drivers often suggested as NASCAR’s next big stars and replacements for Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Harvick suggested that only one prospect truly could hook a new generation of fans. “NASCAR needs Chase Elliott to win,” Harvick said this summer. “Chase Elliott is the tie to the traditional NASCAR fan. It’s the only shot they’ve…

The boom in women’s sport has led to a rise in related injuries, a study has found.  Figures show a “spike” in injuries relating to physical activity in women, according to health insurance provider Bupa.  There has been an overall 35 per cent rise in sport-related problems as a proportion of the overall injuries reported, the data shows.  Half of the top 24 injuries which have grown in incidence are…

Stevenage, the first of England’s post-war New Towns, was widely proclaimed in the 1960s as a shining example of how the provision of high-quality, joined-up cycle infrastructure would encourage many people to cycle – not just keen cyclists. The town, 30 miles north of London, had wide, smooth cycleways next to its main roads which were separated from cars and pedestrians. There were well-lit, airy underpasses beneath roundabouts, and schools,…

5:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Farmers Insurance paid Hendrick Motorsports about $660,000 per race over the last six seasons in which Farmers was the primary sponsor for Kasey Kahne, according to contracts from the deal. The insurance company was the primary sponsor for Kahne for 22 races in 2012 for $13.5 million, in 2013 for $14.04 million and in 2014 for $16.348 million. It…

NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell said he believes the sanctioning body provides a level playing field for all manufacturers, and that Twitter comments from Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski were “a little bit of posturing.” Keselowski incited both a discussion and criticism on Friday when he tweeted about the speed of Toyotas compared to other manufacturers, leading to some back-and-forth with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle…

Last Friday, I stood in a crowd of 100 sweaty 20-year-olds at the State Theatre of Ithaca to enjoy a performance by one of my favorite bands, Two Door Cinema Club. A long wait between the opener and the main act had left the crowd antsy, and as the build up was about to culminate in the band’s arrival onstage, I felt an urge to yell something. “Let’s! Go! Red!”…

NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell said he believes the sanctioning body provides a level playing field for all manufacturers, and that Twitter comments from Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski were “a little bit of posturing.” Keselowski incited both a discussion and criticism on Friday when he tweeted about the speed of Toyotas compared to other manufacturers, leading to some back-and-forth with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle…

Dave Hilton, the first overall pick of the 1971 amateur baseball draft by the San Diego Padres, made his impact in Phoenix area as a coach.(Photo: Photo submitted) Dave Hilton was one of the most liked, well-respected coaches who never won a high school varsity baseball game. The first overall pick of the 1971 amateur baseball draft by the San Diego Padres, made his impact more behind the scenes in youth…

Before this season, there had only been 19 occasions in MLB history in which two teammates in their age 25-or-under season each had reached 30 homers. Through the weekend, it already had happened twice this year, and there was a decent chance it was going to happen a few more times before this round-tripper-soaked seasons is concluded. Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez already have become the 11th set of teammates…

What has the sitcom done for his English proficiency? “It’s near perfect,” said Flores’s teammate, Jerry Blevins, who is from Tennessee. “When he doesn’t know something, it’s surprising.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story Flores, Peralta and Galvis built a rudimentary command of English in school in Venezuela. “But I always got bad grades because I didn’t like that way of learning,” Galvis said. Gonzalez, who was surrounded by Spanish,…