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A little over a week ago, the Red Sox were caught stealing signs via instant replay monitoring equipment and the use of Apple watches. They were caught after the Yankees noticed the scheme and reported them to Major League Baseball. In turn, the Red Sox complained that the Yankees had used a YES Network camera to spy on the Red Sox dugout, likely to steal signs as well. Major League Baseball…

ESPN’s Jemele Hill, center. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Americans have often identified sports as iconic and patriotic symbols of Americana. That’s especially true for America’s pastimes of baseball, NASCAR and football. And it’s why some sports fans don’t appreciate it when people within the sports world get political — particularly if their politics are viewed as liberal or anti-American. This week, sports, race and politics clashed in a way that attracted the attention…

x Embed x Share CLOSE Our Big Ten football power rankings for Week 3. With Ohio State losing to Oklahoma, who’s the class of the conference? By Brian Manzullo, DFP. Wochit Michael Fletcher of Carman-Ainsworth (Flint).(Photo: Rivals) One of the top two-sport athletes in the Midwest for the class of 2019 is Michael Fletcher of Carman-Ainsworth (Flint). The 6-foot-6, 235-pound defensive end already has multiple scholarships in football and basketball, and is…

In the 40 weeks we’ve been running this column, this was the jerkiest week of them all. Since last Saturday, the world of sports has been steamrolled by a circus train of freaks and imbeciles who have soiled the landscape with their despicable actions and deplorable behavior. A steady stream of clowns continues to emerge from the cesspool that runs beneath the world of sports, and this week…

A CNN segment about the White House call for ESPN to fire achor Jemele Hill after she called President Donald Trump a “white supremacist” on Twitter went off the rails this afternoon when Fox Sports Radio host Clay Travis was given the floor. “ESPN is not in the business of commenting randomly on political-related issues,” he began. So far so good. “They established about 18 months ago that their people…

My name is Dave Zirin. I’m a sportswriter. And I think Donald Trump is a white supremacist. The evidence for this hasn’t exactly been faint to the eye. It’s not just the president’s reticence to criticize torch-wielding Nazis wearing MAGA hats. It’s the man’s public life, a 40-year stretch that has spanned from being sued over racial discrimination, to creating a political base by denying the first black president’s citizenship…

Professional sports teams are becoming increasingly involved in technology and innovation. So much so that some franchises go as far as launching hubs dedicated to the investment and incubation of startups, in the hope that it will positively impact athletic and business performance. The list of professional sports teams with innovation labs includes FC Barçelona, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia 76ers—and now, English Premier League team, Arsenal F.C. LONDON,…

Jemele Hill, left, is the latest target of Trump’s tyrannical war on his critics. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) My name is Dave Zirin. I’m a sportswriter. And I think Donald Trump is a white supremacist. The evidence for this hasn’t exactly been faint to the eye. It’s not just the president’s reticence to criticize torch-wielding Nazis wearing MAGA hats. It’s the man’s public life, a 40-year stretch that has spanned from…

Cycling Australia has been forced into an embarrassing backflip over selections for next week’s road world championships in Norway after drawing criticism for failing to fill its quota of female riders. Selectors picked a five-woman team for the championships in Bergen, two less than its quota, prompting complaints from the country’s top cyclists. Chloe Hosking and Rachel Neylan successfully appealed their omissions to an independent panel on Wednesday and the…

All I’ve done for the last 15 years is race — and when that gets pulled out from under you, it’s scary as hell. It started when Roush Fenway Racing told me it would no longer run my No. 6 XFINITY Ford, leaving me without a ride for the rest of the 2017 season. I’m not like normal 23-year-olds; I’ve got a mortgage on my house, a car payment and…

Rankings below are based on a mixture of expected output and DraftKings NASCAR salaries for that day. The ordering is not based on highest projected fantasy totals, but rather by the value of each driver. FPPK = Average fantasy points per $1,000 of salary. 1. Martin Truex, Jr. ($10,700) – The biggest dig on fantasy NASCAR is that it’s volatile. Anything can happen. Anyone can wreck. An ambulance took out one…

All I’ve done for the last 15 years is race — and when that gets pulled out from under you, it’s scary as hell. It started when Roush Fenway Racing told me it would no longer run my No. 6 XFINITY Ford, leaving me without a ride for the rest of the 2017 season. I’m not like normal 23-year-olds; I’ve got a mortgage on my house, a car payment and…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment BOSTON — Four fans seated above the Green Monster at Fenway Park dropped down a sign that read “Racism is as American as baseball” during the fourth inning of the Red Sox‘s game against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night. The sign was draped over the top middle section of the Green Monster and had a black background with white letters. The…

Along with his father’s baseball intelligence, Justin Jirschele has inherited the deep perfectionism that runs through his family. They are particular people. In his winters, Mike Jirschele, World Series champion, still works in the basement of the Clintonville furniture store where he has worked for more than three decades, repairing broken night stands and touching up nicks in bed frames with wax and paint. He has become expert at using…

Finally, the initial questions and wondering are through. The 16 drivers who will compete for the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series championship have been decided. At Richmond, Va., on Saturday, there was one final win-and-you’re-in slot up for grabs, with drivers such as Erik Jones, Clint Bowyer and Dale Earnhardt Jr. looking to squeak into the playoffs. Instead, Kyle Larson – who had already won three races this season – won…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment BOSTON — Four fans seated above the Green Monster at Fenway Park dropped down a sign that read “Racism is as American as baseball” during the fourth inning of the Red Sox‘s game against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night. The sign was draped over the top middle section of the Green Monster and had a black background with white letters. The…

Mara Abbott on her way to a solo stage victory in Stage 9 of the 2015 Giro Rosa. If I had known as a college freshman — entering into adulthood of honing pure excellence in my tiny sphere, with errors and triumphs and struggles all rolled in — if I had known this fate lay ahead, would I have traded my cycling career for a stronger hip? In August 2016,…

The Crossover is proud to offer our list of the Top 100 NBA players of 2018, an exhaustive exercise that seeks to define who will be the league’s best players in the 2017-18 season. Given the wide variety of candidates involved and the deep analytical resources available, no single, definitive criterion was used to form this list. Instead, rankings were assigned based on a fluid combination of subjective assessment and objective data….

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer comes out of Wednesday’s game after walking the bases loaded in the seventh. (Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post) The Los Angeles Dodgers’ recent swoon has put a few things back in play for the Washington Nationals: the top overall seed, the chance to become a World Series front-runner, home-field advantage in the playoffs. A three-game sweep this weekend, and the rest of this season would…

Caption Close The Warriors are heavy favorites to repeat as NBA champs for a simple reason: No team in the league can rival their stockpile of superstars. It was no surprise Thursday, when Sports Illustrated published the final part of its annual ranking of the Top 100 NBA players, that Golden State was well represented. Five Warriors players cracked the top 50, including four in the top 20, three in…