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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…

The Chicago Dogs The Chicago Dogs’ logo features the colors and six-pointed stars of the city’s flag and was inspired by baseball, hot dog and the city itself. The Chicago Dogs, the nation’s newest minor league baseball team, are betting big that their customer-first-and-last business model will be a home run with fans and a grand slam when it comes to generating revenue. For decades, minor league baseball teams were seen as a money pit….

Masterpress/Getty Major League Baseball has been around for a long time, but it’s never seen a player quite like Shohei Otani. The Japanese phenom, currently playing for the Nippon Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball, is the definition of a two-way player. In five professional seasons, he’s posted a .286/.359/.505 slash line and a 2.77 ERA in just under 500 innings, earning three All-Star appearances and the 2016 Pacific League MVP award…

Security for ex-Sheriff David Clarke has topped $220K in 2017: report

BOX SCORE CLEVELAND — For more than 100 years, American League teams have gone on winning streaks of varying lengths – short ones, long ones, double-digit ones. Nothing, though, like the one the Cleveland Indians have pieced together. A streak for the ages. Moving past the “Moneyball” Oakland Athletics, the Indians set the AL record with their 21st straight win on Wednesday, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers, to join only two…

IOC President Thomas Bach is flanked by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as he ensures the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics both have homes. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Calling it a “win-win-win” situation, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach officially awarded the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games to Paris and Los Angeles, respectively, at the IOC Session in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday. The announcement was far…

Danica Patrick isn’t driving for Stewart-Haas Racing next season, and analyst Ricky Craven says her days in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series are over. Craven discusses other potential options for Patrick to be on the track in 2018. Danica Patrick has said she doesn’t want to live a miserable life of racing in the back half of the NASCAR Cup field. If she can’t race competitively, she doesn’t need…

Perception is everything, and brand marketing adds an important element that drives the conversation in all businesses, including NASCAR. Look out your window. That busted-up jalopy crawling up the highway reflects NASCAR’s current Q score, or the measure of familiarity with a brand. The run-up to the playoffs in Richmond, Va., should have been a great opportunity for the sport to gain momentum going into the 16-driver, 10-race scramble for…

On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee will rubberstamp the plan to hand Paris the 2024 Summer Games while Los Angeles will host in 2028. Given the lack of bids from democratic countries and the increasingly frequent torpedoing of bids by activists and referenda, Olympic boosters are surely thrilled to lock down Paris and LA, two cities in democracies with storied Olympic histories. After all, the IOC has received negative attention…

Alex Ovechkin played for Russia during 2016’s World Cup of Hockey. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Despite Alex Ovechkin’s repeatedly stated intention to defy the NHL and represent Russia in the upcoming Winter Olympics, it is looking less and less likely the Washington Capitals captain even will be given the chance to do so. On Wednesday, Vladislav Tretiak, the head of the Russian Hockey Federation, said Ovechkin needs to accept…

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The Chicago Dogs The Chicago Dogs’ logo features the colors and six-pointed stars of the city’s flag and was inspired by baseball, hot dog and the city itself. The Chicago Dogs, the nation’s newest minor league baseball team, are betting big that their customer-first-and-last business model will be a home run with fans and a grand slam when it comes to generating revenue. For decades, minor league baseball teams were seen as a money pit….

Six years later, when Dr. Wadler testified at a House Government Reform Committee hearing about steroid abuse in Major League Baseball, he said that early drug testing by the sport had exposed an unacceptably high number of positive results. He excoriated M.L.B.’s testing policy as one “designed to silence its critics” but not strict enough to detect all possible drug abuse. “Why should we care?” he asked. “We should care…

Journalist Jemele Hill attends ESPN The Party on February 5, 2016 in San Francisco, California. ESPN had a great idea when it started The Undefeated, a strong daily foray into sports, race, culture and politics. Alas, that nexus is now rancorously exemplified by ESPN’s own Jemele Hill, an engaging show host who leaves no doubt what she thinks of President Trump. In a twitter storm, she wrote, “Donald Trump is a white…

Coverage of women’s sports is peppered with “disguised” sexism, according to new research. The 25-year study suggests dull, lackluster coverage makes female sports events seem less exciting than men’s – harming everything from women athletes’ salaries to ticket sales. Researchers found new segments on women’s sport are shorter, include fewer interviews and less entertaining commentary. And coverage of womens’ sports features matter-of-fact reactions which make female athletes seem less exciting,…

Miles Osgood is a PhD student in English at Harvard University. The International Olympic Committee has finally officially announced the sites for both the 2024 and the 2028 Summer Games, with Paris hosting seven years from now, followed by Los Angeles. Both cities will get to boast of their legacies as third-time Olympic hosts. But what you probably won’t hear is that Paris and Los Angeles also have a special…

On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee will rubberstamp the plan to hand Paris the 2024 Summer Games while Los Angeles will host in 2028. Given the lack of bids from democratic countries and the increasingly frequent torpedoing of bids by activists and referenda, Olympic boosters are surely thrilled to lock down Paris and LA, two cities in democracies with storied Olympic histories. After all, the IOC has received negative attention…

x Embed x Share CLOSE Two Hardin Valley High School baseball coaches who were investigated and cleared after complaints they abused players have filed a $6 million lawsuit against the parent who made the accusation. Angela Gosnell/USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee Buy Photo Hardin Valley coach Joe Michalski talks with pitcher Dylan Harris during the game against Farragut in the District 4-AAA tournament on Monday, May 9, 2016. (Photo: (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL))Buy…

LIMA (Reuters) – Baseball and softball’s chances of continuing as Olympic sports increased considerably on Wednesday after the city of Los Angeles was awarded the 2028 Olympic Games. The two sports, which were thrown out of the Olympics after 2008, will make a one-off comeback at the 2020 Games in Tokyo — in a country where they are hugely popular — after organisers requested their inclusion under new International Olympic…