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Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Kyle Busch won the pole for the Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, holding off strong performances from Martin Truex Jr. and Jamie McMurray.  Busch finished with a top time of 50.317 seconds and a top speed of 179.372 MPH, according to NASCAR.com. It was Busch’s second straight pole and his fifth of the season, according to NASCAR writer Jeff Gluck. “I felt like I hit it…

Summer is often the time we decide to get back on our bike – perhaps for the first time in a while. For most people there simply isn’t room in daily life – either we live too far from work, the roads are busy or it’s raining – but cycling on holiday is appealing, even if it is something we do only once a year. So how is it that…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment BUDAPEST, Hungary — Michael Phelps, you’ve got company. Caeleb Dressel won his seventh gold medal of the world championships Sunday, putting the U.S. team ahead to stay with another dominating swim in the 4×100-meter medley relay. A day after becoming the first swimmer to win three golds in one night at a major international meet, Dressel joined Phelps in another elite club…

CROATIA WINS WATER POLO GOLD Croatia beat Hungary, 8-6, in Budapest to win the men’s world water polo title a decade after it last clinched gold in the competition. Croatia, which won all six of its matches at the tournament and overcame the powerhouse Italy and the defending champion Serbia en route to the final, took an early 4-0 lead and then held off a comeback by Hungary to take…

Updated: Jul 30, 2017 – 12:21 PM “); } if ($(imageDivId).length == 0) { $(“#wrapper”).after(contentText); } })(jQuery); GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – Channel 2 Action News has learned a rising Parkview High School junior has died after collapsing at club soccer practice. His high school coach, Dan Klinect, said Michael Jones, 16, was “tremendous as a student, player and as a person.”  Klinect said the collapse didn’t happen at high school…

Sunday afternoon, former MLB commissioner Bud Selig will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Selig was voted in by the 16-person Today’s Game committee back in December. He needed 12 votes for induction and received 15. Selig joins John Schuerholz, Ivan Rodriguez, Jeff Bagwell, and Tim Raines in the 2017 Hall of Fame class. Selig, now 83, purchased the old Seattle Pilots franchise out of bankruptcy court…

CHICAGO — Playing in the Under Armour All-America game is not necessarily an automatic ticket to the Major League draft or a big time college baseball program. But it appears to be the next best thing. More than 30 previous participants in an annual game at Wrigley Field — now in its 10th year — have reached the big leagues. Dozens of others have been drafted. Still more have gone…

While attempting to acquire Sonny Gray from Oakland in a trade, the New York Yankees made a more modest move Sunday and obtained Jaime Garcia from the Minnesota Twins for minor league pitchers Zack Littell and Dietrich Enns. The Kansas City Royals, Looking to bolster their offense for a run for a playoff spot, acquired outfielder Melky Cabrera from the Chicago White Sox on Sunday for two minor-league pitchers. A 31-year-old…

See more of the story ORLANDO, Fla. — Youth sports travel is scoring big as communities across the United States build multisport complexes crammed with state-of-the-art fields, rinks and courts in hopes of drawing not only tournaments for kids crazy about sports – but also parents who spend big on transportation, hotels, food and family entertainment. All across the country, communities are reinventing themselves as youth sports travel destinations, following…

AA-A Cup: Reebok CrossFit Front Rack Sports Bra, $45; at Reebok (sizes XS-XL) A post shared by Reebok Women (@reebokwomen) on Mar 16, 2017 at 6:38am PDT Curvy girls aren’t the only ones who need support while exercising, but unfortunately, many smaller sports bras offer little (if any). Reebok’s selection, which includes styles for low, medium and high-impact activity, is one exception. We love the brand’s fashion-forward CrossFit Front…

Summer is often the time we decide to get back on our bike – perhaps for the first time in a while. For most people there simply isn’t room in daily life – either we live too far from work, the roads are busy or it’s raining – but cycling on holiday is appealing, even if it is something we do only once a year. So how is it that…

Today is one of the biggest days of the entire year on the baseball calendar. No, don’t worry, it’s not the trade deadline. That’s still Monday — you didn’t sleep through an entire day. No, today is the day the newest class will be inducted at Cooperstown. Every winter (and really, all year long) we debate who deserves to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. These debates get intense…

If You Go WHAT: A ceremony honoring the 2017 inductees into the Burlington Baseball Hall of Fame WHEN: 1 p.m., Sunday, July 16 WHERE: Ginger Beaumont Field, 595 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington

Youth sports travel is scoring big as communities across the United States build multisport complexes crammed with state-of-the-art fields, rinks and courts in hopes of drawing not only tournaments for kids crazy about sports – but also parents who spend big on transportation, hotels, food and family entertainment. All across the country, communities are reinventing themselves as youth sports travel destinations, following a model that Disney helped launch 20 years…

Summer is often the time we decide to get back on our bike – perhaps for the first time in a while. For most people there simply isn’t room in daily life – either we live too far from work, the roads are busy or it’s raining – but cycling on holiday is appealing, even if it is something we do only once a year. So how is it that…

Caeleb Dressel knows the comparisons are coming. After pulling off an unprecedented Triple Crown at swimming’s world championships, it’s time to take on the legacy of Michael Phelps. The 20-year-old Dressel established himself as America’s newest star of the pool Saturday, becoming the first swimmer to win three gold medals on a single night at either the worlds or the Olympics. Not even Phelps managed such an audacious feat. Dressel…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Tony and Katrina Dunnick needed a moment to catch their breath as they stood in the parking lot of Lamar Porter Field. The husband and wife looked at two holes cut by thieves in the park’s metal fence. Those thieves stole equipment and trashed the concession stand. “This won’t stop us from playing,” Katrina Dunnick said as kids walked through the larger hole to the…

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger was hit in the face by a 95 mph pitch from New York Mets starter Jacob deGrom on Saturday at Safeco Field but appeared to avoid a major injury. DeGrom’s fastball tailed quickly at the end and Haniger was unable to turn away in time. He crumpled to the ground and received attention from the training staff for several minutes before leaving the field under…

The 2017 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies take place on Sunday, July 30 in Cooperstown, N.Y.  BBWAA selections Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell, and Ivan Rodriguez will be inducted alongside decorated executive John Schuerholz and former commissioner Bud Selig, who were chosen by the Today’s Game era committee. As well, Rachel Robinson received the Hall of Fame’s Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award, Claire Smith received the J.G. Taylor Spink Award…

The images of five-passenger motorbikes and kids playing baseball with plastic bottles and sticks so seared themselves into Chris Cota’s memory that the longtime College of the Canyons baseball coach couldn’t help but relay the scenes to members of his summer school class recently after returning from a trip to the Dominican Republic. On July 10, Cota flew five hours to Miami, Florida, and then…