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“These are not real names,” the comedian George Carlin once wailed. “Want to hear a real name? Eddie. Eddie is a real name. Whatever happened to Eddie?” Photo The Phillies’ Tyler Green, pitching in 1997, was the first player who went by Tyler to reach the major leagues, for Philadelphia in 1993. Credit Erik S. Lesser/Associated Press Well, Eddie Butler pitches for the Chicago Cubs, and Eddie Rosario plays outfield…

Lou Williams was traded for the second time in about four months Wednesday, this time to the Los Angeles Clippers, but that’s not stopping him from having some fun on social media. Williams has been quite active on Twitter recently, and one tweet in particular got some people riled up. Seemingly out of nowhere, he decided to talk about how it was “crazy” to him that “all these nerds” cover…

Sky Sports will remain the ECB’s primary live broadcast partner, at least until 2024 © Getty Images English cricket will return to the BBC for the first time in more than two decades, with Sky Sports holding off the challenge of BT Sports to extend its coverage of the sport for at least another seven years, after the ECB announced the results of its broadcasting…

“The costume is a symbol, and we, the team, carry it with great responsibility,” he said. “It stands for all the indigenous peoples of the country, and for Guatemala as a whole.” The women in Xejuyup weave the shirts for the men in their families, a task that usually takes two months. The skirt is made of wool and bought in the region. A full uniform is worth about 2,000…

An anonymous bomb threat was called in Thursday regarding Daytona International Speedway but local law enforcement swept through the facility and found no traces of any explosive devices. A statement from the Daytona Police Department reads as follows: “On Thursday afternoon, June 29, 2017, a call was received at the front desk of the Daytona Beach Police Department regarding a bomb threat at the Speedway. The caller said…

Lou Williams was traded for the second time in about four months Wednesday, this time to the Los Angeles Clippers, but that’s not stopping him from having some fun on social media. Williams has been quite active on Twitter recently, and one tweet in particular got some people riled up. Seemingly out of nowhere, he decided to talk about how it was “crazy” to him that “all these nerds” cover…

Ed Warner, the UK Athletics chairman, has called for UK Sport to be scrapped amid an organised revolt against how the Olympic and Paralympic funding agency operates. Warner claimed UK Sport should be disbanded after 11 national governing bodies left without lottery and exchequer funding for the four-year cycle to Tokyo 2020 amid claims they had been “thrown off a cliff” by the organisation. “If you put everything on the table, why don’t…

CONCORD, N.C. — Summer typically consists of swimming, beach trips, and family barbecues. On a late June day, a group of high school students took a moment away from the standard summer scene to experience their possible future with NASCAR. Twenty-two young NASCAR fans, encompassing all regions of the nation, traveled to the Leavine Family Racing headquarters in Concord, North Carolina, for Camp 95. Handpicked, these students came to Camp…

Kramer Robertson posted a picture to his Twitter account Wednesday night, a St. Louis Cardinals hat fixed on his still-blond head and a smile on his face. In front of him was a piece of paper with his signature. The LSU standout was officially embarking on his professional baseball career. “Fulfilled a childhood dream tonight and signed my first professional contract,” he tweeted. “Excited for the…

∙ Beddick was Hood College’s first-ever head baseball coach and was named 2016 MAC Commonwealth Coach of the Year.  ∙ Beddick led Hood to a 20-20 record in its third season after having a 37-man roster in its inaugural season.∙ Beddick is a 2010 graduate of Gettysburg College and served as assistant coach there and at Penn State Behrend.∙ “This is a life-changing opportunity to be a part of such a storied program at such…

South Carolina has found its next baseball coach. USF head coach Mark Kingston will take over the Gamecocks program, a source confirmed to The State on Thursday evening. Dan Lucas of WFLA in Tampa was the first to report Thursday that Kingston was leaving to be the new Gamecocks coach, and D1Baseball.com’s Kendall Rogers later confirmed the news. USC athletics director Ray Tanner did not respond to a request for…

Lou Williams was traded for the second time in about four months Wednesday, this time to the Los Angeles Clippers, but that’s not stopping him from having some fun on social media. Williams has been quite active on Twitter recently, and one tweet in particular got some people riled up. Seemingly out of nowhere, he decided to talk about how it was “crazy” to him that “all these nerds” cover…

By Michelle R. Martinelli June 29, 2017 5:52 pm Follow @MMartinelli4

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo announced the birth of twins via a surrogate mother on Thursday with an intimate Instagram post. The 32-year-old soccer player wrote, “So happy to be able to hold the two new loves of my life.” So happy to be able to hold the two new loves of my life 🙏❤ A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Jun 29, 2017 at 10:09am PDT The…

7:11 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The final weekend of the first half kicks off with a typical full Friday slate of MLB games, all played under the lights. Aces are scant, but there’s a nice array of spot-starters to fortify your pitching as well as hitters to help you make up ground as the fantasy week nears a close. Along those lines, teams are…

Kramer Robertson posted a picture to his Twitter account Wednesday night, a St. Louis Cardinals hat fixed on his still-blond head and a smile on his face. In front of him was a piece of paper with his signature. The LSU standout was officially embarking on his professional baseball career. “Fulfilled a childhood dream tonight and signed my first professional contract,” he tweeted. “Excited for the…

Ed Warner, the UK Athletics chairman, has called for UK Sport to be scrapped amid an organised revolt against how the Olympic and Paralympic funding agency operates. Warner claimed UK Sport should be disbanded after 11 national governing bodies left without lottery and exchequer funding for the four-year cycle to Tokyo 2020 amid claims they had been “thrown off a cliff” by the organisation. “If you put everything on the table, why don’t…

Like Ledecky, a five-time medalist in the 2016 Rio Games, Olmstead emerged from the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome as the outstanding female teenage swimmer, with four medals, including three golds. Only two freestyle events were on the women’s program, and Olmstead, then competing under her maiden name, von Saltza, raced in both. She placed second in the 100 freestyle to the Australian superstar Dawn Fraser and won the 400…

Ryan Blaney is only 23 years old, and he’s already living the American dream. The third-generation NASCAR driver gave the storied Wood Brothers Racing Team its 99th victory on June 11 when he took his first checkered flag in a Cup race in the Pocono 400. Now he’s hoping to trip the odometer to 100 for NASCAR’s longest tenured race team, which has notched wins in each of…