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  Former Atlanta Braves player Keith Lockhart’s teenage son is battling for his life after being hit in the face with a baseball during a tournament game last week, multiple outlets report. Lockhart’s son, 15-year-old Jason Lockhart, was playing in a South Carolina baseball tournament on June 17 when he was hit by a ball as he crossed home plate, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The catcher was throwing the…

OMAHA, Neb. — In recent years, no one has developed pitchers like the Florida baseball team. And Tuesday night, the mythos of the school’s next legend might just begin. Florida baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan sends Tyler Dyson to the mound for Game 2 against LSU. A freshman from Bradenton, Fla., Dyson is 3-0 with a 3.55 ERA in 33 innings and 23 appearances in 2017. Only one of those outings was a…

The eye test is enough. Byron Buxton is fast. Whether he’s running full-tilt through center field or coaxing a throwing error out of a scrambling infield, Twins fans have long pegged Buxton as one of the speediest players in the big leagues. Thanks to MLB’s Statcast, they now have proof. Statcast introduced Sprint Speed back in April, a metric described by MLB.com in the following terms: “How many feet per second…

New Jersey wants to legalize gambling on sports — and will make its case before the Supreme Court. The high court said Tuesday that it will take up the state’s challenge to a federal law that bans most states from legal sports betting. If New Jersey wins, analysts say it could open the door to legal betting in other states. The court will hear the case during its next term,…

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 27, 2017) – As part of the continued efforts to show appreciation for the United States Armed Forces through NASCAR Salutes Refreshed by Coca-Cola, NASCAR XFINITY Series™ drivers will bear the names of active military units and installations on their race car windshields during Friday’s Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Military installations like U.S….

Facebook will stream more than a dozen matches from European soccer’s top tournament, the highest-profile event to join the small but growing lineup of live sports programming. UEFA Champions League Credit: UEFA Starting in September, the social network will show live Champions League matches in the U.S. through a partnership with Fox Sports. The deal with the sports division of 21st Century Fox Inc. includes double-headers during the group stage,…

12:41 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear New Jersey’s appeal to offer legal sports betting, a surprising twist in the state’s nearly five-year battle with the major American sports leagues. A victory for New Jersey would allow the state to offer legal sports betting at its casinos and racetracks and potentially jump-start a state-by-state expansion across…

Sky is scrapping its numbered sports channels and replacing them with themed offerings focused on specific sports – led by football, golf and cricket – as it combats falling viewer numbers with a branding revamp and a cheaper viewing package. The retirement of Sky Sports 1,2,3,4 and 5 and the introduction of a new package two-thirds cheaper than current prices represents a major shakeup of the strategy that has made…

Facebook has scored more live sports for its growing entertainment play: Fox Sports reached a deal with the social giant to stream free matches from the UEFA Champions League — Europe’s top soccer tournament — during the 2017-18 season to U.S. users. Under the terms of the deal, Fox Sports will stream UEFA Champions League matches in the U.S. on the Fox Sports Facebook Page, and in Spanish on the…

Welcome to Round 2 of our Ultimate Sports Celebrations bracket! Round 1 featured lots of drama, and even a few upsets.  Chicago fans agonized over a World Series-clinching Cubs moment vs. an iconic gesture by the G.O.A.T. before finally pushing Michael Jordan’s Shrug to the next round. Region 2 is already rife with Cinderella stories, as 11-seeded Marshawn Lynch and his glf ride of joy squares off against 14-seeded Wade…

Sport 4 Life UK are based in Birmingham, England Charity uses sport as a vehicle to improve young people’s employment chances Organisation is supported by FIFA’s Football For Hope programme “When we came here, we didn’t have a lot of friends, but now we do. When we’re playing football, we enjoy it.” The near-identical grin that spreads across the faces of the two twins is enough to…

Williams, whose NL record Steve Garvey later broke, understands why so few of today’s players are interested in being in the lineup 162 games. “With today’s travel and the excitement and the pressure, with so many things that are going on, managers give players rest now,” Williams said. “Once a manager sees someone struggle, not swinging the bat well, he takes him out of the lineup. It’s better for the…

TENNIS Serena Williams Responds to McEnroe Serena Williams has no interest in John McEnroe’s thoughts on what would happen if she tried to play on the men’s tour. Williams responded via Twitter to comments McEnroe made during a weekend interview with NPR to promote his latest book. In her post, Williams tells McEnroe, “I adore and respect you,” but she asks him to “please please keep me out of your…

Williams, whose NL record Steve Garvey later broke, understands why so few of today’s players are interested in being in the lineup 162 games. “With today’s travel and the excitement and the pressure, with so many things that are going on, managers give players rest now,” Williams said. “Once a manager sees someone struggle, not swinging the bat well, he takes him out of the lineup. It’s better for the…

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Video: Selanne, Andreychuk, Recchi, Kariya elected to HHOF Selanne, who set an NHL rookie record with 76 goals for the Winnipeg Jets in 1992-93 and scored 684 times in 21 NHL seasons, was elected in his first year of eligibility. He broke the previous record of 53 set by Hall of Fame forward Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders in 1977-78, and his 132 points also are a record…

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are getting closer with 16 of the 26 regular-season races in the books. When the circuit heads to Chicagoland Speedway in September, 16 drivers will be competing for a championship. Here is a look at where things stand heading into this weekend’s fast-track race at Daytona International Speedway: Locked in Kyle Larson: The No. 42 driver clinched a spot in the playoffs in…

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21st Century Fox Inc.’s sports department is overhauling its online operations, eliminating the writing staff to invest in more-lucrative video production. Fox Sports will eliminate about 20 writing and editing positions in Los Angeles and replace them with a similar number of jobs in video production, editing and promotion. Executives told staff in meetings Monday after outlining the new strategy in a memo obtained by Bloomberg. Affected employees will be…