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LM Otero/Associated Press It took Jesus Ferreira just 18 minutes to become Major League Soccer’s youngest goal scorer since Freddy Adu.     The 16-year-old phenom, the son of former league MVP David Ferreira, made his debut for FC Dallas‘ first team June 3, entering a match against Real Salt Lake in the 71st minute. A little more than a quarter-hour later, he demonstrated why there’s so much excitement about…

The boss of the Bruins is now headed for hockey immortality.  Jeremy Jacobs, the team’s owner, was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame today in the builder category.  Jacobs has long owned the Bruins and oversaw the team’s 2011 Stanley Cup title run. He is also the chairman of the NHL’s Board of Governors.  “I am flattered to be included in with this great group of 2017 inductees, and I am…

A federal appeals court on Monday said professional minor league baseball is exempt from U.S. antitrust laws, and rejected an appeal by players who complained that their wages were kept artificially low. By a 3-0 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said minor league baseball falls “squarely” within the “business-of-baseball” antitrust exemption that the U.S. Supreme Court granted the sport in 1922. “The employment contracts…

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been the presumptive Best Pitcher In Baseball for so long that it might as well be printed on the front of his baseball card. Since his debut during the 2008 season, Kershaw has over 10 more wins above replacement than any other pitcher in the game — his former Dodgers teammate Zack Greinke is a distant No. 2 — and he has consistently…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Our experts are here to provide the best hitters and pitchers for you to build your daily fantasy baseball lineups around on Monday. Hitters to build around Leo Howell: Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers I don’t think there’s a price that would be too high for Bellinger tonight. His mound opponent on Monday, Ricky Nolasco, has allowed 10 earned runs over his…

A Cubs scout’s son has been placed on life support and is receiving serious medical attention to treat profuse bleeding after he was hit in the face with a baseball. Jason Lockhart, the son of Keith Lockhart, was hit June 17 while crossing home plate at a South Carolina tournament. Lockhart, 15, was originally given stitches to treat his injury. But two days after the incident, Lockhart began to bleed profusely…

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…

x Embed x Share CLOSE Here’s a brief rundown of New Jersey’s efforts to bring Las Vegas-style sports betting to the state. John Brennan/northjersey.com New Jersey did not learn, as it expected it would, the fate of its sports betting case before the U.S. Supreme Court on the morning of June 26, 2017.(Photo: AP Photo/John Locher) The long-running New Jersey sports betting case defied expectations yet again on Monday morning…

x Embed x Share CLOSE Free Press Lions beat writer Dave Birkett answers your Twitter questions in a video mailbag June 26, 2017, before summer vacation. Detroit Lions fan Richard Bledsoe waits for autographs before the Wild Card game against the Seattle Seahawks Saturday, January 7, 2017 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP) Last January, we wrote that Detroit sports fans are experiencing the worst championship slump…

Allen Iverson is back Allen Iverson is back. The Sixers legend made his return to the court during yesterday’s BIG3 league debut in Brooklyn. The Big3, if you don’t know, is the new three-on-three league founded by Ice Cube. Here’s a bunch of photos from yesterday’s games, which will be televised tonight on FS1. My co-worker and pal Rohan Nadkarni was also in attendance and filed this diary. As for Iverson, he appears…

Sports Business Journal ran a very big feature Monday on the state of ESPN’s financial situation. Everything from subscribers to its stock to why they pay so much for the NBA was covered. The story also included a graphic that detailed what the Worldwide Leader In Sports pays to air all of the sports that fills its airwaves. The state of ESPN has been a big topic lately, with the…

Fruitful seasons for riding the Algarve The summer heat would make southern Portugal particularly challenging for cycling, but spring and autumn – with cooler temperatures and coastal breezes – are perfect for it. This new cycle holiday from Chapters Holidays is a week-long trip around the lesser-known eastern Algarve based in Monte Gordo and starting this autumn. Cyclists will ride around 25km a day on coastal paths, finding secret beaches…

For decades, promising youth hockey players in Illinois have not had an opportunity to play college hockey in their home state. Since 1996, when Illinois-Chicago’s varsity program disbanded, the state has not had any Division I college hockey programs. That may be changing. The University of Illinois is partnering with the NHL and league’s players association to evaluate the addition of hockey as a varsity program, the league announced Friday…

Kevin Harvick scored his first win at Sonoma Raceway and first in a Ford with Stewart-Haas Racing.  Check out the social media reaction from the Toyota/Save Mart 350: 

SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com/AP) — A friendly game in Orange County between former players of two professional Mexican soccer clubs turned violent during halftime when dozens of fans rushed the field and brawled. The “game of legends” between former Club America and Pumas players Sunday was intended to benefit Santa Ana-based United Soccer Talents Foundation, which supports soccer players, according to the Orange County Register. Santa Ana police Cmdr. Jeffrey Smith…

Kyle Busch just lost his second crew chief of the season. Ben Beshore, who has been serving as interim crew chief since Adam Stevens earned a four-race suspension at Dover, is facing a one-race suspension for Busch’s car having two loose lug nuts after a fifth-place finish at Sonoma. Stevens will be on the shelf for at least one more week as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some things to know as Florida (50-19) and LSU (52-18) play for the national championship in the best-of-three College World Series finals starting Monday night: WHO IS THIS GUY? LSU is short on starting pitching because of a forearm injury to Eric Walker, so coach Paul Mainieri is throwing right-hander Russell Reynolds in Game 1. Reynolds has made 14 appearances this season,…

Allen Iverson is back Allen Iverson is back. The Sixers legend made his return to the court during yesterday’s BIG3 league debut in Brooklyn. The Big3, if you don’t know, is the new three-on-three league founded by Ice Cube. Here’s a bunch of photos from yesterday’s games, which will be televised tonight on FS1. My co-worker and pal Rohan Nadkarni was also in attendance and filed this diary. As for Iverson, he appears…

x Embed x Share CLOSE Check out the Little Caesars Arena construction as of mid-June 2017 prior to its September opening. Detroit Lions fan Richard Bledsoe waits for autographs before the Wild Card game against the Seattle Seahawks Saturday, January 7, 2017 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP) Last January, we wrote that Detroit sports fans are experiencing the worst championship slump in decades. We also wrote…

SONOMA, Calif. — Joe Gibbs Racing, which has endured a winless first 16 races of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, got another setback after the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway: Kyle Busch’s No. 18 JGR Toyota had two improperly attached lug nuts, according to NASCAR officials. Customarily, that’s a one-race suspension and a $20,000 fine per the NASCAR rule book. But Busch’s regular crew chief, Adam…