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12:14 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment National Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson told Outside the Lines on Thursday that in December, the Hall’s board of directors decided to uphold its rule that has effectively prevented consideration of Pete Rose, the career leader in hits, for induction. Pete Rose is Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,256. Ethan Miller/Getty Images According to a…

Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, the coach of the Republican congressional baseball team, is determined not to let Wednesday’s shooting, which left member Steve Scalise, R-La., critically injured, stop them from playing tonight’s annual charity game. “If we don’t play this game, it’s been played a hundred years, then we let these people … change the way we live in this country forever, and we’re not going to allow that to…

UK Sport has long prided itself on a high-performance system that it insists is “the envy of the world”. Yet the way it deflected and muzzled criticism of how it had failed to spot deep-rooted problems at British Cycling on Wednesday suggested world-class levels of obfuscation, too. It had been expected Annmarie Phelps’s independent review into the climate and culture of British Cycling, which appeared after 14 months in utero,…

With its own dedicated fromagerie, microbrewery and Michelin-star restaurant, it might be easy to forget you have come to watch the football when you are reclining in one of the premium lounges of Tottenham Hotspur’s new £750m stadium. The 61,000-seat behemoth will feature the longest bar in the country, heated seats with built-in USB ports, a glass-walled tunnel so you can see the players before the game and even a…

“I love football, always have, always will, banter is fun, abuse is not whoever/whatever/wherever #respect.” The presenter recently presented the Player of the Year awards for Manchester United, who she famously supports. 

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment PYONGYANG, North Korea — Dennis Rodman has delivered a message from President Donald Trump to North Korea — sort of. On Thursday, the former NBA player gave the country’s sports minister a copy of Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal,” a present intended for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It wasn’t signed by Trump, who was Rodman’s boss for two…

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick made a tough season tougher when video of her calling out – complete with the “f” word – some fans who had booed her went viral over the weekend. Patrick, whose words stirred up fans and media, offered her side of the incident for the first time Wednesday. But Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt suggests that Patrick should see talking with fans while signing autographs as…

I do not often delve into the world of NASCAR in this space because there is so much coverage of its programs elsewhere. However, once in a while something comes up that has earned attention. That often has proven to be its diversity program. One of the biggest challenges ahead for motorsports is figuring out how to appeal to a broader and younger audience. One way…

For 81 minutes, these average Joes had America’s soccer world turned upside down. Christos FC, an amateur soccer team from Maryland, shouldn’t have made it to the fourth round of the US Open Cup — so named because it is “open” to teams from every level of competition, from MLS down to your local beer league — but somehow they did. Sponsored by a discount liquor store, Christos is essentially…

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The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the No. 29 Brad Keselowski Racing team in the Camping World Truck Series were assessed penalties Wednesday for lug nuts not properly installed in last weekend’s races. The violations were discovered during post-race inspection. Per the infraction under Sections 10.9.10.4 of the NASCAR Rule Book, Scott Graves, crew chief of the No. 19, was fined $10,000 and Buddy…

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., briefs members of the media near the shooting site in Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday. U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and several other people were shot during a Republican baseball practice. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., briefs members of the media near the shooting site in Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday. U.S. House Majority Whip…

James T. Hodgkinson, the man who allegedly opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in Virginia on Wednesday, had a number of run-ins with the law before this morning’s shooting. Multiple law enforcement sources have identified the alleged shooter as 66-year-old Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois. President Donald Trump said this morning that the gunman died in the hospital from wounds sustained in a shootout with police. The FBI has released…

Massive viewership for Game 7 of last year’s NBA Finals lifted the series to the highest ratings for a championship matchup since 1998. But this year, the Golden State Warriors’ dominance in the playoffs — cruising undefeated through the Western Conference bracket — made the possibility that the series would again go to seven games seem remote. Prior to the Finals, NBA executives were quietly tamping down ratings expectations. It…

Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather will fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in a much-discussed boxing match on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, a well-placed source told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday. Mayweather and McGregor both confirmed the fight on social media on Wednesday. According to UFC president Dana White, the fight will be at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be contested at 154 pounds. It will be a standard, 12-round boxing…

Danica Patrick says she “had a moment” when she lost her temper at a booing fan after qualifying for last week’s NASCAR race. She says she knows the smarter thing to do would have been to “just keep walking.” “But every now and again they just catch you in a moment, and I had a moment,” Patrick says. In a video that went viral, Patrick stormed over to the fan…

Growing up in Scottsdale, Arizona, Erik Middendorf had his choice of playing almost any sport. However, despite a climate that only sees snow a few times per century, hockey ended up as the one for him. “I played every single sport growing up from basketball to baseball to lacrosse,” explained Middendorf, who started skating when he was 3 ½ and played on his first team when he was…

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The authors of a much-delayed report into the culture of British Cycling insisted it was not a “whitewash” despite the findings seemingly being heavily diluted from a leaked draft copy. The independent review, ordered following claims of discrimination and bullying made by the sprint cyclist Jess Varnish, remains grim reading for the governing body. Finally released after 14 months of interviews with more than 100 respondents and legal wrangling, it…

The World Junior Championships is one of the best events on the hockey calendar every year. The international tournament lets fans of the sport watch some of the best U-20 players in the world compete against each other for national glory. For North American hockey fans, the game that’s always circled is the annual preliminary round meeting between the USA and Canada. This year, that game will be held Dec. 29 at…