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James Hodgkinson has been identified as the suspect in the shooting in Alexandria, Va., that injured six people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. St. Clair County Sheriff’s Dept. hide caption toggle caption St. Clair County Sheriff’s Dept. James Hodgkinson has been identified as the suspect in the shooting in Alexandria, Va., that injured six people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. St. Clair County Sheriff’s Dept. Updated at 4:45…

Rep. Steve Scalise was shot this morning practicing for a charity event in Washington, D.C., that’s more than a baseball game: The 108-year tradition has become a lasting symbol of congressional bipartisanship and camaraderie even when the nation has endured conflict and change. The annual Congressional Baseball Game (Republicans vs. Democrats) is scheduled for Thursday evening at Nationals Park with the first pitch thrown shortly after 7 p.m. ET, a…

The narrative started that day last summer when Kevin Durant told the world he was going to join the Golden State Warriors. A significant – or perhaps just significantly loud – segment of the sports world reached for its smelling salts, then started howling. Nobody will beat the Warriors. They took a stacked roster and stacked it even more. They created a Super Team, and Super Teams are bad for…

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The chair of the much delayed report into the culture of British Cycling has denied claims of a whitewash after delivering a version that was heavily diluted compared to an original leaked draft copy. The report, ordered following claims of discrimination made by the sprint cyclist Jess Varnish and other Olympic and Paralympic riders, was finally released after 14 months of interviews and subsequent legal wrangling. It states that many…

Two people embrace near the blocked-off crime scene in Alexandria, Va., where a congressman and several others were wounded in a shooting during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday. The suspected gunman has died, officials say. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Two people embrace near the blocked-off crime scene in Alexandria, Va., where a congressman and several others were wounded in a…

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The gunman, a white man with dark hair and wearing a blue shirt, could be seen standing with a rifle as he began shooting, Flake said. “Fifty would be an understatement,” Flake said, referring to the number of shots. Scalise, 51, the third-ranking Republican in the House, was standing on second base, fielding balls during batting practice when the shooting began, Flake said.  “We climbed into the dugout” to shelter and treat…

The Republican team huddles before the annual congressional baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington on June 23, 2016. (Photo: KC McGinnis, USA TODAY) A gunman opened fire Wednesday while Republican lawmakers were practicing for the annual congressional baseball game. What exactly were they practicing for? The game, formally known as the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity, has been an ongoing bipartisan tradition in Washington, D.C., since 1909, pitting Democrats and Republicans against each…

The authors of a much delayed report into the culture of British Cycling are likely to face claims of a whitewash after it was heavily diluted from an original leaked draft copy. The report, ordered following claims of discrimination made by the sprint cyclist Jess Varnish and other Olympic and Paralympic riders, was finally released after 14 months of interviews and subsequent legal wrangling. It states that many staff on…

Buy Photo Ballard’s Jo Adell. June 9, 2017(Photo: By Michael Clevenger, C-J)Buy Photo Ballard High School product Jo Adell, who was selected in the first round of Monday’s MLB draft, has been named 2017 Mr. Baseball by the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association. Adell batted .562 with 25 home runs, 61 RBIs, 22 stolen bases and 53 runs scored as the Bruins finished with a 23-12 record. The center fielder also…

The thing about sport is that the one thing you don’t really have is time to faff around, to perfectly capture the moment for posterity. Yet whether taken in the thick of it or from the sidelines, the very best sports action photos are the ones encapsulating the action in perfect sharp clarity. You can imagine the thousands of pounds’ worth of kit and hundreds of photos a professional sports…

Buy Photo Ballard’s Jo Adell. June 9, 2017(Photo: By Michael Clevenger, C-J)Buy Photo Ballard High School product Jo Adell, who was selected in the first round of Monday’s MLB draft, has been named 2017 Mr. Baseball by the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association. Adell batted .562 with 25 home runs, 61 RBIs, 22 stolen bases and 53 runs scored as the Bruins finished with a 23-12 record. The center fielder also…

Clayton Kershaw extended his unbeaten string and rookie Cody Bellinger hit two home runs, including a tiebreaking shot in the eighth inning off Andrew Miller that lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Kershaw (9-2) allowed two runs in seven innings and has not lost in his last eight starts. The left-hander gave up a run in the third on Michael…

By Norm Small Ledger correspondent It’s a tough job being smart, talented — and in charge. Which she is. Especially when serving in the United States Army for 18 years. Army Intelligence, that is. “My parents were both musicians,” she tells me. “She sang, he played. But I joined the Army.” Which might be one of the smartest things she did. Bev was to hear some sour…

Julio Cortez/Associated Press There’s still a lot of work to be done by all 30 teams in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but Monday night’s first round finally offered an opportunity to analyze what clubs were thinking for their future.  The Minnesota Twins got things started by selecting California high school shortstop Royce Lewis first overall. In a year with a lot of question marks, even at the top…

A youth baseball league in New Jersey has renamed its sportsmanship award in honor of Penn State sophomore Tim Piazza, who died in February after he was fatally injured at a Penn State fraternity house. The Readington Township Junior Baseball League’s award is honoring Piazza, 19, as he was from Readington Township and played baseball there. Kate Richardson Photography The Readington Township, New Jersey, Junior Baseball League renamed its sportsmanship…

BATON ROUGE, La. — The crucial plays that LSU baseball made in its Super Regional sweep of Mississippi State are pretty obvious for the most part. They’re the ones that show up in the postgame highlights. But every game has a handful of more subtle moments that make those big plays possible. The Super Regional series was no exception to that rule. Here’s a look at three moments against the…