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The Times’ high school all-star baseball team – Los Angeles Times

Saturday, June 10, 2017

The Los Angeles Times’ 2017 high school baseball all-star team, as selected by Eric Sondheimer: Pitcher: Jake Jackson, El Toro, Sr. The Nevada signee led the Chargers to the Southern Section Division 1 championship. He had a record of 12-1 with a 0.61 ERA and walked just seven batters in 92 innings. Pitcher: Jonathan Guardado, Nogales, Sr. The Arizona signee had a 14-0 record with a 0.33 ERA. He struck…

College baseball: Live updates, highlights, reactions from Day 2 of Super Regionals – NCAA.com

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Welcome to Day 2 of the Division I baseball Super Regionals, as 16 teams battle in best-of-three series formats to thin the field to the eight-team College World Series next week. The Super Regionals got started Friday with Louisville, Texas A&M, Long Beach State and Oregon State all gaining the upper hand with respective Game 1 wins. Now there’s a full slate of eight games to follow on…

Claire Eccles is making baseball history — and she’s doing it with swagger – ESPN

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Nineteen-year-old Claire Eccles made history Wednesday night as the first woman to play baseball in the collegiate West Coast League. The pitcher, known for her knuckleball, gave up two runs on one hit in two innings in her debut with the Victoria HarbourCats. A softball player for the University of British Columbia and a member of the Canadian women’s national baseball team, Eccles is making her mark in the baseball…

So When Does The Youth Sports Complex Building Boom End? – Forbes

Saturday, June 10, 2017

The answer to the question, so when does the youth sports complex building boom end, is: not yet. I suspect it’s not merely about the desire of parents to spend big bucks on their kids’ sports careers at ever-earlier ages, and the revenue those families bring in tourism spending. (Apparently, nearly $10.5 billion in travel in 2016, which has set up cottage industries in youth sports travel agencies and companies that…

As Vegas sports books expand betting options, MVP voting is fair game. Will presidential elections be next? – Los Angeles Times

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Kevin Durant had missed his first shot. So did Stephen Curry. Then 33-year-old Zaza Pachulia grabbed a rebound and scored for the Golden State Warriors. The NBA Finals weren’t two minutes old, and if a bettor had put money on Pachulia to be named the series’ most valuable player, that early moment might have provided a faint flicker of hope given the center was listed at 2,000-to-1 at the Westgate…

This Is Not An Ideal Way To End Your NASCAR Race – Deadspin

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Timothy Peters found his Chevy upside down a lap away from finishing tonight’s NASCAR truck series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Despite rolling his vehicle, he walked away from the wreck. Christopher Bell ended up taking the checkered flag, though nobody saw it because it happened under caution and everyone was, obviously, looking at Peters’s destroyed truck. Advertisement [FS1]

Girl’s short haircut had nothing to do with her team being disqualified from soccer tournament, director says – Los Angeles Times

Saturday, June 10, 2017

A girls youth soccer team was disqualified from a tournament in Nebraska last weekend because of multiple rule infractions, not because of one player’s appearance, according to the tournament director. Omaha’s Azzurri Cachorros girls 11-and-under club team was not allowed to play in their semifinal game of the Springfield Invitational on Sunday. One of the players, 8-year-old Mili Hernandez, and others made national headlines when they claimed they were disqualified…

Amid controversy, Luke Heimlich excuses himself from Oregon State baseball – USA TODAY

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Oregon State pitcher Luke Heimlich was charged with molesting a 6-year-old family member in 2012, The Oregonian reports. Time_Sports

Baseball Capsules – Sacramento Bee

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Rockies closer Greg Holland walked the bases loaded in the ninth inning before escaping, and Colorado held off the Chicago Cubs 5-3 Friday for their season-high sixth win in a row. After three straight one-out walks, Holland retired Ben Zobrist on a short flyball and struck out Jason Heyward for his major league-best 23rd save. The Rockies posted their NL-leading 40th win this season and have their longest winning streak…

Claire Eccles is making baseball history — and she’s doing it with swagger – ESPN

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Nineteen-year-old Claire Eccles made history Wednesday night as the first woman to play baseball in the collegiate West Coast League. The pitcher, known for her knuckleball, gave up two runs on one hit in two innings in her debut with the Victoria HarbourCats. A softball player for the University of British Columbia and a member of the Canadian women’s national baseball team, Eccles is making her mark in the baseball…

Top-ranked Oregon State baseball faces questions about the registered sex offender on its roster – Washington Post

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Luke Heimlich pleaded guilty to molestation when he was 15 years old. (Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP) Here’s what we now know about Oregon State pitcher Luke Heimlich: He’s the top pitcher on the nation’s No. 1-ranked college baseball team, a major league prospect who has led the Beavers into this weekend’s NCAA Super Regional against Vanderbilt. He’s also a registered sex offender, having pleaded guilty to a single charge…

Claire Eccles is making baseball history — and she’s doing it with swagger – ESPN

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Nineteen-year-old Claire Eccles made history Wednesday night as the first woman to play baseball in the collegiate West Coast League. The pitcher, known for her knuckleball, gave up two runs on one hit in two innings in her debut with the Victoria HarbourCats. A softball player for the University of British Columbia and a member of the Canadian women’s national baseball team, Eccles is making her mark in the baseball…

College Baseball: Louisville tips Kentucky in first game of Bluegrass Super Regional showdown – NCAA.com

Saturday, June 10, 2017

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – What’s red and blue and loud all over? Welcome to Jim Patterson Stadium. Louisville vs. Kentucky baseball. No dunks required. It was 9 a.m. Friday, three hours before Louisville’s Kade McClure would throw the first pitch to Kentucky’s Tristan Pompey. And there Angie Howard was, first in line at the front gate. It was her T-shirt you noticed. A blue top,…

Addison Russell back with Cubs and talking baseball only … sort of – Chicago Sun-Times

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Addison Russell was back at Wrigley Field with the Cubs on Friday, after spending a day away from the team in the face of domestic abuse allegations posted on Instagram by a friend of Russell’s wife. Russell’s presence was not an indication that the club had made any determinations about the veracity of the post. The 23-year-old shortstop issued a statement Thursday in which he denied having abused his wife,…

Saudi Soccer Apologizes After Team Skips Tribute To London Rampage Victims – NPR

Friday, June 09, 2017

Australian Socceroos players observe a moment of silence prior to a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier with Saudi Arabia’s national team at the Adelaide Oval in North Adelaide on Thursday. Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images Australian Socceroos players observe a moment of silence prior to a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier with Saudi Arabia’s national team at the Adelaide Oval in North Adelaide on Thursday….

Olympics Adds 3-on-3 Basketball and Mixed Gender Relays – New York Times

Friday, June 09, 2017

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Girl’s short haircut had nothing to do with her team being disqualified from soccer tournament, director says – Los Angeles Times

Friday, June 09, 2017

A girls youth soccer team was disqualified from a tournament in Nebraska last weekend because of multiple rule infractions, not because of one player’s appearance, according to the tournament director. Omaha’s Azzurri Cachorros girls 11-and-under club team was not allowed to play in their semifinal game of the Springfield Invitational on Sunday. One of the players, 8-year-old Mili Hernandez, and others made national headlines when they claimed they were disqualified…

Maryland baseball coach John Szefc is leaving for Virginia Tech – Washington Post

Friday, June 09, 2017

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Claire Eccles is making baseball history — and she’s doing it with swagger – ESPN

Friday, June 09, 2017

Nineteen-year-old Claire Eccles made history Wednesday night as the first woman to play baseball in the collegiate West Coast League. The pitcher, known for her knuckleball, gave up two runs on one hit in two innings in her debut with the Victoria HarbourCats. A softball player for the University of British Columbia and a member of the Canadian women’s national baseball team, Eccles is making her mark in the baseball…