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Carolyn Johnson Thomas, Walter Johnson’s daughter, lived in the home for 60 years (Courtesy of Jane Shell). Anyone who dropped by to see Carolyn Johnson Thomas at her white clapboard house in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Northwest Washington would find an homage to her father, Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson. Thomas, who at 94 is the last surviving child of Johnson’s six children, moved into the house with her…

McAlester celebrated its baseball season with the annual baseball banquet on Thursday night at Pete’s Place in Krebs. Buffs head coach Justin Bond opened the banquet by thanking the McAlester Dugout Club — president Brad Rutledge, secretary Nicole Green and treasurer Regina Edwards — assistant coaches Trent Homer and Kevin Harmon, and his wife, Niki. McAlester finished this past season at 13-20 overall and 5-7 for…

BASEBALL CITY Division III Quarterfinals, Thursday •Rancho Dominguez 8, Vaughn 2 •Sherman Oaks CES 16, Hawkins 6 •Valley Arts/Sciences 13, Harbor Teacher 5 •Fulton 4, Legacy 3   Semifinals, Monday, 3 p.m. •#4 Sherman Oaks CES at #1 Rancho Dominguez •#10 Fulton at #3 Valley Arts/Sciences   Notes: Championship, May 26, 5 p.m. at USC.

The game of baseball changes very little from year to year. There are occasional, minor shifts, like the introduction of the automatic intentional walk this year, or tweaks like the Utley rule that refine how baserunners can slide into a base, but the game itself hardly changes, and that continuity and imperturbability is a part of its charm. Baseball analysis, on the other hand, has undergone a massive realignment in…

When 24-year-old Ottawa forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau tipped a shot past New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist with just 62 seconds left in regulation in a playoff game last month, Senators fans at Canadian Tire Center were simply overjoyed that the score was tied. But when Pageau was credited with the goal over the public-address system, several fans made sure to follow hockey tradition and throw their caps and hats on the…

While the largest universities in Cleveland are Cleveland State (16,915 students) and Case Western Reserve (11,340), Boston has several large colleges in the city or immediately outside. They include Boston University (32,158 students), Harvard (29,652), Northeastern (19,940), Boston College (14,354), UMass at Boston (17,030), Tufts (11,137) and MIT (11,331), among others.

Editor’s Note: As part of WFAN’s 30th anniversary celebration, from May 1-12, we asked you to vote on the best local sports figures over the past 30 years. Over the course of two weeks, we are revealing the top-10 vote getters. NEW YORK (WFAN) — The pressure would have been too great for many athletes, but not for Patrick Ewing. When the Knicks drafted the center in 1985, he had to live…

It’s tough to beat actual sports for entertainment. Yet television continues to try and, as is traditional in sports, success is hard-won. Actually, it’s more like Chicago sports than that: Very few succeed, and most might as well write off their entire season after just a few weeks. There will be a list here of the best scripted sports series, or at least the start of some arguments about these…

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL 6 a.m.: Fox Sports 2, continuation of coverage of Geelong at Western AUTO RACING 1 p.m.: Fox Sports 1, NASCAR Monster Energy Series, All-Star Race, practice, at Concord, N.C. 3 p.m.: Fox Sports 1, NASCAR Monster Energy Open, practice, at Concord, N.C. 4:30 p.m.: Fox Sports 1, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, North Carolina Education Lottery 200, qualifying, at Concord, N.C. 6 p.m.:…

North Korean athletes will be allowed to cross the demilitarised zone into South Korea to compete at next year’s Winter Olympics, according to Pyeongchang 2018 chief Lee Hee-beom.  The Korean peninsula has been split by the 4km wide no-go zone since 1953 with millions of troops massed either side. There is no movement of people in either direction but in a symbolic act the Games’ organising committee president Lee said…

NASCAR’s latest shakeup of its scheduling format will see a short track added to the playoffs while taking away Chicagoland Speedway’s kickoff race to the Cup Series playoffs.  According to Motorsport.com, the 1.5-mile track south of Chicago will still host a regular season Cup race but it will no longer be a part of the playoffs. Instead, the recently announced second triple-header event weekend held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (which…

Of tributes and tribulations. Here’s an idea: The next time the Yankees retire Derek Jeter’s number, the portrait of him on his plaque should look a little bit like him. If one didn’t know the image of Jeter appeared above his name, one could spend a week guessing who it is and not ring the bell. I thought it looked like the kids’ cartoon character Bob the Builder, one reader…

Okay, hear me out here. I know a lot of gamers aren’t going to be particularly interested in monitoring their Corsi and other “fancy stats” because, well, it’s a video game.  Do we really need the incorporation of advanced analytics for maximum enjoyment of a hockey video game? Probably not. But it’s inarguable that there’s a growing emphasis on analytics within the hockey community these days. Incorporating more evaluation methods beyond just classic…

BI Intelligence See Also This story was delivered to BI Intelligence “Digital Media Briefing” subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. The UEFA Champions League and Europa League Finals will be broadcast on YouTube for free, and in VR, for UK residents by BT Sport. This is the second year running that BT Sport has made these games free-to-air on YouTube, and the first that it will show…

Fox Sports 1 host Kristine Leahy, the target of LaVar Ball’s dismissive rant on her show with Colin Cowherd Wednesday, revealed Thursday the combative father wasn’t the only one to threaten her within 24 hours. Leahy said she has received death threats since footage of the heated interaction — in which Ball told her to “stay in your lane” and that “something’s coming to you” — swept through the media world….

It’s called the NASCAR All-Star Race, so it stands to reason that the event has historically been dominated by legends. The first nine All-Star Races (then known as The Winston) were won by future NASCAR Hall of Famers, and since then Victory Lane has been visited by a steady stream of superstars. Steady, that is, but not unbroken. [SCOTT FOWLER: Charlotte’s first night race still among NASCAR’s greatest] [ALL-STAR RACE:…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR, NASCAR Team Properties, and YETI announced Thursday, during the NASCAR Fuel For Business Council® meetings in Charlotte, North Carolina, multi-year agreements, which introduced the YETI brand as the “Official Outdoor Partner of NASCAR®.” Each of YETI’s iconic products fall within the outdoor category, including premium stainless steel drinkware, premium coolers, and premium soft-sided coolers. NASCAR Team Properties and YETI have developed a variety of NASCAR and…

Legendary women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance said of female soccer players turning pro early: “The money is just not there for the typical player. Mal Pugh is not a typical player.” (Mike Stone/Getty Images) Under the traditional plan, one that female soccer players have followed since Mia Hamm stormed the sport some 25 years ago, Mallory Pugh would have completed her first year of college this spring and begun turning…

With summer quickly approaching, there’s some nasty news to consider before heading to the pool. Outbreaks of a parasitic infection tied to swimming pools and water parks are on the rise, with twice as many outbreaks in 2016 as in 2014, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC received reports of at least 32 outbreaks caused by Cryptosporidium — also known as “Crypto” —…