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  The Chargers are leaving San Diego. In their wake, a fascination with spectator sports persists among powerful locals. Three plans have surfaced for east Mission Valley. All three tout a sports stadium. Football, soccer, or soccer-football venues are proposed for within the some 215 acres in east Mission Valley. In the spirit of competition, Mayor Kevin Faulconer ought to broaden the field. Give San Diegans something else to chew…

Domonique Foxworth and Will Cain say it’s all an egotistical act for LaVar Ball to say his kids are better set up for success than LeBron James’. NEXT VIDEO Lavar Ball makes Stephen A. apoplectic LaVar Ball’s appearance on First Take brings plenty of fireworks and somehow ends with an invitation for pancakes. As someone immersed in the sports-parenting dynamic, I am fascinated by LaVar Ball. And bemused. And outraged….

Inside sports business The United States finally winning the World Baseball Classic might be just what this country needs when it comes to that tournament taking priority among those at the sport’s top levels here. Up until now, the WBC has been viewed largely as a nuisance by Major League Baseball teams. We’ve become accustomed to debating whether teams such as the Mariners will even allow staff ace Felix Hernandez…

The U.S. women’s national team, which is planning to boycott the women’s ice hockey world championships that begin Thursday in Plymouth, Michigan, over a wage dispute with USA Hockey, received messages of support in recent days from the NHL Players’ Association, as well as the unions that represent NBA, NFL and MLB players. On Sunday, Octagon agent Allan Walsh, whose clients include Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, tweeted that the U.S….

1:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment FONTANA, Calif. — #NASCARGoesHome With NASCAR’s three-race trek to the west coast over, NASCAR Cup drivers — not to mention the teams — will enjoy a relatively short trip next weekend to Martinsville Speedway, which is only an hour or two from most of the race shops. There are plenty of drivers who will say “Good riddance” to the…

Shannon McCarthy, a Brighton native and 2015 Miami (Fla.) graduate, signed a professional contract with FC Kibi International University Charme in Takahashi City, Japan.(Photo: JC Ridley, Miami Athletics) Miami (Fla.) coach Mary-Frances Monroe considers Shannon McCarthy to be the hardest working women’s soccer play she has ever coached. In late February, McCarthy, a Brighton native and 2015 Hurricanes graduate, signed a professional contract with FC Kibi International University Charme in Takahashi…

Jose Canseco is back in baseball. According to Joe Stiglich of CSN Bay Area, Canseco is joining NBC Sports California as an on-air analyst for their pre- and postgame coverage of the Oakland Athletics, one of his former teams. From Stiglich: “I’ve got quite a bit of experience. I’ve pretty much been there, done all of that whether it’s on or off the field,” Canseco said. “I think the fans…

Major League Baseball “The boys from Queens are back together…and hungry.” The Mets’ vaunted pitching rotation of Steven Matz, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, and Matt Harvey break bread as part of the new MLB ad campaign “This Season On Baseball”. Fresh off the success of the World Baseball Classic, Major League Baseball is—to quote Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost—keeping the line moving, by getting fans hyped up for the…

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Auburn’s hot start to SEC play continues to pay dividends in the national polls. Following the Tigers’ series win against Georgia over the weekend, Butch Thompson’s club was again rewarded on the national scene. Auburn moved up three spots to No. 17 in the D1Baseball.com top 25, while the program made its debut in Baseball America’s top 25, coming in at No. 18. Auburn (20-6, 5-1 SEC) took two of three…

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The topic of resting players once again came to the forefront of the NBA’s news cycle recently, after the Warriors and Cavaliers each sat healthy stars in nationally televised Saturday games in consecutive weeks. The league’s broadcast rights holders obviously weren’t happy with this turn of events, and Adam Silver stepped in, issuing a warning to team owners that there would be “significant penalties” if franchises continued the practice without…

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