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11:57 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Adam Jones‘ robbery of Manny Machado‘s would-be home run and Machado’s respectful salute to his Baltimore Orioles teammate will be the highlight of the World Baseball Classic. But there have been other indelible moments. Such as Javier Baez‘s no-look tag, as he pointed at teammate Yadier Molina. Or Machado’s seemingly daily series of web gems. Or Nelson Cruz‘s home…

Download the CBS Sports App today and get the latest scores, news and alerts from Major League Baseball, plus get daily MLB picks from SportsLine! Wednesday night in Dodger Stadium, the United States and Puerto Rico will play one final game to determine the 2017 World Baseball Classic ( 9 p.m. ET: How to watch USA-Puerto Rico ). As was the case when these two teams met in second-round pool…

A St. Louisan who says he’s looking for work seems to have landed a pretty sweet assignment. Adam Koon was selected by Anheuser-Busch to design the special-edition Budweiser beer cans that will be released Monday in St. Louis to kick of the new Major League Baseball season.  For the new season, which begins April 2, limited-edition cans will be released in 15 selected cities. Each can…

Coach Ty Neal and the Cincinnati Bearcats upset No. 1 Louisville on Tuesday night, for the biggest win in program history.(Photo: Enquirer file/Gary Landers) The University of Cincinnati baseball team upset No. 1-ranked Louisville 6-3 on Tuesday night at UC’s Marge Schott Stadium, before one of the biggest crowds in stadium history. Freshman Nathan Kroger (Loveland, Ohio/Milford) made his first career start for the Bearcats to pick up the win,…

The World Baseball Classic was first played in 2006 and presently occurs every four years. The 16-team tournament includes 12 automatic berths based on a team’s finish in pool play during the prior WBC. The remaining four berths are determined by qualifying play.The first two rounds of the tournament are round-robin format, while the semifinals and finals are single-elimination.  Now here’s a quick look at the results from previous tournaments. …

The U.S. is hosting this year’s Women’s World Hockey Championships. So why is the U.S. women’s team threatening to boycott? Commentator Sarah Spain of ESPN says it’s about fairness and respect.

facebook Share twitter Share Featuring on the Olympic programme for the first time at PyeongChang 2018 – alongside fellow debutants mixed doubles curling, big air snowboarding and mass-start speed skating – the Alpine skiing national mixed team event promises to provide quite a spectacle. Meeting in Lausanne on 8 June 2015, the IOC Executive Board finalised the programme for…

Mexican-born NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez acknowledges there’s a sort of familiarity when he comes to the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. In his first four races in the No. 19 car, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has had one top-10 finish and is 21st in the point standings. Coming off a career-high finish in Phoenix last weekend, Suarez is looking to turn a corner on…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Jorge L. Ortiz breaks down Team USA’s win over Japan and previews Wednesday’s championship game matchup between the U.S. and Puerto Rico at Dodger Stadium. USA TODAY Sports United States outfielder Adam Jones and teammate Brandon Crawford celebrate after defeating Japan in the semifinal of the World Baseball Classic at Dodger Stadium.(Photo: PAUL BUCK, EPA) LOS ANGELES — They gathered together for…

The United States was the designated road team in the World Baseball Classic semifinal game played Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, which was about right. The primary soundtrack to the 2-1 victory by the U.S. over Japan was provided by a little orchestra stationed at the top of the left-field pavilion. The nine-man band was armed with a drum, eight trumpets and a giant Japanese flag. The ensemble made its…

Recreational Sports is pleased to announce the newest addition to the Cal Sport Clubs program – eSports. As sport club athletes, the Cal eSports team will be able to represent Cal in intercollegiate competition and receive the full breadth of department and campus resources including administrative and marketing support, as well as, access to facilities. “We believe the sports club program supports academic success by providing students leadership development opportunities…

BOSTON (CBS) — The Red Sox enter the 2017 season with perhaps the best young outfield in baseball. Sports Illustrated decided to put the spotlight on the talented trio for its next cover. As part of the magazine’s annual baseball preview issue, Red Sox outfielders Mookie Betts, Andrew Benintendi, and Jackie Bradley Jr. are featured one one of three covers. The Killer B’s of the @RedSox outfield are featured on…

Palestinian women take part in a baseball training session in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters) There are no baseballs. The bats aren’t regulation. They don’t even have a baseball diamond, but that hasn’t stopped a group of Palestinian athletes from launching the territory’s first federation of baseball and softball. “The federation seeks to make baseball well known to Palestinians, help male and female amateurs to become…

3:35 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment What is value, anyway? Well, that’s simple: Value is the process of identifying player opinions of yours which are stronger than that of the general consensus. It’s fantasy baseball season! Renew an existing league, or sign up to play in a new one. Either way, it’s free.Sign up now! It’s the process of making your fantasy team yours: your…

Download the CBS Sports App today and get instant NCAA tournament news and alerts, plus get the latest picks and upsets from SportsLine! The World Baseball Classic is entertaining, somewhat flawed, and still new enough to have the whiff of novelty about it. When you encounter such a confluence, you are of course duty- and honor-bound to concoct a piece in which you declare how the event in question could be improved. This…

CLOSE x Embed x Share Take an inside tour of former major league baseball player Randy Johnson’s $25 million Paradise Valley home. Tom Tingle/azcentral.com Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier just listed his Gilbert home for $5 million.(Photo: Launch Real Estate) Story Highlights Randy Johnson’s Paradise Valley estate is now priced at $19.995 million Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier just listed his Gilbert home for $5 million Luis Gonzalez’s former Scottsdale…

On Monday night, after Puerto Rico’s Carlos Correa drilled a hanging curveball about four million feet to tie the semifinal of the World Baseball Classic, his teammates, in a scene we have become accustomed to in this thrilling, almost hypnotic World Baseball Classic, ran onto the field and began celebrating. Javy Baez started jumping up and down and pretending like he was ripping off his jersey; Francisco Lindor smiled and…

BOSTON (CBS) — The Red Sox enter the 2017 season with perhaps the best young outfield in baseball. Sports Illustrated decided to put the spotlight on the talented trio for its next cover. As part of the magazine’s annual baseball preview issue, Red Sox outfielders Mookie Betts, Andrew Benintendi, and Jackie Bradley Jr. are featured one one of three covers. The Killer B’s of the @RedSox outfield are featured on…

Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris is part of CBS Sports’ “Breakout Brigade” for the 2017 season.(Photo: Robin Buckson / Detroit News) The Tigers’ success this season undoubtedly will hinge on its rotation, and its mix of veterans and young starters. CBS Sports expects young starter Daniel Norris to carry his weight, naming the Tigers’ left-hander Tuesday to its six-player “Breakout Brigade.” In a nutshell, the “Breakout Brigade” is a collection of…

“I thought he did, under the circumstances, very well. I told you over his final 11 games in the Arizona Fall League he batted .281 with an on-base percentage of .425, which is pretty good. And then with the Mets, the big league team, he went 4-for-20 with five strikeouts. But when he made contact, he made solid, hard contact. He made a couple nice plays in left or right…