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Mount Carmel junior Alek Thomas had to stop himself from laughing at the thought of playing three sports in college. Thomas, a three-sport starter in football, basketball and baseball for the Caravan, went on an unofficial visit to Texas Christian in late January. While in Fort Worth, Thomas, who was mulling offers from numerous schools to play football and baseball, made an unscheduled trip to a TCU basketball game. “I…

The UConn women’s basketball team is approaching a 100-game winning streak. If the Huskies beat South Carolina Monday, they likely won’t be challenged until the NCAA Tournament, so let’s take a look at streaks in other sports. MLB: The 1916 New York Giants, coached by John McGraw, have what is listed as a major league record 26-game winning streak. But the Giants’ streak actually includes a tie after win No….

Can a sport played on the ice do well in the scorching desert? Since at least 1991, the National Hockey League has shown interest in Las Vegas through the hosting of exhibition games, player awards and even two minor league franchises. Yet after years of talk and negotiations, Sin City will have its own professional hockey franchise at last — the Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL’s 31st team. Clad in…

CLOSE x Embed x Share Michigan coach Red Berenson pointed out a few positives after the Wolverines’ shoot-out victory over Michigan State, 5-4, at Joe Louis Arena on Friday. Video by Brandon Folsom/Special to DFP Buy Photo Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch talks to Free Press reporter, October 24, 2003 in his suite prior to the start of the Red Wings and Dallas game at Joe Louis Arena.(Photo: Julian H….

Working memory and other cognitive functions in children and young people can be associated with how successful they are on the soccer field, according to a new study. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden note that clubs that focus too much on physical attributes risk overlooking future stars. Physical attributes such as size, fitness and strength, in combination with ball control, have long been considered critical factors in the…

In November, San Diego voters famously rejected a taxpayer subsidy to build a stadium for the Chargers, ushering the team to Los Angeles. Now comes a group of wealthy investors with a concept to build a stadium for Major League Soccer and share it with San Diego State University’s Aztecs football team at the city-owned, 166-acre site of Qualcomm Stadium in Mission Valley. Crucially, the group says it won’t demand…

Feb 11, 2017 Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Let’s nerd out here for a few minutes and go through each team’s non-roster invitees to spring training. Some of these are prospects just hanging out for a couple of weeks until they get sent back down to minor league camp. Some are veterans with a chance to make the team, or at least impress enough to be an…

Mount Carmel junior Alek Thomas had to stop himself from laughing at the thought of playing three sports in college. Thomas, a three-sport starter in football, basketball and baseball for the Caravan, went on an unofficial visit to Texas Christian in late January. While in Fort Worth, Thomas, who was mulling offers from numerous schools to play football and baseball, made an unscheduled trip to a TCU basketball game. “I…

Baseball will implement a new, experimental rule this season in the very low minor leagues. When a game goes into extra innings, each extra half inning will begin with a runner on second base. This, of course, will make it easier for teams to score in extra innings and thus make it more likely that games will end sooner. How much more likely and how much sooner will be revealed…

This being America in 2017, I wouldn’t want to waste an opportunity to bring a political debate into the sports pages. So indulge me for the next few hundred words in the vetting of New York State Senate Bill S4288, introduced this past Wednesday by Jim Seward, a Republican from the 51st District. The bill proposes making baseball New York’s official state sport, a designation that wouldn’t carry any actual…

Mane has been involved in 15 league goals for Liverpool this season (11 goals, four assists), more than any of his team-mates Sadio Mane lifted Liverpool’s recent gloom by scoring twice in two first-half minutes to see off top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. The forward put the Reds ahead when he ran onto Georginio Wijnaldum’s pass, holding off Ben Davies to fire in. He doubled the lead 138 seconds…

Mount Carmel junior Alek Thomas had to stop himself from laughing at the thought of playing three sports in college. Thomas, a three-sport starter in football, basketball and baseball for the Caravan, went on an unofficial visit to Texas Christian in late January. While in Fort Worth, Thomas, who was mulling offers from numerous schools to play football and baseball, made an unscheduled trip to a TCU basketball game. “I…

Feb 11, 2017 Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Let’s nerd out here for a few minutes and go through each team’s non-roster invitees to spring training. Some of these are prospects just hanging out for a couple of weeks until they get sent back down to minor league camp. Some are veterans with a chance to make the team, or at least impress enough to be an…

Baseball will implement a new, experimental rule this season in the very low minor leagues. When a game goes into extra innings, each extra half inning will begin with a runner on second base. This, of course, will make it easier for teams to score in extra innings and thus make it more likely that games will end sooner. How much more likely and how much sooner will be revealed…

This being America in 2017, I wouldn’t want to waste an opportunity to bring a political debate into the sports pages. So indulge me for the next few hundred words in the vetting of New York State Senate Bill S4288, introduced this past Wednesday by Jim Seward, a Republican from the 51st District. The bill proposes making baseball New York’s official state sport, a designation that wouldn’t carry any actual…

Charles Oakley May Be Considering Defamation Suit Against New York Knicks Former professional basketball player Charles Oakley has been banned from Madison Square Garden. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Undoubtedly the biggest news in sports this past week that could lead to a legal dispute involved former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley and the fallout related to him being thrown out of Madison Square Garden. The Knicks approach to…

It was still dark at 6 a.m. as Terry Rawlings Sr. guided his cherry-red Acura CL through Southwest Baltimore. He was heading to the gym to lift weights before his shift as a truck driver. The 51-year-old was on Washington Boulevard near Bayard Street when his car was rear-ended by a Nissan Altima. He pulled over and stepped out to check the damage. Before him stood a young man about…

Immediate and tough sanctions – including one- and two-year bans – should be imposed on football supporters who engage in homophobic abuse, a report by the parliamentary select committee for culture, media and sport has recommended. Following a short inquiry held last year, the report cites a range of surveys and research demonstrating homophobia is a major problem in school, youth and professional sports and recommends a zero-tolerance approach combined…

Post to Facebook Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 Last SlideNext Slide In this Feb.4, 2017 photo, children play near the Olympic Park sign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio organizers still owe creditors about $40 million. Four of the new arenas in the main Olympic Park have failed to find…