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There are plenty of newcomers in the Chicago Cubs’ top 30 prospect list in Baseball America’s recently published 2017 Prospect Handbook. Seven of the 30 players from last season’s list have dropped out, in addition to four players (led by top prospect Gleyber Torres) who were dealt to other teams, and the advancement of catcher Willson Contreras and Carl Edwards Jr. to the majors. The biggest jump involves Class-A outfielder…

Virginia outfielder Jake McCarthy (31) hits a ball into play during game one of the Orange & Blue World Series intrasquad baseball competition on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 in Charlottesville, Va. Photo/Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress

It’s happened – the ‘salt bae’ phenomenon has breached the shell of the sporting world, and now it’s everywhere. But what started all this and what are sports stars doing, exactly? The ‘salt bae’ made its first high-profile appearance in football when Danny Welbeck celebrated his return to the Arsenal starting XI after a year out injured with a goal – and some serious ‘salt bae’ action. The sensation had…

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…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick discusses Westbrook’s emotions leading up to Durant’s return to OKC on Saturday night. USA TODAY Sports Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) looks back against the Orlando Magic during the second half at Amway Center.(Photo: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) OKLAHOMA CITY — Dave Osborn is no dummy. So when the proprietor of Mahogany Steakhouse in downtown Oklahoma City heard that the…

8:30 AM ET 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…

“Hey guys. How much longer you think this game is gonna last?” (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) Baseball games are long sometimes. For those of us who really love baseball this is part of the charm, but for the average mid-week ballgame attendee who has to go to work in the morning it might be nice if things could move along a bit quicker. And heaven forbid the game go into…

Despite making several blockbuster trades over the last 18 months, the Red Sox still have the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball in their organization. Three of the four major scouting publications — that is Baseball America, MLB.com, and ESPN — have all ranked outfielder Andrew Benintendi the game’s top prospect heading into the 2017 season. The four publications all released their annual top-100 prospects list in recent weeks. Baseball…

There are plenty of newcomers in the Chicago Cubs’ top 30 prospect list in Baseball America’s recently published 2017 Prospect Handbook. Seven of the 30 players from last season’s list have dropped out, in addition to four players (led by top prospect Gleyber Torres) who were dealt to other teams, and the advancement of catcher Willson Contreras and Carl Edwards Jr. to the majors. The biggest jump involves Class-A outfielder…

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It’s happened – the ‘salt bae’ phenomenon has breached the shell of the sporting world, and now it’s everywhere. But what started all this and what are sports stars doing, exactly? The ‘salt bae’ made its first high-profile appearance in football when Danny Welbeck celebrated his return to the Arsenal starting XI after a year out injured with a goal – and some serious ‘salt bae’ action. The sensation had…

One of the best things about NASCAR is that virtually every driver is involved in at least one significant philanthropic or charitable venture. For Richard Childress Racing veteran Ryan Newman and his wife Krissie , their pet project — pun intended — is Rescue Ranch in Statesville, N.C., about 40 miles north of Charlotte. At Rescue Ranch, which is open to the public, the Newman family and their colleagues do…

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There are plenty of newcomers in the Chicago Cubs’ top 30 prospect list in Baseball America’s recently published 2017 Prospect Handbook. Seven of the 30 players from last season’s list have dropped out, in addition to four players (led by top prospect Gleyber Torres) who were dealt to other teams, and the advancement of catcher Willson Contreras and Carl Edwards Jr. to the majors. The biggest jump involves Class-A outfielder…

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They have been responsible for innumerable deaths in the Middle East during the last decade and, if Amazon has its way, will deliver millions of toasters, gift sets and novels in the future. But recently drones have begun to fulfil a less utilitarian kind of role: competition in the nascent world of futuristic motorsports. A confluence of technological advances has made drone racing possible. A minuscule camera, mounted on the…

So I was listening the other day to a CBC Radio sports podcast called “Off Guard,” and the latest episode focused on what the Canadians call “chirping,” which in America is more often described as “trash-talking” — running your mouth to your opponent in an attempt to boost your confidence, and get inside his or her head to decrease theirs. Reporter Jamie Strashin, moving from reporting on the late Toronto…

NASCAR is standing at a crossroads and while they have taken some steps towards taking the right path, some of their future is out of their control. NASCAR needs the next Tom Brady and Derek Jeter and they need them soon. Okay, NASCAR doesn’t literally need the next Tom Brady and Derek Jeter because there isn’t a lot of room in the world of racing for legendary football and baseball…

PRO BASKETBALL NEW YORK (AP) Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan banned Charles Oakley from the arena, though said he was open to reconciling with the former Knicks forward. In an interview with ESPN Radio’s Michael Kay, Dolan also confirmed a report that he had fired the Garden’s security chief, two nights after Oakley was forcefully removed from his seat and arrested at a Knicks game. Dolan said…

9:35 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Whether it was a marquee Detroit Tigers pitcher such as Justin Verlander or a savvy Detroit Red Wings veteran such as Henrik Zetterberg, or even an everyday Joe Louis Arena staffer, you could easily identify the respect and affection team owner Mike Ilitch inspired among a loyal legion of Detroit faithful just by the way they referred to him….