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With his new documentary “The Vietnam War” scheduled to premiere on PBS in September and multiple other films in the works, Ken Burns has a full plate. But he’s looking to add another project: an addendum to his 1994 series “Baseball,” pegged to the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series victory. “I’m sort of obligated,” to add another hour to the series, Burns — who last year said that he would…

The roof of a sports hall in the Czech city of Ceska Trebova collapsed during a youth floorball game over the weekend, and the estimated 80 players, officials and spectators in attendance were fortunately all able to escape before the rafters crashed down on the court. At around the 15-second mark in the video, those inside the building realized that they were in danger, and everyone dashed to the exit doors….

It’s the one that got away, again. Yes, the Dallas Cowboys made a brilliant 15-point comeback in the fourth quarter to tie the Green Bay Packers with 35 seconds remaining in their NFC Divisional Round playoff mega-showdown. Yes, on third-and-20 with under 10 seconds left, Aaron Rodgers managed to roll out and throw a bullet to Jared Cook, who somehow got both feet in bounds just before falling to his knees on…

With his new documentary “The Vietnam War” scheduled to premiere on PBS in September and multiple other films in the works, Ken Burns has a full plate. But he’s looking to add another project: an addendum to his 1994 series “Baseball,” pegged to the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series victory. “I’m sort of obligated,” to add another hour to the series, Burns — who last year said that he would…

ANALYSIS/OPINION There was a time when America’s presidents didn’t communicate 140 characters at a time. There was a time when America’s presidents wrote letters with weight and purpose, recording history with their words. Seventy-five years ago Sunday — Jan. 15, 1942 — Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote a letter to then-baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis that perhaps cemented baseball’s place in history as the national pastime. Roosevelt declared that the game…

In past years, it was just another day to Edgar Martinez. Maybe he’d focus on one of his many businesses or charitable endeavors, or more recently focus on the looming spring training and his duties as the Mariners’ hitting coach. Really, there was no reason for him to make the day that the Baseball Hall of Fame voting results are announced a priority. He wasn’t going to get voted in,…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage, and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s OK, though. We’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

The roof of a sports hall in the Czech city of Ceska Trebova collapsed during a youth floorball game over the weekend, and the estimated 80 players, officials and spectators in attendance were fortunately all able to escape before the rafters crashed down on the court. At around the 15-second mark in the video, those inside the building realized that they were in danger, and everyone dashed to the exit doors….

The hair was the giveaway. The man in the black coat, white shirt and red tie who raised his right hand as if to take the oath of the nation’s highest office on Sunday sported a military trim. And that was just one way to tell that Greg Lowery, a 53-year-old vocalist in the U.S. Army band, was no Donald Trump, and Sunday’s inauguration rehearsal at the U.S. Capitol wasn’t…

We’ve come to know Aaron Rodgers as some sort of robot wizard, but even his first touchdown pass against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday felt like a new level of impossible. At first glance, it appeared to be just a fine play by Rodgers as he caught the Cowboys’ David Irving offsides and hit Richard Rodgers (no relation) for a 34-yard score. Here was the version you saw on TV:…

On Sunday, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 84th-minute goal saw Manchester United come back and rescue a point against second-placed Liverpool. The draw extended United’s unbeaten run to 10 weeks, and finally, after years of mediocrity following Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure, the Red Devils look like a real contender again. Against Liverpool, United came out to attack from the start, unwilling to allow Liverpool’s dangerous high press to pin them back in their…

China has been building ghost cities, constructing man-made islands in the Pacific, and more recently diving head-first into the world of competitive gaming. When it comes to esports, the World Electronic Sports Games are entirely next level thanks to gigantic prize pools, unusual rules, and inconsistent live streams. Advertisement The WESG 2016 took place at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center, a venue holding 38,000 that was originally constructed for the…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage, and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s OK, though. We’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

China has been building ghost cities, constructing man-made islands in the Pacific, and more recently diving head-first into the world of competitive gaming. When it comes to esports, the World Electronic Sports Games are entirely next level thanks to gigantic prize pools, unusual rules, and inconsistent live streams. Advertisement The WESG 2016 took place at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center, a venue holding 38,000 that was originally constructed for the…

Frazer Meek jumps down from a wooden platform and jogs across the floor of the Fluidity Freerun Academy, a 7,000 sq ft warehouse in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Cardiff. It is a wintry Thursday evening and there are only a few hardy souls practising their leaps and swings on the purpose-built equipment, designed to mimic the bollards, railings and concrete building blocks of the great urban outdoors….

The Indians might not be done. While the signing of free-agent first baseman Edwin Encarnacion pushed the club beyond its expected payroll limit, team officials are staying in touch with a number of free agents, according to major-league sources. The list of potential targets includes relievers, corner infielders and corner outfielders, sources said; even Jose Bautista might not be out of the question if his price drops to a point…

SATURDAY ON TV Men’s College Basketball Noon Duke at Louisville // ESPN Noon Georgia at Florida // ESPN2 Noon Minnesota at Penn St. // ESPNU Noon Villanova at St. John’s // FS1 Noon Seton Hall at Providence // Fox Ohio Noon Dayton at Duquesne // CBS SN 12:30 p.m. Richmond at Saint Joseph’s // NBC SN 1 p.m. Texas A&M at Mississippi St. // CBS-32 1 p.m. Truman St. at…

A better team might have beat the New England Patriots on Saturday night. It could also be argued that the Patriots weren’t as motivated as you’d expect for a divisional round playoff game, because they prepared all week for an overmatched Houston Texans team. That’s fair. No matter how often the Patriots coaches presumably preached about how tough the Texans could be, the players knew going in they were overwhelming…

Football — what we Americans call soccer — rules Scotland’s sporting scene. Rugby runs a distant second, while golf, which was invented in St. Andrews, probably ranks third in terms of popularity. Baseball barely registers a blip in the country’s sporting consciousness. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t played there. An organization called Baseball Scotland is keeping it alive, with hopes of increasing both interest and participation. I learned…

The 2017 World Baseball Classic is a little over a month away from starting. As such, teams are doing their best to assemble their final rosters. That includes the Canadian team, who will apparently employ a pair of old All-Star pitchers. Who might those All-Star pitchers be — would you believe Ryan Dempster and Eric Gagne? You should, according to Shi Davidi: Ryan Dempster and Eric Gagne planning to pitch…