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I spend a lot of time writing and reading at a cafe in the heart of Brooklyn. I love the strong coffee and homemade muffins. I’m also fond of a regular named George. Twice a day he comes for a small pot of hot tea, walking around the corner from his house, as fast as his frail 81-year-old legs will take him. George struck pay dirt, trading a few coins…

Yeah, yeah … same old story. Thin air, great hitting, but they’ll never succeed because they can’t develop — Wait, what’s this? Colorado Rockies starters didn’t combine for the worst ERA in baseball last year? Not even second or third or fourth? Surely, this has never happened before. Actually, it has, just not with any regularity. The deck is stacked so high against them because they play a mile above…

NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey man who admitted to forging the signature of a Major League Baseball executive as part of an office equipment leasing scam will serve four years in federal prison for the crime. A federal court judge in Brooklyn sentenced 41-year-old Michael Conway on Wednesday after the Verona man pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud last February. Conway forged the signature of New…

Since he was 3 years old, Brady Kahle has collected baseball cards. Then, after two of his friends were diagnosed with cancer, Kahle started selling off his collection to raise money for their support. Since February 2016, Kahle has raised more than $13,000, WWLP reported. “I just had a lot of baseball cards and I wanted to help them out,” the Springfield, Massachusetts, boy told the news station….

Kade McClure file Position: Starting pitcher School: University of Louisville Height, weight: 6-foot-7, 235 High school: Mentor For the record: Ranked No. 42 overall draft prospect by Baseball America for the 2017 baseball draft. … Went 12-0 with a 2.54 ERA in 2016. … Will be the Cardinals’ No. 2 starter in 2017. Kade McClure was on the edge…

The end of one of the longest-running partnerships in sports radio is coming soon. SI.com has learned via multiple sources that ESPN executives are moving forward with the plan to shift Mike Greenberg—one half of the long-running Mike & Mike radio show on ESPN Radio—into a new role as the lead host of a television show that would air in the mornings on ESPN. The new show will have…

Not much about the San Diego Chargers’ move to Los Angeles makes sense, and that’s before you get to the Chargers’ home stadium plans for the next two seasons. Chargers owner Dean Spanos officially announced the move Thursday morning. According to USA Today and Pro Football Talk, the Chargers plan to play at the StubHub Center in Carson in 2017 and 2018, before moving into Los Angeles Rams owner Stan…

Last month, one simple question took the Internet by storm: Without revealing your actual age, what something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn’t understand? — Eric Alper (@ThatEricAlper) December 28, 2016 It elicited all kinds of responses, but there wasn’t much in the way of sports. That got us thinking — what are some sports facts that would surprise a younger person? Here are a…

Stephen Curry isn’t the problem in Golden State. He’s not the one preventing the Warriors from reaching their full potential on offense, and he’s not the one resisting the simple answers. Neither is Kevin Durant, nor Draymond Green, nor Klay Thompson, nor even Zaza Pachulia. No, the Warriors’ problem — insomuch as a 33-6 team has issues, anyway — is crystal clear halfway through the season: Steve Kerr is the…

NEW YORK — A New Jersey man who admitted to forging the signature of a Major League Baseball executive as part of an office equipment leasing scam will serve four years in federal prison for the crime. A federal court judge in Brooklyn sentenced 41-year-old Michael Conway on Wednesday after the Verona man pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud last February. Conway forged the signature of New York…

PRO FOOTBALL NEW YORK (AP) — The deadline for the San Diego Chargers to exercise their option to relocate to Los Angeles was extended for two days, although a media report surfaced that the team plans to move. The Chargers called a staff meeting for 8 a.m. PST Thursday, a team employee said Wednesday night. The employee spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity…

Jewish American Gymnast Aly Rasiman posed along side fellow Olympic teammate Simone Biles for the 2017 Spots Illustrated Swimsuit edition, the magazine reported Tuesday. MJ Day, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editor explained on the SI website that, “Aly and Simone represent all that is beautiful and strong and inspiring in women today.” Aly Raisman finishes the Olympics with an NFL date Five…

The Bolts are bolting, it would appear. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the San Diego Chargers are planning to announce this week, and as early as Thursday, that they are moving to Los Angeles. The Chargers had been in San Diego since the AFL days starting in 1961, moving from L.A. following the franchise’s inaugural season of 1960. The report says that Chargers have told NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and…

Detroit Red Wings fans look out over the ice following the cancellation of the Red Wings game with the Carolina Hurricanes due to a problem with the ice in the PNC Arena, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Raleigh, N.C.(Photo: Karl B DeBlaker, Associated Press) If you’re in a good mood, hit the “back” button now. For those of you younger than 40, you don’t remember Detroit sports being in a…

It is in a sports fan’s DNA to oppose his or her team’s biggest rival—that’s natural. And yet, there is a difference between blaming an opposing fan for his or her allegiances and simply recognizing them—and maybe even understanding them. For example, think about why you root for the team you do. It could be as simple as geography. You grew up in the Bronx, so you root for the…

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VISIT CNBC.COM VISIT CNBC.COM Home Entrepreneurs Leadership Careers Money Specials SHOWS Leadership Leadership 17 Hours AgoCNBC.com Whitman is not the only female CEO that has found athletics fundamental to their success. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi played cricket in college. Sunoco CEO Lynn Elsenhans played on Rice University’s first women’s basketball team. Mondelez International CEO Irene Rosenfeld played four varsity sports in high school and NCAA basketball at Cornell University. There…

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CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR has its own version of spring training in January, but instead of the drivers or teams, it’s the folks working behind the scenes who are getting in preseason reps.   The annual NASCAR Summit Presented by American Medical Response (AMR) concluded its three-day run Tuesday at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center, where hundreds of dedicated track services, medical, safety, and security workers prepared for…