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Early January is the time of the year when we discuss the Baseball Hall of Fame, but we’re here with some different Hall of Fame news on this fine Monday. Kirk Gibson — one of the best players to never be an All-Star — was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The class that includes 10 players and three coaches is headlined by Peyton Manning, Marshall Faulk, Matt…

Nationals right-hander and reigning NL Cy Young winner Max Scherzer had been expected to anchor the United States’ rotation in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, which begins tournament play in March. Now, though, those plans have been scuttled … Nats announce Max Scherzer will NOT pitch in the World Baseball Classic, citing the “rehab of a stress fracture” in his right ring finger. — Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) January 9, 2017…

TOKYO — Manny Ramirez has agreed to terms with the Kochi Fighting Dogs of Japan’s independent Shikoku Island League. The four-team Japanese independent league is based in Shikoku, the smallest and least populous of Japan’s four main islands. The 44-year-old Dominican, whose signing was announced Monday, played for Taiwan’s Rhinos in 2013, .hitting .352 with eight home runs and 43 RBI. Ramirez finished his 19-season major league career with a…

Toyota teams have won one championship, 30 races and made 10 total Chase appearances with six total drivers since 2015, the last time the automaker made any significant changes to its on-track product. This past season, its teams won 16 races, the most since the company began competing at NASCAR’s top level in 2007. It also won its first premier series manufacturer championship as well.  SEASON REVIEWS: Busch | Edwards…

The Triangle is about to get a second professional soccer team. Gov. Roy Cooper joined Steve Malik, owner of North Carolina F.C., to announce the purchase of the Western New York Flash, champions of the National Women’s Soccer League. The team will be renamed the North Carolina Courage and will begin play at Cary’s WakeMed Soccer Park in April. “We, in North Carolina, are an epicenter for sports,” Cooper said…

Early January is the time of the year when we discuss the Baseball Hall of Fame, but we’re here with some different Hall of Fame news on this fine Monday. Kirk Gibson — one of the best players to never be an All-Star — was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The class that includes 10 players and three coaches is headlined by Peyton Manning, Marshall Faulk, Matt…

Nationals right-hander and reigning NL Cy Young winner Max Scherzer had been expected to anchor the United States’ rotation in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, which begins tournament play in March. Now, though, those plans have been scuttled … Nats announce Max Scherzer will NOT pitch in the World Baseball Classic, citing the “rehab of a stress fracture” in his right ring finger. — Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) January 9, 2017…

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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Corvallis police arrested a man accused of hitting two people with a baseball bat. Lt. Daniel Duncan says the attacks happened without warning Saturday at the Corvallis Public Library. A man suffered a deep laceration on his forehead and a woman was struck in the hand. Both were treated at Good Samaritan Hospital and released. Duncan says officers arrested 33-year-old Bradley Gentle after he was found…

The bracket for South teams has been released for the Boras Classic that will take place April 18-21. The first-round matchups: At JSerra: El Toro vs. Corona; Orange Lutheran vs. Gahr; Chatsworth vs. Vista Murrieta; Mira Costa vs. JSerra. At Mater Dei: Notre Dame vs. Aliso Niguel; Damien vs. Huntington Beach; Corona Santiago vs. Bishop Amat; Mater Dei vs. La Mirada. The championship game is April 21 at 6 p.m….

RELATED: Full 2017 schedule The start of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season is more than one month away but four competitors will be back behind the wheel much sooner. Jamie McMurray (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates No. 1 Chevrolet), Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet), Joey Logano (Team Penske No. 22 Ford) and Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota) are scheduled to take…

Thomas Clayton BATH, N.Y. — A murder trial is set to begin for a former professional hockey player accused of hiring a man to kill his wife and set fire to their house in New York. Prosecutors say Thomas Clayton hired Michael Beard to kill 35-year-old Kelley Clayton in September 2015 in her home in rural Caton, on the Pennsylvania border near Elmira. Beard was convicted of first- and second-degree…

North Carolina F.C. owner Steve Malik continued to break down soccer barriers in the Triangle Monday, announcing the acquisition of the Western New York Flash, which is undergoing a rebrand to become the North Carolina Courage. North Carolina governor Roy Cooper made an appearance at the press conference, held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. “We, in North Carolina, are an epicenter for sports,” Cooper said. “This is my first…

Early January is the time of the year when we discuss the Baseball Hall of Fame, but we’re here with some different Hall of Fame news on this fine Monday. Kirk Gibson — one of the best players to never be an All-Star — was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The class that includes 10 players and three coaches is headlined by Peyton Manning, Marshall Faulk, Matt…

World number two Rory McIlroy has said he still resents the Olympic Games for forcing him to choose between Britain and Ireland and revealed that Tiger Woods sends him texts in the early hours. The Northern Irishman, who agonized for years before opting to represent Ireland, ultimately withdrew from last year’s Rio de Janeiro Games after citing health fears over the Zika virus. The four times major winner told Ireland’s…

Bruce Arena. (Ted S. Warren/Associated Press) LOS ANGELES – Southern California is the hub of American soccer this week as players gather for training camps, leagues in varying degrees of stability prepare for a new year, and thousands from all corners of the sport converge for the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The spotlight is tightest on the men’s national team, which, after a bruising autumn, will…

Wealthy Asian investors unwilling to splurge on owning their own European soccer teams are showing their enthusiasm by helping fund the sport. Sales of football finance notes, backed by television rights of soccer clubs, doubled to $11 million last month from the amount issued in April, when they were opened to investors in the region, according to data from Swiss-Asia Holding Pte. The Singapore-registered firm that operates the investment says total…

The key moments in football are so often defined by rivalries. The clash of personalities, the season’s crucial fixture. The sweetest victory, and the bitterest defeat, will almost always be the away match at the ground of your biggest rival. Your greatest win there, or biggest loss, will remain lodged in your memory. Even so, there is also a shared understanding among fans from all sides. While you want to…