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The story of the 2016 Chicago Cubs is going to be shared by generations of fans, but one of the players with inside knowledge of how the team won the World Series is writing a book about his experiences in the game. That player is catcher David Ross, who retired from baseball following the Cubs’ championship. Throughout his final season, Ross received accolades and gifts from around the game, and…

Photo: Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press MLB ratified a new collective bargaining agreement today that, among other changes, banned rooking hazing, including the longstanding tradition of veteran ballplayers making rookies dress like women. Many other forms of hazing were banned—making people drink too much alcohol, coercing people to break the law, and bullying— but, as you can imagine, people really grabbed onto the whole no women’s outfits thing. Advertisement MLB vice-president…

They say it’s impolite to talk about money, but when we do, we often talk about it in normative terms — right and wrong, black and white. In sports, that means talking about “bad” contracts — players who are overpaid relative to their production. As a fan, this line of thinking is understandable in a league with a salary cap: If the Dallas Mavericks are paying Erick Dampier like he invented Facebook, and Erick…

Launching next year, the planned Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA network will focus on American athletes and show live competitions on the path to the Olympics. Here, U.S. athletes pose during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in August. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Launching next year, the planned Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA network will focus on American athletes and show…

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NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will again host its annual NASCAR Fan Appreciation Day at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 21, 2017.   Current national series drivers, NASCAR Hall of Famers and members of the NASCAR Next Class are expected to be in attendance for a day-long celebration that will include autograph sessions, opportunities for fan-driver photos and question-and-answer sessions.   NASCAR Fan Appreciation Day will follow Friday…

Photo: Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press MLB ratified a new collective bargaining agreement today that, among other changes, banned rooking hazing, including the longstanding tradition of veteran ballplayers making rookies dress like women. Many other forms of hazing were banned—making people drink too much alcohol, coercing people to break the law, and bullying— but, as you can imagine, people really grabbed onto the whole no women’s outfits thing. Advertisement MLB vice-president…

Plenty of parents drive kids to soccer tournaments, fork out fees for tennis lessons and travel to lacrosse camps. JoAnn and Ike Moradshahi have them all beat: The couple has moved across state lines three times in as many years so that their 16-year-old son Bryon can play ice hockey. “I don’t exactly like packing and moving, but it’s part of the game,” said Ms. Moradshahi, who is 55. Three…

Ryan Lochte Shortly before the Rio Olympics Lochte gave an interview to GQ in which he said: “Now that I’m more mature, it’s time to focus on the swimming part [of his life] and less on the outside part.” Sadly it turned out he wasn’t more mature after all. He won one relay gold, but also caught the eye when his freshly bleached hair reacted to the chlorine in the…

reader comments 16 Game Details Developer: Ubisoft AnnecyPublisher: UbisoftPlatform: PS4, Xbox One, Windows PC (PS4 reviewed)Rating: T for TeenRelease Date: December 2 (WW)Price: £42, $60Links: Amazon | Official Website Ubisoft’s Steep, while not wholly original in and of itself, is new in the context of extreme sports games. Essentially, it’s the snowboarding edition of Watch Dogs, The Crew, or Assassin’s Creed, complete with all those wonderful Ubisoft idiosyncrasies that you either love or loathe. There’s a…

JD Sports is to launch an investigation into conditions at its Kingsway warehouse near Rochdale after a Channel 4 documentary found workers claiming it was “worse than a prison”. The retailer denied the claims, saying in a stock exchange statement it was “deeply disappointed and concerned by the footage broadcast by Channel 4”. “Whilst we do not believe it to be an accurate reflection of our culture, the vast majority…

Photo credit: Dan Mullan/Getty Images David Brailsford is the general manager and coach of Team Sky, the British giant that is currently as dominant as the Lance Armstrong-era USPS teams were a decade ago, and he’s got some explaining to do. Team Sky has taken four of the last five Tours de France, all while maintaining a militant anti-doping posture. However, leaked records from cycling’s governing body (the UCI) this…

Photo: Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press MLB ratified a new collective bargaining agreement today that, among other changes, banned rooking hazing, including the longstanding tradition of veteran ballplayers making rookies dress like women. Many other forms of hazing were banned—making people drink too much alcohol, coercing people to break the law, and bullying— but, as you can imagine, people really grabbed onto the whole no women’s outfits thing. Advertisement MLB vice-president…

You would have thought that the most baffling thing to happen this week in college athletics would be the curious case of a Wake Forest football radio broadcaster getting fired for sharing “confidential and proprietary game preparations on multiple occasions” with opposing teams over the past few years. There is nothing like the radio guy selling out his own program, where he used to coach and play, no less. Then,…

Cable TV channels that televise games of local professional sports teams are highly popular among sports fans, a Nielsen report commissioned by Fox Sports has found. The study, released Wednesday, revealed that in certain markets, including Detroit and St. Louis, fans ranked the local regional sports channel as more essential than ESPN, Discovery, History or HBO. The findings were derived from a survey of 1,500 pay-TV subscribers who identified themselves as sports fans, which means the study was not necessarily representative of…

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Photo: Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press MLB ratified a new collective bargaining agreement today that, among other changes, banned rooking hazing, including the longstanding tradition of veteran ballplayers making rookies dress like women. Many other forms of hazing were banned—making people drink too much alcohol, coercing people to break the law, and bullying— but, as you can imagine, people really grabbed onto the whole no women’s outfits thing. Advertisement MLB vice-president…

NEW YORK — Baseball owners and players have ratified the sport’s new five-year collective bargaining agreement, extending their labor peace to 26 years through 2021. The sides announced their approvals Wednesday, a day after holding votes in separate telephone meetings. “This agreement allows us to build on the positive momentum from last season and promote a generation of young players,” baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said in…

MORGAN HILL — Police are looking for a 47-year-old man wanted in a baseball-bat beating that left a neighbor with major injuries. Mark Weber is at large and is considered armed and dangerous. Police advise anyone who sees Weber not to approach him and to call 911 immediately. The dispute between the neighbors was centered around the victim’s dog, according to Special Operations Sgt. Carson Thomas, a department spokesman. Morgan Hill police are looking…