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Whatever the Boston Red Sox need or want, the Boston Red Sox seem to get these days. As a result, that’s prompted one prominent baseball writer with Hall of Fame credentials and Boston connections to anoint the Red Sox as baseball’s new “Evil Empire.” During an appearance on the Rich Eisen Show last week, Peter Gammons, currently of MLB Network, suggested the Red Sox now represent everything they used to…

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A starter and a closer last year, along with some spare parts. An ace and a top reliever this year. Look what Dave Dombrowski has done … to the Boston Red Sox once-vaunted minor league system. To obtain the players he wants, like White Sox left-hander Chris Sale this past week, Dombrowski has given away prospects like candy canes. He has gutted the farm so much that it could be…

It’s been a rough year for Houston sports. It’s one thing to have low expectations for your teams — hey, every year can’t be our year. It’s a different ballgame entirely to have high expectations that your teams fail to meet, setting the stage for heartbreak and frustration. 2016 was a year of redemption for down-on-their luck cities. Cleveland, home of the hapless Browns, saw its first championship in 52…

Michael Jordan Earns Most Valuable Chinese Court Win Michael Jordan is not only the king of the basketball court; MJ has shown his prowess in the court of law. Even more impressive about his recent win is that it was abroad, through a Chinese legal system that is not always friendly to foreigners. The court ruled that Jordan owns the legal rights to the Chinese characters of the equivalent of…

OLYMPICS LONDON (AP) Russia’s sports reputation was ripped apart again when a new report into systematic doping detailed a vast ”institutional conspiracy” that covered more than 1,000 athletes in over 30 sports and corrupted the drug-testing system at the 2012 and 2014 Olympics. The findings were handed over to the International Olympic Committee, which will be under pressure to take action against the Russians ahead of the 2018…

ISTANBUL Turkey said on Sunday that Kurdish militants may be responsible for the two bombs that killed 38 people and wounded 155 in what looked to be a coordinated attack on police outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul after a match between two top teams. The blasts on Saturday night – a car bomb outside the Vodafone Arena, home to Istanbul’s Besiktas soccer team, followed by a suicide bomb attack…

It’s been a rough year for Houston sports. It’s one thing to have low expectations for your teams — hey, every year can’t be our year. It’s a different ballgame entirely to have high expectations that your teams fail to meet, setting the stage for heartbreak and frustration. 2016 was a year of redemption for down-on-their luck cities. Cleveland, home of the hapless Browns, saw its first championship in 52…

OLYMPICS LONDON (AP) Russia’s sports reputation was ripped apart again when a new report into systematic doping detailed a vast ”institutional conspiracy” that covered more than 1,000 athletes in over 30 sports and corrupted the drug-testing system at the 2012 and 2014 Olympics. The findings were handed over to the International Olympic Committee, which will be under pressure to take action against the Russians ahead of the 2018…

<!– We are showcasing each of the 16 contenders in the run-up to the Sports Personality of the Year award on 18 December. Today – Kadeena Cox and Mo Farah. Kadeena Cox – Age: 25 Sport: Cycling/athletics Year in a nutshell Cycling gold in Rio meant she was the first Briton since 1988 to win a medal in two sports at the same Paralympics. Cox, from Leeds, was diagnosed with…

Rescue and medics carry a wounded person after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday. Two explosions struck outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul after fans had gone home. Cansu Alkaya/AP hide caption toggle caption Cansu Alkaya/AP Rescue and medics carry a wounded person after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday. Two explosions struck outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul after fans had gone home. Cansu Alkaya/AP Updated at 9:30 ET…

TOKYO –  Tokyo held a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday for a $1.5 billion National Stadium to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and other dignitaries launched the construction at the site of the demolished National Stadium, which was used during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, by putting their hands on a glass sphere that rotated through pastels of the colors of the Olympic…

OLYMPICS LONDON (AP) Russia’s sports reputation was ripped apart again when a new report into systematic doping detailed a vast ”institutional conspiracy” that covered more than 1,000 athletes in over 30 sports and corrupted the drug-testing system at the 2012 and 2014 Olympics. The findings were handed over to the International Olympic Committee, which will be under pressure to take action against the Russians ahead of the 2018…

Turkish police officer cordon off the roads leading to the area of the Besiktas football club stadium, in Istanbul, late Saturday. Two loud explosions have been heard near the newly-built soccer stadium. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey. Emrah Gurel/AP hide caption toggle caption Emrah Gurel/AP Turkish police officer cordon off the roads leading to the area of the Besiktas football club…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court seems to agree with Kevin Costner that there’s no better place to play baseball than on fields cut out of the corn. The court on Friday cleared the way for a 24-field baseball complex at the “Field of Dreams” movie site in Dyersville, upholding a lower court’s decision that the City Council properly rezoned the property from agricultural to commercial. The…

Steve Fischer doesn’t recall the exact age at which he first learned of his grandfather’s big victory, but he remembers the circumstances. “As soon as I had shown interest in baseball,” Fischer said. Back in 1961, Fischer’s maternal grandfather, Bill Neder, won a name-the-team contest for the new Major League Baseball franchise coming to Houston the following year. Neder submitted the winning entry, the Colt .45s, after the famed single-action…

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OLYMPICS LONDON (AP) Russia’s sports reputation was ripped apart again when a new report into systematic doping detailed a vast ”institutional conspiracy” that covered more than 1,000 athletes in over 30 sports and corrupted the drug-testing system at the 2012 and 2014 Olympics. The findings were handed over to the International Olympic Committee, which will be under pressure to take action against the Russians ahead of the 2018…

The last four times Notre Dame had faced the reigning national champ, the Irish sprung an upset. Only because of the brilliance of Josh Hart did that streak end Saturday afternoon. With top-ranked Villanova trailing by nine midway through the second half and in desperate need of a spark, Hart hoisted his team onto his back. Eighteen of the senior guard’s career-high 37 points came during the final 13 minutes of the…

There are thousands of people who possess the skill set to help athletes in their careers, but without the ability to attract and sign athletes, actually practicing as a sports agent will simply stay an unfulfilled dream. The first step is to have a philosophy and principles which guide your business. My approach has been to understand an athlete’s deepest anxieties and fears and greatest hopes and dreams and bond…