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Eddie Jones has been named coach of the year at the 2016 Pride of Sport Awards. The former Japan coach has transformed England’s rugby union side after their shambolic World Cup campaign. England went unbeaten in 2016, a year that included four wins against Australia and a Six Nations triumph. “Firstly I’m a bit embarrassed to get this given what the rest of the contestants have done,” said Jones. “We’ve…

For years, the cost of participating in baseball showcases has been rising. Parents have been spending hundreds of dollars for their sons to be seen by college coaches or professional scouts. Major League Baseball and USA Baseball announced on Wednesday the creation of the Prospect Development Pipeline, a program of 17 free events across the country for invited high school players ages 16 to 18. “We’re tasked with growing our game and…

JUDY WOODRUFF: But first: a pioneer in the traditionally male-dominated world of sports writing. Claire Smith has been covering baseball for more than four decades. She was the first African-American female reporter to cover the game for a newspaper. Working for The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Hartford Courant during her career. She’s now with ESPN. And, yesterday, she was awarded the top honor for a baseball…

Photo credit: Rick Scuteri/AP By pretty much any and every baseball metric, aspiring outfielder Timothy R. Tebow did not have a successful stint in the Arizona Fall League. His .194 batting average (.242 slugging) included 20 strikeouts in 70 plate appearances. But when it comes to attracting interest (guilty) in otherwise meaningless games, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, best-selling author, and regular miracle-performer Tim Tebow is a star. Advertisement So, frankly, there…

12:51 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The prospects keep flying out the revolving door. But Dave Dombrowski doesn’t care. He didn’t come to Boston to pile up names on Keith Law’s Top 50 prospects list. He didn’t come to Boston to help his good friends in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, finish first in the International League. He came to Boston to spray champagne and…

It’s extremely rare to see a one-for-one deal involving major league talent. It’s even more rare that both players involved in the deal go into better situations. That’s exactly what happened Wednesday when the Kansas City Royals traded closer Wade Davis to the Chicago Cubs for Jorge Soler. As if that wasn’t enough, we also get the bonus of a new elite closer in Kelvin Herrera. Let’s start with the…

You can learn a lot about the state of the economy by following the ebbs and flows of the Major League Baseball free agency market. Pro sports revenue grows faster during economic expansions than during recessions. Billionaire owners feel a little more flush during bull markets and are more willing to break the bank to acquire a prized free agent. And superstar players, advised by their agents, try to time…

Dickson County’s Jack Sensing is flanked by coaches and family as he finishes signing with Vol State.(Photo: Andy Simmons/The Dickson Herald) A couple of months from now, Dickson County’s Jack Sensing and Creek Wood’s Zeke Lecomte will face each other on the diamond. After that happens, however, they’ll be teammates. The two standout players for their respective ball clubs signed with Vol State Community College Wednesday afternoon. They’ll join Creek…

Who’s got spirit? The International Olympic Committee (IOC), that’s who. The Olympic Games’ executive board voted yesterday to recognize cheerleading as well as the combat sport of Muay Thai, setting the stage for each to become an Olympic sport, the committee announced. The provisional recognition by the IOC will last for three years, during which committee members can vote to fully recognize the sports at any of the IOC’s annual…

Nov 26, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Michigan Wolverines fans cheer for a tv camera before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-271184 ORIG FILE ID: 20161126_jla_ab8_041.jpg (Photo: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports) Alright, young ‘uns. Take a seat as I lean on my cane and tell you about how good you have it. In all seriousness, sports as a whole…

Jason Pierre-Paul already had his fair share of bad luck when it comes to injuries. Now he’s dealing with more. Pierre-Paul, the New York Giants defensive end who famously suffered severe hand injuries in a fireworks accident on July 4, 2015, had sports hernia surgery and will miss the rest of the regular season according to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY. JPP will miss 4-6 weeks, so it’s possible he could…

by Arthur L. Caplan & Lee H. Igel Steve Kerr has a bad back. The condition caused him so much physical pain that Kerr, the current head coach of the Golden State Warriors and a member of five NBA championship teams during his playing career, underwent surgery to resolve it. Complications and recovery from the procedure led to him missing the first half of the 2015-2016 regular season. He was…

You have a few choices for control, too, including buttons on the handlebars, a touchpad on the glasses themselves or voice commands. You’ll need to pair with a companion app on your phone, but that also lets you share data with other fitness apps. A full-fledged public launch is still some distance away (Everysight hasn’t provided specifics). However, the company is taking sign-ups for a Test Pilot Program. If you…

Here’s something to cheer about: the International Olympic Committee’s executive board voted on Tuesday to recognize cheerleading as a sport, the New York Times reports. That doesn’t necessarily mean that cheerleaders will be going to the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea or even the 2020 Games in Tokyo. The IOC’s recognition means that cheerleading’s governing body, the International Cheer Union, will receive at least $25,000 every year and…

Lorry driver Alexander Lamb, of Featherstone, Yorkshire, told the inquest he would have stopped if he had seen a cyclist. He said: “I couldn’t believe it happened. I didn’t hear anything, feel anything or see anything. If I had seen anything I would have stopped and tried to help.” Cyclist are banned from wearing headphones in competitive events, but they are not illegal in the UK. Kevin Clinton, from the…

London’s mayor is serious about cycling. Sadiq Khan, who took office in May this year, has secured almost a billion dollars to spend on cycling over the next five years. That works out to almost $22 per person per year. Remarkably, this is double what bike-enthusiast Boris Johnson, the previous mayor, managed to spend. “By spending £770 million over the course of the next TfL Business Plan, we’ll now be…

RBTH: How many years have you lived and cycled in London? Janna Brom: I was born in St. Petersburg and grew up in the city center. When I was 15 my parents moved to the UK. We first lived in Norwich, but about seven years ago I moved to London. Of course I was cycling around when I was a kid in Russia at our dacha [summer house]. But I’m…

You can learn a lot about the state of the economy by following the ebbs and flows of the Major League Baseball free agency market. Pro sports revenue grows faster during economic expansions than during recessions. Billionaire owners feel a little more flush during bull markets and are more willing to break the bank to acquire a prized free agent. And superstar players, advised by their agents, try to time…

12:51 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The prospects keep flying out the revolving door. But Dave Dombrowski doesn’t care. He didn’t come to Boston to pile up names on Keith Law’s Top 50 prospects list. He didn’t come to Boston to help his good friends in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, finish first in the International League. He came to Boston to spray champagne and…

This is actually pretty awesome …  Kim Zolciak‘s daughter, Brielle Biermann, is dating MLB prodigy Michael Kopech — a HIGHLY touted minor league pitcher who throws a 105 MPH fastball … who could be a future MLB superstar.  Kopech was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox in a blockbuster trade for Chris Sale on Tuesday afternoon … and the first person to lock up an interview…