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A look at what’s happening today at the baseball winter meetings in Oxon Hill, Maryland: ___ CLOSE IT The World Series champion Cubs are hoping to finish off a deal for closer Wade Davis in a trade that would send outfielder Jorge Soler to Kansas City. Davis has been dominant for the last three…

There has never been a time that I could see salary caps in sports as being wholly a good thing. Leaning back on my long history of examining Major League Baseball, for over a decade I have written that the current system in place was best for the players and owners. In many ways, this exemplifies what Forbes has been about. Free market without a lot of regulating, works. MLBPA…

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 has come a long way since the late 20th century. So much has changed, from on-field performance to the way we consume sports, both from afar and in person. So for those of you known as millennials, let’s review what you might…

facebook Share twitter Share The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board agreed to add dance sport, karate and sport climbing to the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Buenos Aires 2018 sports programme, which will be in addition to the 28 sports currently on the Olympic programme for the third Summer YOG. Following the YOG Tripartite Working Group recommendations for the…

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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…

There has never been a time that I could see salary caps in sports as being wholly a good thing. Leaning back on my long history of examining Major League Baseball, for over a decade I have written that the current system in place was best for the players and owners. In many ways, this exemplifies what Forbes has been about. Free market without a lot of regulating, works. MLBPA…

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…

There has never been a time that I could see salary caps in sports as being wholly a good thing. Leaning back on my long history of examining Major League Baseball, for over a decade I have written that the current system in place was best for the players and owners. In many ways, this exemplifies what Forbes has been about. Free market without a lot of regulating, works. MLBPA…

National Harbor, Md. As a rule, baseball teams want to use their assets in ways that will enable them to win as many games as possible. Also as a rule, baseball players want to be used in ways that will maximize their earning potential. Most of the…

KHOU 11 Sports HOUSTON – Wayne Graham’s office at Reckling Park is full history. But this week, he added a new piece to the collection. A humidor. It’s a humidor which holds cigars from Cuba, a place stuck in time, a country now a part of him and his Owls baseball team. “I didn’t realize how much history is in Havana, it’s incredible,” Graham told KHOU 11 Sports on Tuesday….

OXON HILL, Md. — To the outside world, Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings appear a regal gathering of the top executives in the game, swinging potential blockbuster deals between hotel suites while the sport’s biggest fans hold their collective breath. It’s not that this isn’t true, but it’s only a small fraction of what goes on in early December each year as the forces that control our national pastime flock to…

It’s been quite the year for sports around the world, and Twitter, of course, has been around to witness all of it. From Leicester City’s stunning title to Muhammad Ali’s passing, from retirements to fake retirements to downright oddities, here’s a list of what resonated the most with users of the platform, both around the globe and in the U.S. Most Retweeted U.S. Sports Tweets Data…

At this point, whether or not Dodge returns to NASCAR remains an open question, but in an exclusive interview with FOXSports.com, the man who once ran the company’s NASCAR operation said he would like to see it happen. Bob Wildberger, who served as Dodge’s senior manager of NASCAR operations when the automaker came back in the sport in 2001 (it left after 2012), told FOXSports.com Tuesday that if Dodge came…

With the recent news that Dodge might consider making an eventual return to NASCAR, it begs a question to be asked of all race fans. Which automaker currently out of NASCAR would you most like to see in it? Is it Dodge, which has left the sport twice previously, most recently following the 2012 season? Or would you rather see someone completely new? This is your chance to make your…

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There has never been a time that I could see salary caps in sports as being wholly a good thing. Leaning back on my long history of examining Major League Baseball, for over a decade I have written that the current system in place was best for the players and owners. In many ways, this exemplifies what Forbes has been about. Free market without a lot of regulating, works. MLBPA…

The World Cheerleading Championships is one of the International Cheer Union’s main competitions Cheerleading and the martial art of Muay Thai have received provisional recognition as Olympic sports. The two sports will receive $25,000 (£19,700) in annual funding from the International Olympic Committee. They can apply to become part of the Olympic Games sports programme after three years. “Cheerleading is a sport with growing popularity. It has a strong youth…

x Embed x Share Former college football star was found dead in a park in Boulder, Colo. USA TODAY Sports Rashaan Salaam, seen here in 1994 with the Heisman Trophy, is dead at the age of 42.(Photo: Adam Nadel, Associated Press) Rashaan Salaam, winner of the 1994 Heisman Trophy and a first-round NFL draft pick in 1995, was found dead shortly before 9 p.m. Monday night at a park in…