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It’s probably safe to assume Indiana coach Tom Crean won’t agree to schedule another road game at Fort Wayne anytime soon. Not after the Mastadons sprung one of the biggest upsets of the season Tuesday night at the third-ranked Hoosiers’ expense. Guards Bryson Scott and John Konchar scored a combined 33 points to help Fort Wayne control the game from start to finish en route to a 71-68 overtime victory. Indiana…

Baseball’s streak of 21 consecutive years of labor peace is in jeopardy. The owners will consider voting to lock out the players if the two sides cannot reach a new collective-bargaining agreement by the time the current deal expires on Dec. 1, according to sources with knowledge of the discussions. A lockout would put baseball’s business on hold, delaying free-agent signings and trades until a new agreement is reached. The…

When a group of Nova Southeastern University baseball players realized a teammate from Venezuela wouldn’t be going home for a three-week holiday break like the rest of the team, they decided to pitch in. Last week, the South Florida baseball team presented 22-year-old Ronny Orta with a plane ticket that will allow him to return to his hometown of Petare, Venezuela, to spend the holidays with his family. Orta joined…

Click photo to enlarge LOWELL — Playwright Steven Drukman chuckles when recalling the first discussion he had with Merrimack Repertory Theatre artistic director Sean Daniels earlier this year about writing a new play for the theatre. “Sean said we need a holiday offering, and how about something that involves the Red Sox and ideally Ted Williams,” said Drukman, 53. “And it would be great if it could only be with…

Allegations of academic fraud in the Missouri athletic department are being investigated after the resignation of a former tutor. “The University of Missouri has received allegations of potential academic rules violations by a former tutor in the Athletics Academic Services area,” the school announced Tuesday night. “Consistent with our commitment to rules compliance and to operating our athletics program with integrity, we are conducting a review of the allegations. We…

Yoenis Cespedes is listed as a witness in the January trial of alleged smuggler Bartolo Hernandez. A smuggling ring held Cuban baseball stars at gunpoint in Mexico, threatening to kill them if they tried to escape before signing lucrative contracts with Major League Baseball, according to U.S. prosecutors. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors described how Cuban baseball stars like Chicago White Sox first baseman José Abreu and Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny…

Baseball’s streak of 21 consecutive years of labor peace is in jeopardy. The owners will consider voting to lock out the players if the two sides cannot reach a new collective-bargaining agreement by the time the current deal expires on Dec. 1, according to sources with knowledge of the discussions. A lockout would put baseball’s business on hold, delaying free-agent signings and trades until a new agreement is reached. The…

Allegations of academic fraud in the Missouri athletic department are being investigated after the resignation of a former tutor. “The University of Missouri has received allegations of potential academic rules violations by a former tutor in the Athletics Academic Services area,” the school announced Tuesday night. “Consistent with our commitment to rules compliance and to operating our athletics program with integrity, we are conducting a review of the allegations. We…

Baseball’s streak of 21 consecutive years of labor peace is in jeopardy. The owners will consider voting to lock out the players if the two sides cannot reach a new collective-bargaining agreement by the time the current deal expires on Dec. 1, according to sources with knowledge of the discussions. A lockout would put baseball’s business on hold, delaying free-agent signings and trades until a new agreement is reached. The…

Yoenis Cespedes is listed as a witness in the January trial of alleged smuggler Bartolo Hernandez. A smuggling ring held Cuban baseball stars at gunpoint in Mexico, threatening to kill them if they tried to escape before signing lucrative contracts with Major League Baseball, according to U.S. prosecutors. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors described how Cuban baseball stars like Chicago White Sox first baseman José Abreu and Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny…

Baseball’s streak of 21 consecutive years of labor peace is in jeopardy. The owners will consider voting to lock out the players if the two sides cannot reach a new collective-bargaining agreement by the time the current deal expires on Dec. 1, according to sources with knowledge of the discussions. A lockout would put baseball’s business on hold, delaying free-agent signings and trades until a new agreement is reached. The…

Yoenis Cespedes is listed as a witness in the January trial of alleged smuggler Bartolo Hernandez. A smuggling ring held Cuban baseball stars at gunpoint in Mexico, threatening to kill them if they tried to escape before signing lucrative contracts with Major League Baseball, according to U.S. prosecutors. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors described how Cuban baseball stars like Chicago White Sox first baseman José Abreu and Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny…

The greatest thing about baseball, perhaps, is its history. In nearly 150 years of play in leagues and informal competition that goes back further, many people have made baseball’s history what it is today. It’s not just players, but top executives, media members and even Supreme Court jurists helping craft baseball’s story. MORE: The most beloved player ever for each MLB team Here are the 40 people who have done the most to…

Legendary Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, now reaping the benefits of retired life, recently reminded us all what a wonderful, humble soul he is with a typically self-deprecating response to being informed he would receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama. Scully’s big day is Tuesday, when he and the other big names on the list of recipients are being honored in a ceremony at the White House.  As defined…

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I got a call that every soccer player dreams of a few days after our last game of the NWSL season. My coach at the Western New York Flash, Paul Riley, had come up to me a couple of days before that and told me that Jill Ellis might bring me into National Team camp. I was really excited and anxious then, but when I got the call from…

Caption Close DANBURY — Danbury High School baseball catcher Mike Halas had been weighing several options, trying to see which college would be the best fit for him academically and athletically. Then he visited the United States Military Academy at West Point, and as he strolled among the imposing stone edifices out of which have walked some of America’s greatest leaders, sharpest minds and bravest heroes for more than 200…