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LA’s Kershaw suffers setback Clayton Kershaw has experienced a recurrence of soreness in his back since throwing a four-inning simulated game on Saturday. The outing was intended to be his last tune-up before he rejoined the big league roster. Instead, Kershaw will be shut down until his pain goes away. He has not pitched since June 26 because of a herniated disk. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts indicated…

Ask Thea Hanscom why she plays baseball and you get a simple answer: “Baseball’s what I grew up doing,” she said. “So I enjoy doing it.” Since the rising ninth-grader started playing T-ball at age 6, she’s been a minority in a game traditionally played by boys. There have been other girls on her teams, but she’s the only one who has continued to play. “Mostly the girls quit (playing),”…

The second half of baseball’s season has opened and we’re set for a heck of a stretch run. A total of 18 teams sit at or above the .500 mark heading into Tuesday night’s action, which means a ton of teams have a shot at reaching the postseason and making a run at a World Series title. With that in mind, here is a look at those contenders and the…

Christopher Newport University’s baseball team has picked up a pair of Division I arms this offseason. Nate Matheson and Drew Moyer are transferring from Old Dominion to CNU. Matheson, a junior from Kecoughtan High, has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Moyer, a sophomore from Woodside, has three. Both are eligible to play immediately. “It’s huge from the standpoint of their experience level,” CNU coach John Harvell said. “Usually, you get…

Since he was old enough to play organized sports, Zach Schwartzenberger has bounced back and forth between baseball and football as his top athletic priority. The Saline senior is preparing to make that transition one last time this fall after announcing his commitment to play college baseball in 2017 at the University of Toledo. “I thought about waiting to see how my senior football season goes to see if I…

Look: None of this means to diminish the otherworldly talent of young Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper, who enjoyed a historic offensive season at age 21 in 2015 and certainly ranks among contemporary baseball’s best and most charismatic players. But even Harper — a fan and student of the game — probably thinks this is absurd: In its list of the All-Time Top 100 MLB players, ESPN put Harper at No. 85….

(CBS) It’s no secret across baseball that the Yankees are leaning toward selling at the fast-approaching trade deadline and that they also are enamored with Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber, who’s out for the season with a knee injury. So naturally, speculation has ensued as to whether the Cubs — in need of bullpen help — would entertain the thought of parting with Schwarber to acquire lights-out lefty reliever Andrew Miller from the Yankees….

Alongside a two-lane highway by the quarry just outside of the small town of Cool, California, Ronnie is dying in a ditch. An hour earlier, I had been driving with Katherine, taking a lazy Saturday away from studying or making wine to go see the foothills of the Sierra Nevada’s. It was a simple enough thing to do on an April day. Yet, on the way home, as I…

Stacking can be a controversial topic in many daily fantasy sports, but you can count baseball as a glaring exception. Here, it’s universal. Using multiple players on the same team on a given day presents you with the opportunity to double dip. If one of your players hits an RBI double, there’s a good chance he drove in another one of your guys. When you get the points for both…

reader comments 78 A former executive for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, Christopher Correa, was sentenced Monday to 46 months in prison. In 2013, he successfully guessed a password to access an online database for confidential data held by another baseball team, the Houston Astros. Correa pleaded guilty earlier this year to five counts under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a notorious 1980s-era hacking statute. “You have made it harder…

EVESHAM — The job never got too big. A third-place showing in pool play meant it would take three wins, not two, to capture the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament championship. A couple of slow starts meant the Marlton Reds would have to come from behind twice in Monday’s play. A four-run rally by Kimberton, Pennsylvania, in the semifinal meant a berth in the championship game would go to…

(CBS) It’s no secret across baseball that the Yankees are leaning toward selling at the fast-approaching trade deadline and that they also are enamored with Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber, who’s out for the season with a knee injury. So naturally, speculation has ensued as to whether the Cubs — in need of bullpen help — would entertain the thought of parting with Schwarber to acquire lights-out lefty reliever Andrew Miller from the Yankees….

The Case for More Challenges in Baseball We want the tantrums over balls and strikes Getty Images I imagine that Major League Baseball still uses a lot of fax machines. I don’t know this for a fact, but I like to think that for every dugout phone, there is a big, gray box nearby constantly cranking out missives from commissioner Rob Manfred; that if you walk into the league’s New…

reader comments 53 A former executive for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, Christopher Correa, was sentenced Monday to 46 months in prison. In 2013, he successfully guessed a password to access an online database for confidential data held by another baseball team, the Houston Astros. Correa pleaded guilty earlier this year to five counts under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a notorious 1980s-era hacking statute. “You have made it harder…

(CBS) It’s no secret across baseball that the Yankees are leaning toward selling at the fast-approaching trade deadline and that they also are enamored with Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber, who’s out for the season with a knee injury. So naturally, speculation has ensued as to whether the Cubs — in need of bullpen help — would entertain the thought of parting with Schwarber to acquire lights-out lefty reliever Andrew Miller from the Yankees….

reader comments 30 A former executive for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, Christopher Correa, was sentenced Monday to 46 months in prison. In 2013, he successfully guessed a password to access an online database for confidential data held by another baseball team, the Houston Astros. Correa pleaded guilty earlier this year to five counts under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a notorious 1980s-era hacking statute. “You have made it harder…

Almost 10 months after his final Major League game, Tim Hudson is returning to baseball. The former prep star at Glenwood and collegiate standout at Auburn is on the roster of the Kansas Stars, a team of former big-leaguers that plans to play in the 82nd National Baseball Congress World Series, scheduled for July 29 through Aug. 13 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita, Kansas. The NABC World Series field is mainly composed of…

reader comments 19 A former executive for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, Christopher Correa, was sentenced Monday to 46 months in prison. In 2013, he successfully guessed a password to access an online database for confidential data held by another baseball team, the Houston Astros. Correa pleaded guilty earlier this year to five counts under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a notorious 1980s-era hacking statute. “You have made it harder…

(CBS) It’s no secret across baseball that the Yankees are leaning toward selling at the fast-approaching trade deadline and that they also are enamored with Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber, who’s out for the season with a knee injury. So naturally, speculation has ensued as to whether the Cubs — in need of bullpen help — would entertain the thought of parting with Schwarber to acquire lights-out lefty reliever Andrew Miller from the Yankees….