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A chance encounter at a Bible study session last month led to the discovery of a divine collection of baseball cards that stunned memorabilia experts have dubbed “The Texas Find.” One of the largest private baseball card collections ever assembled surfaced as a result of a chance conversation between members of a Texas Bible study group. The trove includes virtually every card printed from the 1940s through the last…

Baseball appears set to return to the Olympics for the 2020 Tokyo Games. Major leaguers may balk. “It’s not going to happen. I don’t think it’s fathomable,” Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw said. Astros shortstop Carlos Correa wasn’t sure he’d play for a gold medal even if he could. “2020 will be my year before free agency,” he said. “We’ll see in 2020 what my situation is, and we’ll…

1. The first round of the NCAA Tournament is like baseball on crack. I get it. You’re one of those “baseball is boring” folks. And hell, when you’re watching some June afternoon MLB game one third of the way through a 162-game season, I can’t say I disagree. But the pace is way faster during the college tournament. During the first round alone, 64 teams across 16 cities will…

State Schedule Class 1A Softball At Eastside Centre, East Peoria Today’s Games Trico vs. Hardin Calhoun, 10 a.m. Princeville vs. Fisher, 12:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Third-Place Game, 10 a.m. Championship Game, 12:30 p.m. Class 2A Softball At Eastside Centre, East Peoria Today’s Games Dupo vs. Elgin St. Edward, 3 p.m. Carterville vs. Taylor Ridge Rockridge, 5:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Third-Place Game, 3 p.m. Championship Game, 5:30 p.m. Class…

For the first time, you may open a pack of baseball cards and find one that contains a swatch from a cap worn by Bryce Harper. Or Buster Posey. Or Andrew McCutchen. Or Marcus Stroman. New Era Cap and Topps announced on Friday a first-of-its-kind baseball card set that will appeal to both cap lovers and baseball-card collectors. They’re making a limited-edition set of cards that feature the nine New Era…

Baseball appears set to return to the Olympics for the 2020 Tokyo Games. Major leaguers may balk. “It’s not going to happen. I don’t think it’s fathomable,” Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw said. Astros shortstop Carlos Correa wasn’t sure he’d play for a gold medal even if he could. “2020 will be my year before free agency,” he said. “We’ll see in 2020 what my situation is, and we’ll…

Bryce Harper’s campaign to “Make Baseball Fun Again” is admirable and important. But while Harper, fast becoming baseball’s most recognizable superstar at only 23 years old, rightfully seizes an opportunity to make his sport more entertaining and less stuffy, he’s hardly the first slugger to dare enjoy himself on the field in recent seasons. For Boston fans, David Ortiz has been making baseball fun for more than a decade. The…

Last June the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced that it had officially applied for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games, which will take place in Tokyo, Japan. Thursday, the International Olympics Committee announced that it will recommend both sports be added in a vote by the general assembly in Rio de Janeiro this coming summer the night before the 2016 games begin. According to The Associated Press, IOC…

We enter Day 4 of the DII Baseball Championship in Cary, North Carolina. Wednesday’s games feature a win or go game against Cal Poly Pomona and Central Missouri at 11 a.m. followed by Lander and Southern Indiana at 3 p.m. ET. MORE: Nine players to watch at the DII championship The games will be played at the USA Baseball complex, which has served as the site for…

Bryce Harper’s campaign to “Make Baseball Fun Again” is admirable and important. But while Harper, fast becoming baseball’s most recognizable superstar at only 23 years old, rightfully seizes an opportunity to make his sport more entertaining and less stuffy, he’s hardly the first slugger to dare enjoy himself on the field in recent seasons. For Boston fans, David Ortiz has been making baseball fun for more than a decade. The…

SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 Conference announced today the baseball All-Pac-12 honors for the 2016 season, as determined by a polling of the Conference coaches. CALIFORNIA’s Brett Cumberland was voted Pac-12 Player of the Year, while OREGON STATE’s Logan Ice was tabbed Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. Fellow Beaver Nick Madrigal was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year while WASHINGTON’s Troy Rallings was voted Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year….

SCHEDULE FRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 UNCW vs. No. 3 Duke, 1 p.m. Probable pitchers: UNCW- Ryan Foster (12-1, 2.41 ERA); Duke- Brian McAfee (7-4, 3.40 ERA) Game 2: No. 1 USC vs. No. 4 Rhode Island, 7 p.m. Probable pitchers: USC-Clarke Schmidt (9-3, 2.96 ERA); RI-Tyler Wilson (12-1, 2.08 ERA) SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, Noon Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2…

Bryce Harper’s campaign to “Make Baseball Fun Again” is admirable and important. But while Harper, fast becoming baseball’s most recognizable superstar at only 23 years old, rightfully seizes an opportunity to make his sport more entertaining and less stuffy, he’s hardly the first slugger to dare enjoy himself on the field in recent seasons. For Boston fans, David Ortiz has been making baseball fun for more than a decade. The…

All roads lead to Omaha as the NCAA baseball tournament gets underway this weekend, starting from the south and east. Thirteen of the 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals taking place from Friday through Monday will be hosted by SEC (seven) and ACC (six) schools, with the other three in Texas and Louisiana. The distribution of sites this year reflects how the balance of power at the top of the sport has…

The Twins are bad. It’s exceedingly obvious to everyone the Twins are bad. You could ask the world’s biggest Twins’ homer—which many, apparently, believe is me—and they would tell you the Twins are bad. This isn’t rocket science at this point. I know the Twins fucking suck. So why are you here? Why do you watch the Twins? Why do you care? I’ve gotten many angry things lobbed…

We all want to be in charge of our favourite baseball team. It’s why Franchise mode exists on console games and why games like Out of the Park Baseball and Strat-o-Matic baseball (among others) are so popular. Well this year Strat-o-Matic has come out with a new product that throws a different spin on controlling your ballclub. In SOM’s Baseball Daily product, you are able to be John…

Campbell head coach Greg Goff encourages his players during an NCAA college baseball regional tournament game against South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, June 1, 2014.(Photo: RICHARD SHIRO, AP) LEXINGTON, Ky. – Following the resignation of UK baseball coach Gary Henderson, athletic director Mitch Barnhart is faced with an intriguing coaching search. Any Southeastern Conference baseball job will attract no shortage of interest, but there are also several factors working…

Hello, and welcome to my annual column, “Grant looks at monthly splits and points out the players and teams that were good or bad in May.” That’s really all it is, and I’m sorry to ruin the illusion, but this is one of the easier columns of the year. It’s not without its purpose, though. When baseball starts in April, we’ve had five months of imaginary baseball. The Boston…

Hello, and welcome to my annual column, “Grant looks at monthly splits and points out the players and teams that were good or bad in May.” That’s really all it is, and I’m sorry to ruin the illusion, but this is one of the easier columns of the year. It’s not without its purpose, though. When baseball starts in April, we’ve had five months of imaginary baseball. The Boston…

Baseball and softball are on schedule to make their return to the Olympics in 2020 after a 12-year absence. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board recommended Wednesday that the sports be added to the Tokyo 2020 program along with surfing, skateboarding, karate and sports climbing. The full IOC membership must approve the recommendation at its August meeting in Rio for the additions to become official. MORE: Tokyo Olympics unveil new logo | Rio…