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Welcome to another night of AHSAA playoffs. It’s the quarterfinal round for high school baseball, y’all. Remember to check back throughout the evening, or simply refresh this page, for the latest info. RELATED: See tonight’s AHSAA playoff schedule for baseball & soccer RELATED: Live updates from today’s AHSAA Track and Field Championships RELATED: Look ahead to Saturday’s playoff soccer schedule TONIGHT’S GAMES (May 6, 2016): 9 PM, Free baseball: In…

*Editor’s note: This article was originally published Thursday. Since then, participants have been announced. They are listed at the bottom. Dirk Nowitzki was skeptical when, in 2012, organizers asked him to succeed recently retired Mike Modano as host of the Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game. “I said, ‘No chance. I’ve never played baseball in my life,’” a smiling Nowitzki recalls. This week, tickets went on sale for the 15th annual Heroes Game,…

https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/russilloaudio_2016-05-05-152601-8006-0-1-0-64k.mp3 Russillo & Kanell was without its most fashion-forward member on Thursday afternoon, paving the way for what has become an albatross: a compelling segment on Major League Baseball broadcast over the national radio airwaves. Ryen Russillo opined on the misguided attempt to “fix baseball” with gimmicks and alterations all in the interest of appealing to people who simply don’t care for the sport. “If you don’t like baseball now,…

Note: Don’t whiff on this special FanDuel offer. Win your first contest or get your money back (up to $10) to keep playing. Try FanDuel now! The Dodgers have a problem. Their problem is that Julio Urias is too good for the minors. The 19-year-old — yes, 19-year-old — just threw six perfect innings against the New Orleans Zephyrs on Wednesday, lowering his ERA to 1.88 and his WHIP to…

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HOUSTON – The funeral for the Stafford High School head baseball coach, who died suddenly last week, will be held Friday at noon at the Stafford Centre at 10505 Cash Road.  Michael Mesa, 26, was head coach at the high school for two seasons. He died after collapsing after a paintball game last Friday. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. Stafford Municipal School District will be closed Friday in remembrance of…

https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/russilloaudio_2016-05-05-152601-8006-0-1-0-64k.mp3 Russillo & Kanell was without its most fashion-forward member on Thursday afternoon, paving the way for what has become an albatross: a compelling segment on Major League Baseball broadcast over the national radio airwaves. Ryen Russillo opined on the misguided attempt to “fix baseball” with gimmicks and alterations all in the interest of appealing to people who simply don’t care for the sport. “If you don’t like baseball now,…

In 1999, Texas Rangers designated hitter Rafael Palmeiro somehow won the Gold Glove award at first base—despite only actually playing 28 games at the position for the entire year. Seventeen years later, one of baseball’s oddest award choices looks like a precursor to Donald Trump’s political rise (via NBC Sports). Here’s how. Baseball historian Bill James—sometimes called the godfather of sabermetrics and analytics—penned The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract…

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Our daily fantasy baseball picks continue with starting pitcher rankings and advice for Friday’s MLB slate. It’s going to be difficult for many to choose a pitcher tonight, as our rankings are loaded with good options. From aces (Syndergaard, Scherzer), to high-upside strikeout sleepers (Salazar, Hill), to values with great matchups (Chen, Latos), you can go a lot of different directions. If you’re playing on two-SP sites, you can still get…

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By Chris Emma– CHICAGO (CBS) — Past the strobe lights and disco ball of the Cubs’ party room, down a narrow hall of flashy blue lights, the 66-year-old Dusty Baker emerged outside a state-of-the-art home clubhouse at Wrigley Field that just housed a mariachi band for Cinco de Mayo. That kind of glitz and glamour wasn’t found around Wrigley Field, when the pressure to win mounted down on Bakers’ Cubs and…

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State closed out Wednesday night with a celebration akin to winning a national championship. The Huskies, ranked third in the nation among Division II baseball teams, swept No. 16 Minnesota Duluth thanks to a dramatic three-run home run by Judd Davis. The team surrounded home plate and mobbed Davis. St. Cloud State hopes to close out its season with this same scene late this…

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BRENTWOOD – USA Training Center is eyeing land on Route 125 near the Epping town line for a possible 2,000- to 3,000-seat baseball stadium with four fields for amateur baseball, along with additional retail development.   The proposal is in its early stages, but would provide home fields for the USA Mavericks Baseball Club and Seacoast Mavericks, a collegiate summer baseball…

Moments after an outfielder fell over a wall making a dramatic catch at Marlins Park in Miami Wednesday, one fan seemed to think it was the perfect time to take a selfie. Great catch, Brandon Drury. But first… https://t.co/6DiGRPRoSC — Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) May 5, 2016 The photo came out pretty clearly, showing the loafer-clad fan grinning just inches away from the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Brandon Drury. The outfielder was getting…

The 2016 Major League Baseball season had a preset storyline: the perennial loser attempting to turn its fortunes around and make history. One month in, the Chicago Cubs have done their part following the script. But there’s another team with a similar tale that is stealing some of the attention away: the Philadelphia Phillies. And while absolutely everyone picked the Cubs to be a force this season, Philadelphia has come…

Our daily fantasy baseball picks continue with starting pitcher rankings and advice for Thursday’s MLB slate. If Wednesday was the day of value (and elite) pitchers, Thursday will be the day of disasters on the mound. There are going to be some terrible pitching performances, awesome hitter stats and high daily fantasy baseball scores as a result, so plan accordingly.  MORE FANTASY: Prospect rankings | MLB DFS Playbook I’ll be paying up…