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This past Saturday, the Ole Miss Rebel baseball team kept its postseason hopes alive by sweeping their series against the archrival Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Rebels, by what seemed to be a set of miracles, came from behind, erasing a five run deficit in the ninth inning (!) to tie the game and force extras. The Rebels got the win, 8-7, on a walkoff RBI single in the bottom of…

Jonathon Niese, SP, New York Mets (23.9 Percent Owned) James Paxton, SP, Seattle Mariners (12.8 Percent Owned) Jung-Ho Kang, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates (2.2 Percent Owned) Khris Davis, OF, Milwaukee Brewers (20.2 Percent Owned) Miguel Montero, C, Chicago Cubs (13.9 Percent Owned) Brandon Belt, 1B, San Francisco Giants (24.1 Percent Owned)  Eddie Rosario, OF, Minnesota Twins (0.3 Percent Owned) Yasmany Tomas, 3B/OF, Arizona Diamondbacks (20.3 Percent Owned) Yunel Escobar, 3B/SS, Washington…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest We had two strikes against us: One for being black, and another for being Latino. — Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda Cepeda shared this reflection with me a number of years ago in recalling his playing days as baseball’s racial integration unfolded. Cepeda recalled numerous instances in which Americanos saw the Puerto Rican as just another black man when deciding to deny him services or…

Sometime after A.J. Lee and Brett Simon doused St. John’s Coach Mark Gibbs with the water cooler but before Simon took a selfie of all of his teammates with their trophy, the team’s celebration of its second straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference baseball championship took on a subdued but tense tone. Somewhere, one of the Cadets had a shaving cream pie, and Gibbs knew who the intended target was. “You…

Week six of the Fantasy Baseball season begins May 11 2015. If you are like me you’ve been hit with injuries as well as underperforming players. Interleague Matchups for Week Six Chicago White Sox at the Milwaukee Brewers for 3 games Monday thru Wednesday San Francisco Giants at the Houston Astros for 2 games Tuesday and Wednesday Colorado Rockies at the Los Angeles…

BOX SCORE (.html) | BOX SCORE (.pdf) NEW YORK – The Columbia baseball team got four homeruns from three different players to defeat Dartmouth College 10-7 in the deciding game of the Ivy League Championship Series and win their third consecutive Ivy League title. The Lions earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournamen The Lions (29-15) tied the program record for wins in a season, evening…

A day after a scary collision in Alabama’s baseball game at Auburn, Crimson Tide coach Mitch Gaspard updated the situation. First baseman Chance Vincent was taken to a local hospital on a backboard after colliding with rightfielder Casey Hughston. Gaspard released a statement Sunday morning to update Vincent’s condition as Alabama enters Game 3 of the Auburn series at 1 p.m. Sunday. “Thankfully, Chance did not suffer any injuries related…

Oregon State players warm up before Friday’s game against Utah at Goss Stadium.(Photo: Gary Horowitz / Statesman Journal) CORVALLIS – Oregon State’s Andrew Moore fired a 6-hitter, leading the baseball team to a 3-0 victory over Utah on Friday before a crowd of 2,812 at Goss Stadium in Game 1 of a three-game series. The junior right-hander struck out four, didn’t walk a batter, and needed just 99 pitches to…

Happy Mother’s Day to every mom out there. You know what would make this an even more special Mother’s Day? If mama got a win in DraftKings to add some profit to her bank on Sunday. That’s exactly why we’re here. As several series come to a close on Sunday, here’s a look at the top position players to choose for May 10.   First Baseman: Eric Hosmer, Kansas City…

May 9, 2015 Box Score |  Photo Gallery    Auburn (32-19, 12-14) Alabama (27-24, 10-16) WP: Jay Shaw (2-0) | LP: Justin Camp (2-1) | SV: Thomas Burrows (5)    Box Score   AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn baseball battled back from deficits three times, but came up short 7-6 to Alabama on Saturday at Plainsman Park. “The guys fought back really well and came back and took the lead in the…

The AHSAA championship baseball games in Montgomery next week are set. Thompson, Pelham and Geneva won Game 3s in their respective series on Saturday to advance to next week’s title games. Thompson will play Smiths Station, Pelham gets Cullman and Geneva gets Madison Academy. RELATED: FRIDAY’S LIVE BASEBALL UPDATES The action and updates from the day happened below. The finals schedule is at the end. Great weekend of semifinal games….

0 Shares Print Fantasy Forecaster updated Saturday, May 9, at 9:50 a.m. ET. On tap: Interleague play begins to ramp up during fantasy’s Week 6, which features a season-high-to-date 15 such contests; nine of those will be played in American League ballparks. Thankfully, it doesn’t lead to a more abbreviated schedule, as the only team subject to a five-game week due to the infamous two-game interleague series sandwiched by Monday…

(CNN)Chewing tobacco has long been a tradition in baseball, but that tradition could be on its way out in one big-league city. San Francisco on Friday banned smokeless tobacco at all sports venues, including AT&T Park, home of the city’s Major League Baseball team, the Giants. It makes the city the first in the nation with such a restriction. The bill is intended to “send a simple and strong message…

With a handful of aces on the board who aren’t performing to their ability, daily fantasy baseball players might be better off spending their money elsewhere Saturday. Big names like Madison Bumgarner, Clayton Kershaw and Johnny Cueto have all put together huge games and are always capable of more, but they have each been inconsistent this season. If you add some sleepers in your lineup instead of spending money on…

Posted: Saturday, May 9, 2015 8:40 am Baseball: Purdue at Nebraska By Jon Nyatawa / World-Herald staff writer The Omaha World-Herald Where: Haymarket Park Radio: 1110 AM KFAB, Husker Sports Network Subscription Required An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Have an online subscription? Login now Not a print subscriber? Login Online services…

Despite the record attendance in Louisville, Florida State showed no fear as they defeated the #2 Cardinals in game one of the weekend series by a final score of 13-4. The Seminoles got on the board early, jumping on one of the best pitchers in the NCAA, scoring six runs in the first two innings. Louisville made things interesting late, however. After a DJ Stewart RBI double made it…

UCLA baseball won its first College World Series title in 2013 and currently leads the Pac-12 by two games over ASU.(Photo: Derick E. Hingle/USA TODAY Sports) Let’s cut to the chase going into the Pac-12 baseball showdown this weekend at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. No. 5 UCLA is No. 2 nationally in pitching with a team 2.20 earned run average. No. 13 Arizona State is No. 9 in the Pac-12 with…