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BASEBALL LOS ANGELES (AP) Vin Scully will be back for a record 67th season in the broadcast booth for the Dodgers, who revealed the news in the second inning of their game against the Chicago Cubs. Magic Johnson, a co-owner of the team, appeared on the Dodger Stadium video board to tell the crowd that Jimmy Kimmel had a major announcement. Late-night TV host Kimmel appeared and without a sound…

Illinois has fired head football coach Tim Beckman. A source had told FOX Sports of the news Friday before the school’s official announcement. Word is Beckman was informed of his firing late Friday morning. The 50-year-old coach was 12-25 in three seasons and was fired a week before the season opener. His teams were 4-20 in Big Ten play since he arrived from Toledo after the 2011 season. He also…

The path for boys is even more difficult, with only 32,000 of 541,000 high school basketball players making a college team. “A college scholarship is really important to me because my family can’t pay for college,” Redden said. She may be one of the lucky ones, with numerous scouts showing interest in her. But a scholarships won’t necessarily relieve the parents of the entire college financial burden. The average cost of…

FOX Sports Racing, which carries the full NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season live in Canada, is live streaming this weekend’s Chevrolet Silverado 250 from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Ontario, making the event available without restriction to all viewers in Canada through www.FOXSportsRacing.com. The Chevrolet Silverado 250 begins Sunday, Aug. 30 (1:30 p.m. ET) with Tyler Reddick (Brad Keselowski Racing) atop the points standings, followed by Matt Crafton (ThorSport…

Follow Andy Gray on Twitter | Email Andy | Extra Mustard on Facebook Ugliest Uniforms in Sports History The White Sox got in the Throwback Thursday spirit in a big way this week, sporting a disco era uniform with navy and white shirts untucked below their waists. ​It’s a shame they didn’t wear the matching shorts which helped make the ’70s uniform one of the ugliest in sports history. Say Yes, Ronda I don’t…

Eurobike is like a festival where all the big names in biking come together to sing about what they’re doing next. This year, LifeBeam, makers of some smooth-looking and very smart headwear, have teamed up with Lazer Sport, the maker of some serious helmets, to produce some cool new bio-sensing helmets. Lazer is incorporating LifeBeam’s enhanced sensors into their new smart helmets for cycling. In addition, LifeBeam is offering a…

Michael McRobbie(Photo: Michelle Pemberton) Florida State President John Thrasher addressed his school’s football team in July after separate incidents of players striking women. Texas A&M is paying an annual salary of $130,000 to a “director of player development,” a life skills and counseling position for the football team. Image-conscious universities love the money, exposure and bonding that sports create. But school presidents know better than anyone that it has to…

NBA Darryl Dawkins, whose board-shattering dunks earned him the moniker ”Chocolate Thunder” and helped pave the way for breakaway rims, has died. He was 58. The Lehigh County, Pennsylvania coroner’s office said Dawkins died Thursday morning at a hospital. Later Thursday, Dawkins’ family said a heart attack was the cause of death. Officials said an autopsy was scheduled for Friday. Dawkins, the first player to go from high school into…

Benjamin Hochman can’t wait to get started in St. Louis, where he will bring a new perspective, which weaves commentary and humor, to the Post-Dispatch and STLtoday.com. And that’s no joking matter. Hochman, a jovial Clayton High grad who likes to dabble in stand-up comedy, is eager to get going as he takes over for former sports columnist Bernie Miklasz. “I’m stupidly fired up,” he said. “I’ve been sitting around…

FOOTBALL GOSSIP Celtic have launched a bid for Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Ryan Christie and hope a cash offer of £500,000 with a clause to loan the 20-year-old back to their Scottish Premiership rivals for the rest of the season can secure the midfielder’s signature. (Daily Star, print edition) Celtic first-team coach John Kennedy believes he is culpable for the defensive failings that led to…

The New Jersey public, not to mention Governor Chris Christie, wants to reinstate sports gambling in Atlantic City in the hopes of reversing the trajectory of a place that “totally cratered,” as Donald Trump memorably put it in the first Republican presidential debate. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has said no — twice. The most recent decision struck down a state law that repealed the…

FOOTBALL GOSSIP Celtic have launched a bid for Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Ryan Christie and hope a cash offer of £500,000 with a clause to loan the 20-year-old back to their Scottish Premiership rivals for the rest of the season can secure the midfielder’s signature. (Daily Star, print edition) Celtic first-team coach John Kennedy believes he is culpable for the defensive failings that led to…

Dr. James Andrews is widely considered one the foremost sports orthopaedic surgeon in the game today, with Dr. Frank Jobe either equal to or a close second. Andrews was the man who performed the Tommy John surgery on Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish’s elbow, and the knee of Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. If there is a high dollar athlete in America today that requires surgery, Dr. Andrews is…

Justin Gatlin could not get close to Usain Bolt in the 200m final in Beijing – but it appears he might have had better luck if he had been on a Segway and armed with a camera. Related: Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin again to win 200m world championship gold Bolt streaked clear of his sprint rival to complete another double at the World Athletics Championships and when he was…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Kevin de Bruyne is expected to earn about £200,000 a week when the 24-year-old Belgium midfielder finally completes his move from Wolfsburg to Manchester City. (Telegraph)  Chelsea will pursue signing 22-year-old France midfielder Paul Pogba from Juventus over the remainder of the transfer window. (Independent)  …

Stephanie Ready is used to making history in the men’s game. Now she’s doing it again as the first full-time female NBA game analyst on FOX Sports Southeast’s Hornets broadcasts. Ready will join new play-by-play announcer Eric Collins and Hornets legend Dell Curry in the booth for the upcoming season. “This is actually the reason I got into television in the first place,” Ready said. “I always wanted to be…

A judge throws some shade at Roger Goodell, Rick Porcello returns to pitch a gem for the Red Sox, Jim Lonborg returns to the mound tonight, and the rest of the sports news you need to know to start your Thursday. Federal judge questions Roger Goodell’s understanding of the NFL-NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement: “At a hearing Wednesday on a contempt motion filed by the NFL Players Association in the Adrian…