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i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and…

Enlarge icon Pinterest icon Close icon “When you’re arguing with an idiot … and you have to make them think something was their idea? I do a lot of that.” Photo: Taylor Ballantyne/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images Katie Nolan is standing in a narrow cage at Chelsea Piers, holding an aluminum bat. Her long hair is tucked into a ratty helmet, and she’s wearing a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt. A pitching…

ST. LOUIS • The St. Louis Cardinals have terminated the contract of their scouting director, Chris Correa, after an “imposed leave of absence,” a Cardinals lawyer said Thursday. James G. Martin declined to comment on the reasons for his separation or any details of an investigation into the hacking of a Houston Astros database. Martin said that the Cardinals were continuing to investigate. He declined to comment when asked whether any…

Atlantic City could see a cash windfall if sports betting is ruled to be legal in New Jersey. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) A monumental month of court rulings ended this week without one judicial decision that America’s professional sports leagues, gamblers, gaming industry insiders and a few New Jersey lawmakers are anxiously awaiting. The ruling in “NCAA, et al v. Governor of New Jersey, et al” was expected in…

i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United have been secretly trying to sell 31-year-old striker Robin van Persie since January, according to his former team-mate Pierre van Hooijdonk. (Daily Mirror)  Should Van Persie leave Old Trafford, Besiktas are hoping to tempt the Netherlands striker to Turkey. (Sun – subscription required)  …

Atlantic City could see a cash windfall if sports betting is ruled to be legal in New Jersey. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) A monumental month of court rulings ended this week without one judicial decision that America’s professional sports leagues, gamblers, gaming industry insiders and a few New Jersey lawmakers are anxiously awaiting. The ruling in “NCAA, et al v. Governor of New Jersey, et al” was expected in…

i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and…

Draymond Green has reached agreement with the Golden State Warriors on a five-year, $85 million contract, league sources told Yahoo Sports. A restricted free agent, Green and the Warriors had broken off talks earlier Wednesday before reaching the deal. Green was prepared to meet with other teams, but Golden State still had the right to match any offer sheet he signed. View photo . Draymond Green (NBAE/Getty Images) “I’m excited,…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United have been secretly trying to sell 31-year-old striker Robin van Persie since January, according to his former team-mate Pierre van Hooijdonk. (Daily Mirror)  Should Van Persie leave Old Trafford, Besiktas are hoping to tempt the Netherlands striker to Turkey. (Sun – subscription required)  …

Sergio Ramos would only leave Real Madrid to join Manchester United, says former Real president Ramon Calderon. The Red Devils have bid £28.6m for Ramos, who they believe wants to leave, and Calderon thinks the 29-year-old Spain defender is ready to move. “I know Sergio has told the general manager to listen to offers they get from Manchester United,” said Calderon, who served…

i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and…

If a team finally gets brave enough to give running back Herschel Walker his shot at age 53, they might as well give Brett Favre a ring, too. The Packers legend still thinks he can play as well. “I think I could play,” Favre, 45, told Sports Illustrated for an upcoming cover story. “As far as throwing. Of course, we’re not trying to start some he’s-coming-out-of-retirement deal. Do I think…

Tyson Chandler has reached agreement on a four-year, $50 million-plus contract with the Phoenix Suns, league sources told Yahoo Sports. View photo . Tyson Chandler (Getty Images) After agreeing to the deal, Chandler joined the Suns in their recruiting pitch to Portland Trail Blazers‘ free-agent LaMarcus Aldridge in Los Angeles, sources told Yahoo Sports. [Related: 2015 NBA free-agency tracker | Latest from Woj] Chandler can serve as a mentor for Alex…

i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and…

View photo . Draymond Green (NBAE/Getty Images) The Golden State Warriors and restricted free-agent forward Draymond Green have broken off contract talks, a source told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday. The Warriors met with Green and agent B.J. Armstrong in Los Angeles after 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday when NBA free agents could first begin negotiating with teams, a source told Yahoo Sports. The Warriors were given the first opportunity to…

Formula One fans want change but without gimmicks or knee-jerk reactions to a sport many now describe as expensive and boring, according to a survey carried out with the backing of leading drivers. The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) said in a statement on Wednesday that 217,756 fans from 194 countries had responded to the online survey between 22 May and 8 June. “The fans are clear: they don’t want…

For our neighbors to the north, July 1st is Canada Day. But for Mets fans, it’s a chance to rejoice at yet another year in which ex-outfielder/third baseman Bobby Bonilla is handed a nifty check for $1,193,248.20. Amazingly, he’ll pocket this tidy sum until 2035, even though he hasn’t snarled at a reporter or taken a mental heath break to play cards during a playoff game since 2001. Why is…

0 Shares Print In a 2012 deposition testimony for the New Jersey sports betting case, recently-retired baseball commissioner Bud Selig said that gambling is “the deadliest of all things that can happen” to a sport. “It’s evil,” Selig stated. “It creates doubt and destroys your sport.” Three years later, new commissioner Rob Manfred is reconsidering baseball’s longstanding opposition to the legalization of sports betting. Leave it to Pete Rose to…

i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and…