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Nathan Patterson turned an outing at a baseball game into a minor league contract. (Image: Instagram)

Nathan Patterson Turns Pitching Game into Minor-League Contract

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Most people win a stuffed animal when they perfect a carnival type game, but Nathan Patterson got himself a minor-league contract. The 23-year-old was at a Colorado Rockies game when he and his brother decided to check out the speed pitch challenge booth. Patterson started throwing 94 mph heaters and his […]

Kurt Busch turns 41 on Sunday, and can think of no better present than a victory at the GoBowling at the Glen. (Image: AP)

Kurt Busch Wants to Present Himself Birthday Victory at Watkins Glen

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Often overshadowed by his brother, Kyle, Kurt Busch has put together a very successful season this year. The older of the two, Kurt is in the midst of another solid season. He won in Kentucky three weeks ago, and had placed second at Michigan and Bristol earlier in the year. […]

Rookie pitcher Dustin May makes his major league debut for the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in LA. (Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP)

Code Red: LA Dodgers Call Up Top Pitching Prospect Dustin May

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Dustin May, a rookie with floppy red hair that teammates and coaches refer to either as “Code Red” or “Gingergaard”, made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a starting pitcher against the San Diego Padres. May, 21, is 6-foot-6 and barely 200 pounds. He spent a […]

Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich chats with players during a practice in Las Vegas. (Image: Getty)

2019 FIBA World Cup: Six Additions to Team USA Roster

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Team USA begins training camp next week for the 2019 FIBA World Cup and head coach Gregg Popovich has to narrow down the roster to 12 players. The FIBA World Cup begins at the end of August in China and runs through mid September with 32 national teams competing for […]

Denver’s Vic Fangio spent his first game as a head coach in pain, suffering from a kidney stone. (Image: CBSSports.com)

Vic Fangio’s Head Coaching Career Gets off to Stony Start

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How tough is first-year coach Vic Fangio? The 61-year-old prowled the sidelines of the Hall of Fame Game Thursday with a kidney stone working its way through his system. Fangio felt discomfort earlier in the day and went to a local hospital where he was diagnosed with the stone. He […]

Clemson and Alabama were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the preseason college football Coaches Poll. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Clemson, Alabama 1-2 in College Football Coaches Poll

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If fans were looking for intrigue in the first edition of the college football Coaches Poll, they were severely let down. The poll released its first edition for the 2019 season and Clemson was ranked No. 1. It was the first time the Tigers were ranked atop the preseason poll. […]

Canelo Alvarez has been stripped of the IBF middleweight title after failing to negotiate a fight with mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko. (Image: Getty)

Canelo Alvarez Stripped of IBF Title After Failing to Negotiate Mandatory Defense

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The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has stripped Canelo Alvarez of its middleweight world championship after negotiations failed between Alvarez and mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko. The IBF had extended its deadline for the two camps to come to an agreement on the fight several times, but made its decision to take […]

McKinzie in tight quarters can't rundown Mitole in the Met Mile on June 8. (EquiSport Photos/Jessie Holmes)

Elite Older Horses to Square Off Saturday in Whitney Stakes at Saratoga

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A quartet of top-level older horses head an eight-horse field Saturday in the $1 million, 1 1/8 mile Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. McKinzie, Thunder Snow, Vino Rosso and Yoshida are all Grade 1 winners. But, the top four will have to deal with four other emerging runners in […]

Browns QB Baker Mayfield celebrates a touchdown against the NY Jets. (Image: Jason Miller/Getty)

Baker Mayfield and Cleveland Browns 12/1 Super Bowl Odds

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With QB Baker Mayfield at the helm and the addition of Odell Beckham Jr, the Cleveland Browns are favorites to win the AFC North and they’re 12/1 odds to win Super Bowl LIV according to William Hill. The Browns (7-8-1) in 2018 looked like a different team when Freddie Kitchens […]

Jimmie Johnson’s winless streak goes back to June 2017, and he replaced his crew chief for the second time in less than a year on Monday. (Image: AP)

Jimmie Johnson’s Winless Streak Costs Crew Chief’s Job

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It hasn’t been a good couple of years for Jimmie Johnson, and on Monday, it was his crew chief that paid the price. Kevin Meendering was replaced by Hendrick Motorsports with Cliff Daniels. Daniels will be running the show on Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen in New York. Meendering was […]

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