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It’s not the sort of accomplishment that ESPN is likely to crow about, but Philadelphia Phillies center-fielder Ben Revere is on track to set an astonishing baseball record—a mark that says as much about the game today as Barry Bonds’s 73 home runs said about the swollen biceps that defined the early 21st century. Revere is currently batting just over .313, higher than any other player in the National League. That figure would match…

Nonprofit Status Is Irrelevant Andrew Zimbalist, economist, Smith College The tax exemption does not apply to the individual teams, but to the leagues, which operate as pass-through entities.

USA TODAY Sports’ George Schroeder breaks down the biggest matchups around the country.

A dispute between WTHR and DirecTV means the satellite provider will not show local Colts games shown on the NBC affiliate. (Photo: Matt Detrich/The Star) Gearing up to head to your favorite sports bar this Sunday for the Colts game? You might want to call ahead first. An unresolved dispute over carrier fees between WTHR and DirecTV ended with the Indianapolis-area NBC affiliate no longer being carried by the national…

Comcast’s Xfinity will become the title sponsor of NASCAR’s second-highest series beginning in 2015.(Photo: Tannen Maury, EPA) CHARLOTTE — Comcast’s Xfinity brand will sponsor NASCAR’s No. 2 series for the next 10 years, officials announced Wednesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Currently known as the Nationwide Series, the Xfinity Series will continue to have up-and-coming drivers compete against established Sprint Cup Series stars. Xfinity will be only the third…

A STAR HOCKEY PLAYER OVER AT U.N.H. IS FACING SERIOUS CRIMINAL CHARGES TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING, NEW HAMPSHIRE, I’M TOM GRIFFITH. I’M SHELLEY WALCOTT. DURHAM POLICE SAY WILD CAT GOALIE CASEY DESMITH ASSAULTED HIS GIRLFRIEND LAST WEEKEND AND THEN RESISTED OFFICERS WHO TRIED TO ARREST HIM. ADAM SEXTON IS LIVE ON THE U.N.H. CAMPUS WITH OUR TOP STORY. ADAM? CASEY DESMITH HAS BEEN THE STARTING GOALIE FOR THE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY…

For a list of all the deadline-day deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, would like to “come back” to Manchester United one day because the club remains in his heart. (Daily Mail)  Manchester United are looking to put together a £60m bid to bring Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 21, back to Old…

Comcast’s Xfinity will become the title sponsor of NASCAR’s second-highest series beginning in 2015.(Photo: Tannen Maury, EPA) CHARLOTTE — Comcast’s Xfinity brand will sponsor NASCAR’s No. 2 series for the next 10 years, officials announced Wednesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Currently known as the Nationwide Series, the Xfinity Series will continue to have up-and-coming drivers compete against established Sprint Cup Series stars. Xfinity will be only the third…

For a list of all the deadline-day deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, would like to “come back” to Manchester United one day because the club remains in his heart. (Daily Mail)  Manchester United are looking to put together a £60m bid to bring Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 21, back to Old…

Nationwide Series To Become Xfinity Series CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Comcast Corp. on Wednesday signed a 10-year agreement to replace Nationwide Insurance as the title sponsor of NASCAR’s second-tier racing series. The series will be known as the NASCAR Xfinity Series through 2024. The deal matches the longest single agreement around title sponsorship of any NASCAR national series in its history, and Sports Business Daily valued the package at worth close…

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A sports museum complex set for groundbreaking by fall 2015 in Whiting will still include a hall of fame for sports mascots, but another wing dedicated to Chicago’s baseball history is no longer part of the project. Whiting officials confirmed this week they had decided to end their relationship with the Chicago Baseball Museum, which was supposed to occupy about 35,000 square feet in the complex, to be built on…

KOKOMO (Sept. 2, 2014) – The city of Kokomo has announced plans for a new baseball team that will play starting next year at Kokomo Municipal Stadium, which is currently under construction. Mayor Greg Goodnight joined officials from the Prospect League for the announcement at Kokomo City Hall. Michael Zimmerman will own the Kokomo team, which will play in the twelve-team, six-state league starting in the 2015 season. Two other…

KOKOMO (Sept. 2, 2014) – The city of Kokomo has announced plans for a new baseball team that will play starting next year at Kokomo Municipal Stadium, which is currently under construction. Mayor Greg Goodnight joined officials from the Prospect League for the announcement at Kokomo City Hall. Michael Zimmerman will own the Kokomo team, which will play in the twelve-team, six-state league starting in the 2015 season. Two other…

Justin Plumlee RANDLEMAN, N.C. — A middle school baseball coach was killed over Labor Day weekend while celebrating a friend’s bachelor party in Folly Beach, S.C. Authorities say 29-year-old Justin Plumlee was walking home with another groomsman when 31-year-old Andrew Lanzaro hit the two and kept driving. Plumlee died at the hospital. Plumlee coached baseball at Randleman Middle School the past three years. “He always had a thing about working hard….

Edna Ferber did not utter the line above as an ironic comment on San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence. She died 15 years before he was born. Still, the two have a connection. Chances are you have no idea who Edna Ferber is, and a few years from now you probably won’t know who Pence is either. This is no insult to either of them; it’s just the…

When I was a little boy, I loved rummaging through the family attic and basement. I remember the brittle, yellowed newspapers from the Kennedy assassination and the death of Yankees manager Miller Huggins in 1929 and a framed print showing all the presidents up through Lyndon Johnson. And I loved the musty smell from opening the vintage books in my father’s library. One that stuck in my mind was a…

Melinda Sue Gordon/AP An off-base portrayal — except in some deeper way, true. Remember Philip Seymour Hoffman as an angry version of Art Howe in Moneyball, bristling at Brad Pitt’s every innovation? By most accounts, including Howe’s, this was an unfair and simplified portrayal, but it spoke to a deeper tension that does exist in the game. Baseball’s front offices are becoming ever-stronger and more erudite, which…

For a list of all the deadline-day deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Kevin Strootman missed the 2014 World Cup after injuring his left knee while playing for Roma Manchester United are lining up a move for Roma’s Netherlands midfielder Kevin Strootman, 24, in the January transfer window . (Daily Mail)  United could make a £60m…

Sky Sports News has apologised after it broadcast swearing and scenes of a fan waving a sex toy during its transfer deadline day coverage. Communications watchdog Ofcom could launch an investigation after viewers complained about foul-mouthed outbursts being broadcast live. Reporters covering the day’s events had to deal with crowds of rowdy supporters outside the grounds and had to apologise several times for the swearing. The chaotic scenes included a…