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As the city of Chicago celebrated its Little League U.S. champions, Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein said Wednesday that Jackie Robinson West’s success should be a “rallying cry” to bring more inner city kids back to baseball. Podcast: ‘Carmen & Jurko Show’ Cubs president Theo Epstein joins “Carmen & Jurko” to discuss the Jackie Robinson West team, the progress of Javier Baez and the arrival of Jorge Soler. Listen “At…

The Texas Rangers are almost certain to shut down Yu Darvish for the season, because that’s what a smart team would do, and the Rangers are no dummies. They don’t cater to the whims of a manager who after all these years doesn’t care to acquaint himself with the intricacies of arm injuries, and they don’t kowtow to media members looking for some bright light in this Alaska winter of…

Alexis Pavlinec of Jackson is shown in this undated photograph. A stray ball hit the girl in the face on Sunday at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, her parents said. (Photo: Photo courtesy of Ken Pavlinec. ) LAKEWOOD – Ken Pavlinec of Jackson remembers the sound a stray baseball made as it slammed into his 10-year-old daughter’s face on Sunday, fracturing her skull and leaving an imprint of the ball’s stitches….

DETROIT — Yankees manager Joe Girardi was asked Wednesday who would take over the leadership role with his club next season after Derek Jeter has retired. The larger question would be: Who is going to take Jeter’s place as baseball’s primary role model, as the game’s unofficial, but leading ambassador to the rest of humanity? Another ritual in the march of Jeter’s final season occurred Wednesday night at Comerica Park…

On the shelf: Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates: Alvarez was not in the starting lineup Wednesday because of a sprained left foot, an injury he suffered on Tuesday. It’s unclear how long he’ll be out. Jorge De La Rosa, SP, Colorado Rockies: De La Rosa exited his start on Tuesday due to a left thumb contusion. Anthony Rizzo, 1B, Chicago Cubs: Rizzo left Tuesday’s game due to tightness in his…

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The investigation into the death of driver Kevin Ward Jr. is coming to an end. Once the investigation wraps up Tony Stewart and the rest of the NASCAR Universe will find out whether or not investigators believe that Stewart was legally responsible for the incident. The tragedy that took place a few weeks ago in Upstate New York has rocked the NASCAR world and evoked great emotion from many NASCAR…

The 2015 NASCAR race schedule was announced Tuesday evening. If you got a chance to watch NASCAR Race Hub on FOX Sports 1, I was on there weighing in with my thoughts to Steve Byrnes, Jeff Hammond and Adam Alexander. After reviewing the schedule and thinking about it, I’m pretty excited with what NASCAR has done. When you include all the non-points events our NASCAR on FOX broadcast team does,…

As the city of Chicago celebrated its Little League U.S. champions, Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein said Wednesday that Jackie Robinson West’s success should be a “rallying cry” to bring more inner city kids back to baseball. Podcast: ‘Carmen & Jurko Show’ Cubs president Theo Epstein joins “Carmen & Jurko” to discuss the Jackie Robinson West team, the progress of Javier Baez and the arrival of Jorge Soler. Listen “At…

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As the city of Chicago celebrated its Little League U.S. champions, Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein said Wednesday that Jackie Robinson West’s success should be a “rallying cry” to bring more inner city kids back to baseball. Podcast: ‘Carmen & Jurko Show’ Cubs president Theo Epstein joins “Carmen & Jurko” to discuss the Jackie Robinson West team, the progress of Javier Baez and the arrival of Jorge Soler. Listen “At…

For a list of confirmed transfers, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Former Birmingham City striker Nikola Zigic, 33, is a poised for a sensational move to Arsenal according to his agent. (Birmingham Mail)  Nikola Zigic is a free agent after leaving Birmingham Manchester United boss Van Gaal is weighing up a shock £20m move for Liverpool…

Nanjing, China (CNN) — Off-camera, I’m getting parenting advice from China’s first athlete to win gold in any sport at the Winter Olympics. “Your daughter should go for ice skating,” Yang Yang advises me. “It’s great for her balance!” My five-year old is more swimmer than skater but I appreciate Yang’s words and especially her intention. She’s encouraging me to share the life-changing benefits of sport, not to necessarily groom…

News broke earlier this month that CBS Sports will debut the first all-female sports talk show in national TV history. Now the broadcast company has released more details about its historic offering, including the show’s name: We Need to Talk. The show will have an all-female cast, and will be produced and directed exclusively by women. See also: Sports Media Misogyny: What Is Fans’ Problem With Female Commentators? “This is…

Photo: Rod Mar for Sports Illustrated (Wilson); Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated (Kaepernick) America’s most popular sport will begin its 95th season next Thursday and for the NFL, the pigskin is soaring through the sky and viewers are watching in record numbers. Sports Illustrated asks “Where did all the gunslingers go?” The answer is simple: Most of them reside in the NFC, where eight Pro Bowl-caliber quarterbacks grace this week’s regional covers…

Hank Bauer and Josh Lewin have been radio partners on San Diego Chargers broadcasts since 2005. That long-standing relationship doesn’t excuse the anti-Semitic joke that Bauer, a color commentator for the team since 1998, directed at play-by-play man Lewin, who is Jewish, during the final moments of Sunday’s exhibition game against the San Francisco 49ers as the pair were discussing the pricey seats at Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers new $1.3…

For a list of confirmed transfers, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Edinson Cavani could be a replacement for injured striker Olivier Giroud at Arsenal Arsenal are ready to make a £50m bid for Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani as Olivier Giroud, also 27, faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. (Daily Express)  The Gunners want Manchester…

Nanjing, China (CNN) — Off-camera, I’m getting parenting advice from China’s first athlete to win gold in any sport at the Winter Olympics. “Your daughter should go for ice skating,” Yang Yang advises me. “It’s great for her balance!” My five-year old is more swimmer than skater but I appreciate Yang’s words and especially her intention. She’s encouraging me to share the life-changing benefits of sport, not to necessarily groom…

NASCAR went with tradition, moving the Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway back to Labor Day weekend.(Photo: Peter Casey, USA TODAY Sports) Darlington Raceway’s return to its traditional Labor Day Weekend date after an 11-year absence is the highlight of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, which was unveiled Tuesday. As part of Darlington’s move from April to Sept. 6, Atlanta Motor Speedway’s date moves to March 1…