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Dr. James Naismith (1861-1939) was a Canadian-born educator and coach who invented the game of basketball in 1891 while teaching physical education at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass. Naismith did not finish high school until the age of...

Pinch runner Elliot Johnson scored from third base on a wild pitch by reliever Matt Albers in the ninth inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.

Defensive end Chris Martin has been dismissed from Kansas' program. The junior juco transfer is facing aggravated robbery charges from a May 13 incident. "Due to recent incidents Chris Martin was involved with, he was given a list of stipulatio...

There are a few Green Bay connections in the AFC West with Reggie McKenzie becoming the general manager in Oakland last year and John Dorsey taking over in Kansas City earlier this year. Both men came from Green Bay. Naturally, when a Green Bay pl...

Slumping Indians first baseman Nick Swisher received a cortisone shot in his sore left shoulder Monday and will be sidelined for Cleveland's next three games.

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Scott Pioli has found steady work for the upcoming NFL season. As anticipated, it will be outside of an NFL building. NBC announced Monday that the former Kansas City Chiefs general manager will join its "Football Night in America" broadcast team ...

Really starting to feel like Game 6 is a must-win for the Heat. How will Texas Tech use its Big 12 payout? Don Williams of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal asked around. Good story from Jeremy Fowler on how Mike Gundy dug up Mike Yurcich as his ne...

If you've been without an internet connection since Alabama clinched the SEC's seventh consecutive national title in January, you might not have noticed a bit of saber-rattling on the part of Big 12 coaches. Bob Stoops started the parade by trumpe...

Each week this spring, GigEmNation reporter Sam Khan Jr. will bring you notes/nuggets from watching and visiting with high school football prospects in the Greater Houston area that week. He will include observations of Texas A&M commitments and ...

Finally, the torment and distress of the blogging world will be put to rest: Wil Myers is heading to the big leagues. After hitting .314 with 37 home runs in the minors last year with Kansas City, many believed Tampa Bay's big offseason acquisitio...

The Rays called up outfielder Wil Myers, rated by Baseball America before the season as its No. 1 overall prospect, best power hitter and best hitter for average.

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Wade Davis stopped his five-game winless streak, Jeff Francoeur homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday.

ATLANTA -- Braves slugger Evan Gattis has a total of two hits in 21 at-bats in June, so the threat of his impact on games probably outweighs his actual production. But the mere threat is tangible, maybe because rival pitchers, catchers and manager...

Blog | June 16, 2013

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb left the hospital and went home Sunday, one day after he was hit in the right ear by a line drive.