Pacers Gaming kicks off NBA 2K League season on ESPN2

Wheels turning toward college football in the fall, but no one is in charge. Expect summer chaos with push to return, few answers on coronavirus risk.

The fight to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the coronavirus is on all of us.

How much is likely to change in the Premier League table if the season is played to its conclusion? BBC Sport looks at the past 10 years for some hints.

A personal support worker at Madonna Care Community who died of COVID-19 is being remembered as a hard worker who took great pride in those he cared for.

Sleep easy knowing that no matter what next week’s injury report reveals, you will have the players you need to secure a year’s worth of bragging rights.

The new parents showed up at the first official MLB game in Europe on Saturday.

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JAMAICA OLYMPIC Association (JOA) President Christopher Samuda believes that his sports administration experience will aid him in helping to finally shape a professional football league in the Caribbean. Concacaf announced Samuda’s appointment to...

Germany’s decision that football can return this month provided encouragement for players and teams across Europe yesterday that the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic could soon be coming to an end. With COVID-19 infections declining,...

Upon the passing of his physical on Tuesday, the Reds signed infielder/outfielder Derek Dietrich to a Minor League contract with an invitation to big league camp for Spring Training.

A limited number of fans will be allowed to enter ballparks for games in Taiwan for the first time this season as stay-at-home orders continue to loosen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

K-League soccer resumed with a game behind closed doors Friday in South Korea, with players prohibited from spitting and talking.

During a time when the world is focused on the current COVID-19 pandemic, a physical health crisis, and all those treating the physical symptoms of this pandemic, we must not...

When we announced our v13 update, we mentioned a new feature called Email Digests that we’ll explain further in this…

"This is a complex and stressful time in our society and the mental health and wellness of our Big Ten family is a critical component of our focus."

Dale L. Zimmerman, Jun Tang, Rui Huang.

Source: The Annals of Applied Statistics, Volume 13, Number 4, 2416--2451.

Abstract:
We extend statistical shape analytic methods known as outline analysis for application to the strike zone, a central feature of the game of baseball. Although the strike zone is rigorously defined by Major League Baseball’s official rules, umpires make mistakes in calling pitches as strikes (and balls) and may even adhere to a strike zone somewhat different than that prescribed by the rule book. Our methods yield inference on geometric attributes (centroid, dimensions, orientation and shape) of this “called strike zone” (CSZ) and on the effects that years, umpires, player attributes, game situation factors and their interactions have on those attributes. The methodology consists of first using kernel discriminant analysis to determine a noisy outline representing the CSZ corresponding to each factor combination, then fitting existing elliptic Fourier and new generalized superelliptic models for closed curves to that outline and finally analyzing the fitted model coefficients using standard methods of regression analysis, factorial analysis of variance and variance component estimation. We apply these methods to PITCHf/x data comprising more than three million called pitches from the 2008–2016 Major League Baseball seasons to address numerous questions about the CSZ. We find that all geometric attributes of the CSZ, except its size, became significantly more like those of the rule-book strike zone from 2008–2016 and that several player attribute/game situation factors had statistically and practically significant effects on many of them. We also establish that the variation in the horizontal center, width and area of an individual umpire’s CSZ from pitch to pitch is smaller than their variation among CSZs from different umpires.

Major League Baseball players and team employees to participate in 10,000-person COVID-19 study

During his 20-year professional career, his boisterous style endeared him to fans but rankled traditionalists

The Northwoods League announced Thursday that its 2020 season will not begin on May 26, as originally scheduled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Independent MHA Eddie Joyce is suing four people, including the premier, for defamation over the handling of a harassment complaint that saw him turfed from the Liberal cabinet and caucus in 2018.

Vowing to return next summer, this year's Little League World Series was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. All seven World Series tournaments and their respective regional qualifying events are off this summer.

Tampa Bay Rays' Blake Snell claimed champion status after defeating Lucas Giolito of the Chicago White Sox in the inaugural MLB The Show player league on Sunday.

The Korean baseball league opens its delayed season Tuesday in empty stadiums across South Korea and Canada's Jamie Romak, along with the rest of the league's players, are getting used to a new baseball normal that includes rules against high fives and spitting, daily temperature checks and the absence of fans.

The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher's mitt echoing around empty stadiums.

After the Canadian Football League confirmed its request for financial assistance from Ottawa on Wednesday, the Canadian Premier League and Canadian Elite Basketball League have followed suit.

The German soccer league reported 10 positive tests for the coronavirus among 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and second division on Monday.

The Kansas City Chiefs will open defence of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL's annual kickoff game — pending developments in the coronavirus pandemic, of course.

Carving out a section of low-hanging basement ceiling was a small price to pay to give Travis Bondy the space he needed to play in the Isolation Dart League.

PLANS for league reconstruction have been scrapped after Ladbrokes Premiership clubs indicated there isn't enough support for the proposed changes at this time.

George Forfar: An appreciation

A Chicago-based former Little League team has filed a lawsuit against Little League International over the organization's decision to strip the team's United States championship earlier this year.

In the lawsuit, the Chicago-based team's parents allege Little League was aware of potential residency issues, "but chose to ignore and/or deliberately conceal these facts in order to garner higher ratings, publicity, and money."

The social media giant, which is facing withering scrutiny over its data-collection practices, has announced a partnership with the National Urban League.

Fans across the world can enjoy Saturday's final between Lyon and Barcelona thanks to UEFA's broadcast partners and live streaming.

UEFA's technical observers have selected their all-star squad from the 2018/19 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg will stage the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League final

A record 62 clubs from 50 countries have entered the 2019/20 edition: see who is aiming for Vienna.

Who takes the penalties? Who can't you afford to ignore? And who are the bargain signings that could make all the difference?

With the UEFA Champions League resuming next week, UEFA.com looks at which players have been hitting the heights on the domestic front.

Players who provide excellent value for money are a key component of successful Fantasy sides; check out our suggestions.

UEFA.com runs the rule over some of the most expensive players in the game to assess who's worth splashing out for.

UEFA.com studies the statistics to find out which players are predicted for big Matchday 7 totals.

The UEFA Champions League is back and UEFA.com are here to guide #UCLfantasy managers through the first legs of the round of 16.

Ahead of Matchday 7, UEFA.com looks at some obvious selections and some lesser-owned options.

As the knockout stage kicks off this week, The Scout has put together a squad drawing on players from nine teams.

Former Hearts chairman Leslie Deans has urged the club to take legal action against the SPFL as well as those who voted to end the season early, effectively relegating the Jambos.

A new structure begins next year, incorporating UEFA Nations League-style groups in a two-season cycle.