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ECU’s Parker Byrd appears in baseball game with prosthetic leg

As Parker Byrd walked to the plate, cheers, applause and shots ensued, so when he got to the batter’s box he took off his helmet and tilted it. In the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday, Bird became the first Division I baseball player to pinch hit and eventually draw a walk as East […]

Football Replaces Baseball as ‘America’s Pastime’

Soccer has replaced baseball by a wide margin as America’s top pastime, according to a new survey. According to a Pew Research Center survey, 53% of those surveyed believe soccer is now “America’s sport,” while only 27% said the same about baseball. The survey asked 12,000 adults the following questions: “Even if you don’t personally […]

Football surpasses baseball as America’s national pastime, survey says

“America’s pastime” is no longer a sport played on a diamond, but rather a sport played on bars. According to a Pew Research Center survey, Americans believe that football, not baseball, is “America’s sport,” and the difference is huge. The survey surveyed 12,000 adults and asked, “If you had to choose one ‘American sport,’ even […]

Indiana youth coach charged in connection to Alabama baseball betting scandal

An Indiana man has been charged in connection with the baseball gambling scandal that rocked the University of Alabama last year. Youth baseball coach and businessman Bert Neff is charged with tampering with evidence, tampering with a witness and making false statements to authorities for allegedly committing an inside information crime related to the April […]

Former Alabama baseball coach slapped with 15-year ban after sports betting scandal

The NCAA has banned former Alabama Crimson Tide baseball head coach Brad Bohannon from coaching for 15 years for violating the association’s gambling and ethical conduct rules. Bohannon knowingly provided “insider information to individuals he knew were involved in betting on Alabama baseball games” under an agreement announced by the Division I Commission’s Violations Hearing […]