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CAPE COD LEAGUE TOP 10

Historic home run totals and a deep-hitting crop made it a memorable summer on the Cape

THE NEW TRENDSETTERS

Every MLB team wants its own version of what the Braves have with The Battery

In Memoriam

ALEX COLE MADE A FAST IMPRESSION AS A ROOKIE| TIGERS CATCHER JIM PRICE BECAME LONGTIME BROADCASTER

FLORIDA COMPLEX LEAGUE TOP 10

Even before the Rookie-level Florida Complex League season began, scouts who saw extended spring training gushed over the Yankees' talent, starting with shortstop Roderick Arias and 6-foot7 pitchers Henry Lalane and Carlos Lagrange. Outfielder John Cruz mashed 10 home runs as a 17-year-old.

LIFE HACK: REDUCE YOUR STRESS AND GET FIT WITH A SHAKE

Being a health and nutrition correspondent means that companies frequently send me their products, and ask for my stamp of approval.

RECOVER SMARTER.RUN STRONGER.

Reaping the benefits of training is all about how you spend the time that you're not running.

FEELING REJUVENATED WITH CBD

Life really does fly by. Before I knew it, my 40ish had arrived, and with them came some new gifts from dear ol' Mother Nature- frequent knee pain, stress, low energy and sleeplessness.

FOUR MINUTES IS STILL THE MOST ICONIC FINISHING TIME IN TRACK & FIELD

TRACK'S STATS-KEEPERS THINK SUPER SHOES HAVE TARNISHED THE FEAT. THAT COULDN'T BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.

THE STRUGGLEDS IS AWESOME

Erin Azar's back-of-thepack antics made her a TikTok starand inspired millions of runners to forget about speed and just get out there.

How Your Running Biomechanics You an Edge in Speed Can Give

WHETHER YOU'RE LACING up your shoes for a 5K or gearing up for a longer endurance race, if you want to get faster, you have to do both longer runs and speedwork sessions to train your aerobic and anaerobic systems.

TRAILBLAZER NON-BINARY KING ADVOCATE ALL-AMERICAN TRANS SCORPIO THEY/THEM QUEER NATIONAL CHAMPION SEEN

For Nikki Hiltz, the first openly non-binary USATF champion, being their authentic self has catapulted their running to a whole new level. The sport is still catching up.

Squad Goals

For a new generation of US women's soccer stars, this summer's World Cup is everything. Alessandra Codinha reports.

American Original

Megan Rapinoe redefined women's sports. Now she's aiming for a three-peat in her final World Cup

INCOMPLETE VIEW

Injury risk for college pitchers is determined by more than pitch counts

GRATEFUL TO THE GAME

A bust as a prospect, Jaime Jones has forged his identity in baseball as a go-to scout for the Rays

PUTTING IN THE WORK

Max Clark earns high marks for his tools. Those who know him best are just as impressed with his commitment and work ethic.

EQUIPPED FOR CHANGE

Exploring the reasons behind college baseball's home run explosion

SPEED THRILLS

Enrique Bradfield Jr. is one of the draft's most polarizing prospects. Is his speed-oriented game a liability or the perfect fit for the new MLB landscape?

ACCORDING TO PLAN

Two months into the season, rules changes were working exactly as MLB hoped

ARM & HAMMER

Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes are the top prospects in this year's draft. The LSU teammates have a chance to make history if they are selected first and second overall.

LOADED!

THE 2023 DRAFT LINES UP AS THE DEEPEST AND MOST TALENTED IN MORE THAN A DECADE

TOP OF THE CHARTS

Comprehensive scouting reports for the 100 top draft prospects

ONE FOR THE AGES

Paul Skenes delivers an all-time pitching performance in his first year in Baton Rouge, punctuating a season of sky-high expectations that ends in Omaha

TALENT TO SPARE

A bountiful high school crop buoys a strong 2023 draft class

DODGERS SCOUT TOM KUNIS TRUSTS HIS WELL-HONED INSTINCTS

James Outman hit .253 and struck out in more than a quarter of his at-bats his junior year at Sacramento State, but Tom Kunis saw the talent lurking beneath.

PROSPECTS ON THE RISE

A dozen up-arrow prospects drafted after the first round in 2022

SO BAD IT'S GOOD

The Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand is the best bad-ball hitter in the minors-by far

In Memoriam

VIDA BLUE PRIMED A's FOR SUCCESS IN OAKLAND| ROGER CRAIG MADE HIS MARK

KILLER INSTINCT

It's not the size of the woman in the fight but the size of the fight in the woman.

THE DAY JUJITSU DIED

Let us look at one historical instance that illuminates a lesson in task saturation, or what Miyamoto Musashi called \"sword flowers.\"