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When you make a list of the Top 15 New York sports stars, you factor in performance, projected performance and Q Score now and in the not-too-distant future. We asked a pair of longtime New York marketing observers — Joe Favorito, sports marketing consultant and professor at Columbia, and Steve …

We had three and a half innings of no action, but the Rockies shortstop changed that Read More      

Blake Treinen returned to a familiar mound in the All-Star Game, and did what he’s done best all year. Read More      

The Orioles’ Manny Machado is expected to be traded to the Dodgers, per USA TODAY Sports, which means the All-Star Game could be the last time Baltimore fans see him in that jersey. While reporters are asking other players and Machado himself about the potential trade, the shortstop’s All-Star Read …

This has been the worst kept secret all day, but Ken Rosenthal has now reported that, yes, Manny Machado has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The full return is not yet known, but Rosenthal says that outfield prospect Yusniel Diaz — who starred in the Futures Game on …

The full return is not known, but the fact of the deal has now been reported Read More      

For many years, sharp baseball analysts have used run differential rather than pure won-lost records to evaluate teams. Generally speaking, a team outscoring its opponents over a large sample size is good rather than lucky. Won-lost records can be polluted by good or bad luck in close games. With that …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on baseball’s All-Star Game (all times local): 10:20 p.m. Light rain has begun falling at the All-Star Game as a small band of showers moves through Washington. The rain caused some fans to head for the concourses but appeared unlikely to delay the game. Earlier …

The only prediction Manny Machado gave going into Tuesday night’s All-Star Game was that the trade rumors that swirled around him weren’t going to prevent him from having fun as he represented the Orioles in the midsummer classic for the fourth — and likely final — time. While Machado was …

Here’s a special Tuesday edition of Big Ol’ Fish. Send your fish pictures to us at BigFish@WPSDLocal6.com. Read More