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The thing I remember most, 15 years later, is not the Mike Piazza homer. No, the thing I remember most is Bobby Valentine rocking back and forth as Diana Ross sang “God Bless America,” smiling, singing, shouting his approval, exuding both joy and defiance at the same time. Valentine, then the Mets’ manager, had immersed himself in the recovery process after 9/11. Years later, he would become an object of…

Tim Tebow said goodbye to football, but that wasn’t the end of his sports career. NPR’s Rachel Martin talks sports with Mike Pesca of The Gist podcast.

Matt Kenseth’s long running feud with Team Penske drivers contined Saturday night at Richmond.(Photo: Matthew O’Haren, USA TODAY Sports) RICHMOND, Va. – Tempers flared Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway after what had been a relatively calm regular season for NASCAR. Just in time for the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff, too. Brad Keselowski angered both Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch, and Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart – now…

While Denny Hamlin picked up his third victory, Chris Buescher, Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon and Jamie McMurray all secured their spots in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff in Saturday night’s regular season finale. Hamlin started on the pole and had the better car for much of the evening, but needed a good restart with two laps remaining to solidify the win. He achieved that by building up…

RELATED: Richmond results | Official Chase Grid   RICHMOND, Va. — A multicar accident triggered by hard racing between former teammates Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman brought out a 20-minute red flag with 37 laps remaining in Saturday night’s regular season finale at Richmond International Raceway.   The incident ruined what chance Newman had of racing himself into a Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup position after he entered the…

The thing I remember most, 15 years later, is not the Mike Piazza homer. No, the thing I remember most is Bobby Valentine rocking back and forth as Diana Ross sang “God Bless America,” smiling, singing, shouting his approval, exuding both joy and defiance at the same time. Valentine, then the Mets’ manager, had immersed himself in the recovery process after 9/11. Years later, he would become an object of…

The legendary sports broadcaster Norman May has died at the age of 88. May, who was affectionately nicknamed “Nugget” due to his stout body type when he was young, was widely loved for his unique sports commentary. — Drew Morphett OAM (@drewmorphett) September 11, 2016 Sad to hear of the passing of the great Norman May – a mentor & inspiration of some of our greatest sports broadcasters Growing up…

Gennady Golovkin beat Kell Brook with a fifth-round stoppage to retain his WBC and IBF middleweight titles. Kell Brook’s audacious bid to dethrone middleweight king Gennady Golovkin came to nothing as the Briton was stopped in the fifth round at London’s O2. Brook, 30, the reigning IBF welterweight champion, jumped two divisions to challenge Golovkin. He showed tremendous bravery and got plenty of shots through the Kazakh’s defences, but was…

RELATED: Complete race results | Standings | Who is in the Chase?SHOP: Hamlin gear | Chase gear RICHMOND, Va. – Denny Hamlin won a wild race at his home track, and the top four Chase hopefuls entering Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 all held serve at Richmond International Raceway in an event that ended in overtime after a record 16 cautions. Jamie McMurray locked up a spot in the Chase…

NASCAR officials are considering a plan on how they will address potential race winners and others competing in the Chase who are caught for rules violations, Motorsport.com has learned. This season, NASCAR has unveiled several new rules – new lug nut penalties and the use of the laser inspection station in pre- and post-race inspections are among them – that could possibly come into play in racing for…

RELATED: Richmond results | Official Chase Grid   RICHMOND, Va. — A multicar accident triggered by hard racing between former teammates Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman brought out a 20-minute red flag with 37 laps remaining in Saturday night’s regular season finale at Richmond International Raceway.   The incident ruined what chance Newman had of racing himself into a Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup position after he entered the…

Some 500 rare baseball artifacts including a “Shoeless” Joe Jackson game-used bat, an 1887 autographed photo of former Boston player Mike “King” Kelly, a Carl Yastrzemski rookie card and material from the Negro Leagues are going on the auction block at Christie’s next month. “The Golden Age of Baseball” sale will feature $5 million worth of memorabilia from the National Pastime Museum, an online museum featuring items from a private…

Anthony Rieber Anthony Rieber has been at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998 and in his current position since 2004. This has all happened already. A famous athlete from another sport announces he wants to play baseball. He is signed to a minor-league contract. The sports world and media go nuts. People get upset that he’s even trying it. Baseball is too hard, they say. The guy is too old and…

Kerber is the first German to win the US Open since Steffi Graf in 1996 Germany’s Angelique Kerber backed up her status as the new world number one with a thrilling win over Czech Karolina Pliskova in the US Open final. Kerber, 28, won 6-3 4-6 6-4 in New York to add the US Open to her victory at the Australian Open in January. Pliskova’s semi-final win over Serena Williams…

Barcelona had won their previous seven La Liga games Barcelona suffered a shock home defeat by newly promoted Alaves as manager Luis Enrique left Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez out of the starting XI. Brazilian forward Deyverson silenced the Nou Camp when he stabbed home Kiko Femenia’s cross from seven yards. Defender Jeremy Mathieu headed the equaliser from Neymar’s corner. Ibai Gomez scored the winner – beating debutant keeper Jasper…

TENNIS NEW YORK (AP) — For quite a while, Novak Djokovic‘s opponent in the U.S. Open semifinals, Gael Monfils, looked as if he didn’t want to win – or even be there at all. That premeditated ”great strategy” of hoping to lull the No. 1 seed and defending champion into complacency and mistakes did not prevent Monfils from falling into a two-set deficit. So he transformed back into his entertaining,…

Media playback is not supported on this device Man Utd 1-2 Man City: Jose Mourinho’s rotten luck v Pep Guardiola continues Pep Guardiola emerged victorious from his first Premier League battle with old adversary Jose Mourinho as Manchester City secured a fully deserved win in a frantic Old Trafford derby. Kevin de Bruyne’s cool finish and Kelechi Iheanacho’s tap-in after the Belgian hit the post put City in complete control…

TENNIS NEW YORK (AP) – For quite a while, Novak Djokovic’s opponent in the U.S. Open semifinals, Gael Monfils, looked as if he didn’t want to win – or even be there at all. That premeditated “great strategy” of hoping to lull the No. 1 seed and defending champion into complacency and mistakes did not prevent Monfils from falling into a two-set deficit. So he transformed back into his entertaining,…

TENNIS NEW YORK (AP) For quite a while, Novak Djokovic’s opponent in the U.S. Open semifinals, Gael Monfils, looked as if he didn’t want to win – or even be there at all. That premeditated ”great strategy” of hoping to lull the No. 1 seed and defending champion into complacency and mistakes did not prevent Monfils from falling into a two-set deficit. So he transformed back into his entertaining, athletic…