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It’s been a little more than two weeks since sports anchor Arran Andersen signed off from KMGH-Channel 7. “I didn’t want to get overly sentimental, but this has been a blast,” Andersen said in his final broadcast on Oct. 1, donning a flashy plaid suit jacket, standing next to his colleague, Jahmai Webster, dressed similarly, who has also departed. “We’ve had a great time bringing the sports to you at…

Enlarge this image Rain beats against the windows of a downtown New York City building on a soporific Friday morning. A high school teacher is reading out loud from a sample recommendation letter when she notices a few students fidgeting and texting. “I’m not seeing all eyes …” she says, her voice trailing off. Naama Wrightman, who is coaching the teacher, jumps in. “All right, pause. It’s the right correction….

At the UFC 204 post fight press conference, Gegard Mousasi took aim at several fighters during his question and answer period and even took a shot at featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Mousasi was questioning the validity of real fighters versus the hype surrounding people like McGregor, who get a lot of attention for trash talking and boasting about how many millions he’s going to make on his next fight. Mousasi…

Ajay Singh believes this is the start of the ‘acche din’ for Indian boxing. (Source: Reuters file) Entrusted with the task of undoing four years of damage, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh says the bickering that has ruined the sport is not very difficult to control and he is confident of professionalising the set up with his corporate experience. Singh, who is also the Chairman and Managing Director of Spicejet Airlines and…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 18, 2016) — During an event with team owners, drivers, local dignitaries and media at the InterContinental Presidente Hotel in Mexico City, NASCAR today announced plans to strengthen its presence in Mexico for years to come with a full slate of races in 2017 and beyond. Also announced was a multi-year agreement with Old World Industries (OWI) to make PEAK® title sponsor of the NASCAR PEAK…

Allison Lee Isley/Journal Twin City TOPSoccer Brodie Douglass (front) dances with his buddy Cameron Barry during the Twin City Youth Soccer Association TOPSoccer Program at Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville. Photos by Allison Lee Isley/Journal Twin City TOPSoccer Malcolm Egan (front) plays with his buddy Delaney Cowart during the Twin City Youth Soccer Association TOPSoccer Program at Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville. Allison Lee Isley/Journal Twin City TOPSoccer…

Major international sporting events bring together people from different cultural backgrounds, offering a chance for world peace and economic and cultural empowerment. Over the next several years Japan has an excellent opportunity to lead the world as it hosts major sporting events and cultural festivals. The World Forum on Sport and Culture, to be held in Kyoto on Wednesday and Thursday and in Tokyo from Thursday through Saturday, will offer…

RELATED: Current Chase Grid | Driver standings Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway will shrink the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field from 12 drivers to eight. Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick are already locked into the Round of 8 with victories at Charlotte and Kansas, respectively, which leaves 10 drivers battling for six spots. Here’s a look at how drivers can clinch spots in the next round.  Tune in…

Although they’ve maintained an unbeaten record and a four-week grip on the No. 1 ranking in men’s soccer, the Maryland Terrapins have had to execute several narrow escapes. There is no doubting the bounty of talent and capacity to end an eight-year drought without a national trophy, yet vulnerabilities have surfaced time and again, requiring late strikes and overtime heroics. Tuesday’s 2-1 victory over American University at Ludwig Field in…

The Green Bay Packers expect to be without running back Eddie Lacy for several weeks as he tends to a high ankle sprain, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. The Packers will host the Chicago Bears on Thursday night. The backfield depth was already lacking as James Starks is out for about four weeks as he underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus. • Reckless Rookie: Favre’s dysfunctional…

Enlarge this image Rain beats against the windows of a downtown New York City building on a soporific Friday morning. A high school teacher is reading out loud from a sample recommendation letter when she notices a few students fidgeting and texting. “I’m not seeing all eyes …” she says, her voice trailing off. Naama Wrightman, who is coaching the teacher, jumps in. “All right, pause. It’s the right correction….

At the UFC 204 post fight press conference, Gegard Mousasi took aim at several fighters during his question and answer period and even took a shot at featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Mousasi was questioning the validity of real fighters versus the hype surrounding people like McGregor, who get a lot of attention for trash talking and boasting about how many millions he’s going to make on his next fight. Mousasi…

Caption Close Five to be inducted into Golf Hall of Fame ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Ian Woosnam, Davis Love III, Meg Mallon and Lorena Ochoa have been selected for the World Golf Hall of Fame. Also selected Tuesday for induction was Henry Longhurst, a London Sunday Times columnist who later became a golf commentator for the BBC. The induction will be Sept. 26 in New York. Woosnam is a former…

Enlarge this image Rain beats against the windows of a downtown New York City building on a soporific Friday morning. A high school teacher is reading out loud from a sample recommendation letter when she notices a few students fidgeting and texting. “I’m not seeing all eyes …” she says, her voice trailing off. Naama Wrightman, who is coaching the teacher, jumps in. “All right, pause. It’s the right correction….

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After the final at-bat of the 2016 World Series, as T-shirts commemorating the winning team hit retailers’ shelves almost as soon as they’re on players’ backs, versions celebrating the losers start a journey to the shredder. It didn’t always work that way. In past years, retailers donated preprinted Major League Baseball championship merchandise for losing teams overseas. Each new round of the postseason comes with new commemorative merchandise retailers can…

Toronto Former Blue Jays outfielder Barry Bonnell remembers the lean years in the early 1980s when fans behaved more like a golf gallery, “politely clapping” while remaining seated. Even in September, 1992, on the threshold of their first World…

Enlarge this image Rain beats against the windows of a downtown New York City building on a soporific Friday morning. A high school teacher is reading out loud from a sample recommendation letter when she notices a few students fidgeting and texting. “I’m not seeing all eyes …” she says, her voice trailing off. Naama Wrightman, who is coaching the teacher, jumps in. “All right, pause. It’s the right correction….

Enlarge this image Rain beats against the windows of a downtown New York City building on a soporific Friday morning. A high school teacher is reading out loud from a sample recommendation letter when she notices a few students fidgeting and texting. “I’m not seeing all eyes …” she says, her voice trailing off. Naama Wrightman, who is coaching the teacher, jumps in. “All right, pause. It’s the right correction….

When the Chase outlook appeared bleak for the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team, Kevin Harvick channeled his inner El Toro and charged to the win at Kansas Speedway. Harvick was down — eight points outside of the top-eight in the Chase, to be exact — entering the second race in the Round of 12 on Sunday. An engine failure at Charlotte Motor Speedway the week before had put…