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The world governing body for amateur boxing has sidelined all 36 of the referees and judges who officiated at the Rio Olympics and dismantled its controversial “five star” officiating system that was implicated in corruption allegations. Two months after the Guardian exclusively revealed concerns among senior officials over corrupt judging at the Rio Olympics and a string of high-profile incidents followed at the Games, the Amateur International Boxing Association (Aiba)…

Jessica Mendoza prior to the 2015 American League wild-card game with Aaron Boone. (Ben Solomon/ESPN Images) Playoff baseball is known for bringing out the best in players. Barely two days into the MLB playoffs, the same cannot be said of those watching. On Tuesday night, a fan in Toronto threw a bottle at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim as he was making a catch during the American League wild-card game. Wednesday, a Houston Astros prospect made…

Fox Sports announcer Joe Buck feared for his broadcasting career five years ago when he suffered a paralyzed left vocal cord. The ailment struck him a few weeks before the start of the 2011 baseball season, and it wasn’t until October of that year that he truly felt his voice was back. At the time, Buck told people that he had developed a virus in the laryngeal nerve of his…

It has been a bouncy ride for the Hendrick Motorsports gang this NASCAR season. Concussion-related issues have sidelined Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the rest of the year. Inconsistency again squeezed Kasey Kahne out of the Chase. Uncharacteristic miscues have marked an erratic run for six-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. And then there’s the kid. Chase Elliott. He’s a rookie in this high-speed circus, replacing a guy you may have heard…

Photo The Giants’ Madison Bumgarner allowed four hits Wednesday in a shutout that ousted the Mets. Credit Ben Solomon for The New York Times These are the San Francisco Giants. This is what they do. You were expecting something else? The Mets did well just to get this far, into the National League wild-card game — at home, too — with a chance to get back to the World Series….

Jessica Mendoza prior to the 2015 American League wild-card game with Aaron Boone. (Ben Solomon/ESPN Images) Playoff baseball is known for bringing out the best in players. Barely two days into the MLB playoffs, the same cannot be said of those watching. On Tuesday night, a fan in Toronto threw a bottle at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim as he was making a catch during the American League wild-card game. Wednesday, a Houston Astros prospect made…

One of the world’s leading anti-doping scientists cringes at finger-pointing toward the World Anti-Doping Agency by leaders in international sports and tells The Associated Press that with so much conflict, “the only people who can be happy these days are the dopers and the cheaters.” Christiane Ayotte, the director of the WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory in Montreal, said in an interview with AP this week that she is wary of the…

It has been a bouncy ride for the Hendrick Motorsports gang this NASCAR season. Concussion-related issues have sidelined Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the rest of the year. Inconsistency again squeezed Kasey Kahne out of the Chase. Uncharacteristic miscues have marked an erratic run for six-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. And then there’s the kid. Chase Elliott. He’s a rookie in this high-speed circus, replacing a guy you may have heard…

It has been a bouncy ride for the Hendrick Motorsports gang this NASCAR season. Concussion-related issues have sidelined Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the rest of the year. Inconsistency again squeezed Kasey Kahne out of the Chase. Uncharacteristic miscues have marked an erratic run for six-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. And then there’s the kid. Chase Elliott. He’s a rookie in this high-speed circus, replacing a guy you may have heard…

That is important to remember: Showalter knows more about his team — and more about baseball strategy — than anyone in the stands or the press box. But unless Britton was hurt, it defied logic to use six other relievers, but not him. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Showalter said Britton was not hurt. Britton also said he felt fine. He warmed up in the ninth, 10th and 11th…

The Washington Nationals won the National League East Division with an outstanding record of 95-67 (95 wins and 67 losses). The Nats begin play Friday in the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs. Playoff baseball is different from regular-season baseball. How is it different? Let’s take a look. Format: MLB teams play 162 games during the regular season. The teams are constantly moving from city to city, never playing the same…

x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports gets an inside look at the remarkable technology that will soon change the way people across the world consume sports. USA TODAY Sports Jeremy Jacobs, chairman of sports concessionaire Delaware North, has commissioned a second report looking at the future of sports.(Photo: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY Sports) BUFFALO — Sports is more often about the present (today’s ballgames) and the glorious past (Babe…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Mariota began playing football in Pop Warner, as a receiver. When the previous year’s quarterback moved to a higher division – and coaches discovered Mariota was the only kid who could throw – he became a quarterback. But before then, he played soccer. And loved it. “For me, soccer provided me with the athletic fundamentals that allowed me to be the player that I am today,’’…

Fans who showed up on a late summer night to see Notre Dame take on the University of Connecticut got a rude awakening at the gates: they were closed. Notre Dame’s other football program, the one that calls the shots in the shadow of Touchdown Jesus, was holding a closed practice on a neighboring field. Spies might attempt to glean formations from Alumni Stadium’s seats, so the soccer fans were…

In 1996, San Francisco’s department of parking and traffic published a draft of what was to be the city’s first bicycle-specific transport plan. Almost immediately, cyclists in the city noticed something amiss: there were no bike lanes planned for Valencia Street, a popular route through the largely Latino Mission neighbourhood. Opposition to the plan grew so intense that the following year, a crackdown against pro-cycling protesters ended in a riot….

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UFC middleweight Josh Samman has passed away after spending nearly a week in a coma at a hospital in Hollywood, Fla. He was 28 years old. Samman’s manager Gary Ibarra confirmed the news to FOX Sports on Wednesday while also saying that the fighter’s family is in mourning but will be releasing a statement at some point later in the day. Samman was found unresponsive in his apartment last Thursday…

Gov. Nikki Haley is urging South Carolina residents in threatened zones to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Matthew. USA TODAY NETWORK

Abstinence before competing has long been the norm for athletes  New review of research suggests that the opposite could be true Researchers admit that more investigation on the subject is needed  By Libby Plummer For Mailonline Published: 10:08 EST, 5 October 2016 | Updated: 10:38 EST, 5 October 2016 e-mail 18 View comments Abstinence from sex before a major sporting competition has long been part of the training regime for…

Soon, the viral clip donned a nickname — the “Sobbing Sooner.” The Israels recall ESPN or Sports Illustrated using it as their “Picture of the Week.” That’s when it really took off. A Longhorn fan promptly sold T-shirts featuring Jonah’s crying face. Posters were created. Virtually overnight, what began as an Internet sensation turned into a nightmare. It escalated so far that the Israel family hired a lawyer. They sent out cease-and-desist…