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Just like that, Deflategate is over. A scant 18 months after the Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 in the 2015 AFC Championship Game, Tom Brady finally halted legal proceedings and agreed to accept a four-game suspension for his alleged role in the alleged deflating of footballs. A year and a half we talked about this. We talked about who knew what, what needles were used to deflate what balls…

Brock Lesnar won his fight at UFC 200 but the real battle may have just begun. The former heavyweight champion was notified on Friday of a potential doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition drug test administered by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) on June 28. According to a statement released by the UFC on Friday, the test was taken June 28 and the results came back on July 14. Lesnar…

RELATED: Drivers react, offer thoughts on Earnhardt Jr. news Hendrick Motorsports indicated that Jeff Gordon would return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition in place of Dale Earnhardt Jr. next weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway if Earnhardt has not fully recovered from concussion-like symptoms. Gordon, a four-time champion in NASCAR’s premier series, ended his full-time driving career last season. All of his 93 victories and 797 starts came during his…

Chicago’s Washington Park was nearly empty on a recent Friday afternoon as Bronzeville resident Rosemary Jarrett power-walked her usual five laps around the perimeter of the graceful meadowland where a temporary Olympic stadium could have risen this summer. The 52-year-old crossing guard shook her head at the memory of the city’s failed bid for the 2016 Summer Games. She had opposed it back then, she says, because she found everything…

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup doesn’t begin until September, but several drivers have the opportunity to clinch a spot in the top 30 this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, thus securing a spot in the NASCAR playoffs. To clinch an early Chase berth, a driver must have multiple wins and a top-30 spot.   Below are Chase-clinching scenarios for this weekend’s races at New Hampshire:   NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Possible to Clinch:…

Katy Perry unveiled her first new song in three years with “Rise,” the singer’s theme for NBC’s broadcast of the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Perry also shared the single’s video, a riveting montage of memorable moments and athletes from Olympics’ past. Related 9 Great Songs You Didn’t Know Katy Perry Wrote Listen to 10 great songs written by Katy Perry for everyone from Britney Spears to Nicki Minaj. Produced…

Canadian Wimbledon finalist says concerns about Zika virus prompted him to drop out of Games.

With the All-Star break giving us some down time in fantasy baseball, it’s time for some bragging rights. Maybe a player was selected low in your draft or maybe he wasn’t chosen at all, yet he contributed immensely to your fantasy first half. It’s time to celebrate those who “shocked the world” and include a player who could surprise us in the second half of the season … C –…

Brodie Copeland, 11, one of the victims of the Nice attack, was such a hard-hitting baseball player that teammates at his baseball club in Texas called him the “Copeland Crush.” He played second base on a team for boys his age with the Hill Country Baseball Club, in the Austin area. Photo Brody Copeland, 11, and his father Sean.Credit Hill Country Baseball Club Brodie and his father, Sean Copeland, 51,…

There was a minute’s silence before Britain’s Davis Cup tennis match with Serbia in Belgrade Sport has been paying tribute to the victims of Thursday’s attack in Nice. At least 84 people died when a lorry struck a crowd marking Bastille Day in the southern French city. At cycling’s Tour de France, a minute’s silence was held before the first rider went out for stage 13 at 09:05 BST, and…

Critics of the Open’s move away from live BBC television coverage have been given impetus after the peak audience for the first day of the championship dropped by almost 80%. Related: Soren Kjeldsen revels in Open rain and wind to blow away age doubts Sky Sports has assumed primary UK broadcasting rights for the first time at this, the 145th, Open, with the BBC reduced to highlights status. The R&A…

Just when you thought you’d had enough of Pokemon Go, we threw a couple Revives on the game you’ve seen all over the sports world this week. We’ve assembled the top 10 (plus two honorable mentions) sports moments better explained with a Pokemon photoshopped into them. This can range anywhere from the most amazing plays to the most epic failures. We’ll start at 10 and work our way down…

PRO FOOTBALL ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have upped their offer to Von Miller by offering to guarantee the Super Bowl MVP a record $70 million of the six-year deal, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to share candid details of the blockbuster offer that also was reported by ESPN and the NFL…

So bow-tiful. On Thursday, Zendaya strutted down the orange carpet at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards surely leaving a sea of mouths agape in her wake. Slaying in Moschino. (Photo: Frederic J. Brown, AFP/Getty Images) With the help of stylist Law Roach, Zendaya werked the carpet in a strapless yellow top with an over-sized bow and leather tapered pants with gold accents. Both pieces are by Moschino. The multi-talented actress completed her…

Chicago’s Washington Park was nearly empty on a recent Friday afternoon as Bronzeville resident Rosemary Jarrett power-walked her usual five laps around the perimeter of the graceful meadowland where a temporary Olympic stadium could have risen this summer. The 52-year-old crossing guard shook her head at the memory of the city’s failed bid for the 2016 Summer Games. She had opposed it back then, she says, because she found everything…

The Olympics have never really been about sport. As David Goldblatt shows in this bracingly debunking history, from the outset the Games have been a way to project a view of the world, usually based on ugly politics and bogus science. When politics takes a back seat, it has been to commerce, not athletic competition. The early Games were attached to trade fairs – Paris 1900, St Louis 1904, London…

Katy Perry unveiled her first new song in three years with “Rise,” the singer’s theme for NBC’s broadcast of the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Perry also shared the single’s video, a riveting montage of memorable moments and athletes from Olympics’ past. Related 9 Great Songs You Didn’t Know Katy Perry Wrote Listen to 10 great songs written by Katy Perry for everyone from Britney Spears to Nicki Minaj. Produced…

Rio organisers are hoping that this year’s Olympics will create the same buzz as London 2012. If ever sport needed its most illustrious event to provide some inspiration, escapism and relief from its various troubles, it is now. With just three weeks until the start of the Rio Olympics, the focus should be firmly on the squad selections, the venues, the spectacular backdrop that the city will provide, the medal…

A southeast Houston teen is recovering in the hospital after a freak accident on the soccer field. Edwin Saldivar, 17, had to undergo surgery for a perforated small intestine he sustained during a summer soccer league game in southeast Houston on July 10. The J. Frank Dobie High School senior tells Eyewitness News he took the ball away from an opposing player. Then they both fell. “He just happened to…