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Sydney Leroux stood up for herself after being harshly judged on Instagram. (Photo: Getty) It should be a time of celebration for 26-year-old Sydney Leroux, but instead, the soccer pro is fending off verbal attacks on social media about her choice while pregnant. After the U.S. Women’s National Team forward posted a photo of herself on Instagram happily tubing on a lake with her husband, English soccer player Dom Dwyer, users…

Ashton Eaton and other Team USA athletes star in Chobani’s major 2016 Olympics campaign. YouTube: Chobani Olympic athletes need to put good stuff into their bodies in order to succeed. But good food alone won’t win them any medals at this summer’s games in Rio, according to Chobani’s new multifaceted Olympics campaign in which athletes need to eliminate all the bad stuff in order to…

After eight days of tight competition at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, the U.S. will head to Rio featuring a swim team with a five-time Olympian with 22 Olympic medals in his trophy case (Michael Phelps), a four-time Olympian with 12 medals (Ryan Lochte), the world’s most dominant swimmer (Katie Ledecky), 30 first-time Olympians and swimmers ranging in age from 19 to 35.  Miss any of the action from…

Kevin Durant signing with the loaded Golden State Warriors invites all kinds of on-court analysis. How much will Durant improve the Warriors’ already fearsome “death lineup”? Can Durant be a capable rim protector when the Dubs roll out those small, terrifying fivesomes? And how the hell is anyone going to stop a Steph Curry-Kevin Durant pick-and-roll? That’s not what the masses are talking about, though. The visceral reaction to Durant…

Syracuse’s Carrier Dome is one of college basketball’s largest venues. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli) A dozen years ago, the athletic director at Syracuse was a gray-haired, cardigan-wearing, Winston-smoking man named Jake Crouthamel. The job he held immediately prior was head football coach at Dartmouth. Crouthamel’s tenure ended in 2005, which doesn’t seem that long ago. In the realm of college sports, it might as well be eons. That was when sports…

Sky Sports has dropped its coverage of the US Open tennis tournament after 25 years. The broadcaster has traditionally struck a year-by-year deal to sub-license the rights to the Grand Slam tournament from Eurosport, which is owned by Discovery, and aired coverage on its own sports channels. The pay-TV giant has chosen not to strike a deal to broadcast this year’s tournament, bringing an end to one of its longest…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina’s national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics. Argentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, only a month away. Juan Sebastian Veron, president of the Estudiantes club, confirmed that Julio Olarticoachea, who was a defender on the Argentine squad that…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina’s national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics. Argentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, only a month away. Juan Sebastian Veron, president of the Estudiantes club, confirmed that Julio Olarticoachea, who was a defender on the Argentine squad that…

NASCAR implemented rule changes two years ago in its Sprint Cup Series aimed at limiting the action known as tandem drafting, the ability for two cars to lock up and advance past another competitor. Changes now are being considered to halt the activity for the XFINITY Series after a one-day test at Daytona International Speedway July 2. “You no longer see that in the Sprint Cup Series and that’s what we…

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup might not begin until September, but several drivers have the opportunity to clinch a spot in the top 30 this weekend at Kentucky 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 race in the Bluegrass State: Brad Keselowski: With…

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July 6, 2016 8:53 p.m. ET By this time in the baseball season the New York Mets are often many games out of first place. It took Allison Rudnick, an assistant curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to inform me that’s not the case this year. “The Mets are doing really well,” she said. Ms. Rudnick’s expertise can be traced to two sources. She comes from a Mets family….

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina’s national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics. Argentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, only a month away. Juan Sebastian Veron, president of the Estudiantes club, confirmed that Julio Olarticoachea, who was a defender on the Argentine squad that…

It’s a feat in baseball that has happened only twice in around 60 years. The Sonoma Stompers of the Pacific Association independent baseball league made history Friday when two women suited up for a game against the San Rafael Pacifics. Kelsie Whitmore, 17, earned the start in left field, while 25-year-old Stacy Piagno took the mound. The last co-ed professional baseball team was fielded in the 1950s, when…

Former baseball star Pete Rose on Wednesday sued the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling, alleging the lawyer defamed him last year by saying on the radio that Rose raped young teen girls during spring training. Rose said in the federal lawsuit that John M. Dowd damaged his reputation and endorsement deals during a July 2015 interview on WCHE-AM in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Dowd investigated Rose for Major League Baseball…

Noted ball-hawk Zack Hample caused a firestorm Sunday when he began tweeting from a Marlins-Braves game held at Fort Bragg (N.C.). Now, he finds himself in a he-said-he-said argument with another of baseball’s superfans over the circumstances of his attendance. Hample attended the game looking to add to his collection of more than 9,000 baseballs caught at major league stadiums. The only problem was the game was supposed to be closed…

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Richard Ray reports. Posted:Jul 05 2016 09:43PM CDT Updated:Jul 06 2016 07:23AM CDT Affidavit: Plano baseball player told 5-year-old to keep sex acts ‘a secret’ \n \n News Affidavit: Plano baseball player told 5-year-old to keep sex acts ‘a secret’ An arrest affidavit spells out what a little girl says a highly recruited baseball player from Plano High School allegedly did to her. Much of what she says happened at…

x Embed x Share Police in Rio say they’re underpaid and understaffed. Newslook Rio de Janeiro will host the Olympic Games from Aug. 5-21.(Photo: USA TODAY Sports) With just 30 days until the opening of the Summer Olympics in Rio, the concerns that have long overshadowed the Games linger. The myriad and varied issues — from water pollution to political strife — are unlikely to be resolved before or by…

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