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The rumors about Caitlyn Jenner’s appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated proved to be only partially true. She’s not nude, although she is wearing a nude jumpsuit covered in sparkles. She is wearing her Olympic gold medal, which she won in the decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Games. The medal appeared on a table in the Vanity Fair story that introduced Caitlyn to the world, but writer Tim Layden…

It’s the most prestigious sporting competition in the world, but a leading politician in Rio de Janeiro warns the elite worldwide event taking place in the city later this summer could be nothing short of a disaster. “I am optimistic about the games, but I have to show the reality. We can make a great Olympics, but if some steps are not taken, it can be a big failure,” Francisco…

Several of the NBA’s best American-born players elected to skip the 2016 Olympics in Brazil due to various reasons (the need for rest, injury recovery and the impending birth of their children among them). Naturally, some brave soul with a byline is willing to shame those stars for daring not to don the stars and stripes in Rio. And that brave soul is Brian T. Smith of the Houston Chronicle….

If this were anywhere in the world but a well-to-do American suburb, the sight wouldn’t have seemed so odd: a pack of children of varying ages and abilities playing soccer on their own without a peep of direction from coaches or parents. Of course, this being suburbia — Evanston, specifically — this form of pickup soccer wasn’t exactly what you’d find in the streets of Rio de Janeiro. A coach…

The USA Swimming Olympic trials continue on Tuesday, with four finals events and several preliminary events. The men’s 200-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke, as well as the women’s 100-meter breaststroke and 100-meter backstroke events will have their finals on Tuesday on top of several semifinals and prelims. Tuesday’s events get underway at 11 a.m. ET with the first block of prelims, which includes the women’s 200-meter freestyle and individual…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR today announced updated procedures for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race eligibility and new provisional starting guidelines for races during the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.   Starting with Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway (7:45 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), current-year owner points will replace practice speeds for determining race eligibility and starting position in the event adverse conditions prevent Coors Light…

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It’s been a long time between parades for the players who brought Northbrook its first championship, but they’re going to lead one a mile long on July 4. At least a dozen members of the 1966 Glenbrook North High School state champion baseball team will represent the squad as grand marshals of Northbrook’s July 4 “Mile Long Parade.” Most of the same players also won the American Legion regional championship…

Beep baseball is an adaptive version of America’s favorite pastime for blind or vision-impaired players, and while you don’t need to be able to see to play it, you need to be able to hear. The game features an oversized beeping softball, buzzing bases and simplified rules: If the batter reaches base before a fielder gets the ball, a run is scored. If a fielder gets the ball first, it’s…

x Embed x Share EW News Flash: In the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, Caitlyn Jenner reflects on how her 1976 Olympic win shaped her, and opens up about her decision to come out as transgender. Time In celebration of winning the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon 40 years ago, Caitlyn Jenner graces the cover of Sports Illustrated. In an in-depth interview and an SI Films documentary, Jenner: 40 Years…

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Few companies have come forth to buy Sports Authority’s stores as the retailer goes through the bankruptcy process. That’s a good sign for Dick’s Sporting Goods dks , according to investment banking giant Goldman Sachs gs in a Monday note to clients. The bank is so convinced about the company’s upside, that it added Dick’s to its “Conviction Buy List”—a step above “Buy.” Sports Authority first filed for bankruptcy in…

Pat Summitt leaves this world far, far too soon at the age of 64 and as one of the greatest coaches ever in any sport. Don’t add the qualifier of greatest women’s coach ever. Just “coach” will suffice. Vince Lombardi, Bill Belichick, Bear Bryant, Nick Saban, John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, Connie Mack, Casey Stengel, Scotty Bowman — pick any great coach you want and…

Media playback is not supported on this device Former England manager Roy Hodgson ‘unhappy’ with England media call Roy Hodgson says England’s 2-1 loss to Iceland and exit from Euro 2016 will cause longer-term “damage” to the team. And Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn said it is now “imperative” to find out why England are “brittle” at tournaments. Hodgson, who resigned after Monday’s game, repeatedly questioned why he had…

If this were anywhere in the world but a well-to-do American suburb, the sight wouldn’t have seemed so odd: a pack of children of varying ages and abilities playing soccer on their own without a peep of direction from coaches or parents. Of course, this being suburbia — Evanston, specifically — this form of pickup soccer wasn’t exactly what you’d find in the streets of Rio de Janeiro. A coach…

This season has gone how most Reds fans expected. Still, that doesn’t make the losing any easier. My guess is most of you watched last night, and you put your head in your hands with each Kris Bryant home run. You cringed when the sounds of Cubs fans cheering at Great American came through loud and clear. There have been times over the course of this season that I’ve wondered,…

Photo via Getty Here’s a tweet: Kanell was swiftly reminded that this is because baseball is set up such that players can either go professional and develop in the minors or go to college. That he didn’t remember this is even juicier because Kanell himself was drafted. Advertisement However, just because baseball has a two-track path that separates the amateurs from the professionals doesn’t mean that the NCAA is any…

Summitt and son Tyler cut down the net after winning the championship in 1996. (Pat Sullivan/AP Images) The story of women’s basketball is so incomplete without Pat Summitt, it’s almost not worth telling. Not just the winningest coach in D1 history, Summitt is the modern game, her success mirroring its rise, her ascendancy propelling the sport out of obscurity. And now she’s gone. Summitt died Tuesday morning at age 64….

Caitlyn Jenner on the cover of “Sports Illustrated.” (Photo: Yu Tsai, Sports Illustrated) In celebration of winning the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon 40 years ago, Caitlyn Jenner graces the cover of Sports Illustrated. In an in-depth interview and an SI Films documentary, Jenner: 40 Years After Gold, the former athlete turned activist revisits her journey to winning gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games with stops at the University of…