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The troubled Rio de Janeiro Olympics could get a boost from the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, according to the spokesman for the local organizing committee. “Now that the political focus has moved forward, the games will greatly benefit,” Mario Andrada told The Associated Press on Thursday. But the shift of attention from politics to the opening of South America’s first games could also be a detriment, thrusting the games’…

These days, very few historically black colleges and universities have majority-black teams. The Clark Atlanta Panthers are a remarkable exception. Credit Photograph by Oscar Daniels It’s a Wednesday afternoon in April, and Bill Evans Field is dotted with players taking batting practice, fielding grounders, shagging flies. The Clark Atlanta Panthers practice on a lot at the corner of Princeton Drive and College Street in College Park, Georgia, behind the library,…

England cricket players give bland interviews because Andy Flower took fright at David Warner’s attack on outspoken batsman Joe Root, said Graeme Swann. Swann, the former England cricketer and Ashes winner, said  ex coach Flower, who stepped down in 2014 after five years, “got very frightened of his young stars being in the media spotlight.” Root had been hit in a nightclub in 2013 by Australia player and Ashes rival David…

“We’re also bringing BT Sport to a new generation of younger sports fans who view their entertainment online, through social media and on their mobile devices.  We plan to make these finals the most social sports broadcast ever, with lots of exciting content in the build-up and on the night across YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Vine.” Stephen Nuttall, YouTube’s senior director in Europe, the Middle East and Africa,…

Braden Holtby lies on the ice after giving up the game-winning goal on Tuesday. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/ The Washington Post) This post was originally published after the Nationals, who owned the best regular season record in the National League, were eliminated by the Giants in the 2014 National League Division Series. It is far from a perfect account of how the Capitals added to D.C.’s playoff disappointment with their season-ending,…

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More than three months have passed since Peyton Manning ended his career and Denver’s search for his replacement has been an ongoing story. After Brock Osweiler went to the Texans, the Broncos signed Mark Sanchez, reportedly kicked the tires on Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Sam Bradford, and drafted Paxton Lynch. Yet while the Broncos have temporary patched their QB hole with Sanchez and hope to have plugged for the…

Braden Holtby lies on the ice after giving up the game-winning goal on Tuesday. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/ The Washington Post) This post was originally published after the Nationals, who owned the best regular season record in the National League, were eliminated by the Giants in the 2014 National League Division Series. It is far from a perfect account of how the Capitals added to D.C.’s playoff disappointment with their season-ending,…

BASEBALL WASHINGTON (AP) Max Scherzer struck out 20 batters, matching the major league record for a nine-inning game as he pitched the Washington Nationals past the Detroit Tigers 3-2. Scherzer had a chance to break the mark when James McCann stepped to the plate with two outs in the ninth inning. McCann, who whiffed his previous three times up, grounded to third for the final out. The astounding performance came…

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“No,” Jake Arrieta said, he doesn’t believe in the concept of taking a hometown discount, sending a point-blank message through the reporters crowded around his locker wanting a reaction to Stephen Strasburg’s seven-year, $175 million extension with the Washington Nationals. The Cubs can’t just sell Arrieta on Wrigley Field’s atmosphere, his friendships in the clubhouse and the chance to make history. Losing as a winning recruiting pitch can only go…

Bryce Harper was fined and suspended on Wednesday. While Major League Baseball is at it, it should give him a big pat on the back as well. The one-game suspension is just. Harper should also apologize for breaking a rule and so overtly cussing. But then he should say he’ll probably do it again, because he loves competing and he just might lose his mind every single time someone messes…

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Braden Holtby lies on the ice after giving up the game-winning goal on Tuesday. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/ The Washington Post) This post was originally published after the Nationals, who owned the best regular season record in the National League, were eliminated by the Giants in the 2014 National League Division Series. It is far from a perfect account of how the Capitals added to D.C.’s playoff disappointment with their season-ending,…

Braden Holtby lies on the ice after giving up the game-winning goal on Tuesday. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/ The Washington Post) This post was originally published after the Nationals, who owned the best regular season record in the National League, were eliminated by the Giants in the 2014 National League Division Series. It is far from a perfect account of how the Capitals added to D.C.’s playoff disappointment with their season-ending,…

Fantasy Sports Trade Association chairman Peter Schoenke testifies on Capitol Hill.(Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP) WASHINGTON — The House subcommittee hearing was labeled “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives.” The real purpose, however, for the nearly two-hour long hearing on Wednesday became clear minutes in: the decriminalization of sports gambling nationwide. “The biggest thing for me is that I would like us to legalize sports betting,” Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) said after the…

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Updated 1453 GMT (2253 HKT) May 11, 2016

NASCAR levied a P3 penalty against the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driven by Kyle Busch for infractions in the Sprint Cup Series GoBowling 400 event on Saturday at Kansas Speedway. Adam Stevens, crew chief, was fined $20,000, suspended from all NASCAR Series Championship points events through May 18 and put on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. The No. 18 team’s front tire changer, Josh Leslie, was suspended through May 18 and put on…