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Djokovic beat a glittering array of other nominees, including Lewis Hamilton and Usain Bolt, to the title. As he made his way up to the stage to receive his trophy, he made a point of embracing his coach, Boris Becker, who had earlier in the day insisted that any suggestion of his player being involved in doping was “disrespectful”. And Djokovic himself pointed out that his overwhelming domination of his…

A number of Saint Louis University baseball players who made racist remarks about President Obama in a group text message will not be formally punished, because university administrators decided it was a private conversation and could not be seen as a bias incident. During a trip to Washington last year, a conversation between SLU pitchers about where to eat turned into a deeply offensive discussion about the president. “The KFC…

Carver High baseball coach David Pollard died Monday after being involved in a three-vehicle wreck that involved a stolen car at the intersection of Buena Vista and Andrews roads, officials said. Pollard, 36, died of blunt-force trauma at 1:52 p.m., chief deputy coroner Freeman Worley said. The cause of death will be confirmed after an autopsy. Pollard was married with one daughter. “All of us within the MCSD are shocked…

Jack White is a noted baseball fan. In 2009, he helped refurbish Detroit’s Clark Park, and last year, he got his own baseball card commemorating his 2014 first pitch at a Detroit Tigers game. Now, White has become a co-investor and co-partner in Warstic, an independent sporting goods company that makes wood and metal baseball and softball bats. He joins founder and former minor league baseball player Ben Jenkins, as well as Tigers…

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Eighty-one years ago today, Gene Sarazen drained a double-eagle two on the par-5 15th at The Masters, a -3 on a single hole that propelled him into a playoff and a subsequent major title. It’s one of the most famous shots in golf even though only big golf fans probably know about it. But imagine if Jordan Spieth had done that this year? Imagine if Tiger Woods had done it…

Vestis Retail Group, the operator of the Eastern Mountain Sports, Bob’s Stores, and Sport Chalet retail chains, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company said the move is necessary to remove the burden of its failing Sport Chalet brand and better focus on its two other more promising chains. As a result of the bankruptcy, Vestis has begun winding down all of its Sport Chalet stores, and plans…

Serena Williams was on track for a calendar Grand Slam before losing in the semi-finals of the 2015 US Open Tennis players Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named the sportsman and woman of the year at the annual Laureus World Sports Awards. The awards honour the most notable sporting figures and their achievements of the previous year. Serbia’s Djokovic, 28, reached all four Grand Slam finals last year, winning…

The years have been kind to Rich King. He doesn’t look like he is 69 or like he has been in broadcasting for nearly 50 years. King, though, is well aware that time marches on. Even though one of the deans (or King) of Chicago sports media still has a few years left in him, he has decided to call it a career. His final day at WGN-9 will be…

A group text message among Saint Louis University baseball players in which team members made racist comments about Barack Obama will not lead to formal discipline, university administrators decided, because it was a private conversation and therefore not a bias-related incident. The exchange took place last May, on a team trip to Washington D.C. A conversation about where to eat took a hard left turn. (It’s unclear if Luke was…

Mixed Leagues Christian Vazquez, C, Boston Red Sox Ben Paulsen, 1B/OF, Colorado Rockies Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, New York Mets Nick Markakis, OF, Atlanta Braves Chase Anderson, SP, Milwaukee Brewers Erasmo Ramirez, SP, Tampa Bay Rays Mat Latos, SP, Chicago White Sox Josh Tomlin, SP, Cleveland Indians   American League Only Preston Tucker, OF, Houston Astros Brandon Guyer, OF, Tampa Bay Rays Rafael Ortega, OF, Los Angeles Angels Ricky Nolasco, SP,…

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The Barnegat pitcher is projected to be a very high first-round draft choice on June 9 in Major League Baseball. Buy Photo Barnegat vs. Point Pleasant Boro baseball. Barnegat manager Jake Furrule. Barnegat, NJ Tuesday, April 5, 2016 @DhoodHood (Photo: Doug Hood/staff photographer)Buy Photo As a member of the coaching staff, Jake Furrule has important duties for the Barnegat High School baseball team. He’ll bring the umpires their pay vouchers before the first…

In a story April 17 about a baseball stadium in Camden, New Jersey, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the league that the Camden Riversharks played in. It was an independent league, not a minor league. A corrected version of the story is below: Loans forgiven while Camden hopes for baseball’s return A baseball stadium that was a linchpin to the redevelopment of the Camden waterfront will sit mostly empty…

Sport Chalet’s parent company, Vestis Retail Group, said Monday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The news comes two days after Sport Chalet initiated store-closing sales at its 47 locations and stopped all online sales operations. Connecticut-based Vestis also owns outdoor clothing and gear chain Eastern Mountain Sports and East Coast family apparel and shoe retailer Bob’s Stores. See more of our top stories on Facebook >> In…

Carl Edwards might have had plenty of reason to worry as the tires continued to go flat on the cars of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates during Sunday’s Food City 500 NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway. First there was JGR’s Kyle Busch, winner of two straight races, who went out of the race after he hit the wall for a third time, thanks to a third flat tire. Then…

Among the spandex-clad cyclists raised in the app generation, there’s no smartphone notification as foreboding as one from Strava. The fitness tracking service bestows a virtual crown to the fastest riders completing specific routes — and it alerts them whenever someone has bested their times. For cyclists in Los Angeles, someone using the name Thorfinn Sassquatch has been a leading peddler of anguish. Sassquatch holds more than 800 kingships, records…

BRISTOL, Tenn. (April 18, 2016) – Retired NFL quarterback Peyton Manning added a dose of NFL football to Sunday’s NASCAR race. Manning was a guest of Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the Sprint Cup Series race in Bristol. Manning threw a football to Michael Waltrip in pit row (after a slight mishap thanks to a cameraman) and also stopped by the FOX broadcasting booth. Manning dodged questions about his future plans,…