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Instagram/Sports Authority Sports Authority was once a premiere destination for sporting goods. But on Wednesday, the company announced that it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. “We are taking this action so that we can continue to adapt our business to meet the changing dynamics in the retail industry,” CEO Michael E. Foss said in a release.  It seems almost counterintuitive — in an era that’s practically defined by activewear and…

Tonight in Las Vegas, Irish star Conor McGregor was scheduled to fight for history. Two UFC titles around one waist. That was the 27-year-old’s intention as he pushed his promoter, Zuffa, to a place it had never gone before. McGregor captured the featherweight belt from long-reigning José Aldo in 13 seconds late last year. It was an incredible thing to witness – timing, speed and power meeting a moment –…

It’s time. Peyton Manning will announce his retirement on Monday, one month to the day after winning Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, technically on hiatus as he battles cancer, was first with the news on Sunday morning. Mortensen cited a source familiar with Manning’s decision. The official retirement will be made at the Broncos’ facility; Manning signed with Denver in 2012 and was with the…

Newcastle have conceded three or more goals eight times in the Premier League this season Newcastle manager Steve McClaren should be sacked as the club embark on a “rescue operation”, according to former Magpies owner Sir John Hall. Saturday’s 3-1 home defeat by Bournemouth left McClaren’s side above only Aston Villa in the Premier League. It was a third successive loss for the Magpies, and Hall told BBC Radio 5…

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James was touched when Tim Duncan, arguably the best power forward in NBA history, pulled him aside following the 2007 NBA Finals. Although Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs had swept Cleveland, the All-Star center told a young James that the league was about to be his. Duncan was ready to pass the torch. Nearly 10 years later, Duncan’s still playing. ”So he lied to me,”…

Barry Melrose made his inaugural trek to the Minnesota boys state hockey tournament this week. His instant reaction: “Great.” Barry Melrose (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) “I knew it would be,” Melrose said Saturday. “I know what kind of hockey town St. Paul is.” What Melrose underestimated was the quality of the hockey he would see. “The high school hockey is better than I thought it was,” he said. “The product on the…

If you have a Darryl Strawberry rookie baseball card buried somewhere in your basement and wonder what it is worth, you’re probably going to be disappointed. Same goes for the once-popular rookie cards of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly or any other player who came of age in the 1980s. Even Ken Griffey Jr.’s 1989 Upper…

TAMPA — There were no announcements, nothing in the programs sold at any of the Grapefruit League or Cactus League games. Baseball is a sport that thrives because of its history, whose various anniversaries are sacrosanct. You didn’t really think 2016 would slip by without the Yankees marking 20 years since the ’96 champs, or without the Mets commemorating 30 years since 1986, did you? But Saturday was March 5,…

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Tommy Field has seen Major League action with the Rockies, Angels and Rangers.(Photo: Maddie Meyer, Getty Images) Viera, Fla. – He’s been a Dust Devil, a Tourist, a Nut, a Scorpion, a Driller, a Bee and an Express. He’s also been, briefly, a Rockie, Angel and Ranger. It’s been quite a baseball journey for 29-year-old utility player Tommy Field, who is trying to add Tiger, or at least Mud Hen,…

Doug DeCinces, a former Major League Baseball player, urged parents of the Newport Beach Baseball Assn. to perform a simple activity from the game to help improve their children’s skills. “Play catch with them,” DeCinces said on Saturday morning at Bonita Canyon Sports Park. He said sessions of throw-and-catch can only advance hand-to-eye coordination. The Newport Beach Baseball Assn., the PONY Division league in its inaugural season, appears to also…

Tonight in Las Vegas, Irish star Conor McGregor was scheduled to fight for history. Two UFC titles around one waist. That was the 27-year-old’s intention as he pushed his promoter, Zuffa, to a place it had never gone before. McGregor captured the featherweight belt from long-reigning José Aldo in 13 seconds late last year. It was an incredible thing to witness – timing, speed and power meeting a moment –…

For many people, skiing is a daunting activity to master … for others, basic ice skating is a skill that eludes them — now imagine a sport which essentially combines the two together. Over the past five years, Saint Paul, Minnesota has hosted the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship, aka the world’s fastest sport on skates, and this year it drew over 140,000 spectators. You might not be too…

Instagram/Sports Authority Sports Authority was once a premiere destination for sporting goods. But on Wednesday, the company announced that it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. “We are taking this action so that we can continue to adapt our business to meet the changing dynamics in the retail industry,” CEO Michael E. Foss said in a release.  It seems almost counterintuitive — in an era that’s practically defined by activewear and…

Joshua Powell helped start the All Dorchester Sports League and was its executive director for two decades. Excellence begins in thought, Joshua Powell told athletes he coached in the Boston Park League, at youth clinics in South America, and at Suffolk University and Roxbury Community College. Colleagues say he also offered that advice to the boys and girls he tutored and offered academic guidance to through the All Dorchester Sports…

RELATED: Full race results | Updated series standings LAS VEGAS – When Kyle Busch finally broke his home-court jinx at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he did it in style.   Leading 199 of 200 laps, Busch won Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series at the 1.5-mile track, pacing a 1-2-3 finish by Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas. The Las Vegas native ended an 0-for-11 drought at his home track, beating teammate Daniel Suárez to the finish line by…

TAMPA — There were no announcements, nothing in the programs sold at any of the Grapefruit League or Cactus League games. Baseball is a sport that thrives because of its history, whose various anniversaries are sacrosanct. You didn’t really think 2016 would slip by without the Yankees marking 20 years since the ’96 champs, or without the Mets commemorating 30 years since 1986, did you? But Saturday was March 5,…

Tommy Field has seen Major League action with the Rockies, Angels and Rangers.(Photo: Maddie Meyer, Getty Images) Viera, Fla. – He’s been a Dust Devil, a Tourist, a Nut, a Scorpion, a Driller, a Bee and an Express. He’s also been, briefly, a Rockie, Angel and Ranger. It’s been quite a baseball journey for 29-year-old utility player Tommy Field, who is trying to add Tiger, or at least Mud Hen,…

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If you have a Darryl Strawberry rookie baseball card buried somewhere in your basement and wonder what it is worth, you’re probably going to be disappointed. Same goes for the once-popular rookie cards of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly or any other player who came of age in the 1980s. Even Ken Griffey Jr.’s 1989 Upper…