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  STORY SO FAR   FORMER USPGA champion Jason Dufner leads the CareerBuilder Challenge by two shots going into the final round in California. Dufner, who was 40-1 ante-post, is odds-on across the board with 18 holes to play. The 38-year-old has not won since his 2013 USPGA triumph. Three different courses are used for this event over the first three days –…

Buy Photo Buy Photo Buy Photo Buy Photo Buy Photo Buy Photo Last SlideNext Slide Buy Photo Bridgestone Arena.(Photo: Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean)Buy Photo Bridgestone Arena has served as host to many sports events since first opening its doors on Dec. 18, 1996, but perhaps the biggest of all will be the NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 31. The game will bring thousands of fans to downtown and to the home…

Cam Newton can throw touchdowns and run with the best of them, but before Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Cardinals, the Panthers all-world quarterback showed another facet of his game. Newton was warming up by making pretty sweet one-handed catches, ala the ones New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham has made famous.

It’s no secret that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kyle Busch and Regan Smith are huge fans of the Denver Broncos, who hosted the New England Patriots on Sunday in the AFC Championship game. They and others in the NASCAR community have not been shy about displaying their NFL loyalties and passion on social media, and Sunday was no exception. The Patriots-Broncos game was the first of two NFL playoff…

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Geneseo students stand during the singing of the national anthem.(Photo: JEFF WITHEROW) GENESEO — Raucous chants of “GEN-E-SEE-O” echoed through cold confines of the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena on Saturday night. Like they have all week in the face of unspeakable tragedy, the Geneseo community came together, became #OneKnight, to show how much it cares. Because the parents of slain student Mattew Hutchinson, a senior on the men’s ice hockey…

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9:30 AM ET print Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner on Jan. 25, we asked our writers what one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport started over today. The change: Implement the designated hitter rule in the National League. How it would work: Szymborski: Robot umpires behind home plateStark: Ban the save in favor of a…

Devin McCann at bat for Belhaven(Photo: Belhaven Athletics) A Belhaven baseball player was killed in a one-car wreck early Sunday morning, officials said. Devin McCann (Photo: Belhaven Athletics) Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Brandon Fortenberry said Devin McCann, 21, was southbound on I-55 around the 43 mile marker just north of Brookhaven when his 2015 Toyota ran off the road. Fortenberry said it appears that McCann overcorrected the vehicle and hit the…

Calling the blizzard the toughest storm the facility has seen in 15 years, Diamond Nation officials said the dome was lowered to remove snow and minimize damage. Additionally, all games, programs and events are cancelled Sunday, while Health Quest will open at noon, however, group classes, youth classes, parties and swim meet are cancelled. Emily Cummins may be reached at ecummins@njadvancemedia.com Follow her on Twitter @EmilyACummins and Facebook.

RELATED: NASCAR inducts Class of 2016 into Hall of Fame For one wintry Saturday afternoon at least, the Iceman almost cracked.  Terry Labonte struck the perfect blend of class and appreciation in his NASCAR Hall of Fame induction speech Saturday afternoon, joining four additional worthy members of the Class of 2016. His accomplishments were celebrated, but so was the manner in which he achieved them — with a steady, understated style…

Even candy bars are now sold with bad attitudes and rotten, no-upside messages. Nestle, makers of Butterfinger candy bars, has teamed with Terrell Owens, long synonymous with selfish, TV-attendant, team-imperiling misconduct that, despite his talent, made him expendable (he played for five NFL teams). They’re offering to pay fines up to $50,000 for NFL players hit with “excessive celebration” sanctions in the AFC and NFC Championships and Super Bowl. Oh,…

Terry Labonte, shown at Daytona International Speedway in 2014, won NASCAR Cup championships in 1984 and 1996.(Photo: John Raoux, AP) CHARLOTTE — Two-time Sprint Cup champion Terry Labonte joined other auto racing greats in the NASCAR Hall of Fame Saturday afternoon. In a ceremony postponed Friday by a winter storm, Labonte, Modified champion Jerry Cook and pioneer track builder Bruton Smith were inducted along with two deceased drivers — Curtis Turner and…

Former NASCAR on FOX anchor Steve Byrnes, who died last April after a lengthy bout with cancer, was posthumously honored Saturday with the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence Saturday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Byrnes became the fifth recipient of the award, joining Ken Squier and Barney Hall, for whom the award was named, Chris Economaki and Tom Higgins.  In a media career that spanned three decades, Byrnes moved…

As a teenage hockey player, Max Aaron was a playmaking center, small but aggressive, and apparently a little nutso. Standing only 5-7 now and more diminutive back then, he wasn’t scared to take a punch in defense of a teammate. “I got knocked down a lot with some of their punches,” he said. “I took the helmet off and the gloves off. I’ll fight anybody. It was fun.” Aaron grew…

University High School Trojan soccer players will volunteer their weekend time during the next two months to help elementary school students learn the effects of positive life choices and soccer skills. About 100 students gathered at University’s soccer fields Saturday for the first session of Soccer Buddies, a 10-week soccer camp for students who attend the high school’s elementary feeder schools: Kendrick Elementary School, Alta Vista Elementary School, Bell’s Hill…

Linus Omark had the best moment from the KHL All-Star weekend — hands down. The former Buffalo Sabres’ winger coated his stick in a piece of burlap, lit it on fire, then took a shot. It was an awful shot, but we’ll forgive him because HIS STICK WAS ON FIRE. Everything is better with things on fire. Thank you for reminding us of Wayne Gretzky’s 3D Hockey, Linus…

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Jan 22, 2016 print Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner on Jan. 25, we asked our writers what one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport were starting over today. The change: Require each team to take infield during the hour before every game. How it would work: Szymborski: Robot umpires behind home plateStark: Ban the save…

12:31 PM ET print Illustration by Elias Stein Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner on Jan. 25, we asked our writers what one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport started over today. Replay is a very good thing in baseball. Technology has advanced so much since the game’s rules were first written that it doesn’t make…