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Honoree Serena Williams attends the 2015 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Ceremony at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on Dec. 15, 2015 in New York City.(Photo: FilmMagic) NEW YORK — A long season full of tennis history behind her, Serena Williams arrived at Tuesday night’s Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year award ceremony at Pier 60 flanked by those who have been by her side from the start — her family. Williams, 34, was…

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A lineup of Cuban-born baseball stars, including some of the most famous defectors in recent memory, made a triumphant return to the island Tuesday as part of the first Major League Baseball trip here since 1999. Once the object of official disdain in Cuba for leaving the country illegally, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Brayan Pena, and first baseman Jose Abreu and shortstop Alexei Ramirez…

i Fans of the Memphis Grizzlies, seen here celebrating with Jeff Green, made only 2.47 grammar mistakes for every 100 words according to a new study. Frederick Breedon/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederick Breedon/Getty Images Fans of the Memphis Grizzlies, seen here celebrating with Jeff Green, made only 2.47 grammar mistakes for every 100 words according to a new study. Frederick Breedon/Getty Images Fans of the Memphis Grizzlies can…

Serena Williams is just as much of a star in front of the camera as she is on the tennis court. The Sports Illustrated 2015 Sportsperson of the Year, 34, shared on Instagram a behind-the-scenes photo from her cover shoot, in which she is hanging from a ring while wearing a white dress that showcases her athletic physique. “I have some fun shots from the Sports Illustrated shoot,” she captioned…

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Almost never in NASCAR has one car number belonged in perpetuity to just a single team, but the No. 21 is about as close as it gets. While NASCAR officially owns each and every car number, the No. 21 will always truly belong to Wood Brothers Racing, one of NASCAR’s founding families. Yes, a dozen different drivers drove the No. 21 for a race or two from 1949-52, in the…

i Abby Wambach celebrates the United States’ 5-2 win over Japan in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer championship. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson/AP Abby Wambach celebrates the United States’ 5-2 win over Japan in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer championship. Elaine Thompson/AP The name Abby Wambach is so closely intertwined with U.S. women’s soccer that it’s hard to mention one without the other….

Somewhere along the path to Hawaii, the US women’s soccer team’s victory tour veered into Spinal Tap territory. The team canceled a game in Honolulu, then returned to the mainland for a grim contest against a woefully underfunded and outclassed Trinidad & Tobago team in San Antonio. The first half of that game was marked mostly by an awkward non-contact injury to Trinidad & Tobago defender Lauryn Hutchinson and a…

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i Fans of the Memphis Grizzlies, seen here celebrating with Jeff Green, made only 2.47 grammar mistakes for every 100 words according to a new study. Frederick Breedon/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederick Breedon/Getty Images Fans of the Memphis Grizzlies, seen here celebrating with Jeff Green, made only 2.47 grammar mistakes for every 100 words according to a new study. Frederick Breedon/Getty Images Fans of the Memphis Grizzlies can…

The chair of the parliament’s public accounts committee has added to calls for an investigation into the low pay and “humiliating and demeaning” working conditions at Sports Direct, following revelations made by the Guardian last week. Meg Hillier, the Labour MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, said she would be questioning HM Revenue & Customs on how it investigates company compliance with minimum wage legislation during a session in front…

Though sports betting often gets a bad name, it isn’t much different than investing in the stock market. While the two are not one and the same, it’s hard to ignore the many similarities. Both require you to take a risk in order to earn a high return. You could also argue that each requires skill and experience to succeed. So, as an investor, what can you learn from successful…

FanSided is proud to announce that Buffalo fan, Dennis Gleason, has been named the inaugural FanSided Fan of the Year. We’d like to thank everyone who entered, especially our five finalists. Havok, Raeanne, Dawn and Hannah. All are fantastic people and everyone should check out their stories on our finalists page. All five finalists will receive a one-year subscription to Sports Illustrated and Dennis will be featured in the magazine….

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There is a Star Wars movie coming out this week. I know, I was shocked too. There’s hardly been any talk about it. You may have also heard that the folks who own the Star Wars franchise — an obscure, rodent-based corporation with operations in Florida and California — also happen to own ESPN. This provides an opportunity for synergy. A strange bit of synergy in which ESPN’s baseball writers…

Serena Williams looks fierce on the latest cover of Sports Illustrated. She’s lounging on a throne with one leg draped over the arm of the chair. It’s a badass pose that says more about who Williams is than what she does.  It looks like a fashion cover for Vogue or Cosmopolitan. Instead, Williams graces the cover of Sports Illustrated as the 2015 Sportsperson of the Year. She’s the first solo woman…

Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione and Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis have helped to create multiple successful revenue sports.(Photo: USA TODAY Sports) A little more than a month ago in early November, Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis and Oklahoma’s Joe Castiglione were together in Glendale, Ariz., the host city of the Jan. 11 College Football Playoff championship game. Hollis and Castiglione were there strictly on hoops duty. Castiglione is the chair…