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An estimated 27 percent of high schools will not have sports by the year 2020 if current trends continue, a group says.

This story first appeared in the August 7 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Sports drives the best arguments. Not just the usual ones ­(Who is No. 1 in college hoops? Is Serena the best women’s tennis player ever?), but the real drama that unfolds outside the locker room: Did the NFL go easy on Ray Rice in his domestic abuse…

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The profusion of congratulatory messages included notes from Carl Edwards, Jamie McMurray, NASCAR officials and even members of other teams. It’s the kind of outpouring where you’d think MB Motorsports had won a Camping World Truck Series race for the first time in the team’s 20-year history. But there was no win for Mike Mittler’s single-truck outfit, though it certainly came close. The responses all stemmed from an inspiring…

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i The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP hide caption itoggle caption Matt Rourke/AP The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP Mexico’s soccer coach, Miguel Herrera, has been fired after allegations that he punched a TV reporter. According to The Guardian, Herrera allegedly punched TV reporter Christian Martinoli while waiting in the TSA line at the Philadelphia airport on Monday….

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The world is small. There was a time when the thirty miles between Tacoma and Seattle was a trek one might make once in their lifetime, a pilgrimage for the dying. News spread from place to place through the tales of traveling salesmen, and legends grew like unchecked weeds. Now it’s an hour on light rail, a lifeless chapter of a Franzen novel, a couple of duels of Hearthstone. Everything…

A Cooper City youth baseball coach is facing more molestation charges after a second alleged victim came forward, authorities said. David Solomon, 47, is facing two counts lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim under 12, according to a Broward County Sheriff’s Office arrest report…

Expect David DeJesus’ wife, Kim, to wave a “Welcome to Los Angeles” banner the moment he touches down at LAX. Ahead of Friday’s trade deadline, the Tampa Bay Rays outfielder was shipped off to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, much to the delight of his social-savvy spouse. @David_DeJesus3 is officially an Angel!!!!!!! And I’m officially in heaven!!!!!!!!!! — Kim DeJesus (@KimDeJesus9) July 28, 2015 Is it possible to die of…

Michael Wilson, a rising senior from Colonia High School, has made a nonbinding commitment to continue his baseball career at Stony Brook University. “I’m really excited for him and very proud of him,” said Colonia baseball coach Vinny Esposito, who noted that Wilson also had offers from Marist and St. Peter’s and was being recruited by other schools including Rutgers. “I expressed to him that as the summer went along…

Traffic lights with rain sensors to give quicker priority to cyclists on wet days … Heated cycle paths so cyclists won’t slip during bouts of frost … This might sound like science fiction to you, but in the Dutch city of Groningen it will soon be everyday reality. The inhabitants of this lively northern university city regard their homestead as the cycling capital of the Netherlands. They might very well…

i The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP hide caption itoggle caption Matt Rourke/AP The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP Mexico’s soccer coach, Miguel Herrera, has been fired after allegations that he punched a TV reporter. According to The Guardian, Herrera allegedly punched TV reporter Christian Martinoli while waiting in the TSA line at the Philadelphia airport on Monday….

Abby Wambach said she’s “planning on playing” at the Rio Olympics next summer but needed time to make future decisions, speaking on a morning TV show in her native Rochester, N.Y., on Wednesday. “What’s next for me, my life plan, I haven’t decided about what I’m going to do,” Wambach said (video here). “I’m planning on playing next summer in Rio, but I gotta let my body recover, because that’s the other…

The International Olympic Committee has laid the blame squarely on Boston for its aborted attempt to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, saying the city had failed to deliver on its promises. Boston was picked by the United States Olympic Committee to be the country’s candidate for the 2024 Games but the USOC rescinded its bid in a spectacular U-turn on Monday after the city’s mayor said taxpayers could not afford…

Rocky Wirtz’s dream of bringing the World Junior Championships, one of hockey’s most prestigious events, to Chicago is a step closer to becoming a reality. lRelated Chicago Blackhawks Champion Blackhawks’ attention now shifts to next season See all related USA Hockey announced Tuesday that Chicago is among five finalists to host the 2018 event, along with Buffalo, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Tampa. The annual championship features the top male hockey…

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i The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP hide caption itoggle caption Matt Rourke/AP The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP Mexico’s soccer coach, Miguel Herrera, has been fired after allegations that he punched a TV reporter. According to The Guardian, Herrera allegedly punched TV reporter Christian Martinoli while waiting in the TSA line at the Philadelphia airport on Monday….

Organisers of next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro face serious challenges over cleaning up the bay where the sailing competitions will be held, the IOC president, Thomas Bach, has admitted. Sailors in Guanabara Bay have reported worrying amounts of rubbish and pollution, including discarded furniture and floating animal carcasses. The state government has already admitted it will not be able to meet its original target of reducing pollution in…

Rocky Wirtz’s dream of bringing the World Junior Championships, one of hockey’s most prestigious events, to Chicago is a step closer to becoming a reality. lRelated Chicago Blackhawks Champion Blackhawks’ attention now shifts to next season See all related USA Hockey announced Tuesday that Chicago is among five finalists to host the 2018 event, along with Buffalo, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Tampa. The annual championship features the top male hockey…