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CHESTERFIELD • A plan for a $55 million youth sports complex in the levee-protected flood plain here fell apart Monday night. City officials declared a contract for the project void because the development group behind the planned POWERplex facility missed a June 1 deadline. By that date, the group was supposed to show that it had nailed down $23 million in philanthropic contributions for the project….

Among the many things Justin Bieber has been criticized for over the years is his tendency to show an allegiance to a wide variety of sports teams. Bieber has been spotted at sporting events wearing the jersey of a usually good team, leading many to call him a bandwagoner or frontrunner. Most recently, the Biebs posted a picture of himself sporting a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. Not coincidentally, the Penguins are…

The Latest on the Gulf crisis after Saudi Arabia and other nations cut ties to Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Turkey’s prime minister says his country will press ahead with efforts to try and end a standoff between Qatar and its Arab neighbors through dialogue. In a speech to his ruling party’s legislators Tuesday, Binali Yildirim also said that the nations should not allow…

Players in a German professional soccer game compete on the field with company brands on their uniforms. A three-member research team has found that sports audiences pay attention to sponsorship deals and what shapes positive and negative reactions. Credit: Photo courtesy of David Woisetschläger Companies and sports team owners should never underestimate the communication impact of the sponsorship deals they make. Consumers and fans notice the nature of such deals,…

Manchester City have made a significant step closer in their pursuit of Southampton left-back Ryan Bertrand after Monaco slapped a £40m price tag on Benjamin Mendy. Sky Sports News HQ understands that Bertrand, along with his fellow England full-back Kyle Walker, could be City players within a fortnight. Sky sources reported in April that Bertrand and Tottenham’s Walker were both in City’s top-five on their list of targets this summer…

It’s not hard to spot Milagros “Mili” Hernandez on the soccer field — she’s the girl with the short, not-quite-pixie cut and the outsized talent. She’s been playing since she was 5, but recently the 8-year-old was bumped up to a team full of 11-year-olds, after running circles around girls her own age in Omaha. Her biggest concern in life is soccer, but her dad, Gerardo Hernandez, recently inquired about…

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After four years of fizzled land deals and foiled optimism, David Beckham finally looks to be on the verge of acquiring enough Miami real estate to build a Major League Soccer stadium. On Tuesday, Miami-Dade commissioners are being asked to ratify a recommendation by the mayor to sell Beckham’s partnership a three-acre county truck depot at the corner of Northwest Sixth St. and Sixth Avenue to complete the group’s nine-acre…

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Last week we alerted you to a minor league brawl between the West Michigan Whitecaps (Tigers) and Dayton Dragons (Reds) of the Low Class-A Midwest League. During the brawl, Whitecaps outfielder Eduardo Jimenez threw a baseball into the scrum that struck Dragons pitcher Jesse Stallings. Here’s video of the brawl, which started with a stolen base by Dayton’s Jose Siri: As you can imagine, Jimenez was suspended for using a…

On Friday, August 11, the Ogden Raptors will host Hourglass Appreciation Night, to celebrate the unique un-timed nature of baseball. As part of this night, “18 hourglass-shaped color commentators” from the Stars Stars Talent Studio of Salt Lake City will each commentate a half-inning. It should take no genius to figure out the flaws in this promotion, because there are plenty, but nobody did. Again. And we are now faced…

Among the many things Justin Bieber has been criticized for over the years is his tendency to show an allegiance to a wide variety of sports teams. Bieber has been spotted at sporting events wearing the jersey of a usually good team, leading many to call him a bandwagoner or frontrunner. Most recently, the Biebs posted a picture of himself sporting a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. Not coincidentally, the Penguins are…

OAKLEY — Police say an argument about sports and politics led to a fatal stabbing in Oakley on Saturday. Phillip Wade, 38, of Antioch was arrested for allegedly stabbing 57-year-old Anthony Johnson of Pittsburg multiple times at a bus stop in Oakley on Saturday afternoon. According to police, Johnson and Wade were arguing over sports and politics on a Tri Delta Transit bus. The argument continued after both men got…

Players in a German professional soccer game compete on the field with company brands on their uniforms. A three-member research team has found that sports audiences pay attention to sponsorship deals and what shapes positive and negative reactions. Credit: Photo courtesy of David Woisetschläger Companies and sports team owners should never underestimate the communication impact of the sponsorship deals they make. Consumers and fans notice the nature of such deals,…

Cars are too expensive. The average transaction price of a new vehicle is hovering in the $34,000 range, which is actually down from the all-time record of $35,309 set in December 2016 according to Kelley Blue Book. You’ll probably get more out of a new car than a year or two of college, but still, it’s a lot of money. We can’t blame automakers. We’re the ones opting for bigger…

“Just not the finish we had hoped for, but still when you’re this disappointed with third, it speaks volumes about your team and where you’re at and what’s going on, so I had a lot of fun out there today,” said Truex, who led three different times for 102 laps.

It’s not hard to spot Milagros ‘Mili’ Hernandez on the soccer field — she’s the girl with the short, not-quite-pixie cut and the outsized talent. She’s been playing since she was 5, but recently the 8-year-old was bumped up to a team full of 11-year-olds, after running circles around girls her own age in Omaha, Nebraska. Her biggest concern in life is soccer, but her dad, Gerardo Hernandez, recently inquired…

Photo credit: Nick Wass/AP Images Alt-right troll Jack Posobiec took a break from pushing debunked conspiracy theories to make a very stupid tweet. While he posted several photos from this weekend’s NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway, he clearly didn’t read the track’s policies on firearms. Posobiec said terrorists never attacked a NASCAR race, because, well, insert stereotypes here: Unfortunately, he is wrong. Advertisement You can’t bear arms at a…

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