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Seattle Mariners CEO John Stanton, who leads the baseball team’s ownership group, at Safeco Field on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) John Stanton, the investor, Microsoft board member and veteran wireless executive, took over as Seattle Mariners CEO and chairman last fall after leading the group that bought a majority interest in the team from Nintendo of America. On Saturday at Safeco Field, Stanton joined Mariners president and COO Kevin Mather for…

CLOSE x Embed x Share British Olympian Mo Farah is speaking out after President Donald Trump signed a controversial immigration and refugee ban on Friday Time Director Asghar Farhadi attends the Golden Globe Foreign Language Film Symposium Presented by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association & The American Cinematheque, in Hollywood, California, on Jan. 7, 2017.(Photo: Valerie Macon, AFP/Getty Images) Possibly unintended consequences of President Trump’s refugee ban has ensnarled leaders in…

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MELBOURNE – Tennis is a job for a lucky few and a passion for many of us. For the past two weeks, the sport took on a new role: antidote. At a time of unprecedented division and destabilization and discourtesy in so many corners, the 2017 Australian Open zigged where the world zagged. Here was an event that put the sport’s virtues—and, without being too overwrought, humanity’s virtues—on vivid display. …

The USA soccer captain, Michael Bradley, has attacked Donald Trump’s executive order, which bans travel to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries. When Trump won the presidential election in November, Bradley said it was important “to give our president support”. However, Trump’s latest decision caused Bradley to speak out in an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl and then on his Instagram page. “A few hours ago ago I gave…

MELBOURNE – Five quick thoughts after Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to win the 2017 Australian Open men’s singles title, the 18th major of his career. • Like fighters leaving the locker rooms for an assignation of combat, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal took the court to “walk out” music tonight. Roger Federer chose AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck.” Rafael Nadal chose Calvin Harris’ chirping “You Are…

RELATED: Full Rolex 24 schedule, TV channels DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The No. 10 Konica Minolta Corvette DPi-V.R, which has run inside the top three throughout the 55th Rolex 24 At Daytona, held the lead after three Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup segments. The No. 10 Cadillac – which is being co-driven by Jordan and Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli and retired NASCAR star Jeff Gordon – had a total of…

LOS ANGELES –  Justin Bieber got a taste of NHL hockey and the Staples Center glass Saturday, courtesy of NHL great Chris Pronger. The pop star responded by showing off skills that would not have looked out of place in his native Canada during a celebrity exhibition game. Bieber was driven into the boards in the first half by a laughing Pronger, who spent 18 years in the…

LOS ANGELES — It’s looking increasingly unlikely that the NHL will participate in the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the topic was discussed for “about 10 seconds” at the Board of Governors meeting Saturday, and deputy commissioner Bill Daly told reporters, “As of right now, there’s not a will.” The NHL has sent its players to every Olympics since the 1998 games in Nagano, Japan….

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One of the greatest rivalries in tennis history received another chapter Sunday night in Melbourne, Australia, as Roger Federer outlasted Rafael Nadal to win the Australian Open title, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. The win gives Federer his 18th Grand Slam title, the most by a man in the Open era. He had just returned from a six-month break due to a series of injuries. The title is Federer’s first since 2012….

LOS ANGELES – The NHL expressed its most dire outlook for Olympic participation yet at its All-Star Weekend, as a decision on the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang draws closer. “If the status quo remains, I don’t expect us to be in the Olympics,” said deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “As of right now, there’s not a will [to participate].” Daly and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman take their cues from the…

Apple may have cast a spotlight on true wireless earbuds with its new AirPods but the concept isn’t new, and other brands have been working hard to do it just as well as the mega brand, or better. Jabra has recently entered the fray with the Sport Elite true wireless earbuds. Taking many of the elements that have served the company’s other wireless headphones well, Jabra’s Sport Elite can handle the…

Jeff Gordon has admitted that sports car racing “might just be crazier than NASCAR racing” on restarts, after getting his first race laps in the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona. The four-time NASCAR Premier Series champion completed a double-stint in the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R, having taken over the then-race leading car from co-driver Ricky Taylor, but dropping to third after hitting the No. 70 Mazda RT24-P…

This has been kind of a big week for soccer in San Diego. On Monday a proposal for a new Major League Soccer stadium in Mission Valley was floated. This coming Monday the official proposal will be made to MLS Commissioner Don Garber. And on Sunday the U.S. Men’s National team will play its first game of 2017 in the spot where the new facility would eventually go. Qualcomm Stadium…

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LOS ANGELES – The NHL expressed its most dire outlook for Olympic participation yet at its All-Star Weekend, as a decision on the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang draws closer. “If the status quo remains, I don’t expect us to be in the Olympics,” said deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “As of right now, there’s not a will [to participate].” Daly and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman take their cues from the…