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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The temptation is to write the entire introduction with the sentences rearranged in confusing ways, but we figured you get that enough whenever you read Bud Shaw’s stories. This is our “Only in Cleveland” Sports Moment of the Year, a category that may have been filled to the rafters with nominees in the past, but for 2016 warranted just four nominees. On the other hand, the award…

PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – I don’t get it. If you want to dredge up the past with Ben Roethlisberger, just flat out do it. If you want to say he’s a changed man, just flat-out do it. But, please — as is the case with a recent piece on the Steelers’ quarterback — don’t try to intermingle the past and present unless you intend to be 100 percent fair….

James Rodriguez is staying at Real Madrid. The Colombian confirmed that he has decided not to leave the club and will finish out the season with the Merengues. “I’m staying, I’m staying,” James said after Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey win on Wednesday. The last time James spoke on his future was last month after Real Madrid won the Club World Cup. He told reporters that he would consider a…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Nearly a century ago, Robert Marchand was told by a coach that he should give up cycling because he would never achieve anything on a bike. He proved that prediction wrong again Wednesday. In a skin-tight yellow and violet jersey, the 105-year-old Frenchman set a world record in the 105-plus age category — created especially for the tireless veteran…

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The two leading players in the energy drink market, Red Bull and Monster, long have sponsored motor races and extreme sports events to help expand the market for their pumped-up beverages. But Monster Beverage Corp. is hoping for a fresh sales jolt by taking it a step further: The company recently signed a multiyear deal to be the title sponsor of NASCAR stock-car racing’s top series, the nation’s most popular form of motor…

Former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick is scheduled to return to the FOX NASCAR television booth as a race analyst for eight NASCAR events in 2017, beginning with the XFINITY Series season opener from Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 25 (3:30 PM ET with pre-race coverage beginning at 3:00 PM ET) on FS1. Harvick also will contribute as an analyst on FS1’s NASCAR Race Hub, the…

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick has opened her 2017 with a New Year’s fitness and fashion kick.   Patrick introduced her new line of athletic clothing — Warrior by Danica Patrick — on Wednesday with a pair of scheduled appearances on the Home Shopping Network (HSN). The collection of leggings, hoodies, tees and other fitness apparel debuted Monday on the HSN website.   The 34-year-old driver — long a backer of…

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The Riverside High School baseball team received their 2016 WPIAL rings recently at the boys high school basketball game against Portersville Christian School. Front Row: Head coach Dan Oliastro, assistant coach John Marnicio, Vincent Loccisano, Statistician Hunter Downs, Rick Wass, Dylan Speicher, Will Yasenka, Ty Thellman, Dylan Shannon, and Drew Speicher. Second Row: Michael Boswell, Private Braden Bentel, Kolby Wolf, Jason Dambach, Adam Jeannette. Cristain Cicchinelli, Austin Dambach, Gunnar Boehm,…

An undefeated Ronda Rousey knocked out Bethe Correia in just 34 seconds at UFC 190 to solidify her status as the baddest woman on the planet. Just 16 months later, Rousey seems to be on the verge of retirement from UFC, and the nature of her two stunning losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes has made many fans and analysts question her legacy. On Wednesday’s episode of Undisputed, Shannon…

Greg Bedard, SI: Dak Prescott, Cowboys. Tom Brady’s team was 3-1 without him. Derek Carr’s stats weren’t good enough. Matthew Stafford was the entire Lions teams but didn’t win his division. The Packers lost four of five with Aaron Rodgers a little off before running the table against weak opponents. Matt Ryan had big late-game interceptions in losses to Seattle, San Diego and Philadelphia (and threw a pick-six in a…

West Ham played for 75 minutes with 10 men after Sofiane Feghouli was dismissed for this challenge on Phil Jones West Ham’s Sofiane Feghouli has had the red card shown to him during Monday’s defeat by Manchester United rescinded by the Football Association. The midfielder was sent off by referee Mike Dean for a challenge on Red Devils defender Phil Jones 15 minutes into a match the Hammers lost 2-0….

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER Clay Travis of Fox Sports Radio called Ronda Rousey a “media creation,” and labeled the former UFC champion “the most fraudulent creation in the history of sports.” Rousey took a beating from Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 on Friday, lasting only 48 seconds into the bout before the referee had to stop the fight. The loss represented Rousey’s second brutal defeat, the first against Holly…

In Rio, Cox became the first British athlete since 1988 to win medals in different sports at one Paralympics Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox has had her UK Sport funding suspended while she takes part in Channel 4 winter sports programme The Jump. Cox, 25, will join Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones and Rio silver medal-winning gymnast Louis Smith on the show. She won cycling and athletics golds at the Rio…

The two leading players in the energy drink market, Red Bull and Monster, long have sponsored motor races and extreme sports events to help expand the market for their pumped-up beverages. But Monster Beverage Corp. is hoping for a fresh sales jolt by taking it a step further: The company recently signed a multiyear deal to be the title sponsor of NASCAR stock-car racing’s top series, the nation’s most popular form of motor…

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Kadeena Cox, the first British Paralympian to win gold medals in multiple disciplines at a single Games since 1984, has had her UK Sport funding suspended while she takes part in the Channel 4 television programme The Jump. Cox, who won four medals in Rio including golds in the C4-5 women’s cycling time trial and on the track in the T38 400m sprint, will join the Olympic taekwondo champion Jade…

Jade Jones won Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016 in the women’s 57kg category. GB Taekwondo chiefs say they “had reservations” but “understand” double Olympic champion Jade Jones’ decision to take part in Channel 4’s The Jump. The programme involves competitors learning to ski jump, and the last series saw several serious injuries. Gymnast Louis Smith and Paralympic cyclist and athlete Kadeena Cox will also take part in the new…