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COLLEGE FOOTBALL MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota fired coach Tracy Claeys just over two weeks after the football program became embroiled in a standoff with the administration over the suspension of 10 players in connection with allegations of sexual assault. Athletic director Mark Coyle said he made the decision to ”address challenges in recruiting, ticket sales and the culture of the program. We need strong leadership to take Gopher football to…

Forbes Magazine has selected NASCAR Next driver Julia Landauer to this year’s Sports 30 Under 30, a list of the “brightest young entrepreneurs, innovators and game changers.” Forbes released its selections Tuesday, highlighting 600 outstanding figures under age 30 from 20 industries. The honorees were chosen by a panel of prominent reporters, legends in each field and former 30 Under 30 recipients. Landauer, 25, completed her first full season in…

Forbes Magazine has selected NASCAR Next driver Julia Landauer to this year’s Sports 30 Under 30, a list of the “brightest young entrepreneurs, innovators and game changers.” Forbes released its selections Tuesday, highlighting 600 outstanding figures under age 30 from 20 industries. The honorees were chosen by a panel of prominent reporters, legends in each field and former 30 Under 30 recipients. Landauer, 25, completed her first full season in…

The Brazilian soccer team that saw most of its senior players perish in a plane crash in November is rebuilding its team almost entirely, in time for the country’s new soccer season. Chapecoense will recruit up to 20 new players and begin pre-season training this week, according to Reuters. The club said it will reserve jersey numbers for two members who survived the crash, in the hope that they can…

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang has been a productive player during his two seasons in America — he’s hit .273/.355/.483 with 36 home runs while finding permanent residence at third base. Yet his on-the-field value has failed to overshadow his increasing number of off-the-field missteps. Earlier this winter, Kang was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. That came just months after he was questioned for sexual…

Subscribe for free!: iTunes | Google Play | RSS | Stitcher | TuneIn Happy New Year, listeners! We ring in 2017 with analysis of Edwin Encarnacion moving to the Cleveland Indians. Any changes in his Fantasy value? Still a stud in Cleveland? We’re looking at Chris Towers’ rankings, featuring three players he likes more than the industry does and three players he probably won’t be drafting. If you’re a beginner,…

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This story appears in the Jan. 9, 2017 issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. To subscribe, click here. On the worst nights, when the fadeaways are short and the pocket passes are late, Giannis Antetokounmpo skips the showers. He storms out of the Bradley Center in full uniform, from home locker room to player parking lot, and hops into the black Explorer the local Ford dealer lent him. He turns right…

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has whittled its list of 26 semifinalists down to 15 finalists, five of whom will be voted in during Super Bowl Week and inducted into Canton this coming summer. The list of 15 features three big-name newcomers who were eligible for the first time — running back LaDainian Tomlinson, safety Brian Dawkins and defensive end Jason Taylor. Tomlinson, as one of the best two-way…

Ronda Rousey will be sidelined at least six weeks following her 48-second TKO loss to Amanda Nunes last week at UFC 207 in Las Vegas. Rousey was suspended until Feb. 14 with no contact until Jan. 30 as a result of the TKO loss suffered to Nunes, who put the former champion away in rapid-fire fashion in the opening round. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions from…

A professional athlete’s career, filled with many twists, has one certainty: At some point it will end. “It definitely didn’t go smooth for me — it was very difficult,” said Nick Boynton, a member of the Blackhawks team that captured the Stanley Cup in 2010. “I was very depressed. I had some head issues and I was very fortunate that I had a good family to stay on me and…

HAMPTON, Ga. — Twenty years after it was last resurfaced, Atlanta Motor Speedway‘s historic racing surface is scheduled to be repaved this spring, following the March 3-5 NASCAR Weekend tripleheader. Work is scheduled to begin in late March with an expected completion in mid-April.   The current asphalt at AMS is the second-oldest racing surface on the entire circuit, and officials credit its longevity to a combination of the mild…

  The empty seats are cause for concern. For the second time in three years, Hockey Canada has had to answer for poor attendance at the world junior championships in Toronto and Montreal. Two years ago, the 2015 tournament was held in the same two cities. At that time, the Toronto portion of the tournament — which included the medal round — was able to draw fans, even for games…

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Crystal Dunn, left, was the NWSL MVP in 2015 and a two-goal scorer in the 2016 championship match. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Crystal Dunn, a rising star with the top-ranked U.S. women’s national soccer team, has left the Washington Spirit to sign with English club Chelsea, the second prominent player to depart since the National Women’s Soccer League final three months ago. She follows captain Ali Krieger, who clashed with the…

Subscribe for free!: iTunes | Google Play | RSS | Stitcher | TuneIn Happy New Year, listeners! We ring in 2017 with analysis of Edwin Encarnacion moving to the Cleveland Indians. Any changes in his Fantasy value? Still a stud in Cleveland? We’re looking at Chris Towers’ rankings, featuring three players he likes more than the industry does and three players he probably won’t be drafting. If you’re a beginner,…

Welcome to The Year We Get To Stop Yelling About Tim Raines, One Way or Another. It’s taken a long, long time to get here, but that just makes this all feel earned. We will, indeed, get to stop yelling about Tim Raines. He’s in or he’s out. The odds are looking great that he’s in. That leaves only … Eighteen qualified candidates for the Hall of Fame? Dammit. Put…

Caption Close Astros outfielder George Springer has decided he won’t play in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, a team spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. Springer is eligible to play for the United States or Puerto Rico, the birthplace of his mother, Laura. He had said recently he neared a decision on whether he would participate. The WBC overlaps with spring training, so participating players must miss part of camp to take…

This story appears in the Jan. 9, 2017 issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. To subscribe, click here. On the worst nights, when the fadeaways are short and the pocket passes are late, Giannis Antetokounmpo skips the showers. He storms out of the Bradley Center in full uniform, from home locker room to player parking lot, and hops into the black Explorer the local Ford dealer lent him. He turns right…

A professional athlete’s career, filled with many twists, has one certainty: At some point it will end. “It definitely didn’t go smooth for me — it was very difficult,” said Nick Boynton, a member of the Blackhawks team that captured the Stanley Cup in 2010. “I was very depressed. I had some head issues and I was very fortunate that I had a good family to stay on me and…