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The trip to Medellin, Colombia, was supposed to be a joyous one for the members Chapecoense, a soccer club from the small city of Chapeco, Brazil, and they were in the middle of a fairy tale season. Now their journey will go down in history as a tragedy. Investigators will likely comb through the evidence for the next several months, hoping to discover why a charter flight crashed Monday night…

The Cubs won their first championship in 108 years in a thrilling World Series that lasted seven games, drew historic ratings and evolved into one of baseball’s all-time feel-good stories. Then the owners and players shut down the game, destroyed the good vibe and alienated their fans. How silly does that sound? The collective bargaining agreement expires Thursday, and if the sides don’t reach a new agreement, owners could lock…

Al Bello/Getty Images As you may have heard, exercise is good for you. It can improve mental health, stave off cognitive decline, boost your sex life, and make you more creative. By making you healthier, exercise helps add years to lifespan — and it improves health span as well, meaning that fit people stay “physically younger” and more capable during those years. But which sports are the best ones for…

Oregon has fired head coach Mark Helfrich on the heels of a disappointing season, the university announced Tuesday night. Helfrich met with athletic director Rob Mullens on Tuesday night before the decision was made. “We want to thank Mark for his eight years with the University of Oregon and appreciate his efforts on behalf of Oregon football,” Mullens said in a statement. “We wish Mark and his family the best.” Oregon…

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RELATED: Buescher joins second JTG team   Roush Fenway Racing announced Tuesday a restructuring plan that will pare its racing operations to a two-car effort in NASCAR’s premier series next year.   Trevor Bayne will return for a third season driving the team’s No. 6 Ford, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will be back for a fifth year in RFR’s No. 17 Ford.   The organization announced last week that it…

The English Football Association is launching an internal review into allegations of child abuse in their professional soccer clubs. This comes after several former players — Andy Woodward, David White, Steve Walters, and Paul Stewart — waived their anonymity rights and told the British media stories of their abuse at the hands of men who had been entrusted with their athletic development and safety. Woodward was first to speak on…

FRAMINGHAM — Eduardo Ribeiro is a lifelong Brazilian soccer fan — he was named after a soccer star who represented the South American country in two World Cups. “I was a fan before I was born,” the software engineer said during his lunch break Tuesday at Terra Brasilis Restaurant on Union Avenue. Advertisement So when his wife told him that a plane carrying a popular Brazilian soccer team had crashed…

Photo credit: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer sued his HScott Motorsports team for breach of contract and fraud for at least $2.223 million, reports ESPN. The lawsuit alleges that the team missed two monthly payments as well as a commission for bringing sponsorship to the team. Advertisement Bowyer made a one-year deal with HScott to ride out 2016 while he prepared to take over retiring driver Tony Stewart’s…

The Cubs won their first championship in 108 years in a thrilling World Series that lasted seven games, drew historic ratings and evolved into one of baseball’s all-time feel-good stories. Then the owners and players shut down the game, destroyed the good vibe and alienated their fans. How silly does that sound? The collective bargaining agreement expires Thursday, and if the sides don’t reach a new agreement, owners could lock…

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Six FOX Sports Brazil employees are among the dead in the airline crash in Colombia that devastated a Brazilian soccer team. The group was among the 21 journalists covering the Chapecoense team from southern Brazil and its upcoming South American Cup match in Medellin, Colombia. On the doomed flight were Deva Pascovicci, Mario Sergio, Paulo Julio Clement, Victorino Chermont, Rodrigo Santana, and Lilacio Junior. More on this… Plane…

Being active is good for you on so many levels, from keeping the heart in shape to improving blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Exercise has also been linked to benefits for the brain and lower risk of some cancers. But which types of activity pack the best health punch? Does it matter what kind of exercise you do? In a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine,…

RIO DE JANEIRO — It was the culmination of an astonishing climb to the top of South America’s soccer world — a modest club from Brazil heading to the finals of a continent-wide tournament. Then came a distress call from the cockpit of the plane carrying the team to Colombia. Moments later, late Monday, radar contact was lost with the charter jet carrying 77 people, including players and coaches from…

RELATED: Buescher joins second JTG team   Roush Fenway Racing announced Tuesday a restructuring plan that will pare its racing operations to a two-car effort in NASCAR’s premier series next year.   Trevor Bayne will return for a third season driving the team’s No. 6 Ford, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will be back for a fifth year in RFR’s No. 17 Ford.   The organization announced last week that it…

RELATED: Champion’s Week live streaming schedule Jimmie Johnson made history Nov. 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a record-tying seventh championship in NASCAR’s premier series. Just over a week removed from the accomplishment, the spirit of celebration is still going, but with a fitting change of venue. NASCAR Champion’s Week is here culminating in a season-ending toast Friday night at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards at the Wynn Las Vegas….

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A chartered plane carrying a Brazilian first division soccer team crashed outside Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 76 people, Colombian officials said Tuesday. Six people initially survived, but one of them later died in a hospital. The British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane, operated by a charter airline named LaMia, declared an emergency and lost radar contact just before…

SÃO PAULO—They were the pride of a small city in southern Brazil, a scrappy bunch of no-names who clawed their way into the top ranks of Brazilian soccer and were preparing for the biggest match of their lives. The plane crash in Colombia that killed most members of the Chapecoense soccer team Monday night plunged the international football world into mourning. Superstars Neymar and Lionel Messi sent condolences via Twitter….

Tuesday’s plane crash in Colombia that killed 76 people, including members of a Brazilian soccer team, is not the first fatal incident involving sports players. Some of the more notable plane crashes involving athletic groups: Nov. 8, 1948: Six members of the Czechoslovakian national ice hockey team were killed when their chartered flight crashed in Dieppe, France, en route to London for an exhibition game. Dec. 9, 1956: Four members of the…

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