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Giant’s 2017 Anthem Advanced 1 offers a lot of off road performance for racing or recreation. As part of my annual series of Holiday Gift Guides, I tackle one of my favorite sports, cycling. But in addition to gear picks that make great gifts for cyclists on your list, I’ve included a round-up of five of my favorite bikes just in case you decide it is time for a gift…

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We’ve lived all over the country, so they represent the places we’ve been. I was born in Chicago, so I’ve got Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Mike Singletary and even Devin Hester. Grew up in Philly, so there’s jerseys of Donovan McNabb, Brian Dawkins, Reggie White, Brian Westbrook and Jerome Brown. We lived in San Jose, so I have a Joe Montana Niners jersey. And now that we’re in Charlotte, we…

A doping cover-up dubbed the “total protection project” shielded Russian medal winners at the 2012 London Olympics, allowing them to compete when they should have been banned, according to emails seized by French prosecutors.  The emails published Friday by French newspaper Le Monde and German broadcaster ARD suggest the scale of suspected wrongdoing involving Russian track and field and officials who were then at the IAAF, the sport’s global governing…

Green softballs were being hit all around the Crespi football field on the day after Thanksgiving. The annual over-the-line tournament was back. Suspended last year, the tournament was started by former baseball Coach Scott Muckey in the early 1990s. Muckey passed away last March at the age of 63, but the tournament returned on Friday with 19 four-man teams, and there was a dedication ceremony of a plaque honoring Muckey,…

MAPLEWOOD — More than two years after Columbia High School baseball team’s coaching staff was accused of bullying players, the coaches have been replaced. But supporters of the coaches say the accusations against them were not true, and the years-long battle over the coaches’ positions was an abuse of the state’s anti-bullying law. At a meeting earlier this month, the South Orange-Maplewood school district board of education voted to hire James…

SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Last Friday, students in Matt Blessing’s baseball literature class witnessed some of the contents of the books they’ve been studying come to life, as they were regaled with tales of renowned baseball player Babe Ruth, straight from Ruth’s granddaughter herself. “They’ve heard about Babe Ruth,” said Blessing, an English teacher at South Kingstown High School. “We’ve discussed him in some of the books…

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Former English soccer players who were subjected to years of sexual abuse by youth team coaches entrusted with their care are breaking cover to expose the game’s dark secrets. Harrowing stories of assaults on young players by men they relied on to turn them into professionals are forcing authorities and clubs to finally address how child abusers were able to exploit their positions of power and why the behavior wasn’t…

It’s BBC Sport and A Question of Sport’s weekly quiz – have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in the world of sport in the past week? If you missed last week’s sports quiz, try it here. Picture credits: Getty, SNS, Reuters

The Roxana Shells will be getting a new shine to their baseball program soon. In late September it was announced the Roxana baseball field was awarded a grant worth $81,909 for upgrades through the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association. On Nov. 15, the Roxana School Board approved even more upgrades to accompany the grant. “They were…

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Baseball’s streak of 21 consecutive years of labor peace is in jeopardy. The owners will consider voting to lock out the players if the two sides cannot reach a new collective-bargaining agreement by the time the current deal expires on Dec. 1, according to sources with knowledge of the discussions. A lockout would put baseball’s business on hold, delaying free-agent signings and trades until a new agreement is reached. The…

Smiling faces were seen on the family and friends of Harker Heights High School teacher and coach Kye Robertson Saturday morning as his supporters participated in a “Strike Out Cancer” 5K walk. The purpose of the event was to show support for Robertson as he battles two types of leukemia, and to raise funds for his medical bills. Despite chilly, windy conditions, 158 people came out to attend the event….

Since Nov. 9, Donald J. Trump’s transition from Trump Tower to the Oval Office has been a whirlwind. While many are still grappling with the ascension to the American presidency of an unhinged Twitterphile with racist and authoritarian tendencies, the contours of Trump’s next four years are already manifesting themselves. The bag of horrors that Trump carried throughout his campaign has now been fully opened. And its contents of tribalism,…

Since Nov. 9, Donald J. Trump’s transition from Trump Tower to the Oval Office has been a whirlwind. While many are still grappling with the ascension to the American presidency of an unhinged Twitterphile with racist and authoritarian tendencies, the contours of Trump’s next four years are already manifesting themselves. The bag of horrors that Trump carried throughout his campaign has now been fully opened. And its contents of tribalism,…

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant had a solid game in Thursday’s 31–26 win over Josh Norman and the Washington Redskins. Bryant finished the day with five catches for 72 yards. He took to Twitter after the game to express his displeasure with Norman: I’m not disrespectful to players in league ..I love this game but Norman takes it past football.. if you…

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This week’s thoughts on the NASCAR Round Table from Motorsport.com from the 2016 season and looking ahead on key issues for 2017. 1. Now that the 2016 season is complete, what do you feel was the biggest story in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this season?  Jim: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s absence from half of the season due to a concussion in the August race overshadowed much of the…

Turkeys of the Year Happy Thanksgiving! This will be the only Hot Clicks today and I’ll have a fresh version Friday morning. To be honest, I was going to create a list of things I’m thankful for but I did that a couple years ago and no one clicked on it. So I’ll just make this a normal Hot Clicks, starting with our annual Turkeys of the Year…