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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment LONDON — Novak Djokovic is a fan of the round-robin format in tennis, and he would even like to see it used at the Olympics and the Davis Cup. Djokovic wins, but with another heated exchange Novak Djokovic certainly seems wound up at the moment and he gave another clear indication of his mindset with an outburst at the chair umpire Thursday in London….

Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Villarreal at Highbury was interrupted after an opportunistic squirrel scrambled onto the pitch in the 10th minute of the game. With the game locked at 0-0, Arsenal fans relieved the tension with cries of “There’s only one squirrel, only one squirrel!’ The rodent proved to be a lucky omen as Arsenal secured a crucial one goal first leg lead.

Sophomore striker Gordon Wild has scored 16 goals this season for Maryland, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. (Courtesy of Maryland Athletics) Had Gordon Wild gone into the family business, one that dates to the 19th century on his father’s side, he might have been riding a unicycle instead of attempting bicycle kicks or manning the midway instead of collecting passes from the University of Maryland’s midfield….

5:55 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment The NHL’s Olympic decision remained unresolved after another meeting Wednesday, though there’s certainly more intrigue to it all now. Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, confirmed to reporters in New York on Wednesday that the NHL has offered to sign off on Olympic participation for 2018 in exchange for extending the current CBA. “There have been some suggestions…

5:55 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment The NHL’s Olympic decision remained unresolved after another meeting Wednesday, though there’s certainly more intrigue to it all now. Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, confirmed to reporters in New York on Wednesday that the NHL has offered to sign off on Olympic participation for 2018 in exchange for extending the current CBA. “There have been some suggestions…

Kate Upton had a point. Her math is off, her facts are off, but she had a point. Sorry, Kate, no writer should be fired for failing to vote for your fiance, Justin Verlander, for the American League Cy Young Award. But, with all due respect to the Baseball Writers Association of America — of which I am a proud member — the omission of Verlander from the ballot by both Tampa…

The Bird name is pretty important at West Ranch. Jake Bird was a standout pitcher who’s now at UCLA. There’s another Bird pitcher beginning to develop. Sophomore Trent Bird doesn’t yet have his older brother’s velocity, but he has a good curveball and could be in position to contribute this spring. West Ranch is looking for a No. 2 pitcher behind ace Tim Josten, a Cal State Fullerton signee. Bird…

It’s time for Bruce Arena to come back. Not to the Galaxy. To the national team. Taking a step back by replacing Jurgen Klinsmann with the former U.S. manager would count as two steps forward at this point. That’s how dysfunctional the team has become under Klinsmann. The problems manifested themselves spectacularly over the last week with defeats that placed the Americans in serious jeopardy of not qualifying for the World Cup in…

Alex Bowman is a remarkable young man. He’s handsome, well-spoken and handles himself like a true professional off the race track. To be put in the situation he was this year filling in for NASCAR’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and to deliver great runs is well, once again, remarkable. My FOX NASCAR partner Jeff Gordon told me that after he had filled in for Dale Jr. at the…

Despite not receiving the most first-place votes, Boston Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello was named winner of the 2016 AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday night. He received eight first-place votes, while Detroit Tigers righty Justin Verlander received 14. Porcello’s huge edge in second-place votes (18-2) was the key to his win. The five-point gap between Porcello and Verlander was the second-smallest in Cy Young history. Verlander lost to David…

How well do they work, though? It’s hard to quantify, since there are other factors that go into an athlete’s success beyond their receptiveness to training: the quality of that training, the athlete’s other traits and, of course, the competition. Oakland Raiders cornerback TJ Carrie is having a good year so far after wearing the Halo Sport, but the Olympians who used them? Their results are… mixed. Natasha Hastings helped…

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After last season, the NFL released a report that showed an uptick in concussions, ACL sprains, and MCL sprains. It was important information, but it was hardly surprising given the nature of the NFL. Players are stronger and faster than ever before and they’re playing a game that involves smashing into each other on every single play. Football is violent and no matter how many rules the NFL changes, it’ll…

If the Tigers want to trade second baseman Ian Kinsler to a team on his limited no-trade list, he only will approve the deal if granted a contract extension, according to his agent, Jay Franklin. The Dodgers, a team in need of a second baseman, are one of 10 clubs that would require Kinsler’s permission for a trade, Franklin said Wednesday. Kinsler, 34, is coming off his best offensive season…

Former UFC champion Lyoto Machida has been suspended for 18 months after admitting use of a banned substance as well as failing a subsequent drug test administered by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency). Machida accepted the sanction according to USADA officials in a release sent to FOX Sports on Wednesday. “During an out-of-competition test conducted on April 8, 2016, Machida, 38, declared the use of a product containing 7‐keto-dehydroepiandrosterone (7‐keto‐DHEA)…

An out of the park home run is a feat few ballplayers ever achieve. But Shohei Otani, who plays baseball for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan, managed to blast a home run right through the roof of the Tokyo Dome stadium. Advertisement It doesn’t appear as if the ball actually punctured a hole through the fabric material used for the Tokyo Dome’s roof, but instead found a gap between…

Baseball has only been gone for two weeks, but I know that you miss it. But more baseball is closer than you think! The tournament schedule has been released for the 2017 World Baseball Classic, which means that we get a three week jump on real live baseball. The WBC features three rounds, and Round 1 begins with four pools: A, B, C and D. Each pool contains four teams…

I’m calling it. A “baby cake” is a cute name — for a cupcake. Google the term “baby cakes” right now, the first links that come up are stories with the news that New Orleans’ Triple-A baseball team, formerly known as the Zephyrs, was renamed the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Tuesday (Nov. 15). Look up the term in traditional dictionaries and you likely will find no formal definition for…