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Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment NEW YORK — At age 36, Roger Federer is defying all tennis odds. When injuries sidelined him for a good chunk of 2016, fans and experts alike predicted that he would never be the same Federer again. But he has proved them wrong this year, winning the Australian Open — after a vintage Federer-Rafael Nadal final — and Wimbledon. On Monday, Federer…

They methodically began to remove padded sections of the outfield wall. Less than two hours later, the wall had vanished from left-center to right-center. So had the pitcher’s mound and both bullpen mounds. Sit down, baseball. Time for football. Here in 2017 — a time when stadiums with retractable roofs are common and sparkling sports palaces dot the landscape, coast to coast — the Coliseum counts as a relic. It’s…

The first full week of the 2017 college football season ends tonight when No. 25 Tennessee plays Georgia Tech in Atlanta at 8 on ESPN, and if this is an indication of things to come, then it’s going to be a wild season. …

College football returned to our lives this weekend, and it gave us just about everything we could have hoped for in just its first few days. There were close games between great teams, miraculous comebacks, ridiculous highlights, and — given the point spread — the biggest upset in college football history. It’s very easy to get excited about everything that you saw this weekend, but even as I was taking…

In the old days, there was the talk-show apology tour, a trip to Oprah’s couch or The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Then came the reality era, with fare like Dancing With The Stars geared toward rehabbing reputations. These days, you might as well become a television analyst for Fox and FS1 if you are looking to change your image with the public. Last month, the network added to its…

In the old days, there was the talk-show apology tour, a trip to Oprah’s couch or The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Then came the reality era, with fare like Dancing With The Stars geared toward rehabbing reputations. These days, you might as well become a television analyst for Fox and FS1 if you are looking to change your image with the public. Last month, the network added to its…

They methodically began to remove padded sections of the outfield wall. Less than two hours later, the wall had vanished from left-center to right-center. So had the pitcher’s mound and both bullpen mounds. Sit down, baseball. Time for football. Here in 2017 — a time when stadiums with retractable roofs are common and sparkling sports palaces dot the landscape, coast to coast — the Coliseum counts as a relic. It’s…

Sky Sports News presenter Kirsty Gallacher arrives at Slough Magistrates’ Court Sky Sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher has been banned from driving for two years as she blames the ‘stress of divorce’ on being three times the drink-drive limit. The 41-year-old, from Virginia Water in Surrey, admitted driving a vehicle while above the legal limit, at Slough Magistrates’ Court. She was also ordered to carry out 100 hours of community service and…

John Bradshaw Layfield, who is known in the WWE as JBL, publicly announced his departure from his current role as a SmackDown Live television commentator this past Friday evening. Layfield stated on social media that he will now be entirely focused on working with at-risk youth for his Bermuda-based charity, but will remain part of the WWE family. Sources close to the situation informed Sports Illustrated that the decision for…

Striker Wilfried Bony’s only two Premier League goals for Stoke City came against Swansea last season Swansea striker Wilfried Bony will be the focus of a High Court case after the Swans were accused of paying £8m in “secret commissions”. Bony claims that two football agents who used to represent him received under-the-table cash between 2013-2015. The agents, Gilbert Kacou and Czech Dalibor Lacina, are now being sued alongside the…

Sky Sports News presenter Kirsty Gallacher arrives at Slough Magistrates’ Court Sky Sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher has been banned from driving for two years as she blames the ‘stress of divorce’ on being three times the drink-drive limit. The 41-year-old, from Virginia Water in Surrey, admitted driving a vehicle while above the legal limit, at Slough Magistrates’ Court. She was also ordered to carry out 100 hours of community service and…

After Emperor Augustus defeated Antony and Cleopatra to bring Egypt under Roman rule in 27 BC, the Senate decided a suitable honor was renaming things after him. So the calendar’s eighth month became Augustus, later shortened to August in English. It was given 31 days instead of 30 because the previous month named after Julius Caesar (July) had 31 and the Senate didn’t want to shortchange the man who conquered…

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Imagine waking up to a world of forgetfulness and confusion. Walking into a room and forgetting why you went into that room in the first place. Realizing you are both ‘on’ and ‘off’ at the same time. All the time. Welcome to the world of an ex-athlete. Or at least this ex-athlete. I turn 32 this month. From the age of 5 until I was 23, there wasn’t a year…

By now you have heard that Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is suing the NFL for suspending him six games after he was accused of domestic violence. The thrust of his complaint is that his suspension was based on non-credible evidence, and evidence supporting his case was suppressed in what his attorney describes as a conspiracy. From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: “Elliott and the Union were subjected to an…

The Italian Grand Prix was Hamilton’s sixth win of the season It was a weekend of landmarks for Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix, but how significant some of them are remains to be seen. Breaking the all-time record for pole positions was a magnificent achievement that further solidifies the Mercedes driver’s standing as the fastest driver of his era and an all-time great. Like his 59th career win…

Neil Taylor has close support from Joe Allen (R) against Slovakia at Euro 2016 Midfielder Joe Allen and defender Neil Taylor have returned to the Wales squad for their trip to Moldova in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday. The pair missed Wales’ 1-0 win over Austria on Saturday that kept alive their hopes of going to Russia. Allen replaces Jonny Williams and James Collins drops out to accommodate…

3.10pm EDT15:10 A harder game for Sharapova on her own serve and Sevastova gets advantage to bring up her first break point. The Russia hits a strong serve down the middle though that Sevastova can’t land in play and we’re back to deuce. Sevastova has hit a few weak drop shots today, and another one brings up gamepoint for Sharapova – another good serve helps her hold. Sharapova leads 4-1….

CARNEYS POINT TWP. — A South Jersey college may be a step closer to bringing back athletic programs to its campus. Salem Community College axed the last of its intercollegiate sports three years ago because of financial problems, but officials there are now reassessing whether the time is right for some of those programs to be brought back. With an athletics feasibility study ordered earlier this year now completed, the college…

Roger Federer was a wonder this year in tennis before he got to the big, bad city, winning his 18th major at the Australian Open and then his 19th at Wimbledon, two months short of his 36th birthday, the oldest man to win Wimbledon in 108 years and the oldest since Arthur Ashe won there at the age of 31 in 1975. But Venus Williams is as…