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John Wall, after another playoff loss. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) “Joys are forgotten, but sadness, never.” — Mikhail Lermontov, “A Hero Of Our Time” This most recent era of Washington sports has delivered many bundles of joy, from individual awards (MVPs for Bryce Harper and Alex Ovechkin, a Cy Young for Max Scherzer, lots of Vine views for Kirk Cousins) to division titles (a combined five over the past two years) to sustained relevance (the…

Editor’s Note: As part of WFAN’s 30th anniversary celebration, from May 1-12, we asked you to vote on the best local sports figures over the past 30 years. Over the course of two weeks, we are revealing the top-10 vote getters. NEW YORK (WFAN) — Joe Torre was by no means the popular choice when owner George Steinbrenner hired him as manager of the Yankees prior to the 1996 season. But he…

It was all about the music — and sports too — at Fox’s upfront presentation Monday evening at the Beacon Theatre in New York. The 90-minute-plus presentation spent a good chunk of time emphasizing Fox’s sports properties, with appearances by Fox Sports play-by-play announcer Joe Buck and former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, who joins Fox Sports as a Major League Baseball analyst. All the praise isn’t surprising when you consider the network is…

It’s Kelly Olynyk’s world and we’re just living in it. Sure, Bradley Beal and Isaiah Thomas scored more points in the Celtics’ Game 7 win over the Wizards but the real story was Olynyk, who erupted for 26 points off the bench, including 14 in the fourth quarter. Judging by the reaction online, he’s obviously the best player in the NBA now, so what better time to take a look at…

WinView, a startup whose app lets users win cash prizes by placing free wagers on sporting events while watching live TV, has raised $12 million in Series B funding from investors including Discovery Communications. The second round of funding was led Tom Rogers, a previous investor in the company, who is executive chairman of WinView. Rogers is the former chairman and CEO of TiVo, and before that was head of…

5:37 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment There will be a new logo on the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ jerseys when they take the court next season: the Goodyear wingfoot logo. The tire company, founded and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, signed a multiyear deal to be on the team’s jerseys. All-Star forward LeBron James was born and currently lives in Akron. “Every Akron kid grew up seeing the…

5:37 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment There will be a new logo on the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ jerseys when they take the court next season: the Goodyear wingfoot logo. The tire company, founded and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, signed a multiyear deal to be on the team’s jerseys. All-Star forward LeBron James was born and currently lives in Akron. “Every Akron kid grew up seeing the…

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2:04 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment There will be a new logo on the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ jerseys when they take the court next season: the Goodyear wingfoot logo. The tire company, founded and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, signed a multiyear deal to be on the team’s jerseys. All-Star forward LeBron James was born and currently lives in Akron. “Every Akron kid grew up seeing the…

Inside sports business In a move years in the making, ROOT Sports Northwest is offering Mariners fans who are “authenticated pay TV viewers’’ the chance to live-stream games on their mobile phones. This isn’t the be-all, end-all package one might expect — especially for Seattle-based fans that pick up ROOT as part of a Comcast subscription. Yes, you actually need a cable subscription to stream the games, and our local…

There was no shortage of the color pink at MLB stadiums on Sunday. Check out photos of the different uniforms, bats and other equipment that was part of MLB’s Mother’s Day pink-out.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: There is no better, faster way to start a barstool argument with another sports fan than to trot out a list of the world’s greatest teams. That’s a line from the new book “The Captain Class.” The author is Sam Walker, and he set out to produce exactly such a list, the all time best sports teams. He settled on 16 of them, then he set…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Athletes all over the sports world took to social media on Sunday to celebrate Mother’s Day and say thanks for all the inspiration and love our moms give us every day. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and a bevy of NFL players shared lovely messages. Happy Mother’s Day Mom. Looking at this photo makes us all so proud. Without you none…

MONDAY ON TV MLB BASEBALL 7:10 p.m. ESPN — Houston at Miami 10:15 p.m. MLB — L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. TNT — NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference, semifinal, Game 7, Washington at Boston NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. NBCSN — Stanley Cup Playoffs, Eastern Conference finals, Game 2, Ottawa at Pittsburgh SOCCER 3 p.m. NBCSN — Premier League, Watford at Chelsea CYCLING 5:30 p.m. NBCSN — Amgen…

At its core, auto racing always was and always will be dangerous. That’s a fact. Saturday night’s scary crash at Kansas Speedway, where Aric Almirola plowed into Danica Patrick and Joey Logano was a sobering reminder of the laws of physics: Momentum equals mass times velocity. In the case of Almirola, it was an object that weighed 3,450 pounds hitting another object of the same weight at a speed of…

Sweet-swinging Mets outfielder Michael Conforto’s No. 1 fan is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in synchronized swimming. His mom, Tracie. For Mother’s Day, the 24-year-old budding star paid tribute to the person who instilled in him a sense of “pride and work ethic.” The former Tracie Ruiz in 1988AP “She always told me to obsess over whatever it is you’re doing,” said Conforto. The former Tracie Ruiz won gold medals…

Sports fans make lists. It’s what we do. Hell, half of these Sunday columns are lists of some sort or another, and they always generate the most response because, well, sports fans read these lists and, being sports fans themselves, have their own lists. And the best part about lists is this: Nobody’s right. Nobody’s wrong. But the list you write is just more right. Unless it is a subject…

MESQUITE — When it comes to building a niche customer base, there may be none more loyal than athletes. They thrive in the thrill of competition and the good ones excel in an atmosphere of teamwork. They know that practice, practice, practice will make them better and that living in a camp environment can build lifelong friendships. And it’s fun, really fun. Immersion in an athletic sports camp can be…