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How can you possibly do a Sports Year in Review and not start—and end—with the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series? I still haven’t sorted out why the fine folks at Sports Illustrated picked LeBron James to be their Sportsperson of the Year for 2016; James is a stellar athlete, and his home state Cleveland Cavaliers did win the NBA title after being down 3-1 to the Golden State Warriors,…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Onto the field thundered the 350-pound quarterback, ready to bury the defending Super Bowl champions not under the heft of his girth but the deft of his touch. When he’s not putting the capital letters in Fat Guy Touchdown, Dontari Poe is merely a Pro Bowl defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs. In this moment, on this play, he was the final insult in a…

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT  Attack happened in front of shoppers at sports shop on Mare Street, Hackney Victim is said to be 15 years old, and was taken to hospital by air ambulance  Police spokesman said: ‘Officers attended and found a male with stab wounds’  By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 12:22 EST, 26 December 2016 | Updated: 15:23 EST, 26 December 2016 e-mail 44 View comments This is the horrific…

It was hard to believe it was happening as it happened on the afternoon of Dec. 25. Eyes widened as Kyrie Irving tossed up a jumper in the fourth quarter. Jaws dropped as he closed the 14-point gap to put the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead, as Kevin Durant missed the final shot from the seated position into which Richard Jefferson deposited him. Tweets flowed as the Cavs were once again the…

Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy. There were hugs, cheers and tears — and bottles and bottles of booze, sprayed everywhere from Cleveland to the shadow of Wrigley Field. Lovable losers, no more. The story of so many lifetimes is The Associated Press’ Sports Story of the Year. “The burden has been…

The Denver Broncos were absolutely embarrassed by the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas, falling to their AFC West rivals, 33-10. They were eliminated from the playoffs as a result of the loss, which was capped off by a touchdown pass – yes, pass – by defensive tackle Dontari Poe. The Broncos weren’t the only ones shown up in Kansas City, though. This Denver fan also was, courtesy of a security…

Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy. There were hugs, cheers and tears — and bottles and bottles of booze, sprayed everywhere from Cleveland to the shadow of Wrigley Field. Lovable losers, no more. The story of so many lifetimes is The Associated Press’ Sports Story of the Year. “The burden has been…

Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy. There were hugs, cheers and tears — and bottles and bottles of booze, sprayed everywhere from Cleveland to the shadow of Wrigley Field. Lovable losers, no more. The story of so many lifetimes is The Associated Press’ Sports Story of the Year. “The burden has been…

<!– For a list of all the completed deals, see our transfers page. New Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce wants to sign Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe to help the Eagles to survive in the Premier League. (Daily Mirror) However, Sunderland manager David Moyes says a “priceless” Defoe, 34, is not for sale. (Sunderland Echo) But Allardyce will have a fight to keep hold of winger Wilfried Zaha with Spurs ready…

By Will Greenwood, Rugby World Cup winner and Telegraph columnist There are certain games you have just got to be at. You have them in your diary six months in advance and you know that whatever else is going on, you are going. Whatever school play my seven-year-old son might be in, the excuse is coming out. It’s a miss-a-family-event kind of game. Maidenhead v Old Pats, the top two…

2017 promises to be another great year for British sport. With the Premier League, Sky Bet Championship, a Lions tour, major championship golf, Formula 1 and England cricket – Sky Sports has it covered in 2017. There is more live football than ever on Sky Sports, while the British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand will be the highlight of the summer. Sky Sports will also show every F1 race…

Dec 25, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; The Oklahoma City Thunder bench reacts after a play against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports For those who celebrate Christmas, the OKC Thunder ended your holiday with an extra present: a 112-100 victory against the Timberwolves. My oh my what a game. The OKC Thunder pushed their winning streak to three with a dominating…

Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy. There were hugs, cheers and tears — and bottles and bottles of booze, sprayed everywhere from Cleveland to the shadow of Wrigley Field. Lovable losers, no more. The story of so many lifetimes is The Associated Press’ Sports Story of the Year. “The burden has been…

The last time the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors squared off, Kyrie Irving hit an unbelievable game-winning shot that stunned the Warriors’ faithful and sent Cavs supporters into hysterics. The more things change, huh? [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Basketball contest now | Free NBA Yahoo Cup entry] With Golden State shooting guard Klay Thompson draped absolutely all over him, the Cavs’ All-Star point guard hit a turnaround fadeaway…

CHICAGO – Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy. There were hugs, cheers and tears – and bottles and bottles of booze, sprayed everywhere from Cleveland to the shadow of Wrigley Field. Lovable losers, no more. The story of so many lifetimes is The Associated Press’ Sports Story of the Year. “The burden has been…

Rutgers University Receives NCAA Notice Of Allegations Recruiting violations, providing players with better grades than deserved and previously unreported positive drug tests are at issue in a new NCAA Notice of Allegations sent to Rutgers University. The Notice comes at the conclusion of an eighteen month NCAA investigation into the Rutgers athletic department. The allegations also include Rutgers operating an impermissible host program for football recruits. Ex-Rutgers football head coach…

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t about to let the Golden State Warriors forget that they blew a 3-1 lead in the 2016 NBA Finals on Halloween. Why would they be willing to do it on another holiday? [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Basketball contest now | Free NBA Yahoo Cup entry] Ahead of Christmas Day’s marquee matchup between the combatants in the last two NBA Finals, Tom Withers…

Sports took us through emotional highs and lows in 2016. The year was filled with curses being broken, legendary careers coming to an end and tragic losses of athletes gone way too soon. We saw the Cubs win the World Series, LeBron James cement his legacy and Dee Gordon hit a home run that will be remembered for a long time. Here’s a look back at some…

A 12-year-old girl’s family has filed a lawsuit against St. Theresa, the New Jersey school that won’t allow her to play on its boys’ basketball team, NBC New York reported. Scott Phillips filed the lawsuit against St. Theresa and the archdiocese of Newark after school administrators told his daughter, star basketball player Sydney Phillips, that there weren’t enough girls to form a team and that she couldn’t…