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Jessica Ennis-Hill’s coach has said the 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion has chosen the right time to retire after a glittering career that also saw her crowned world champion twice. The 30-year-old from Sheffield, one of Britain’s most celebrated athletes who returned to the sport following the birth of her son, Reggie, in 2014, confirmed her decision to retire in a statement on Instagram on Thursday morning. “Amazing memories…from my first…

Media playback is not supported on this device Watch the moment Ennis secures a memorable heptathlon gold Jessica Ennis-Hill, who won heptathlon gold for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, has retired from athletics. The 30-year-old had hinted at retirement after winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in August. In a post on social media, Ennis-Hill – also a double world champion – said it was “one…

DERRICK ROSE LAWSUIT LOS ANGELES (AP) Lawyers for a woman who filed a lawsuit accusing NBA star Derrick Rose and two of his friends of rape failed to disclose text messages to the defense, but the lapse was not significant enough to derail the civil trial, a judge ruled. Lawyers for Rose had argued that the plaintiff’s lawyers purposely withheld three texts until the woman finished testifying so the defense…

Playing team sports, especially soccer, at the elite level may lead to a higher risk for osteoarthritis, but the existing research is of such low quality it’s hard to say for sure, according to a recent review. In an analysis of past studies filled with conflicting results, researchers found that long-distance running was the only elite-level sport that didn’t seem to raise arthritis risk, though even that question requires…

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday will propose a penny-an-ounce tax on sweetened beverages including pop, lemonade and sports drinks to help close a 2017 budget shortfall, a move that comes just 15 months after she pushed through a penny-on-the-dollar sales tax increase, commissioners said. On the eve of her budget speech, Preckwinkle spent much of the afternoon briefing commissioners on her plans for bridging a $174 million…

(Reuters Health) – Playing team sports, especially soccer, at the elite level may lead to a higher risk for osteoarthritis, but the existing research is of such low quality it’s hard to say for sure, according to a recent review. In an analysis of past studies filled with conflicting results, researchers found that long-distance running was the only elite-level sport that didn’t seem to raise arthritis risk, though even that…

The long wait for Ronda Rousey to return is finally over. Rousey will face women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at the year-end UFC 207 card set to take place on Dec. 30 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White made the announcement via “The Herd” on FS1 on Wednesday. Rousey will fight for the first time in over a year after last appearing in the Octagon…

Did you like the abundance of stats while watching the Rio Olympics on Comcast? If so, you’re in for a treat from now on. Comcast is rolling out those same on-screen stats for every sport its X1 set-top box app covers. If you want to see where a basketball team has taken most of its shots, or want to know how well your favorite hockey player is doing, the info…

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL In another step toward redefining the amateur status of college athletes, Northwestern has agreed to drop social media restrictions placed on football players after a complaint about the team handbook was filed with the National Labor Relations Board. ESPN first reported the complaint was withdrawn in September after Northwestern agreed to modify its rules. The NLRB’s advisory memo states the scholarship football players are assumed to be “statutory…

COLLEGE FOOTBALL In another step toward redefining the amateur status of college athletes, Northwestern has agreed to drop social media restrictions placed on football players after a complaint about the team handbook was filed with the National Labor Relations Board. ESPN first reported the complaint was withdrawn in September after Northwestern agreed to modify its rules. The NLRB’s advisory memo states the scholarship football players are assumed to be ”statutory…

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The notion that athletes shouldn’t have sex before they compete – as it could negatively affect their performance – is one of the longest-held superstitions in sports, but that myth has just been thoroughly debunked. According to a new study that looked at hundreds of published papers examining the links between sex and sport, there is no plausible research that suggests sportspeople shouldn’t get their freak on before game time….

Nadine Hernandez, a Los Angeles Police Department detective assigned to the Derrick Rose rape investigation, has died after being found with a gunshot wound, according to the Los Angeles Times. She was 44.  Police in the L.A. suburb of Whittier responded to a call of an attempted suicide at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. Hernandez was taken to a hospital and died at 3:27 p.m., according to the Times.  Whittier lieutenant Steve…

The notion that athletes shouldn’t have sex before they compete – as it could negatively affect their performance – is one of the longest-held superstitions in sports, but that myth has just been thoroughly debunked. According to a new study that looked at hundreds of published papers examining the links between sex and sport, there is no plausible research that suggests sportspeople shouldn’t get their freak on before game time….

The notion that athletes shouldn’t have sex before they compete – as it could negatively affect their performance – is one of the longest-held superstitions in sports, but that myth has just been thoroughly debunked. According to a new study that looked at hundreds of published papers examining the links between sex and sport, there is no plausible research that suggests sportspeople shouldn’t get their freak on before game time….

The narrative around Clayton Kershaw is more entrenched than deserved. Has he been stellar in his postseason career? Hardly — not by his incredible standards, at least — but his postseason performances haven’t been all terrible, either. This is a guy who won Game 4 of last year’s NLDS with a three-hit, one-run outing, after all. Still, the best pitcher in the world had something to prove in Game 4…

SAN FRANCISCO — Game 5, couldn’t you just see it happening? Johnny Cueto starting for the Giants, against a Cubs team that he dominates. Madison Bumgarner stomping out of the bullpen, the way he did in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series. The entire city of Chicago babbling about curses, staging a massive freakout at Wrigley Field. “It would have been really tense, to put it mildly,” Cubs president…

The club’s new digs will be at an old fish camp, and club leaders believe the new facility will help them greatly expand rowing’s popularity in the Gainesville area. By Justin Ford Correspondent As storm clouds threatened and steady rain rolled in, fishermen and strollers at Powers Park rolled out, leaving the glassy surface of Newnan’s Lake to Gainesville Area Rowing’s master class. Rain or shine,…