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Throughout his entire career, Gegard Mousasi followed a philosophy that was best described by a famous quote from former president Teddy Roosevelt: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Mousasi has never been known for his trash talk or for stirring up trouble on the microphone before or after any of his fights. That all seemed to change on Saturday night after Mousasi demolished Vitor Belfort at UFC 204 and…

MONROE, La. (AP) — Semi-professional sports are returning to Monroe. The Twin City Jazz of the American Basketball Association announced their intention to begin play this month. The Jazz, which is relocating from West Virginia, will be the first semi-pro franchise to play in Monroe since the Bayou Beast indoor football team almost 10 years ago. The News-Star reports (http://tnsne.ws/2daQBUb ) the Jazz plan to play 20 regular season games…

CHICAGO — As Travis Wood stepped to the plate, Cubs bullpen catcher Chad Noble said, “He’s gonna hit a home run.” This was silly. Wood is a relief pitcher. His last extra-base hit came in 2014, and the last time a reliever hit a postseason home run was 1924. But this is a time of crazy predictions; everybody and his great-grandmother is picking the Cubs to win the World Series. …

Jimi Manuwa has a new knockout to add to his highlight reel. The British light heavyweight showed off some ridiculous power as he crushed Ovince Saint Preux with a second round knockout at UFC 204 in England on Saturday night. It was a huge win for Manuwa as he returned to action for the first time in over a year after suffering a brutal knockout at the hands of Anthony…

Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Saturday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT: – WASHINGTON – With a 1-0 lead in the NLDS, the Los Angeles Dodgers send Rich Hill to the mound against the Washington Nationals’ Tanner Roark. Game starts 4:08 p.m. – CHICAGO – Kyle Hendricks, baseball’s ERA leader, starts for Chicago in Game 2 of…

Australian-born Konta, 25, was ranked 147 in June last year but won her first WTA title in July and will move into the top 10 when the new list is published in the morning. Radwanska, 27, has won 19 WTA titles but is yet to win a Grand Slam, losing to Serena Williams in her only final to date at Wimbledon four years ago. We’re all set.  Getty Images

Gegard Mousasi had been gunning for a fight with Vitor Belfort for years. He finally got his chance on Saturday night and Mousasi didn’t waste his opportunity as he hammered Belfort on the feet and on the ground to earn a second round TKO. It was clear from the very start of the fight that Mousasi was going to play the aggressor as he took the center of the Octagon…

I know Major League Baseball took Fox Sports’ money in exchange for broadcasting rights, but did MLB wonks check to see if Fox Sports 1 had a driver’s license? Man, this could be one long postseason if Fox doesn’t bring in some adults. When did Fox start hating Cubs fans? Fox Sports’ broadcast of Cubs-Giants on its FS1 channel Friday night was a whole lot of odd, off-putting angles. The…

For some time now, live sports have been the one remaining lifeboat in an angry sea of television disruption. But there are increasing signs that the boat is leaking, and that could mean a number of major media players are going to have to start bailing or find a deserted island, especially ESPN. One of the most recent holes in the sports-is-invincible theory came with the news that the National…

One in four IOC members are women, but only three are on the 14-member IOC executive board. Two out of 211 soccer federation presidents are female, and women are allotted only six quota seats on the 37-member FIFA council. A mere one of 17 are on UEFA’s executive committee. When female sports pioneer Val Ackerman looks at the numbers of women in leadership roles in world sports…

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Throughout his storied career, Vitor Belfort has racked up a number of memorable highlights but as he prepares for the co-main event at UFC 204 on Saturday night, he can’t help but think about one in particular. The middleweight championship will be decided in the main event as Michael Bisping defends his title for the first time against old rival Dan Henderson. The fight with Henderson came together largely because…

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American photo agency Getty Images and Women’s Sport Trust, a leading women’s sports charity, have launched a project to increase the visibility of female athletes. Focused on showing a realistic representation of sportswomen, the partnership is releasing a “Best of Women’s Sports” editorial curation that is designed to be aspirational. The companies say a host of images will be made available free of charge to schools, universities and not-for profit…

John Stevenson, analyst at Peel Hunt, said that it was “entirely self-inflicted” and that no other retailer would be face losses on trading overnight as other companies were hedged well into next year. Sports Direct is still without a permanent chief financial officer, almost three years after Bob Mellors quit the business on the grounds of ill health. Matt Pearson has been “acting” chief financial officer since June last year, but…

It has made me passionate about dispelling the idea you cannot be a successful sportsperson if you are not a certain size. But every sport is different, with any and many body types. For swimming, my body was my tool and I tried different things to make it work for me, but when I did weights, I got muscly, so that did not work for me in water. The biggest…

The Pope was speaking at the opening ceremony of a world conference on faith and sport hosted by the Pontifical Council for Culture Pope Francis challenged the sports world to fend off corrupt and manipulative practices and to uphold the values of honesty, fairness and transparency. “It would be sad for sport and for humanity if people were unable to trust in the truth of sporting results, or if cynicism…

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It has made me passionate about dispelling the idea you cannot be a successful sportsperson if you are not a certain size. But every sport is different, with any and many body types. For swimming, my body was my tool and I tried different things to make it work for me, but when I did weights, I got muscly, so that did not work for me in water. The biggest…