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Plenty of Bruce Springsteen songs are about destruction — of towns, dreams, loves and hopes. But few other tunes seemed as appropriate for the occasion on Saturday as when The Boss introduced “Wrecking Ball.” “We gotta play this one for the old building,” Springsteen said during the final show at the soon-to-be-demolished L.A. Memorial Sports Arena. “We’re gonna miss this place, it’s a great place to play rock ‘n’ roll.”…

The Twitter account for ESPN’s SportsCenter sent out a tweet Sunday about Fidel Castro’s love of sports that was criticized for painting the Cuban dictator in a positive light. “Savior and scourge, Fidel Castro was many things to many people,” the now-deleted tweet read. “One thing all can agree on: He loved his sports.” Shockingly, a lot of people on Twitter didn’t appreciate SportCenter‘s humanization of a brutal despot. So…

Plenty of Bruce Springsteen songs are about destruction — of towns, dreams, loves and hopes. But few other tunes seemed as appropriate for the occasion on Saturday as when The Boss introduced “Wrecking Ball.” “We gotta play this one for the old building,” Springsteen said during the final show at the soon-to-be-demolished L.A. Memorial Sports Arena. “We’re gonna miss this place, it’s a great place to play rock ‘n’ roll.”…

Plenty of Bruce Springsteen songs are about destruction — of towns, dreams, loves and hopes. But few other tunes seemed as appropriate for the occasion on Saturday as when The Boss introduced “Wrecking Ball.” “We gotta play this one for the old building,” Springsteen said during the final show at the soon-to-be-demolished L.A. Memorial Sports Arena. “We’re gonna miss this place, it’s a great place to play rock ‘n’ roll.”…

The Twitter account for ESPN’s SportsCenter sent out a tweet Sunday about Fidel Castro’s love of sports that was criticized for painting the Cuban dictator in a positive light. “Savior and scourge, Fidel Castro was many things to many people,” the now-deleted tweet read. “One thing all can agree on: He loved his sports.” Shockingly, a lot of people on Twitter didn’t appreciate SportCenter‘s humanization of a brutal despot. So…

While sitting in press minutes after her finals loss at Indian Wells, Serena Williams blasted the event’s tournament director, Raymond Moore, who was under fire Sunday for making outdated, sexist comments before the match. Moore insinuated the survival of women’s tennis depends on male stars such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, comments that were especially absurd given that the biggest tennis star in America was about to take the court….

CHICAGO – In the State of Illinois, were truly on the outside looking in when it comes to the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. While others around the nation take part in the madness, no team in the state was able to qualify as one of the 68 teams that got to take part in the Big Dance. It’s a shame, because what a tournament it has been. Upsets and buzzer-beaters…

BOSTON (CBS) — The MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference hit a milestone last weekend, as terrific minds and ideas came together for the 10th year of the event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The growth of the conference has been remarkable since its launch by Rockets GM Daryl Morey and Kraft Sports Group vice president Jessica Gelman back in 2006. One hundred people took part in the first…

Comic Eddie Izzard has completed 27 marathons in 27 days in South Africa He has raised more than £1million for Sport Relief with incredible challenge 54-year-old started at Mbashe Bridge near Mandela’s birth town of Mvezo He completed two marathons today to finish the epic challenge in Pretoria By Emma Glanfield for MailOnline Published: 13:28 EST, 20 March 2016 | Updated: 16:33 EST, 20 March 2016 56 View comments Comedian…

Supporters look down on the Standing for Religious Freedom Rally at the state Capitol last year. If the bill is passed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, it will jeopardize Atlanta getting the Super Bowl and other major sports events. (Brant Sanderlin / bsanderlin@ajc.com) There have been many times when I’ve stepped into the dark underworld of social media to comment on a subject unrelated to bats, balls or the SEC…

Rosberg took his fourth race victory in a row Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg won a dramatic Australian Grand Prix, after a huge crash for McLaren’s Fernando Alonso. A bad start dropped Lewis Hamilton from pole to sixth but he fought to second. Rosberg took advantage when the race was stopped following Alonso’s high-speed barrel-roll to switch strategy and overhaul early leader Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Vettel’s strategy gamble on super-soft tyres mid-race…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs continued their dominance at home, even against the NBA’s most dominant team. LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and the Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 87-79 on Saturday night to remain perfect at the AT&T Center this season and extend their home winning streak over the defending champions to 33 straight regular-season games. The Spurs held the Warriors to…

Caption Close SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Look how cute, the 5-year-old boy wearing a Walter Payton shirt with a plastic helmet and pads, stiff-arming his little playmates the way Sweetness did. His only dream was to be a football player. Growing up in Indiana, he wanted to wear the green of Notre Dame, then become a Chicago Bear. Jeff Samardzija lived half the dream, becoming an All-America receiver, catching passes and…

The new qualifying format was heavily criticised after an anti-climatic and confusing session on Saturday Formula 1 bosses have agreed to ditch the controversial new elimination qualifying system for the next race. The previous system will be re-introduced for the Bahrain Grand Prix on 1-3 April after criticism of the new knock-out format at the season’s first race in Australia on Saturday. The teams made a unanimous decision at a…

They write books about sports curses in other cities, Chicago with the billy goat and Boston with the Bambino. Cincinnati doesn’t have literature to assuage its pain. It does have this tweet, however, from sports talk show host Mo Egger: How many more kicks to the balls do we have to take? — Mo Egger (@MoEgger1530) March 19, 2016 MORE: Top photos from NCAA’s first round | Interactive bracket That…

POWAY — When asked about his outside midfielder Zach Hodge, Poway High boys lacrosse coach Zach Burke recalled a game last year. Showing no fear near the opposing net, Hodge managed to overcome whatever the defense threw at him, especially this one play. “He draws a long stick (defender) all the time,” Burke said. “On this one play he got slashed on the back of the neck, and while falling…

A Florida jury awarded Hulk Hogan a staggering $115 million in his invasion of privacy lawsuit against Gawker Media, founder Nick Denton and former Deadspin editor A.J. Daulerio. Many sports personalities who have been exposed by Deadspin, Gawker’s sports media arm, over the last decade are probably popping champagne in spirit with Hogan. It’s no coincidence most are connected to ESPN — one of the take-no-prisoners sports blog’s chief targets over the past…

New York (AFP) – Memphis Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Saturday after trying to force his way into the locker room of the rival Milwaukee Bucks. The ban was issued for Barnes’s attempt to enter the locker room and his verbal challenge of Milwaukee forward John Henson after both players had been ejected from Thursday’s 96-86 Bucks’ home triumph. Barnes, averaging…

During a meeting with parents and other community members on Monday, New Albany-Floyd County school board members hope to discuss elementary-level sports and online learning. Coach And Team Discussing Soccer Tactics (Photo: Highwaystarz-Photography, Getty Images/iStockphoto) Last month, board members began brainstorming ways to offer elementary school students more options when it comes to school-sponsored sports. The district rolled back some of its sports programs about five years ago, in light of state…

A Florida jury awarded Hulk Hogan a staggering $115 million in his invasion of privacy lawsuit against Gawker Media, founder Nick Denton and former Deadspin editor A.J. Daulerio. Many sports personalities who have been exposed by Deadspin, Gawker’s sports media arm, over the last decade are probably popping champagne in spirit with Hogan. It’s no coincidence most are connected to ESPN — one of the take-no-prisoners sports blog’s chief targets over the past…