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Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday. Anthony, who was not in the NBA this season, retires as the No. 9 scorer in league history.Continue Reading

Stefan Wilson fractured his back during a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday, and the British driver will not be allowed back into his car for the 107th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The two drivers were going through Turns 1Continue Reading

Thursday nights in the NFL have long been the most drastic feature of its made-for-TV schedule, a prime-time slot that raised concerns about player safety and produced plenty of competitive duds before it moved to a streaming-only platform. Now the league will have the power, albeit limited, to change theContinue Reading

Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was let go by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur during a telecast while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kuiper was suspended by the network following his slur that aired during a pregame segment of an A’s game againstContinue Reading

It’s the same team but a different mindset for the Baldwin softball team. The Indians (25-4) face Calvary Christian (20-7) at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Legends Way Ball Field in Clermont, a rematch of last year’s final four game. Just because the opponent is familiar doesn’t mean things feelContinue Reading

Rookie quarterbacks will get much of the attention this week when most NFL teams hit the field for non-contact practices. Twenty teams kicked off their voluntary organized team activities on Monday and 10 more will do so on Tuesday. Only the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles and the AFC runner-upContinue Reading

The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area in 2026 at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, following a vote of approval by NFL owners on Monday at their spring meetings. This will be the third time for the big game in the Bay Area. Levi’s Stadium, whichContinue Reading

It feels much different for Doug Pederson this year. Instead of trying to install a system, learn his players and build a culture in a perpetually struggling NFL franchise, Pederson is past all of that. Now, the big steps can happen. Big steps? But what about last year’s 9-8 seasonContinue Reading

The Jaguars made the playoffs last season, but they don’t want to be just a one-year wonder. Darious Williams knows the ups and downs of the franchise better than most players on the team. Williams grew up in Jacksonville and played high school football at Creekside. Now, he is goingContinue Reading