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U.S. Olympic speed skater Shani Davis is not delighted with the Olympics and tossed shade at the Pyeongchang opening ceremony for not being consisted of as flag bearer. Davis ended up being the very first African-American athlete to win a private Winter season Olympics gold medal in 2006. In the …

Zack Greinke received an average annual value of $34.42 million (six years, $206.5 million) before the 2016 season. David Price received a $31 million average annual value (seven years, $217 million) the same offseason. Max Scherzer received $30 million per season (seven years, $210 million) before the 2015 season. Martinez …

Garoppolo is 7-0 in his career as a starting quarterback, but the San Francisco 49ers weren’t going to let him get away after trading a second-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Is Josh McDaniels the next Patriots’ coach after Bill Belichick leaves? Bergin: McDaniels is the heir to Belichick …

Landing LeBron and George — or LeBron and DeMarcus Cousins, or LeBron and a couple of role players, whatever — would immediately become one of the biggest moments in Lakers history. The Lakers would renounce the rights to all their free agents and wind up with Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, …

Roger Federer has confirmed his participation in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam next week, where he has the chance to become the oldest world No.1 in tennis. Currently, Federer is just 155 points behind Nadal in the second spot of the ATP rankings after he defended his …

Michael Jordan is many things to many people: the greatest basketball player of all time, a business and NBA team owner, and a golf enthusiast. And now those passions are about to intersect as Jordan builds his first golf course, dubbed Grove XXIII. Weed describes the design process, and creating …

Steven Smith has coached hundreds of student-athletes at Hope College. Smith, 58, is retiring as head coach of the Flying Dutchmen after a distinguished three-decade career. Smith concludes his time as a Hope coach with a 372-154-44 record that puts him 11th in wins among active Division III men’s soccer …

Louis Cardinals may use Alex Reyes as team’s closer for the 2018 season. Louis Cardinals and Alex Reyes to end the 2016 season, with their valiant effort of making the MLB Postseason falling just one game short. Reyes’ season ended before it started, while the Cardinals fizzled out down the …

  Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr will not face discipline for inadvertently sending out a tweet that was critical of the league allowing players such as James Harden to get away with traveling, sources tell ESPN. On Thursday night, Kerr sent out a tweet directed at a video of …

While Jimmy Garoppolo’s former team plays in Super Bowl LII, the 49ers quarterback is moving closer toward cashing in with his new team. Long-term contract extension negotiations between Garoppolo and the 49ers have gained significant momentum, and a deal could get done in the near future, sources informed of the …