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LeBron James named AP Male Athlete of the Year

The only thing that keeps LeBron James up worrying at night is basketball, which simultaneously makes perfect sense and no sense.

In Case You Missed It: How low can you go?

A wingsuit pilot gets ridiculously low to the ground as he zips by going 160 mph.

Manning sets passing touchdown record with 51

Peyton Manning has broken Tom Brady’s NFL record for most touchdown passes in a season with 51.

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Obama sending clear message to Russia with Olympic delegation choices

Billie Jean King will be one of two openly gay athletes in the U.S. delegation for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Winter Olympics next year in Sochi, Russia, President Obama announced Tuesday. For the first time since 2000, however, the U.S. will not send a president, former president, first lady or vice president to the Games.

 
Multiple stabbings after Chargers-Broncos game

At least three people were stabbed in a parking at Sports Authority Stadium Field at Mile High after the Denver Broncos’ game Thursday night.

 
Michael Jordan shoes auctioned for $104K

Michael Jordan’s shoes from the famous flu game of the 1997 NBA finals were sold for more than $100,000 in an online auction Thursday.

Madden skills: Man applies for coaching job based on video game prowess

McComas has no real-world coaching experience and is a systems integration specialist at Marshall University, but he applied for the head football coaching position at the University of North Dakota based on his performance on Madden NFL.

Broncos’ Prater breaks field goal record

Denver kicker Matt Prater kicked an NFL-record 64-yard field goal as the first half expired in the Broncos’ game against Tennessee on Sunday.

 
Sister: ‘Bama fan shot because she wasn’t ‘bothered’ by loss

A woman charged with killing a fellow Alabama fan after the end of last weekend’s Iron Bowl football game was angry that the victim and others didn’t seem upset over the Crimson Tide’s loss to archrival Auburn, said the sister of the slain woman.

 
Jesse Owens’ 1936 Olympic medal up for auction

An Olympic medal won by track star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Games in Berlin could fetch $1 million. The medal — being auctioned online — is both a cultural and sports symbol.

Navajo Code Talker says Redskins name not a slur

A leader of the Navajo Code Talkers who appeared at a Washington Redskins home football game said Wednesday the team name is a symbol of loyalty and courage — not a slur as asserted by critics who want it changed.

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