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Kimberley Chambers burst into tears as soon as she laid a hand on her crew's boat. The physical contact signaled the end of a record-breaking 30-mile swim from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge. Chambers, a New Zealander who calls San Francisco home, made history Saturday as the first woman to complete the swim. Chambers, 38, spent 17 hours and 12 minutes in a stretch of water notorious for its great white shark population -- but didn't encounter any. "I guess they don't like Kiwis," she quipped, adding that she "slipped off the boat" instead of jumping into...

The United States anthem played on repeat Saturday afternoon at the National Stadium in San José as athletes from the country dominated day two of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) Championships. Lolo Jones, the two-time world outdoor champion, added a NACAC championship to her long list of accolades after posting a 12.63 time in the women’s 110 meter hurdles. A three-time Olympian, Jones is one of the most recognizable faces in track and field and was bombarded with autograph requests and fan photos throughout the day. Though she has her sights set on upcoming races...

Argentina's Primera Division was home to the most delicious form of heckling over the weekend when Racing fans threw a cheeseburger at Belgrano goalkeeper Juan Olave mid-match. It's unclear what the cheeseburger was supposed to symbolize, maybe it was just the most readily-available object to throw? Either way, Olave picked the dang burger up, took two bites and thanked the crowd. I played goalie in a rec league last year. I got a stitch from drinking too much water. This dude is out here eating cheeseburgers. Meanwhile the commenters on YouTube are afraid for his safety. You know what has...

UFC Fight Night 73: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux Live Thread! Main Card FOX Sports 1: (10pm ET/ 7pm PT/ 3am UK) 205lbs- Ovince Saint Preux (18-6) vs. Glover Teixeira (22-4) 155lbs- Michael Johnson (16-8) vs. Beneil Dariush (11-1) 185lbs- Sam Alvey (26-6) vs. Derek Brunson (13-3) 265lbs- Jared Rosholt (12-2) vs. Timothy Johnson (9-1) 135lbs- Sara McMann (8-2) vs. Amanda Nunes (10-4) 125lbs- Ray Borg (8-1) vs. Geane Herrera (8-0) Preliminary Bouts FOX Sports 2: (8pm ET/ 5pm PT/ 1am UK) 185lbs- Uriah Hall (10-5) vs. Oluwale Bamgbose (5-0) 185lbs- Tom Watson (17-8) vs. Chris Camozzi (21-10) 125lbs- Dustin Ortiz...

The College Football Czar 2015 Season Preview a sports publication from The Shinbone by Daniel Clark Welcome to the 2015 season preview issue of The College Football Czar, a seasonal sports publication by the author and editor of The Shinbone. In the coming months, you will find weekly analyses of upcoming college football action posted at this site. To find out more, please see the Ground Rules. This issue contains the Czar's rankings for all 128 teams in Division I-A football, as well as conference preview capsules, potential upsets to watch for, bowl projections, and a guide to help you...

“The NFL’s fundamental failure to conduct an expeditious, fair, honest and consistent approach to rules enforcement undermines the entire game. The league needs to reconsider its suspension of Tom Brady, and use this unfortunate episode as an opportunity to correct a terrible injustice to one the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.’

Kevin Ward Jr. was killed August 9 after he got out of his wrecked sprint car and went to confront Stewart during a yellow flag caution period at Canandaigua Motorsports Park. After one car narrowly missed Ward, Stewart drove by and Ward was struck by the right rear tire of Stewart’s car and slung down the track. Ward, 20, died of massive blunt trauma as paramedics drove him to a hospital. His parents, Kevin and Pamela Ward, filed a wrongful death suit asking for unspecified financial compensation. The suit was filed in Lewis County, where the family lives. Stewart was...

TORONTO — It is a few hours before the Blue Jays wrap up a series sweep of the Minnesota Twins, and if Toronto manager John Gibbons was any more loose, someone would be checking the clubhouse Gatorade for evidence of a spiking. A writer notes that Drew Hutchison has a historically high winning percentage for a starting pitcher with an ERA above 5.00, and Gibbons just leans back in his office chair and smiles. “He brings out the best in us,” he says, grinning widely. When someone mentions the Jays’ radio crew, Gibbons looks over at Jerry Howarth and says,...

Ultimate Fighting Championship Star Ronda Rousey improved her undefeated record with an amazing 30-second victory over Bethe Correia Saturday night, but “social justice” warriors were quick to remind Twitter users that she’s not PC-approved. Focusing in on comments Rousey made about a transgender fighter participating in female divisions, the PC police flocked to Twitter in an effort to steal the spotlight from her impressive win. In 2014, Rousey expressed concern that athletes who were born male might have an unfair advantage in women’s divisions after Fallon Fox, a fellow MMA fighter, came out as transgender. “She can try hormones, chop...

No matter where you stand on the guilt or innocence of Tom Brady, et al, the actions of the league office grow more disconcerting and indefensible by the day, especially after Thursday's release of testimony and documents from Brady's appeal of his four-game suspension. There is a laundry list of concerns here, starting with the fact no one in the league office knew footballs could naturally deflate. This ignorance lit the fuse of a scandal that is still burning. The NFL was prone to wrongly conclude that any measurement under 12.5 pounds per square inch was an act of cheating....

Spanish rescuers have ended their underwater search for Natalia Molchanova, a world-renowned Russian free diver who disappeared during a recreational swim this weekend, but will continue looking for her on the water's surface. Galina Zveryaeva of AIDA, the international diving federation, said that effort "will continue for several days." Molchanova, a 23-time world champion holding 41 different records under her belt, was regarded by many as one of the greatest ever in the sport of free-diving. "She was a free-diving superstar,” Kimmo Lahtinen, president of AIDA, told The New York Times. Molchanova, of Moscow, was capable of holding her breath...

Fenway Park is steeped in tradition, but one controversial piece may soon be history — the wads of smokeless tobacco stuffed into players’ bulging cheeks or tucked under their lips. Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Wednesday is expected to announce plans to prohibit use of the smokeless products at the city’s baseball parks and other professional and amateur sports venues.

Seven young basketball players from Minneapolis, Minn., were arrested late Sunday night after they went on an assault spree on foot in south Wichita, police said Monday. The boys, ranging in age from 12 to 18 years old, were in town for the Mid America Youth Basketball tournament and were staying overnight at an area hotel, Wichita police Lt. James Esponiza said. Police first responded to the 500 block of South Broadway at around 11 p.m. on Sunday. A 48-year-old man there reported that the group of teens approached him as he stood on his front porch, yelled at him,...

Last week's Top 10 was about 2015's toughest non-conference schedules in college football. Time to examine who has the softest non-conference schedules among Power 5 conference teams. A caveat: Since some teams play three non-conference games and others play four, I assigned a point system to try and put each in context. The system is as such: Teams merit 5 points if I think they'll be Top-5 caliber; 4.5 if its Top 15; 4 if they're Top 25 caliber; 3.5 is Top 40ish; 3 is Top 60; 2.5 is Top 80, 2 is Top 100; 1 for the bottom of...

Dez Bryant kept going after Dallas cornerback Tyler Patmon in a heated training camp skirmish that didn't end until quarterback Tony Romo finally stepped in and calmed his star receiver. Bryant, 26, who has a history of sideline antics that include screaming at coaches and teammates, appeared to take a swing at Patmon after the two tangled during a play in 11-on-11 work late in practice Sunday. The incident started when Patmon jarred Bryant's helmet loose during a play and Bryant responded by yanking off Patmon's helmet. Patmon, 24, threw a punch and backed away, and Bryant came back with...

“These are man-made products,” Slaughter said, via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “There is a bladder and a valve. We have all checked them for many years. Sometimes when you check the ball in the locker room right out of the box, there could be a problem. They could have a slow leak, and you wouldn’t even know it at the time.” That the official footballs are known to have air containment issues that cause deflation of the balls and easily go undetected even to the most trained referees is incredibly valuable information to Brady’s defense. It’s more than reasonable to envision...

Main Card (PPV) 10pm ET / 7pm PT / 3am UK 135lbs- Ronda Rousey (11-0) vs. Bethe Correia (9-0) {Women’s Bantamweight Title Fight} 205lbs- Mauricio Rua (22-10) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-6) 155lbs- Fernando Bruno (15-2) vs. Glaico Franca (12-3) 135lbs- Dileno Lopes (18-1) vs. Reginaldo Vieira (12-3) 265lbs- Stefan Struve (25-7) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (34-9-1) 265lbs- Antonio Silva (18-7-1) vs. Soa Palelei (22-4) 115lbs- Claudia Gadelha (12-1) vs. Jessica Aguilar (19-4) Preliminary Bouts (FS1) 8pm ET / 5pm PT/ 1am UK 170lbs- Neil Magny (15-3) vs. Demian Maia (20-6)

If interim UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has ever been scared of any man he’s fought in the Octagon, he sure hasn’t shown it. But when it comes to the hypothetical of ever getting into the ring with UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, McGregor sounds uncharacteristically frightened. “I certainly would not like to end up in a tie-up with Ms. Rousey. I remember one time when I seen her and greeted her and said, ‘What’s up, champ,’ and we embraced,” McGregor told SI Now. “I swear on my life her back muscles were the most solidest back muscles I’ve...

Wrestling superstar "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has died at age 61. Multiple reports indicate that Piper died in his sleep from a heart attack. "Rod passed peacefully in his sleep last night," Piper's agent Jay Schacter told Variety. “I am shocked and beyond devastated.”