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I recently saw the movie Miracle. It’s an inspiring true story that illustrates how talent alone is never enough and how belief can carry a team to the top. At the 1980 Olympic Games, a ragtag squad of college kids from the United States went up against the legendary Soviet Union hockey juggernaut and won. With the world watching, the …

According to Dana White, Julianna Pena the female MMA fighter’s male teammate “assaulted” her on the gym! Bad news for the “Venezuelan Vixen” fans as she is sidelined with a leg injury that will keep her out action for 2 years. It was reported that The Ultimate Fighter 18 women’s bantamweight winner Julianna Pena had suffered a knee injury while …

Jenny Dell, who has worked for the last two years as sideline reporter for Red Sox games on NESN, will not be back in the job this season.

Magic Johnson has taken to Twitter to reveal that he will no longer complain about the Los Angeles Lakers as it does no good, reports USAToday. The NBA legend, who was five titles with the Lakers in his career, has criticised the team on a number of occasions throughout the last few years. However, he’s now admitted that his complaining …

Two skydivers rescued an unconscious fellow diver as they were all free-falling at more than 100 miles per hour. James Lee, 25, told ABC News that he was knocked out when another diver’s leg hit him in the back of the head as they were skydiving from 12,500 feet over Wiltshire, England.

Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco’s normally tight-lipped quarterback, blasted Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman in an interview with the New York Post on Thursday. Kaepernick called Sherman’s postgame interview with Erin Andrews after the NFC Championship Game “ridiculous.” He said he’s rooting for the Broncos and also said that he doesn’t regret throwing to wide receiver Michael Crabtree in the end zone. …

Anderson has seven children from five different women. Tami Roman, Anderson’s first ex-wife, was one of three of his children’s mothers who led the charge in accusing him of failing to pay child support in a report three years ago. Roman had been a public figure herself after starring in Season 2 of MTV’s “Real World.”

While watching USC football practice on Thursday, the Times’ Gary Klein gave me a heads-up. As he notes in today’s paper, a prank involving a stuntman falling from a platform and another running across the field on fire happened to provide what Trojans Coach Pete Carroll called “just a little Halloween spirit” during practice.

Controversy has erupted around 18-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya. She must undergo gender testing to prove she is a woman after rumors swirled following her amazing performance at the World Championships in Berlin.

The end of Saturday night’s Mayor’s Cup game between RPI and Union turned ugly when, after the final buzzer solidified a 2-1 RPI win, a brawl broke out including both players and coaches – an enraged Rick Bennett, Union’s coach, could be seen aggressively pursuing a restrained Seth Appert of RPI.

After going 11-5 during the regular season, the New Orleans Saints were looked at as a possible Super Bowl contender. That was, of course, until they hit the brick wall that is the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks. With the season having come to a close the Saints’ head coach, Sean Payton, has turned his attention to a bit of housecleaning. …