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Barack Obama started his journey to the White House with onlookers fainting upon the sound of his voice. He ends it with a press conference swan song that witnessed a reporter swoon.

If only the Russians stuck to stealing American atomic secrets instead of spilling Hillary Clinton’s campaign secrets, they might still find favor with elements within the Democratic Party.

The New York Times just hired to cover the Trump White House the Politico reporter busted by WikiLeaks for allowing Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta to vet an article about the candidate.

In the wake of Texas firing Charlie Strong, a disciplinarian—as his surname suggests—who coached young men the right way but ended up on the wrong end on too many scoreboards, Bleacher Report asked more than 30 current former and current FBS coaches about whether coaches can succeed without cheating. “The overwhelming answer: Probably not. At least not right away.”

The mystery of Hillary Clinton, milk-carton missing on election night, appears solved.

Mike Evans, the split end who sat down for the national anthem over Donald Trump’s election to the presidency on Sunday, vows to stand for the remainder of the season.

Mike Evans, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver who sat Sunday for the national anthem in protest of Donald Trump winning the presidency, did not vote in the election.

Conor McGregor called his shot. He didn’t do so as dramatically as Babe Ruth did in pointing his bat at the 1932 World Series. But in predicting UFC championships in two weight classes he did so as audaciously.

Joe Rogan opened the UFC 205 broadcast by celebrating the triumph over “corruption” that allowed mixed-martial arts (MMA) to finally hold a sanctioned event in the Empire State.

The inaugural UFC card from Madison Square Garden lived up to the hype and added to the history

The stars—Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Odell Beckham, Jr., Hugh Jackman, Madonna, Gordon Ramsay, Zac Efron—descended on the world’s most famous arena to watch the biggest star in mixed-martial arts become the first man in UFC history to simultaneously wear belts in two weight classes.

Conor McGregor elicits the moniker “the Muhammad Ali of mixed-martial arts.” His opponent Saturday night more obviously resembles Joe Frazier.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell chalked up the league’s precipitous ratings decline to “cyclical” factors at a talk on Thursday.

You could almost hear the distant din of the funeral-home Wurlitzer.

The Cubs parade through downtown Chicago Friday morning. A famous figure from the team’s past sends his regrets (he has a few).

David Ross exited a baseball field the way every boy dreams and few middle-aged men experience.

The ghosts of Game Six haunted the Chicago Cubs in Game Seven. But the Cubs ultimately performed a self-exorcism that won the World Series and saved Maddon the Goat from replacing Murphy the Goat in North Side lore.

The gridiron’s loss is the national pastime’s gain.

Corey Kluber struck out eight batters in the first three innings of the World Series. Using a fastball, slider, and a nasty cutter, the Cleveland Indians ace made history to start Game One of the Fall Classic. No pitcher had ever struck out eight through three in any postseason game in Major League Baseball prior to Kluber.

Arian Foster took a knee on the sidelines. Now he can take a seat on his couch.

Vegas sees the Golden State Warriors as the favorite against the field to win the NBA championship.

The Chicago Cubs aim to win their first World Series since the Roosevelt Administration, the Theodore Roosevelt Administration, within the next 10 days.

Does Eli Manning want to make America great again?

A Miami Heat employee knelt for the national anthem while performing the song before a Miami-Philadelphia game on Friday night.

The Cleveland Indians might not remember their last World Series celebration. But a 95-year-old guy in Fort Worth does.

The Indians won in court. Then they won on the ball field.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly offered a “we’ll see” to reporters inquiring about Colin Kaepernick’s prospects to continue starting.

Colin Kaepernick completed just 13 of 29 passes for 187 and one touchdown on Sunday in his first start of the season. The Bills stampeded the 49ers 45-16. But Kaepernick suffered rougher treatment in the stands and in the parking lot than he did on the field.

The Nevada legislature approved a $1.17 billion bill to fund a football stadium and improvements to the Las Vegas Convention Center on Friday.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg walked back her comments dismissing Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protests as “dumb and disrespectful.”

The NBA’s cultural exchange of bringing basketball to China for Yuan brought back to the United States hit a wall.

Tyson Fury vacated his WBA and WBO heavyweight titles on Wednesday as he receives treatment for mental-health issues.

Leah Tysse cited “police brutality” and “white privilege” on Tuesday to justify kneeling during the national anthem before a Sacramento Kings-Maccabi Haifa B.C. exhibition game on Monday night.

Abby Wambach cited her “fiercely patriotic” beliefs in an interview in which the retired player said she does not think she could not have joined Megan Rapinoe in kneeling for the national anthem and questioned why players from foreign countries compete for the U.S. Men’s National Team.

Tim Tebow didn’t start his Arizona Fall League’s first game with a home run as he did in the New York Mets instructional league. He did finish it becoming a big hit for one fan.

Barack Obama spoke to an ESPN audience from North Carolina A&T State University on Tuesday night, addressing the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, activism in sports, and historically-black colleges.