Roger Federer: World of sport reacts to tennis great’s retirement



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The outpouring of praise and admiration in the wake of Roger Federer’s retirement announcement is a testament to the Swiss tennis star’s remarkable impact and legacy in the world of tennis, sport and beyond.

Where Federer’s on-court achievements rank among the greats in the men’s game – though he is no doubt in the top three – will be up for debate, but there is no question he is the most transcendent tennis player to ever pick up a racket.

Nobody else in the sport has garnered the global adoration, the endorsements or become an icon quite like Federer.

Twenty two-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal, whose career-long rivalry with Federer produced some of the most memorable matches in the sport’s history, called it an “honor and privilege” to compete against him.

“Dear Roger, my friend and rival,” Nadal wrote. “I wish this day would have never

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Shohei Ohtani’s MVP case: The argument for an unprecedented season

By Pedro Moura
FOX Sports MLB Writer

Aaron Judge is producing prodigious statistics and a near-nightly show in pursuit of decades-old records, but to use his chase to diminish Shohei Ohtani’s accomplishments is to punish Ohtani for being exceptional.

In most seasons, Judge’s year would make him an MVP lock. But this is not the typical season. This season features the most dominant full-time, two-way season ever performed in Major League Baseball. So long as he can keep this up for a few final weeks, Ohtani is the rightful American League MVP.

For Judge, that’s a shame. He’s had one of the best offensive seasons this century. It looks like he will best the New York Yankees’ single-season home run record and fall not far short of the league mark he has pronounced the “real” record, Barry Bonds’ 73.

But Ohtani has no records in sight, no nightly chase to

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This week in HS Sports: Theodore basketball coach receives good news, Auburn reaches milestone win

A weekly look at high school sports in the state of Alabama for the past week, a look ahead to what is on the horizon and a little 80s motivation. This is an opinion piece.

Philip Roebling will be back on the bench for his 18th year coaching the Theodore boys basketball team later this fall.

That’s the best news I’ve heard in quite a while.

When Roebling’s team lost to rival Baker in the Class 7A regional final last February, he was in an intense battle with colon cancer.

There was certainly a question about whether Roebling would be able to coach this year or, frankly, whether he would even still be with us.

“I’m praying every day that this is not the last game I get to coach against him,” Baker’s David Armstrong said after his team’s win that day.

thankfully, it was not. I’ve checked in with

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Greg Gumbel takes a blowtorch to sports radio

The next time you find yourself listening to your favorite sports radio show, just know Greg Gumbel won’t be tuning in with you.

Gumbel recently joined George Ofman’s podcast Tell Me A Story I Don’t Know. During their conversation, the acclaimed CBS broadcaster made it clear that he absolutely loathes the concept of sports radio. According to Gumbel, successful broadcasters should be able to express their opinions in a convincing manner without talking down to the audience, and that’s not the foundation sports radio was built on.

“People who listen to sports talk radio strike me as being anxious to be told what to think,” Gumbel explained around the 29-minute mark in the above podcast. “I certainly don’t need someone yelling at me, but I don’t need anyone trying to tell me what I should think about this pitcher for the California Angels whom I can watch for

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Derek Jeter gets into sports card world with launch of new collecting platform

Derek Jeter’s business portfolio grew a bit bigger on Thursday as it was announced he was a founding partner of a new sports card collecting platform called Arena Club.

Jeter teamed up with entrepreneur Brian Lee, Arena Club co-founder and CEO, to launch the business. The platform will serve as a “bridge” between the long-lasting sports card collecting hobby and the up-and-coming world of digital sports collectibles. Collectors will be able to buy, sell, trade and display their cards through a digital showroom.

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Derek Jeter at a golf pro-am in June 2022

Derek Jeter during the American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Club on June 11, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images/Getty Images)

“I am proud to be part of the team at Arena Club and to work closely with Brian to bring this innovative platform to life,” Jeter said in a

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Jesse Chavez, MLB’s most traded player, is back home with Braves

Even by the frenzied, always-on-the-go standards of professional baseball, Jesse Chavez has a remarkably high tolerance for being told to get on the move. After 15 years with nine teams—some of which he’s come back to as repeat destinations—Chavez knows what to pack, how to tell his wife, which questions to ask.

But this season has been a lot. Even for him.

This year has seen his number of career trades go from eight to 10. That’s the difference between being an ordinary journeyman and the most-traded player in the history of modern baseball—a record that, while impressive in its own right, is not exactly the kind of thing anyone dreams about in Little League. But the reliever takes it all in stride. After signing with the Cubs in March, he was traded to the Braves in April, rejoining the team he finally won a World Series ring with

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Mukhtar and Nashville host the LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy (11-11-6, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Nashville SC (12-9-9, fourth in the Western Conference)

Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 3:30 pm EDT

SPORTSBOOK FANDUEL LINE: Nashville SC -122, Los Angeles +300, Draw +280; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Hany Mukhtar leads Nashville into a matchup with the LA Galaxy following a two-goal performance against Austin.

Nashville is 9-7-6 against Western Conference opponents. Nashville is fifth in the MLS with 142 shots on goal, averaging 4.7 per game.

The Galaxy are 6-10-4 against Western Conference opponents.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Galaxy won the last game 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS:

LAST 10 GAMES: Nashville: 4-3-3, averaging 2.2 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

Galaxy: 3-4-3, averaging two goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing

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Nationals take on the Phillies after Call’s 4-hit game

Washington Nationals (49-89, fifth in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (75-62, third in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Friday, 7:05 pm EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Patrick Corbin (6-17, 6.28 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 118 strikeouts); Phillies: Noah Syndergaard (8-9, 4.07 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 85 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals play the Philadelphia Phillies after Alex Call’s four-hit game on Thursday.

Philadelphia has a 75-62 record overall and a 41-31 record at home. The Phillies have gone 54-27 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Washington is 49-89 overall and 27-42 on the road. Nationals hitters are batting a collective .252, the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play.

The matchup Friday is the 13th time these teams meet this season. The Phillies hold a 10-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rhys Hoskins has 27 doubles, two triples and 26 home runs for the Phillies. Edmundo Sosa

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Pat McAfee Contemplated Suicide After 2007 Backyard Brawl

Pat McAfee has traveled to various destinations on his journey in life. Before he became the popular host of The Pat McAfee Show or the face of WWE Smackdownhe was a two-time Pro Bowl punter for the Colts, retiring in 2017.

Every athlete, even McAfee, remembers moments of recognition and the feeling of beginning a new chapter of life after football. Even before those moments and his eight-year career in the NFL, McAfee was a punter for the West Virginia football team under Rich Rodriguez.

Fifteen years ago McAfee, a Plum, Pa., native, McAfee missed two critical first-half field goals of 20 and 32 yards against Pitt, the Mountaineers’ biggest rival. The misses aided in WVU’s 13–9 loss at Milan Puskar Stadium and cost the program a chance to play in the BCS championship game. After an 11-year hiatus, the rivalry between the two schools known as the Backyard

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NFC North preview, predictions and projected records

Right around the time Aaron Rodgers ended an offseason of uncertainty and arrived at Packers headquarters for training camp in July 2021—donning his favorite The Office T-shirt—and certainly after he signed a four-year contract extension after the season, it seemed the NFC North would belong to the Packers for the foreseeable future. The loss of All-Pro receiver Davante Adams to the Raiders, great as he is, does nothing to change that.

Rodgers on his own is enough to make Green Bay the heavyweight of the division. He has won consecutive MVPs while mastering coach Matt LaFleur‘s scheme. And during Rodgers’s three seasons under LaFleur, the Packers played seven games without Adams and won them all, averaging 31.6 points. Their system makes it easier to break in new receivers, which they will have to do with Marquez Valdes-Scantling also gone (he signed with the Chiefs). The returning pass catchers include

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