More than 20 teams showing up for Tebow's baseball workout, supposedly and other top stories.

• More than 20 teams showing up for Tebow's baseball workout, supposedly

  Getty ImagesThe Phillies scout won’t be feeling like the Maytag repairman at next week’s Tim Tebow workout, apparently. Adam Schefter of ESPN, co-worker of Tebow’s at ESPN, reports that more than 20 teams are “confirmed” to attend Tebow’s Major League Baseball showcase/workout/one-man fantasy camp/whatever in L.A. next Tuesday. The Phillies are simply doing their due diligence. Apparently, the other teams are doing the same. Indeed, if any team had specific interest in evaluating and possibly ..

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• Patriots to release center Bryan Stork, WR Nate Washington

  

  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots are releasing former starting center Bryan Stork, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.The move that comes as a mild surprise even as Stork was losing his hold on the top spot of the depth chart to second-year blocker David Andrews. The NFL Network first reported Stork's impending release.In addition, the Patriots are also releasing veteran wide receiver Nate Washington, according to ESPN NFL Insider Field Yates.Stork, who was selected by the Patr..

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• The Wait For Ronda Rousey's Return Continues After UFC Confirms She Won't Fight In New York City

  

  Getty Image From the moment a thunderous headkick from Holy Holm sent Ronda Rousey to the canvas with a thud at UFC 193 last November, speculation has been rampant about just when Rousey will make her return to the octagon. The earliest and most fiscally responsible guess was UFC 200, but that pipe dream came and went after a knee injury sidelined her. Most observers and insiders then expected the 29-year-old to make her comeback from her first career loss during UFC’s return to New York at UF..

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• Ethiopian Runner Won't Return Home, but Doesn't Know Where to Go

  

  Video Olympic Marathoner’s Symbol of Protest Feyisa Lilesa, a runner from Ethiopia, caught the world’s attention Sunday when, at the finish line of the Olympic marathon, he raised his arms in solidarity with the Oromo people in his country. Jeffrey Gettleman, East African bureau chief, weighs in on the symbol of defiance and why Mr. Lilesa fears he can't return home. By MEGAN SPECIA and ROBIN LINDSAY on Publ..

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• Celebrity Substance: Simone Biles, Raising The Bar In Professional Gymnastics

  

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• US tennis may have a future when Serena Williams retires, after all

  

  Sam Querrey pulled off arguably the upset of the year when he knocked off Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon. (AP) Like many people involved in American tennis, Martin Blackman, the general manager of the USTA’s player development program, sometimes imagines what life will be like when Serena Williams retires. But he doesn’t let his mind linger on the prospect for long. Blackman knows that while Serena and Venus may seem ageless and indefatigable, they can’t lead the U.S. charge forever. But he’ll t..

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• Hindsight - UFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2 in retrospect

  

  Take an in-depth look at each and every fight from UFC 202, from what happened to the fallout of the in-cage results. UFC 202 featured an instant classic in the main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. There has been all sorts of talk about what is next for those competitors, McGregor in particular. We'll delve into them a little bit at the end of the article, but there were eleven other contests on the card that will have consequences. Certainly the seismic waves they produce are minor..

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• Jimmy Feigen Apologizes for Rio Incident, Omitting Facts: "I Was Trying to Protect My Teammates"

  Jimmy Feigen is the last of the four swimmers at the scene of a Rio gas station dispute on Aug. 14 to release a statement addressing his involvement. "I omitted the facts that we urinated behind the building and that Ryan Lochte pulled a poster off the wall," the 26-year-old Olympic gold medalist told NBC News in a statement late Tuesday night. "I realize I made a mistake by omitting these facts. I was trying to protect my teammates and for this I apologize."By the time a judge ordered Lochte a..

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