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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2022 1BFACEBOOK.COM/STARTELEGRAM TWITTER.COM/STARTELEGRAMSTAR-TELEGRAM.COM SPORTS A LOOK AT THE BIGGEST MATCHES FOR 20-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION ROGER FEDERER, WHO IS RETIRING FROM PRO TENNIS. Go to xtrasports. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after a series of knee operations, closing a career in which he won 20 Grand Slam titles, finished five seasons ranked No. 1 and helped create a golden era of tennis with rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Federer posted what he called a via social media on Thursday, less than a week after 23-time major champion Serena Williams played what is expected to the last match of her career.

Combined, the exits by two of the greatest athletes in their history represent a sig- nificant turning of the page. many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries. worked hard to return to full competitive Federer wrote on Twitter. I also know my capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been Federer has not competed since Wimbledon in July 2021, and so, in that sense, his news is not all that surprising. But he had appeared at an event marking the 100-year anniversary of Centre Court at the All England Club this July and said he hoped to come back to play there more He also had said he would return to tournament action in his home country at the Swiss Indoors in October.

In announcement, Federer said his farewell event will be the Laver Cup in London next week. That is a team event run by his management compa- ny. Federer is married and he and his wife, Mirka a tennis player, Federer says he is retiring from tennis at age 41 BY HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press SANG TAN AP file photo Roger Federer waves as he holds up the 2013 trophy awarded to him at the ATP World Tour Finals tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Nov. 6, 2013. Federer announced his retirement Thursday.

SEE FEDERER, 3B FRISCO So why did Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons no- show his first scheduled weekly appearance Tuesday on Fox Sports and Shannon: Parsons said he was trying to be a leader following the 19-3 season-opening loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in which quarterback Dak Prescott fractured his right thumb. starting QB went down and we he said. just think it was appropriate for me to be on the show at that point. I need to step up and be a leader. It be on TV, it should be in this locker room.

This is where my focus should be right Parsons called it a miscom- munication between his team and FS1. He had decided not do the show after the game. But it communicated to hosts Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe or the folks at They tried to reach Parsons all day Monday and Tuesday morning leading up to the show. got people that handle that type of Parsons said. there was a miscommunication on that part, I will correct that.

I have nothing but love for Skip and Shannon. I just no-show anybody like that. A man is only as good as his Before the season, Parsons expressed excitement about doing the show. FS1 set up equipment in his house to make it as convenient as possible. He said he plans to do the show in the future but know when.

Parsons explains no-show on BY CLARENCE E. HILL JR. SEE COWBOYS, 3B WASHINGTON The athletic directors who lead the schools that play Divi- sion I college football at the highest level want the sport to continue be governed by the NCAA if that governance can be streamlined. LEAD1, an association of Football Bowl Subdivision ADs, convened 105 of its 131 mem- bers Wednesday for a meeting that focused mostly on how best to govern major college football. There has been some mo- mentum in the past year to seriously explore breaking FBS away from the NCAA and cre- ating another structure to run the biggest revenue generator in college sports.

For now, though, the prefer- ence is for reform within the current structure. the end of the day, it was very clear that the status quo is not said LEAD1 President and CEO Tom McMil- len, the former Maryland bas- ketball star and congressman. that there was a strong, very strong, preference for a model in the NCAA that is ex- tremely streamlined and much less McMillen added: if that be accomplished, move it to the McMillen did not detail what a more efficient governing mo- del for major college football would entail. He said LEAD1 planned to gather ideas cultivated at meeting and share them with NCAA officials in a letter. a facilitator.

not the McMillen said. recommend. really the extent of what we can The NCAA is in the midst of what college sports leaders hope will be an overhaul of the way Division I is structured and governed. The Division I Transforma- tion Committee was formed last year and has been meeting reg- ularly for months. It is led by Southeastern Conference Com- missioner Greg Sankey and Ohio athletic director Julie Cromer, who is also a member of LEAD1.

the debate today has been Cromer said. think use this feedback in our transformation commit- tee The Transformation Commit- tee has already handed down FBS ADs urge college football reform, but not NCAA breakaway BY RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press SEE FOOTBALL, 3B brought NASCAR to Fort Worth and built TMS, which opened in 1996. Had Smith been alive, and active, doubtful NASCAR would have announced its 2023 schedule that features only one race at Texas Motor Speedway. Had Eddie Gossage still been the GM at TMS, equally doubtful NASCAR would have done this.

the first time NASCAR will come to TMS one time a year since 2004. The 2023 NASCAR date at TMS will be a Cup series The loss of racing baron Bru- ton Smith had a dramatic im- pact on Texas Motor Speedway and on Fort Worth. Smith, who died in June of this year at the age of 95, playoff race on Sept. 24. TMS officials said they are confident that NASCAR will return to Texas Motor Speed- way for two races in 2024.

Losing a NASCAR date is a small hit for Fort tou- rism economy, but is consistent with the path TMS is trying desperately to reverse. In this era of sports, we may be a one-race market. WHY TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY LOST A SECOND NASCAR RACE schedule an- nouncement could be indicative of the now fluid nature of NAS- CAR, which is trying everything different tracks, bounce houses to concerts to lure fans and viewers. The announcement could be indicative of the changes at TMS, both in management, to the track itself, and trends in attendance. Or, the announcement could be indicative of the upcoming 75th anniversary of NASCAR and the desire to hold a race in North Carolina.

The NASCAR Cup Series All Star race was at TMS in 2021 and 2022. The event will be run in 2023 at North Wilksboro Speedway in North Carolina. The last NASCAR race at that track was in 1996; the facility had been dormant for years after NASCAR moved away BOB BOOTH Special to the Star-Telegram Ryan Blaney celebrates after winning the 2022 NASCAR All Star race at Texas Motor Speedway in May. NASCAR announced its 2023 schedule this week, and it will race one time at TMS next season. NASCAR hits Texas Motor Speedway with nasty slap COMMENTARY BY MAC ENGEL SEE ENGEL, 3B.