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PRO FOOTBALL HOUSTON (AP) A person familiar with J.J. Watt’s condition said the Houston Texans’ star defensive lineman had back surgery and is expected to miss the rest of the season. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the surgery. Watt was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a back injury. It’s his second back surgery in two months after he…

Last Monday night, it’s estimated that over 81 million viewers tuned in for the first presidential debate of 2016, which would be a record number for any debate in U.S. history. A huge part of the reason for that is the spectacle put on during this election year between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but a significant boost came from the fact that you didn’t have to be at home,…

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PRO FOOTBALL HOUSTON (AP) A person familiar with J.J. Watt’s condition said the Houston Texans’ star defensive lineman had back surgery and is expected to miss the rest of the season. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the surgery. Watt was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a back injury. It’s his second back surgery in two months after he…

Brad Keselowski inherited the pole for Sunday’s Chase for the Sprint Cup elimination race after rain forced the cancellation of qualifying Friday at Dover International Speedway. NASCAR set the starting grid off owner points, placing the 16 playoff drivers up front. Keselowski will share the front row with Martin Truex Jr. Defending Sprint Cup champion Kyle Busch lines up third, followed by Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano. Truex…

Sidney Crosby and Canada proved their dominance once again. USATSI The 2016 World Cup of Hockey reached its expected conclusion with Canada skating off the ice with the trophy for which the tournament is named Thursday night. Aside from the unsurprising, and in some ways, anti-climactic ending to the tournament, there was more than enough compelling competition for hockey fans to consume. It was not a rousing success by any…

USA Cycling today released its schedule for the 2017 national championships, including events in cyclocross, mountain bike, road and track. BMX events will be announced at a later date. Related Articles USA Cycling confirms Pro National Championships move to Knoxville The biggest change in the calendar is the pro road and time trial events’ move from the originally scheduled venue in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to Knoxville, Tennessee. The three-day US pro…

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For one Canadian woman, the line between reality and television briefly blurred. A woman who called into Luke Banack’s show on Canada’s 98.1FM CAM-FM thought Ginny Baker, the main character in Fox’s new show, Pitch, about the first woman to pitch in major league baseball, was a real person.  “On the sports this morning, you didn’t mention how the female pitcher did in major league baseball. She pitched last night, I thought,” complained the woman.  “No, that’s a…

PRO FOOTBALL HOUSTON (AP) A person familiar with J.J. Watt’s condition said the Houston Texans’ star defensive lineman had back surgery and is expected to miss the rest of the season. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the surgery. Watt was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a back injury. It’s his second back surgery in two months after he…

If this is the future of sports media, folks, well — good luck!  Welcome to the strange saga of the former porn star and the fake sports columnist.  SEE ALSO: How Lagunitas dodged a drug bust to become a craft beer powerhouse Last we checked in on former porn star Mia Khalifa, she was putting a college football player on blast for sliding into her DMs. As good ol’ Wikipedia…

Last Monday night, it’s estimated that over 81 million viewers tuned in for the first presidential debate of 2016, which would be a record number for any debate in U.S. history. A huge part of the reason for that is the spectacle put on during this election year between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but a significant boost came from the fact that you didn’t have to be at home,…

5:23 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment What made Bill James, the father of modern sabermetrics, so effective as a writer? There are plenty of plausible answers, from the revolutionary nature of the way James interpreted statistics in the 1980s to his way with words and biting wit. In the last edition of his “Baseball Abstract” series, however, James offered a different explanation. “The secret of the success…

Chris Tanouye/Getty Images To no one’s surprise, Canada are World Cup champs, besting Team (non-Swedish, non-Russian, non-Finnish, non-Czech) Europe in two straight finals games to lift the…trophy? Ribbon? Decorative gourd? Probably a trophy, right? But it was at least a little tougher than everyone figured. Advertisement Give Europe a ton of credit. A surprise qualifier for the knockout rounds, let alone to get past Sweden in the semis, Europe kept…

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Media playback is not supported on this device England manager: Wenger, Pochettino, Howe and Pardew on vacant position Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and Tottenham counterpart Mauricio Pochettino say they are open to managing England in the future. The Football Association is searching for a new England boss following Sam Allardyce’s departure after 67 days. Asked about taking the job, Wenger, 66, said: “One day, if I’m free, why not?” Pochettino,…

x Embed x Share When Toyota killed its Scion division, it brought aboard the FR-S and renamed it the 86. USA TODAY”s Chris Woodyard talks about the fun sports car. The Scion FR-S is now the Toyota 86. Same car — with improvements(Photo: David Dewhurst Photography) OJAI, Calif. — The what? The Toyota 86 will be instantly recognizable to anyone who keeps tabs on fun sports coupes as the Scion…

PRO FOOTBALL HOUSTON (AP) A person familiar with J.J. Watt’s condition said the Houston Texans’ star defensive lineman had back surgery and is expected to miss the rest of the season. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the surgery. Watt was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a back injury. It’s his second back surgery in two months after he…