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Arnold Palmer was the father of modern day sports marketing – ESPN
12:25 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Arnold Palmer was one of the best golfers of all time. But he was also one of the best marketers of all time. In his lifetime, he earned nearly $7 million on the golf course. Off of it? He made at least 50 times that. Without Arnold — and his agent Mark McCormack — Michael Jordan, who often gets credit for…
Jewish settlement soccer clubs bring politics to the pitch – Fox News
GIVAT ZEEV, West Bank – The Beitar Shabi Givat Zeev players huddled around for a training session, lobbing soccer balls as an autumn evening breeze swept through the surrounding rocky hills. It was a routine scene played out on soccer fields around the world, but if Palestinian authorities have their way, the team could soon find itself permanently sidelined. Givat Zeev and other clubs based in Israeli West Bank…
Walter L. Bush Jr., Longtime Hockey Executive, Dies at 86 – New York Times
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NASCAR New Hampshire 2016: Preview, lineup, starting grid for New England 300 – SB Nation
Pole-sitter Carl Edwards doesn’t need a win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (2:15 p.m. ET, NBCSN), but it would certainly alleviate any pressure heading into the first elimination race of NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup. With the exception of Martin Truex Jr., who won the playoff opener last week at Chicagoland Speedway, the remaining 15 Chase drivers know they can assure themselves a spot in the quarterfinal…
2016 World Cup of Hockey Schedule/Scores – ESPN
6:31 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment TORONTO — The image of Team Europe, a roster of players from eight different countries with an average age of 30, jumping up and down on their skates in unison was a pretty cool moment for the World Cup of Hockey. The sea of white, blue and teal jerseys celebrating with a group hug in the corner of Air Canada Centre…
After His Despair, Jose Fernandez Forged an Ebullient Life – New York Times
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Are You Ready for Some Football … and Riot Gear and Pepper Spray? – New York Times
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ONE Championship’s 2016 MMA Summit A Beacon Of The Sport’s Unprecedented Growth Across Asia – Forbes
Baseball needed Jose Fernandez more than Jose Fernandez needed baseball – CBSSports.com
The baseball world suffered a devastating and tragic loss Sunday morning. Marlins ace Jose Fernandez and two others were killing a boating accident, the team and police have confirmed. The Marlins have canceled Sunday’s game against the Braves. Fernandez was only 24 and he’d recently announced he was going to become a father. As great as he was on the field, Fernandez would tell you he’s most proud of the…
Baseball Lost A Potential All-Timer In José Fernández – FiveThirtyEight
The death on Sunday of José Fernández, one of baseball’s brightest young stars, who was killed in a boating accident off the coast of Miami, came less than two months after his 24th birthday. In his short time on Earth, Fernández had already been through a number of terrifying ordeals in attempting to defect from his native Cuba: three failed attempts (each of which led to imprisonment), and a successful…
Baseball player suspended over Black Lives Matter tweets – CNET
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image One of Clevenger’s tweets. Dan Clark/Twitter screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Yet again, instant tweeting has brought only sorrow. All it takes it a couple of thoughts with too much of the inner self enclosed and someone’s not going to like it. Occasionally, for good reason. The latest example is Seattle Mariners catcher Steve…
‘Holy Grail’ Honus Wagner baseball card could fetch $5 million at auction – Fox News
The world’s most expensive baseball card has hit the auction block, and sports fans in Manhattan scored a peek at it Friday. The extremely rare 1909 Honus Wagner — which experts have called the “Holy Grail” of sports memorabilia — is expected to fetch up to $5 million in an online auction ending Oct. 1, said Ken Goldin, founder of Goldin Auctions. “In the world of sports, it…
Marlins ace Jose Fernandez killed in boating accident – USA TODAY
x Embed x Share Marlins ace Jose Fernandez has died in boating accident at the age of 24. USA TODAY Sports Jose Fernandez was selected to two All-Star games.(Photo: Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports) Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was killed in a boating accident early Sunday morning in Florida, the Marlins confirmed. The Marlins’ game against the Atlanta Braves scheduled for Sunday afternoon has been canceled. Fernandez, the 24-year-old…
Sunday Sports: Baseball Season Stats – NPR
As the baseball season enters the homestretch, Mike Pesca, host of The Gist podcast shares obscure baseball stats and somewhat dubious accomplishments with NPR’s Rachel Martin.
ONE Championship’s 2016 MMA Summit A Beacon Of The Sport’s Unprecedented Growth Across Asia – Forbes
Friday’s Sports in Brief (Sep 24, 2016) – FOXSports.com
OLYMPICS COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The U.S. Olympic Committee and leaders of the effort to bring the 2024 Games to Los Angeles reached terms on a marketing agreement, clearing a major hurdle nearly a year before those Olympics are awarded. The Joint Marketing Program Agreement would shift a majority of the USOC’s marketing revenue over to the host city for a period surrounding the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee requires…
PDC Champions League of Darts final – Van Gerwen v Taylor – BBC Sport
Usman Patel: Pure class from Van Gerwen, last few legs he was untouchable, Anderson had no answer. MVG now meets Phil Taylor, revenge, I hope! Matthew Stringer: Seems right that the inaugural #CLD final is going to be between Phil Taylor and MVG Mikel Stevens: MVG is just a beast
NASCAR at New Hampshire: Start time, lineup, TV schedule – USA TODAY
x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck looks ahead to the Bad Boy Off Road 300 and the story lines that fans should keep an eye on leading up to this weekend’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. USA TODAY Sports Carl Edwards poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying for the Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.(Photo: Jonathan Ferrey, Getty Images)…
NASCAR Liveried Van Collides With Google Self-Driving Car, Machine War Imminent (Update) – Jalopnik
Photo credit @grommet on Twitter! An Interstate Batteries van gussied up in a NASCAR-themed livery based on the company’s sponsorship of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team collided with one of them fancy-pants Google self-driving Lexus cars in Mountain View, California according to 9to5Google.com. Advertisement According to the report, there were no injuries from the crash. It wasn’t immediately clear which vehicle was at fault nor whether or not…
Once a Hockey Lode, Quebec Now Yields Few Top Prospects – New York Times
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