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For the first time, fans of Thursday Night Football can turn to Twitter to livestream the game wherever they are. The NFL–Twitter deal marks one of many high-profile sports league content distribution contracts with social media networks, a new strategy to reach younger, digital-minded viewers. “As your audience diversifies, as their viewing habits diversify, your distribution models have to follow,” said Elizabeth Lindsey, Wasserman Media Group’s managing partner of brands…

Women’s cricket was held up as one of the positives by the study “No real progress” is being made to address gender inequality in sport, says a body set up to get more women into leadership roles. Women on Boards carried out a study in 2014 which looked at how many governing bodies had women among their leaders. Its first report since that study has found the number of women…

USA TODAY Sports’ Lorenzo Reyes looks at the three biggest story lines heading into this week’s games. USA TODAY Sports

Robby Gordon’s father and his father’s wife were found dead in an Orange County, California, home Wednesday evening. The bodies of Robert Gordon, 68, and Sharon Gordon, 57, were found at approximately 5 p.m. Police told KCBS in Los Angeles that a weapon was found in the home and they “believe they are dealing with a murder-suicide.” Robby Gordon has been the listed owner of the home since 1989. The…

Eddy Merckx racked up 525 wins during his legendary career. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com (File). One of the most frustrating and futile tasks a cycling fan can take on is trying to explain the importance of Eddy Merckx to a layman. Superlatives fail, and the analogies run out to comical lengths. “He’s like Michael Jordan plus Lionel Messi, combined with the Pope.” So who better to pass judgment on…

A candy company has stuck to its word and sent a Texas man a Louisville Slugger glove nearly 60 years after a bubble gum and baseball card contest began. Texan wins glove nearly 60 years after Topps baseball card contest https://t.co/165oIUwKgM #dechr pic.twitter.com/ebfYGasncH — heraldandreview (@heraldandreview) September 15, 2016 Darwin Day, 70, of Grand Prairie was cleaning his house and found a complete collection of Topps baseball cards from 1957-58,…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s OK, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

 Nate Fish and Peter Kurz were riding in an elevator four years ago in Jupiter, Florida. It was a couple of days before Israel would play in a qualifying tournament to participate in the quadrennial World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournament, the World Cup of baseball.Kurz, president of the Israel Association of Baseball (IAB), the governing body, looked at Fish, a coach for the 2012 team, and asked,…

USA TODAY Sports’ Lorenzo Reyes looks at the three biggest story lines heading into this week’s games. USA TODAY Sports

USA TODAY Sports’ George Schroeder breaks down the matchups that you need to see.

Women’s cricket was held up as one of the positives by the study “No real progress” is being made to address gender inequality in sport, says a body set up to get more women into leadership roles. Women on Boards carried out a study in 2014 which looked at how many governing bodies had women among their leaders. Its first report since that study has found the number of women…

The father of former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon died Wednesday in apparent murder-suicide in Orange, Calif., according to multiple news reports. The bodies of Robert Gordon, 68, and his wife Sharon, 57, were found Wednesday afternoon in a home in the 1400 block of North Kennymead Street, CBS news in Los Angeles reported. Robert Gordon was known to race fans as “Baja Bob.” Police reported that they received a 911…

Major League Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. on Wednesday cautioned parents against believing their high-spending on athletics will pave their kids’ way to a professional sports career. The Baltimore Oriole turned entrepreneur counts a youth sports tournament company among his post-baseball business pursuits. Ripken said he’s come across some parents who harbor outsize expectations. “Sometimes the fever to say, ‘OK, I’ve got to have my kid playing more baseball…

Two people were found dead inside an upscale California home Wednesday afternoon — and police and neighbors say the victims might be former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon’s parents. A 67-year-old female and a 68-year-old male were found around 5 p.m. inside the large Orange home located about 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles, according to CBSLA. Police and neighbors say the victims might be the parents of former…

Major League Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. on Wednesday cautioned parents against believing their high-spending on athletics will pave their kids’ way to a professional sports career. The Baltimore Oriole turned entrepreneur counts a youth sports tournament company among his post-baseball business pursuits. Ripken said he’s come across some parents who harbor outsize expectations. “Sometimes the fever to say, ‘OK, I’ve got to have my kid playing more baseball…

<!– FOOTBALL GOSSIP The Scottish Professional Football League and top clubs were left staggered by Stewart Regan’s decision to help Slovenia’s Aleksander Ceferin win the vote to become Uefa’s new president when they were expecting the Scottish FA chief executive to back Dutchman Michael van Praag, who had promised to rip up controversial plans to restructure the Champions League.(Daily Record) Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan has condemned the “misbehaviour”…

Major League Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. on Wednesday cautioned parents against believing their high-spending on athletics will pave their kids’ way to a professional sports career. The Baltimore Oriole turned entrepreneur counts a youth sports tournament company among his post-baseball business pursuits. Ripken said he’s come across some parents who harbor outsize expectations. “Sometimes the fever to say, ‘OK, I’ve got to have my kid playing more baseball…

x Embed x Share USA Today Sports’ Jeff Gluck looks ahead to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 and the story lines that fans should keep an eye on leading up to this weekend’s race at Chicagoland. Landon Cassill’s pit crew change tires on the No. 38 Ford at Michigan International Speedway.(Photo: Aaron Doster, USA TODAY Sports) The word “encumbered” has been added to the NASCAR lingo, just as the…

The soccer federations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland will get together for annual meetings as they try to agree on some deal that will allow Great Britain to enter men’s and women’s teams into the Olympics going forward. The push is being made by the England FA, but there is still some hesitancy from the three others. FIFA recognizes each of the four Home Nations separately, so they all…

Enlarge this image Abby Wambach celebrates the U.S. team’s victory against Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup on July 5, 2015. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Abby Wambach celebrates the U.S. team’s victory against Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup on July 5, 2015. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Over the course of her career, soccer star Abby Wambach scored 184 goals…