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Adam Jones has never been afraid to speak his mind on baseball or social issues. So it wasn’t shocking to see the Baltimore Orioles star—and one of the most high-profile African-American stars in Major League Baseball—weigh in on Colin Kaepernick’s protest and the wave of support he’s received from some other players in the NFL. But as Bob Nightengale of USA Today broached in a conversation with Jones, not one African-American baseball…

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BOSTON (AP) — Call it the unholy alliance: one-time Super Bowl rivals Tom Brady and Michael Strahan are teaming up to produce a six-part documentary TV series called the “Religion of Sports.” Each hour-long episode looks at different examples of the cultural and spiritual impact of sports in religions around the world. The show explores the rivalry between soccer clubs in Glasgow, Scotland; the Calgary Stampede rodeo in Alberta, Canada;…

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters raises his fist in the air during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. (John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star via AP) Let a thousand raised fists bloom. As the National Football League’s regular season kicked off this weekend, players on a number of teams joined San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in protests…

The governing board for U.S. college athletics said on Monday it will move seven championship sporting events out of North Carolina to protest a state law it deems discriminatory to transgender individuals. It is illegal for anyone in the state to use a public restroom that does not match the gender they were assigned at birth. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) cited the law in its decision to relocate…

Daniel Wilkinson signed his first professional contract with Hull in 2010 A non-league footballer has died after collapsing on the pitch during a match on Monday, his club has announced. Shaw Lane defender Daniel Wilkinson, 26, collapsed during a cup game at Brighouse Town’s St Giles Road stadium. The former Hull City youngster was treated on the pitch before being taken to Halifax’s Calderdale Royal Hospital. “I don’t know how…

Hey Mike Ashley, this is how it’s done. That wasn’t the strapline for JD Sports’ game-winning interim results on Tuesday, but it should have been. As Sports Direct — founded by Ashley — lurches from crisis to crisis, JD Sports reported a record 66 percent increase in pre-tax profit before one-off losses in the first half of its financial year, and says sales in the second half so far have been…

Soccer is one of the most widely played youth sports, with nearly 3 million children from ages 7 to 17 participating every year, according to U.S. Youth Soccer. However, with its growing popularity, documented soccer-related head injuries have risen dramatically, according to a new study that is the first to comprehensively investigate injury rates based on soccer participation data among children at the national level. The annual rate of concussions…

As the number of NFL players joining Colin Kaepernick’s silent protest grows by the game, the movement has yet to spread to baseball, where players usually stand for the National Anthem and salute the flag six days per week. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Why is that? According to Baltimore Orioles star Adam Jones, it’s a matter of numbers and demographics and the same type of inequality…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment With racial issues in the United States coming to the forefront in the sports world, Major League Baseball players generally have been absent from the growing chorus of athletes who have publicly spoken out about problems they may see in the United States, and Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones thinks he knows why. “Baseball is a white man’s sport,” the Orioles star told USA…

So here we are, in the eye of a sporting hurricane. We’ve had Euro 2016 and the Copa América for those of a round-ball bent, the Olympic Games have handed the baton over to the Paralympics in Rio, Australia’s cricketers are still on tour in Sri Lanka, the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship bid continues, the Diamonds have recently secured another netball title, and we are at the business end of the…

When Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers remained seated during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at an Aug. 26 NFL preseason game — later telling reporters that he refused “to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people” — he provoked strong reactions of anger and support. Other athletes were inspired to join his protest. The controversy surrounding the Kaepernick incident made it easy…

Tatyana McFadden wanted to go to Russia, where she was born and lived until age 6. So she took up Nordic skiing, qualified for the 2014 U.S. Paralympic team, traveled to Sochi and won a silver medal in the 1-kilometer sit ski sprint. She then returned to her record-breaking wheelchair racing career. “I really wanted to go back to where I was from, so I chose cross-country skiing and it…

As soccer has soared in popularity in recent decades, injury rates for youth players have also surged, a U.S. study found Monday. The injury rate for youth soccer players aged 7 to 17 more than doubled over the 25-year period ending in 2014, according to an analysis of children treated in U.S. hospitals. Even though concussions accounted for just 7 percent of these injuries, the annual rate of concussions surged…

As the number of NFL players joining Colin Kaepernick’s silent protest grows by the game, the movement has yet to spread to baseball, where players usually stand for the National Anthem and salute the flag six days per week. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Why is that? According to Baltimore Orioles star Adam Jones, it’s a matter of numbers and demographics and the same type of inequality…

The planned stadium design. (Photo: WFAA) ROYSE CITY — A $12-million minor league baseball stadium is on the way to Royse City. Royse City, Royse City ISD, and a company called Ventura Sports are teaming up on the project. The stadium, to be built just off I-30 and FM 2642, will anchor a 17-acre mixed-use development. Royse City ISD has agreed to pay $24,000 a year for 15 years. It’s…

Abby Wambach says she abused alcohol and prescription drugs for years until her arrest for driving under the influence in April. “I was stubborn and I was in denial,” soccer’s most prolific international goal scorer told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “I didn’t want to face the truth.” CBS This Morning Abby Wambach: “I made a mistake, I’m owning it” Addressing her recent DUI arrest at the 2016…

Abby Wambach is coming clean about her addiction. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images) With her memoir set for publication on Tuesday, retired U.S. women’s soccer star Abby Wambach is opening up about her years of substance abuse. In an interview with the Associated Press, she said her arrest on a DUI charge in April served as a wake-up call. “I was stubborn and I was in denial,” she said. “I didn’t want…