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PRO FOOTBALL ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The Denver Broncos have upped their offer to Von Miller by offering to guarantee the Super Bowl MVP a record $70 million of the six-year deal, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to share candid details of the blockbuster offer that also was reported by ESPN and the NFL Network….

Major league sports teams are recruiting a new kind of player: one who can score with a joystick. In the past two months, Manchester City and West Ham United, two of the top English Premier League soccer teams, have signed professional video gamers to represent the clubs when playing FIFA, a hugely popular Electronic Arts soccer video game. In Germany, VfL Wolfsburg has outfitted a pair of top FIFA game…

Sports attorney Daniel Wallach joined Herald Radio this afternoon to shed some light on Tom Brady’s legal battles, past and forthcoming. Wallach practices sports and gaming law out of Florida, and opened the interview by saying he doesn’t believe Brady’s case is dead to rights by any means. “I don’t think he’s going to be serving his suspension just yet. He’s got a couple more legal avenues,” Wallach said. “They’re…

Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly called 3D printing, is a $4 billion business set to quadruple by 2020. One day, manufacturers may print everything from cars to medicines, disrupting centuries-old production practices. …

High school baseball players in Illinois will be subject to a pitch count limit for the first time next year after a sports rule making organization made such policies mandatory nationwide. The National Federation of State High School Associations, which creates the rule books for 16 high school sports, announced this week that every state will have to create a pitch count policy before the start of the 2017 season….

Buy Photo Hallam’s Alex Tucci, turns around to watch the play at first base during the second inning of a Susquehanna Baseball League game Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Nitchkey Field in Red Lion. Red Lion won 5-2. Amanda J. Cain photo(Photo: The York Dispatch )Buy Photo Story Highlights Red Lion improved to 17-8, while Hallam fell to 21-6. The top four teams in the Susquehanna League are now separated…

David Pierce has made his first mark as the new head coach of the Texas Longhorns baseball program. Lakefield Centennial outfielder Kamron Fields announced Thursday has he has committed to play baseball on the 40 acres. Hook Em Baby! Can’t wait to become a Longhorn pic.twitter.com/Z7nHQW3rhp — Kamron Fields ❷ (@KamFields_) July 15, 2016 This is a massive commitment for a class that has been sorely…

Can Baseball’s Most Anonymous Ace Get Some Love? And maybe some more wins? Elias Stein/Getty José Quintana’s jersey isn’t available for purchase in the MLB.com store. Nothing better encapsulates the baseball world’s underappreciation of its most anonymous ace. Well, other than this: The body text of Quintana’s Wikipedia page hasn’t been updated since 2014. The Colombian pitcher was never a top prospect, made this year’s All-Star game only as a…

In a conference room at city hall, a framed photograph from the 2012 Olympics shows then-London Mayor Boris Johnson passing the Olympic flag to Eduardo Paes, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro. Paes, all smiles, waves the flag proudly. He’s not smiling much today. A lot has changed in Brazil over the last few years — mostly for the worse — and Paes is on the defensive as the Games approach….

Companies are apparently lining up to consult with Tinley Park officials on the feasibility of a sports complex on the grounds of the former Tinley Park Mental Health Center. The village has set an Aug. 2 deadline for consulting firms that want to be considered for the job of doing the study, which would examine whether the 280-acre site at the northwest corner of Harlem Avenue and 183rd Street would…

“Hosts Alex, Chris and Zach Lupica are three brothers living in NYC who use sports and pop culture as a medium to brighten the darkness of your morning” is how In The Loop, a new sports podcast brought to you by the progeny of pocket egotist Mike Lupica, is billed on its official Facebook page. The Lupica boys do not have any episodes to share with us yet, but they…

While the lineup of content is still being sorted out, the Pac-12 says streams will cover events in Olympic sports of soccer, volleyball, gymnastics, baseball, ice hockey, swimming and diving, softball, track and field, wrestling, lacrosse, tennis and water polo. You’ll notice that football is absent from that list. No, it’s not an Olympic sport, but it is the most popular college athletic action besides basketball — which also isn’t…

Read about the latest sports tech news, innovations, ideas and products that impact players, fans and the sports industry at SportTechie.com. The NHL recently reached an agreement with Fox Sports for in-market streaming. Although not finalized, an agreement has been reached after negotiations spanning the course of five years. The agreement will allow in-market streaming of NHL games that are broadcast on Fox’s regional sports networks (RSNs). In order to…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR: Turn 1: Did NASCAR make the right call on Martin Truex Jr. for passing on pit road? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: By the letter of the rule, yes. But the primary concern all drivers will have headed into this weekend’s drivers meeting is this: Where is the line of judgment when…

Image copyright AP Image caption Brazil has beefed up security ahead of the Olympics France was informed of a planned terror attack on its team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the head of French military intelligence has said. Gen Christophe Gomart told a parliamentary commission in May that a “partner agency” warned of the plot by a Brazilian Islamist militant. No further details were given. Gen Gomart…

“Hosts Alex, Chris and Zach Lupica are three brothers living in NYC who use sports and pop culture as a medium to brighten the darkness of your morning” is how In The Loop, a new sports podcast brought to you by the progeny of pocket egotist Mike Lupica, is billed on its official Facebook page. The Lupica boys do not have any episodes to share with us yet, but they…

BT are set to launch their answer to Sky’s Soccer Saturday next season Fast-talking Mark Pougatch has signed up to be the show’s anchor PGA hosted corporate day at Donald Trump-owned Turnberry Trump has made series of controversial comments regarding immigration  Colin Murray and Stan Collymore have left their roles with talkSPORT By Charles Sale for the Daily Mail Published: 16:30 EST, 13 July 2016 | Updated: 19:42 EST, 13 July 2016…

Pac-12 Networks announced Thursday it has reached an agreement with Twitter Inc. to make the social media hub the leading partner for Pac-12 Plus, a broadband network that will will live stream events from UCLA, USC and the other 10 schools in the conference. At least 150 games are to be streamed live to fans over Twitter during the 2016-17 academic year. The deal covers school-produced Olympic sporting events such as soccer, baseball, volleyball, gymnastics, swimming and diving. Such sports…

A national campaign has been launched to encourage and support disabled people, along with their friends and families, to become more active. The “Together We Will” campaign is designed to address the low numbers of disabled people who regularly take part in sport or physical activity. A recent Sport England Active People Survey showed disabled people are half as likely to be active as non-disabled. Will Mellor, whose disabled sister…