Blog

Iceland’s improbable run in soccer’s European Championship has drawn parallels with Leicester City’s remarkable Premier League title win. And like it was for the English champion, the Nordic country is finding it hard to meet unexpected demand for its jerseys. Iceland, a country the size of Leicester with a population of about 300,000, is playing in its first major soccer tournament. It shocked the world on Monday by eliminating heavily…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment OMAHA, Neb. — Michael Phelps surged to the wall and then whipped around to spot his time. That number wasn’t really important. The only thing that mattered was No. 5. The most decorated athlete in Olympic history is Rio bound. The Twitterverse weighs in on Michael Phelps’ historic night The cyberspace weighed in on Michael Phelps’ history-making night at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials,…

For U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, the Rio Olympics represent a chance to end his record-breaking career on his own terms. No one has won more than his 18 gold medals or the eight he won in a single Olympics in 2008 in Beijing.  But his golden image took a hit after the 2012 Olympics in London with two arrests for driving drunk.  He stepped way from swimming…

According to the Sonoma Stompers, there hasn’t been a co-ed professional baseball team since three women played in the 1950’s Negro Leagues. The northern California-based independent squad recently made note of this when announcing that it would become the first team since then to include female players in its lineup. When the Stompers take the field on Friday, Kelsie Whitmore, a 17-year-old outfielder/pitcher, and Stacy Piagno, a 25-year-old pitcher/infielder, will be in their starting lineup. Whitmore…

To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free. Don’t have an account yet?Create an account » Subscribed through iTunes and need an NYTimes.com account?Learn more » Need to connect your Home Delivery subscription to NYTimes.com?Link your subscription »

Screencap via I’m going to cut straight to the chase: Detroit sports guy Jeff Moss of DetroitSportsRag.com broke the story today that Detroit Sports 105.1 (WMGC), a sports radio station in Detroit, would no longer be a sports station. The radio’s website now redirects to a WCSX 94.7, an oldies station. Moss broke the story, as he makes very clear in an article on this subject—we’d like to offer a…

Beer pong is definitely a sport, with famous professional athletes like Matthew Dellavedova starring in it. Just like football introduced the forward pass and basketball removed hand checks, beer pong has found its revolutionary advancement: roombas. Never mind that roombas cost $400 or $500. They are now beer pong accessories, moving the sport along even quicker than alcohockey. Roomba pong is the American version of that great Canadian invention. …

LAWRENCE – Rider University unveiled a new bachelor’s degree in sports media Wednesday. The major field of studies will provide students with the opportunity to build skills in multimedia production, writing, storytelling, social media and sports communications, university professor A.J. Moore said in a statement. “Whether students aspire to work in the sports industry as journalists, on-air broadcasters, public relations strategists, bloggers or producers, the program’s innovative interdisciplinary approach will give…

Free-agent center Joakim Noah and New York Knicks president Phil Jackson will meet after midnight on July 1, with the two sides intensely focused on working out an agreement, league sources told The Vertical. View photo . Joakim Noah was limited to 29 games last season. (Getty Images) There’s belief on both sides that a deal could come swift in free agency, sources said. In New York, Noah would return…

Michael Phelps qualified for his fifth Olympics with a win in the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Wednesday. Phelps finished his first final of the trials in 1 minute, 54.84 seconds. Tom Shields of Huntington Beach placed second in 1:55.81. “That was probably harder than any swim in my life,” said Phelps, who set the world record in the event in 2009. Dara Torres is the only…

Parts of a mutilated body have washed up on the sands of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro just meters from where beach volleyball athletes will compete in the upcoming Olympics. The discovery is the latest to unnerve the city as it grapples with rising crime, a recession and exhausted state finances at a time when it hoped to be celebrating the first Olympics ever held in South America. It…

Olympic organizers are battling to save the $10 billion Games from becoming a fiasco, Daily Mail Online can reveal. The games are engulfed in a desperate last-minute building and repair operation as the first of more than 10,000 athletes begin to arrive in Rio. Daily Mail Online discovered the Rio Olympic authorities have their work cut out for them with only five weeks and two full days to go before…

Carmen Small and her lawyer Howard Jacobs intend to fight the USA Cycling’s Selection Committee’s decision to exclude her from the four-woman team which will compete at the Rio Olympic Games in an arbitration hearing, according to an ESPN report. Related Articles Olympic prospects look good for Evelyn Stevens USA Cycling announces discretionary picks for Olympic road teams Small heartbroken over missing out on US selection for Rio Olympics Megan Guarnier: Rio…

x Embed x Share How a Rio community was destroyed and displaced by Olympic development. Sandra Souza fought for months to save her home at the Vila Autódromo but was overtaken by developers and Olympic interests.(Photo: Sandy Hooper, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO – The video presentations used to pitch for hosting rights to an Olympic Games are glossy and sparkling and bursting at the seams with the same…

A United States professional baseball team will carry women on its roster for just the third time since the 1950s. In this instance, not one, but two women have signed with the Sonoma Stompers, who are in the independent Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. Kelsie Whitmore and Stacy Piagno will make their debut on July 1 and will be in the starting lineup against the San Rafael Pacifics. …

0) { %> 0) { %> 0) { %>

LAWRENCE – Rider University unveiled a new bachelor’s degree in sports media Wednesday. The major field of studies will provide students with the opportunity to build skills in multimedia production, writing, storytelling, social media and sports communications, university professor A.J. Moore said in a statement. “Whether students aspire to work in the sports industry as journalists, on-air broadcasters, public relations strategists, bloggers or producers, the program’s innovative interdisciplinary approach will give…

x Embed x Share Watch as the rosters for the 2016 APP All-Star Hockey Classic are unveiled. Chris Rotolo, Asbury Park Press Howell High School wide receiver Nic Rossi hauls in a pass during offensive team drills during training camp, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 Jerry Wolkowitz/Correspondent ASB TAB Howell football 082015 HAZLET – Many kids growing up focus on playing only one sport and play it year-round. The Monmouth County All-Stars,…

To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free. Don’t have an account yet?Create an account » Subscribed through iTunes and need an NYTimes.com account?Learn more » Need to connect your Home Delivery subscription to NYTimes.com?Link your subscription »