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Two main things are abuzz at the conference. First, is there really going to be a merger between DraftKings and FanDuel? And second, will New York state politicians legalize daily fantasy sports before their session ends on Thursday. “It’s a turbulent time for the industry,” Paul Charchian, the association’s president, told the 300-plus members in attendance. After mammoth growth in 2015, fantasy participation stabilized in 2016. While fantasy sports participation…

On June 14, the World Health Organization reiterated that the Zika outbreak did not pose enough risk to warrant moving, postponing, or cancelling the summer Olympics in Rio. “The risk is already low. There is very low risk of further international spread from the Olympics,” said David Heymann, chair of the WHO’s emergency committee on Zika. The decision comes after more than 200 academics, many of them ethicists, signed an open…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The crowd had gathered at the Gem Theater in Kansas City to watch four of the greatest players in baseball history talk about their careers. But for Andre Dawson, Orlando Cepeda, Tony Oliva and Tim Raines, Saturday night’s Hall of Game ceremony offered both a chance to be honored and to honor others. “The players who came before us,” Raines said, “they paved the way for…

x Embed x Share Former NBA player Eddie Johnson on how the Cavs and Warriors will approach what could be the final game of the NBA playoffs. USA TODAY Sports Cleveland Cavaliers fans cheer during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.(Photo: Bob Donnan, USA TODAY Sports) Let’s take a trip down memory lane. On Sept. 8, 1995, the Cleveland Indians clinched…

Sports by Lindsay Gibbs Jun 14, 2016 4:13 pm CREDIT: Darron Cummings, AP Former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight talks about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop at Old National Events Plaza, Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Evansville, Ind. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump only wants “winners” associated with his campaign, and therefore, he only wants “winners” to share the stage with him in Cleveland…

Shut Up and Play the Hits Appreciating Ichiro Suzuki’s worldly claim to baseball history Getty Images My condolences to those who have lost loved ones in the Great Ichiro War of 2016. This week, tensions escalated in certain corners of Baseball Twitter, a community that embraces numbers, spreadsheets, and order. But last night, confusion and chaos reigned. This much is agreed upon: Ichiro Suzuki, lately of the Marlins, formerly of…

Three days ago, a singer performed a concert, as they do all over the world. She had it, that odd mixture of pure talent, undeniable charisma, and instantly relateable personality. It allowed her to rocket from shooting music covers on Youtube as a 15 year-old in her bedroom to releasing her first full album at 19 to a hugely successful season on The Voice. Seven years went by, and while…

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Joey McClung(Photo: Submitted) Days after Joey McClung led Springfield’s baseball team to one of its most successful seasons in years, he resigned as coach. “To be perfectly honest, I was pleased with the way we did this year, but not everybody shared that opinion,” McClung said. “There was a difference of opinion on the direction of the program and since I didn’t think my contract was going to be renewed,…

Sports teams are getting into a business that they used to both envy and scorn: ticket scalping. The National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings last month emailed a letter to ticket brokers about the team’s new resale policy: Brokers who want to buy season tickets must pay slightly more than fans do for the seats; can buy only a limited number; and can resell them electronically only through a platform…

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Uefa has given Russia a suspended disqualification and a £119,000 fine Russia will be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble, says European governing body Uefa. The Russians have also been fined 150,000 euro (£119,000) following violent scenes at the game against England in Marseille on Saturday. The suspended disqualification and fine relate only to incidents that happened inside the stadium. Meanwhile, groups of Russian fans…

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It’s doesn’t take much to figure out that when it comes to getting paid, some athletes have it pretty good these days. Two NASCAR drivers in particular are doing quite well when it comes to providing for their teams and families. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson made Forbes.com’s recently released list of the World’s Highest-Paid Athletes for 2016, coming in at No. 71 and 82, respectively. According to the website/magazine, Johnson’s pay…

Screencap via According to a report broadcast by French TV station Stade 2, the UCI (cycling’s governing body) obstructed a police investigation into mechanical doping during the 2015 Tour de France. French police had received tips from multiple sources that two cyclists had been using illegal motors in their bikes during the early stages of last year’s Tour, and conducted surveillance on Stages 7–9. But their main target, a bike…

Buy Photo Montville 3rd baseman Brock Caudill knocks down a hard grounder vs Mountain Lakes during their baseball matchup. April 4, 2015. Montville, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.(Photo: staff photo)Buy Photo When Montville lost to Ramapo in an NJSIAA North 1 Group III semifinal on May 31, Brock Caudill could not fathom that his high school baseball career had apparently come to an end. “I was so upset that I didn’t…

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