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Despite the potential, some media buyers say that much of the media and advertisers still are hesitant to commit to women’s sports coverage. One cited the lack of viewership compared with men’s sports. Another source pointed out that many media companies and brands “are full of guys who have been doing sports for the last 25 years, and they just don’t get (the appeal of women’s sports).” Even this crop…

The Cincinnati Reds have been through a brutal stretch of baseball. Their bullpen is a constant issue, and they just got swept in a four-game home and away series by their cross-state rivals the Cleveland Indians. But that kind of baseball doesn’t get a player like Brandon Phillips down. On Thursday night, the Reds second baseman decided to make baseball fun again in his own way.  In the top of…

Sports are ever-present in most Americans’ lives. There’s practically always a game on in the background at restaurants or bars, and idle chit-chat in offices or parties often turns to the latest about Steph Curry, LeBron, or the NFL — no matter the time of year. But 41 percent of Americans say they aren’t sports fans, according to a 2015 Gallup poll. To help those people navigate a sports-filled world,…

Despite the potential, some media buyers say that much of the media and advertisers still are hesitant to commit to women’s sports coverage. One cited the lack of viewership compared with men’s sports. Another source pointed out that many media companies and brands “are full of guys who have been doing sports for the last 25 years, and they just don’t get (the appeal of women’s sports).” Even this crop…

The Penguins celebrate after downing the Caps. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/ The Washington Post) A reader of Thomas Boswell’s most recent live chat asked whether, if the Cavaliers win the NBA title and the Cubs win the World Series, Washington would become the country’s “new designated sports cursed city,” or whether we might already deserve that title. Here’s Boswell’s response. We’re nowhere remotely close. Everybody’s fixated on the last 25…

Some Russian athletes are likely to have tested positive for doping in the 2008 Olympic Games after their samples were re-examined, the Interfax news agency quoted the Russian sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, as saying on Friday. Related: Greg Rutherford fears ‘arms will be twisted’ to allow Russians to compete at Rio 2016 Thirty one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year’s Rio Olympics after failing doping tests…

1:10 PM ET print BALTIMORE — The forecast calls for rain on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course, and not in the half-committed partly cloudy/partly sunny vernacular of the typical weatherperson. No, there’s a 100 percent chance of the wet stuff by the latest calculations, with perhaps as much as an inch expected to fall. Betting guide for the 141st Preakness Stakes Handicappers Dave Tuley and Lane Gold run through their…

ATLANTA — USA Swimming has moved a pre-Olympic training camp out of Puerto Rico because of the Zika virus. There are no plans to bail on the Summer Games in Brazil, even though that country has been the epicenter of the outbreak. Frank Busch, the U.S. national team director, sent out a letter Thursday to all national team athletes and coaches telling them of the change. The camp will now…

Friday at 11 a.m. at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dusenberry Martin Racing will unveil a new simulation-style video game called NASCAR Heat Evolution, which will go on sale Sept. 13 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. Logo for new NASCAR Heat Evolution video game. Dunsenberry Martin Racing DMR, whose licensing agreement with NASCAR Team Properties runs through 2020, partnered with Monster Games to create NASCAR Heat Evolution. This is the same group who…

Post to Facebook Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Jagger (Shane O’Connor, left, during the opening night of “Hockey, the Musical!,” on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at City Theater, in Detroit, MI.   Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press Jagger (Shane O’Connor, right, during the opening night of “Hockey, the Musical!,” on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at City Theater, in Detroit, MI.   Salwan Georges, Detroit Free…

Step aside, ads for daily fantasy and erectile dysfunction: The 2016 baseball season has added another marketing campaign to the pantheon of pervasive (and widely loathed) sports promotions. Major League Baseball has rebranded grand slams1 as “Papa Slams” across all of its properties,2 issuing ad infinitum the accompanying promise that every grand slam will yield a 40 percent Papa John’s pizza discount the next day. And thanks to an increased…

Some Russian athletes are likely to have tested positive for doping in the 2008 Olympic Games after their samples were re-examined, the Interfax news agency quoted the Russian sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, as saying on Friday. Related: Greg Rutherford fears ‘arms will be twisted’ to allow Russians to compete at Rio 2016 Thirty one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year’s Rio Olympics after failing doping tests…

Step aside, ads for daily fantasy and erectile dysfunction: The 2016 baseball season has added another marketing campaign to the pantheon of pervasive (and widely loathed) sports promotions. Major League Baseball has rebranded grand slams1 as “Papa Slams” across all of its properties,2 issuing ad infinitum the accompanying promise that every grand slam will yield a 40 percent Papa John’s pizza discount the next day. And thanks to an increased…

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Our daily fantasy baseball picks continue with starting pitcher rankings, strategy, and advice for Friday’s MLB slate. Like Clayton Kershaw, whenever Jake Arrieta pitches, he’s head-and-shoulders above everyone (unless Kershaw is also pitching that day, I suppose). But there are other legitimate options today, starting with a pair of Pennsylvania pitchers and a bunch of young studs with major upside. The biggest risk is Mets’ starter Steven Matz, who has been…

Some Russian athletes are likely to have tested positive for doping in the 2008 Olympic Games after their samples were re-examined, the Interfax news agency quoted Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko as saying on Friday. Related: Greg Rutherford fears ‘arms will be twisted’ to allow Russians to compete at Rio 2016 Thirty one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year’s Rio Olympics after failing doping tests when…

Step aside, ads for daily fantasy and erectile dysfunction: The 2016 baseball season has added another marketing campaign to the pantheon of pervasive (and widely loathed) sports promotions. Major League Baseball has rebranded grand slams1 as “Papa Slams” across all of its properties,2 issuing ad infinitum the accompanying promise that every grand slam will yield a 40 percent Papa John’s pizza discount the next day. And thanks to an increased…

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