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It is no overstatement to say that sport’s integrity is being questioned as it has never been before. It is not just doping issues that confront us – but governance failures and match-fixing claims at the highest level. We face challenges on a number of fronts, but with doping adversely affecting the athletes themselves, it without doubt remains the greatest threat to modern-day sport. In combatting doping, we can be…

Boston College hockey coach Jerry York has won five NCAA titles and is college hockey’s all-time wins leader.(Photo: Charles Krupa, AP) Hockey is serious business at Boston College, whose new federal income tax return shows exactly how serious. Veteran men’s hockey coach Jerry York – who has won five NCAA titles and is college hockey’s all-time wins leader – was credited with nearly $1.25 million in total compensation during the 2014…

The Olympic games in Rio are right around the corner, and it’s a showcase of some of the best talent in the world, from basketball to water polo. But, as always, some noticeable names will be missing out on the spectacle that is the Summer Olympics. Let’s have a look at some marquee names that won’t be in Rio for the games. Kobe Bryant: No Team USA for the Black…

The following script is from “Russia’s Dark Secret” which aired on May 8, 2016. Armen Keteyian is the correspondent. Guy Campanile, Andrew Bast and Michael Radutzky, producers. With the Summer Olympics in Rio less than 100 days away, Russia finds itself embroiled in a doping scandal unseen since the days of the East German sports machine back in the 1970s and 80s. In November, the entire Russian track and field…

RELATED: Results | GoBowling 400 recap | Post-Kansas standings KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The most disappointed man in Kansas Saturday night was Martin Truex Jr. He forced a smile as he climbed from his Furniture Row Racing Toyota, but there was disappointment in his eyes. “It sucks. I don’t know what you want me to say,” Truex responded as members of the media crowded him back against his car on pit road. “It’s not…

All the advanced metrics agree: Jose Altuve has been the most productive hitter in the American League. He entered Mother’s Day ranked first in OPS+, True Average, and wOBA, as well as first in extra-base hits and second in home runs — incredibly, his nine homers are already the second-most he’s hit in a season. Such harmony is difficult to find when it comes to more subjective titles — say,…

It is no overstatement to say that sport’s integrity is being questioned as it has never been before. It is not just doping issues that confront us – but governance failures and match-fixing claims at the highest level. We face challenges on a number of fronts, but with doping adversely affecting the athletes themselves, it without doubt remains the greatest threat to modern-day sport. In combatting doping, we can be…

RELATED: Results | GoBowling 400 recap | Post-Kansas standings KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The most disappointed man in Kansas Saturday night was Martin Truex Jr. He forced a smile as he climbed from his Furniture Row Racing Toyota, but there was disappointment in his eyes. “It sucks. I don’t know what you want me to say,” Truex responded as members of the media crowded him back against his car on pit road. “It’s not…

Arsenal forward Sanchez has scored six goals in his past seven Premier League games Manchester City’s top-four bid is no longer in their own hands as Alexis Sanchez’s equaliser spoiled Blues boss Manuel Pellegrini’s final home game. Sergio Aguero fired City’s early opener into the bottom corner from 18 yards. Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud headed in the equaliser within two minutes, but Kevin de Bruyne’s solo effort restored City’s lead…

The Arizona Coyotes last week hired the youngest general manager in NHL history, 26-year-old John Chayka. He has a background in analytics, and that has sparked the debate once again about the role of numbers in hockey. Every organization will tell you it uses some sort of statistical analysis. You’d be foolish not to. But every organization will also tell you it’s not sure what the statistics mean. Where does the raw…

After practicing law for more than three decades, Rich Nichols has developed a feel for which cases are going to fly and which are going to die. So he admits he had some trepidation about a plan for members of the women’s national team to file a pay-equity complaint against U.S. Soccer this spring. “To file a wage-discrimination case against your current employer — you kidding me?” said Nichols, executive…

Four goals in the span of 5:33 midway through the second period fuelled a 7-1 win for Canada over a determined Hungarian squad on Sunday at the world hockey championships in Russia. Returning to the top division for the first time in seven years, the Hungarians were enthusiastically supported by a loud, energetic crowd in Yubileiny Arena. Early on, those fans had plenty of reason to cheer — Hungary was…

In case you missed it, because you decided to avoid the internet, sports news networks, your local news affiliate, and those text messages from your friends, Bartolo Colon hit his first career home run yesterday. There are numerous reasons why this is such a monumental thing. For starters, Colon is forty-two years old. He was born in 1974, also known as George Brett’s rookie season. He made his…

Looking for daily fantasy baseball picks, strategy and advice? You’ve come to right place. This is the DFS MLB Playbook for Sunday, featuring all the MLB DFS info you need to know from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. Jake Arrieta is the clear No. 1 option. He’ll certainly have the highest ownership percentage in cash games, but it’s not crazy to fade him in tournaments due to his high price tag.The rest of the pitching is interesting,…

After practicing law for more than three decades, Rich Nichols has developed a feel for which cases are going to fly and which are going to die. So he admits he had some trepidation about a plan for members of the women’s national team to file a pay-equity complaint against U.S. Soccer this spring. “To file a wage-discrimination case against your current employer — you kidding me?” said Nichols, executive…

RELATED: Results | GoBowling 400 recap | Post-Kansas standings KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The most disappointed man in Kansas Saturday night was Martin Truex Jr. He forced a smile as he climbed from his Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet, but there was disappointment in his eyes. “It sucks. I don’t know what you want me to say,” Truex responded as members of the media crowded him back against his car on pit road. “It’s not…

For decades, most sports movies were little more than variations of the same story: An athlete or team that’s never gotten a shot captures both victory and the respect of the masses, usually with the help of a wise old coach tormented by personal demons and past failures. Think Seabiscuit, Hoosiers, Major League, The Mighty Ducks, A League of Their Own, 42, Remember the Titans, Rocky, Slap Shot, and countless…

Cage fighters are risking their lives by taking extreme weight-loss measures before fights, according to academics. Mixed martial arts (MMA) is one of the fastest-growing and most controversial sports in the world. A UK-based study has found some competitors are dehydrating themselves to dangerous levels. The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation said work is being done to educate fighters on how to manage their weight safely. The sport, which combines…

After practicing law for more than three decades, Rich Nichols has developed a feel for which cases are going to fly and which are going to die. So he admits he had some trepidation about a plan for members of the women’s national team to file a pay-equity complaint against U.S. Soccer this spring. “To file a wage-discrimination case against your current employer — you kidding me?” said Nichols, executive…

RELATED: Results | GoBowling 400 recap | Post-Kansas standings KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The most disappointed man in Kansas Saturday night was Martin Truex Jr. He forced a smile as he climbed from his Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet, but there was disappointment in his eyes. “It sucks. I don’t know what you want me to say,” Truex responded as members of the media crowded him back against his car on pit road. “It’s not…