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Mexico’s Liga MX has the lion’s share of soccer viewers in the US – Los Angeles Times

Sunday, May 01, 2016

The English Premier League is the most-watched sports league in the world. But in the U.S., it isn’t even the most-viewed soccer league. Mexico’s Liga MX is averaging more than 1.1 million viewers on the Univision-owned UniMas Spanish-language network, an audience 19% larger than NBC averages for its weekly EPL telecasts. And that’s a success built largely on time and loyalty, two advantages Univision’s Mexican soccer coverage has over NBC…

Shane Sutton saga: Winning culture in sport is laudable – but not at any cost – The Guardian

Sunday, May 01, 2016

Despite a spell of unprecedented success, should we compromise on no-compromise? That question has been preoccupying those at the sharp end of the sporting system this week as the wheels threatened to come off at British Cycling with less than 100 days to go until the Rio Olympics. The man in charge of the elite track team, Shane Sutton, resigned as the dam burst on a stream of allegations of…

Leicester City’s Soccer Underdog Story Rivals ‘Miracle on Ice’ – NBCNews.com

Sunday, May 01, 2016

LONDON — Britain looks set to witness the final chapter this weekend of an underdog story that arguably outshines even the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.” Leicester City — a pro soccer team built on a shoestring budget, and hailing from an unfashionable city in central England — can clinch the British Premier League on Sunday with a win over 13-time champions Manchester United. Before the season began, they were 5,000-to-1…

Tyler Olander, two-time champion with UConn basketball, now playing pro baseball – NCAA.com

Sunday, May 01, 2016

Tyler Olander came home from Spain last winter with a fractured right foot, doubts about his future — and one whopper of an idea. “I broke my other foot in college,” said Olander, who played on two NCAA championship basketball teams at UConn. “And I knew it took a long time for me to really be 100 percent. I don’t know, maybe some people heal differently than others….

Bishop Moore baseball player Joe Skinner passes away at 17 – Orlando Sentinel

Sunday, May 01, 2016

Bishop Moore senior Joe Skinner passed away in the arms of his parents and older sister at a hospital in Dallas early Saturday. Skinner was scheduled to take part in an experimental treatment aimed at fighting off cancerous cells in his bone marrow. He was never afforded the opportunity, though, as he succumbed to a non-cancer related infection. Skinner was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a rare form…

Sammon: Let’s not have 45-0 high school baseball games – Jackson Clarion Ledger

Sunday, May 01, 2016

Buy Photo Brandon coach Stacy Hester explains the ground rules before the game against Gulfport in Brandon.(Photo: Bob Smith/For The Clarion-Ledger)Buy Photo East Webster beat O’Bannon in a Class 2A baseball playoff game on Thursday, 45-0. It’s OK if you feel like you need to read that again, but, no, that’s not a typo. Yes, the final score was 45-0. Yes, this was a high school baseball game. This is…

Baseball’s Juice Cleanse Has Been Ineffective; PEDs Remain – Hartford Courant

Sunday, May 01, 2016

BOSTON — On the 30th anniversary of Roger Clemens‘ 20-strikeout game, on a Marlins team where Barry Bonds is the hitting coach, a decidedly non-power major leaguer reinforced a powerful message on Friday. Performance-enhancing drugs aren’t only for the pitcher who used a 98 mph fastball to win a record seven Cy Young awards and strike out 4,672 batters. PEDs aren’t only for the slugger who crushed a single-season record…

Cycling fans let down as TV footage fails at Tour de Yorkshire race – Telegraph.co.uk

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Saturday’s women’s race, which was won by Kirsten Wild  (Hitec-Products) ahead of Briton Lucy Garner (Wiggle-High5), claimed  £15000, the most lucrative prize pot in women’s cycling history. And  the race was billed as a landmark in terms of equal opportunity with  the women racing the same course as the men from Otley to Doncaster.  Live television coverage, a rarity in women’s cycling, was a big part  of the equation, and…

Leicester City’s Soccer Underdog Story Rivals ‘Miracle on Ice’ – NBCNews.com

Saturday, April 30, 2016

LONDON — Britain looks set to witness the final chapter this weekend of an underdog story that arguably outshines even the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.” Leicester City — a pro soccer team built on a shoestring budget, and hailing from an unfashionable city in central England — can clinch the British Premier League on Sunday with a win over 13-time champions Manchester United. Before the season began, they were 5,000-to-1…

Pursuing NASCAR’s triple crown intrigues Bobby Labonte – Nascar

Saturday, April 30, 2016

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Bobby Labonte quietly bowed out of full-time Sprint Cup Series competition at the tail end of the 2013 season. No retirement tour, no gifts. Certainly no ponies. The 2000 premier series champion has selectively dabbled in the sport since, however, with a handful of unremarkable starts at Indianapolis and the restrictor plate tracks, knowing the pack racing may be his last remaining shot at picking up his first —…

NASCAR at Talladega 2016 Qualifying Results: Race Order, Final Times, Reaction – Bleacher Report

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Chase Elliott captured his second pole of the season and of his young career Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, and he will lead the field to the start-finish line in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Geico 500. As pointed out by Jeff Gluck of USA Today, Elliott’s qualifying run continued a trend of the No. 24 team excelling at superspeedways:  Chase Elliott makes it two-for-two on restrictor plate poles. First Daytona…

Chase Elliott earns 21 Means 21 Pole Award at Talladega – Nascar

Saturday, April 30, 2016

RELATED: Lineup | See all 40 cars   TALLADEGA, Ala. – Numerologists doubtless will have a field day with the front row for Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway (on FOX at 1 p.m. ET, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).   Touring the 2.66-mile race track in 49.704 seconds (192.661 mph) during Saturday’s time trials, Chase Elliott put the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on the pole, making the 20-year-old rookie driver two-for-two at restrictor-plate…

Prince lyrics cost Nashville sports anchor job – The Tennessean

Saturday, April 30, 2016

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The biggest upset in recorded sports history is about to happen – Yahoo Sports (blog)

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Leicester City started the Premier League season as a 5000-1 underdog to win the Premier League. With only three games remaining, the Foxes are still top of the league with a seven-point lead. Only 270 minutes away, Leicester City is on the verge of completing the biggest upset in recorded sports history. [ WATCH LIVE: Manchester United vs. Leicester City on Sunday at 9 a.m. ET ] Earlier in 2016,…

Blackie Sherrod, 96, Texan Who Wrote About Sports With an Informed Swagger, Dies – New York Times

Saturday, April 30, 2016

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The science behind sports and fandom – CBS News

Saturday, April 30, 2016

April 30, 2016, 8:12 AM|Sports fans can seem like a crazy bunch, but a closer look reveals they might not be after all. Sports Illustrated executive editor Jon Wertheim joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the new book he co-authored called “This Is Your Brain on Sports: The Science of Underdogs, the Value of Rivalry, and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannon.”

NFL Wins Best Sports League Award – 24/7 Wall St.

Saturday, April 30, 2016

By Douglas A. McIntyre April 30, 2016 9:40 am EDT Despite news about the terrible harm of concussions and the cheating of major players like the New England Patriot’s Tom Brady, NFL games are among the most widely watched among all sports in the world. In a recent Harris brand evaluation, the National Football League was ranked as the best Sports League Brand. The NFL beat every sports organization from…

Leicester City’s Soccer Underdog Story Rivals ‘Miracle on Ice’ – NBCNews.com

Saturday, April 30, 2016

LONDON — Britain looks set to witness the final chapter this weekend of an underdog story that arguably outshines even the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.” Leicester City — a pro soccer team built on a shoestring budget, and hailing from an unfashionable city in central England — can clinch the British Premier League on Sunday with a win over 13-time champions Manchester United. Before the season began, they were 5,000-to-1…

Tony Stewart wants NASCAR to rescind $35000 fine – SB Nation

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Tony Stewart appreciates NASCAR changing its lug nut policy following his comments that vehemently encouraged the sanctioning body to do just that, a measure supported by several drivers. What makes Stewart less happy is why he was fined $35,000 at all and how he can go about getting his money back considering NASCAR ultimately heeded Stewart’s advice and mandated teams apply the maximum number of lug nuts to fasten…