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In an attempt to gin up support in basketball-mad Indiana on Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz tried to compare his candidacy to the underdogs in the movie “Hoosiers.” It was a strained comparison. But by somehow referring to the hoop as a “basketball ring,” Cruz instead showed that he perhaps has never actually seen “Hoosiers,” or a basketball game or maybe even a basketball. [Ted Cruz invokes “Hoosiers,” fails…

Two female sportswriters, Julie DiCaro and Sarah Spain, took part in an on-line video in which a group of men read some of the tweets the women have received in reaction to their work. OTL examines the impact women sports journalists continue to endure. NEXT VIDEO OTL discussion: Dealing with online trolls Sarah Spain, Julie DiCaro and Jemele Hill talk about their experiences dealing with online bullying from “trolls.” Reaction…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Curt Schilling claims that “some of the biggest racists in sports commentating” work at ESPN. The former pitcher, who was fired as a baseball analyst by the network after posting an anti-transgender meme on Facebook, made the comments Thursday morning before the “Breitbart News Patriot Forum.” “Some of the most racist things that I’ve ever heard come out of people that are on the air at…

Clint Dempsey shuffles toward the sideline at Starfire Sports Complex, another training session in the books. Before the Seattle Sounders’ Designated Player heads back to the locker room, he pulls off the harness wrapped around his chest and drops it off with the training staff. If you didn’t know better, you might think Dempsey was training in a bra. But the harnesses aren’t for support, and they certainly aren’t bras….

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3:15 PM ET print Tony Stewart will pay his recent $35,000 fine from NASCAR on his own and donate the money given to him by fellow drivers to charity. The nine-member NASCAR Sprint Cup Drivers Council, of which Stewart is a member, decided to give him the money to pay the fine for comments that denigrate the sport. The $35,000 from the Drivers Council will go to Autism Delaware, founded…

Media playback is not supported on this device ‘British Cycling needs independent review’ – Ian Drake speaks to BBC sports editor Dan Roan British Cycling is not in crisis despite technical director Shane Sutton having resigned amid claims of sexism and discrimination, according to its chief executive Ian Drake. British Cycling is investigating claims Australian Sutton, 58, used derogatory words to describe Para-cyclists. An independent review will also look at…

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9:25 AM ET print He leads the league in homers. He leads the league in stop-what-you’re-doing-and-turn-on-SportsCenter moments. And, of course, he leads the league in hair. But in other news, Bryce Harper has a war to fight. The culture war. He might not look the part. But baseball’s most magnetic player is the Gen. George S. Patton of the baseball culture war. He sees what the men around him don’t….

During a recent interview, Chauncey welcomed having his history with Harper become the main subject. His own mother even likes telling Harper stories, almost as much as talking about her son. And while he managed to avoid comparing himself to Harper as they grew up together, Chauncey tries to model his friend’s baseball mentality. “When he gets up to the batter’s box, it just feels like…

By Ira Boudway and Kate Smith | April 27, 2016 Photographs by Matt Eich From Sometime in 2003, when he was the mayor of Pearl, Miss., Jimmy Foster got a visit from a man he’d never met. The stranger, Tim Bennett, came to City Hall, an old brick schoolhouse on Pearl’s church-lined main street. “He just showed up in my office that day,” says Foster, “and started talking about baseball.”…

https://serve.castfire.com/s:5L8r1/audio/2737673/hottakedown_2016-04-26-184213.64k.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%2CPreroll2%2CMidroll%2CMidroll2%2CMidroll3%2CMidroll4%2CMidroll5%2CMidroll6%2CPostroll%2CPostroll2%7Cstation_id%3D2786 Subscribe: iTunes | Download | RSS | Video Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (April 26, 2016), we break down how Steph Curry’s MCL strain will affect the Warriors’ chances of repeating as NBA champions. We discuss the Chicago Cubs’ lightning start to the baseball season and ask if they might turn into the Warriors of MLB. Then we talk…

Sports Authority reportedly has given up on reorganizing under bankruptcy protection and continuing its business, deciding instead to liquidate its assets. The sporting goods chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March with plans to close 140 of its 463 stores and to reorganize its remaining business after reaching agreement with its creditors. See the most-read stories this hour >> But a lawyer for Sports Authority, Robert Klyman, told a…

Just Not Sports, a podcast founded by three guys who talk to athletes about their lives outside athletics, approached Julie DiCaro, update anchor for 670 The Score and columnist for CBSChicago.com, with an idea: They’d find a group of real guys (not actors), give them some of the nastiest tweets DiCaro had received, and let the guys read them aloud to DiCaro’s face. “They wanted to do something they thought would actually…

In an attempt to gin up support in basketball-mad Indiana on Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz tried to compare his candidacy to the underdogs in the movie “Hoosiers.” It was a strained comparison. But by somehow referring to the hoop as a “basketball ring,” Cruz instead showed that he perhaps has never actually seen “Hoosiers,” or a basketball game or maybe even a basketball. [Ted Cruz invokes “Hoosiers,” fails…

WHAT: An unexpected new sport gets a Nike-style ad. WHO: Colonfine Gotas, Ogilvy & Mather El Salvador WHY WE CARE: It’s no secret that around here we love our inspirational sports ads. Whether it’s Nike, Under Armour, Beats By Dre, whomever, the right combination of story and sport is ripe goosebump territory for any brand to plunder. Here that combination is used for comedic gold, a la Dodgeball, but played…

RELATED: Stewart eager for more | See current Chase Grid When he announced his return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing, Stewart-Haas Racing driver and co-owner Tony Stewart said he would qualify his No. 14 Chevrolet this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway and start Sunday’s race, but ultimately give his seat to standby driver Ty Dillon at some point during the GEICO 500 (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Stewart’s first race since injuring…

x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Rachel Axon breaks down what to expect at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. USA TODAY Sports View of the Carioca Arena 1, 2, 3 at the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro on April 11, 2016.(Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA, AFP/Getty Images) With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, here are some key storylines:…

Australian Shane Sutton joined British Cycling as a coach in 2002 British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton has resigned amid claims of sexism and discrimination towards elite cyclists. He had been suspended while the sporting body investigated allegations of derogatory comments about Para-cyclists. Great Britain cyclist Jess Varnish previously said Sutton made sexist comments towards her and told her to “go and have a baby”. Sutton “rejects the specific claims”….