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Focus on Brussels. The White House announced that FBI teams have been sent to Belgium to help authorities investigate the attacks that killed 35 people, including several Americans. “We have had effective coordination in supporting their investigation and trying to disrupt additional plots,” said deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes. And in Belgium, Salah Abdeslam, the most wanted man in Europe who was captured on March 18, was approved for…

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Buy Photo Alia Martin, Brebeuf Jesuit (from left); Jackie Young, Princeton; Mattison Norris, Cathedral; Claire Adams, Carmel.(Photo: IndyStar photo illustration)Buy Photo When Patricia Roy was hired as director of girls athletics for the Indiana High School Athletic Association in December 1971, she faced an uphill climb. Girls, at that time, played under the umbrella of the Girls Athletic Association. The IHSAA — like most state associations — did not oversee…

i The logo for FanDuel, which is one of the two major daily fantasy sports companies, along with DraftKings. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images The logo for FanDuel, which is one of the two major daily fantasy sports companies, along with DraftKings. Getty Images Citing “productive” conversations with the NCAA, the daily fantasy sports websites DraftKings and FanDuel have decided to indefinitely suspend all contests on college…

The Worldwide Sports Emmys leader is at it again. ESPN thumped the field with 40 noms for the 37th annual awards, topping last year’s leading haul of 37 and far out front of rising rival Fox Sports 1, which ran second with 27. CBS leads the broadcast networks with 21 noms, topping Fox and last year’s net leader NBC, which scored 19 apiece. CBS also can claim another victory as…

3:09 PM ET print It was a Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club that began like so many other final-round Sundays that seemed destined to go down in sports history. The date was April 14, 1996 — a postcard-pretty afternoon that was supposed to bring the oft-delayed coronation of Greg Norman as Masters champion. But it ended with another collapse by Norman that was epic, even for him. Norman claimed…

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print Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR: Turn 1: Martinsville is using highlights of Matt Kenseth wrecking Joey Logano from last year’s race in a television commercial to sell tickets. Is it appropriate for the track to use an event that resulted in a two-race suspension as part of the commercial? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: I have no problem with the track using…

Derek White, driver of the #40 Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Winn Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 2, 2015 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) Derek White, driver of the #40 Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Winn Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 2, 2015 in Talladega,…

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Daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel have voluntarily ceased college sports betting indefinitely in all US states as part of a deal with the NCAA. The action takes effect following the conclusion of the NCAA March Madness tournament on April 4th, according to a report from ESPN today. The decision should have little effect on either company’s business. For FanDuel, which alongside DraftKings controls around 90 percent of the daily…

The England Boxing Junior Championships in Portsmouth have been cancelled this weekend because of police warnings of a “threat to life”. England Boxing said in a statement they are trying to find a solution and could move it to Wakefield in Yorkshire. But it added: “Our top priority must be the safety of our members.” Superintendent Will Schofield said police had shared “intelligence relating to ongoing investigations that may have…

By Suzannah Gonzales and Mica Rosenberg CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five top players for the World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team have filed a federal wage discrimination complaint claiming they are paid less than male players even though they generate more income for the United States Soccer Federation. The athletes, including star scorer Carli Lloyd and goalkeeper Hope Solo, claim some of them earn as little as 40 percent…

In the course of a queasy hour in Harley Street 30 years ago I learned a great deal about the brain — what Woody Allen called ‘my second favourite organ’ — and altered the course of my life in sports writing. Dr Peter Harvey concluded: ‘Boxing is a contest in which the winner seems often to be the one who produces more brain damage on his opponent than he himself…

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Whether it’s in preparation for mastering the hills on your local club ride, or because you have aspirations to ride some of the mountain passes made famous by the Grand Tours, efficient climbing on a bike can make all the difference to a long day in the saddle. So here are eight simple ways to make some big improvements. Weight The first place to start is with yourself. You are…

Part-time NASCAR competitor Derek White was among nearly 60 people targeted by Canadian police in what has been described as “the biggest tobacco-smuggling bust in North American history.” NASCAR is looking into the report. Bloomberg Businessweek first reported White’s involvement on Wednesday and said he was among those arrested for their involvement in biker gangs, organized crime, buying tobacco in the United States and then illegally importing it…