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CHICAGO – He’s one of the most recognizable voices in Chicago sports talk radio-and his enthusiasm hasn’t come down over the three decades he’s been on the radio. For the first time since the show began, Mike North took to the desk on Sports Feed on Wednesday night. He joined Jarrett Payton to discuss a number of topic in Chicago sports, especially the Bears and their moves during week one…

RELATED: Full Cup results | Full NXS results   One NASCAR XFINITY Series crew chief was fined $5,000 while three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams received warnings as a result of issues from last weekend’s NASCAR races at Phoenix International Raceway. The penalties were announced Wednesday by NASCAR. Chris Gabehart, crew chief for Erik Jones and the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota team in the XFINITY Series, was fined for failing post-race inspection following Jones’…

CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus acknowledged he’s had some “generic” conversations with Sandy Montag about Peyton Manning—Montag handles Manning’s broadcast interests—but the CBS Sports chairman described those conversations as “nothing specific about his [Manning’s] interest or CBS’s interest.” When SI.com asked if he believed Manning preferred game work to studio work should he enter broadcasting, McManus smiled broadly. “You really think I’m going to [answer that]?” Obviously not. Most sports TV…

GENEVA — Still portraying itself as a victim, FIFA has now added some startling and self-aggrandizing claims about its role in making soccer the world’s most popular sport. And it’s all done in an effort to make a grab at some of the millions of dollars being held by U.S. authorities in their corruption case. FIFA made its formal “Victim Statement and Request for Restitution” claim public on Wednesday. It…

Like many VR games, Headmaster starts with a simple concept. The game throws soccer balls at you, and you move your head to hit them back. It’s wrapped in a story where you visit a center for soccer players who need help, but it’s really all about the feeling of a soccer ball hitting you in the head. There’s a nice sense of timing when the ball flies…

Another week, another inspection issue for the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team of Martin Truex Jr. After problems getting through the inspection line at the first three events of the Sprint Cup season, it was more of the same this past weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. NASCAR handed the Denver, Colorado-based team a written warning Wednesday afternoon for failing NASCAR’s Laser Inspection System twice in pre-race inspection at PIR….

In 2014, more than three million young Americans played for youth soccer clubs and ESPN estimates that 30% of young Americans play the game at some level. The Aspen Institute believes that approximately five million young Americans play soccer – that’s roughly equivalent to half the population of Portugal. It’s trite and presumptuous to ask why the US has not produced a Lionel Messi, but you’d think that we could…

Who would you have as your ‘six-month manager’? Imagine a world in which Sir Alex Ferguson never became an Old Trafford legend? Or one where Arsene Wenger was released by Arsenal before people stopped asking “Arsene who?” This all could have been a reality had managers been hired on only six-month deals. According to Barcelona boss Luis Enrique it would make financial sense for clubs to offer short-term deals, thereby…

Of all the heartbreaking emails I’ve received through Outsports over the last several years, this message from former Minor League Baseball player Tyler Dunnington is one of the most heartbreaking: After visiting Outsports a few times, I wanted to share my story with you. My name’s Tyler Dunnington, and I was a 28th-round pick by the St Louis Cardinals in the 2014 MLB Draft. I was one of the not-so-many…

If Adam LaRoche is retiring from the White Sox because won’t they won’t let his son be a fixture in the clubhouse, that’s on him. Take Your Child to Work Day is a day, not a season. LaRoche reportedly is upset that Sox vice president Ken Williams doesn’t want the designated hitter’s 14-year-old son hanging out in the clubhouse. Drake LaRoche has a locker next to his dad’s both at…

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4:04 PM ET print Baseball cards keep me feeling young, and they speak to both my mathematical and artistic sides. A baseball card is an under-appreciated work of art; it is also an outstanding way to familiarize a young fan with the numerical nature of the game. Create up to 10 brackets and compete against ESPN talent, professional athletes and celebrities for all the bracket glory! Play Now Every winter,…

California messed with Texas. The Golden Bears lived up to their hype when they became the first team to ever sweep a four-game baseball series against the Longhorns earlier this month. Cal outscored Texas 24-11 during the series including rallying from a 7-0…

CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus acknowledged he’s had some “generic” conversations with Sandy Montag about Peyton Manning—Montag handles Manning’s broadcast interests—but the CBS Sports chairman described those conversations as “nothing specific about his [Manning’s] interest or CBS’s interest.” When SI.com asked if he believed Manning preferred game work to studio work should he enter broadcasting, McManus smiled broadly. “You really think I’m going to [answer that]?” Obviously not. Most sports TV…

Sports Authority Inc. is playing hardball with suppliers, filing lawsuits against more than 160 of them just weeks after it sought bankruptcy protection for its chain of ailing stores. Suppliers are striking back, fighting the beleaguered company over goods they placed with it for sale under consignment arrangements. At stake is $85 million worth of shoes and other gear on the shelves of the insolvent retailing operation, which filed…

At a presentation at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco today, Microsoft announced a new set of tools that will make it possible for game developers to run competitive tournaments through Xbox Live. Called the “Xbox Live Tournaments Program,” the new initiative is described by Jason Ronald, head of the Xbox Advanced Technology Group, as “easy to integrate tournaments” that will be powered by Xbox Live and can be…

Julian Herbert/The FA via Getty Images A sugar tax will be levied on makers of sugary soft drinks, chancellor George Osborne has announced. The so-called sugar tax, announced in the chancellor’s latest budget, is expected to raise £520 million in its first year, but that number will fall over time as sugar levels are reduced by producers. “Today, I…

In 2014, more than three million young Americans played for youth soccer clubs and ESPN estimates that 30% of young Americans play the game at some level. The Aspen Institute believes that approximately five million young Americans play soccer – that’s roughly equivalent to half the population of Portugal. It’s trite and presumptuous to ask why the US has not produced a Lionel Messi, but you’d think that we could…

ZURICH/NEW YORK Global soccer body FIFA has applied to U.S. authorities for tens of millions of dollars in damages from ex-officials indicted there for graft and recognized for the first time executives had in the past “sold” votes in World Cup hosting contests. Gianni Infantino, recently elected president to clear out the worst corruption scandal in FIFA history, said the money had been meant for playing fields and kit, not…

With the NASCAR Goes West tour set to wrap up this weekend at Auto Club Speedway, some of the stars of the sport got to enjoy life on the Left Coast this week. Kyle and Samantha Busch took their son, Brexton, to Disneyland, Tony Stewart got to see Bruce Springsteen, Joey Logano managed to burn some rubber, and Kevin Harvick donated to a good cause where he grew up. All…