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Johnson: Hendrick will adjust to SHR loss – Nascar
Stewart-Haas Racing‘s blockbuster announcement of its impending move from Chevrolet to Ford in 2017 affects another NASCAR powerhouse — Hendrick Motorsports. Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson is confident team owner Rick Hendrick will make the adjustment in the 10 months between Tuesday’s announcement and SHR’s departure from the engine and chassis deal that has been in place since Tony Stewart partnered with Gene Haas in 2009. “It was certainly a…
Soccer’s World Body Elects Gianni Infantino as President – ABC News
Gianni Infantino is the new president of soccer’s corruption-scarred world governing body, winning election after promising national leaders of the sport that he would share the wealth from FIFA’s $5 billion World Cup revenues. Infantino was chosen on the second-ballot Friday to fill the unexpired term of longtime FIFA leader Sepp Blatter, who was forced out by the pressure of U.S. and Swiss investigations of bribery and corruption that emerged…
How FIFA can keep making billions off soccer – Marketplace.org
Philipp Lahm of Germany lifts the World Cup trophy with teammates after defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time as FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and German Chancellor Angela Merkel look on during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana on July 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. – Martin Rose/Getty Images FIFA, the international governing body for soccer, named a new president and…
Survey leaves baseball in limbo – WRIC
Related Coverage RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The City of Richmond’s official stance on the future of the Flying Squirrels comes down to money. Residents are being surveyed on the conclusions of consultant TrippUmbach’s Preliminary Market Analysis of Boulevard Site, which suggests that ‘a city-owned or publically subsidized stadium will not have the highest economic impact for potential development.’ Richmond Flying Squirrel’s COO/VP Todd “Parney” Parnell is committed to renovating or…
Baseball’s Plans To Shorten Games Are All Wrong – Forbes
Battle over baseball ‘diamond’ in Cooperstown – Albany Times Union
Caption Close Cooperstown A California baseball equipment manufacturer called Diamond Sports is trying to get a baseball bat maker in Cooperstown to stop using the word diamond on its specialty bats. Earlier this week, Cooperstown Bat Co., which was founded in 1981 and makes high-end bats out of maple, ash and birch, filed a lawsuit against Diamond Sports in U.S. District Court in Albany. The suit is an attempt by…
What Will the Next Generation of Sports Parents Be Like? – Huffington Post
I’ve been doing a weekly show on WFAN Sports Radio in New York City for the last 18 years. I focus exclusively on sports parenting issues. Over the years I have discussed an extensive variety of topics, ranging from random drug testing of high school athletes, to legal issues regarding high football players deliberately hitting an unsuspecting ref from behind during a game, to why are boys allowed to play…
Science Says Sports Video Games Are a Gateway to Playing Actual Sports – Inverse
Turns out there may be one sedentary pursuit that actually does get people off their asses. In a recent study, researchers at Brock University in Canada found a positive connection between playing sports video games and playing sports in real life among older adolescents and emerging adults. Over a three-year period, study participants who played the most sports video games were more likely to get involved in real-life sports than…
ICC ponders two divisions for Test cricket in radical shake-up – The Guardian
The International Cricket Council is considering a radical proposal that would see Test cricket split into two divisions with promotion and relegation between them, and places granted to two new nations. Related: Inside Twenty20: on the front line of a cricketing revolution | Mike Selvey In a bid to bolster the appeal of international cricket the ICC, led by its chief executive, David Richardson, is exploring a number of options…
City Sports’ comeback plan is to avoid the suburbs – New York Post
City Sports, the defunct urban-based sports apparel seller that liquidated its remaining 26 stores late last year, may get a second wind thanks to two brothers who own the Soccer Post chain of retail stores. The Jersey brothers purchased the City Sports logo and Web site out of bankruptcy for $400,000. An email blast to City Sports’ old customers last Friday revealed the comeback bid under a new company, to…
Cheryl Tiegs Sparks Outrage After Calling Plus-Size Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover ‘Unhealthy’ – KTLA
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Gianni Infantino Wins FIFA Presidency in Second-Ballot Surge – New York Times
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Meet the hockey-loving model who found fame at NBA game – New York Post
Alyssa Nelson’s appearance at the Miami Heat game Tuesday sparked an Internet frenzy. Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn Photo: Instagram/alyssanelsonmn 12 View Slideshow Dwyane Wade may have led the Heat to a victory over the Pacers on Tuesday, but a newly minted basketball fan sitting courtside was the night’s true MVP. “I’ve gotten…
NASCAR Drivers Compete To See Who’s Fastest On A Bike At Supercross – Jalopnik
Seems like there are often NASCAR drivers in the pits and standing trackside at Supercross events, but this Saturday the two will pair for their first official partnership. And of course they’re making Danica hold the 30-second board. This week, Supercross takes place at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and fans will get a special treat before the 450 class last chance qualifier. Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Ty Dillon, and…
Kurt Busch on Atlanta pole after Kyle disqualified – Nascar
RELATED: Full qualifying speeds Kyle Busch topped Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Award qualifying Friday evening at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but it will be his brother, Kurt, who will start from the pole position in Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (1 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN). The reigning champion notched the best speed in the final round of qualifying at 191.668 mph, but it was announced around 7:15 p.m. ET that his No. 18 Toyota Camry had…
Kevin Harvick unfazed by Stewart-Haas’ future with Ford – ESPN
3:54 PM ET print HAMPTON, Ga. — Kevin Harvick spent part of Friday morning working with JR Motorsports. He’s driving an Xfinity Series car for the team this weekend, and for him it appeared business as usual in a Chevrolet working with an affiliate of Hendrick Motorsports. He then went to the Sprint Cup garage to his full-time ride for Stewart-Haas Racing, also an affiliate of Hendrick Motorsports. Stewart-Haas Racing…
New Baseball Rules Take On Rolling Slides and ‘Neighborhood Plays’ – New York Times
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Baseball’s Plans To Shorten Games Are All Wrong – Forbes
Baseball’s First Threshold – New York Times
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Battle over baseball ‘diamond’ in Cooperstown – Albany Times Union
Caption Close Cooperstown A California baseball equipment manufacturer called Diamond Sports is trying to get a baseball bat maker in Cooperstown to stop using the word diamond on its specialty bats. Earlier this week, Cooperstown Bat Co., which was founded in 1981 and makes high-end bats out of maple, ash and birch, filed a lawsuit against Diamond Sports in U.S. District Court in Albany. The suit is an attempt by…
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