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As a baseball conference, the Big 12 is in an interesting spot. Even when it was really a 12-school league, there were only 10 baseball schools as Colorado and Iowa State did not field teams.  After the Great Shuffling, the conference is down to just nine baseball schools–and with an 8-team conference tournament, that means one school per year has the dubious honor of being the only one not to…

It’s about to get easier for sports fans to score some pretty sweet seats and unique experience all-access passes to big events without leaving the couch. FoxNews.com has learned that FOX Sports and virtual reality production company NextVR have teamed up in a deal to produce and broadcast live sports in VR. “It’s important for us to be at the forefront of how sports fans are consuming content…

TRENTON — As Gov. Chris Christie and state leaders continue to grapple with how to save Atlantic City, New Jersey will return to court Wednesday to resume its years-long push for something many say would help: legalized sports betting.  New Jersey state Sen. Ray Lesniak. (Star-Ledger file photo)  And this time, experts say, the state has a strong shot at winning.  The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral…

Lindsey Vonn stripped off for Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition Olympic skiing champion was covered by nothing but paint for photoshoot UFC star Ronda Rousey was one of three cover stars for the special edition Caroline Wozniacki also strips off and poses in bodypaint for magazine Vonn teased her involvement, posing with Wozniacki for on Instagram   By Rory Brigstock-barron For Mailonline Published: 19:52 EST, 16 February 2016 | Updated: 08:32 EST, 17 February 2016…

Hockey is more than a game for terminally ill teen. (Photo: Katie Karels) COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. – The Minnesota hockey community and teams across the nation are rallying around a 15-year-old Cottage Grove hockey player, who recently learned his rare immune deficiency disease is…

7:26 PM ET print DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Drivers and teams have spent the past couple of weeks trying to learn about the new NASCAR charter system. Not only do they need to know the financial details to do budgets, they need to learn how to restructure drivers so they get paid similar to what their contracts had called for under the old system. In the past, the entry blank…

Danica Patrick talks about Tony Stewart’s recovery from the ATV accident that sent him to the hospital with a broken back. NEXT VIDEO Danica talks returning to yoga Danica Patrick talks about getting back into yoga and what she likes about it. Danica on new light blue car: Looks really good Danica Patrick talks about her new light blue car and primary sponsor, Reno, Nevada-based Nature’s Bakery. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla….

A star high school baseball player set to make his college debut was found dead early Monday in the subzero cold on a Syracuse campus, officials said. Searchers discovered the body of Onondaga Community College freshman Alex Hendry, 19, around 1 a.m. near the college’s baseball and softball fields, according to the school. The former all-county player at Hilton High School in the Rochester area was slated…

A rendering showing the view from afar of a proposed $75 million sports complex in Portage, Ind.(Photo: Provided by Catalyst Lifestyles Sport Resort) A massive $75 million sports complex featuring huge domes for indoor football and baseball, as well as ice hockey, basketball and soccer, is being proposed for northwestern Indiana. Called Catalyst Lifestyles Sport Resort, the venue in Portage, Ind., would expand far beyond sports, according to developer Tony Czapla. Plans for the 170-acre…

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear a potentially landmark case Wednesday brought by the NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL claiming a New Jersey gambling law enacted in 2014 that repealed certain prohibitions on sports wagering in New Jersey violates federal law; specifically, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act or “PAPSA” which was enacted in 1992 to prohibit states from authorizing sports gambling (Nevada received an exemption)….

Because it is Champions League soccer is a good enough reason to watch Tuesday’s matches, but U.S. soccer fans have an extra reason to watch Chelsea and PSG battle in their Round of 16 first leg clash. American defender Matt Miazga, who joined the Blues in the winter transfer window, has been named to the bench for the club and could make his debut. Chelsea subs: Begovic, Miazga, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar,…

César Flores was refereeing an amateur soccer match in the Córdoba province of Argentina when he sent one player off. In anger, the player left the field to get something from his bag. A short time later, the player returned to the field with a gun and shot the ref to death. The Guardian has some additional details: A police source told the Efe news agency: “It all happened during…

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – The new rule governing green-white-checkered attempts in the Sprint Cup Series was a collaborative effort between NASCAR and its drivers according to Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR’s new overtime rule, which was put into practical application for the first time during Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited, meant the creation of an “overtime line” on the backstretch. If the leader of the race gets to the line before a caution…

Last Thursday, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League referee was struck in the groin with a beer can during a match between the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. Huskies player Francis Perron was given a roughing penalty in the second period. In response to the penalty, Perron’s older brother Alexandre threw a beer can at referee Dominick Bédard. According to Le Journal de Montreal, Bédard managed to…

From an incredible glove save to a hat trick in Boston, the top five plays in DI Men’s Ice Hockey has it all.

We like to joke about predictions being ludicrous and pointless, and how you know they’re wrong if they exist, but more than a few of them end up being right. The Dodgers looked like favorites in the NL West, and then they won the NL West. The Cardinals looked like a postseason team, and then they made the postseason. This predicting stuff, why, it’s simple. Sometimes. And then there…

“This year, everyone is talking about the three covers of the magazine,” Ripp said. “So we are a brand in transition, we are a company in transition, but print continues to be an important part of the franchise and really has directed the national dialogue.” The Time Inc. publication announced over the holiday weekend it would have three separate cover models for its hallmark swimsuit issue for the first time…

Aerial view rendering of the proposed Athletes Business Network campus on the grounds of the old Indianapolis airport.(Photo: The Athlete’s Business Network) Last SlideNext Slide A proposal for a $150 million sports medical complex specializing in head trauma and concussion treatment was selected as the preferred bid to develop at the site of the old Indianapolis International Airport terminal. The developer, Athletes Business Network, said the ABN Global Center for Brain Health would employ 3,000 workers. “The…

16 February 2016 – While it is evident that mega sport events such as the Olympics are hugely powerful in inspiring and uniting people across the globe, their influence can extend far beyond sports and provide a platform to promote the values and objectives of the United Nations, including peace and human rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. Speaking at a high-level meeting at UN…

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