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FOOTBALL GOSSIP Celtic and Swansea are keeping tabs on St Johnstone forward Michael O’Halloran. Sun  Anthony Stokes, out of the first-team picture at Celtic, is wanted by Cardiff City in the January transfer window. Daily Record  Former Celtic captain Tom Boyd is adamant frustrated Stokes has a future at the club after Sunday’s social media rant, saying it shows his…

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It’s Monday, which means our regularly scheduled programming of This Week in (Dumb) Baseball is ready for consumption. As regular readers already know, this feature has the title, sure, but it’s mostly for fun— a fact that eludes the masses but remains the case. For example, if you tell me to “quit whining,” you are missing the point. I’m mostly chuckling to myself as I write these things (with some…

David Price could be attractive to a number of AL East teams. (Fred Thornhill/AP Photo) This week, with the winter meetings approaching next Monday in Nashville, we planned to take a look at baseball’s five most interesting teams this offseason. The problem: the Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles and Blue Jays could all fall into that territory. So we start with something of a twist: The American League East, the Most Interesting…

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Hessman’s is a true baseball life – not that of a storied major-league slugger, or a fire-balling ace who won 300 games – but a player who epitomizes the never-say-die attitude at the heart of many a great sports story. That perseverance deserves recognition, and today, we’re going to highlight Hessman’s career through a few key facts and graphics to try to capture just how special and zany it was….

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Andy Murray and Tyson Fury are among the favourites to win the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award for 2015 after being named on the 12-person shortlist Monday and following a weekend of stunning achievements for the pair. Murray sealed Great Britain’s first Davis Cup title in 79 years with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 victory over Belgium’s David Goffin in Ghent on Sunday. The 28-year-old also won in the…

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoe from a game on Nov. 22, 2015.(Photo: AP) It’s Cyber Monday, sports fans. We’re here to help, giving you some ideas for the guys and girls on your list who are as crazy about the X’s and O’s as you are. And let’s face it, nearly all of the shopping sites have deals today. Let’s start with the obvious. Who doesn’t need…

Texas A&M Yell Leader Steven Lanz prays at midfield before an Oct. 31 game. Despite football’s importance at the school, students objected to a mandatory fee to help pay for stadium upgrades. (Sam Craft/The Bryan-College Station Eagle/AP) At Texas A&M University, the president’s proposal to charge all 50,000 students $72 per year to help pay for a $450 million football stadium renovation brought protests. At Clemson University, the athletic director’s…

A local swimmer just became the second young athlete from the Philadelphia area in a row to hold the title of SportsKid of the Year by Sports Illustrated Kids. 15-year-old Reece Whitley of Lafayette Hill, Pa. was chosen from among thousands of his peers across the country and even appeared Monday morning on Good Morning America. He stands tall at 6’8 and already holds five national age group records including…

RELATED: Keep updated on the 2016 changes for drivers, crew chiefs Stewart-Haas Racing announced Monday its crew chief lineup for the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, including high-profile changes for two of its four teams.   Michael Bugarewicz will become the new crew chief for team co-owner/driver Tony Stewart as he embarks on his final full season in the No. 14 Chevrolet. Billy Scott will take over as crew chief for Danica Patrick in…

Marc Anthony is expanding the field of action of his Magnus Media, the entertainment company he launched earlier this year, with the launch of Magnus Sports, a fully integrated division dedicated to representing major athletes. First client is four-time Major League pitcher Aroldis Chapman, who plays for the Cincinnati Reds. Marc Anthony is expanding the field of action of his Magnus Media, the entertainment company he launched earlier…

0 Shares print BOSTON — Yahoo remains active. CBS has quietly withdrawn. And lesser known daily fantasy sports companies are scaling back. As industry leaders FanDuel and DraftKings fight to protect their lucrative enterprises, other companies offering daily fantasy sports are taking different approaches to how they operate as their new industry faces increased scrutiny. “The industry is pretty fragmented on the `should they stay or should they go’ issue,”…

Media playback is not supported on this device Sports Personality 2015: The 12 contenders Who will you vote for to be BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2015? The 12 contenders for this year’s award have been announced with the winner to be revealed during the live show in Belfast on Sunday, 20 December. You can vote by phone or online during the programme, which will be screened on…

Super Bowl 50 is bringing all sorts of new looks to sports viewers. While the NFL has gone gold, CBS Sports is getting a new look as well. After 35 years, CBS Sports announced Monday the network has a new logo. Compared to the old logo, it’s sleeker, and has a more modern design. CBS Sports is also creating a new on-air graphics package that will debut as part of…

The Monmouth Hawks are not afraid to have a good time. For proof, check the video above and enjoy the “Hawks’ nest” performing the “Edward Scissor Legs” and more. Monmouth, based out of West Long Beach, NJ, has to have the most fun bench in the country. The Metro Atlantic Athletic school recently played in several national televised games during the long Thanksgiving weekend, participating in the AdvoCare Invitational in…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, has given his word to Paris St-Germain that they are the only club for whom he would quit the Bernabeu. The Portugal international has been linked with a return to Manchester United. (Sun) The Daily Star leads on Chelsea striker Diego Costa’s bib-throwing after not being brought on against Tottenham Former…

By Paul Brubaker | The Backgrounder For many soccer players, setting an NCAA record, playing on a national championship team, and representing their country on a U.S. national team would be crowning achievements of a respectable career. Yael Averbuch But to Yael Averbuch, these achievements have been stops along the way of her long journey in pursuit of her dream to play in the Olympics or the World Cup. “I…

Even before Siegal joined the A’s, 2015 had seen a number of positive signs for women in America’s pastime. Siegal, who runs a nonprofit to promote girls’ baseball, brought together 12 teams from across the country in June for the first-ever national girls baseball tournament in Florida. Later that month, Melissa Mayeux, a 16-year-old French shortstop, became the first girl ever added to MLB’s international prospect list, making her eligible to…