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Buy Photo Ethan Kaiser stopped 94.2 percent of the shots he faced as a junior and is one of the key returning players for Fairport this season.(Photo: SHAWN DOWD/@sdowdphoto/ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)Buy Photo The Section V hockey coaches released their preseason poll earlier this week, with Fairport receiving the most votes, and the most top votes. Pittsford was a close second. Many top players from the top teams a year…

The triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed he hopes to try Nascar racing in future after attending the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida. The race was the final outing for his friend and four-times champion Jeff Gordon, who Hamilton called “a legendary dude and a really nice guy”. Related: McLaren would not cut Lewis Hamilton so much slack, says Ron Dennis He told the BBC:…

It’s that time of year again: a time to give thanks. For friends, for family, for the past, the future, and, of course, for soccer!  Now in its third year, #ThanksToSoccer highlights all the sport has done for our fans, our teams, and our players in their lives.  Share your stories of how soccer has transformed and fulfilled your lives. Tag your posts and/or photos on social media with #ThanksToSoccer and @MLS…

View gallery . (Dave Reginek/Getty Images) The holidays are upon us. On Thanksgiving, we here at The Stew have a lot to be thankful for. While baseball isn’t currently on television, the game appears to be stronger than ever. The rookie class was fantastic, Clayton Kershaw struck out 300 hitters and the Chicago Cubs are actually contenders again. This being The Stew, though, we decided to take a different route…

Thanksgiving! ‘Tis a time of gratitude for home, hearth, family, and nourishment! Those are the important things on this fine and bloated Thursday, but let us also be thankful for the sport that binds us. That would be baseball, of course. It’s one thing to give thanks for baseball as a general source of uplift and betterment, which I’m quite sure all us do without ceasing. It’s another thing to…

View photo . Find out how Bryce Harper can bring the family together for a special activity. (AP) It’s that time of year again: Thanksgiving! The meaning of Thanksgiving is self-explanatory. It’s a day to celebrate all that we’re thankful for in life, with the added perks of gathering with friends and family to share laughs, eat turkey sandwiches and watch wall-to-wall football coverage. All of that sounds perfect, unless…

David Goldblatt’s The Game of Our Lives has won the 2015 William Hill sports book of the year award. Goldblatt’s work examines football’s place in British society, analysing the game’s economic impact and how it shapes urban identities in big cities and rural locations. He takes the £27,000 prize and was described by the judges as “an exceptional winner”. Related: The Game of Our Lives, by David Goldblatt – extract…

When my friends and I play golf, we spend most of our time discussing stuff like continuous non-vanishing tangent vector fields and the sorites paradox, but most other guys, most of the time, talk about sports. That’s easy for the ones who skim money from their children’s college funds to finance killer teams on FanDuel, but it can be challenging for others. Now, though, there’s an equalizer: TipOff Sports, a…

Yahoo recently came into the crosshairs of the New York attorney general as part of a growing effort to control (and shut down) fantasy sports gaming on the internet, and it’s unclear how much of a problem it would be for the company if they have to shut down gaming. FanDuel and Draft Kings have been in the headlines recently as attorney generals across the country are looking to identify…

RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch had surgery Wednesday related to a sports hernia injury, coach Pete Carroll confirmed. “The doctor was very optimistic about a quick recovery,” Carroll said. “And that could mean within three or four weeks or something like that, there’s a chance. So we’ll see how that all works out.” Sanchez to start against Lions Favregiveness Brunell: I learned a lot from Favre…

It’s the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi this weekend and, even after 18 races at the end of a long season, I feel fresh and excited about a special few days. My target is to win here, as it is at every race, and that’s all I’m thinking about as the weekend starts. I look back at this year and I’ve won 10 races, got 12 pole…

The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is officially in the books, with Kyle Busch recovering from serious leg and foot injuries to score his dramatic  first championship in the sport’s top division. And now, it’s time to take a deep breath and spend some time with family and friends. In honor of Thanksgiving, here are 10 things I’m thankful for this holiday season. 10. Air Titans. There’s no way…

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By JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Wednesday he would not take long to rule on a motion by New York’s top law enforcement official to stop the country’s two biggest daily fantasy sports companies from operating following two hours of arguments in a packed Manhattan courtroom. Justice Manuel Mendez, of state Supreme Court, told lawyers for FanDuel, DraftKings and an assistant attorney general that…

NFL NEW YORK (AP) The family of Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford says signs of the degenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy were found in his brain after his death. In a statement released through NBC News, the family said he had ”experienced firsthand” symptoms associated with CTE but did not offer specifics. Gifford died of natural causes at his Connecticut home in August at age 84. His widow,…

According to a 10K filing from Disney today, which you can read here, ESPN now has 92 million subscribers. That’s a troubling number because just two years ago ESPN reported it had 99 million subscribers in the same 10k filing. The last time ESPN had 92 million subscribers was 2006, so the past two years have erased the previous seven years of subscriber growth. These filings are important because it’s the…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Chelsea will spend the next two weeks deciding whether to bring in a striker in January to replace Diego Costa, 27. (Guardian) Defender Gary Cahill’s future at Stamford Bridge is in doubt, with Chelsea only willing to give him a one-year contract extension after his 30th birthday next month. (Times – subscription required) Manchester City have turned…

The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is officially in the books, with Kyle Busch recovering from serious leg and foot injuries to score his dramatic  first championship in the sport’s top division. And now, it’s time to take a deep breath and spend some time with family and friends. In honor of Thanksgiving, here are 10 things I’m thankful for this holiday season. 10. Air Titans. There’s no way…

Doyen Sports has grown in recent years to become a major investor in top soccer talent from Brazil to countries across Europe. Its other interests include player management, consulting and investing in image rights of players, including Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar, one of soccer’s biggest talents. The documents, including banking details, outline how much the firm paid for each of its agreements; $6.35 million in the…

Cornell men’s hockey coach Mike Schafer, pictured behind the bench during a game in 2014, takes his team to Madison Square Garden to take on Boston University on Saturday. Cornell has gone 3-5-1 against BU during Schafer’s tenure.(Photo: FILE PHOTO / DAVE BURBANK) Saturday night’s “Red Hot Hockey” game between the Cornell University and Boston University men’s hockey teams will take place in New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden,…