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FILE – In this Aug. 29, 2015, file photo, United States’ Mike Rodgers, left, takes the baton from Tyson Gay outside of the designated handover zone in the men’s 4x100m relay final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing. Team USA was disqualified. The buzz in U.S. Olympic circles is about bringing the 2024 Games to Los Angeles. A more urgent matter: Bringing home the…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes a north-south divide is developing in English football which reflects a drift in economic power towards London. (Daily Telegraph)  Liverpool defender Nathanial Clyne, 24, insists there is no panic at the club despite their disappointing start to the season. (Daily…

0 Shares Print LOUDON, N.H. — As reporters chased Kevin Harvick as he walked through the garage Friday to ask him about his jab of Jimmie Johnson, Harvick tried to ignore them while also trying to appease the fans handing him items to sign at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. At one point, Harvick put his hand up to grab what he thought was a piece of paper that was just…

ENLARGE BARCELONA, Spain—FC Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi tore a ligament in his left knee during the defending champion’s Spanish league match against Las Palmas on Saturday. Barcelona confirmed the injury after Messi had tests at a nearby Barcelona hospital. The club said it expects him to be out of action for seven to eight weeks. Messi went down after colliding with Las Palmas defender Pedro Bigas in the third…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes a north-south divide is developing in English football which reflects a drift in economic power towards London. (Daily Telegraph)  Liverpool defender Nathanial Clyne, 24, insists there is no panic at the club despite their disappointing start to the season. (Daily…

By Tom Fordyce Chief sports writer at Twickenham Wales overcame a 10-point deficit and endless injuries to pull off a sensational win against England in an astonishing World Cup contest. Gareth Davies’s late try from Lloyd Williams’ brilliant cross-field kick and 23 points…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes a north-south divide is developing in English football which reflects a drift in economic power towards London. (Daily Telegraph)  Liverpool defender Nathanial Clyne, 24, insists there is no panic at the club despite their disappointing start to the season. (Daily…

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes a north-south divide is developing in English football which reflects a drift in economic power towards London. (Daily Telegraph)  Liverpool defender Nathanial Clyne, 24, insists there is no panic at the club despite their disappointing start to the season. (Daily…

Sports media company Perform Group is taking steps to launch a livestreaming sports service, saying it is positioning itself to become the “Netflix of sports.” The yet-to-be named subscription product, which will launch in 2016, is an over-the-top service that will allow users in Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Austria to livestream sports games and original content from teams around the world for about $10 a month. …

Should real estate be a competitive sport? Let’s see. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of estates in California and Oregon that claim to cater to the sports minded. We are keeping score. Which house wins? $3.5 million estate in Southern Oregon: Venture capitalist Jonathan Yantis, who bet heavy on virtual currency, is selling property at 371 Hessar St. in Grants Pass’ Cathedral Hills. Standing apart from the mountain-side, temperature-controlled wine cellar…

Evan Murray, quarterback of the Warren Hills Regional High School football team in Warren Hills, NJ, died Friday night after an injury sustained in a game. According to Jim Deegan of NJ.com, Murray took a hit in the first half of their game Friday and walked off the field under his own power. Around halftime, he collapsed on the sideline, got back up, and was taken to an ambulance. School…

Evening, folks. How are you feeling? Excited? Pumped up? Bored of the phony war? Nervous? If you have a vested interest in this game then I know the answer: you’re nervous. Let’s look at Wales first. Never mind the injury crisis that has now reached a critical stage. Don’t think it’s critical? Well there are people on that social media they have now – not sensible people, mind, but people,…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes a north-south divide is developing in English football which reflects a drift in economic power towards London. (Daily Telegraph)  Liverpool defender Nathanial Clyne, 24, insists there is no panic at the club despite their disappointing start to the season. (Daily…

Despite the preponderance of useful data and the potential for a non-savvy manager to render it useless, most MLB managers are former players. Contrast this with the NFL, NBA, and NHL, where fewer than half of all head coaches are former players. These sports, by and large, recognize that a managerial or head coaching role is too important to assign to someone whose only success came when playing….

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes a north-south divide is developing in English football which reflects a drift in economic power towards London. (Daily Telegraph)  Liverpool defender Nathanial Clyne, 24, insists there is no panic at the club despite their disappointing start to the season. (Daily…

Sports media company Perform Group is taking steps to launch a livestreaming sports service, saying it is positioning itself to become the “Netflix of sports.” The yet-to-be named subscription product, which will launch in 2016, is an over-the-top service that will allow users in Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Austria to livestream sports games and original content from teams around the world for about $10 a month. …

Is debating whether bridge is a sport or a game a sport or a game? It’s neither, is it, because a conclusion isn’t arrived at under a specific set of rules that govern the manner in which points can be scored. This is the defining thing that sports and games have in common. Another thing that sports and games have in common is that the conclusions of such competitions only matter to…

View photo . (AP) If you’re wondering what Bobby Valentine, the ex-New York Mets and Texas Rangers manager, has been up to lately. Well, apparently, he’s been pondering the future of performance enhancing drugs in sports. These are the things, apparently, you spend your time doing after you’ve supposedly invented the wrap sandwich and served as a one-year punchline manager with the Boston Red Sox. Anyhow, our old buddy Bobby…

BASEBALL NEW YORK (AP) Pete Rose has made his case for reinstatement with Commissioner Rob Manfred, who promised a decision by the end of December. Major League Baseball said the meeting with the career hits leader and his representatives took place Thursday at baseball’s headquarters in New York. Then Cincinnati’s manager, Rose agreed in 1989 to a lifetime ban from baseball after an investigation for MLB by lawyer John Dowd…