Blog

Sports broadcasts — long viewed by the entertainment industry as a way to lure viewers and ad dollars — are losing some luster. American media companies including Walt Disney Inc., Time Warner Inc. and 21st Century Fox could see their profits shrink due to the surging cost of broadcasting professional sports at a time when subscriber numbers are falling and viewership is hitting a plateau. TV networks including Disney’s ESPN,…

The page you requested is temporarily unavailable. We’re redirecting you to the homepage in 5 seconds. http://www.post-gazette.com/

i Carlos Alfaro, 19, practices with a soccer ball before a match in New York City. Some members of his youth soccer team are set to meet with Pope Francis in September. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Hansi Lo Wang/NPR Carlos Alfaro, 19, practices with a soccer ball before a match in New York City. Some members of his youth soccer team are set to meet with Pope…

Manchester United are set to complete the £36m signing of Monaco forward Anthony Martial. The 19-year-old, who has been linked with Arsenal, was allowed to leave the France squad on Monday to travel to Manchester for a medical with Louis van Gaal’s side. Martial scored eight goals in 31 Ligue 1 appearances last season. Should he sign, Martial will become Manchester United’s…

To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free. Don’t have an account yet?Create an account » Subscribed through iTunes and need an NYTimes.com account?Learn more » Need to connect your Home Delivery subscription to NYTimes.com?Link your subscription »

Aside from the friendlies, Jurgen Klinsmann has an eye on the Confederations Cup playoff vs. Mexico Oct. 10 at the Rose Bowl. (Nick Wass/Associated Press) Jurgen Klinsmann’s 23-man roster for the U.S. men’s national team friendly Friday against Peru at RFK Stadium features many familiar faces, but two of the most well-known and experienced, forward Clint Dempsey and midfielder Michael Bradley, are not part of it. Dempsey and Bradley were…

I think we all remember flinching with horror as pudgy “soccer mom” Katie Castro got starched by a professionally trained fighter at Xplode Fight Series. XFS owner Gregg Sharp publicly defended the spectacle as the video quickly went viral, saying the video was actually shot six months earlier and that “if we were not in San Diego, no one would care.” Well, somebody seems to care now. According to an in-depth story…

Christen Press feels badly for most of her Chicago Red Stars teammates. It bothers Press that the demands of both playing in the women’s World Cup and of traveling to celebrate the U.S. triumph have drained her ability to help the team since returning to National Women’s Soccer League play three weeks after the tournament ended. And she finds it discouraging that the league’s financial caste system leaves the three…

JERSEY CITY — A few children are kicking a soccer ball around outside the Westin Hotel in Downtown Jersey City while a couple news cameras are set up at the main entrance. What’s this all about? The few young soccer fans said they are waiting to see the Brazilian National Team make their way into the hotel. ESPN and CBS employees with the Brazilian flag on their shirts said members…

Michael Riley Jr. is seen in a photo posted on a GoFundMe fundraising page. Michael Riley Jr. is seen in a photo posted on a GoFundMe fundraising page. A 14-year-old boy from Houston who was diagnosed with a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a lake earlier this month has died, his family said Saturday night. Michael Riley Jr. passed away at Texas Children’s Hospital after battling the infection for…

The Tribune covers women’s high school sports extensively yet essentially ignores those athletes when they get to college (where about 43 percent of scholarship athletes are women) and beyond. Rarely does anyone complain in an email or phone call about the lack of women’s sports coverage, Knowles said. “Sports departments tend to be male-dominated, and the culture within them is unfortunately not all that welcoming to women or women’s sports,”…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page and follow Sportsday live on Monday. Chelsea have reportedly opened talks with Juventus about Paul Pogba, 22, and are prepared to offer £87.5m for the midfielder. (Tancredi Palmeri, via Daily Star)  Manchester United have made a £36.3m bid for Monaco’s France Under-21 forward Anthony Martial, 19, who is…

Japan beat Pennsylvania, 18–11, to win the Little League World Series on Sunday. Japanese teams have now won four of the last six championships.  The 29 combined runs are the most ever in a LLWS title game, breaking the previous record of 23.  The Japanese team came from the Tokyo Kitasuna Little League, which has now won three LLWS championships in its history.  The Pennsylvania team, from the town of…

BEIJING Part of Sebastian Coe’s new job as head of world athletics will be to shift the conversation about his “ostensibly clean” sport from doping to spectacular performances, he said on Sunday. The Briton will become president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) at the conclusion of the 15th world championships on Sunday. The former Olympic champion takes over a sport that has endured a month of allegations…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page and follow Sportsday live on Monday. Manchester United have made a £36.3m bid for Monaco forward Anthony Martial, 19, who is also on Arsenal’s radar. (RMC Sport – in French)  Schalke have denied reports that Arsenal and Manchester United target Julian Draxler, 21, has agreed to join Wolfsburg….

Scott Dixon receives the Astor Cup from team owner Chip Ganassi after winning the Verizon IndyCar Series championship at Sonoma Raceway. (Kelley L Cox, USA TODAY Sports) SONOMA, Calif. — Here’s a look at all the action and results from Sunday afternoon’s IndyCar race at Sonoma Raceway: THE CHAMPION: Scott Dixon took advantage of what turned out to be a monumental mistake by Juan Pablo Montoya, winning Sunday’s race at Sonoma Raceway…

The credits roll… and cue to black…  The 2015 World Championships come to an end, leaving us with fantastic memories. Usain Bolt overcame Justin Gatlin to prove he’s the best that’s ever been; Jessica Ennis-Hill proved she’s a super mum; Greg Rutherford proved he’s a worthy champion while Mo Farah proved he can make history again and again. There were superheros and bizarre moments, and super-human feats.  Thanks, as always, for joining…

RELATED: Race results from Canada “You’re clear!” Those were the words that Erik Jones heard from his spotter, as the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports truck pulled ahead of BK Racing‘s Alex Tagliani with two laps to go in Sunday’s Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The 19-year-old wheelman held on to take the checkered, his task becoming easier on the final lap when Tagliani began dropping in the field. As Tagliani fell back, ThorSport Racing’s…

ATLANTA— A fan died after falling from the upper deck into the lower-level stands at Turner Field on Saturday night during a game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. Lt. Charles Hampton of the Atlanta Police Department homicide unit confirmed the death hours after the man fell in the seventh inning. He was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital. Mary Beth Hauptle, an…

To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free. Don’t have an account yet?Create an account » Subscribed through iTunes and need an NYTimes.com account?Learn more » Need to connect your Home Delivery subscription to NYTimes.com?Link your subscription »