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Full rankings: 2014-15 Best in College Sports Don’t worry about Ohio State. If and when college sports Armageddon hits, Ohio’s 145-year-old land grant giant will be fine. Only Stanford is in Ohio State’s league in terms of athletic commitment. Both offer 36 sports. (The NCAA officially says Stanford is ahead 36-35 so the parties may want to get together on this soon.) Nevertheless, Ohio State’s athletic budget is fifth nationally,…

NASCAR hasn’t had enough time yet to determine what safety changes may result from Austin Dillon’s terrifying last-lap crash at Daytona International Speedway early Monday morning. That’s the word from NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell, who said in a Tuesday afternoon teleconference that the sanctioning body has no timetable for the completion of the investigation into Dillon’s crash. Dillon’s car went into the Daytona frontstretch…

Reigning Brickyard 400 champion Jeff Gordon is looking forward to the new package that will be used at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.(Photo: Mike DiNovo, USA TODAY Sports) NASCAR on Tuesday announced rules package changes for four of the final nine races of the Sprint Cup regular season and left open the possibility of more in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The new packages, intended to stoke passing and enliven a…

A national campaign to pressure FIFA to pay women’s soccer teams fairly gained wide attention in its first day, after the international soccer governing body awarded the U.S. women’s soccer team, winners of the Women’s World Cup, $6 million less than it paid men’s teams that lost in the first round of last year’s World Cup. The U.S. women’s soccer team not only won the World Cup on Sunday —…

I only stopped playing Rocket League to write this article, and man am I ever itching to get back to it. Rocket League just came out today—after a lengthy period of testing—on PS4 (for free, if you’re a PS Plus member) and Steam, where it’s doing especially well. Rocket League is Steam’s latest sensation, currently the second best seller on the whole service behind only Ark: Survival Evolved, and it’s…

The confetti will be flying when the city holds a parade for the U.S. women’s soccer team to celebrate its World Cup victory. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced Tuesday that the parade has been scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m. in lower Manhattan, along Broadway from the Battery to City Hall, known as the Canyon of Heroes. The celebration will include a program at City Hall. The team defeated…

Monday night’s Blue Jays-White Sox game was a remarkable 1 hour, 54 minutes long, the shortest major-league game in four years. lRelated Chicago White Sox Strikeout streak ends, but Chris Sale outduels Mark Buehrle See all related But what is the fastest nine-inning in MLB history? That would be the Sept. 28, 1919, game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies in the Polo Grounds. Behind pitcher Jesse…

Head coach Monte Lee added four assistants to his staff, announced Tuesday. Lee, who was named head coach on June 18, retained Bradley LeCroy as recruiting coordinator. Lee also named Andrew See as pitching coach, Greg Starbuck as volunteer assistant and retained Brad Owens as director of baseball operations. “I’m very excited about my three assistant coaches along with Brad Owens,” said Lee. “Retaining Coach LeCroy was a no-brainer. He’s…

Credit: FOX Sports Wisconsin MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee Brewers loss to the Atlanta Braves was not the primary concern for many baseball fans at Miller Park on Monday night, July 6th. That’s because a fan was hurt after being struck in the face by a foul ball. “I’ve been to hundreds of games and it was definitely up there with one of the worst ones,” said Andy Radjenovich, a Brewers…

First off, a quick introduction, though if you don’t know what FanDuel is, well, you’re missing out. FanDuel is a site that offers daily fantasy sports games. Participants are given a chance every day to select new players, fill out a lineup and, most importantly, win some cash. If you choose poorly Monday you can come back Tuesday and try again. Easy as that. Click here to enter a $5 FanDuel contest that offers a $10,000…

Dodd: Ohio State earns No. 1 spot | Norlander: Alford keeps UCLA relevant Once again, the world of college athletics provided a wealth of excitement during the 2014-15 season. Ohio State won the first College Football Playoff, capturing its first national title in the sport since 2002. Duke returned to the top of men’s basketball, ending a short four-year drought and winning the championship. Virginia catapulted itself to the top…

By Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg Time Inc. has acquired three youth-focused digital sports companies and an events business, as the publisher looks to place bets on growing areas of media and reduce its dependence on print advertising and circulation revenue. The company has purchased SportsSignup and LeagueAthletics.com, which provide online management tools to youth sports leagues that enable parents, coaches and players to check information such as team schedules and statistics….

Full rankings: 2014-15 Best in College Sports Don’t worry about Ohio State. If and when college sports Armageddon hits, Ohio’s 145-year-old land grant giant will be fine. Only Stanford is in Ohio State’s league in terms of athletic commitment. Both offer 36 sports. (The NCAA officially says Stanford is ahead 36-35 so the parties may want to get together on this soon.) Nevertheless, Ohio State’s athletic budget is fifth nationally,…

CONCACAF has ended its corporate sponsorship with Traffic Sports USA after the company plead guilty to a fraud charge. NEW YORK — In the latest fallout from the U.S. federal investigation into soccer corruption, the sport’s governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) ended its corporate partnership agency relationship with Traffic Sports USA, two months after the company pleaded guilty to a fraud charge. The announcement…

Dennis Grombkowski—Getty Images Abby Wambach of the U.S. celebrates after their 5-2 win over Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Final at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on July 5, 2015. David Berri is a professor of economics at Southern Utah University. A fan base doesn’t appear overnight The Women’s World Cup, which concluded Sunday night in the final with U.S. dominating Japan, has been a ratings success…

A national campaign to pressure FIFA to pay women’s soccer teams fairly gained wide attention in its first day, after the international soccer governing body awarded the U.S. women’s soccer team, winners of the Women’s World Cup, $6 million less than it paid men’s teams that lost in the first round of last year’s World Cup. The U.S. women’s soccer team not only won the World Cup on Sunday —…

Austin Dillon’s crash was violent and scary. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the first time we’ve seen something like that happen at Daytona International Speedway.  On Monday’s edition of FOX Sports 1’s “NASCAR Race Hub,” Danielle Trotta and Adam Alexander took a look back at three of the worst catch fence wrecks in DIS history.

Dodd: Ohio State earns No. 1 spot | Norlander: Alford keeps UCLA relevant Once again, the world of college athletics provided a wealth of excitement during the 2014-15 season. Ohio State won the first College Football Playoff, capturing its first national title in the sport since 2002. Duke returned to the top of men’s basketball, ending a short four-year drought and winning the championship. Virginia catapulted itself to the top…

By Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg Time Inc. has acquired three youth-focused digital sports companies and an events business, as the publisher looks to place bets on growing areas of media and reduce its dependence on print advertising and circulation revenue. The company has purchased SportsSignup and LeagueAthletics.com, which provide online management tools to youth sports leagues that enable parents, coaches and players to check information such as team schedules and statistics….

Full rankings: 2014-15 Best in College Sports Don’t worry about Ohio State. If and when college sports Armageddon hits, Ohio’s 145-year-old land grant giant will be fine. Only Stanford is in Ohio State’s league in terms of athletic commitment. Both offer 36 sports. (The NCAA officially says Stanford is ahead 36-35 so the parties may want to get together on this soon.) Nevertheless, Ohio State’s athletic budget is fifth nationally,…