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A northwest suburban businessman has been accused of using professional and college sports logos without permission on products that he manufactured and sold, authorities said Wednesday. Blackhawks inserts Authorities seized more than 130,000 items valued at $549,000 that featured counterfeit team logos. Authorities seized more than 130,000 items valued at $549,000 that featured counterfeit team logos. (Courtesy of Cook County Sheriff) Jeff Huang, 61, is charged with unauthorized use of trademarks, a…

The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said it was “a nonsense” to begin the process in the current climate. The vote to decide who will host the 2026 World Cup is due to take place in Kuala Lumpur in May 2017. The United States are…

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When I started TSE Sports & Entertainment as an event hospitality business back in 1997, entertaining a client consisted of a ticket and parking pass to a baseball game and hot dogs and beers at the stadium. Things have changed a lot in the past 18 years and even more so in the past five since I formed Goviva. The marketplace demand for hospitality services is greater than ever and…

A rendering of the proposed Olympic Stadium, which could be located at Widett Circle, or what Boston 2024 is now referring to as “midtown.” (Boston 2024) BOSTON A new report from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance and Transportation for Massachusetts is calling for a new statewide planning commission to coordinate preparations for hosting the Olympic Games, even if Massachusetts voters eventually reject the 2024 bid….

This week, video of a white police officer’s response to a complaint about black teens at a pool party in McKinney, Texas, went viral, because it struck many viewers as shockingly violent and disproportionate. The backstory only made the footage more troubling. According to several accounts, police were called in response to a fight that broke out when a white adult told the black kids, some of whom had…

Joe Hockey has sought to mollify aspiring homebuyers offended by his comments about entering the market, saying he “totally understands” that housing is very expensive for a lot of people. The treasurer faced criticism for his remarks on Tuesday that “if housing were unaffordable in Sydney, no one would be buying it” and “the starting point for a first home buyer is to get a good job that pays good…

Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY SportsChicago Blackhawks left wing Brandon Saad with Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Jason Garrison, right, and center Alex Killorn in the first period in game three of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final at United Center. The chairman of NBC Sports has thoughts on beards in hockey. Specifically, Mark Lazarus thinks hockey players should abandon their tradition of not shaving during the playoffs because it makes it too…

Looks like Anderson Silva won’t try out for next year’s Olympic Games after all. The former UFC middleweight champion, and 5th dan black belt in taekwondo, announced in April his desire to represent Brazil in taekwondo at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but his manager Jorge Guimaraes told PVT that Silva has changed his plans. “This Olympic thing has been discarded. Anderson won’t participate in the…

By Rebecca Gale Posted at 5 a.m. June 10 0 Tweet Staffers cheer at the Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game. (CQ Roll Call File Photo) It’s that time of year again. Congressional baseball is back! The 54th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game Thursday is the real midsummer classic here in Washington, D.C. It’s like a preview of 2018 All Star Game at Nationals Park, except this time starring members of Congress….

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Editor’s note: Play one-day fantasy baseball for cash! FanDuel is hosting a $115,000 league for tonight’s MLB games, and first place wins $10,000. Starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Enter now! Welcome to the day-game edition of the free DFS MLB Playbook for Wednesday, June 10, courtesy of Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. Every day, the experts at FantasyAlarm.com, who just won the 2015 FanDuel Playboy Championship, will publish their top daily fantasy…

In the seven years since Oregon brought back baseball in 2009, 29 Ducks have heard their name called in the MLB Draft.  Several more are expected to be added to that list this week.  The Ducks have multiple current players who are in line to be selected and once again have a stable of incoming freshmen who are likely to be called in the 40-round draft. The three days of…

It has been an, um, eventful week for TCU baseball. Eight days ago, the Horned Frogs produced a rally for the ages in college baseball by coming back from a seven-run deficit in the eighth inning to beat North Carolina State. Early Tuesday morning against Texas A&M, they won a 16-inning game that coach Jim Schlossnagle called the best he’s ever been a part of. Those victories — both in…

Kyle Wilcox, a hard-throwing righthander from Newtown, was the lone Connecticut player taken in Day 2 of MLB draft on Tuesday as rounds 3-10 were completed. The Mariners used their sixth-round pick, No. 185 overall, to select him. A player still hoping to get a call today as the draft resumes at noon is UConn’s Carson Cross, the American Athletic Conference pitcher of the year with a 10-2 record and…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United want Atletico Madrid striker Mario Mandzukic, 29, a year after he joined the Spanish club from Bayern Munich for £18.5m. (Sun – subscription)  United could also move for Paris St-Germain right-back Gregory van der Wiel, 27, after Barcelona’s Brazil international Dani Alves, 32, decided to stay…

You did it. You somehow got inside Belmont Park to witness American Pharoah try and grab the first Triple Crown in horse racing since 1978. How much money did you blow on today? You’re a little ashamed to admit the answer to that one, aren’t you? But never mind all that, because you are here. For history. This is the rare moment you will remember forever. A moment you will…

1. Bye bye boxiness… The Freelander was a good car for the late 90s and early noughties, but its boxy design was starting to look seriously dated. Time for a change. 2. … and hello to the future. The replacement Discovery Sport is a totally different proposition: an eye-catching and futuristic-looking compact SUV, it doesn’t look too dissimilar to the highly successful Range Rover Evoque. Which is no bad thing….

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Looks like Anderson Silva won’t try out for next year’s Olympic Games after all. The former UFC middleweight champion, and 5th dan black belt in taekwondo, announced in April his desire to represent Brazil in taekwondo at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but his manager Jorge Guimaraes told PVT that Silva has changed his plans. “This Olympic thing has been discarded. Anderson won’t participate in the…