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(AP Photo/Elise Amendola) The Women’s World Cup begins June 6 across six different cities in Canada, and ends with the final in Vancouver on July 5. The U.S. hasn’t won the tournament since 1999, though it did come close in 2011, losing a heartbreaker to Japan in penalty kicks. The Americans, ranked No. 2 in the world behind Germany, are expected to make it to the championship match though they…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest The “Greatest Day of Racing” will take place Sunday as the green flag will wave in three marquee races across the world, one right after the other: the Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600. The latter event may provide the toughest challenge: Drivers will compete against each other for 400 laps and battle changing track conditions as the sun sets over the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor…

i FIFA President Sepp Blatter kicks a ball during the inauguration of a football stadium in the village of Dura al-Qari near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday. Blatter said he is on a “mission of peace” to resolve tensions between the Israeli and Palestinian soccer federations. Majdi Mohammed/AP hide caption itoggle caption Majdi Mohammed/AP FIFA President Sepp Blatter kicks a ball during the inauguration of a football…

#TexasTech eliminates No. 2 #TCU 8-1 on Thursday morning at #Big12 Championship #WreckEm A photo posted by Texas Tech Baseball (@ttu_baseball) on May 21, 2015 at 11:35am PDT TULSA, Okla. — Top-seed TCU, the nation’s fifth-ranked team, has been eliminated from the Big 12 baseball tournament after just two games. The Horned Frogs, who were upset by Baylor in Thursday’s opening round, got beat again Friday morning by Texas Tech….

SCORE: Alabama 4, Missouri 3 RUNDOWN: Alabama’s Casey Hughston gave the Crimson Tide an early 1-0 lead, but Missouri took a 3-1 lead midway through, getting a two-run bloop double from Brett Peel in the fifth and an RBI single from Trey Harris in the sixth. Alabama battled back, getting a two-run single from Cody Henry in the sixth and a long home run to left from catcher Will Haynie…

A five-run deficit didn’t scare LSU in the SEC tournament quarterfinals, and now the Tigers (47-9) are moving on after clawing out of the season-high hole against Auburn. On today’s edition of Talkin’ Tigers, sports reporter Rachel Whittaker, LSU columnist Ron Higgins and pitcher Zac Person give 3-minute analysis of LSU’s gritty victory. The Tigers are no strangers to trailing during SEC games – 11 of the past 13 – but they’ve won 8 of…

0 Shares Print Crime syndicates are attacking the soul of international sports with relentless and brazen attempts at match-fixing and betting fraud, thriving in areas where sports betting is underregulated. However, they can cross over into legal markets online to manipulate games all over the globe. They’re taking a toll on the perception of the games, increasing the public’s skepticism with each compromised match. Now, the world’s integrity monitors are…

Aaron Hernandez is in court for a hearing on a witness intimidation charge. Big new tattoo on his neck #7news pic.twitter.com/jALBDj8weB — Brad Tatum 7News (@BradTatum) May 21, 2015 Aaron Hernandez appeared in Superior Court in New Bedford, Mass., on Thursday, this time featuring a large new neck tattoo that reads “LIFETIME” over a star design. The photo below on the left was taken in court on April 15, the…

Bill Simmons is still under contract with ESPN until September, with the network essentially paying him to do nothing and preventing him from doing much of anything else. But in the meantime, speculation about where fired editor, commentator and podcaster might end up is still going strong. At a Paley Center panel in New York on Wednesday, the heads of CBS Sports, NBC Sports and Fox Sports were all asked…

Paris Saint-Germain are paying a higher average wage than any other club in any sport worldwide – with football clubs making up four of the top five positions in the salary table. The Qatari-owned PSG’s average weekly wage – £101,898 – makes them sport’s biggest spenders, ranking them above Real Madrid (£96,933), last year’s top-ranked Manchester City (£96,445) and Barcelona (£90,675). Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers (£89,999) complete the…

Hours after Riley Curry, adorable daughter of Steph Curry, stole the show at the NBA MVP’s postgame press conference an incredibly strange controversy took over the internet. A few writers, who apparently were worried about making their deadlines (though as former friend of For The Win Adi Joseph points out it was an early game), complained that kids shouldn’t be allowed on the podium because it’s a waste of time,…

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(AP Photo/Elise Amendola) The Women’s World Cup begins June 6 across six different cities in Canada, and ends with the final in Vancouver on July 5. The U.S. hasn’t won the tournament since 1999, though it did come close in 2011, losing a heartbreaker to Japan in penalty kicks. The Americans, ranked No. 2 in the world behind Germany, are expected to make it to the championship match though they…

SEC Baseball Tournament action begins with a pair of elimination games on Thursday. The four teams that have not dropped a game in the double-elimination tournament will be featured in Thursday’s last two matchups at Hoover Met. All four games can be seen on the SEC Network and live streamed on WatchESPN. The first two matchups can be heard on Sirius 219/XM 190 and the final two games of the day…

It’s another bright and early morning for Alabama baseball. The No. 11 seed Crimson Tide (31-27) play No. 7 seed Missouri (30-27) in an elimination game at the SEC Tournament at 9:30 a.m. CT here at the Hoover Met. Check it out on the SEC Network or WatchESPN. Pitchers are Alabama senior LHP Taylor Guilbeau (2-6, 3.68) vs. Missouri freshman RHP Tanner Houck (8-4, 3.40). Alabama is the home team. Check back here for updates….

Abe Madkour, executive editor of Sports Business Journal, predicted a 12- to 16-month time frame “before we start seeing changes on what’s protected and what’s blocked.” “The people who own the intellectual property, the rights holders, will take a more active stance to protect their property,” he said. Last month, Major League Baseball’s president of business and media, told CNBC last month that the league…

Hours after Riley Curry, adorable daughter of Steph Curry, stole the show at the NBA MVP’s postgame press conference an incredibly strange controversy took over the internet. A few writers, who apparently were worried about making their deadlines (though as former friend of For The Win Adi Joseph points out it was an early game), complained that kids shouldn’t be allowed on the podium because it’s a waste of time,…

Paris Saint-Germain’s average wage bill is higher than any other team in world sport, according to 2015’s annual report from Sporting Intelligence and ESPN The Magazine. PSG has since disputed the report and released a statement: Paris Saint-Germain firmly denies the information published this Wednesday in the recent study by SportingIntelligence for ESPN concerning the average first-team player salary. While winning the Ligue 1 for the third consecutive year, the Club…

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