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i FC Barcelona plays Getafe in Barcelona, Spain, on May 3. Spain’s soccer federation says it will halt all professional games “indefinitely” starting May 16, to protest a new law regulating the sale of television game rights. Spain’s professional soccer league opposes the planned suspension, but the players union supports it. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption itoggle caption Manu Fernandez/AP FC Barcelona plays Getafe in Barcelona, Spain, on May 3. Spain’s…

This is a big weekend for NASCAR and Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants at Kansas Speedway. The two entities will come together in both Saturday night’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race, as well as Friday night’s Toyota Tundra 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event. Six drivers will sport SpongeBob paint schemes – five in the Cup race and one in the Truck race. “I grew up watching…

The Spanish soccer league, home to many of the world’s best players, is in turmoil. With only a couple of weeks left in the season, La Liga–and all other organized soccer in Spain, both professional and amateur–has been suspended because of a dispute between the government and the association that runs the sport in Spain over how to divvy up TV broadcasting rights. The RFEF, the Spanish soccer association, said…

The University of Nebraska’s Haymarket Park experienced over six inches of rain overnight on Wednesday, so there was only one course of action: send a tiny version of current Cornhuskers head coach Darin Erstad out on a wee little boat. A little water didn’t stop a couple of players from getting some catch in though: Beautiful day at the ballpark. Gotta get that work in. pic.twitter.com/tmImYOr2hT…

Brewers GM Doug Melvin acted decisively to fire manager Ron Roenicke and hire well-respected neophyte Craig Counsell. Melvin was so sure about the switch he sent club owner Mark Attanasio an 18-point email detailing why Counsell had to be the choice to lead the suddenly underachieving team – they’d been 16-40 over their last two months of regular-season baseball. Now Melvin is being proactive about his next possible step. He’s…

Tweet Email Print (0) Comments Various athletes in Wisconsin sports gather Thursday night on the blue carpet before the Wisconsin Sports Awards in Kohler. The Wisconsin Badgers were recognized as the college team of the year. The event celebrated accomplishments by from preps to pros. …

Last week I wrote about ESPN suing Verizon. I’d encourage you to read that article if you’re interested in the business side of the cable sports world. This week I’m writing what I plan to make an annual tradition here at Outkick, a breakdown of the 15 most valuable national sports networks. (There are regional sports networks as well and some of them are quite valuable, but I’m focusing on…

by Sacha Feinman & Josh Israel Posted on May 7, 2015 at 8:31 am Share this: “The Hot New Form Of Fantasy Sports Is Probably Addictive, Potentially Illegal And Completely Unregulated“ Share: Eighteen months of gambling sobriety had passed before Jay saw his first television commercial for a daily fantasy sports website. With more than six years of counseling for an addiction to sports betting under his belt, he thought…

TRENTON — A state Senate committee today signed off on a bill that would make cheerleading an official interscholastic sport in New Jersey and require additional safety measures for cheerleaders. The bill (S2275) cleared the Senate Education Committee despite warnings from the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association that it carries unintended consequences for cheerleading programs. “The truth is many (cheerleaders) are in much better physical shape than the ones…

The agent for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, in a statement released Thursday morning, called the Wells report a “terrible disappointment.” In the statement, agent Donald H. Yee also goes after the league a day after the Deflategate findings said that it was “probable” that Brady had “knowledge” of the deflated balls. “One item alone taints this entire report,” the statement said. “What does it say about the league office’s protocols…

Early in the 2015 NASCAR season, Jimmie Johnson has two wins, seven top-5 finishes — including four straight top-3 finishes — and has made it clear he is once again a serious contender to win his seventh Sprint Cup championship. Another title that Johnson owns is NASCAR’s money leader. Since 2010, nobody has made more racing NASCAR than Johnson who has taken home $40.2 million, more than $4 million…

Torrential rains fell across much of the state of Nebraska on Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Officially, 6.65 inches of rain fell at the Lincoln Airport since Wednesday morning, while areas just to the southwest of Lincoln received upwards of nine or ten inches of rain. Street flooding was widespread in Lincoln, especially at Haymarket Park, where Salt Creek overflowed it’s banks. Good Morning from Bowlin Stadium –…

Daily Driver videos are micro-reviews of vehicles in the Autoblog press fleet, reviewed by the staffers that drive them every day. Today’s Daily Driver features the 2015 Ford Edge Sport, reviewed by Adam Morath. You can watch the video above or read a transcript below. Watch more Autoblog videos at /videos. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT [00:00:00] Hi. I’m Adam Morath for Autoblog and in today’s Daily Driver we’re with the 2015 Ford…

Belarus handed the U.S. its first loss at the World Hockey Championship, a 5-2 defeat, in arguably Belarus’ biggest upset since the 2002 Olympics in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Thursday. The U.S., with one Olympian on its roster, entered the game having won its first three games of the tournament for the first time since 1997 and seeking its first four-victory start since 1939. Belarus, guided by former NHL defenseman…

The Spanish soccer league, home to many of the world’s best players, is in turmoil. With only a couple of weeks left in the season, La Liga–and all other organized soccer in Spain, both professional and amateur–has been suspended because of a dispute between the government and the association that runs the sport in Spain over how to divvy up TV broadcasting rights. The RFEF, the Spanish soccer association, said…

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — No more than four U.S. men’s golfers can compete at the Rio Olympics, and 53 Americans are currently ranked higher than Tiger Woods. But Woods, the 14-time major champion and No. 125-ranked golfer in the world, is prepared to fight for a place in the first Olympic golf tournament since 1904. “It’s very important,” Woods said following a practice round at The Players Championship on Tuesday…

(By John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Sixty minutes from the first conference finals of his NHL career, Barry Trotz strolled along the bench, shook a few hands, and was down the Verizon Center tunnel before a single player from either team had left the ice. Was he excited? Is a tube of tile grout excited? “We just won a hockey game,” he said a few moments later, summarizing the moment. Yup….

Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon heads to Kansas Speedway this weekend as the defending winner of the SpongeBob SquarePants 400. Kansas is one of Gordon’s better tracks. He leads all drivers with three victories at the 1.5-mile track, as well as most top-five finishes (10), most lead-lap finishes (15) and most laps completed (4,714). Gordon will have plenty of tough competition this weekend, as he has had…

Quarterback Everett Golson informed coach Brian Kelly Thursday morning that he is transferring out of Notre Dame. Golson explained his decision to FOX Sports Thursday in a statement.  “After much thought, prayer and discussion with my family, I have decided that it is in my best interest to graduate from Notre Dame and transfer to another school effective immediately,” Golson said. “I would like to thank everyone at Notre Dame for the opportunity to…