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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Justin Dorgan, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Ricky Tang, right, pose in replica World War I-era flannel baseball uniforms at Cardines Field, where they will recreate a game from that era on Friday. (Matthew McCoy/Rhode Island World War I Centennial Commission via AP) It’s been 100 years since the United States became involved in World War I. To mark that centennial, the U.S. Naval War College in…

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is not happy that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was not included on a Sports Illustrated cover about the protest movement taking place in the sports world. “It was terrible, just kind of capitalizing on the hoopla and the media and all that nonsense” said Curry, one of the 10 people whose images appear on the cover of the Oct. 2 issue….

From February to fall, every NASCAR driver preaches reaching the playoffs and giving themselves a chance to win the championship trophy come November. They run a gauntlet of 26 races, darting all over the country in the process – and then only 16 drivers make the cut. After this weekend’s race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, that number drops to 12. For all the buildup to the playoffs, they can…

How much have the past 96 hours damaged NASCAR’s efforts over the past 20-plus years to become a mainstream sport? Thanks to the uneducated and intolerant reactions of Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Richard Childress regarding protests against systemic racism during the national anthem — and the sanctioning body’s own ineptitude in disowning those sentiments — NASCAR has found itself confronting old stereotypes it hoped had long been extinguished….

8:39 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment It is an extraordinarily sad time in college sports. Ten people were arrested Tuesday and charged with fraud and corruption after a two-year FBI investigation. A Hall of Fame coach was, as the attorney for Louisville’s Rick Pitino said, “essentially fired,” as was one of the most respected athletic directors in the country, Tom Jurich. A high-ranking Adidas employee…

Katie Nolan’s tenure as a Fox Sports employee is coming to an end. Multiple sources have told Sports Illustrated that Nolan is negotiating an early release from her Fox Sports contract. Her contract is believed to officially conclude at the end of 2017. The formal release is expected to come soon. “That is not something we are going to answer tonight,” said Fox Sports president Eric Shanks on Tuesday, when…

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry says Colin Kaepernick’s omission from a Sports Illustrated cover featuring sports figures linking arms in protest solidarity is “terrible.” The cover references the protests surrounding the national anthem ahead of NFL games last weekend. Curry is shown in the photo illustration appearing to link arms with LeBron James and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The anthem protests stem from Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the…

Concern about the kids’ sports frenzy often fixates on the costs to children who do too much: the burnout and physical exhaustion, the bodies battered from overuse, the loss of unscheduled free time. But the children who are excluded from that frenzy, most of them from lower-income families, suffer more enduring losses. These children miss out on the scads of positive outcomes that are linked to regular exercise, including longer…

Liverpool are objecting to a proposal by Sky Sports to switch their Premier League game at Arsenal to Christmas Eve, a plan that has been accused of showing “zero regard for supporters”. The Anfield club are aware of the proposal to move their trip to the Emirates Stadium from Saturday 23 December to Sunday 24 December with a 4pm kick-off. Liverpool have registered strong opposition to the Premier League and…

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With dominant teams jockeying for the No. 1 ranking, stars dazzling and acrobatic plays being made on a regular basis, women’s college volleyball has been thoroughly entertaining this season. If you haven’t been watching, you’re missing out. We’re in the thick of the conference schedule. As we get set to enter the home stretch, we polled coaches around the country to find answers for big-picture questions….

After his near-deadly motorcycle accident, current ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams worked as a recruiter for Ceruzzi Sports and Entertainment from 2007 to 2009. He’s seen the corrupt culture of college basketball firsthand, and has admittedly taken part in it. After the FBI’s bombshell announcement and indictments of four assistant basketball coaches, Williams predicted a grim future for college basketball. He said he knew from experience. Williams dropped on…

Tiger Woods seems to have come to grips with the idea that he may never play professional golf again. After four back surgeries and a bout with prescription drugs this spring and summer, Woods gave a recent update that seemed encouraging. He’s been hitting 60-yard shots and working out, but at the Presidents Cup on Wednesday, Woods said he knows that doesn’t mean much yet. “My timetable is based on…

From February to fall, every NASCAR driver preaches reaching the playoffs and giving themselves a chance to win the championship trophy come November. They run a gauntlet of 26 races, darting all over the country in the process – and then only 16 drivers make the cut. After this weekend’s race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, that number drops to 12. For all the buildup to the playoffs, they can…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Breast cancer survivors, their families and many NASCAR supporters attended Wednesday’s now-annual Paint Pit Wall Pink gathering at Charlotte Motor Speedway in advance of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness worldwide campaign. Reigning and seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson spoke to the large crowd gathered trackside on a very warm and sunny morning. XFINITY drivers such as Hermie Sadler, Cole Custer, Michael Annett, Daniel Hemric,…

Kyle Larson has a busy day ahead of him. For now, he’s climbing out of his car and peeling off his navy fire suit in the back of the garage at Chip Ganassi Racing. Next up: The barber shop, then McDonald’s. But none of those errands are by chance. On Tuesday, Larson is spending the day darting across Charlotte to film a commercial for First Data, one of his sponsors….

History can be made quietly. The crowd was an anemic 11,278 when the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded the first all-black and Latino starting team in Major League history on Sept. 1, 1971. And the press didn’t pay much attention to the lineup at Three Rivers Stadium that night, certainly nothing vaguely close to coverage of Jackie Robinson’s arrival with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Now it’s the Major Players themselves who seem to…

Doosan Group, the oldest business organization in South Korea, is looking to raise its profile in the U.S. To do so, the Seoul-based conglomerate is teaming up with ‘America’s Pastime.’ For the next four years, Doosan will advertise throughout the Major League Baseball playoffs, put up signs in MLB stadiums, and sponsor baseball’s live Facebook content. It will also be the presenting sponsor of the American League Divisional Series, the…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Sailors and soldiers will don flannel uniforms and play baseball by century-old rules to re-create the U.S. Army versus Navy games from World War I. The U.S. Naval War College will recognize the centennial of America’s involvement in the war by planning Friday’s game in Newport, Rhode Island. Organizers say it’s a way to teach people more about the war, mark the anniversary and have a little…

Sports Illustrated cover Sports Illustrated’s latest cover, which debuted Monday, is a tribute to the athletes, coaches and leaders of the sports world who took a stand this weekend against Donald Trump, attacks on our constitutional and civil rights, and the injustices suffered by blacks and other people of color in this country. The cover title, “A Nation Divided Sports United,” accompanies a picture of several of these sports figures,…