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The Sports Direct chairman, Keith Hellawell, has survived a shareholder rebellion after just over 53% of independent investors backed his re-election. Hellawell who has been chairman of Sports Direct since 2009, had pledged to step down if he failed to win the backing of independent investors who last year voted against him. Key shareholders backed the former West Yorkshire police chief constable even though he has been viewed as a…

WASHINGTON — A powerful lawmaker and the casino industry have weighed in on the side of the Garden State as the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to allow New Jersey to legalize sports betting. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the American Gaming Association made their arguments in briefs filed before the high court, which agreed in June to her arguments on whether sports betting…

New York (Reuters) – Sports e-commerce firm Fanatics has closed a $1 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision fund, which will give it the firepower to expand internationally, Chief Executive Doug Mack told Reuters. The new funding will value the Jacksonville, Florida-based company that runs online sales for the National Basketball Association and the National Football League at $4.5 billion – more than twice the $2 billion…

ESPN’s new “SportsCenter AM,” meet Fox Sports’ “First Things First,” airing 30 minutes earlier and only 100 miles from the headquarters of the Worldwide Leader. With its debut Tuesday morning, a week after ESPN welcomed Sage Steele back to Bristol, Conn. for the start of a morning “SportsCenter” edition, FS1’s first-ever New York City-based show marks the network’s next step toward gaining traction on its competition. “This is really the…

You wouldn’t let your child drink a glass of cognac or smoke a cigarette, so why would you send him out on a football field to risk brain damage? It’s a question Dr. Bennet Omalu — a forensic pathologist whose discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy was portrayed in the Will Smith film “Concussion” — wants parents to consider. He warns that children who play football, hockey and lacrosse could face…

Football Phoebus 40, Heritage 14   SUSSEX CENTRAL 30, LANCASTER 0 Lancaster 0 0 0 0 —0 Sussex Central 24 0 0 6 —30 SC: Trevon Hatch 20 run (Hatch run) SC: Clyde Edmond Jr. 1 run (Hatch run) SC: Imir Clark 7 run (Hatch run) SC: Hatch 6 run (run failed) CAPTION Norcom defeated Lafayette 15-10 at Wanner Stadium in Williamsburg on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. Norcom defeated Lafayette…

ESPN’s new “SportsCenter AM,” meet Fox Sports’ “First Things First,” airing 30 minutes earlier and only 100 miles from the headquarters of the Worldwide Leader. With its debut Tuesday morning, a week after ESPN welcomed Sage Steele back to Bristol, Conn. for the start of a morning “SportsCenter” edition, FS1’s first-ever New York City-based show marks the network’s next step toward gaining traction on its competition. “This is really the…

You wouldn’t let your child drink a glass of cognac or smoke a cigarette, so why would you send him out on a football field to risk brain damage? It’s a question Dr. Bennet Omalu — a forensic pathologist whose discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy was portrayed in the Will Smith film “Concussion” — wants parents to consider. He warns that children who play football, hockey and lacrosse could face…

Let Boston have the Duck Boat parades, the crowded trophy shelves, the relentless conveyor belts of championship teams and championship contenders. Forget for a moment that since 2001, New England has won at least one title in all four major sports, has won 10 in all (compared to three for New York). We have something else. We have something better. We have the moral high ground! (See? Don’t you feel…

The Boston Red Sox have reportedly been accused of using an Apple Watch to steal signs from the New York Yankees, according to a complaint filed to the commissioner’s office by Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. MLB investigators are looking into claims that the Red Sox used the watches to steal hand signals from opponents’ catchers. The watches would tell them what type of pitch was being thrown, information which…

ESPN’s new “SportsCenter AM,” meet Fox Sports’ “First Things First,” airing 30 minutes earlier and only 100 miles from the headquarters of the Worldwide Leader. With its debut Tuesday morning, a week after ESPN welcomed Sage Steele back to Bristol, Conn. for the start of a morning “SportsCenter” edition, FS1’s first-ever New York City-based show marks the network’s next step toward gaining traction on its competition. “This is really the…

Chris Boardman is entirely right when he says that cycling is increasingly dangerous (Boardman: I avoid cycling on British roads, 1 September), citing the death of his own mother in a bike accident. But it’s not just British roads. Both my ex-husband and my daughter sustained extensive injuries having been knocked off their bikes by reckless car drivers in Oxford and Singapore respectively. My daughter was lucky to come out…

BEIRUT — As Syria’s soccer team stepped onto an Iranian pitch late Tuesday for an unprecedented shot at its first World Cup entry, the fans who packed cafes across the region could have been forgiven for keeping their hopes in check.  Against significant odds, the team moved up to third place in its qualifying group last week after easing past the better-resourced Qatar. An unlikely victory against favored Iran would…

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race Sunday took an unexpected turn on the last lap. Austin Cindric was chasing Kaz Grala and proved he was willing to do anything to get the win and clinch his spot in the series’ eight-driver playoffs. It was a two-man race, and as the drivers came into one of the final turns on the road course at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Cindric —…

An accused child rapist will skate free after the alleged victim — a retired NHL player — died from an apparent drug overdose. The former hockey pro, David Gove — who most recently worked as a minor league hockey coach — was found dead in April on the floor of a Pittsburgh homeless shelter, an apparent victim of a synthetic opioid called carfentanil, according to the Allegheny County Coroner’s Office….

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — On a hazy August day at The Glen, a racetrack in northern New York not far from the Finger Lakes where NASCAR hosts one of its regular-season races, a tractor trailer buzzes alive with energy on a patch of grass. The 53-foot custom-built Featherlite trailer is among the auto association’s most powerful new tools. With its own servers and several laptop and monitor stations that line…

Podcast (tht-audio): Download (Duration: 39:53 — 9.1MB) Jen, Sarah, and Mary discuss articles from the week of Aug. 28. Other topics include baseball’s response to Hurricane Harvey and the Justin Verlander trade. Twitter questions are also answered. Subscribe to THT Audio on iTunes here.

Tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf have steered their children away from the game that made them famous, but that didn’t stop their eldest, 15-year-old son Jaden, from becoming a terrific athlete. He just chose to use his hand-eye coordination to strike a different ball. Instead of a racket, Jaden wields a baseball bat and strives for a different kind of grand slam than his parents once did. Jaden…

The Red Sox responded in kind on Tuesday, filing a complaint against the Yankees, claiming that the team uses a camera from its television network, YES, exclusively to steal signs during games. It is unclear what penalties, if any, Commissioner Rob Manfred will issue against the Red Sox and whether he will order a more expansive investigation to determine the extent of the Red Sox’ sign-stealing system. It is also…

The Mira Costa baseball team spent part of Labor Day weekend helping with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Coach Keith Ramsey and players collected more than 100 buckets filled with supplies, along with bags of clothing, shoes, pillows and blankets. They will be sent in conjunction with the ACT Project and the University of Houston baseball program.