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Toronto FC is now Major League Soccer’s third-most valuable team, worth $280 million. Much of that value has been built on the back of aggressive player spending, and this year’s trio of designated players – Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore (pictured above, left and right) and Sebastian Giovinco – are by far the league’s most expensive. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) When MLS kicked off its 2017 season this past March, it expected…

This baseball season seems to have the makings of an unpleasant one for pitchers. Hitters are focusing on hitting deep fly balls, and more of them are leaving the yard than ever before, possibly thanks to a batch of baseballs that are bouncier than usual. As a result, scoring has increased to 4.65 runs per game, the highest it’s been since 2008. But despite all of that, star hurlers are…

Of all the reasons for resigning from Donald Trump’s “American Manufacturing Council” in the wake of the president’s reaction to the Nazi rally in Charlottesville, the one offered on Tuesday by Under Armour chief executive Kevin Plank felt the most wilfully naive. According to the boss of the sportswear firm, he was stepping down because “Under Armour engages in innovation and sports, not politics”. Oh dear. I’m not quite sure…

Professional tag is the next great sport The first sport everyone learns to play is tag. You chase your friend. They chase you. Then you go inside and watch cartoons. The people at World Chase Tag have different ideas and see tag as the next great sport. I’m not sure how popular it’ll get, but I’d definitely check it out if it was on ESPN The Ocho. ESPN didn’t totally…

NASCAR points leader Martin Truex Jr., driver of the Denver-built No. 78 Toyota of Furniture Row Racing, is close to clinching the regular-season title and add to his playoff-point-leading total when the postseason begins Sept. 17 at Chicago. Truex, who has finished first and second in the last two races, has a 129-point lead over second place Kyle Larson heading into Saturday’s night race at Bristol, Tenn., the 24th race…

This baseball season seems to have the makings of an unpleasant one for pitchers. Hitters are focusing on hitting deep fly balls, and more of them are leaving the yard than ever before, possibly thanks to a batch of baseballs that are bouncier than usual. As a result, scoring has increased to 4.65 runs per game, the highest it’s been since 2008. But despite all of that, star hurlers are…

Trent Alexander-Arnold (second from right) was starting his ninth game for Liverpool Liverpool will take a one-goal advantage back to Anfield for the second leg of their Champions League play-off tie with Hoffenheim after Trent Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick and an own goal earned them a hard-fought victory in Germany. Rookie full-back Alexander-Arnold demonstrated a cutting edge lacking in some of his more experienced team-mates with an expertly taken set-piece that found…

Ninety percent of fantasy sports players, in fact, are white, and 80 percent are men, the association reports. Nearly 80 percent are college graduates, and their average annual income is $92,000. Of the estimated 42 million people who played fantasy sports in 2014, 70 percent said their preferred game was football, according to the association’s numbers.

This baseball season seems to have the makings of an unpleasant one for pitchers. Hitters are focusing on hitting deep fly balls, and more of them are leaving the yard than ever before, possibly thanks to a batch of baseballs that are bouncier than usual. As a result, scoring has increased to 4.65 runs per game, the highest it’s been since 2008. But despite all of that, star hurlers are…

Ninety percent of fantasy sports players, in fact, are white, and 80 percent are men, the association reports. Nearly 80 percent are college graduates, and their average annual income is $92,000. Of the estimated 42 million people who played fantasy sports in 2014, 70 percent said their preferred game was football, according to the association’s numbers.

x Embed x Share CLOSE Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will field two teams instead of six this year due to financial challenges and a restructuring of the athletic department. Kate Murphy The men’s and women’s soccer teams at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will be the only athletic teams playing this year.(Photo: Provided/Cincinnati State) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will be fielding two teams instead of…

Dick’s Sporting Goods’ stock plunged Tuesday after the retailer missed expectations and lowered its earnings forecast. The stock price plummeted 18% after a quarter-to-quarter gain still fell short of expectations. It’s the worst day of trading in company history and executives painted a bleak picture going forward. ‘; var storytext = document.getElementById(‘storytext’); var heightToSkip = 0; function resetValues() { totalHeight = 0; targetChildElement = null; } // Check…

There are multiple ways to interpret the idea of NASCAR being a team sport. There is an individual car’s team – including the driver, crew chief, pit crew and so on – but there’s also the larger racing team, which serves as an umbrella over all the cars the company may field. Members of the individual car’s team, say Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 78 Toyota crew, will do anything to…

Two years ago, Darlington Raceway added a unique aspect to the Southern 500. In addition to reviving its Labor Day weekend date after an unpopular stint in the spring, NASCAR celebrated the return of a stock car tradition by hosting a throwback weekend. The first two events were widely popular, with fans (in throwback regalia) returning in droves to the venerable South Carolina speedway. During that time, many…

Céline Dion: Grammy-winning singer, fashion icon and now, enthusiastic hockey mom. The star, 49, was spotted Monday at a private hockey game in Terrebonne, Quebec — where she cheered on her 16-year-old son René-Charles Angélil. Dressed in a hockey jersey with “Angelil” written across the back, Dion looked like the proudest of mothers. In a video captured by Instagram user Maximilien, Dion can even be seen standing on her feet in the stands…

This baseball season seems to have the makings of an unpleasant one for pitchers. Hitters are focusing on hitting deep fly balls, and more of them are leaving the yard than ever before, possibly thanks to a batch of baseballs that are bouncier than usual. As a result, scoring has increased to 4.65 runs per game, the highest it’s been since 2008. But despite all of that, star hurlers are…

There are multiple ways to interpret the idea of NASCAR being a team sport. There is an individual car’s team – including the driver, crew chief, pit crew and so on – but there’s also the larger racing team, which serves as an umbrella over all the cars the company may field. Members of the individual car’s team, say Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 78 Toyota crew, will do anything to…