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Hotel asks Jewish guests to shower before swimming – New York Post
A Swiss hotel singled out Jewish guests and told them they had to shower before stepping into the pool — prompting outcry from Israel and Jewish advocacy groups Tuesday. “To our Jewish Guests, Please take a shower before you go swimming. If you break the rules, I am forced to cloes (sic) the swimming pool for you. Thank you for your understanding,” said the sign, posted at the Paradies Arosa…
Gold medal-winning Stephen Wooldridge leaves cycling a rich legacy – The Guardian
“We are all looking for answers.” Those are the words of the legendary Australian cycling coach Gary Sutton, but they represent the sentiment of the entire Australian cycling community. Cyclists, coaches and fans are in shock after the death of the much-loved former track cyclist Stephen Wooldridge. In a sport often riven with division, no one ever had a bad word to say about Wooldridge. The 39-year-old won gold at…
Ryan Atkin Is First Openly Gay Professional in English Soccer – NBCNews.com
LONDON — A small league soccer pitch in a British coastal town seems an unlikely setting for a giant step forward in soccer equality. But when Ryan Atkin steps onto the field at Eastbourne Borough Tuesday, he will become the first openly gay man in English professional soccer — a sign of how far the sport lags behind others in overcoming homophobia despite its vast wealth and corporate support. The…
Danica Patrick says its ‘Cup only’ for her NASCAR career – Fox News
It’s the big time or nothing for Danica Patrick. The NASCAR racer said she has no interest driving full-time in the second tier Xfinity series next season if her team fails to find an anchor sponsor for her Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series car. “Cup only,” she said on Monday, according to NBC Sports. Patrick signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Nature’s Bakery in 2016, but it…
The Unlikely Resurgence Of Baseball’s Aces – FiveThirtyEight
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…
Unprecedented DC sports equinox could happen if Nats reach World Series – Washington Post
Oct. 29 could be a big day for Max Scherzer, the Nationals and D.C. sports fans. (Nick Wass/AP) While millions of Americans eagerly await the temporary darkness of next week’s total solar eclipse, an even more rare phenomenon looming on the horizon began to come into focus on Monday. D.C. sports fans might need more than special sunglasses to enjoy it should it come to pass. On Oct. 30, 2016, there was at…
CBS Sports unveils new-look booth pairings for upcoming 2017 NFL season – CBSSports.com
When the 2017 NFL season kicks off in September, CBS will feature five new broadcast crews, including the new lead announcing team of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson. The trio will work the marquee games every Sunday as well as call the “Thursday Night Football” games on CBS and NFL Network. CBS has also added play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins, who will become the first woman to ever call…
I’ll get my goat: Kazakhstan’s ancient sport for modern times – The Guardian
The most decorated athlete in all of Kazakhstan is a five-year-old Mongolian horse named Lazer. Born wild on the steppe, he lacks the lean grace of a thoroughbred or an Arabian. Except for his large head and broad front haunches, he is small enough to be mistaken for a pony. His coat is a dusty black, tinged with rust, and his unkempt mane hangs punkishly over his eyes. Short-legged, small-eared,…
Wounded veterans go to extremes in sports program – Fox News
Carlos Gomez was driving in the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan with a U.S. Army convoy in 2011 when it came under attack by the Taliban. In a flash, a bomb exploded. The IED left him gravely injured and killed his friend. Two months later, he woke up from a coma in a military hospital in San Antonio. A sergeant piled on the bad news: Gomez had a fractured neck…
Callaway shows what’s wrong with college sports – Orlando Sentinel
If you want to see what’s wrong with big-time college sports, cast your eyes toward Gainesville. There you have a football player who has no interest in being in college, and a college that is keeping him around against all of its best interest. All except one, of course: Winning football games. Neither party wants to be in their current positions, but this is how the system operates. And it’s…
Olympics: More than 2000 mascot applications received for Tokyo – Reuters
(Reuters) – A total of 2,042 mascot designs have been received for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after a competition launched earlier this month invited Japanese residents to submit their proposals, Games organizers said on Tuesday. According to the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, a quarter of the total applicants were in their teens or 20s, while almost half of the submissions were received from people aged 30 to 49. There were…
LA has all the leverage in negotiating its Olympics contract. Why the rush to sign one? – Los Angeles Times
To the editor: I am not sure why the Los Angeles City Council is in a rush to sign a contract with the International Olympic Committee to host the 2028 Summer Games. (“Six reasons to worry about the 2028 Olympics,” Opinion, Aug. 10) Small time frames are frequently used in negotiations by one party to get a favorable settlement by not allowing the other side to effectively evaluate offers and…
How baseball agents are negotiating the gap in information and analytics in MLB – CBSSports.com
In the 14 years since the publication of Moneyball, baseball’s fascination with numbers has become a well-known condition. Teams are using complex mechanisms to evaluate players, and are reaching farther and farther from the league and its data providers to get their quantitative fix. You can’t dust a general manager’s shelf without numbers flying all over the place. The ongoing data revolution has obscured a simple fact. With teams receiving improved…
I’ll get my goat: Kazakhstan’s ancient sport for modern times – The Guardian
The most decorated athlete in all of Kazakhstan is a five-year-old Mongolian horse named Lazer. Born wild on the steppe, he lacks the lean grace of a thoroughbred or an Arabian. Except for his large head and broad front haunches, he is small enough to be mistaken for a pony. His coat is a dusty black, tinged with rust, and his unkempt mane hangs punkishly over his eyes. Short-legged, small-eared,…
Gran Turismo Sport Elevates Driving Games To A Whole New Level – Forbes
Photo courtesy of Polyphony Digital Features such as 4K, HDR and Wide Color take GT Sport to a whole new level of gaming. Gran Turismo Sport is quite simply a revolution in driving games. What it will bring to gaming when it hits stores in mid-October, is not just a new, brushed up version of the world’s biggest selling driving simulator game. Compared to its competitors, GT Sport is like…
Stephen Wooldridge, Australian Olympic cycling champion, dies aged 39 – The Guardian
The Australian Olympic and world champion track cyclist, Stephen Wooldridge, has died aged 39. Born in Sydney, Wooldridge won gold in the 4,000m team pursuit at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and claimed four world titles in the same discipline. He was inducted into the NSW Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. Cycling New South Wales said in a statement it was “deeply saddened” by the loss of an “outstanding…
Mariners having a ‘Women in Baseball night’, hopefully beginning a new MLB trend – CBSSports.com
On Tuesday night, the Seattle Mariners will play the Baltimore Orioles. Prior to the game, the Mariners will host a “Women in Baseball” panel, designed to “offer first-hand accounts from women who work in the baseball industry as they discuss the game today and their place in it.” To find out what the event is all about, we talked to one of the organizers, Meg Rowley. Rowley is an award-winning…
Baseball notes: Astros get reliever Tyler Clippard in trade with White Sox – Los Angeles Times
The Houston Astros have acquired reliever Tyler Clippard from the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named or cash considerations. Clippard was traded from the New York Yankees to Chicago in a seven-player deal on July 18. The 32-year-old right-hander went 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA and two saves in 11 appearances with the rebuilding White Sox. The deal was announced Sunday night. The Astros lead the American…
Years Ahead Of Hollywood, Gran Turismo Sport Revolutionizes Driving Games – Forbes
Photo courtesy of Polyphony Digital Features such as 4K, HDR and Wide Color take GT Sport to a whole new level of gaming. Gran Turismo Sport is quite simply a revolution in driving games. What it will bring to gaming when it hits stores in mid-October, is not just a new, brushed up version of the world’s biggest selling driving simulator game. Boasting technology years ahead of anything in Hollywood,…
Sports bosses on thin ice in EU antitrust probe – POLITICO.eu
Ostensibly, it’s about men in skin-tight suits racing on ice. But it has the potential to cripple the power of organizations that run many of the world’s top sports. The European Commission is nearing the finish line in an antitrust investigation into a complaint by two Dutch speed skaters, whose governing body banned them from taking part in a lucrative and glamorous race planned for the rolling sands of Dubai….