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There was a time when an England cricket team winning the Women’s World Cup was an “And finally …” item, the sort of thing the news presenter announced with an ironic smile. Not so last week, when Heather Knight’s cricketers pulled off a dramatic turnaround against India. Expect even more excitement if the football team pull off a similar coup in Euro 2017. These days, women’s sport makes headlines. What…

Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning Company (2331.HK) has sprinted ahead of rivals Anta Sports Products (2020.HK) and Xtep International (1368.HK) with its 28% year-to-date return. Still, analysts at Jefferies think Li Ning’s stock could have another 15% or so upside in its locker. The broker just upgraded the shares from Hold to Buy, with a bumped up price target of HKD7.2. Jefferies says it expects the company’s earnings to recover…

Twenty races into 2017, it appears that Joey Logano’s NASCAR Cup Series season has been halved into two distinct pieces, one successful, one not. In the first 10 races, he ran like a championship contender as he led nine races for a total of 250 laps, including a season-high 82 at Phoenix. In the second 10 races of the season, he raced like an also-ran as he led only one…

Jul 27, 2017 at 6:51p ET Joe Gibbs Racing has suspended two Furniture Row Racing crew members after their involvement in a verbal altercation with Adam Stevens at Indianapolis. nascar-race-hub page-type-video Truck video-contentType-news video-network-fox_sports_1 video-origin-national_fox_cable video-primary-auto_nascar video-show-nascar_race_hub Xfinity More Race Hub Videos Barney Visser 1-on-1 with Jeff Hammond | NASCAR RACE HUB 2 hours ago Joe Gibbs Racing suspends two Furniture Row Racing crew members | NASCAR RACE HUB 2…

Two Tennessee Soccer Club teams are going to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship in July 24-30 in Texas. Shelley Mays/The Tennessean

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump presented the Medal of Valor on Thursday to five of the first responders who were injured in a shooting on a congressional baseball practice last month that critically wounded Rep. Steve Scalise. The three Alexandria, Virginia police officers and the two U.S. Capitol police officers received a standing ovation when they entered the East Room at the White House. Last month, a heavily armed gunman…

July 27 (UPI) — President Donald Trump on Thursday is scheduled to take part in a 3 p.m. ceremony honoring the first responders at the shooting at a baseball practice for Republican members of Congress. The shooting on June 14 severely injured House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., food lobbyist Matt Mika and congressional aide Zack Barth. Capitol Police officer Crystal Griner also sustained a gunshot wound in the ankle…

The mountain of evidence connecting professional football and long-term brain damage grew this week with publication of a new study that examined the brains of former NFL players. Boston University scientists found 110 of the 111 post-mortem brains showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head. Linemen had it the worst, while punters seemed to escape relatively unharmed. This kind…

Shortly before 6am on Sunday, the first of about 25,000 intrepid cyclists will set off from the Olympic Park in east London on a 100-mile trip through the capital and into the hills of Surrey, finishing on the Mall. It is the fifth year of an event which has so far lived up to its billing of a London marathon for two wheels, part of a wider and much-enjoyed weekend…

Shortly before 6am on Sunday, the first of about 25,000 intrepid cyclists will set off from the Olympic Park in east London on a 100-mile trip through the capital and into the hills of Surrey, finishing on the Mall. It is the fifth year of an event which has so far lived up to its billing of a London marathon for two wheels, part of a wider and much-enjoyed weekend…

7:30 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment A few weeks before the trade deadline a year ago, the Cubs acquired Aroldis Chapman, a star reliever who would spend one-third of a regular season and one full postseason in Chicago before hitting free agency. Earlier this month, the Diamondbacks acquired J.D. Martinez, a star outfielder who will spend one-third of a regular season and (most likely) one…

Chris Sale pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, 20-year-old Rafael Devers became the youngest Boston player to hit a home run since Tony Conigliaro in September 1965 and the Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Wednesday to stop a four-game losing streak. Sale (13-4) struck out 11, reaching double digits for the 14th time this season. A day after his big league debut, Devers homered in the third…

Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press Terry Dulin had one of the most colorful and grandiose collections of rare Kris Bryant prospect cards on the planet. A full-time food broker who deals baseball cards on the side, Dulin stood to gain quite a bit of side money by showcasing the collection at the 2015 Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular—one of the largest baseball card shows in America. But during the convention, another unnamed…

Players from a Portland Maine wooden bat team sit in their dugout during a recent game. Several teams have broken away from American Legion and formed their own summer leagues. (Photo by Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) For years, there has been just one option for high school baseball players looking to play in a decent summer league. They suited up for their local American Legion post, which played…

x Embed x Share CLOSE USA TODAY Sports Dan Wolken reveals how he broke the Hugh Freeze scandal and explains what the college football world can learn from it. USA TODAY Sports Hugh Freeze resigned last week after five seasons as coach at Ole Miss.(Photo: Matt Bush, USA TODAY Sports) OXFORD, Miss. — Hugh Freeze made his first public comments Wednesday since abruptly resigning as Mississippi’s football coach last week….

Swamp soccer. Wife carrying. Phone throwing. The country used to be formidable in traditional sports, but has pivoted hard to the bizarre side of competition. By ANDREW KEHJULY 27, 2017

CBS Sports Network is launching a new documentary series titled “Four Sides of the Story,” which will dive into some of the most iconic sports moments over the years involving multiple narrators, perspectives, and first-person accounts. The series will offer four unique angles on some of the most popular sports moments over the years — from Kris Kenkins’ NCAA title-winning buzzer beater in 2016, to Tiger Woods’ first PGA Tournament…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) As the victorious American players bounced so hard the podium shook, medals round their necks, a beaming Bruce Arena in the back raised his arms to the air right along with them as gold confetti began to fall. The U.S. resurgence is off to an impressive start since Arena returned late last year. Another CONCACAF Gold Cup crown, and now on to more important business: qualifying…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The Stanley Cup isn’t the only thing Connor McDavid wants. He also wants a shot at Olympic gold, and he’s frustrated that NHL players likely won’t get a chance to play in the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In April, the NHL announced that it will not stop its season to allow players to compete at the Feb. 9-25 Olympics for…