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Olympics Shift: IOC Doubles Number Of Mixed-Gender Events, Adds 5 Sports – NPR
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says new changes will boost female participation in the Olympics and attract young, urban viewers. He is seen here last fall, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (right) and an interpreter. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says new changes will boost female participation in the Olympics and attract young, urban viewers. He is seen…
Judge John Hodgman on Rubik’s Cube as a Sport – New York Times
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Sports was supposed to save James Hardy III. His death reminds us that it takes more. – For The Win
James Hardy III, one of the best football players in Indiana University history whose NFL career was cut short by the sort of routine injury that cuts hundreds of NFL careers short each year, was found dead in a river near his Fort Wayne, Ind., home on Wednesday. The cause and manner of death are still under investigation. Hardy lived a haunted life, but also one that is far from…
Olympics 2024 (and 2028): Paris vs. Los Angeles – New York Times
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A typo and rules violations led to DQ for soccer team with player who ‘looks like a boy,’ plus death threats to … – ESPN
Bob Ley reacts to a Nebraska soccer tournament disqualifying a youth soccer team because 8-year-old Mili Hernandez looked too much like a boy. GRETNA, Neb. — Lanyard Burgett sits uncomfortably outside a coffee shop in an outlet mall, occasionally craning his neck to see whether someone is behind him. Burgett says he served in the Air Force in Saudi Arabia in the 1990s, but was never as afraid there as…
Claire Eccles is making baseball history — and she’s doing it with swagger – ESPN
Nineteen-year-old Claire Eccles made history Wednesday night as the first woman to play baseball in the collegiate West Coast League. The pitcher, known for her knuckleball, gave up two runs on one hit in two innings in her debut with the Victoria HarbourCats. A softball player for the University of British Columbia and a member of the Canadian women’s national baseball team, Eccles is making her mark in the baseball…
Baseball: Marmion well prepared for state – Daily Herald – Chicago Daily Herald
Nintendo Switch Is The Worst Console For Sports Gamers – Forbes
I respect everything Nintendo has done for the gaming industry, but if you’re a sports gamer, the Switch is the worst console for you. Credit: Saber Interactive NBA Playgrounds on Nintendo Switch The Switch released in March and as of now, there are no traditional sports titles–and no Mario Kart 8 Deluxe doesn’t count. That means no simulation baseball, football, basketball, soccer, boxing, tennis, wrestling or hockey titles. Most consoles…
Claire Eccles is making baseball history — and she’s doing it with swagger – ESPN
Nineteen-year-old Claire Eccles made history Wednesday night as the first woman to play baseball in the collegiate West Coast League. The pitcher, known for her knuckleball, gave up two runs on one hit in two innings in her debut with the Victoria HarbourCats. A softball player for the University of British Columbia and a member of the Canadian women’s national baseball team, Eccles is making her mark in the baseball…
Baseball: Marmion well prepared for state – Chicago Daily Herald
The Weird, Forgotten, Awesome Sport of Spaceball – Atlas Obscura
Playing spaceball in 1968! Tim Blake/CC BY 3.0 Trampolines are fun. Full stop. But spaceball looks way funner. When he first developed the commercial trampoline in the 1940s, gymnast George Nissen thought the recreational device would take over the world. While it didn’t quite become so all-encompassing a phenomenon, his vision did give birth to countless hours of backyard entertainment, an Olympic event—and the weird, failed sport of spaceball. Nissen…
NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL Unions Prepare for Sports Gambling – Sports Illustrated
Sports stadiums are some of the most expensive facilities ever built! Here are the top five most expensive stadiums! The players unions of the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB aren’t sure when sports gambling will be legalized. But they see it as a matter of if, not when. So they’re not going to waste time getting prepared. The MMQB has learned that the four unions have had…
Politico: Obama Famous for Politicizing Sports Locker Rooms – NewsBusters (blog)
Former President Barack Obama isn’t just a cool sports fan. Among his greatest contributions are giving professional athletes a voice and politicizing locker rooms, too. That’s the Kool-Aid Politico Magazine writer Ben Strauss is offering to his politics lite audience. In “What Kobe Bryant Misses Most about Obama,” Strauss engages in embellishing Obama’s sorry record and praising his community organizing with pro athletes. Without acknowledging it, he demonstrates how Obama…
Saudi Arabia soccer team apologizes for declining moment of silence for England terrorist attacks – Washington Post
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A typo and rules violations led to DQ for soccer team with player who ‘looks like a boy,’ plus death threats to … – ESPN
Bob Ley reacts to a Nebraska soccer tournament disqualifying a youth soccer team because 8-year-old Mili Hernandez looked too much like a boy. GRETNA, Neb. — Lanyard Burgett sits uncomfortably outside a coffee shop in an outlet mall, occasionally craning his neck to see whether someone is behind him. Burgett says he served in the Air Force in Saudi Arabia in the 1990s, but was never as afraid there as…
Brehanna Daniels goes over the wall and into NASCAR history books – ESPN
Check out the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program and the women who are looking to make history in the sport. Brehanna Daniels could sense people staring at her as she walked through Dover International Speedway’s pit area carrying her equipment bag. She had trained for this moment for nine months, and now it was time to make history. The Virginia native would make history as the first African-American woman to…
A New Dream Team: 3-on-3 Basketball in 2020 Olympics May Help Wishes Come True – Bleacher Report
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EBay buyer beware: Dale Earnhardt Jr says this is NOT his Corvette – Charlotte Observer
Update: A 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 listed on eBay this week does not belong to Dale Earnhardt Jr., according to a tweet posted on his Twitter account Thursday afternoon. The driver’s official Twitter account on Thursday afternoon carried this statement: “Not my car. Never drove it. Never did it once spend a minute in my driveway. Buyer beware.” According to the listing on the auction website, NASCAR team owner Rick…
Claire Eccles is making baseball history — and she’s doing it with swagger – ESPN
Nineteen-year-old Claire Eccles made history Wednesday night as the first woman to play baseball in the collegiate West Coast League. The pitcher, known for her knuckleball, gave up two runs on one hit in two innings in her debut with the Victoria HarbourCats. A softball player for the University of British Columbia and a member of the Canadian women’s national baseball team, Eccles is making her mark in the baseball…
Sports Illustrated releases behind-the-scenes footage of Aly Raisman’s swimsuit shoot – For The Win
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