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A new study finds that the number of children participating in youth sports has declined 6% over the last five years. The benefits of youth sports are many, from helping children learn about teamwork to keeping them active. A child’s desire to participate, however, can be impacted by the pressure involved with being on a team. The Yellowbrick Treatment Program of Evanston, Ill., recently surveyed 1,000 Americans from across the…

Image copyright Getty Images Want to live longer? Reduce your risk of cancer? And heart disease? Then cycle to work, say scientists. The biggest study into the issue linked using two wheels with a halving of the risk of cancer and heart disease. The five-year study of 250,000 UK commuters also showed walking had some benefits over sitting on public transport or taking the car. The team in Glasgow said…

Legal troubles are mounting for prominent sports bettor David Oancea, who is better known in gaming circles as Vegas Dave. The professional gambler, who won fame and fortune by promoting his ability to win big on long-shot bets, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he used other people’s Social Security numbers to open player accounts at area casinos. Minutes after he was arraigned in federal court in Las Vegas,…

Serena Williams beat her sister Venus in the final to win the Australian Open in January Serena Williams, the most successful female player of the Open era, is pregnant – just 12 weeks after winning her record 23rd Grand Slam. The American, 35, is due to give birth in the autumn, says her representative. The world number two posted a picture on social media site Snapchat, posing in a mirror…

By Tim Baffoe– (CBS) Welcome to Chicago. Sports stasis. Bastion of clarity. Epitome of equilibrium. It’s as though entering the Windy City today is a revelation that it’s possible for everything to be just as it should be. Aahhhh. The Cubs won Tuesday, halting a four-game losing streak that had conjured up all that old Cubbie angst in fans who thrive off being fatalistic. It involved starting pitcher Brett Anderson…

Dr Jason Gill, from the institute of cardiovascular and medical sciences at Glasgow University, said the government must do more to make cycling safer and more popular. “Cycling all or part of the way to work was associated with substantially lower risk of adverse health outcomes.   “If these associations are causal, these findings suggest that policies designed to make it easier for people to commute by bike, such as…

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild, along with FOX Sports North and Minnesota Hockey, announced Wednesday that the city of St. Cloud will host the 12th annual Wells Fargo Hockey Day Minnesota 2018. The outdoor games will be played on a rink located at Eastman Park adjacent to Lake George in St. Cloud. Details were announced as part of “Wild Live” on FOX Sports North. Host Tom Hanneman was…

Over 250 pieces of original NASCAR art, including 85 autographed pieces of sheetmetal, by Sam Bass will be sold at an auction as part of a court-ordered bankruptcy sale. The auction will take place on May 3 at 10 a.m. ET at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center in Concord, North Carolina. Bidding will also take place over the internet, with pre-bidding opening up on April 25. Iron Horse…

BUY TICKETS: See the races at BristolRELATED: Kenseth, JGR nab new sponsor in Circle K CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Matt Kenseth Retirement Tour hit a major snag Wednesday when the 2003 NASCAR champion showed up to help announce a new primary sponsor for his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Kenseth, the 2003 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, will be supported in a primary role by the convenience store…

If Kevin Harvick had his way Charlotte Motor Speedway would no longer host NASCAR’s All-Star Race every year. Instead, other tracks would stage the annual event — specifically two short tracks that aren’t currently on the Monster Energy Cup Series schedule. Harvick would like to see the mid-May non-points race rotate among different tracks, with venues even submitting bids to host the race featuring a select field of drivers. He…

I wrote last week that to avoid a situation in which an NBA star misses a game, I’d reduce the schedule. I’d reduce it from 82 games to 72. Would that be feasible? Sure. When I was in college, analytics had yet to be invented. But somebody who finds numbers compelling can figure out how to make a 72-game schedule work. She or he can’t, however, touch the playoffs. I…

Ask most people to name a sport that’s popular with immigrants and they’ll probably say soccer or baseball. But with the Stanley Cup playoffs underway, we thought we’d check in with growing popularity of ice hockey among immigrants. Shagana Ehamparam is a reporter with Feet in 2 Worlds, a project at The New School in New York that brings stories by immigrant journalists to public radio. She grew up in…

One of the most underappreciated derby matches in world soccer is between Danish clubs Brondby and FC Copenhagen. The Danish clubs and their supporters don’t get along, and it has been evident over the years. But what happened this week takes the rivalry to an entirely different level.  Brondby fans threw dead rats as Copenhagen players during the 1-0 defeat to their rival. Four dead rodents were launched as players…

RELATED: Kenseth’s career stats Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing welcomed new primary sponsor Circle K to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on Wednesday afternoon in an unveiling at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina.   Circle K will be the primary sponsor for six races on the No. 20 Toyota Camry in the sport’s top series, starting with next weekend’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond…

The Foothill baseball team began this week undefeated and ranked No. 1 by this publication, impressive under any circumstances but even more so when you consider where these guys finished last season. From 6-18 last spring to 14-0-1 at the start of play this week. What in the heck has happened at the Pleasanton school where the Giants’ Brandon Crawford once starred? For one, the team is healthy, something it…

The NES Classic was the must-have holiday item of 2016. A mix of nostalgia and being just plain cool caused retailers to sell out immediately after receiving their shipments. Months later people are still looking to get their hands on one. Now Eurogamer is reporting that a “SNES mini” is on the way from Nintendo — a small version of the Super Nintendo that will include Super Mario World, Donkey…

Brazil’s Supreme Court has decided that northeastern club Sport were the rightful winners of the 1987 Brazilian league on Tuesday, bringing an end to a 30-year battle with rivals Flamengo. A financial dispute at the time led to two leagues running concurrently, with Recife side Sport winning one and Rio giants Flamengo winning the other. Although the Brazilian football federation sanctioned the breakaway league they decided it should run alongside…

“I am a former professional athlete, and I dreamt of days that I was going to be able to leave the environment in which I was in and I was going to be able to provide for my family and my grandmother in specific. And she would never have to worry again, and I wouldn’t have to worry again, and I wouldn’t have to do the things I did to…

The next two weekends will be spent going back to NASCAR’s roots, with good, old-fashioned short-track racing, first at Bristol Motor Speedway and then at Richmond International Raceway. I don’t know about you, but I love me some old-fashioned, fender-banging, paint-trading, helmet-tossing short-track racing. Love it, love it, love it. It’s far and away my favorite part of NASCAR racing. And let’s be honest here: When was the last time…

Michael Phelps hasn’t gotten the urge to return to swimming. Not yet anyway. The winningest athlete in Olympic history is clearly enjoying marriage, fatherhood and a newfound willingness to speak out on contentious issues such as doping . But, in a tantalizing concession that he hasn’t totally closed the door on another comeback, the Baltimore-raised Phelps told the Associated Press that it might be tough to stay away from the…