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NBC Sports and AT&T are teaming up to offer the first live American broadcast of a Premier League match in ultra high-definition. In fact, two games will be pumped out in 4K this weekend, assuming you’re a DirecTV subscriber with the right hardware. The first will be on Saturday, with Manchester City taking on Tottenham, while Sunday’s game is Arsenal’s deeply-exciting tussle with Burnley.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum held its annual post-election press conference to introduce the Class of 2017 to the media. As the St. Regis Hotel in New York City hosted the hour long press conference in the shadows of Trump Tower, Baseball Writers’ Association of America secretary-treasurer Jack O’Connell couldn’t help himself but partake in some good natured humor pertaining to President-elect Trump. In his opening remarks,…

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Brett Williams knew he wanted to commit to play baseball at South Carolina in late December, telling his head coach Charles Assey he “felt like it is where I need to be.” Less than two weeks later, South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook said the same words to Assey, the Lexington White Knoll baseball coach, when Assey delivered the news that Williams was in the intensive care unit….

Delia Bushell, Managing Director, BT TV and BT Sport Delia Bushell became managing director of BT TV and head of BT Sport in 2014, moving from a role as chief commercial officer at Sky Italia. BT has invested large sums of money in recent years in seeing off its competitors – particularly Bushell’s former employer, Sky – by securing exclusive rights, and notably acquired the rights to the UEFA Champions…

Alibaba Group Founder and Executive Chairman, China’s Jack Ma speaks during a panel session on the second day of the World Economic Forum, on January 18, 2017 in Davos. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images In 2014, billionaire Jack Ma said that “China’s soccer industry needs somebody to help stir up things.” Whether he had been thinking about stirring up the Olympics at the time is unknown. The Financial Times reports that e-commerce giant Alibaba has…

Edwin Pope did not reach puberty before recognizing his life’s calling. By 11, he was writing about sports for his hometown Athens (Georgia) Banner-Herald. By 15, he was the newspaper’s sports editor, the youngest person in America to hold that position. By 28, he was crafting columns for The Miami Herald, destined to become universally recognized among the premier sportswriters of his generation. Pope, who chronicled South Florida sports, Super…

Giving the show’s high priestess, Sue Barker, her P45 would be like sacking the Archbishop of Canterbury because only OAPs took any notice of his Christmas Day sermon – which, come to think of it… Well, I have a message for the professors of demography, with such longevity and so little change beyond the premise of two resident team captains, a pair of sporting guests each and questions we can…

Image copyright PA BT has announced price rises for its broadband and landline services, while television customers will start having to pay for BT Sport. Broadband charges will typically rise by between 5% and 6% from 2 April, the company said. From August, BT TV subscribers will pay £3.50 a month for BT Sport, which has been free for broadband customers. Landline customers will see phone plans increase, and the…

Delia Bushell, Managing Director, BT TV and BT Sport Delia Bushell became managing director of BT TV and head of BT Sport in 2014, moving from a role as chief commercial officer at Sky Italia. BT has invested large sums of money in recent years in seeing off its competitors – particularly Bushell’s former employer, Sky – by securing exclusive rights, and notably acquired the rights to the UEFA Champions…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Brett Williams knew he wanted to commit to play baseball at South Carolina in late December, telling his head coach Charles Assey he “felt like it is where I need to be.” Less than two weeks later, South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook said the same words to Assey, the Lexington White Knoll baseball coach, when Assey delivered the news that Williams was in the intensive care unit….

Delia Bushell, Managing Director, BT TV and BT Sport Delia Bushell became managing director of BT TV and head of BT Sport in 2014, moving from a role as chief commercial officer at Sky Italia. BT has invested large sums of money in recent years in seeing off its competitors – particularly Bushell’s former employer, Sky – by securing exclusive rights, and notably acquired the rights to the UEFA Champions…

For eight years President Barack Obama was America’s sports-fan-in-chief. There was no pretending – his passion for sports was long and deep. Like presidents before him, Obama was an athletic president who threw out first pitches and invited championship teams to the White House. But Obama was the first president who prominently and purposefully advocated for women in sports. No other president has spoken more often about the benefits of…

Billionaire Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, reacts during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan 17 – 20. (Bloomberg photo) LONDON – Alibaba Group Holding…

Subscribe for free!: iTunes | RSS | Stitcher | TuneIn Is Felix Hernandez ready to rebound? On today’s episode of the Fantasy Baseball Podcast we continue our team outlooks with the spotlight on the Atlanta Braves , Seattle Mariners , Cleveland Indians , New York Yankees and a couple more. Are Danny Salazar and Carlos Carrasco dependable? Find out if the guys still want to spend a late pick on…

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Brett Williams knew he wanted to commit to play baseball at South Carolina in late December, telling his head coach Charles Assey he “felt like it is where I need to be.” Less than two weeks later, South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook said the same words to Assey, the Lexington White Knoll baseball coach, when Assey delivered the news that Williams was in the intensive care unit….

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U.S. Treasury agents load boxes of files and records from New York nightclub Studio 54 into trucks to transfer to government offices, Thursday, Dec. 14, 1978. Co-owner of the nightclub Ian Schrager was arrested earlier today for cocaine possession during an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) search of the disco’s books. (AP Photo) He loved the nightlife. He got to boogie. He just didn’t get around to paying his taxes. And…

Now that the dust has settled on the 2017 Baseball Hall of Fame class, we can start to look ahead to next year’s ballot. Sure, we’ll go far more in depth come next December and January, but we can at least begin to think about which players might be going in next year. We have several carryovers with a good shot at induction, but there are also some worthy first-timers….

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