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To the apathy of millions, the NFL’s Chargers recently announced plans to relocate from San Diego to Los Angeles. As our football wing recently noted, the Chargers will take with them to their new home a new logo. Please regard … And there it is. The inspiration for this seems to be, “What if the Dodgers quit playing baseball and instead became a public utility?” As you would expect, minor-league…

Parkour, or freerunning, is now officially recognised in the UK as a sport. This is the activity where participants set out to alarm spectators by vaulting over improbable obstacles and bounding from rooftop to rooftop. The recognition of parkour is encouraging news for those of us who enjoy the sport of conifer hurdling, which consists of dashing up a street and jumping over all the abandoned Christmas trees left out…

Buy Photo Canandaigua swimmers hoist the championship trophy following the Section V Class B Swimming & Diving Championship held at the Webster Aquatic Center on Saturday, November 7, 2015.(Photo: ADRIAN KRAUS)Buy Photo When Gillian Flint and her teammates won the 2015 Section V Class C2 girls championship, it was a remarkable day for the Caledonia-Mumford high school basketball program — girls and boys. Hours earlier, the Caledonia-Mumford varsity boys claimed a Section V title….

NASCAR issued a massive rules update to teams across all three national divisions on Friday — not unusual for this time of the year. The most noteworthy addition is that the Sanctioning Body will allow drivers to wear biometric devices like Fitbits while inside the car. NASCAR will mandate the devices to operate under its own internal power and not have telematics capability — in other words real-time…

Like many of us in the sporting world, the good folks at Roush Fenway Racing weren’t too impressed with the “new” logo initially trotted out on social media for the NFL’s Chargers who are leaving San Diego to begin playing in Los Angeles. For those blissfully unaware, the logo the new L.A. Chargers trotted out on Thursday looked almost identical to the Major League Baseball logo already sported by the…

Like many of us in the sporting world, the good folks at Roush Fenway Racing weren’t too impressed with the “new” logo initially trotted out on social media for the NFL’s Chargers who are leaving San Diego to begin playing in Los Angeles. For those blissfully unaware, the logo the new L.A. Chargers trotted out on Thursday looked almost identical to the Major League Baseball logo already sported by the…

It would be one of the more ludicrous events in combat sports history, but it may also be one of the most lucrative. A Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match has been bandied about for a while now. It went from farcical to mildly possible Friday, even if the Mayweather camp is already bashing it. UFC president Dana White went on Colin Cowherd’s radio show and made Mayweather an offer –…

It would be one of the more ludicrous events in combat sports history, but it may also be one of the most lucrative. A Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match has been bandied about for a while now. It went from farcical to mildly possible Friday, even if the Mayweather camp is already bashing it. UFC president Dana White went on Colin Cowherd’s radio show and made Mayweather an offer –…

A Question of Sport pulls in around three million viewers to its Friday evening slot, but more than forty per cent are over the age of 65, and only ten per cent of its audience fall within the coveted 16-to-34 demographic. The tender document says that bidders should think of ways to bring a “broader audience” onboard, claiming that 16 to 34-year-olds “love the banter”. It adds that there should…

Casino industry lobbyists are betting that President-elect Donald Trump’s history as a casino magnate and opportunistic businessman is the key to reversing the decades-old federal ban on sports betting. Continue Reading Below Wagering on sports has effectively been illegal since 1992, when the federal government passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, or PAPSA. At present, only four states – Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana – are allowed…

The Nintendo Switch’s 2017 lineup is promising so far, but perhaps not encouraging — and that includes the initial sports gaming support for the hybrid console. During last night’s press event, Electronic Arts announced that it is bringing its FIFA series of soccer titles to the Nintendo Switch. A sizzle reel of upcoming games briefly showed a logo for 2K Sports’ NBA 2K18, and the publisher said this morning that…

Not everything changes when Donald Trump is sworn in as Barack Obama‘s successor and becomes the 45th president of the United States. In goes one sports fan and golfer, out goes another. Sports — including the celebration of champions, such as the Cubs on Monday at the White House — is part of the job, like the Oval Office, “Hail to the Chief” and not stopping at red lights. Sports…

Like many of us in the sporting world, the good folks at Roush Fenway Racing weren’t too impressed with the “new” logo initially trotted out on social media for the NFL’s Chargers who are leaving San Diego to begin playing in Los Angeles. For those blissfully unaware, the logo the new L.A. Chargers trotted out on Thursday looked almost identical to the Major League Baseball logo already sported by the…

Chevy is shopping for a new NASCAR. The automaker confirmed this week that it is discontinuing the SS sedan that its current entry in the top Cup series is based on after the 2017 model year, and will need to rebrand the race car for 2018. Unlike the Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry it competes against, the production SS is a low-volume sports sedan that is the only…

Sports Direct could cause further controversy with shareholders after appointing a law firm that has previously worked for the retailer to conduct a review of its corporate governance. The retailer – whose working practices were exposed by a Guardian investigation in 2015 – had pledged not use Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) for the review after protests from investors. In September, Sports Direct said an independent party other than RPC would…

Not everything changes when Donald Trump is sworn in as Barack Obama‘s successor and becomes the 45th president of the United States. In goes one sports fan and golfer, out goes another. Sports — including the celebration of champions, such as the Cubs on Monday at the White House — is part of the job, like the Oval Office, “Hail to the Chief” and not stopping at red lights. Sports…

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Ford Performance announced Thursday another major push in its NASCAR initiative, launching a driver development program ahead of the 2017 season. The first phase includes an agreement with Brad Keselowski Racing, placing new Ford signee Chase Briscoe in a full-time ride in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Ford Performance indicated that other stages of the driver development program would be announced at a later time. The program is designed…

Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into renovating the decades-old stadium, a venue that has been described as Brazil’s “soccer cathedral.” Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of…

A little over two months after what was arguably the best World Series ever, between the Cleveland Indians and the world champion Chicago Cubs (go ahead, say it again: world champion Chicago Cubs), Major League Baseball’s front office folks gathered just south of the nation’s capital to conduct off-season business and begin the national pastime’s next New World Order. Related How Chicago Cubs Became America’s Team With Epic World Series…