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Via Sports-ish It would be impossible to critique every glitter-drenched corporate attempt to condescendingly “teach” women “sports.” We don’t have enough time left on this planet. But every once in a while, there’s one so bad that it demands our attention, so here’s one: “How to Use Sports to Talk to Guys,” a workshop promising a room full of Cleveland Browns players, specialty cocktails and lessons on “ways to incorporate…

It has been widely reported that 2016 was the best year ever in sports, an estimation based largely on the curse-killing Cubs, the LeBron James-inspired Cavaliers, the buzzer-beating Villanova NCAA tournament champions, the Peyton Manning farewell on top, the final Olympic haul of Michael Phelps. All true, all significant, but there is still room for the annual “Bernies,” awards that aim to show just what kind of year in sports…

Editor’s note: Images courtesy of Georgia Tech athletics/Danny Karnik   A college football player leaving school early to pursue his dream of being in a professional sport is not unusual. In that regard, Eason Fromayan will not be alone when he departs Georgia Tech following the team’s Dec. 31 bowl game with one season of eligibility remaining.   Fromayan, a large fellow at 6-foot-4, 285 pounds, has decided to step…

President Vladimir Putin denies his government sponsors sports doping, but some competitions have pulled out of Russia after new evidence emerges from an international inquiry.

Cleveland and New Orleans are among the smallest and poorest pro sports markets in the country, making them some of the most vulnerable to a potential economic slowdown. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) In recent years there have been few better investments than pro sports teams. Largely thanks to a booming stock market, rebounding economy and low interest rates, the values of American pro sports teams have been skyrocketing. Even just…

International Athletics Federation (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe feels the sport will rise from the unprecedented Russian doping crisis to be among the world’s top-four alongside football, tennis and formula one in the next three years. Coe, a double Olympic gold-medallist, said he is hopeful that the 15-point reforms agenda, which was accented to by the IAAF Special Congress this month, will help athletics get back the trust of clean athletes…

If Washington can upset Alabama in next Saturday’s Peach Bowl, it will be a feat that will rank among the greatest surprises in Seattle sports history. Would it be the greatest? It would certainly be in the conversation. So let’s take a look at the competition. Here is one person’s list of the 10 greatest team-sports upsets in Seattle history, from oldest to most recent. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS Don’t agree…

Sure, the year still has eight days in it — and if we’ve learned anything from 2016, it’s that the whole planet can be irrevocably altered forever in eight days, or, say, one — but with the holidays almost here, it’s clear that most of us are just about done with this calendar year. All the year-end lists are out, all the Person of the Year awards have been distributed,…

The NASCAR Foundation has joined efforts to support a comprehensive relief campaign for those affected by the recent tragic fires in Sevier County, Tennessee, with a contribution to the Food City Charitable Foundation. Led by Food City’s President and CEO Steve C. Smith, action was taken quickly to build a response to the tragedy through the Food City Charitable Foundation. Bristol Motor Speedway contributed to the effort with a company-wide…

Left-hander David Rollins might not be a household name, but, given the way his offseason is going, chances are you’ve seen him pop up on a transactions page at some point. On Friday, the Cubs announced they’ve claimed Rollins off waivers from the Rangers. Small little moves like that happen daily in baseball, and no one knows that better than Rollins. He has now been claimed off waivers five times…

Already, you hear the chirping. Already, more to the point, teams are planning. The free-agent class of 2018-19 is going to be one for the ages. Bryce Harper. Manny Machado. Clayton Kershaw. Matt Harvey. Josh Donaldson. Adam Jones. Zach Britton. Andrew Miller. Daniel Murphy. Brian Dozier. The list goes on. The Yankees, their offseason shopping done for now, are headed on a path that takes them below the luxury-tax threshold…

Cleveland and New Orleans are among the smallest and poorest pro sports markets in the country, making them some of the most vulnerable to a potential economic slowdown. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) In recent years there have been few better investments than pro sports teams. Largely thanks to a booming stock market, rebounding economy and low interest rates, the values of American pro sports teams have been skyrocketing. Even just…

It’s tradition for newspapers to run a list of the top stories of the year as January approaches. It allows readers to debate which story had the biggest impact, and it gives editors something to fill their papers with at a time of the year when every writer, all at once, decides to take vacation time. But, c’mon. Was there a bigger national sports story in 2016 than the Cubs…

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Former USMNT manager Bob Bradley isn’t just having issues on the pitch, but he is having some issues off of it. The Swansea City manager, who has won just two of 10 matches since joining the club in October, is being criticized for his American soccer vocabulary and the confusion it creates in England. According to ESPNFC, Bradley has received some flack for using “PK” to say penalty kick, and…

Some folks just can’t let go when it comes to NASCAR die-cast model cars – and Star Wars memorabilia. According to The Progress (Pa.) newspaper, Joseph Sabatose, 52, of Treasure Lake, Pennsylvania was sentenced to serve 90 days in a Clearfield County jail after breaking into a woman’s home and taking two NASCAR die-casts, two Star Wars “models” and some rosaries. The two apparently had a previous relationship, but the…

Come January 18, the 2017 Hall of Fame class will be revealed. In the time leading up to that announcement, we’ll be profiling a Hall of Fame candidate per day — provided, that is, the candidate received votes on at least five percent of the ballots. However we’re going to begin the process by looking at the one-and-done candidates — those who, in their first year of eligibility, are expected…

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Stephen Park has been appointed the British Cycling performance director at the embattled governing body. The Glasgow-born 48-year-old might have stayed in place as the Royal Yachting Association’s Olympic manager but the fact he has jumped ship to an organisation veering from one crisis to another – and a new sport – shows his ambition. “Welcome aboard,” British Cycling declared on Twitter in announcing Park’s arrival. The two-times Olympic sailing…