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TURKISH STADIUM BOMBING ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkey declared a national day of mourning and paid tribute to the dead Sunday after two bombings in Istanbul killed 38 people and wounded 155 others near a soccer stadium. The carnage was claimed by a Turkey-based Kurdish militant group. The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or TAK, said two of its members had sacrificed their lives in the Saturday night attack that targeted security forces…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Troubled Australian star Nick Kyrgios rates his rollercoaster year a successful one, despite his 2016 ATP season ending in an on-court meltdown that earned him a tour ban. As he collected the first three titles of his career, including a maiden ATP 500 series victory in Tokyo, Kyrgios rose to a career-high ranking of No.13 – an effort he looks back on with pride….

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors. Just one of many. Photo by Beats/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I want to be a sports star. Or, at least, to look like one. Failing that, can I at least feel like one? It seems the only option is to buy Beats headphones, those beautifully…

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Washington state legislators are proposing a bill that would let fans bring guns into sports stadiums, Sports Illustrated reported. The bill aims to shoot down the strict no-gun policies at stadiums like Safeco Field and CenturyLink Field, which are privately owned. The stadiums are home to the Seattle Mariners and Seahawks. The legislation would keep private owners from banning guns at public spaces, and allow people with proper…

South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan banished memories of a dismal run at the Rio Olympics by winning his third gold medal at the FINA short course world swimming championships in the men’s 1,500 meters freestyle on Sunday in Windsor, Ontario. Having already triumphed in the 200 and 400 freestyle, Park swam neck-and-neck with world record holder Gregorio Paltrinieri in the early stages of the 1,500 before pulling away to take the…

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Whatever the Boston Red Sox need or want, the Boston Red Sox seem to get these days. As a result, that’s prompted one prominent baseball writer with Hall of Fame credentials and Boston connections to anoint the Red Sox as baseball’s new “Evil Empire.” During an appearance on the Rich Eisen Show last week, Peter Gammons, currently of MLB Network, suggested the Red Sox now represent everything they used to…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Troubled Australian star Nick Kyrgios rates his rollercoaster year a successful one, despite his 2016 ATP season ending in an on-court meltdown that earned him a tour ban. As he collected the first three titles of his career, including a maiden ATP 500 series victory in Tokyo, Kyrgios rose to a career-high ranking of No.13 – an effort he looks back on with pride….

If you’ve watched or been to a professional sports game in the past year you’ve no doubt seen advertisements for daily fantasy sports companies like DraftKings and FanDuel. In just a few years the industry has become the hottest thing in the sports world probably since cable TV. And with the recent merger of the two companies, it’s pretty clear that they plan on sticking around for a while. As a…

NASCAR honored six of its national champions Saturday night in Charlotte, handing out rings and trophies for drivers ranging in age from 16 all the way up to 38 years old. The veteran of the group was Milford, Connecticut, racer Doug Coby, 37, who won his fourth  NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour title and became the first driver to win three titles in a row in that series. “It seems like…

Two bombs exploded less than a minute apart, killing 29 people and wounding 166 outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night, in a co-ordinated attack on police shortly after a match between two of Turkey’s top teams. First a car bomb exploded outside the Vodafone Arena, home to Istanbul’s Besiktas soccer team, leaving flaming wreckage on the street. Forty-five seconds later, a suspect wearing explosives detonated them while…

Whatever the Boston Red Sox need or want, the Boston Red Sox seem to get these days. As a result, that’s prompted one prominent baseball writer with Hall of Fame credentials and Boston connections to anoint the Red Sox as baseball’s new “Evil Empire.” During an appearance on the Rich Eisen Show last week, Peter Gammons, currently of MLB Network, suggested the Red Sox now represent everything they used to…

The Syracuse Stars dressed to impress. The Stars, a minor league team in the New York State League, had equipment packed for opening day in Rochester, N.Y., on May 3, 1885, but their uniforms weren’t ready. Team management kept asking a local seamstress about the omitted outfits. Their needling questions went unanswered. MORE: The 2-foot home run “The Stars played while attired in nine different suits,” the Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball reported….

Share this story: I’m not very good at playing baseball, but that hasn’t dampened my love of the sport. I started playing baseball when I was eight, and the game was my life. While my friends battled with Pokemon, I collected baseball cards. I had trouble memorizing multiplication times tables, but could name at least one player from every major league baseball team. Despite my passion for baseball, I was never…

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<!– For the latest rumours, gossip and debate, check out our Sportsday rolling news service every weekday, and for a list of all the completed deals, see our transfers page. Jose Mourinho has ordered his Manchester United team in for training at 4.30 in the afternoon on Christmas Day. (Sun) The Portuguese manager may be targeting Paris St-Germain’s Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 29, as a long-term replacement for veteran Zlatan…

Before the Bills‘ Week 14 matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers, reports surfaced that echoed what we’ve known for weeks: Buffalo’s Rex Ryan was coaching for his job. If that’s the case — there’s little reason to believe it’s not — then the Bills players made the decision whether to keep or fire Ryan easy for ownership. Really easy. The final score of Sunday’s game might say that Buffalo lost to…

Rescue and medics carry a wounded person after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday. Two explosions struck outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul after fans had gone home. Cansu Alkaya/AP hide caption toggle caption Cansu Alkaya/AP Rescue and medics carry a wounded person after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday. Two explosions struck outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul after fans had gone home. Cansu Alkaya/AP Updated at 10:52 a.m….

The Tour of Beijing ended in 2014 but the Chinese cycling scene remains ambitious.Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com The Tour of Beijing is gone, killed by apathy and an eventual acceptance that the fox should not guard the henhouse. But pro cycling in China is not dead, not at all. In fact, Chinese influence is set to increase markedly in the coming years, at home, and abroad. The country…