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x Embed x Share Hall of Fame quarterback says he would ‘like nothing more’ than to see Tebow become a Major League Baseball player. USA TODAY Sports Tim Tebow is following his baseball dream with the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.(Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — This week, a month after Tim Tebow made his debut in the Arizona Fall League as a member…

Baseball season is done. The urge may strike to visit a ballpark, but you’ll find them empty, waiting for the action to return in spring. As always, I conclude my column for the year with a recommendation to help you get through the winter and satisfy that longing for mano-a-mano action while cheering for your favorites during the frosty days to come. All you have to do is pay a…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – For three days, the brain trusts of all 30 Major League Baseball teams gathered at a ritzy resort in this wealthy desert suburb and tried to find common ground. The start of a baseball offseason is traditionally slow, and in a year when a new collective bargaining agreement is due, the action was even quieter. …

LeBron James made his third championship-celebrating trip to the White House on Thursday, welcomed as he was for the first two such trips by President Barack Obama. If James returns in the next four years, it may seem very awkward. James is no fan of President-elect Donald Trump, and — after a most divisive presidential campaign ended this week — athletes and coaches are dealing with the same emotions as…

Young people are switching off from TV sport as part of a drop in average audiences of nearly a tenth in six years, analysts have be claimed. The findings come amid concerns at BT and Sky about a sharp decline in football audience this season. Research by Ampere Analysis found that 18 to 24-year-olds, the younger end of the so-called “millennial” age group, were significantly less likely to consider themselves sports fans…

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RELATED: Driver moves and team changes for 2017 Richard Petty Motorsports announced Thursday that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brian Scott will retire from full-time auto racing competition at season’s end. Scott, 28, began his NASCAR national series career in 2007. He is currently a Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate in his first year driving team owner Richard Petty’s No. 44 Ford. In a release provided by the Petty…

facebook Share twitter Share 16 per cent increase in funds for 2017-2020 “Quadrennial Plan” will see refugee athletes and NOCs in greatest need benefiting from new sport development programmes The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today approved the Olympic Solidarity 2017-2020 Quadrennial Plan during a meeting in Lausanne. The Olympic Solidarity development and assistance budget approved…

Right now, goal-line technology is used during games to review whether or not the ball crossed into the goal. The IFAB announced in June that testing would begin on in-game video replays to review goals, penalties, fouls and more in several leagues around the world. The governing body isn’t expected to decide whether or not the Video Assistant Referees (VARs) system will be officially approved for use until 2018 or…

Doctors may soon be able to stop soccer matches and review instant replays to evaluate on-field collisions for potential concussions, under a proposal that could be approved next year. As the Associated Press reports, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), FIFA’s rules organization, will meet in March to decide on the measure, amid heightened concerns over the dangers posed by head injuries. Under a measure passed by FIFA in 2014, referees…

x Embed x Share Hall of Fame quarterback says he would ‘like nothing more’ than to see Tebow become a Major League Baseball player. USA TODAY Sports Tim Tebow is following his baseball dream with the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.(Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — This week, a month after Tim Tebow made his debut in the Arizona Fall League as a member…

South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook expects two-sport athlete Brandon McIlwain to be back with the baseball team in January. “He’s preparing to be with us,” Holbrook said. “He’s excited about playing baseball here.” McIlwain, from Newtown, Pa., was viewed a potential high-round pick in the 2016 MLB draft before opting to attend USC to play football and baseball. The true freshman has played in seven games as a quarterback for…

Baseball season is done. The urge may strike to visit a ballpark, but you’ll find them empty, waiting for the action to return in spring. As always, I conclude my column for the year with a recommendation to help you get through the winter and satisfy that longing for mano-a-mano action while cheering for your favorites during the frosty days to come. All you have to do is pay a…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – For three days, the brain trusts of all 30 Major League Baseball teams gathered at a ritzy resort in this wealthy desert suburb and tried to find common ground. The start of a baseball offseason is traditionally slow, and in a year when a new collective bargaining agreement is due, the action was even quieter. …

By Larry Fine Nov 10 (Reuters) – The Atlanta Braves agreed to a one-year deal with former Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey on Thursday in a move foreshadowing what could be a lively offseason of wheeling and dealing in Major League Baseball. From the newly-crowned champion Chicago Cubs, facing the possible loss of free agents, to teams pondering a rebuilding effort, MLB’s 30 clubs will be jockeying for talent…

ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose thinks some professional athletes, especially those in the NBA, who are invited to the White House to be recognized for winning championships will skip the festivities because Donald Trump will be president. After Trump won the presidential election on Tuesday, there has been talk about how sports teams will handle the tradition of visiting the executive office. The Cleveland Cavaliers are scheduled to…

The 2015 Florida Gators women’s national championship gymnastics team.Tony Gutierrez/AP The University of Florida has the most dominant athletics program in the country. Business Insider has compiled a list of the schools that run the most dominating sports programs from top to bottom. To create the ranking we used data from the last three years of the Capital One Cup (which ranks how well schools do in all sports each…

RELATED: Driver moves and team changes for 2017 Richard Petty Motorsports announced Thursday that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brian Scott will retire from full-time auto racing competition at season’s end. Scott, 28, began his NASCAR national series career in 2007. He is currently a Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate in his first year driving team owner Richard Petty’s No. 44 Ford. In a release provided by the Petty…

The next savior of U.S. men’s soccer is here. The question is how long he can survive in that role. In what is practically an annual rite for U.S. soccer, a homegrown boy wonder is being touted as a sure-fire bet to become a worldwide star. Adding fuel to the hype machine is that unlike those who came before, 18-year-old Christian Pulisic can…

Doctors may soon be able to stop soccer matches and review instant replays to evaluate on-field collisions for potential concussions, under a proposal that could be approved next year. As the Associated Press reports, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), FIFA’s rules organization, will meet in March to decide on the measure, amid heightened concerns over the dangers posed by head injuries. Under a measure passed by FIFA in 2014, referees…