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The concept evolved over the past year in the midst of one doping scandal after another. In the latest chapter, Rita Jeptoo, a Kenyan who was a two-time Chicago and Boston marathon champion, had her titles stripped and was given a four-year suspension for testing positive for EPO. Also within the past week, a World Anti-Doping Agency report highlighted the failings and shortcomings of drug testing at the Rio Olympics,…

 (Photo: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports) CLEVELAND – Baseball makes no sense, so it makes us senseless. Look: This post has a shelf life of only a few hours before the Cubs and Indians kick off Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night, so you’ll have to excuse me if it reads as a stream of consciousness. It is that. What follows are the sleep-deprived and caffeine-fueled thoughts of…

Take a look at the CBS Sports All-America teams from the 2015-16 season and what you’ll find is that only one of the 15 players honored — Duke’s Grayson Allen — is actually back in school. In other words, we’re basically starting from scratch, which is normal for the sport of college basketball, where new and/or unknown players annually become the faces of the sport. We put it up to…

Michael B. Jordan and Michael Strahan will each executive produce a sports-themed drama which will join the increasing slate of scripted sports TV including Fox’s ‘Pitch,’ Starz’s ‘Survivor’s Remorse,’ and HBO’s ‘Ballers.’ <!–[CDATA[ Scripted television increasingly is looking to score with sports. With Fox’s Pitch, Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse, HBO’s Ballers and Audience Network’s Kingdom already on the air, the development bench includes LeBron James’ NBC sports-medicine drama, NFL…

The concept evolved over the past year in the midst of one doping scandal after another. In the latest chapter, Rita Jeptoo, a Kenyan who was a two-time Chicago and Boston marathon champion, had her titles stripped and was given a four-year suspension for testing positive for EPO. Also within the past week, a World Anti-Doping Agency report highlighted the failings and shortcomings of drug testing at the Rio Olympics,…

Not even Fox analyst Pete Rose, whose latest bad prediction was that the Indians would beat the Cubs on Tuesday to end the World Series, could get the outcome of Wednesday’s Game 7 wrong. The winner will be Fox Sports. It already is. The Cubs, who extended the World Series to one final showdown, might end their 108-year streak without a World Series title. The Indians, whose three games-to-one evaporated…

The countdown has started to the end of Ronda Rousey’s career in the UFC. The former women’s bantamweight champion revealed on Tuesday that her upcoming bout with Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 would be ‘one of my last fights.’ Now UFC president Dana White has confirmed that news as well by saying that Rousey has informed him that her career will come to a close in the near future, although…

The concept evolved over the past year in the midst of one doping scandal after another. In the latest chapter, Rita Jeptoo, a Kenyan who was a two-time Chicago and Boston marathon champion, had her titles stripped and was given a four-year suspension for testing positive for EPO. Also within the past week, a World Anti-Doping Agency report highlighted the failings and shortcomings of drug testing at the Rio Olympics,…

LONDON –  British Prime Minister Theresa May has condemned International soccer organization FIFA for its ban on players wearing Britain’s remembrance poppy, a symbol of the nation’s annual tribute to its war dead. She told Parliament Wednesday that the FIFA decision was “utterly outrageous.” England will play Scotland in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on Armistice Day, Nov. 11, and players had hoped to wear commemorative shirts with…

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment RIO DE JANEIRO — Nearly 2-plus months after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, hundreds of workers still haven’t been paid and are planning to sue the local organizing committee to get their money. Among those late getting paid are about 100 freelance contractors who worked as stadium announcers, show producers and DJs, and several hundred others who worked for the Olympic News Service, which…

Harvard President Drew Faust has asked the university’s Office of the General Counsel to “conduct an immediate review” of the 2012 men’s soccer team’s sexually explicit “scouting report” of freshmen women soccer players. The report, which assigned ‘ratings’ to recruits based on their physical appearance and sexual appeal, has ‘no place at Harvard,” Faust wrote in a statement Tuesday to the Harvard Crimson that was also provided to the Globe….

 (Photo: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports) CLEVELAND – Baseball makes no sense, so it makes us senseless. Look: This post has a shelf life of only a few hours before the Cubs and Indians kick off Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night, so you’ll have to excuse me if it reads as a stream of consciousness. It is that. What follows are the sleep-deprived and caffeine-fueled thoughts of…

Enlarge this image The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp unveiled their new team name and logo Wednesday, retiring their previous name, the Suns. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp hide caption toggle caption Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp unveiled their new team name and logo Wednesday, retiring their previous name, the Suns. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp It’s a bold move, meant to energize the local fan base. But a Jacksonville baseball team’s decision to…

Image: AP The US Justice Department (DOJ) announced on Wednesday it’s suing AT&T, alleging the company used DirecTV in an illegal campaign to block carriage of a television channel owned by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Advertisement The lawsuit accuses DirecTV and its parent company AT&T of sharing private negotiating information with other TV providers including Cox Communications and Charter Communications to gain an illegal advantage over mutual adversary Time Warner…

Photos by Tony Wittkowski / HP staff Beards and baseball Chris Siriano, owner of the House of David Baseball Museum, stands in front of his favorite memorabilia Tuesday inside the St. Joseph museum. Beards and baseball Chris Siriano, owner of the House of David Baseball Museum, looks on as visitors watch a video Tuesday inside the St. Joseph museum. Tony Wittkowski / HP staff Beards and baseball The House of…

Michael B. Jordan and Michael Strahan will each executive produce a sports-themed drama which will join the increasing slate of scripted sports TV including Fox’s ‘Pitch,’ Starz’s ‘Survivor’s Remorse,’ and HBO’s ‘Ballers.’ <!–[CDATA[ Scripted television increasingly is looking to score with sports. With Fox’s Pitch, Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse, HBO’s Ballers and Audience Network’s Kingdom already on the air, the development bench includes LeBron James’ NBC sports-medicine drama, NFL…

Tens of thousands of runners will line up in Staten Island to run the TCS New York City Marathon this Sunday. Preparing properly for a marathon can take weeks to months and require runs that span hours. But on race day plenty of new or even experienced runners can get caught up in common preparation myths that have little science to back them up. We talked to some sports medicine…

Take a look at the CBS Sports All-America teams from the 2015-16 season and what you’ll find is that only one of the 15 players honored — Duke’s Grayson Allen — is actually back in school. In other words, we’re basically starting from scratch, which is normal for the sport of college basketball, where new and/or unknown players annually become the faces of the sport. We put it up to…

No two ways about it now: The Cubs’ forcing a Game 7 of a World Series in which they trailed three games to one in pursuit of their first title in 108 years means we’re arguably looking at either the greatest sports heartbreak ever endured or the greatest sports story ever told. Sorry, 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. You know I loved you, Mike Eruzione, Jim Craig, Jack O’Callahan and…