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GMs get updates on Olympics, goalie concussion protocol, offside and expansion protected lists – ESPN
3:39 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment BOCA RATON, Florida — Here’s a roundup of what happened during the final day of the annual general managers’ meetings here Wednesday. Olympics talks stalling As one GM joked to ESPN.com, the league’s Olympic update to GMs this week lasted 38 seconds. Except, he wasn’t really joking. “Nothing new,” Bettman said about the NHL’s players participating in next year’s…
MLB commish Rob Manfred admits it’s unlikely MLB players will play in Olympics – CBSSports.com
The 2017 World Baseball Classic is underway and we’ve already seen some dramatic games. The tournament continues over the next two weeks and will culminate with the Championship Game on March 22 at Dodger Stadium. Here is the full WBC schedule . In three years, baseball and softball will return to the Olympics for the 2020 games in Tokyo. The two sports were dropped from the Olympics following the 2008…
NASCAR and SiriusXM extend broadcasting agreement through 2022 – ESPN
Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment NASCAR and SiriusXM today announced a six-year renewal to extend their broadcasting and marketing agreement through 2022. SiriusXM will continue to deliver 24/7 racing content to millions of listeners across North America, including live broadcasts of every race, plus daily NASCAR talk and interviews with voices across the industry through its exclusive SiriusXM NASCAR Radio channel. NASCAR content is available to SiriusXM…
Just listen: Quieting the cars just a tad won’t hurt NASCAR – ESPN
Feb 28, 2017 Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment On Monday morning the Sports Business Journal made public what many within the NASCAR world already knew, that the sanctioning body was shopping a stack of potential ideas for the future, all aimed at trying to jumpstart the slowing sport of stock car racing. For several months now 15-20 concepts have been kicked around garages, brainstorms ranging from shorter…
NASCAR mailbag: Important questions answered before Las Vegas race weekend – FOXSports.com
Q: With the way NASCAR is today do you find hard as a reporter to keep up with the new rules in place? Does it make the job harder for you guys? — Michael A: Yes and no. Some years there are more changes than others and this just happens to be a year where there are a tremendous number of changes on the NASCAR side. That said, with…
Just listen: Quieting the cars just a tad won’t hurt NASCAR – ESPN
Feb 28, 2017 Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment On Monday morning the Sports Business Journal made public what many within the NASCAR world already knew, that the sanctioning body was shopping a stack of potential ideas for the future, all aimed at trying to jumpstart the slowing sport of stock car racing. For several months now 15-20 concepts have been kicked around garages, brainstorms ranging from shorter…
Quieter NASCAR? Sport floats idea of cars that make less noise – USA TODAY
USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James sits down with FOX Sports’ pit reporter Matt Yocum to discuss the new NASCAR point system. Daytona 500 airs Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on Fox. USA TODAY Sports
English Soccer Tries to Improve Diversity. Critics Say It Failed. – New York Times
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NASCAR Considers Making Its Cars Quieter, Which Is The Worst Idea Of All Time – Jalopnik
Photo credit: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images Oh my gosh. They’ve done it. They’ve finally done it. This is—once and for all—the worst idea in the history of motorsports. Advertisement NASCAR is considering turning down the volume on its iconic V8 roar, reports Sports Business Journal. The idea is being considered to allow fans to be able to talk to each other during the races. The idea is among 15 to 20…
US Soccer’s new policy on national anthem will test players’ convictions – Los Angeles Times
Maybe the protesters will be fined. Or suspended. Or exiled for the remainder of their careers. The next time a U.S. national soccer team player refuses to “stand respectfully” for the anthem, there will be consequences. Good. It’s not that athletes shouldn’t be allowed to take political stands. They should. Nor is refusing to stand for the anthem a sign of disrespect toward the military. It’s not. Want to honor…
What Atlanta United FC means (and doesn’t mean) for American soccer culture in 2017 – FOXSports.com
ATLANTA – The young man reclined in a wooden rocking chair by the front door of the Kappa Alpha fraternity house, sipping his beer (a Bud Light from the looks of it, though impossible to say for sure as it was covered in a camouflage koozie). He nodded at the people walking by. Noticing a bit of something on one of his worn cowboy boots, he reached down and flicked…
Second Las Vegas race could shake up NASCAR schedule – USA TODAY
CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James sits down with FOX Sports’ pit reporter Matt Yocum to discuss the new NASCAR point system. Daytona 500 airs Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on Fox. USA TODAY Sports With the Las Vegas skyline in the background, NASCAR Cup drivers hit the track for the 2016 Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.(Photo: Stephen R. Sylvanie, USA TODAY Sports) A…
US Soccer’s new policy on national anthem will test players’ convictions – Los Angeles Times
Maybe the protesters will be fined. Or suspended. Or exiled for the remainder of their careers. The next time a U.S. national soccer team player refuses to “stand respectfully” for the anthem, there will be consequences. Good. It’s not that athletes shouldn’t be allowed to take political stands. They should. Nor is refusing to stand for the anthem a sign of disrespect toward the military. It’s not. Want to honor…
Hockey player climbs over the glass to fight fans during junior league game – For The Win
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NASCAR considering making its cars quieter, report says – Sporting News
Maybe Michael Waltrip was on to something. The veteran NASCAR driver and Fox Sports analyst said before the Daytona 500 this season that NASCAR’s cars are too loud, calling the iconic roar “obnoxious” and really getting on his nerves. So is a solution to Waltrip’s grievance coming in the near future? According to the Sports Business Journal, NASCAR is considering making cars quieter to make it easier for fans to communicate easier during the…
US Soccer’s new policy on national anthem will test players’ convictions – Los Angeles Times
Maybe the protesters will be fined. Or suspended. Or exiled for the remainder of their careers. The next time a U.S. national soccer team player refuses to “stand respectfully” for the anthem, there will be consequences. Good. It’s not that athletes shouldn’t be allowed to take political stands. They should. Nor is refusing to stand for the anthem a sign of disrespect toward the military. It’s not. Want to honor…
The US national soccer team is moving ahead without Hope Solo – Washington Post
Without any fanfare, Hope Solo’s six-month suspension from the U.S. women’s national soccer team expired two weeks ago. Any thoughts, however, of her rejoining the reigning World Cup champions this year — or perhaps ever again — were put to rest by two factors: major shoulder surgery during her layoff and speaking her mind too often. Coach Jill Ellis has moved on, splitting assignments between Alyssa Naeher and Ashlyn Harris…
Playing Soccer With Billionaires Isn’t Cheap – Bloomberg
Playing soccer with billionaires doesn’t come cheap. BT Group Plc had to stump up 30 percent more to keep the broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League from 2018 to 2021. Bidding against Rupert Murdoch’s Sky Plc pushed the price up to 1.2 billion pounds ($1.5 billion). Champions League price $1.5 billion It’s an inexorable law by now: the cost of flagship sports rights, whether for the NFL or the…
Chinese soccer clubs can be brand leaders, says Lagardere boss – Reuters
LONDON A Chinese club could one day be a bigger brand than Manchester United and it is only a matter of time before the Super League (CSL) challenges the English Premier League for world domination, according to leading sports marketer Andrew Georgiou. Georgiou, the chief executive of Lagardere Sports and Entertainment, told Reuters in an interview on Monday that the world order was changing fast. “I think China has the…
Ducks’ Logan Shaw stays sharp by mixing hockey with education – Los Angeles Times
When Logan Shaw gazed out at the thousands of elementary school students who filled Honda Center for a Ducks practice, he couldn’t help but identify with them. On Monday, the team held its First Flight event, a fun field trip for kids to learn about science, math and technology through hockey demonstrations by Ducks players. It also requires them to do an actual assignment and perhaps some homework. Shaw knows…
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