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With nine NHL games, three NBA games, an NFL game and an MLB playoff game — made possible by the Chicago Cubs’ victory in Game 4 of the NLCS on Wednesday — Thursday is your (first) sports equinox of 2017. What’s a sports equinox? As my former colleague Reuben Fischer-Baum wrote on a couple of occasions, it’s when all four major U.S. sports leagues — the NFL, NBA, NHL and…

So far, more than 140 women, including athletes who competed at the highest levels of gymnastics, have come forward to say that Nassar had touched them inappropriately during medical appointments. Unlike Weinstein, Nassar is in jail, awaiting trial on multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct. He already has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges — he denies the many accusations of sexual assault — and faces decades of prison time….

Image via ESPN This week, ESPN premiered a new show on ESPN 2 called Barstool Van Talk, hosted by Barstool Sports personalities and Pardon My Take podcast co-hosts PFT Commenter and Dan Katz. According to sources familiar with the situation, ESPN originally did not want the Barstool Sports name and logo associated with the new show, but caved after Barstool president Dave Portnoy insisted on the branding. Given that Barstool…

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ NFL insider Lindsay H. Jones previews the three must-watch games this week. USA TODAY Sports

Image via Getty Pole dancers who find themselves constantly having to explain how much strength and agility it takes to swing your human body around a pole without plummeting to the ground have been vindicated. As of early October, pole dancing was granted “observer status” by the Global Association of International Sports Federation, which means it’s conditionally recognized as a sport and may be a step closer to qualifying for…

If sports networks and organizations haven’t hopped on the digital train, the doors might close in their faces. ESPN has become the face of the seismic shift in sports broadcasting after losing subscribers and laying off employees at a disturbing rate over the past five years for what most attribute to its outdated commitment to billion-dollar TV packages. As more and more sports fans cut the cable cord and transplant…

The Yankees are unstoppable, Eddie Olczyk is tough as nails and more.  27 Ringzzzzzzz (For Now) I’m a Yankees fan (sorry, growing up in the 90’s an hour from the Bronx will do that to you) and it’s been way too long since I had a championship to celebrate. I mean, I was in high school the last time they won, for crying out loud. Good thing the Yanks are…

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ George Schroeder breaks down the matchup between Michigan and Penn State. USA TODAY Sports

Martin Glenn and Greg Clarke faced questions from MPs in parliament on Wednesday Sports minister Tracey Crouch has urged the FA to improve, after its handling of discrimination claims against ex-England women’s boss Mark Sampson. She has previously warned the governing body could lose £30m-£40m of funding if it does not reform. “I hope that the FA learns lessons from this whole sorry saga,” said Crouch. She called on the…

SI.com’s Week in Wrestling is published every Wednesday and provides beneath the surface coverage of the business of pro wrestling. News of the Week: The Latest on Neville & WWE Nine days ago, 31-year-old Benjamin Satterley—better known to the wrestling world as Neville—reached an epiphany and made a bold, emphatic statement. Frustrated by the dizzying direction of his character and the lack of pay-offs, as well as the notorious WWE…

1. Charles Barkley, who likes to play the game that he doesn’t seek attention while always seeking attention, weighed in on the NFL’s national anthem protests on Tuesday. Barkley’s big message? The media has made everything worse. Here’s what he said on a conference call: “I’m sick of these media guys who have hijacked the whole Colin Kaepernick situation and made it about who’s protesting, who’s standing for the Anthem….

Ten NBA media items following the opening night of the 2017-18 season. • When a sports television broadcaster is presented with the kind of gruesome injury Celtics forward Gordon Hayward suffered in the first quarter of Tuesday’s Cavs-Celtics game, the goal above all is to cover the injury with accuracy, reporting thoughtfulness. Last night was not an easy situation for TNT but I thought they did very well, especially the…

Pole-dancing is emerging as a sport — and a clean one in more ways than one. Their clothes stay on and top-level participants must comply with World Anti-Doping Agency standards. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images) No strip club necessary. Pole-dancing now stands on its own as a provisionally recognized sport thanks to the Global Association of International Sports Federation, which granted the activity’s international governing federation “observer status” earlier this month….

Jay Wright tells Nick and Cris what he is most proud of about his Villanova program 4 hours ago

Emmitt Williams is the No. 21-ranked prospect in the nation, according to 247Sports. 247Sports Five-star prospect Emmitt Williams was arrested early Wednesday in Florida and charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment, according to police records. A coach who has been recruiting Williams further confirmed the arrest to CBS Sports. Williams, a senior at Oak Ridge High in Orlando, is ranked 21st in the Class of 2018, according to 247Sports….

Let’s all welcome back basketball, shall we? Welcome back, basketball Yes, after a long offseason full of petty social media strife and bonkers trades, Tuesday night brought the return of the NBA, now with all kinds of zany new subplots. Kyrie Irving is on the Celtics! Chris Paul is on the Rockets! Carmelo Anthony is finally free of the Knicks! And the first night of the season gave us plenty…

Cris Carter gives Dez Bryant a strong ultimatum 2 hours ago

Let’s all welcome back basketball, shall we? Welcome back, basketball Yes, after a long offseason full of petty social media strife and bonkers trades, Tuesday night brought the return of the NBA, now with all kinds of zany new subplots. Kyrie Irving is on the Celtics! Chris Paul is on the Rockets! Carmelo Anthony is finally free of the Knicks! And the first night of the season gave us plenty…

Paul Tagliabue, Mike Nelms and Tom McMillen talk before entering the D.C. Sports Hall of Fame in July. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) In one of the hardest-hitting pieces of journalism published over the past 12 months, The Washington Post’s D.C. Sports Bog asked some probing questions this summer about the D.C. Sports Hall of Fame, such as: Why are there so many more baseball and football players than hockey and…