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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Urban Meyer knows a thing or two about respectfully replacing legends. Twelve years ago, Ohio State’s current coach started a successful run at Florida just four seasons after Steve Spurrier left the Gators. In late 2011, he became the first permanent coach following the firing of Jim Tressel. On Saturday, Meyer will coach against Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley, who himself is three months into taking over for the…

The sign indicated curves ahead. The road was so newly paved it didn’t have a dividing line. The asphalt undulated left and right, with an occasional dip before the far-off turn. There were no houses or driveways, just woods on one side, a meadow on the other. It was the perfect road for the Honda Civic Si. At another time in another place, the vestiges of rain dried on the…

StatMuse, the sports statistics database that can be queried using natural language inquiries, just announced that it’s become the second startup accepted into the NFL Players Association’s accelerator. As a refresher the accelerator, called The One Team Collective, was built to help smaller startups get access to player licensing rights in return for equity. We first wrote about Statmuse when it was accepted into Disney’s accelerator in 2015, then again…

The station’s owner, CBS Radio, said in a statement it was “aware of the situation” and was cooperating with the authorities. The acting United States attorney in Manhattan, Joon H. Kim, said Mr. Carton and his co-defendant, Michael Wright, “deceived investors and raised millions of dollars through misrepresentation and outright lies.” William F. Sweeney Jr., the head of the F.B.I.’s New York office, added that the two men tried to…

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The crisis in youth sports — skyrocketing costs, sport specialization, coaches needing training — grew deeper in 2016, according to data collected by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association and the Aspen Institute. Coaches, professional sports officials and academic researchers will gather in the District on Wednesday and Thursday at Aspen’s annual Project Play Summit to try to solve the alarming problems facing kids, and parents who want them to…

The Sports Direct chairman, Keith Hellawell, has survived a shareholder rebellion after just over 53% of independent investors backed his re-election. Hellawell who has been chairman of Sports Direct since 2009, had pledged to step down if he failed to win the backing of independent investors who last year voted against him. Key shareholders backed the former West Yorkshire police chief constable even though he has been viewed as a…

WASHINGTON — A powerful lawmaker and the casino industry have weighed in on the side of the Garden State as the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to allow New Jersey to legalize sports betting. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the American Gaming Association made their arguments in briefs filed before the high court, which agreed in June to her arguments on whether sports betting…

New York (Reuters) – Sports e-commerce firm Fanatics has closed a $1 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision fund, which will give it the firepower to expand internationally, Chief Executive Doug Mack told Reuters. The new funding will value the Jacksonville, Florida-based company that runs online sales for the National Basketball Association and the National Football League at $4.5 billion – more than twice the $2 billion…

ESPN’s new “SportsCenter AM,” meet Fox Sports’ “First Things First,” airing 30 minutes earlier and only 100 miles from the headquarters of the Worldwide Leader. With its debut Tuesday morning, a week after ESPN welcomed Sage Steele back to Bristol, Conn. for the start of a morning “SportsCenter” edition, FS1’s first-ever New York City-based show marks the network’s next step toward gaining traction on its competition. “This is really the…

You wouldn’t let your child drink a glass of cognac or smoke a cigarette, so why would you send him out on a football field to risk brain damage? It’s a question Dr. Bennet Omalu — a forensic pathologist whose discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy was portrayed in the Will Smith film “Concussion” — wants parents to consider. He warns that children who play football, hockey and lacrosse could face…

Football Phoebus 40, Heritage 14   SUSSEX CENTRAL 30, LANCASTER 0 Lancaster 0 0 0 0 —0 Sussex Central 24 0 0 6 —30 SC: Trevon Hatch 20 run (Hatch run) SC: Clyde Edmond Jr. 1 run (Hatch run) SC: Imir Clark 7 run (Hatch run) SC: Hatch 6 run (run failed) CAPTION Norcom defeated Lafayette 15-10 at Wanner Stadium in Williamsburg on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. Norcom defeated Lafayette…

ESPN’s new “SportsCenter AM,” meet Fox Sports’ “First Things First,” airing 30 minutes earlier and only 100 miles from the headquarters of the Worldwide Leader. With its debut Tuesday morning, a week after ESPN welcomed Sage Steele back to Bristol, Conn. for the start of a morning “SportsCenter” edition, FS1’s first-ever New York City-based show marks the network’s next step toward gaining traction on its competition. “This is really the…

You wouldn’t let your child drink a glass of cognac or smoke a cigarette, so why would you send him out on a football field to risk brain damage? It’s a question Dr. Bennet Omalu — a forensic pathologist whose discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy was portrayed in the Will Smith film “Concussion” — wants parents to consider. He warns that children who play football, hockey and lacrosse could face…

Let Boston have the Duck Boat parades, the crowded trophy shelves, the relentless conveyor belts of championship teams and championship contenders. Forget for a moment that since 2001, New England has won at least one title in all four major sports, has won 10 in all (compared to three for New York). We have something else. We have something better. We have the moral high ground! (See? Don’t you feel…

ESPN’s new “SportsCenter AM,” meet Fox Sports’ “First Things First,” airing 30 minutes earlier and only 100 miles from the headquarters of the Worldwide Leader. With its debut Tuesday morning, a week after ESPN welcomed Sage Steele back to Bristol, Conn. for the start of a morning “SportsCenter” edition, FS1’s first-ever New York City-based show marks the network’s next step toward gaining traction on its competition. “This is really the…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment NEW YORK — At age 36, Roger Federer is defying all tennis odds. When injuries sidelined him for a good chunk of 2016, fans and experts alike predicted that he would never be the same Federer again. But he has proved them wrong this year, winning the Australian Open — after a vintage Federer-Rafael Nadal final — and Wimbledon. On Monday, Federer…

Sports Direct has failed to meet a pledge to offer guaranteed hours to shopworkerss and transfer some warehouse staff to permanent contracts a year after promising widespread changes in working practices. The retail group controlled by the Newcastle United owner, Mike Ashley, promised to ensure that all staff were treated with dignity and respect in a report on its working practices published on 6 September last year. Key pledges included…

x Embed x Share CLOSE According to a TD Ameritrade study, nearly two out of 10 families are spending $1,000 per month on elite youth sports. USA TODAY Sports Judy Carter Davis, with her son Ian and husband, Dwight.(Photo: Handout) Judy Carter Davis and her husband, Dwight, recently got back from a trip to Scotland — the “Home of Golf” — with its tourist must-sees like Edinburgh and the Old Course in St. Andrews….

In the old days, there was the talk-show apology tour, a trip to Oprah’s couch or The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Then came the reality era, with fare like Dancing With The Stars geared toward rehabbing reputations. These days, you might as well become a television analyst for Fox and FS1 if you are looking to change your image with the public. Last month, the network added to its…