World Sports

BUDAPEST — As the Hungarian government continues to spar with Brussels and other EU capitals, it is turning to sport as an avenue for boosting its international profile and popularity at home. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Budapest Monday for the opening of the World Judo Championships. And in July, the country hosted the International Swimming Federation (FINA) championships, drawing elite swimmers and thousands of visitors to the capital. While the…

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar is being sued by his former club, FC Barcelona. (Photo: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images) Neymar Sued For Switching Clubs FC Barcelona is suing soccer superstar Neymar, alleging that he breached a contract by signing with competitor Paris Saint Germain. Barcelona wants Neymar to pay at least 8.5 million euro in damages based on a “loyalty bonus” that was paid out by Barcelona last year. Neymar’s new team,…

LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor got tired. He got woozy. He ended up on the ropes, staggering around, futilely attempting to grab Floyd Mayweather and struggling to stay standing. But the proud Irish UFC champion refused to go down. And referee Robert Byrd stopped the fight anyway, mercilessly ending the punishment, even if McGregor thought it was ended too early.  One minute and five seconds into the 10th round. About…

LAS VEGAS — In the end, the equation we all knew coming in turned out to be true: The best boxer in the world beat one of the best mixed martial artists in a boxing match.  How we got there, however, was completely surprising.  In his return from a two-year retirement, Floyd Mayweather improved to 50-0 with a 10th-round TKO over an incredibly game Conor McGregor in their pay-per-view superfight…

On the August 2017 edition of HBO’s Real Sports, a consultant on youth sports facilities development named Dev Pathik explains to reporter Jon Frankel that $9 billion is spent per year (and growing by 20 percent annually) on youth sports travel. “It’s an incredible transformation with massive ripple effects on the rest of our society,” Pathik tells Frankel. If that sounds over-the-top, consider that the Real Sports piece shows a traditional vacation…

On the August 2017 edition of HBO’s Real Sports, a consultant on youth sports facilities development named Dev Pathik explains to reporter Jon Frankel that $9 billion is spent per year (and growing by 20 percent annually) on youth sports travel. “It’s an incredible transformation with massive ripple effects on the rest of our society,” Pathik tells Frankel. If that sounds over-the-top, consider that the Real Sports piece shows a traditional vacation…

I used to work at the American casual dining chain Bennigan’s, and it’s really helped me think about the impending shitshow that is the Mayweather-McGregor fight. This was in the death spiral days of their lifespan as a business, meaning no one had come up with a new idea at Bennigan’s for at least ten years, maybe longer. Instead, every “new” idea at Bennigan’s consisted of combinations of old ideas…

x Embed x Share CLOSE SportsPulse: USA TODAY’s Trysta Krick takes a look at all the quarterback battles around the NFL and how they are coming into focus. Or in the case of Jacksonville, not. USA TODAY Sports Former quarterback Michael Vick is joining Fox Sports as an analyst.(Photo: The Associated Press) Former quarterback Michael Vick started the summer as a coaching intern with the Kansas City Chiefs. He will end…

Kubica has been driving for Renault at in-season testing Renault say there are “still question marks” over whether Robert Kubica can make a full-time return to Formula 1 after life-changing injuries. The 32-year-old Pole has had three tests with Renault in the last three months, six years after he suffered a partially severed right arm in a rally accident. Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul told BBC Sport: “Have we definitively…

SAN FRANCISCO — The pathologist who discovered the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has created a banned list of sports for children under 18. Related Articles Why it took a foreign-born doctor to blow the whistle on the NFL’s concussion epidemic Bennet Omalu doesn’t support ban on football ‘Concussion’ doctor: Youth football is child abuse Bennet Omalu, featured in the Will Smith movie “Concussion,” told an audience this…

x Embed x Share CLOSE SportsPulse: USA TODAY’s Trysta Krick takes a look at all the quarterback battles around the NFL and how they are coming into focus. Or in the case of Jacksonville, not. USA TODAY Sports Former quarterback Michael Vick is joining Fox Sports as an analyst.(Photo: The Associated Press) Former quarterback Michael Vick started the summer as a coaching intern with the Kansas City Chiefs. He will end…

The boss of Amazon’s television production arm has hinted that the company is planning significant expansion into sports broadcasting. Roy Price, the head of Amazon Studios, said at the Edinburgh international television festival that sport was a good opportunity for Amazon’s video streaming service. The comments suggest Amazon could compete to win rights to show Premier League matches when the next auction launches next year. Amazon recently won the rights…

ESPN has faced criticism recently for limited sports coverage and what many say has been an increasing shift to political commentary. But frustrated sports fans may be in luck: ESPN anchor Sage Steele hinted in an interview that the network’s signature “SportsCenter” highlights show may go back to focusing on sports, and leave social and political issues “to the news networks.” Steele told the New York Post “there…

D1 Sports Medicine An example of the physical therapy provided by D1 Sports Medicine. Human performance leader EXOS will today announce its acquisition of D1 Sports Medicine, a company that partners with top sports medicine orthopedists to offer athletes physical therapy services and help them rehabilitate and return from injury. Physical therapy has always been an important component of the services provided by EXOS to athletes, and the acquisition will accelerate…

Joey Erace knocks pitch after pitch into the netting of his $15,000 backyard batting cage, the pings from his metal bat filling the air in the south New Jersey cul-de-sac. His private hitting coach, who’s charging $100 for this hour-long session, tells Joey to shorten his stride. He’s accustomed to such focused instruction: the evening batting practice followed a one-on-one fielding lesson in Philadelphia earlier in the day, which cost…

PRO FOOTBALL ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills running back LeSean McCoy isn’t surprised Colin Kaepernick has had difficulty finding a job. And thinks it has little to do with the quarterback’s decision to not stand for the anthem last season. Some teams, McCoy said following practice, might consider it not being worth the “chaos” to take on a polarizing player such as Kaepernick to fill what’s likely to be…

Joey Erace knocks pitch after pitch into the netting of his $15,000 backyard batting cage, the pings from his metal bat filling the air in the south New Jersey cul-de-sac. His private hitting coach, who’s charging $100 for this hour-long session, tells Joey to shorten his stride. He’s accustomed to such focused instruction: the evening batting practice followed a one-on-one fielding lesson in Philadelphia earlier in the day, which cost…

HIGHLAND PARK — The park district in north suburban Highland Park has canceled its tackle football program because so few youngsters have signed up, a clear sign head injuries are on the minds of parents and young people when it comes to football. Football remains America’s favorite sport, so you’ll definitely find mixed opinions. But so far no parents – even of the kids who were registered to play – have…

This latest splash for The Athletic was huge, a veritable cannonball. The addition this week of Fox Sports baseball reporter Ken Rosenthal (no relation) to an already formidable staff of sports journalists was a sit-up-and-notice moment. But before the quickly expanding subscription website could start to establish its bonafides as a national sports media presence, it had to sell in Chicago. Before it could plant its flag in the San…