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x Embed x Share CLOSE Fans took to Twitter to chime in on LeBron’s concern over the Cleveland Cavaliers’ lack of moves this offseason. USA TODAY Sports LeBron James reacts during the second half against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center.(Photo: Chris Humphreys, USAT) LeBron James, the NBA’s most powerful player and biggest star who brought the Cleveland Cavaliers their first NBA championship, is concerned about the Cavaliers’ offseason, a…

Bob Wolff, along with Curt Gowdy the only sports announcer that is a member of both the baseball and basketballs halls of fame, died Saturday in South Nyack, NY at age 96. In a career that began in 1939, Wolff covered every major sporting event from World Series to Super Bowls to NBC and NHL championship series and was an institution in New York, where he broadcast for the Yankees,…

Bob Wolff, who was behind the microphone for many of sports most iconic moments on radio and television, including Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series and the 1958 NFL Championship game heralded by many as the greatest football game ever played, died Saturday at his South Nyack home. He was 96. The avuncular Wolff, who nearly became a member of the Mets original three-man broadcasting team in…

7:54 AM PT — TMZ Sports has obtained video of the victim moments after he was struck in the face by an assailant at Clutch Bar in Dallas.  The person who shot the video tells us the man was involved in a verbal altercation with a woman who was in Ezekiel’s party … when Ezekiel got involved. The witness says she saw Ezekiel punch the man — corroborating the story…

ATLANTIC CITY — New Jersey’s first casino has become the first in Atlantic City to let patrons play daily fantasy sports contests for money. Resorts Casino Hotel on Monday launched FastPick, a daily fantasy sports game in which customers choose head-to-head player matchups of real-world athletes. If the customer’s slate of picks outperforms those assigned to the casino, the customer wins. For example, a customer can choose whether New England Patriots quarterback…

The cyclist Sonny Colbrelli secured prominent exposure for the name of his Bahrain Merida team early in the Tour de France, heading the group sprint at the end of the second stage in Liège before finishing a creditable sixth. The team’s leader, Ion Izagirre, crashed out on the first day, but Bahrain Merida has already established itself on the world tour, after the star signing Vincenzo Nibali competed through three…

There is a major name on the free agent market in professional wrestling, and Sports Illustrated has learned that WWE and GFW/Impact are negotiating with Rey Mysterio. Mysterio, 42, is currently seen on El Rey’s Lucha Underground. He is signed through the end of the third season, which is set to air in September, and would then be free to work with any company after his 90-day non-compete clause expires. • Vince McMahon made decision…

More recently, Mr. Wolff was a sports commentator for the cable TV station News 12 Long Island, which he joined when it was founded in 1986. He delivered his final essay in February. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Mr. Wolff teamed with Joe Garagiola on NBC-TV’s baseball Game of the Week in the early 1960s. He was a broadcaster for Madison Square Garden for more than 50 years on…

More recently, Mr. Wolff was a sports commentator for the cable TV station News 12 Long Island, which he joined when it was founded in 1986. He delivered his final essay in February. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Mr. Wolff teamed with Joe Garagiola on NBC-TV’s baseball Game of the Week in the early 1960s. He was a broadcaster for Madison Square Garden for more than 50 years on…

John and Jeanne Stewart at Arnold Palmer Putt Putt in Penfield in 1989.(Photo: Annette Lein) Jeanne Stewart, a pioneer in girls high school sports in the Rochester area, founder of the Rochester Sports Garden and aunt to 41, died July 11 at age 78. Mrs. Stewart, formerly of Victor, opened the Sports Garden in 1995, turning a vacant warehouse on East Henrietta Road into one of the county’s most popular indoor…

CHICAGO – Perhaps Cubs fans can feel just a little bit better about things after an eventful, positive start to the 2016 season. Bears fans might not get that luxury in what looks like another long rebuilding year for the team. Luis Medina has been paying close attention to both as part of Bleacher Nation and The Ten-Yard Line and he paid another visit to Sports Feed Sunday to discuss…

Robert Kinsler started United Fray in 2009. He was working as a real estate broker in Washington when he saw an article about leagues for Skee-Ball, the arcade game, in New York. He started his own league, charging $20 a person. At the start of the following year, several hundred people had signed up. He quit his job to focus on the league full time. Last year, United Fray had…

Video gaming adopts intercity rivalry to break into major league sport

Lonzo Ball continued to make as much noise about his shoes as his game, though Ball was impressive in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 115-106 Summer League victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Las Vegas on Saturday. Ball, who has sported the family shoes — Big Baller Brand — Nike and Adidas in previous outings, broke out the new, not-on-the-market-yet Stephen Curry Under Armor kicks. Oh, he had 14 points, nine…

Robert Kinsler started United Fray in 2009. He was working as a real estate broker in Washington when he saw an article about leagues for Skee-Ball, the arcade game, in New York. He started his own league, charging $20 a person. At the start of the following year, several hundred people had signed up. He quit his job to focus on the league full time. Last year, United Fray had…

Lonzo Ball continued to make as much noise about his shoes as his game, though Ball was impressive in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 115-106 Summer League victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Las Vegas on Saturday. Ball, who has sported the family shoes — Big Baller Brand — Nike and Adidas in previous outings, broke out the new, not-on-the-market-yet Stephen Curry Under Armor kicks. Oh, he had 14 points, nine…

SUNDAY ON TV TENNIS 9 a.m. ESPN — Wimbledon Championships, men’s final, at London NBA BASKETBALL 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Summer League Playoffs, semifinal, Portland-San Antonio winner vs. Miami-Memphis winner, at Las Vegas 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Summer League Playoffs, semifinal, Boston-Dallas winner vs. L.A. Lakers-Brooklyn winner, at Las Vegas MLB BASEBALL 1:10 p.m. FOX OHIO — Washington at Cincinnati 1:10 p.m. TBS — Game 1, N.Y. Yankees at Boston…

Lewis Hamilton took a dominant victory at Silverstone to tie the all-time record of five career wins in the British Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver equalled the tally of Scot Jim Clark and Frenchman Alain Prost with his fourth home win in a row to add to his first win for McLaren in 2008. Hamilton’s victory cut his deficit to Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to just one point in the championship…

Contrary to reports, Talking Smack was not canceled due to a lack of viewers. The WWE Network show, popular among fans for its organic nature, was canceled by Vince McMahon. McMahon, whose appearances at weekly WWE television shows is becoming increasingly irregular, was at TVs this past week. Sources close to the situation reported that McMahon was unhappy with the show and strongly believed it did not serve the company’s…

Robert Kinsler started United Fray in 2009. He was working as a real estate broker in Washington when he saw an article about leagues for Skee-Ball, the arcade game, in New York. He started his own league, charging $20 a person. At the start of the following year, several hundred people had signed up. He quit his job to focus on the league full time. Last year, United Fray had…