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Skip Bayless’ hot takes on LeBron James and the Cowboys might have to be frozen. A week after Jamie Horowitz, the president of Fox Sports National Networks, was fired amid sexual harassment claims, Fox Sports 1 reportedly is trying to change the subjects that its studio debate shows fight about, with less focus on the NBA and NFL and more on the sports the network actually broadcasts. The Sporting News,…

The Professional Fighters League, which is trying to land a bigger punch in the mixed-martial arts world, has hired veteran TV sports executive George Greenberg to oversee broadcast production. Greenberg spent 23 years at Fox Sports and Fox Broadcasting. Most recently he was executive VP of content integration and presentation, overseeing content integration flow within all Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 programs, and supervising UFC production efforts, Fox…

Buy Photo Detroit sports-radio talk show host Mike Valenti (pictured) is scheduled to host a show on WFAN on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, as the New York City radio behemoth continues its long, meticulous search for a replacement for the retiring Mike Francesa.(Photo: David Guralnick / The Detroit News)Buy Photo The threat of Mike Valenti moving up and out of the Detroit sports-radio market appears about to get serious. Valenti…

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones will be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton next month as a “contributor to the game.” Jones won three Super Bowls during his first seven years in the league. He helped push the NFL’s TV package revenue to $7 billion per year and was a key figure in the latest collective bargaining agreement with the players and the Rams’…

Boston: Robert Kraft, Chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group and the New England Patriots New York: Jeff Wilpon, Co-Founder and Partner of Sterling.VC and COO of the New York Mets Los Angeles: Noah Whinston, CEO of Immortals Miami-Orlando: Ben Spoont, CEO and Co-Founder of Misfits Gaming San Francisco: Andy Miller, Chairman and Founder of NRG Esports Shanghai: NetEase Seoul: Kevin Chou, Co-founder of Kabam The city-based structure is central…

Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that it will grant girls in public schools access to physical education, a decision that comes after years of calls by women across the kingdom demanding greater rights and access to sports. The Education Ministry said it will introduce the physical education classes “gradually” and “in accordance with (Islamic) Shariah regulations.” At least one Saudi activist took to Twitter questioning whether this implied that girls will…

BASEBALL MIAMI (AP) — The new All-Star Game rules were picture-perfect for Nelson Cruz. Yadier Molina didn’t mind them, either. And come Game 1 of the World Series in October, no one will be harkening back to how a play here or there at the Midsummer Classic might have ultimately played a role in deciding baseball’s champion for 2017. World Series home-field advantage is now decided by winning percentage and…

COLLEGES Maine hockey team sets one game for Portland The University of Maine men’s hockey team will play Boston University at Cross Insurance Arena on Nov. 18. It’s the only game in Portland on the team’s 2017-18 schedule announced Tuesday. The Black Bears will open the regular season Oct. 6-7 against UConn at Alfond Arena in Orono. The first six games will be at home. Maine also will take part…

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The Conejo Valley lunch crowd was confronted by an alarming image Monday afternoon on the 3100 block of Willow Lane: Paul George lying face down on the floor of a 5,000-square-foot warehouse, garage doors open to the street, cursing under the weight of six 20-pound metal chains draped across his back. This is where George has spent the past three months, at ProActive Sports Performance in…

“I love getting calls from communists in Montclair,” Mr. Christie responded, adding, “You’re swearing on the air, Mike, you’re a bum.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story It was the unfiltered id of New Jersey — the brash governor seemingly free of any concern with plunging poll numbers, his eye already on his next chapter and the state’s residents at the end of their proverbial rope, grappling with disruptions caused…

A clip of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) getting into a confrontation with a sports talk radio caller went viral on Monday. Christie is appearing on New York City’s WFAN, the biggest sports talk radio station in the city and one of the most profitable radio stations in the country, to fill for host Mike Francesa during the station’s afternoon time slots. Rumors have linked Christie to possibly having…

Premier League fans will be able to watch 126 live games from the top flight for only £18 a month starting from next season. Sky Sports has had a major shake-up to its sports offerings by expanding to 10 channels, including Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football, as each channel will be tailored to an individual sport. There will also be channels dedicated to cricket, goal and Formula…

Jason Collins remembered the sting he felt as a closeted athlete when teammates used homophobic slurs in the locker room. “It felt horrible,” he said. After becoming the first active NBA player to come out as gay in 2013, Collins has devoted himself to helping make sports a more open and welcoming environment. Now retired, he has become an ambassador for LGBT acceptance in sports, speaking at various team events,…

Media playback is not supported on this device Konta into quarter-finals with Garcia win Britain will have men’s and women’s quarter-finalists at Wimbledon for the first time since 1973 after wins for Andy Murray and Johanna Konta. Sixth seed Konta beat France’s Caroline Garcia 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4 on Court One to become the first British woman to reach the last eight since 1984. Defending champion and top seed Murray…

As if Detroit sports fans weren’t already down in the dumps, we twist the knife a little deeper. Might the Lions have the best chance at Detroit’s next championship? Sobering thought, right? We’re here to talk about something equally depressing: All the money that the Detroit organizations are doling out on players who aren’t even with the respective teams anymore. We’re talking “dead money.” In technical terms, defined aptly by…

For the CBS poll, each FBS school was rated in football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball, along with two “wild cards”, which were the most successful spectator sports among the school.

SKY SPORTS will have a dedicated Premier League channel from next season – allowing for a CHEAPER subscription. The broadcasting giants today announced their revamped package, which begins on July 18. Sky Sports are revamping their current package from July 18 Sky Sports’ new package will allow viewers to watch the Premier League for 60p a day Sky Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be scrapped in favour…

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Nicole Sapstead says new research on the impact of doping stories is “worrying” Sport in the UK is “at a critical point in the fight against doping”, according to UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) chief executive Nicole Sapstead. In March Sapstead gave evidence in parliament over doping in sport. And earlier this year Ukad said drug use at every level of sport is “fast becoming a crisis”. “Unless action is stepped up…