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Billing themselves as “Atlanta’s premier social experience for the LGBT community,” Pride Kickball has a spring, summer, and fall season, playing on Monday’s in Piedmont Park, with socializing time at a nearby bar afterwards. Full details available on their website.

“OK, in 12 years in the league, he has one ring. And he wants to be the highest-paid quarterback?” Shannon Sharpe: “He deserves it!” Skip Bayless: “Why wouldn’t he just go to Mike McCarthy privately, or Ted Thompson privately and just say, ‘Hey, I think it’s time that you take care of me.’ Why would you make a stink publicly about it?” Shannon Sharpe: “He’s saying, ‘You…

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Wichita is about to be down another sports shop. Last month, Have You Heard? reported that Sports Time Fan Shop at NewMarket Square is closing in late June. Now, the Ultimate Sports Shop in the Westway Shopping Center at 2491 S. Seneca is closing as well. “Due to health, I need to retire,” says Diana Freund, who has had the store for 17 years. She says she’s “sad, but, you…

Bob Stoops, the longtime Oklahoma head coach who led the Sooners to an undefeated season and national championship in 2000, is retiring effective immediately. Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley will take over. NewsOK.com’s Berry Tramel first reported the news. In just his second season in Norman, Stoops brought Oklahoma back to glory, going 13-0 and winning the 2001 Orange Bowl over Florida State to clinch the school’s first national championship since 1985. The Sooners…

“OK, in 12 years in the league, he has one ring. And he wants to be the highest-paid quarterback?” Shannon Sharpe: “He deserves it!” Skip Bayless: “Why wouldn’t he just go to Mike McCarthy privately, or Ted Thompson privately and just say, ‘Hey, I think it’s time that you take care of me.’ Why would you make a stink publicly about it?” Shannon Sharpe: “He’s saying, ‘You…

“OK, in 12 years in the league, he has one ring. And he wants to be the highest-paid quarterback?” Shannon Sharpe: “He deserves it!” Skip Bayless: “Why wouldn’t he just go to Mike McCarthy privately, or Ted Thompson privately and just say, ‘Hey, I think it’s time that you take care of me.’ Why would you make a stink publicly about it?” Shannon Sharpe: “He’s saying, ‘You…

Elliot Bloom, Purdue’s director of basketball operations, keeps an electric guitar in his office so he can play Tom Petty songs.(Photo: Eric Schlene / For the Journal & Courier) WEST LAFAYETTE – Maybe this happened because of Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter. He’s the one who had the bizarre idea of taking his sports information guy, a former pre-med student named Elliot Bloom, and putting his publicist on his coaching…

A college football game being played in one of sports’ most historic and iconic stadiums will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network this fall. On Wednesday, it was announced that the nonconference game between Boston College and UConn in Fenway Park would be broadcast on CBSSN on Nov. 18. Despite the event being played in Boston, the Huskies are the host for the game, which is part of The Fenway…

It was hard to find anyone who begrudged Cleveland fans their championship 12 months ago. The fanbase had suffered through decades of losing and crushing defeats; there had been tears and screams and, yes, even flames. The collective futility of the Cavaliers, Indians and Browns had endured year-round, one failed season rolling into the next. And all the sports misery occurred at a time when the city and the entire…

BASEBALL CINCINNATI (AP) Scooter Gennett hit four home runs, matching the major league record, and finished with 10 RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds routed the slumping St. Louis Cardinals 13-1. Gennett became the 17th player to homer four times in one game – and perhaps the least likely. A scrappy second baseman who was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee in late March, he began the night with 38 career home…

9:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The smell of bacon wafts through the most unorthodox office in Schembechler Hall on a spring morning in Ann Arbor. Separated from the rest of the staffers, Fergus Connolly can stand in his doorway in the corner of Michigan’s football facility and keep an eye on the team’s buffet-style training table. The L-shape desk tucked inside is decorated with…

9:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The smell of bacon wafts through the most unorthodox office in Schembechler Hall on a spring morning in Ann Arbor. Separated from the rest of the staffers, Fergus Connolly can stand in his doorway in the corner of Michigan’s football facility and keep an eye on the team’s buffet-style training table. The L-shape desk tucked inside is decorated with…

I’m probably in the minority on this, but Dallas’ uniforms are not great. There are two different grays, two different blues, and neither of them match the other. At home, they wear white jerseys with blueish gray pants, but on the road they wear navy jerseys and silver pants. It’s their traditional uniform set that hasn’t changed in years, but their Thanksgiving throwbacks are so much better. The white…

CHESTERFIELD • A plan for a $55 million youth sports complex in the levee-protected flood plain here fell apart Monday night. City officials declared a contract for the project void because the development group behind the planned POWERplex facility missed a June 1 deadline. By that date, the group was supposed to show that it had nailed down $23 million in philanthropic contributions for the project….

Among the many things Justin Bieber has been criticized for over the years is his tendency to show an allegiance to a wide variety of sports teams. Bieber has been spotted at sporting events wearing the jersey of a usually good team, leading many to call him a bandwagoner or frontrunner. Most recently, the Biebs posted a picture of himself sporting a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. Not coincidentally, the Penguins are…

The Latest on the Gulf crisis after Saudi Arabia and other nations cut ties to Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Turkey’s prime minister says his country will press ahead with efforts to try and end a standoff between Qatar and its Arab neighbors through dialogue. In a speech to his ruling party’s legislators Tuesday, Binali Yildirim also said that the nations should not allow…

Players in a German professional soccer game compete on the field with company brands on their uniforms. A three-member research team has found that sports audiences pay attention to sponsorship deals and what shapes positive and negative reactions. Credit: Photo courtesy of David Woisetschläger Companies and sports team owners should never underestimate the communication impact of the sponsorship deals they make. Consumers and fans notice the nature of such deals,…

Manchester City have made a significant step closer in their pursuit of Southampton left-back Ryan Bertrand after Monaco slapped a £40m price tag on Benjamin Mendy. Sky Sports News HQ understands that Bertrand, along with his fellow England full-back Kyle Walker, could be City players within a fortnight. Sky sources reported in April that Bertrand and Tottenham’s Walker were both in City’s top-five on their list of targets this summer…

Among the many things Justin Bieber has been criticized for over the years is his tendency to show an allegiance to a wide variety of sports teams. Bieber has been spotted at sporting events wearing the jersey of a usually good team, leading many to call him a bandwagoner or frontrunner. Most recently, the Biebs posted a picture of himself sporting a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. Not coincidentally, the Penguins are…