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CLOSE x Embed x Share He is the special guest at the APP Sports Awards June 14. But how much do you really know about Dickie V? Ryan Ross Buy Photo Monmouth Park officials say they will push for legislation that repeals federal sports wagering restrictions in the state.(Photo: File photo)Buy Photo Now what? When acting U.S. Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall did not recommend that the U.S. Supreme Court hear…

CLOSE x Embed x Share He is the special guest at the APP Sports Awards June 14. But how much do you really know about Dickie V? Ryan Ross Buy Photo Monmouth Park officials say they will push for legislation that repeals federal sports wagering restrictions in the state.(Photo: File photo)Buy Photo Now what? When acting U.S. Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall did not recommend that the U.S. Supreme Court hear…

Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match. As former 10-time champion De La Hoya works to promote the Sept. 16 middleweight title bout between unbeaten, three-belt champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s most popular fighter, former two-division champion Canelo Alvarez, his cause has been distracted by attention on Mayweather-McGregor. That…

Turner Sports’ Craig Barry Turner Sports For the past few weeks, the media world has buzzed about the prospects of sports television, after brutal layoffs at ESPN coincided with record cable subscriber losses in the quarter. The big question was whether the old business model is tenable in the world of smartphones and social-media. But when considering the future of sports media, Craig Barry, the head of content for TV…

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GOLF BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) The USGA insists its focus is going to be on golf and not politics when it conducts the U.S. Women’s Open at a golf course owned by President Donald Trump in less than two months. Some fans and politicians criticized golf’s governing body for not moving the marquee women’s tournament from Trump National after lewd comments by Trump about women from 2005 surfaced during the presidential…

Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match. As former 10-time champion De La Hoya works to promote the Sept. 16 middleweight title bout between unbeaten, three-belt champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s most popular fighter, former two-division champion Canelo Alvarez, his cause has been distracted by attention on Mayweather-McGregor. That…

CLOSE x Embed x Share He is the special guest at the APP Sports Awards June 14. But how much do you really know about Dickie V? Ryan Ross Buy Photo Monmouth Park officials say they will push for legislation that repeals federal sports wagering restrictions in the state.(Photo: File photo)Buy Photo Now what? When acting U.S. Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall did not recommend that the U.S. Supreme Court should…

Turner Sports’ Craig Barry Turner Sports For the past few weeks, the media world has buzzed about the prospects of sports television, after brutal layoffs at ESPN coincided with record cable subscriber losses in the quarter. The big question was whether the old business model is tenable in the world of smartphones and social-media. But when considering the future of sports media, Craig Barry, the head of content for TV…

Getty Images The NFL will oppose gambling, until it doesn’t. And it won’t oppose gambling once gambling becomes legal. The process of legalizing sports wagering has commenced, with the introduction of legislation that would end the federal ban on the expansion of betting. Via ESPN.com, the Gaming Accountability and Modernization Enhancement Act (GAME Act) would repeal a 1992 law that the prohibit the further spread of state-sponsored betting. Representative Frank…

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When the Nashville Predators — who won the NHL’s Western Conference crown Monday night — take the ice in the Stanley Cup Final next week, they’ll be playing for more than their teammates, coaches or even their legions of catfish-throwing fans in “Smashville.” They’ll be trying to end the stealthiest title drought in pro sports and bring the state of Tennessee its first championship. Since the Houston Oilers packed their…

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The BBC was facing fresh competition from BT for the free-to-air rights to English cricket on Wednesday night as the telecoms company plotted its biggest sporting coup since landing the Champions League. The chief executive of BT’s consumer division, John Petter, confirmed the company was “interested” in the rights to the 2020-24 seasons that were last week put out to tender by the England and Wales Cricket Board. BT Sport…

Often, before games at Wrigley Field, Cubs fans will make a special stop at Graceland Cemetery to visit Ernie Banks‘ gravesite, which is about a mile away from his statue outside the ballpark. They pay their respects, maybe leave a flower or a “W” flag, and move on. It’s nothing like it was after the Cubs won the World Series, when the crowds were so big that police officers parking…

Aston Martin Holdings Ltd. swung to a profit in the first quarter as the British luxury-auto maker benefits from cost cuts and demand for its new DB11 sports car. Pretax earnings were 5.9 million pounds ($7.6 million) in the first quarter after a 29.7 million-pound loss a year earlier, the Gaydon, England-based manufacturer said. It was the first profit in that period since 2007, as an aggressive restructuring takes hold…

reader comments 140 In efforts to compete with streaming TV services, some networks are looking to make their own “skinny” TV bundles. At the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media, and Telecom conference in Boston this week, Viacom CEO Bob Bakish explained that the company is in talks with at least one multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) to be part of an entertainment-only, slimmed-down TV bundle that would cost between $10 and $20…

North Carolina freshman Tony Bradley has decided to remain in the 2017 NBA Draft, a source told CBS Sports early Wednesday. A formal announcement is expected soon. Bradley averaged 7.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in only 14.6 minutes last season for a UNC team that won the ACC regular-season title and national championship. The 6-foot-10 forward projected as a starter next season — meaning his early departure is an undeniable…