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Senior figures at the funding body UK Sport told its in-house governance unit to “go easy” on British Cycling because “that’s where the medals come from”, more than two years before Jess Varnish made public allegations of bullying and sexism, the Guardian has been told. Other UK Sport insiders have also come forward to tell of their deepening unease about a culture where the zeal to beat the London 2012…

Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley outside the Sports Direct headquarters in Shirebrook, Derbyshire. Joe Giddens / PA Wire/Press Association Images LONDON — Discount sporting goods retailer Sports Direct is taking a leaf out of US President Donald Trump’s book, attacking a report about its CEO’s pay as “fake news.” Sports Direct issued a statement on Wednesday saying that data compiled by Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (“PIRC”) and published by newspaper…

WEATHER ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The winter storm wreaking havoc in the Northeast forced postponement of an NHL and an NIT game and the cancellation of most flights in and out of Buffalo as several college basketball teams headed in for the start of the NCAA Tournament. Tuesday night’s game between the Winnipeg Jets and New Jersey Devils was postponed and rescheduled for March 28 at the Prudential Center in…

Former star goalie Bruno Fernandes de Souza, shown in 2012 at his murder trial in Contagem, Brazil, was convicted of ordering his ex-girlfriend’s death. He was recently released on a technicality and has been signed by another professional soccer team. Gualter Naves/AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gualter Naves/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Former star goalie Bruno Fernandes de Souza, shown in 2012 at his murder trial in Contagem, Brazil, was convicted of…

Former star goalie Bruno Fernandes de Souza, shown in 2012 at his murder trial in Contagem, Brazil, was convicted of ordering his ex-girlfriend’s death. He was recently released on a technicality and has been signed by another professional soccer team. Gualter Naves/AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gualter Naves/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Former star goalie Bruno Fernandes de Souza, shown in 2012 at his murder trial in Contagem, Brazil, was convicted of…

Former star goalie Bruno Fernandes de Souza, shown in 2012 at his murder trial in Contagem, Brazil, was convicted of ordering his ex-girlfriend’s death. He was recently released on a technicality and has been signed by another professional soccer team. Gualter Naves/AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gualter Naves/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Former star goalie Bruno Fernandes de Souza, shown in 2012 at his murder trial in Contagem, Brazil, was convicted of…

Download the CBS Sports App today and get instant tournament news and alerts, plus play Brackets! Bracket Central Expert Picks Latest odds You’re running out of time to fill out the perfect NCAA Tournament bracket. Now that the bracket is set, you’ll want to start filling yours in. But before you do, you’ll want to see how the experts filled out theirs. Check out these brackets and see what they think. Stephen…

“In this case, we knew going in that Ezekiel likes to party. He likes to get out among them, he likes people, he likes to have his fun. What I don’t know for sure, does he have problems with alcohol? Handling his alcohol? Does he have problems with domestic violence? We have our suspicions because the same woman accused him twice in Columbus, Ohio and down in south Florida. And,…

Your March Madness office pool is like the Charles Schwab of sports betting. Beyond those hastily chosen brackets, there’s an entire cottage industry of sports betting that’s increasingly resembling Wall Street. In 2016, total sports wagers in Nevada were $4.5 billion, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. With that much at stake, gamblers are turning to more sophisticated tools that involve complex data analysis to achieve better odds, real-time wagering during games, fund…

Nike’s debut of their new sport hijab generated plenty of commentary — with some people thanking the brand for creating a sweat-wicking option for Muslim women, and others saying they’re supporting their oppression. Amna Al Haddad, a weightlifter in the United Arab Emirates who qualified for one of her country’s spots in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended the sportswear brand on social media. “From my perspective as a former athlete…

Warm tributes have been paid by family, friends and colleagues to the Guardian journalist Dan Lucas, who died suddenly last weekend. Lucas, who was 31, had been an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and engaging author of the Guardian’s popular cricket and rugby union live online reports since 2013 and helmed our coverage of many of those sports’ biggest events, including the 2015 Rugby World Cup final. While working as a freelance music…

Your March Madness office pool is like the Charles Schwab of sports betting. Beyond those hastily chosen brackets, there’s an entire cottage industry of sports betting that’s increasingly resembling Wall Street. In 2016, total sports wagers in Nevada were $4.5 billion, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. With that much at stake, gamblers are turning to more sophisticated tools that involve complex data analysis to achieve better odds, real-time wagering during games, fund…

Two things that are generally frowned upon when you’ve got a decent lead in a football game are going for two-point conversions and going for it on fourth down. The latter is more confusing, though, because if you believe you have a good chance to keep possession of the ball by going for it on fourth down, why wouldn’t you? Some may say it’s disrespectful to go for it on…

The NCAA tournament is one of the greatest events in sports, which makes it all the more disappointing and peculiar that it’s preceded by one of the worst. On Tuesday and Wednesday night in Dayton, eight college basketball teams that ostensibly made it into the NCAA tournament field will play for the right to actually make the NCAA tournament field. It’s part of a sports travesty called the First Four, a…

Two things that are generally frowned upon when you’ve got a decent lead in a football game are going for two-point conversions and going for it on fourth down. The latter is more confusing, though, because if you believe you have a good chance to keep possession of the ball by going for it on fourth down, why wouldn’t you? Some may say it’s disrespectful to go for it on…

Two things that are generally frowned upon when you’ve got a decent lead in a football game are going for two-point conversions and going for it on fourth down. The latter is more confusing, though, because if you believe you have a good chance to keep possession of the ball by going for it on fourth down, why wouldn’t you? Some may say it’s disrespectful to go for it on…

Two things that are generally frowned upon when you’ve got a decent lead in a football game are going for two-point conversions and going for it on fourth down. The latter is more confusing, though, because if you believe you have a good chance to keep possession of the ball by going for it on fourth down, why wouldn’t you? Some may say it’s disrespectful to go for it on…

The first round is in the books in the best college basketball team nickname bracket, and it was all about the chalk. Only five total lower seeds won in the 32 first-round matchups, two of them No. 9s beating No. 8s. I’ll take that as a compliment for my seeding. There was one huge upset though, way down in the lower right corner. The 15th-seeded Thunderbirds took out the second-seeded Vandals…

CLOSE x Embed x Share Sporting goods stores have been taking a hit in sales since late 2015, and many have filed for bankruptcy. Here’s a look at some of the notable sports retail chains that have suffered. USA TODAY Gander Mountain will remain open in Grand Chute while its parent company searches for a buyer.(Photo: Maureen Wallenfang/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)(Photo: Maureen Wallenfang/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)) Outdoor goods company Gander Mountain is…

Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four™ on truTV presented by Northwestern Mutual on Tuesday, March 14, and Wednesday, March 15 (6 p.m. ET, both days). First round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 16, and Friday, March 17 (Noon-Midnight, both days) with all games available live in their entirety across four national…