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Sports TV listings for Saturday, March 18 – Roanoke Times
AUTO RACING Noon: Fox Sports 2, NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Camping World 500, practice, at Avondale, Ariz. 12:30 p.m.: Fox Sports 1, IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship, 12 Hours of Sebring, at Sebring, Fla. 1 p.m.: Fox Sports 2, NASCAR Xfinity Series, DC Solar 200, qualifying, at Avondale, Ariz. 2:30 p.m.: Fox Sports 2, NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Camping World 500, final practice, at Avondale, Ariz. 4 p.m.: WFXR, NASCAR Xfinity…
Six Nations 2017: Ireland 13-9 England – BBC Sport
Media playback is not supported on this device Six Nations 2017: Ireland 13-9 England highlights Ireland wrecked England’s Grand Slam dream and ended their world record run of victories with a dramatic win at a rejoicing Aviva Stadium. The home side overwhelmed the Six Nations champions with their intensity and physicality, just as they had in Slam deciders here in 2011 and 2001. In the process they also halted England’s…
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal boss will announce future plans ‘very soon’ – BBC Sport
Media playback is not supported on this device Wenger will reveal decision on his future ‘very soon’ Arsene Wenger will announce “very soon” whether he will remain at Arsenal after reaching a decision on his future. The Gunners boss was speaking after a 3-1 Premier League loss at West Brom, a fourth league defeat in five matches. The loss increased the pressure on the beleaguered Frenchman and left Arsenal facing…
Birmingham City 0-0 Newcastle United – BBC Sport
Matt Ritchie’s first-half goal was disallowed by referee Simon Hooper Newcastle moved a point clear at the Championship summit despite being held to a goalless draw at Birmingham City. Matt Ritchie nearly opened the scoring in the first half when he beat Blues keeper Tomasz Kuszczak, but Ryan Shotton got back to clear. Ritchie had a goal ruled out for offside and Kuszczak saved from Dwight Gayle’s header as Newcastle…
A sports museum for Chicago? – Crain’s Chicago Business
A sports museum for Chicago? – Crain’s Chicago Business
Good Sports: Aerial Angels – KFSN-TV
You’ve seen gymnastics, Cirque du Soleil and even yoga. Combine all of those and even add elements of other sports and you get pole fitness. “It’s an art as well as fitness basically we refer to it as vertical gymnastics,” says pole fitness competitor Nikki Schoettler. “If they’ve done yoga, it’s like yoga in the sky. If they’ve done it’s like cheerleading, it’s like cheerleading on a vertical pole,” adds…
Rhode Island players ‘went crazy’ over Lamar Odom’s surprise appearance – FOXSports.com
SACRAMENTO — As Rhode Island players took the floor for their school’s first NCAA tournament game in 18 years, a few looked up into the stands to see a surprise visitor: Former Rams star and NBA veteran Lamar Odom. None of them had ever seen him in person. It was kind of a big deal. “Our kids went crazy when they saw him,” said Rhode Island assistant Jim Carr. “We’ll…
A sports museum for Chicago? – Crain’s Chicago Business
CBS Sports, Turner Sports’ 2017 NCAA tournament coverage delivering audience increases across all platforms – NCAA.com
First Thursday coverage is third most-watched since 1991 with average of 8.2 million viewers NCAA March Madness Live generated an all-time record with 31 million live streams, up +26 percent vs. 2016 Turner and CBS Sports’ 2017 NCAA tournament coverage is delivering audience increases across all platforms. Live game coverage across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV, including the First Four and first Thursday games, is averaging 7.8…
Support System: Tom Crean may have fallen out of favor at Indiana, but his coaching family will be there to pick him up – Sports Illustrated
Word spread quickly on Thursday that Tom got fired. To you, he is Tom Crean, basketball coach: fired from Indiana after nine years. He is a name, a coaching record, a caricature, a nickname, a salary, funny line on Twitter or at the office. His family does not see him that way, of course. And so, while the rest of the country debated the merits of Crean’s two outright Big…
Kate Upton admits Justin Verlander should wear Speedo for Sports Illustrated – Fox News
Kate Upton knows exactly what she wants to see Justin Verlander in on his next Sports Illustrated cover — a Speedo. “I would love that, I would love that!” she told E! News on Thursday. Upton, 24, appears on all three covers of this year’s Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue. But as her fiancé, 34, recently pointed out on Instagram, he beat her to the prestigious honor when he…
7 things Joey Logano said about the Kyle Busch incident – FOXSports.com
AVONDALE, Az. — It was a strange day at Phoenix Raceway Friday, when Kyle Busch and Joey Logano met with NASCAR officials to discuss their crash and mini-brawl at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last week. Afterward, Busch was asked about half a dozen questions by reporters. His answers to all of them were this, with slight variations in words used: “Everything’s great. Looking forward to getting back to the…
CBS Sports, Turner Sports’ 2017 NCAA tournament coverage delivering audience increases across all platforms – NCAA.com
First Thursday coverage is third most-watched since 1991 with average of 8.2 million viewers NCAA March Madness Live generated an all-time record with 31 million live streams, up +26 percent vs. 2016 Turner and CBS Sports’ 2017 NCAA tournament coverage is delivering audience increases across all platforms. Live game coverage across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV, including the First Four and first Thursday games, is averaging 7.8…
Former title contender Michael McDonald released from the UFC – FOXSports.com
Former bantamweight title contender Michael McDonald has been released from his contract with the UFC. UFC officials confirmed McDonald’s release to FOX Sports on Friday following an initial report from ESPN. According to McDonald, he asked for his release due to “dishonest” business practices by the UFC and the promotion granted his request to leave the organization. McDonald hasn’t fought since last July when he suffered a knockout loss to…
Turner Sports, CBS Sports announce tip times, matchups for NCAA tournament second-round games – NCAA.com
CBS Sports and Turner Sports announced tip times and matchups for Second Round coverage of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 18 (noon-midnight ET), with all games available in their entirety across four national television networks — TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV — and via NCAA March Madness Live. Exclusive live coverage will continue with first round action on Friday, March 17, beginning at noon….
NCAA tournament: First look at Saturday’s second-round games – FOXSports.com
Both the Cavaliers (vs. UNC-Wilmington) and Gators (vs. East Tennessee State) were trendy upset picks, but each survived and now face each other. For the Cavs, the key to beating Florida could be junior guard Marial Shayok. Virginia has been looking for a second scorer all year, and they got one in Shayok on Thursday, who put up a career-high 23 points. They’ll need a similar effort against a potent Florida…
Grant program seeks to attract sports events to Brevard – Florida Today
Buy Photo Space Coast Sports Commission Chairman Tom Williamson said one advantage Brevard County has in attracting youth and other amateur sports events is being near the beaches and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.(Photo: CRAIG BAILEY/FLORIDA TODAY FILE PHOTO)Buy Photo The Space Coast Sports Commission has unanimously approved a new grant policy to attract youth and other amateur sports events to Brevard County. The policy will tie potential grants…
Indian TV viewers and sponsors bet big on sports in 2016—and it wasn’t just cricket and men – Quartz
The year 2016 was big for sports in India with Olympic wins and the T-20 World Cup getting locals to tune into their television sets and mobile phones. It was an even bigger year for sports-related sponsorship, including team sponsorships, rights for on-air and on-ground advertising, franchise fees, endorsements and media spends. The total amount spent on sports sponsorship in 2016 was Rs6,400 crore ($941 million), up 19.3% from Rs5,363…
Champions League: Leicester face Atletico Madrid in quarter-final – BBC Sport
Leicester have not beaten Atletico in their four previous meetings Leicester City have been drawn against Spanish side Atletico Madrid in their maiden Champions League quarter-final. The Premier League champions progressed to the last eight by beating Spanish title-chasers Sevilla 3-2 on aggregate. Leicester will play the first leg against last year’s beaten finalists away from home on 11 or 12 April, with the return leg on 18 or 19…