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CBS Sports and Turner Sports Announce 2017 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Programming … – NCAA.com

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

For the seventh consecutive year, Turner Sports and CBS Sports will provide live coverage of all 67 games from the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – with all games streamed on NCAA March Madness Live. CBS will broadcast the NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 1, and then the National Championship on Monday,…

Here’s why Dick’s Sporting Goods won’t suffer the same fate as Sports Authority – CNBC

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

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Alex Rodriguez Agrees to Contract with Fox Sports to Be Analyst for 2017 – Bleacher Report

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

MLB Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images Mike ChiariFeatured ColumnistMarch 7, 2017 Fox Sports hired retired slugger Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday as a full-time MLB analyst for the 2017 season and beyond. It made the news official in a press release on FoxSports.com. A-Rod inked a multiyear deal that will see him serve as a studio analyst in addition to working in the booth for select Fox MLB Saturday games. Rodriguez worked as…

Women In Sport: Number of women in top jobs at UK sporting bodies declining, says study – BBC News

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

England Netball has the most diverse board compared to the other UK sporting bodies The number of women getting top jobs at UK sporting bodies is down by 6% since 2014, says a new study which calls the findings “extremely concerning”. The Women in Sport survey also found just under half of Britain’s 68 sporting bodies have failed to meet new government guidelines. By 1 April, organisations must have a…

ESPN’s layoffs spell trouble for live sports – Business Insider

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

BII See Also This story was delivered to BI Intelligence “Digital Media Briefing” subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. ESPN is set for significant cost-cutting over the four months, Sports Illustrated reports. Cuts will be made from among on-air talent, and the company is said to be looking to trim tens of millions of dollars worth of staff salaries from its payroll. This would represent the second…

Sports Sounds, Ranked – Deadspin

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

Illustration by Sam Woolley Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we’re covering grocery store aisles, stealing magazines, sleeping on the floor, and more.  Advertisement I was tired and sore the other day so I took a bath for the first time in, like, 20 years. It was a bad idea. There’s no way for a man my age…

Here’s why Dick’s Sporting Goods won’t suffer the same fate as Sports Authority – CNBC

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

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USA TODAY Sports Bracketology: Saint Mary’s is the underdog teams should fear – USA TODAY

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Nicole Auerbach gives out her awards for player, coach and freshman of the year. USA TODAY Sports Jock Landale and Calvin Hermanson of the Saint Mary’s Gaels celebrate.(Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images) Once NCAA tournament tips off, with conference play out of the way, it’s always somewhat surprising to see a second or third best team from a league do better than…

Nike to release sport hijabs for Muslim women athletes – Mashable

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

It’s been quite a week of inclusivity for Nike after the sporting brand released a plus-size clothing line for women, but it looks like things aren’t slowing down.  Now it seems Nike is releasing Nike Pro Hijab for Muslim women athletes that will become available as soon as Spring 2018. SEE ALSO: Nike finally releases plus-size clothing line for women “The Nike Pro Hijab may have been more than a…

Bracket Watch: Who’s safe and who still has work to do this week? – FOXSports.com

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

The No. 1 question of Championship Week for fans of any bubble team is, “How many do we need to win? Obviously, there’s no exact formula, because one team’s fate depends in part on how the other contenders do. But here’s a general guide: As of today, everyone that’s a No. 9 seed or better in this bracket is a lock. The No. 10 seeds (VCU, Michigan State and Xavier)…

USA TODAY Sports player of the year: Kansas’ Frank Mason III – USA TODAY

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Nicole Auerbach gives out her awards for player, coach and freshman of the year. USA TODAY Sports Frank Mason III, with son Amari, honored on senior day.(Photo: Denny Medley, USA TODAY Sports) Kansas coach Bill Self knows a thing or two about history, and he means what he says when he says this: Frank Mason III’s jersey will someday hang from the…

USA TODAY Sports Bracketology: Saint Mary’s is the underdog teams should fear – USA TODAY

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Nicole Auerbach gives out her awards for player, coach and freshman of the year. USA TODAY Sports Jock Landale and Calvin Hermanson of the Saint Mary’s Gaels celebrate.(Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images) Once NCAA tournament tips off, with conference play out of the way, it’s always somewhat surprising to see a second or third best team from a league do better than…

Monday’s Sports in Brief – FOXSports.com

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

SOCCER Megan Rapinoe says she will respect a new U.S. Soccer Federation policy that says national team players ”shall stand respectfully” during national anthems. The policy was approved last month but came to light Saturday before the U.S. women’s national team lost to England in a SheBelieves Cup match. A Fox Soccer analyst posted an image of the rule on Twitter. The policy comes after Rapinoe knelt during the anthem…

Norman Chad: When it comes to sports, time is of the essence – The Spokesman-Review

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

We are in such a rush these days, no one has time to sit for anything start to finish. (In all likelihood, I lost half my readers midway through that opening sentence, bored senseless by the time they got to the comma.) Eventually, preachers’ long Sunday sermons could be reduced to a slide show. “60 Minutes” will morph into “60 Seconds.” Even gentlemen’s clubs might add a drive-thru…

A roundup of local sports briefs, news and announcements – Concord Monitor

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

Wrestling Bow High School wrestler Anna Krause (above) found her way to the top of the podium on Sunday, claiming first place in the girls’ seventh- and eighth-grade Folkstyle New England championships in Springfield, Mass. Krause was dominant throughout, pinning her way all the way through the tournament to win the 112-pound weight class. Krause will now turn her attention towards the freestyle New England championships on April 1….

USA TODAY Sports player of the year: Kansas’ Frank Mason III – USA TODAY

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

CLOSE x Embed x Share Kansas remains No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. USA TODAY Sports Frank Mason III, with son Amari, honored on senior day.(Photo: Denny Medley, USA TODAY Sports) Kansas coach Bill Self knows a thing or two about history, and he means what he says when he says this: Frank Mason III’s jersey will someday hang from the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse, one of…

USA TODAY Sports freshman of the year: UCLA’s Lonzo Ball – USA TODAY

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

CLOSE x Embed x Share Kansas remains No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. USA TODAY Sports UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball.(Photo: Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports) LOS ANGELES — A traditional basketball court is, obviously, a flat, level surface. But there’s really only one way to describe how Lonzo Ball runs on it: Downhill. “That’s Lonzo’s biggest asset,” UCLA teammate Bryce Alford said. “When he’s going downhill…

England cricket set to benefit from BT Sport’s £1.2bn rights victory with Sky Sports determined to compensate for … – Daily Mail

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

ECB planning to bring forward bidding for TV packages from 2020 onwards Fall-out between Sky and BT over football packages likely to lead to bidding war Sky more determined than ever to keep cricket coverage on their channels BT looking to increase investment in cricket after winning Australian rights By Charles Sale for the Daily Mail Published: 17:30 EST, 6 March 2017 | Updated: 02:01 EST, 7 March 2017 e-mail…

Collector pleads guilty to sports memorabilia fraud, including fake Heisman – Chicago Tribune

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

An Arkansas collector pleaded guilty in Chicago’s federal court Monday to heading a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud investors of sports memorabilia, including using a phony Heisman Trophy as collateral on a $100,000 loan. In pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud, John Rogers admitted he had a trophy company fix a nameplate to a Heisman replica to make it look like it was the authentic 1978 trophy awarded to…

England cricket set to benefit from BT Sport’s £1.2bn rights victory with Sky Sports determined to compensate for … – Daily Mail

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

ECB planning to bring forward bidding for TV packages from 2021 onwards Fall-out between Sky and BT over football packages likely to lead to bidding war Sky more determined than ever to keep cricket coverage on their channels BT looking to increase investment in cricket after winning Australian rights By Charles Sale for the Daily Mail Published: 17:30 EST, 6 March 2017 | Updated: 20:14 EST, 6 March 2017 e-mail…