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Twenty years ago, at the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, the NBA celebrated its 50 greatest players in history in a ceremony that remains one of the most iconic tributes we’ve seen in sports. The players out on that floor, in those jackets, made for a surreal collection of talent representing past and present.  Now, as we near the 20-year anniversary of that event at this year’s All-Star festivities in New…

CLOSE x Embed x Share Gonzaga will spend another week atop the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. USA TODAY Sports Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson (5) reacts after he makes a basket in the first half against the Michigan State Spartans at Crisler Center.(Photo: Rick Osentoski, USA TODAY Sports) The biggest game from a bracketing standpoint on Thursday saw Michigan pick up a really solid rèsumè-boost in defeating Wisconsin. The…

MC Sports knew for years before its bankruptcy filing this month that something had to change with its stores. It designed bigger footprints, doubling its average store size. It sought better locations. And it grew into an anchor tenant in seven states as it expanded into 76 retail centers and malls. But the direction turned by fall 2016. That’s when the Michigan-based retail chain closed 2  stores, planned to close…

A mouthwatering hurling league collision, an exuberant German coach that’s not Jurgen Klopp and one man’s incredible voyage to redemption – it’s your guide to the best of the weekend’s TV fare and a comprehensive listing of what’s on offer. CAPITAL PUNSHMENT UNDER THE LIGHTS? On we roll in the Allianz Hurling League and in Division 1A, it’s not looking good for the Dubs. Ger Cunningham has a young, game…

Snowboarders are pulled by a drone on a lake near Cesis, Latvia, in January. Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images Snowboarders are pulled by a drone on a lake near Cesis, Latvia, in January. Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images You may have heard of drone racing, but people keep coming up with new ways to enjoy these flying machines. One of the latest twists on drone sports comes…

Image copyright Tribuna.com Image caption Mr Fedorenkov told the assembled media that he made the promise in February 2016, and was eating an issue from that month A sports editor in Belarus has kept a promise to eat his own newspaper after incorrectly predicting the fortunes of a local ice hockey team. Vyacheslav Fedorenkov, who writes for the major Belarusian sports paper Pressball, had said that Dinamo Minsk wouldn’t make…

Snowboarders are pulled by a drone on a lake near Cesis, Latvia, in January. Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images Snowboarders are pulled by a drone on a lake near Cesis, Latvia, in January. Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images You may have heard of drone racing, but people keep coming up with new ways to enjoy these flying machines. One of the latest twists on drone sports comes…

Frank Michael House, 54, facilitated bets and arranged collection and payment of debts and winnings, the GBI said.

Gow Media, owner of a pair of sports-focused radio stations in Houston, as well as the national SB Nation sports radio network, said this week it is buying the five CultureMap websites covering Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio.

<!– For the latest gossip and debate, check out our Sportsday rolling news service every weekday, and for a list of all the completed deals, see our transfers page. Arsenal have started to make enquiries about potential replacements for manager Arsene Wenger. (Daily Mirror) The 67-year-old says he will make a decision on his future as Arsenal boss in March or April. (ZDF, via Guardian) Sources close to the Frenchman…

Yep. She nailed it. Champion athlete – and sportswoman of the year – Simone Biles is showing off her stunning figure and gold medal-winning moves in the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. The Olympic athlete made her Swimsuit debut in the pages of the annual special issue, wearing both a white bikini and a white one-piece for the shoot. James Macari Biles, 19, hasn’t always loved showing off her enviable…

PRO BASKETBALL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks is an All-Star again. The NBA announced that Anthony has been picked to replace Cleveland forward Kevin Love on the Eastern Conference roster Sunday for the All-Star Game in New Orleans. It’s the 10th All-Star selection for Anthony, and his eighth consecutive. Love is expected to miss six weeks after undergoing surgery on…

Media playback is not supported on this device Bayern Munich 5-1 Arsenal… in memes Forward Mesut Ozil believes he is being made the scapegoat for Arsenal’s problems, according to his agent. Ozil, 28, was criticised again after Arsenal suffered a 5-1 defeat at Bayern Munich in Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 first leg. “Criticism is normal if a player plays badly,” Dr Erkut Sogut told BBC Sport. “But Mesut feels people…

2016 season: The Bears failed to win a single road game and felt better than a 3-13 squad, alas you are what your record says you are, to quote Bill Parcells. It didn’t help that Chicago had to cycle through three quarterbacks in Jay Cutler, Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley, but at least they saw the emergence of rookie running back Jordan Howard, who finished second in the league in…

New York (AFP) – Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard paid off her lost Super Bowl bet by joining blind date John Goehrke at a Brooklyn Nets NBA home game against Milwaukee. And, according to TMZ, Bouchard has agreed to go on a second date with Goehrke. Goehrke, a 20-year-old University of Missouri student and New England Patriots supporter, won his dream date with Bouchard, who turns 23 on Feb. 25,…

CLOSE x Embed x Share Gonzaga will spend another week atop the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. USA TODAY Sports Rhode Island Rams forward Hassan Martin (12) reacts after a play against the Duke Blue Devils in the second half at Mohegan Sun Arena. Duke defeated Rhode Island 75-65.(Photo: David Butler II, USA TODAY Sports) You want to learn how to go from the First Four Out range to virtually no…

Mike Ilitch, the former Detroit Tigers and Red Wings owner who died last week, quietly paid the rent for civil rights icon Rosa Parks during her later years. Ilitch was known for his philanthropic efforts, but news of his intervention with Parks was unknown to the public. “They don’t go around saying it, but I want to, at this point, let them know, how much the Ilitches not…

Billie Jean King holds up her trophy after beating Bobby Riggs in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes. Gender, nationality, race, ethnicity — all of these issues have always been part of the sports fabric, writes espnW’s Kavitha Davidson. Sports are, at a baseline, the ultimate meritocracy. There’s a winner and a loser, and the outcome is seldom in question — a rarity in a world that’s mostly gray. And…

Mike Ilitch, the former Detroit Tigers and Red Wings owner who died last week, quietly paid the rent for civil rights icon Rosa Parks during her later years. Ilitch was known for his philanthropic efforts, but news of his intervention with Parks was unknown to the public. “They don’t go around saying it, but I want to, at this point, let them know, how much the Ilitches not…

MC Sports filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday and will liquidate all 68 of its stores.(Photo: Al Lassen/Battle Creek Enquirer) The sports retail industry’s transition to online selling has claimed another victim with the bankruptcy filing of Midwest chain MC Sports. The retailer, known legally as Michigan Sporting Goods Distributors, said it plans to immediately begin liquidation sales at all of its 68 stores. The company left open the possibility…