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Tuesday was Jackie Robinson‘s birthday. On this day, as on the April 15 anniversary of his first major-league game, we sports fans celebrate one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and one of the most revered heroes in American history. The lens of perception tends to soften over time. Robinson might be universally loved today. But in 1947, he was widely reviled as an interloper trying to break…

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – I’m not in a bad mood. Promise, I’m not. But over the past week or so in the world of sports, it seems there are just some things I have grown oh-so tired of. There’s no reason for the timing of this, no rationale behind it, just a few things that, well, have been irking me … 1. The Patriots’ Past Seems Forgotten About: I was watching…

The jostling for the few intriguing quarterbacks on the market has already begun. The NFL combine is still weeks away, while the start of the league year is over a month away, but deep, internal strategic discussions are ongoing in several quarterback-needy front offices. These clubs are outlining their offseason plans at the most critical position in football, and targets have already been set. Agent’s Take: Pats’ Garoppolo options Prisco’s…

Say what you will about Fox Sports, they’re consistent. Over the last several years they’ve done everything possible to establish themselves as the off-brand ESPN, from bringing in trash enthusiast/flim-flam man Jamie Horowitz to run the show to putting failed dipshits ranging from Colin Cowherd to Rob Parker on their broadcasts. Advertisement It thus shouldn’t have come as a surprise that last week advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy quietly announced that it…

Tuesday was Jackie Robinson‘s birthday. On this day, as on the April 15 anniversary of his first major-league game, we sports fans celebrate one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and one of the most revered heroes in American history. The lens of perception tends to soften over time. Robinson might be universally loved today. But in 1947, he was widely reviled as an interloper trying to break…

Smith: “It’s also a very privileged position to take, ‘Oh, I watch sports to escape from reality.’ Well that’s probably not your reality then. You’re probably watching sports to escape from the realities of the rest of the world, the bad news that the rest of the world is forced to deal with. Anybody that’s a member of certain communities that have been prone to more injustice than others realizes…

Entercom Communications Corp. and CBS Corp. said Thursday that they have agreed to merge Entercom with CBS Radio, a deal that would create the nation’s second-largest radio group and shake up the Boston market, where the companies own a combined 10 stations. The merger would put Boston’s two aggressively competitive sports stations — WEEI and 98.5 The Sports Hub — under the same corporate umbrella, and affect the future of…

The jostling for the few intriguing quarterbacks on the market has already begun. The NFL combine is still weeks away, while the start of the league year is over a month away, but deep, internal strategic discussions are ongoing in several quarterback-needy front offices. These clubs are outlining their offseason plans at the most critical position in football, and targets have already been set. Agent’s Take: Pats’ Garoppolo options Prisco’s…

Jamie Horowitz has made it his mission to take down his former employer and, now more than ever, he believes he has ESPN right where he wants them. The Fox Sports president, who spent eight years at ESPN before moving on to work for NBC and now Fox Sports, seemed pleased by ESPN’s uncharacteristic display of pride and anger in a public relations campaign last week. “What causes a company to…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Tom Pelissero breaks down what to look out for from Houston as the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons prepare for Super Bowl LI. USA TODAY Sports Patriots QB Tom Brady (12) and Falcons OLB Vic Beasley.(Photo: Evan Russell, USA TODAY Sports) The 2016 NFL season concludes Sunday night when the New England Patriots, who are three-point favorites, and Atlanta Falcons meet…

Tuesday was Jackie Robinson‘s birthday. On this day, as on the April 15 anniversary of his first major-league game, we sports fans celebrate one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and one of the most revered heroes in American history. The lens of perception tends to soften over time. Robinson might be universally loved today. But in 1947, he was widely reviled as an interloper trying to break…

Tuesday was Jackie Robinson‘s birthday. On this day, as on the April 15 anniversary of his first major-league game, we sports fans celebrate one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and one of the most revered heroes in American history. The lens of perception tends to soften over time. Robinson might be universally loved today. But in 1947, he was widely reviled as an interloper trying to break…

It’s rare that a professional athlete retires at the top of his game, but that’s what Colts punter Pat McAfee did early Thursday morning when he sent this tweet: “It was a hard decision, very, very hard because I absolutely love the Colts,” McAfee said, via WTHR. “I think that’s why I was so upset with how the (Ryan) Grigson era was going because Jim Irsay has just been a…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Tom Pelissero breaks down what to look out for from Houston as the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons prepare for Super Bowl LI. USA TODAY Sports Patriots QB Tom Brady (12) and Falcons OLB Vic Beasley.(Photo: Evan Russell, USA TODAY Sports) The 2016 NFL season concludes Sunday night when the New England Patriots, who are three-point favorites, and Atlanta Falcons meet…

CLOSE x Embed x Share Gonzaga takes over the top spot in the latest USA TODAY Sports coaches poll USA TODAY Sports Kansas Jayhawks guard Frank Mason (0) and guard Devonte Graham (4) celebrate after forcing a turnover during the second half against the Baylor Bears at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks won 73-68.(Photo: Jay Biggerstaff, USA TODAY Sports) In a battle between two projected No. 1 seeds, Kansas outdueled Baylor…

Schroders, French Connection’s second biggest retailer, disclosed that it had sold its 9.27pc stake on Wednesday afternoon, but did not identify the buyer at the time. In addition to the Schroders stake, Mr Ashley has mopped up almost a further 2pc, either in the open market or a position that he has held for a while. Stakes below 3pc do not have to be disclosed. A French Connection spokesman said: “”We note…

Tuesday was Jackie Robinson‘s birthday. On this day, as on the April 15 anniversary of his first major-league game, we sports fans celebrate one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and one of the most revered heroes in American history. The lens of perception tends to soften over time. Robinson might be universally loved today. But in 1947, he was widely reviled as an interloper trying to break…

Tuesday was Jackie Robinson‘s birthday. On this day, as on the April 15 anniversary of his first major-league game, we sports fans celebrate one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and one of the most revered heroes in American history. The lens of perception tends to soften over time. Robinson might be universally loved today. But in 1947, he was widely reviled as an interloper trying to break…

Tuesday was Jackie Robinson‘s birthday. On this day, as on the April 15 anniversary of his first major-league game, we sports fans celebrate one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and one of the most revered heroes in American history. The lens of perception tends to soften over time. Robinson might be universally loved today. But in 1947, he was widely reviled as an interloper trying to break…

CBS has agreed to acquire the assets of Scout Media, a multichannel sports video network, for $9.5 million after submitting the only bid for the bankrupt company. Scout filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December. Originally founded in 2001, it was acquired by Fox Sports in 2005. Fox sold Scout in 2013 to North American Membership Group (NAMG), which is owned by Bob Pittman’s Pilot Group private-equity fund. Scout.com…