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Alliance MMA — currently the only mixed martial arts organization that is publicly traded  — has acquired Suckerpunch Entertainment, one of the top management companies in the business representing several top fighters, including current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. Alliance MMA is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ that just recently purchased a number of regional mixed martial arts promotions as well as an online ticketing agency and a live…

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If you want to hear youth sports old-timers [or young-timers who sound like old-timers] gripe about something that isn’t about participation trophies, ask them about high school athletic transfers. You can do that with coaches (as quoted from the Dallas Morning News)… [Guyer football coach John] Walsh had these words about IMG [Academies, a multisport school in Florida that has recruited players nationwide]: “I think if I was going to answer any question…

TAMPA — ACC commissioner John Swofford raised concerns Sunday about people who work within college sports helping to determine NCAA penalties against schools. The NCAA has used peer review on the Committee on Infractions for decades, including SEC commissioner Greg Sankey’s current role as committee chairman while overseeing the panel for North Carolina‘s current academic fraud case. “Greg per se? No, Greg’s great,” Swofford said when asked if he has…

Cal has fired head coach Sonny Dykes, a source told FOX Sports on Sunday. The 47-year-old Dykes, who is making close to $3 million a year, was 19-30 in four seasons and 10-26 in Pac-12 play. The Bears were 5-7 this season after having to replace QB Jared Goff — the first pick of last year’s NFL draft — and the team’s top six receivers. Dykes has interviewed for several…

In a 1989 broadcast, David Letterman introduced the greatest climber in the world by saying that the athlete had “a lovely little outfit on”. Lynn Hill had just come off a several-year sweep of climbing competitions, including the world class Rock Master Invitational, and was ranked No1 in the world by the Association of Sport Climbers International. She would go on to complete the first free ascent of the Nose…

As we heard frequently this week, the Detroit Lions have not won a playoff game on the road since 1957. That streak is not ending this year. Eye-popping plays by receiver Paul Richardson, poor run defense by the Lions, and some suspect officiating all played roles on Saturday night, as the Seattle Seahawks moved on to the divisional round of the NFC playoffs with a 26-6 win over Detroit. Seattle…

Nathan Ake has scored three goals in 12 appearances for Bournemouth this season Chelsea have recalled defender Nathan Ake early from his season-long loan at Bournemouth with immediate effect. Dutchman Ake, 21, joined the Cherries on loan last June, and has scored three times in 12 games for them this season. On Saturday, Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe said losing Ake would be “a huge blow”. Howe added: “He’s done so…

Caption Close Well, it was an all-star game and coach Juan Morales decided to have a little fun. It began with a reverse handoff on the opening kickoff. It was followed by a double reverse pass on the first play from scrimmage. That led a touchdown pass two plays later. It set the tone for a 43-29 East victory over the West in the San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game…

As we heard frequently this week, the Detroit Lions have not won a playoff game on the road since 1957. That streak is not ending this year. Eye-popping plays by receiver Paul Richardson, poor run defense by the Lions, and some suspect officiating all played roles on Saturday night, as the Seattle Seahawks moved on to the divisional round of the NFC playoffs with a 26-6 win over Detroit. Seattle…

Sports Direct is mulling the sale of more of its tired brands as it seeks to pursue a highly ambitious move to  become the “Selfridges of sports”. Sources have said that Dunlop is the first in a list of brands to be dumped as part of Mike Ashley’s strategy to move the company more upmarket. Analysts have suggested that Everlast and Lonsdale could be disposal candidates too, while questions were…

The Cleveland Browns are apparently making wholesale changes to their defensive staff and they’ve begun by acquiring Gregg Williams to be their next defensive coordinator. Playoff bracket Power Rankings Prisco’s NFL picks Breech’s NFL picks Coach/GM tracker Playoff TV schedule According to team sources it’s a done deal. Williams will also be bringing at least three to four assistants with him as the Browns attempt to fix what was one…

TAMPA — The results came two months ago showing why former NFL and Alabama fullback Kevin Turner likely died from Lou Gehrig’s disease. Boston University researchers studied Kevin’s brain and found the most severe form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a traumatic brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head. Kevin’s CTE was “extraordinary and unprecedented for an athlete who died in his 40s,” neuropathologist Ann McKee said in…

Playoff bracket Power Rankings Prisco’s NFL picks Breech’s NFL picks Coach/GM tracker Playoff TV schedule The world waited with baited breath all year long for a chance to bet against Brock Osweiler and the world was denied on Saturday because the Oakland Raiders were forced to start Connor Cook . The good news for everyone is there’s a likely opportunity to bet against Brock in a road playoff game against…

Sports Direct is mulling the sale of more of its tired brands as it seeks to pursue a highly ambitious move to  become the “Selfridges of sports”. Sources have said that Dunlop is the first in a list of brands to be dumped as part of Mike Ashley’s strategy to move the company more upmarket. Analysts have suggested that Everlast and Lonsdale could be disposal candidates too, while questions were…

TAMPA — The results came two months ago showing why former NFL and Alabama fullback Kevin Turner likely died from Lou Gehrig’s disease. Boston University researchers studied Kevin’s brain and found the most severe form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a traumatic brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head. Kevin’s CTE was “extraordinary and unprecedented for an athlete who died in his 40s,” neuropathologist Ann McKee said in…

Sports Direct is mulling the sale of more of its tired brands as it seeks to pursue a highly ambitious move to  become the “Selfridges of sports”. Sources have said that Dunlop is the first in a list of brands to be dumped as part of Mike Ashley’s strategy to move the company more upmarket. Analysts have suggested that Everlast and Lonsdale could be disposal candidates too, while questions were…

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In this week’s sports roundup: The start of NFL playoffs, the fate of running back Joe Mixon, who was caught on video punching a woman in 2014, and a 105-year-old Frenchman still on his bike.

Reading manager Jaap Stam: “It is certainly a lesson for my team. You have got to start aggressively against a team like this, otherwise they will make you pay. We started better in the second half, possession-wise, but we do not create many chances. But credit to the opposition they have a lot of quality, skill and speed up front. You learn something from the movement of their players. On why…