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Frazer Meek jumps down from a wooden platform and jogs across the floor of the Fluidity Freerun Academy, a 7,000 sq ft warehouse in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Cardiff. It is a wintry Thursday evening and there are only a few hardy souls practising their leaps and swings on the purpose-built equipment, designed to mimic the bollards, railings and concrete building blocks of the great urban outdoors….

The Indians might not be done. While the signing of free-agent first baseman Edwin Encarnacion pushed the club beyond its expected payroll limit, team officials are staying in touch with a number of free agents, according to major-league sources. The list of potential targets includes relievers, corner infielders and corner outfielders, sources said; even Jose Bautista might not be out of the question if his price drops to a point…

In what could be the final NFL game at the Georgia Dome, the Atlanta Falcons fans went from screaming with anticipation to eerily quieted when it appeared the Seattle Seahawks might have their number. But by the end of the first half, when the Falcons had completely flipped momentum, the Dome rocked with chants of “MVP! MVP!” Those, of course, were for Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who capped off a…

The annual North American International Auto Show in Detroit is usually an opportunity for the hometown automakers to shine. But plucky South Korean automaker Kia Motors Corporation (NASDAQOTH: KIMTF) might have stolen this year’s Detroit show with the wild-looking high-performance sports sedan it unveiled last Sunday night. Continue Reading Below Kia calls it the Stinger. It may look like a show car, but it’s a real product: The 2018…

Mar 12, 2016; Clearwater, FL, USA; Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Vince Velasquez (28) throws a warm up pitch during the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Bright House Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The Phillies have plenty of starting pitching between the majors and minors, and now they have to figure out where they will all start the year. The Phillies have made it a point…

Frazer Meek jumps down from a wooden platform and jogs across the floor of the Fluidity Freerun Academy, a 7,000 sq ft warehouse in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Cardiff. It is a wintry Thursday evening and there are only a few hardy souls practising their leaps and swings on the purpose-built equipment, designed to mimic the bollards, railings and concrete building blocks of the great urban outdoors….

Parkour, or freerunning, is now officially recognised in the UK as a sport. This is the activity where participants set out to alarm spectators by vaulting over improbable obstacles and bounding from rooftop to rooftop. The recognition of parkour is encouraging news for those of us who enjoy the sport of conifer hurdling, which consists of dashing up a street and jumping over all the abandoned Christmas trees left out…

Buy Photo Canandaigua swimmers hoist the championship trophy following the Section V Class B Swimming & Diving Championship held at the Webster Aquatic Center on Saturday, November 7, 2015.(Photo: ADRIAN KRAUS)Buy Photo When Gillian Flint and her teammates won the 2015 Section V Class C2 girls championship, it was a remarkable day for the Caledonia-Mumford high school basketball program — girls and boys. Hours earlier, the Caledonia-Mumford varsity boys claimed a Section V title….

It would be one of the more ludicrous events in combat sports history, but it may also be one of the most lucrative. A Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match has been bandied about for a while now. It went from farcical to mildly possible Friday, even if the Mayweather camp is already bashing it. UFC president Dana White went on Colin Cowherd’s radio show and made Mayweather an offer –…

It would be one of the more ludicrous events in combat sports history, but it may also be one of the most lucrative. A Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match has been bandied about for a while now. It went from farcical to mildly possible Friday, even if the Mayweather camp is already bashing it. UFC president Dana White went on Colin Cowherd’s radio show and made Mayweather an offer –…

A Question of Sport pulls in around three million viewers to its Friday evening slot, but more than forty per cent are over the age of 65, and only ten per cent of its audience fall within the coveted 16-to-34 demographic. The tender document says that bidders should think of ways to bring a “broader audience” onboard, claiming that 16 to 34-year-olds “love the banter”. It adds that there should…

Casino industry lobbyists are betting that President-elect Donald Trump’s history as a casino magnate and opportunistic businessman is the key to reversing the decades-old federal ban on sports betting. Continue Reading Below Wagering on sports has effectively been illegal since 1992, when the federal government passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, or PAPSA. At present, only four states – Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana – are allowed…

The Nintendo Switch’s 2017 lineup is promising so far, but perhaps not encouraging — and that includes the initial sports gaming support for the hybrid console. During last night’s press event, Electronic Arts announced that it is bringing its FIFA series of soccer titles to the Nintendo Switch. A sizzle reel of upcoming games briefly showed a logo for 2K Sports’ NBA 2K18, and the publisher said this morning that…

Not everything changes when Donald Trump is sworn in as Barack Obama‘s successor and becomes the 45th president of the United States. In goes one sports fan and golfer, out goes another. Sports — including the celebration of champions, such as the Cubs on Monday at the White House — is part of the job, like the Oval Office, “Hail to the Chief” and not stopping at red lights. Sports…

Sports Direct could cause further controversy with shareholders after appointing a law firm that has previously worked for the retailer to conduct a review of its corporate governance. The retailer – whose working practices were exposed by a Guardian investigation in 2015 – had pledged not use Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) for the review after protests from investors. In September, Sports Direct said an independent party other than RPC would…

Not everything changes when Donald Trump is sworn in as Barack Obama‘s successor and becomes the 45th president of the United States. In goes one sports fan and golfer, out goes another. Sports — including the celebration of champions, such as the Cubs on Monday at the White House — is part of the job, like the Oval Office, “Hail to the Chief” and not stopping at red lights. Sports…

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With viewership rapidly expanding into the hundreds of millions, eSports enjoyed some time in the spotlight at CES 2017 last week. Supernova analyst David Kretzmann was at the trade show in Las Vegas, and he spent some time getting the latest news for this growing industry from the VP and General Manager for eSports at Turner Sports. Continue Reading Below Tune in to learn about how the media companies…

The end of one of the longest-running partnerships in sports radio is coming soon. SI.com has learned via multiple sources that ESPN executives are moving forward with the plan to shift Mike Greenberg—one half of the long-running Mike & Mike radio show on ESPN Radio—into a new role as the lead host of a television show that would air in the mornings on ESPN. The new show will have…

Not much about the San Diego Chargers’ move to Los Angeles makes sense, and that’s before you get to the Chargers’ home stadium plans for the next two seasons. Chargers owner Dean Spanos officially announced the move Thursday morning. According to USA Today and Pro Football Talk, the Chargers plan to play at the StubHub Center in Carson in 2017 and 2018, before moving into Los Angeles Rams owner Stan…