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Last month, one simple question took the Internet by storm: Without revealing your actual age, what something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn’t understand? — Eric Alper (@ThatEricAlper) December 28, 2016 It elicited all kinds of responses, but there wasn’t much in the way of sports. That got us thinking — what are some sports facts that would surprise a younger person? Here are a…

Stephen Curry isn’t the problem in Golden State. He’s not the one preventing the Warriors from reaching their full potential on offense, and he’s not the one resisting the simple answers. Neither is Kevin Durant, nor Draymond Green, nor Klay Thompson, nor even Zaza Pachulia. No, the Warriors’ problem — insomuch as a 33-6 team has issues, anyway — is crystal clear halfway through the season: Steve Kerr is the…

PRO FOOTBALL NEW YORK (AP) — The deadline for the San Diego Chargers to exercise their option to relocate to Los Angeles was extended for two days, although a media report surfaced that the team plans to move. The Chargers called a staff meeting for 8 a.m. PST Thursday, a team employee said Wednesday night. The employee spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity…

Jewish American Gymnast Aly Rasiman posed along side fellow Olympic teammate Simone Biles for the 2017 Spots Illustrated Swimsuit edition, the magazine reported Tuesday. MJ Day, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editor explained on the SI website that, “Aly and Simone represent all that is beautiful and strong and inspiring in women today.” Aly Raisman finishes the Olympics with an NFL date Five…

The Bolts are bolting, it would appear. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the San Diego Chargers are planning to announce this week, and as early as Thursday, that they are moving to Los Angeles. The Chargers had been in San Diego since the AFL days starting in 1961, moving from L.A. following the franchise’s inaugural season of 1960. The report says that Chargers have told NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and…

Detroit Red Wings fans look out over the ice following the cancellation of the Red Wings game with the Carolina Hurricanes due to a problem with the ice in the PNC Arena, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Raleigh, N.C.(Photo: Karl B DeBlaker, Associated Press) If you’re in a good mood, hit the “back” button now. For those of you younger than 40, you don’t remember Detroit sports being in a…

It is in a sports fan’s DNA to oppose his or her team’s biggest rival—that’s natural. And yet, there is a difference between blaming an opposing fan for his or her allegiances and simply recognizing them—and maybe even understanding them. For example, think about why you root for the team you do. It could be as simple as geography. You grew up in the Bronx, so you root for the…

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VISIT CNBC.COM VISIT CNBC.COM Home Entrepreneurs Leadership Careers Money Specials SHOWS Leadership Leadership 17 Hours AgoCNBC.com Whitman is not the only female CEO that has found athletics fundamental to their success. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi played cricket in college. Sunoco CEO Lynn Elsenhans played on Rice University’s first women’s basketball team. Mondelez International CEO Irene Rosenfeld played four varsity sports in high school and NCAA basketball at Cornell University. There…

After 20 years without an NFL team, Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest market, welcomed back the nation’s largest sports league in 2016 with the return of the Rams. In 2017, Los Angeles will have two teams. According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the San Diego Chargers will announce a move to Los Angeles in the coming days. The move comes a year after the NFL approved the Rams’ move to Los Angeles,…

Asia, a continent with a long history of importing its major professional sports, has really come into its own over the past decade when it comes to building athletic competition from within.   ONE women’s atomweight champion Angela Lee (Image via ONE) While most of the region’s favorite leagues, teams and players still come from Europe and the United States, a select group of organizations representing a variety of sports are beginning to…

Everything stinks. Everybody is a fraud. Nothing makes sense. The refrains of anger and negativity sweeping across our country in recent months have threatened to turn America into the land of the fury and home of the bitter. Then Monday night happens. A fearless college kid throws a touchdown pass in the final ticks of a four-month season to upset a giant opponent and win a national championship. A coach…

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SEATTLE – The Seattle Sports Commission (SSC) has finalized the nominees for the 82nd Annual MTRWestern Sports Star of the Year, the Northwest’s premier celebration of Washington sports.  Every year, the SSC has the honor to host this event as a celebration of the many triumphs of Washington sports. Voting opens today, Tuesday, January 10 at 3 p.m. PST and closes Friday, January 27, 2017 at 5 p.m. PST.  Fans can…

Michigan junior Jabrill Peppers, who captivated the country with his dynamism and versatility on his way to becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist this season, told Sports Illustrated on Tuesday he’s leaving Michigan to declare for the NFL draft. Peppers projects as a safety and return specialist in the NFL, where he’s expected to be a first-round pick. Peppers earned the reputation as one of the elite players in college…

LONDON Britain has become the first country officially to recognize Parkour as a sport after approval by the four Home Country Sports Councils was confirmed on Tuesday. “This is brilliant recognition for a discipline that started off as child’s play with my friends almost 30 years ago,” said Sebastien Foucan, the president of Parkour UK, in a statement. Parkour, which involves running, climbing and jumping acrobatically around buildings and over…

The 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue is going gold! Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and three-time Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman trade their leotards for bikinis for the 2017 edition of the iconic special issue, out next month. The gymnasts (both members of the gold-medal “Final Five” team at the Rio Olympics) were photographed by SI Swimsuit photographer James Macari in Houston at the World Champions Center, the North Houston Skate Park and the Lillie and…

In a stunning move, NASCAR star Carl Edwards is leaving Joe Gibbs Racing to pursue other interests outside of driving and will not compete in 2017, FOXSports.com has learned from multiple sources. On Wednesday, JGR will announce at a press conference that Daniel Suarez will replace Edwards as the driver of the team’s No. 19 Monster Energy Cup Series Toyota. Suarez is the reigning NASCAR XFINITY Series champion. Representatives of…

Michigan junior Jabrill Peppers, who captivated the country with his dynamism and versatility on his way to becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist this season, told Sports Illustrated on Tuesday he’s leaving Michigan to declare for the NFL draft. Peppers projects as a safety and return specialist in the NFL, where he’s expected to be a first-round pick. Peppers earned the reputation as one of the elite players in college…