World Sports

Tuesday’s plane crash in Colombia that killed 76 people, including members of a Brazilian soccer team, is not the first fatal incident involving sports players. Some of the more notable plane crashes involving athletic groups: Nov. 8, 1948: Six members of the Czechoslovakian national ice hockey team were killed when their chartered flight crashed in Dieppe, France, en route to London for an exhibition game. Dec. 9, 1956: Four members of the…

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Members of Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense were among 81 people on board a chartered aircraft that crashed late Monday in Medellin, Colombia. So far, officials say at least 76 people were killed.  Tragic Plane Crashes A look in pictures at some of the world’s worst aviation disasters The team, from the small city of Chapeco, was in the middle of a fairy tale season. It joined Brazil’s first division in…

Stephen Espinoza, executive vice president and general manager for sports at Showtime Networks, can often be seen alongside the glitterati who show up at major boxing spectacles. But he’s never forgotten the first fight that moved him to tears. Watching on a black and white TV screen almost 39 years ago at the El Paso home of his Mexican emigre grandfather, he saw heavyweight legend Muhammad Ali lose a shocking…

Members of Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense were among 81 people on board a chartered aircraft that crashed late Monday in Medellin, Colombia. It was not immediately clear how many players were among the casualties. Here’s a list of other sports teams involved in fatal plane crashes: Nov. 8, 1948 — Czechoslovak national team, five members including IIHF Hall of Famer, Ladislav Trojak, in the English Channel. May 4, 1949 —…

Fidel Castro was a tyrant whose oppressive regime killed thousands of Cubans and forced millions more to leave the small island nation during a refugee crisis that’s lasted more than a half-century. But in ESPN’s tone-deaf remembrance piece, Castro’s atrocities are glossed over. Instead, the WorldWide Leader focuses its efforts on glorifying the dictator’s love of sport. The article, which was published shortly after Castro’s death Friday, paints him as a defiant strongman who agitated the…

British game industry content agency Attention Seekers and live event firm Done + Dusted have formed a joint venture to make competitive gaming and e-sports into much larger public events. Attention Seekers and Done + Dusted say the Santa Monica, Calif.-based venture, AD+D, will bring large-scale live entertainment and new thinking to showcase competitive gaming to the general public and offer live event expertise to the games industry. The venture…

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Media playback is not supported on this device Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Michael Georgiou 6-1 Snooker is a “car boot sale” while other sports are like shopping at luxury department stores, says five-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan. The 40-year-old believes snooker needs to embrace a more corporate image, similar to sports such as golf, tennis and Formula 1. O’Sullivan cruised into the UK Championship fourth round with a 6-1 win over…

Fidel Castro was a tyrant whose oppressive regime killed thousands of Cubans and forced millions more to leave the small island nation during a refugee crisis that’s lasted more than a half-century. But in ESPN’s tone-deaf remembrance piece, Castro’s atrocities are glossed over. Instead, the WorldWide Leader focuses its efforts on glorifying the dictator’s love of sport. The article, which was published shortly after Castro’s death Friday, paints him as a defiant strongman who agitated the…

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As your inbox has probably told you roughly 1,000 times, it’s Cyber-Monday. We love a good deal at For the Win, so we’ve pulled together some of the best bargains for sports fans. 1. NCAA performance hoodies for $20 At Dick’s Sporting Goods, you can get a hoodie for a sports fan of nearly every D-1 college today for $19.98. This can knock out much of your holiday shopping list,…

Andy Murray is threatening to make the BBC’s annual sports awards show a little boring. No one has ever won the award three times – not even a Formula One driver – but Murray looks set to win it for the third time in four years. Murray won his first Sports Personality award in 2013, the year he ended his country’s 77-year wait for a men’s champion at Wimbledon. He…

Former NFL first-round draft pick turned pro baseball prospect Tim Tebow is a devout Christian. “Fox & Friends” is a Fox News program that caters to conservatives, like some devout Christians. Bill Belichick was once described as the awful reptile in charge of the evil New England Patriots. So, it is with all this in mind that we approach Monday’s interview with Tebow on “Fox & Friends.” The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner discussed his new book, “Shaken: Discovering…

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Andy Murray is the clear favourite to win this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year award after he was confirmed in the 16-athlete shortlist. Murray, who became a Dad for the first time in February, has enjoyed an incredible 2016, winning Wimbledon for a second time while repeating his Olympic gold medal success and celebrating a first-ever ATP Finals victory that cemented his status as the world’s No.1. A…

Alabama Crimson Tide is on the verge of making college football rankings history, again. We haven’t done the CBS Sports 128 forever, but even in its short history there has never been a wire-to-wire No. 1. In the AP Top 25 era, only Florida State Seminoles (1999) and Southern California Trojans (2004) have accomplished wire-to-wire No. 1 rankings, though oddsmakers are currently favoring Alabama’s 2016 team to join them should…

Sports Direct founder and CEO Mike Ashley. Reuters/Handout LONDON — Shares in embattled discount retailer Sports Direct are crashing on Monday morning after the financial reporting watchdog announced it is investigating the company. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced it is investigating the “preparation, approval and audit” of Sports Direct’s most recent results for failing to disclose Barlin Delivery as “a related party” in the company’s financial statements. The Financial Times…