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Sex abuse: Football Association to investigate allegations – BBC News
Media playback is not supported on this device Andy Woodward speaks about being sexually abused by his coach The Football Association has confirmed it is investigating allegations of sexual abuse in football. Former footballers have come forward to say they were sexually abused as youth players. Four police forces are investigating the allegations and an NSPCC hotline has had more than 100 calls. The FA said it was working closely…
Alabama player’s on-field reunion with mother nearly brings Nick Saban to tears – Yahoo Sports
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—It takes an awful lot to make a guy like Nick Saban cry, but a reunion of a son and his deployed mother comes pretty close. Lawrence Erekosima is a five-foot-seven walk-on running back from Clinton, S.C. He hasn’t seen a snap of action all season. But he’s a senior, and like all seniors, he walked onto the field before Saturday’s Iron Bowl to bask in the acclaim of…
Friday’s Sports in Brief – Yahoo Sports
OLYMPICS CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James is jamming one of college football’s biggest games into his busy schedule. James and his Cleveland teammates plan to attend Saturday’s Ohio State-Michigan game in Columbus before they travel to Philadelphia and play the 76ers on Sunday. A rabid Ohio State fan, James has been on the sideline at Ohio Stadium in the past, but not for a game he said is on his…
The Latest In Sports: Cuban Edition – NPR
NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about major figures in Cuban sports and the potential expiration of Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement.
Football abuse scandal: police warn allegations likely to spread to other sports – The Guardian
The scandal surrounding allegations of historical child sex abuse in football could spread to other sports, a senior police officer has warned. A significant number of other alleged victims of abuse are likely to come forward and further sporting governing bodies may report similar problems, Chief Constable Simon Bailey, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) lead for child protection, said. Four police forces are now investigating allegations of historical child…
CFL’s Grey Cup Gets Lost in Toronto’s Crowded Sports Scene – New York Times
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Your ultimate guide to the weekend’s live sport: What to watch, where to watch it and who’s going to win – Telegraph.co.uk
Presented for your delectation, here are the five can’t-miss live sporting events to plan your weekend around: SATURDAY 1. India v England What is it? It’s the third Test of a five-match series on England’s first ‘full’ tour of India since 1984-85 and their fourth at Mohali, home of India’s most seamer-friendly surface, though photographs of the shaved ends of the strip suggest it will turn as well. When is it?…
Friday’s Sports in Brief – Yahoo Sports
OLYMPICS CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James is jamming one of college football’s biggest games into his busy schedule. James and his Cleveland teammates plan to attend Saturday’s Ohio State-Michigan game in Columbus before they travel to Philadelphia and play the 76ers on Sunday. A rabid Ohio State fan, James has been on the sideline at Ohio Stadium in the past, but not for a game he said is on his…
CFL’s Grey Cup Gets Lost in Toronto’s Crowded Sports Scene – New York Times
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Sources: Charlie Strong expected to be fired by Texas on Saturday – Yahoo Sports
Texas Longhorns coach Charlie Strong will meet with the school’s administration Saturday morning, according to Yahoo Sports sources. The expectation is that he will be fired when they meet. Multiple reports suggested that Houston coach Tom Herman will meet with Texas personnel shortly thereafter to discuss filling the head coaching position. There were various media reports that Herman had become the primary target at LSU, which may have moved on…
Our staff’s guiltiest sports pleasures – FOXSports.com
We’ve lived all over the country, so they represent the places we’ve been. I was born in Chicago, so I’ve got Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Mike Singletary and even Devin Hester. Grew up in Philly, so there’s jerseys of Donovan McNabb, Brian Dawkins, Reggie White, Brian Westbrook and Jerome Brown. We lived in San Jose, so I have a Joe Montana Niners jersey. And now that we’re in Charlotte, we…
As rumors swirl, the future of Tom Herman looms over college football superpowers LSU and Texas – Campus Rush
Thanksgiving night of 2016 is going to be remembered as a critical turning point in the history of two sputtering blue blood college football programs. For LSU and Texas, which are both facing high profile coach openings, the immediate trajectory of their hundred-million-dollar football programs will be linked back to the actions of Thursday night. There’s two ways Thanksgiving 2016 will be remembered. Either LSU badly outflanked Texas to hire…
Cuban-born sports writer confronts Colin Kaepernick over Fidel Castro t-shirt – TheBlaze.com
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick this week, during a conference call with sports reporters, defended wearing a t-shirt in August that depicted Fidel Castro, even going as far as to praise the Cuban dictator for his country’s “highest literacy rate.” Kaepernick was fielding question from South Florida sports reporters ahead of the 49ers game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. That’s when Cuban-born Miami Herald sports writer Armando Salguero…
CFL’s Grey Cup Gets Lost in Toronto’s Crowded Sports Scene – New York Times
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Texas blown out by TCU, likely ending Charlie Strong era – Yahoo Sports
If Texas’ decision to move on from head coach Charlie Strong wasn’t already set in stone entering Friday, it will be soon. The writing was on the wall after the Longhorns lost to lowly Kansas last week, but the school did not pull the trigger on the decision, leaving a slight glimmer of hope that Strong could keep his job with a win over TCU on Friday in Austin. That…
Our staff’s guiltiest sports pleasures – FOXSports.com
We’ve lived all over the country, so they represent the places we’ve been. I was born in Chicago, so I’ve got Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Mike Singletary and even Devin Hester. Grew up in Philly, so there’s jerseys of Donovan McNabb, Brian Dawkins, Reggie White, Brian Westbrook and Jerome Brown. We lived in San Jose, so I have a Joe Montana Niners jersey. And now that we’re in Charlotte, we…
Bidding war for Tom Herman could impact coaching searches across college football – Yahoo Sports
LSU played its final regular-season football game Thursday night. Houston and North Carolina played theirs at noon ET Friday. Texas had its finale at 3:30 ET. As those games finished, more schools will start to lay their cards on the table in a high-stakes game of coaching poker. Thanksgiving night certainly upped the ante. There were various media reports that Houston coach Tom Herman had become the primary target at LSU,…
CFL’s Grey Cup Gets Lost in Toronto’s Crowded Sports Scene – New York Times
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Our staff’s guiltiest sports pleasures – FOXSports.com
We’ve lived all over the country, so they represent the places we’ve been. I was born in Chicago, so I’ve got Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Mike Singletary and even Devin Hester. Grew up in Philly, so there’s jerseys of Donovan McNabb, Brian Dawkins, Reggie White, Brian Westbrook and Jerome Brown. We lived in San Jose, so I have a Joe Montana Niners jersey. And now that we’re in Charlotte, we…