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Bahman Golbarnezhad – here competing on the track in 2012 – crashed during the C4-5 road race on Saturday An Iranian Para-cyclist has died after a crash during the men’s C4-5 road race at the Rio Paralympics. The International Paralympic Committee said Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, suffered cardiac arrest after the incident on a “mountainous stretch” of circuit. “The ambulance then diverted to the nearby Unimed Rio Hospital in Barra where…

Former NFL linebacker Jamir Miller poses with participants at Youth Sports Day event in 2015.(Photo: Hassan Kaseem) The 13th annual Youth Sports Day will be held Saturday in Ahwatukee to help educate student athletes and other youth ages 12 to 18 about careers in professional sports, as well as emphasize the importance of staying in school, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and being financially responsible. Youth Sports Day, a program of local non-profit Linking Sports and Communities, is…

Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley once promised to finish off JD Sports, but now finds himself being trounced by his rival. JD Sports, the self-styled King of Trainers, is not only valued at a cool £1.1bn more than the Newcastle United owner’s chain, but last week revealed its sales and profits growth were a well-shod leap ahead of the rest of the UK fashion market. While other clothing retailers have…

BASEBALL SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oh, Buster Posey knew all about how long he had gone without a home run. All that talk about the star catcher’s second-half power drought was answered with one mighty swing in a September game that mattered, and his two-run shot helped the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 in a matchup of playoff contenders. Posey drove in four runs and the Giants…

BASEBALL SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oh, Buster Posey knew all about how long he had gone without a home run. All that talk about the star catcher’s second-half power drought was answered with one mighty swing in a September game that mattered, and his two-run shot helped the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 in a matchup of playoff contenders. Posey drove in four runs and the Giants…

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The ACC’s decision means eight championships will be relocated from the state, including December’s title football game. The move also adds pressure on other sports and businesses to follow suit. “The ACC Council of Presidents made it clear that the core values of this league are of the utmost importance, and the opposition to any form of discrimination is paramount,” ACC Commissioner John Swofford said in a statement. “Today’s decision…

The ACC’s decision means eight championships will be relocated from the state, including December’s title football game. The move also adds pressure on other sports and businesses to follow suit. “The ACC Council of Presidents made it clear that the core values of this league are of the utmost importance, and the opposition to any form of discrimination is paramount,” ACC Commissioner John Swofford said in a statement. “Today’s decision…

It’s more than a little daunting that, while 55 million Latinos make up 17 percent of the current U.S. population, their number across most major American sports remains staggeringly low. Major League Baseball is, of course, an exception, where according to the Institute of Diversity and Ethics in Sport, Latino players represented upwards of 28.5 percent of the league on Opening Day 2016. But as Latinos continue to grow in…

Ben Dickson is a software engineer and freelance writer. He writes regularly on business, technology and politics. How to join the network After a failed stint in the 1990s, virtual reality made its reappearance last year with headsets such as Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard and Oculus Rift. But this time, it’s here to stay and, in less than a year, it’s already drawn attention and investment from venture capitalists…

For the first time, fans of Thursday Night Football can turn to Twitter to livestream the game wherever they are. The NFL–Twitter deal marks one of many high-profile sports league content distribution contracts with social media networks, a new strategy to reach younger, digital-minded viewers. “As your audience diversifies, as their viewing habits diversify, your distribution models have to follow,” said Elizabeth Lindsey, Wasserman Media Group’s managing partner of brands…

COLLEGE SPORTS CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) The Atlantic Coast Conference has followed the NCAA’s lead and is removing all its athletic championships from North Carolina over a state law limiting protections for LGBT people. The ACC Council of Presidents voted to relocate the league’s championships until North Carolina repeals the law. The decision includes 10 neutral-site championships this academic year, which means relocating the ACC football title game that was scheduled…

Feyenoord have won six games in a row after beating Manchester United Manchester United produced a lacklustre display as their Europa League campaign began in defeat at Feyenoord. Jose Mourinho made eight changes from the team beaten by Manchester City and an Anthony Martial shot going wide was their only first-half chance. Zlatan Ibrahimovic came on for the visitors and headed wide as he failed to turn around his side’s…

NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke has shuffled the management team that oversees the nuts and bolts of the company’s broadcast TV business. As part of the move, one of Burke’s most trusted lieutenants, Mark Lazarus, received a substantial promotion. Lazarus, chairman of the NBC Sports group for the last five years, becomes chairman of NBC Broadcasting and Sports. Lazarus, 53, gains oversight of the NBC broadcast portfolio previously managed by Ted Harbert. In…

For the first time, fans of Thursday Night Football can turn to Twitter to livestream the game wherever they are. The NFL–Twitter deal marks one of many high-profile sports league content distribution contracts with social media networks, a new strategy to reach younger, digital-minded viewers. “As your audience diversifies, as their viewing habits diversify, your distribution models have to follow,” said Elizabeth Lindsey, Wasserman Media Group’s managing partner of brands…

Women’s cricket was held up as one of the positives by the study “No real progress” is being made to address gender inequality in sport, says a body set up to get more women into leadership roles. Women on Boards carried out a study in 2014 which looked at how many governing bodies had women among their leaders. Its first report since that study has found the number of women…

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USA TODAY Sports’ Lorenzo Reyes looks at the three biggest story lines heading into this week’s games. USA TODAY Sports