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In a Los Angeles barbershop taping a promotional spot for his new TV show, the country’s most divisive sports commentator was in an argument, naturally. There was Skip Bayless, igniting a fury by insisting that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is overrated. A Super Bowl champion! A former MVP! The barbers and customers were apoplectic. It’s just the type of sports sacrilege Bayless uses to excite and enrage viewers….

Sports Direct is to put a workers’ representative on its board and offer shop staff guaranteed hours instead of zero-hours contracts after admitting a string of failings in an internal report. The company apologised for conditions at its warehouse, including a “six strikes” policy that put workers in fear of losing their jobs, as founder Mike Ashley said he wanted to give workers a voice at the highest level and…

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Caption Close Houston Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins is on the cover of the upcoming Sports Illustrated. Browse through the photos to see other times Houston sports teams have been featured on Sports Illustrated covers. Houston Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins is on the cover of the upcoming Sports Illustrated. Browse through the photos to see other times Houston sports teams have been featured on Sports Illustrated covers. Photo: Sports Illustrated DeAndre…

(iStock) “Did you see the game?” “Do you know the score?” “Can you believe that play?” These are common dude-to-dude icebreakers when two guys are sitting next to each other at a bar, getting to know one another at an office party, or mingling at a wedding reception. For most men, talking about sports is an easy way to instantly find non-controversial middle ground and start a conversation. Because what…

In a Los Angeles barbershop taping a promotional spot for his new TV show, the country’s most divisive sports commentator was in an argument, naturally. There was Skip Bayless, igniting a fury by insisting that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is overrated. A Super Bowl champion! A former MVP! The barbers and customers were apoplectic. It’s just the type of sports sacrilege Bayless uses to excite and enrage viewers. The…

Showtime has a number of sports-related shows premiering or returning in the coming weeks, and today Chris DeBlasio was promoted to SVP Sports Communications at Showtime Networks. He has guided the sports PR department since joining Showtime in 2005 and will continue to oversee the premium cabler’s sports media, talent and public relations, sports awards, live event production support and sports messaging. DeBlasio led the publicity campaign for the Floyd Mayweather Jr-Manny…

Ecclestone ran the Brabham F1 team from 1972-1987 The end of Bernie Ecclestone’s stewardship of Formula 1 has appeared close on a number of occasions over the last few years, so it is with a degree of caution that one discusses the latest episode that may seem to signal it again. But the likely takeover of the sport’s commercial arm by US giant Liberty Media does look like one of…

Last spring, a student I was tutoring told me his back hurt. The boy, a 14-year-old in Northwest Washington, had played on school and travel soccer teams in the fall. Despite his pain, he was still playing travel ball, competing in weekend tournaments and practicing twice a week. I watched him struggle to squeeze in schoolwork around these commitments — even when he was reduced to lying on the floor…

Wayne Rooney became England most-capped male outfield player in the win over Slovakia Wayne Rooney should have retired from international football after Euro 2016, says ex-England captain Peter Shilton. Rooney, 30, made his 116th appearance for England in Sunday’s World Cup qualifying victory over Slovakia. But his value to the team has become a hot topic after he spent most of the game playing in a deep midfield role. “I…

Sports Direct has said it will offer casual retail staff guaranteed hours instead of zero-hours contracts and has apologised for conditions at its warehouse, including the “six strikes” policy that put workers in fear of losing their jobs. But Britain’s biggest sportswear retailer has not offered guaranteed hours to more than 4,000 agency workers at its warehouse in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, where working conditions have been compared with those of a…

Last spring, a student I was tutoring told me his back hurt. The boy, a 14-year-old in Northwest Washington, had played on school and travel soccer teams in the fall. Despite his pain, he was still playing travel ball, competing in weekend tournaments and practicing twice a week. I watched him struggle to squeeze in schoolwork around these commitments — even when he was reduced to lying on the floor…

Wayne Rooney became England men’s most-capped outfield player in Slovakia England captain Wayne Rooney says the debate over his role in the team has been an “overreaction”. Rooney, winning his 116th cap, mainly played a deep midfield role in Sunday’s 1-0 win over Slovakia, which was new boss Sam Allardyce’s first in charge. Allardyce said post-match it was “not for me to say” what Rooney’s position was and he “played…

‘Only goal of Paralympic ban was not to see any Russian flag hanging in Rio’ – sports lawyer “I have no doubt that the attack on our athletes will continue in the same direction. Right now we have created an independent anti-doping commission headed by Vitaly Smirnov,“ Zhukov told journalists in Novosibirsk. “That is the first step, which we absolutely must take, in order to fully restore the reputation of…

Seeing Canada’s elite athletes compete — whether in the recent Rio Olympics or the upcoming Paralympics — can be inspiring to many young Canadians, leading kids to want to get off the couch and try something new. But that inspiration does not always reach the finish line. “Every two years [we] get this great momentum and attention on physical activity and sports, which is fantastic,” Shaunna Taylor, co-chair of the Canadian Sport…

Last spring, a student I was tutoring told me his back hurt. The boy, a 14-year-old in Northwest Washington, had played on school and travel soccer teams in the fall. Despite his pain, he was still playing travel ball, competing in weekend tournaments and practicing twice a week. I watched him struggle to squeeze in schoolwork around these commitments — even when he was reduced to lying on the floor…

Wayne Rooney became England men’s most-capped outfield player in Slovakia England captain Wayne Rooney says the debate over his role in the team has been an “overreaction”. Rooney, winning his 116th cap, mainly played a deep midfield role in Sunday’s 1-0 win over Slovakia, which was new boss Sam Allardyce’s first in charge. Allardyce said post-match it was “not for me to say” what Rooney’s position was and he “played…

Last spring, a student I was tutoring told me his back hurt. The boy, a 14-year-old in Northwest Washington, had played on school and travel soccer teams in the fall. Despite his pain, he was still playing travel ball, competing in weekend tournaments and practicing twice a week. I watched him struggle to squeeze in schoolwork around these commitments — even when he was reduced to lying on the floor…