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The rigors of the long season were starting to get to the Golden State Warriors . Back-to-backs, cross-country flights in the middle of the night, the mental and emotional toll of staying sharp through a seemingly endless season — all of these factors were wearing down the winningest team in the league. That’s when Steve Kerr and a couple other members of his staff got an idea: Let’s mock the…

Gran Turismo’s PlayStation 4 debut will have to wait a little while longer. Sony has announced that Gran Turismo Sport — which was originally slated to launch on the PS4 in November, with additional support for PlayStation VR — has been delayed until 2017. “As we approach our planned release date in November, we realize we need more time to perfect GT Sport, which we’ve already dedicated so much effort…

His name was Fedor and other men feared him. He had a shaved head, deadpan eyes and construction-worker muscles. He was a Russian army veteran who called Vladimir Putin a friend. “His thing,” Donald Trump said, “is inflicting death on people.” Story Continued Below And he was Trump’s newest business partner. It was June 5, 2008 and Trump had called a news conference at Trump Tower to announce a new…

Focusing only on one sport, year-round, can increase kids’ risk of injury and burnout, according to a clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Authors of the guidance document, Dr. Joel S. Brenner and the AAP Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, advise pediatricians and parents to keep in mind that the primary focus of sports for young athletes should be to have fun and learn lifelong…

  One would think that the nation’s sports media and fans might be intrigued, even grateful, for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Monday. Kaepernick, a less-than-perfect football player in the California region that gave America both the Black Lives Matter movement and the mess that is O.J. Simpson, decided (as most readers by now know) to sit during the national anthem at a Friday 49ers game. Kaepernick remained seated, he said,…

It’s Skip Bayless’ job to be polarizing. You love him, hate him or share both feelings within the same window of his two-hour sports debate show.   Bayless, 64, makes no secret of his intention to resume the same type of combative discussion on Fox Sports 1’s new “Skip and Shannon Undisputed” with co-host Shannon Sharpe that he did with partner Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s “First Take.” “Skip and…

A lawyer who is one of Mike Ashley’s closest confidants was involved in setting up the obscure company that organises international deliveries for Sports Direct and is owned by the billionaire retailer’s brother. The Financial Reporting Council, the City regulator, is looking into the agreement between Barlin Delivery Ltd and Sports Direct, which was revealed last week. Shareholders have said the arrangement casts further doubt on corporate governance at the…

CHICAGO — Continuing to play despite a concussion doubles recovery time for teen athletes and leads to worse short-term mental function than in those immediately removed from action, a study found. It’s billed as the first to compare recovery outcomes for athletes removed from a game or practice compared with those who aren’t. The study was small, involving 69 teens treated at a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center concussion…

<!– FOOTBALL GOSSIP Winger Oliver Burke is “excited” about his move to Germany after Nottingham Forest agreed to sell him to Red Bull Leipzig in a £13m deal, which makes him the most expensive Scottish player of all time. (Various) West Brom’s £1m-rated Costa Rican right-back Cristian Gamboa is of interest to Celtic ahead of Wednesday’s transfer deadline. (Daily Mail, Daily Record) Ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Malta…

Sergio Aguero was subbed in the 88th minute of Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over West Ham Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of Argentina’s World Cup 2018 qualifiers with a calf injury. The Argentina Football Association confirmed the 28-year-old picked up the injury during City’s 3-1 Premier League win over West Ham on Sunday. No timescale has been given for his return, with Aguero potentially facing FA…

PRO FOOTBALL SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate and until he sees major change in America, specifically when it comes to race relations. He knows he could be cut for this stand. Criticized, ostracized – and he’ll go it alone if need be. The quarterback realizes he might be treated poorly in some road…

Cyclist Dame Sarah Storey, sprinter Jonnie Peacock and wheelchair rugby’s Alan Ash will be hoping to lead the gold charge for GB at the Paralympics Find out more about the 23 sports in which athletes will be competing for medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Archery: In Paralympic archery, archers compete in two classes – Open and W1 – and there are two bows used, compound…

Anyhow, ITV’s cute idea is an interesting morsel of a quite juicy problem: sports participation has, sorry to say, actually dropped since London 2012. We are a nation of sports lovers, and thanks to our targeted Lottery spend we are now a nation of sports winners as well (not you, football). Only, away from the elite level, we love to watch, talk and read about sport, as long as we…

Lewis Hamilton finished third at the Belgian Grand Prix, won by team-mate Nico Rosberg “After the chequered flag I looked at the results,” said Belgian Grand Prix race-winner Nico Rosberg. “I knew Daniel [Ricciardo] was behind me and then I saw ‘HAM’ in P3 and I was like, ‘What? Seriously?!” The German, still in his champagne-soaked racing overalls an hour and a half or so after the race, was smiling….

Joleon Lescott moves to AEK Athens less than two weeks after a move to Rangers failed Defender Joleon Lescott has left Championship side Aston Villa to join AEK Athens on a two-year deal, the Greek club have announced. The 34-year-old joined Villa from West Brom on a two-year deal last summer but leaves after just one season. It has not been disclosed whether a fee is involved for Lescott, who…

Oliver Burke has scored four goals this season for Nottingham Forest He’s been compared to Gareth Bale, fast-tracked into the national squad, and was linked with a transfer to some of the top clubs in Europe before becoming the most expensive ever Scottish player – all after only 13 starts for his club. But, swift of foot and imposing in stature, Oliver Burke is not only far from your stereotypical…

Anyhow, ITV’s cute idea is an interesting morsel of a quite juicy problem: sports participation has, sorry to say, actually dropped since London 2012. We are a nation of sports lovers, and thanks to our targeted Lottery spend we are now a nation of sports winners as well (not you, football). Only, away from the elite level, we love to watch, talk and read about sport, as long as we…

Lewis Hamilton finished third at the Belgian Grand Prix, won by team-mate Nico Rosberg “After the chequered flag I looked at the results,” said Belgian Grand Prix race-winner Nico Rosberg. “I knew Daniel [Ricciardo] was behind me and then I saw ‘HAM’ in P3 and I was like, ‘What? Seriously?!” The German, still in his champagne-soaked racing overalls an hour and a half or so after the race, was smiling….

One person was shot and another injured Saturday night after an argument in the parking lot of a Frisco sports bar, police say.  Frisco police received several 911 calls about 9:30 p.m. about a shooting outside Woody’s Sports Restaurant in the 300 block of Main Street.  Officers arrived to find one person with two gunshot wounds and another with an injury to his head, police said.  They were transported to local…

Anyhow, ITV’s cute idea is an interesting morsel of a quite juicy problem: sports participation has, sorry to say, actually dropped since London 2012. We are a nation of sports lovers, and thanks to our targeted Lottery spend we are now a nation of sports winners as well (not you, football). Only, away from the elite level, we love to watch, talk and read about sport, as long as we…