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Former U.S. Marine Corps. sergeant Alex Stone wants to help young veterans catch the eyes of college athletic recruiters. And he’s left his job at Under Armour to make it happen. Stone spent five years at Under Armour as a development and product line manager before leaving last month to focus on his startup Athletes of Valor, which aims to connect recent military veterans who played a varsity sport in…

A new large-scale study has shown the important impact that taking part in culture, sports, and the arts can make on our health and well-being. Carried out by Nottingham Trent University, UK, the study analysed data from Understanding Society, a longitudinal study which questioned members of 40,000 UK households about a range of aspects of their lives, including age, income, and family situations. The team asked participants about their life and…

ZINK: Whitmore makes professional debut; Inland Sports hot dogs it Share Pin It More Galleries RIVERSIDE – Each year, on Fourth of July Weekend, we celebrate American Independence and honor those who fought for our right to be free to pursue the “American Dream.” Saturday, on the Inland Sports radio show, we talked with Kelsie Whitmore, a 17-year-old Temecula Valley grad who recently signed to play professional baseball, becoming…

GREELEY — For many rodeo professionals, taking time out for injuries can’t happen — either they can’t afford to give up a paycheck, or they just won’t quit. At the Greeley Stampede, the Justin Sports Medicine Team partnered with Banner Health to keep cowboys taped, stitched and bound together. Wacey Munsell, 29, of Ulysses, Kan., for instance, continued bullfighting Thursday night with a fractured fibula. He’s been bullfighting professionally for…

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When Jim Harbaugh arrived at Michigan, many thought it would take him some time to get the U-M program back on track. But in his first season, the Wolverines went 10-3 with a blowout win over Florida in the Citrus Bowl.(Photo: John Raoux, AP) As the University of Michigan’s athletic year concludes, it won’t be remembered as the most successful. But viewed through the prism of history, the year may…

The company was the first to warn that it would be hurt by Britain’s decision to leave the EU as it did not have currency hedging in place for 2017 to cushion a fall in sterling. Analysts believe that Sports Direct orders between £600m and £700m of stock from Asia and pays in dollars, which means that it will face significantly higher import costs as a result of the falling…

The entire field managed to make it through 89 laps of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway without incident. They didn’t make it 90 laps, though. At the end of the frontstretch on Lap 90 of the 161-lap race, Jamie McMurray moved down into teammate Kyle Larson and got a nudge from Jimmie Johnson and from there, it was complete chaos as the…

Kevin Durant has told the clubs he is meeting with in the Hamptons that his decision on a next destination will be made within the next 24-36 hours, sources told ESPN. Durant met the Warriors and the Clippers on Friday about a possible switch from Oklahoma – and one of Durant’s team told ESPN Durant was “blown away” by the Clippers’ pitch. He met the Celtics and the Spurs on…

The Boston Celtics are the NBA’s most intriguing up-and-coming team. They have a young, talented roster, a forward-thinking style, and one of the best coaches in the game. They also have Al Horford. Because of that, the Celtics might not be up-and-coming anymore —€” they might have arrived. Celtic Pride!!!!!! — Al Horford (@Al_Horford) July 2, 2016 Horford choosing the Celtics Saturday gives Boston the missing piece —€” an established…

Media playback is not supported on this device Wimbledon 2016: Novak Djokovic out after shock defeat to Sam Querrey Novak Djokovic is out of Wimbledon after a shock defeat by American Sam Querrey – ending the world number one’s hopes of a calendar-year Grand Slam. Querrey, seeded 28th, completed a 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-5) third-round win after rain had suspended play on Friday evening. It was the Serb’s…

Media playback is not supported on this device Euro 2016: Wales 3-1 Belgium highlights Wales manager Chris Coleman says not being afraid to fail was key to his country’s greatest night of football as they reached the Euro 2016 semi-finals. Around 46,000 fans in Lille’s Stade Pierre Mauroy watched Wales’ stunning 3-1 last-eight win over Belgium, while 6,000 ecstatic Welsh supporters were at Cardiff’s Bute Park fan zone. “Don’t be…

MLB — Banned the Boston Red Sox from signing international amateur free agents for one year, after the team broke rules on signing bonuses last summer. MLB — Named John Tumpane to the full-time Major League umpiring staff. BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated RHP Vance Worley and C Caleb Joseph from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Chaz Roe from Norfolk (IL). Optioned RHP Oliver Drake and C Francisco…

Howard Bryant of ESPN.com is at the Wimbledon tennis championships and tells NPR’s Scott Simon about what he’s seen so far.

Jason Day made a pair of late birdies on a windy afternoon at Firestone for a 1-under 69 and a one-shot lead in the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. Day’s objective was to get in the lead and expand it. He took care of the first part Friday, though the world’s No. 1 player lost a chance at some separation with a three-putt bogey on the final hole. He was…

Henrikh Mkhitaryan joined Borussia Dortmund in 2013 Manchester United have had an offer for Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan accepted. The Armenia captain, who cost the German club £23.5m in 2013, is out of contract next summer. “Had we refused it, the player would be available for free in 2017,” Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke told the club’s official website. Mkhitaryan, 27, is yet to have a medical at…

MLB — Banned the Boston Red Sox from signing international amateur free agents for one year, after the team broke rules on signing bonuses last summer. MLB — Named John Tumpane to the full-time Major League umpiring staff. BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated RHP Vance Worley and C Caleb Joseph from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Chaz Roe from Norfolk (IL). Optioned RHP Oliver Drake and C Francisco…

Eddie Jones has transformed the England rugby union team since their inglorious failure at the Rugby World Cup last year. Under his leadership the team has won their first grand slam at a Six Nations for 13 years and whitewashed Australia 3-0. Among the changes Jones made when he took over was the appointment of former England cricketer and qualified psychologist Jeremy Snape, who flew out to Australia before the…