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Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android. NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya is an anomaly among high-profile sports TV people—her social media feeds are very politically oriented. Tafoya has been openly critical of Hillary Clinton and GOP debate moderators. She discusses many other politically related topics on Twitter. She classifies herself publicly as a “a pro-choice conservative.” In an interview last…

x Embed x Share The legendary University of Tennessee coach stepped down as the Volunteers’ head coach after being diagnosed with dementia. Video provided by Newsy Newslook Former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt with her team during a December 2010 game vs. Baylor.(Photo: Matthew Emmons, USA TODAY Sports) Pat Summitt’s family, friends and former players have convened in Knoxville over concerns about the former University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach’s health….

Tyson Fury’s promoters say they are “baffled” by claims the world heavyweight champion is embroiled in a doping investigation. A report by the Sunday Mirror alleged traces of a banned substance were discovered in a sample taken last year. But Fury’s promoter Hennessy Sports has denied the allegations in a statement released on Sunday afternoon. The statement read: “We are baffled by today’s story in the Sunday Mirror. Tyson Fury absolutely denies…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pat Summitt’s family said Sunday that the last few days have been difficult for the former Tennessee women’s basketball coach as her Alzheimer’s disease progresses. Amid reports of Summitt’s failing health, her family issued a statement asking for prayers and saying that the 64-year-old Summitt is surrounded by the people who mean the most to her. It also asked for privacy. The statement was posted on…

Update: June 26 – 11 a.m. ET Texas has added yet another former Baylor signee. This one shouldn’t be much of a surprise.  According to multiple outlets, Donovan Duvernay committed to the Longhorns on Saturday night. Donovan, a three-star athlete, is the twin brother of Devin Duvernay, who signed with UT earlier in the week.  Great way to finish off a big day in ATX! #LetsRide — Charlie Strong (@Strong_TexasFB)…

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Who has won America’s summer of soccer – ESPN or Fox Sports? To frame the question in this binary is to ignore, of course, the claim of another channel perhaps more familiar to the occasional American football fan. For long stretches of the winter, while MLS is in hibernation, the summer international tournaments are either long forgotten or far in the future, and the people of this country turn their…

11:31 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Cleveland finally got its trophy. Fifty-two years after the Browns won the 1964 NFL championship, the Cavaliers ended a drought that seemed like it would never end by roaring back from a 3-1 series deficit against the Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals to bring glory back to Northeast Ohio. By my count, 151 teams representing Cleveland in the four major…

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So the votes are in. Britain’s status as a member of the European Union is now on borrowed time after the victory for the Brexit campaign. But what could that mean for professional sport in the United Kingdom? Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union establishes the procedures for a member state to withdraw from the EU. Once that is invoked, Britain will have a two-year window in which…

Despite bookmakers and polls forecasting a victory for the Remain camp last night, Friday morning brought the result that 52% of people voted in favour of leaving the EU. 72% of the country turned out to cast their vote and sports stars around the world have offered their take on the breaking news.

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The NHL’s decision Wednesday to add an expansion franchise in Las Vegas could pave the way for other major pro sports leagues, especially the NFL, to plant their flags in Sin City. After decades of resistance to even the slightest link between sports and gambling, the NHL’s move is the strongest indication yet that leagues are softening their stance toward the United States’ gambling capital. Continue Reading Below Traditionally,…

Illustration by Jim Cooke Full wagering is illegal in 49 states, but sports betting is big business, with billions wagered each year—and everyone knows it. Lines and moves are discussed openly on TV, and covers are mentioned right next to game stories. Media outlets nationwide turn to a handful of people for insight and predictions into point spreads and odds. And the man they look to more than any other…

Leaving the EU would render the Kolpak agreement void meaning future imports from such countries would count as foreign players. Again arguments can be put forward that this would encourage the development of homegrown players, but Christian Abt, a director at the Essentially sports management group, believes that the presence of more than 70 Kolpak players has enhanced the Premiership. “The Premiership would suffer as a result because it has…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new gambling platform set for approval Thursday in Nevada will further blur the lines between sports betting and fantasy sports, coming as the daily fantasy sports industry argues in the face of legal challenges across the country that its games are not gambling. The Nevada Gaming Commission is expected to back a gambling license for Henderson-based US Fantasy. The newly developed sports system essentially blends…

<!– “We cannot be satisfied with being third or fourth in the championship,” says Claire Williams Thursday, 23 June Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, 28, says F1 must tread a fine line between danger and safety to ensure it retains its raw appeal to fans. (ESPN) Williams’ deputy team principal Claire Williams says the team have “got to do better” as they chase third in the constructors’ championship standings. (Sky Sports)…

Las Vegas is getting a major league team. The National Hockey League voted Wednesday to add a franchise in Las Vegas, a city big-time professional sports leagues have until now avoided because sports betting is legal there. The team, which doesn’t have a name yet, will play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. “This is a tremendously exciting opportunity,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said at a press conference in…