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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…

Mrs Boyers posted the clip of Daniel’s unexpected triumph saying: “Well this afternoons Sports Day at St Oswald’s primary was amazing, after Daniel telling me he didn’t want to run the flat race, he ended up doing it in amazing style… surrounded by the best mates he could have. “Truly magical! This is inclusion, but the kind that you can’t teach, this comes from the heart. “Daniel LOVES the fact…

4:19 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Richard Schaefer, the former longtime CEO of Golden Boy Promotions who left after a nasty breakup with close friend, business partner and majority shareholder Oscar De La Hoya in June 2014, is returning to the boxing promotional business two years later. Schaefer has founded Ringstar Sports and plans to promote his first event late this summer, he told ESPN on Wednesday….

After over 50 long, long, long, long, LONG years, Cleveland’s title drought is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers are champions of the world, and all the disappointments — from the Shot to the Drive, from Jose Mesa to Johnny Manziel — have been washed away. The saddest sports city in American can finally smile. But now that Cleveland is happy, somebody must take their spot. Who will we mock when…

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7:59 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER that I started work at the University of Central Florida in Orlando on Aug. 8, 2001. It was a joyous time. We were launching the school’s DeVos Sports Business Management Program. Thirty-four days later, the world forever changed on Sept. 11. It was unimaginable to me that America’s shores could be attacked. While the inconceivable has become…

i Fans react to a play during the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Finals Game Seven watch party at Quicken Loans Arena on June 19. Jason Miller/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Miller/Getty Images Fans react to a play during the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Finals Game Seven watch party at Quicken Loans Arena on June 19. Jason Miller/Getty Images The curse was over. On Sunday Night, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the…

Today’s American sports leagues don’t have the same problem of abundance. For example, there are only 32 teams in the NFL and 30 teams in Major League Baseball. There is no 33rd football team that can compete with the Tennessee Titans for a spot in the league. If a baseball team is bad for an extended period of time, they might lose fans or move to a new city (which…

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Getty Images With the NBA’s Cavaliers stunning the Warriors on their own home floor with a surprising Game Seven win last night, it ended Cleveland’s 52-year title drought. But the new civic leader in pro sports futility isn’t the same as the rest of the places near the top of that list. According to Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune, his town is now the city with the longest gulf…

Defunct sporting-goods retailer Sports Authority is trying to auction naming rights to the home stadium of the NFL’s Denver Broncos — an unusual move that’s raising eyebrows in the world of sports marketing. The company wants to capture some of the appreciation in the value of naming-rights deals since striking its agreement for Sports Authority Field at Mile High back in 2011, a time when the market for such arrangements…

x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt break down the Cavaliers’ historic Game 7 win over the Warriors in the NBA Finals. USA TODAY Sports LeBron James and the Cavaliers won Cleveland’s first team title in 52 years.(Photo: Cary Edmondson, USA TODAY Sports) OAKLAND – LeBron James’ tears of joy were unstoppable as he held the Larry O’Brien championship trophy at Oracle Arena on Sunday….

A decade ago, Madden NFL still published on PC. EA Sports took a chance on a management simulation called NFL Head Coach, not only for that platform but also on consoles. It published MVP NCAA Baseball 06, still the only licensed video game for a non-revenue (i.e. not football or basketball) college sport. And, thanks largely to the persistence of an Australian who is now the CEO for all of Electronic…

It’s Game 7 of one of the most anticipated NBA Finals in recent history. Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will face Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in a playoff season that can be described as both thrilling and heart-wrenching. Ironically, some of the world’s best players will never step foot on a professional basketball court or put on an NBA uniform. What then of the many talented…

A decade ago, Madden NFL still published on PC. EA Sports took a chance on a management simulation called NFL Head Coach, not only for that platform but also on consoles. It published MVP NCAA Baseball 06, still the only licensed video game for a non-revenue (i.e. not football or basketball) college sport. And, thanks largely to the persistence of an Australian who is now the CEO for all of Electronic…