World Sports
Let’s get physical: how women’s sport can conquer body image – The Guardian
I’ll never forget the first time I saw a naked woman who wasn’t my mum. I was 12; she was a grown-up and standing in the showers at our local swimming pool, soaping her pubic hair into a lather. I don’t remember anything about her face, just her body: sinewy with some wobbly bits, and a big bush down below. At the time the sight of women displaying their bodies…
Electronic Arts gets into e-sports, with $1-million ‘Madden’ championship – Los Angeles Times
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. plans to award $1 million over the next year to top players of its latest “Madden NFL” title. The prize money is a selling point for a new, four-tournament series beginning this fall, marking the first e-sports initiative from the nation’s second-most-profitable gamemaker since it launched a competitive gaming division in December. The “Madden NFL 17” Championship Series, announced Sunday, comes two days before the…
Sports World Reacts to Mass Shooting in Orlando – ABC News
The sports world reacted strongly Sunday to the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Baseball teams across the country held moments of silence after a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday. At least 50 people were killed and the gunman died in a gunfight with SWAT officers, according to police. “We begin with our thoughts and…
Draymond Green suspended for Game 5 – Yahoo Sports
Golden State Warriors All-Star Draymond Green has been suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals after collecting his fourth flagrant foul point of the 2016 playoffs in an altercation with LeBron James late in Game 4. The NBA announced the decision on Sunday to level a flagrant-1 after Green struck James in the groin with 2:48 left in the Warriors’ 108-97 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night….
Euro 2016: England positives overshadowed by violence – BBC News
Media playback is not supported on this device Euro 2016: England 1-1 Russia highlights England’s latest failure to start a European Championship with victory will be overshadowed by two days of violence and ugly scenes that brought shame to the opening exchanges of Euro 2016. Manager Roy Hodgson’s concerns will be sporting ones as England’s carelessness in front of goal and his decision to substitute man-of-the-match Wayne Rooney in a…
Sports reporter fired for anti-Semitic and racist remarks on Facebook Live – Mashable
Any statement that follows, “I’m not trying to be racist,” is always racist. “I didn’t even know Mexicans were that smart,” says now-former Fox Sports Florida sideline reporter Emily Austen in a since deleted Barstool Sports’ Rundown broadcast Thursday evening. SEE ALSO: Gun stores banning Muslims prompts calls for Dept. of Justice investigation While the sports website usually prerecords its episodes, this week’s iteration, unfortunately for Austen, was broadcast on Facebook Live. Throughout the broadcast,…
College admissions counselor: Competitive youth sports is crazy — but, yes, I still let my daughter play – Washington Post
(iStockphoto) Competitive youth sports is a huge business — estimated to be at least $5 billion a year — and increasingly consumes the time and energy of families with children who want to play or with parents who want their children to play. It has become a way for some parents to try to get their athletically able children into prestigious colleges in a process that sometimes asks young teens to commit…
According to Russia, Video Games are Definitely a Sport – Atlas Obscura
Gamers participate in a 2012 eSports tournament. (Photo: Zone eSports/CC-BY-2.0) Russian gamers, time to pop the champers and lock the door—there’s cause for celebration. In an announcement released this week, the Russian Sports Ministry has recognized competitive video-gaming as an official sport in the country. While the decision may seem like a bid for the hearts and minds of basement-dwelling teens, competitive gaming—commonly referred to as eSports—is a fast-growing and…
CBS, former NFL official Mike Carey part ways – Yahoo Sports (blog)
The Twitter crowd will have to find someone else to make fun of on NFL Sundays, because it won’t have Mike Carey to skewer anymore. Bob Raismann of the New York Daily News reported on Saturday that CBS would not be brining back Carey, its in-studio rules analyst, for the 2016 season after two less-than-stellar years. The Big Lead has a network spokesperson confirming the news, saying CBS and Carey…
Las Vegas may finally land a professional sports franchise – CBS News
Sin City is betting on a makeover. Las Vegas has long been the gambling capital of America, but it now wants to become a big-time sports town, reports CBS News’ Mark Albert. Even in Vegas, where the wagers are big and the odds even bigger, Bill Foley has made one heck of a bet. “I am the man that wants to bring hockey to the desert,” Foley said. “And we’re…
Fox Sports reporter fired over racist comments – Philly.com
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Emily Austen, a 27-year-old Fox Sports Reporter, was fired Friday after making insensitive remarks about Mexican, Jewish and Chinese people. Austen’s troubles stemmed from an appearance on Barstool Sports’ “Rundown” Thursday where, according to Deadspin, she disparaged Mexican and Chinese people after being asked about a high school valedictorian who used Twitter…
Questionable comments cause Fox Sports to boot Rays sideline reporter Emily Austen – Tampabay.com
ST. PETERSBURG — Emily Austen, a sideline reporter on Rays television broadcasts, will no longer appear on Fox Sports Sun because of questionable comments the Tampa native made on the Facebook Live page for Barstool Sports, a sports website. Related News/Archive Rainout in Baltimore causes pitching problems for Rays 2 Months Ago Shortstop situation one of questions Rays still need answered 3 Months Ago Alex Colome looks like answer to…
Donald Trump Wants Sports Stars, Not Politicians, on Convention Stage – New York Times
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Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson lift Warriors to brink of championship – Yahoo Sports
CLEVELAND – Stephen Curry slid underneath the basket, watched his layup roll into the hoop, then hopped up. He looked around at the stunned Cleveland Cavaliers bench, a silent crowd at Quicken Loans Arena and calmly slid his mouthpiece into his sock. No showboating or commentary was necessary. Curry and the Golden State Warriors made a loud enough statement with their play Friday night, defeating the Cavaliers 108-97 in Game…
Sports reporter’s racist insults get her thrown off air – New York Post
From calling Kevin Love “a little bitch” to saying she “didn’t even know that Mexicans were that smart” and the “Chinese guy is always the smartest guy in the class,” a Fox Sports Florida sideline reporter’s derogatory spew likely has cost her a job. Emily Austen appeared on a Barstool Sports video Thursday, and made a series of racist remarks during the 35-minute broadcast. In another segment, Austen was asked whether…
With more sports stars than ever, expect more morbid years ahead – New York Daily News
This has been an especially tough year and you better get used to it. In just the last week, the world lost sports legends Muhammad Ali and Gordie Howe. They were the latest in a too-long list of celebrities who died in 2016, a year that also claimed icons like Prince and David Bowie. Indeed, this has been an especially tough year in terms of…
Queen’s Birthday Honours: Alan Shearer & Alastair Cook made CBEs – BBC Sport
Alan Shearer played for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle in the Premier League Former England footballer Alan Shearer and England cricket captain Alastair Cook have been made CBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Formula 1’s Claire Williams and former jockey Hayley Turner become OBEs. Davis Cup captain Leon Smith and player Jamie Murray, Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson and Welsh Rugby Union president Dennis Gethin are made OBEs. There are…
Sports Video Games We Wish Existed – ‘Fight Night Champion 2’ – Forbes
Is beIN Sports the Future of Televised Sports? – Houston Press
The new broadcast partner for Conference USA is known as beIN Sports. Its original owner, Al Jazeera, launched the sports network in 2012. beIN Sports supposedly claims 45 million subscribers in the United States, yet to receive the network, one must subscribe to a premium sports package. It primarily airs soccer, and other European-based sports, and it’s not really known for its involvement with U.S.-based sports. Still, beIN Sports is…
Euro 2016 begins, Forbes’ rich list – Sport quiz of the week – BBC Sport
It’s BBC Sport and A Question of Sport’s weekly quiz – have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in the world of sport in the past week? A Question of Sport’s weekly quiz It’s BBC Sport and A Question of Sport’s weekly quiz – have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in the world of sport in the past week? You must have javascript…