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x Embed x Share Sports Authority announced it will close or sell 140 stores. It’s rumored Dick’s Sporting Goods could buy some of those locations. Video provided by Newsy Newslook Sports Authority which filed for Chapter 11 protection in March is now shutting all of its stores.(Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images) Sports Authority, in planning to close all of its stores,is set to launch its going-out-of-business sales this week, according…

x Embed x Share Sports Authority announced it will close or sell 140 stores. It’s rumored Dick’s Sporting Goods could buy some of those locations. Video provided by Newsy Newslook Sports Authority which filed for Chapter 11 protection in March is now shutting all of its stores.(Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images) Sports Authority, in planning to close all of its stores, plans to launch its going-out-of-business sales this week, according…

Meet the ExPERTS With the help of a panel of trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, performance experts, pro athlete coaches and more, SI’s editors set out to answer the question: Who are the fittest athletes in all of sports? Athletes were assessed based on characteristics that define fitness and conditioning: strength, speed, endurance, agility, flexibility and skill in his or her respective sport.

Media playback is not supported on this device Manchester United: Louis van Gaal sacked as manager Louis van Gaal has been sacked as manager of Manchester United, with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho set to be named as his replacement. Van Gaal, 64, leaves after two years of a three-year contract and is currently discussing severance terms. The former Netherlands boss is believed to earn around £6.4m a year. Mourinho’s…

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Jamie Vardy has now scored in the last three England internationals. Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy will miss England’s friendly against Australia on Friday – because he is getting married just two days before. The 29-year-old postponed his wedding last year and then moved it from June so he could play at Euro 2016. England manager Roy Hodgson said Vardy “deserves” time off to get married. Vardy, who scored the…

Vardy’s goal against Turkey took his tally to three for England Jamie Vardy’s late strike gave England victory over Turkey in their first warm-up match for Euro 2016, but Roy Hodgson’s side were fortunate to win a game in which they looked far from convincing at the back. As dangerous as England were going forward they also struggled defensively, and it took a brilliant reaction save from Joe Hart to…

The tactic predates the Declaration of Independence, tracing most famously to 1773 and the Boston Tea Party. Boycotts have been a part of American life ever since. Recently entire states – Florida, Arizona, South Carolina – were targeted for boycotts, to varying effect, due to legislative acts taken or avoided. Now, thanks to HB2, the so-called “bathroom law,” North Carolina is in the crosshairs of a spirited boycott of similar…

If you’re a fan of the NBA, then you’re probably familiar with ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe who has been writing about the Association. He joined Grantland in 2012 and when ESPN put the kibosh on the site, he remained with the Worldwide Leader to cover the NBA. In addition to his articles, fans can see Lowe on ESPN’s daily NBA-centric show, The Jump hosted by Rachel Nichols. Slate’s Josh Levin recently wrote…

Media playback is not supported on this device Defiant Van Gaal ‘proud’ of Man Utd Cup triumph Louis van Gaal left Manchester United’s London hotel on Sunday without being told by the club that Jose Mourinho is set to succeed him as manager. The BBC understands that Saturday’s FA Cup final win over Crystal Palace was Van Gaal’s last game in charge. The 64-year-old has now travelled back to Manchester…

Race 1 winner Homeboykris (3) collapsed and died following the post race winner’s circle celebration at the Preakness Stakes.(Photo: Tommy Gilligan, USA TODAY Sports) BALTIMORE — Race horses die. Few of us pay attention, but it happens relatively often: various studies have found the number to be about 1,000 a year, or about 1½ deaths per 1,000 starts. They get injured during a race, and are put to sleep, sometimes right on the…

Bismack Biyombo had a monster Game 3 as the Toronto Raptors got back into their Eastern Conference Finals series after losing the first two games in Cleveland. He had 26 rebounds and four blocks and hit three of the six shots he took. But Raptors coach Dwane Casey thinks Biyombo should have had even more of an impact, if only the refs called the game the same way for both…

Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea in December only seven months after leading them to the Premier League title Manchester United will appoint Jose Mourinho as their new manager, BBC Sport understands. It is believed a deal with the 53-year-old Portuguese was agreed in principle before United’s FA Cup final win against Crystal Palace on Saturday. With United failing to qualify for the Champions League under Louis van Gaal, the Old…

Lorena Gonzalez, a freshman council member who cast the final, decisive vote against the alley measure, said that as a woman of color and the city’s first Latina council member, she was taken aback by the sexist comments; she’s more accustomed to racism. The backlash was a wake-up call that even in liberal Seattle, women have a long way to go before they’re fully respected as public leaders, she said….

Despite the potential, some media buyers say that much of the media and advertisers still are hesitant to commit to women’s sports coverage. One cited the lack of viewership compared with men’s sports. Another source pointed out that many media companies and brands “are full of guys who have been doing sports for the last 25 years, and they just don’t get (the appeal of women’s sports).” Even this crop…

Despite the potential, some media buyers say that much of the media and advertisers still are hesitant to commit to women’s sports coverage. One cited the lack of viewership compared with men’s sports. Another source pointed out that many media companies and brands “are full of guys who have been doing sports for the last 25 years, and they just don’t get (the appeal of women’s sports).” Even this crop…