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Sports Authority shutting down with giant going-out-of-business sale – CNBC
Sports Authority, in planning to close all of its stores, is set to launch its going-out-of-business sales this week, according to court documents. In shutting down, the 463-store chain becomes the latest casualty among rivals for the sporting-good business. It follows the recently announced closure of the Sport Chalet chain, based on the West Coast. While sporting goods and athletic wear sales are growing, traditional retailers like the two chains…
Sports Authority closing; Glenwood Meadows owner hopes for new major sports retail tenant – Glenwood Springs Post Independent
The decision last week by bankrupt sporting goods chain Sports Authority to close all of its remaining stores, including the one at Glenwood Meadows, could well leave Glenwood Springs and other West Slope markets without a general sporting goods outlet. That is, unless a buyer such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, the nation’s largest sporting goods retailer, sees value in taking over what…
5 Live Streaming Sports Services Every Cord Cutter Must Know About – Money Magazine
History was made this year by the Golden State Warriors. The team ended the regular season with 73 wins, and Warriors’ superstar guard Stephen Curry was elected the league MVP by unanimous vote—neither of which had ever happened previously in NBA history. This week, however, the Warriors could make history for quite a different reason: Their opponents in the Western Conference Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder, won Game 1 of…
Jose Mourinho: Manchester United in talks with former Chelsea manager – BBC News
Mourinho was surrounded by media outside his London home on Tuesday Jose Mourinho’s representatives will meet Manchester United officials on Tuesday as the Portuguese moves closer to becoming the club’s next manager. Mourinho’s agent, Jorge Mendes, flew into London on Tuesday morning and will lead the discussions. A deal is unlikely to be announced on Tuesday but confirmation that Mourinho will take over is expected this week. Louis van Gaal,…
E-Sports Draw Mainstream Advertisers – Wall Street Journal
Videogaming’s rapid shift from a living-room hobby to a spectator sport is luring mainstream advertisers and intensifying competition between big game publishers and nimble upstarts. The earliest videogame contests are nearly as old as videogames themselves. But the combination of team-based games and live-streaming video in the past five years…
Sports Authority shutting down with giant going-out-of-business sale – USA TODAY
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…
Sports Authority’s going-out-of-business sale to begin – USA TODAY
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 – Sports Illustrated
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.
Here’s The Real Sports Bubble – Forbes
Louis van Gaal: Manchester United sack manager – BBC News
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…
Films, Three Decades Apart, Show What a Sport Has Lost as It Grows – New York Times
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Jamie Vardy to miss England game for wedding – BBC News
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…
England 2 Turkey 1 – BBC News
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…
This Week in Women’s Sports: Condoleezza Rice Headlines Summit, Michelle Obama Talks Equal Access – Forbes
NC must brace for possibility of sports event boycotts over HB2 – News & Observer
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…
Gran Turismo Sport Is Already PS4’s Sexiest Racing Game – GameSpot
Is Zach Lowe “America’s Best Sports Writer”? – Awful Announcing
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…
Jose Mourinho: Louis van Gaal not told of Man Utd appointment – BBC News
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…
Brennan: Horses die, and a sport moves on – USA TODAY
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…
Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey questions no-calls on Biyombo – FOXSports.com
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…