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Welcome to Clout Street: Morning Spin, our weekday feature to catch you up with what’s going on in government and politics from Chicago to Springfield. Topspin For Mayor Rahm Emanuel, it pays to have friends in high — or at least wealthy — places. Once again last year, the mayor accepted free sports tickets, a stay as a houseguest and transportation (likely complimentary rides on private jets) from some of Chicago’s…

It’s almost certainly the end of The Sports Authority’s road. In March, the debt-laden retailer filed for Chapter 11 protection in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware, saying that it would close about 140 of its 463 stores. But last week, The Sports Authority gave up hope it could re-organize under bankruptcy protection, opting instead to auction itself off for whatever it can get. The company “will not be able to…

Media playback is not supported on this device Should Lewis Hamilton be worried by Nico Rosberg’s form? Nico Rosberg insists he still faces a tough fight from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton for the title despite winning the season’s first four races. Rosberg leads the British world champion by 43 points after Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix. “I am well aware Lewis is going to bounce back when he has a clean…

ESPN admits it selectively edited out a key portion of a sports documentary to alter the content, claiming it made the changes due to broadcast time constraints not because of animosity toward ex-Boston Red Sox ace Curt Schilling. ESPN2, before the Red Sox and Yankees played Sunday evening on ESPN’s main channel, aired a truncated version of the network’s 30 For 30 documentary on Boston’s 2004 epic comeback against the Bronx…

The shape of the ball alone was enough to divert the attention of passers-by who came to Forsyth Park on Saturday to scour some fresh local produce at the Forsyth Farmer’s Market. Next to the rows of produce stands along Forsyth’s main pathway, on the field closest to Whitaker Street, a new sport took root. “What sport is this?” a stranger asked a woman lying barefoot on a blanket, isolated…

DENVER —  It’s the end of the road for Sports Authority. Instead of cutting back or restructuring, the Englewood-based company will now close down all stores across the country, including the 3 in Denver. The sporting goods giant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March. On Sunday, signs were posted at the Broadway Sports Authority advertising big markdowns on every item. Forbes reports that Sports Authority is more than one…

A TV sports anchor in Nashville paid homage to the passing of Prince by infusing the music icon’s lyrics into a recent broadcast. 25 greatest Prince songs ever As iconic for his overt sexuality and gender-bending wardrobe as his infectious hooks, Prince leaves behind some of the greatest songs to ever gr… Unfortunately, the on-air tribute apparently cost him his job. The Tennessean reports that WZTV Fox-17 sports anchor Dan…

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The twin failures of Sports Authority and Sport Chalet is not about weak consumer spending or traditional merchants’ growing competition from online shopping. This is a tale about the slow, agonizing death of the concept of a supermarket selling anything but groceries. Sports Authority and Sport Chalet – with in a combined 59 stores in the region – will both be shut and liquidated through their respective owners’…

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Leicester City started the Premier League season as a 5000-1 underdog to win the Premier League. With only three games remaining, the Foxes are still top of the league with a seven-point lead. Only 270 minutes away, Leicester City is on the verge of completing the biggest upset in recorded sports history. [ WATCH LIVE: Manchester United vs. Leicester City on Sunday at 9 a.m. ET ] Earlier in 2016,…

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April 30, 2016, 8:12 AM|Sports fans can seem like a crazy bunch, but a closer look reveals they might not be after all. Sports Illustrated executive editor Jon Wertheim joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the new book he co-authored called “This Is Your Brain on Sports: The Science of Underdogs, the Value of Rivalry, and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannon.”

By Douglas A. McIntyre April 30, 2016 9:40 am EDT Despite news about the terrible harm of concussions and the cheating of major players like the New England Patriot’s Tom Brady, NFL games are among the most widely watched among all sports in the world. In a recent Harris brand evaluation, the National Football League was ranked as the best Sports League Brand. The NFL beat every sports organization from…

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Photo via AP Ohio State’s Eli Apple is one of the top cornerbacks available in this week’s NFL draft. But he’s not, in fact, the most impressive talent to emerge from his own family. That honor is reserved for his mom, Annie Apple, who is a LeBron James-, Andrew Luck-type superstar-in-the-making at the all-important position of Sports Mom. There are many different qualities one looks for in a Sports Mom….

A video of male sports fans reading “real comments about women sports reporters to their face” has been watched online by millions of people. The team behind Just Not Sports, a podcast dedicated to sports culture, asked “a mix of people,” including friends and family, to read mean and often harassing tweets to sports journalists Sarah Spain and Julie DiCaro. “Sarah Spain sounds like a nagging wife on TV today,”…

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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? Sport quiz of the week It’s been another busy week of sport – our quiz starting with Harry Potter and ending with the FA Cup. At the end of it all your score will match a side to feature in…

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