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Salman Khan was appointed as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for Rio 2016. (Source: PTI) Indian Olympic Association’s decision to make actor Salman Khan the goodwill ambassador for the Rio-bound contingent snowballed into a controversy after wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt questioned the logic. Many have joined the chorus, while several athletes feel it will help in generating hype for the Games. “Salman HAS a huge fan base. He has…

Inside sports business NEW YORK – Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred looked like a hitter already down two strikes to Felix Hernandez with a changeup headed his way. Manfred had just been asked about a regional sports network (RSN) carriage dispute preventing 60 percent of viewers in Los Angeles from watching the Dodgers on local television this final season of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully’s career. Answering such a question is usually…

CHICAGO – A no hitter, 16 runs, and three wins out of four on the road. Yup, the Cubs just keep on rolling in their first month of the season. All of the preseason expectations are holding for the team through the first set of their games in the 2016 campaign as they sport a 13-5 record following a successful weekend in Cincinnati. Jared Wylls of Baseball Prospectus and BP…

The reaction of Marian Catholic sophomore Haley Taylor echoed the thoughts of many throughout the lacrosse community. “I was just like, ‘Finally!’” Taylor said after the IHSA announced that boys and girls lacrosse would get their own state series beginning in 2018. “People look at lacrosse as just a club, but we put in just as much work as any sport and it’s exciting that we’re going be recognized as…

Almost 11,000 high street jobs are at risk with BHS set to fall into administration on Monday morning unless a last-minute rescue deal can be agreed with Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct. The collapse of the department store chain will be the biggest failure on the high street since the demise of Woolworths in 2008, providing the government with another headache as it attempts to save thousands of jobs in the…

The global esports market will grow to $463 million this year, according to Newzoo’s latest Global Esports Market Report. By 2019 the report says revenues will grow to a whopping $1.1 billion – not bad for a bunch of “geeks” sitting around playing computer games together, right? As a 22 year old with increasingly disposable income, I fall into the valuable sport-loving millennial target group for the advertising industry. I’m…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

The drivers of a dozen or more high-end sports cars were cited for reckless driving Saturday after a state trooper clocked them at more than 110 miles per hour as they zoomed west on Interstate 394, just west of Louisiana Avenue, authorities said. One state trooper stopped seven of the vehicles as they doubled back and headed east on Hwy. 12 near Wayzata Boulevard (County Road 15), but five others…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

The drivers of a dozen or more high-end sports cars were cited for reckless driving Saturday after a state trooper clocked them at more than 110 miles per hour as they zoomed west on Interstate 394, just west of Louisiana Avenue, authorities said. One state trooper stopped seven of the vehicles as they doubled back and headed east on Hwy. 12 near Wayzata Boulevard (County Road 15), but five others…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

Arizona Cardinals fan fire up the crowd in anticipation of the NFC Championship Game against the Carolina Panthers at Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in downtown Charlotte, NC(Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports) The Valley sports fan also has quirks: We refuse to make noise at baseball games. We set Olympic records in bandwagon jumping. We’re willing to sell our fandom for profit, even it means offering up our most valuable tickets…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

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Canon’s newest DSLR will please enthusiasts and videographers.(Photo: Chris Thomas, Reviewed.com) There is no such thing as a camera that’s perfect for everyone. But that doesn’t stop camera companies from trying to chase this ideal, and Canon’s the latest to try. Adding the EOS 80D ($1,199 body-only) to its stable of mid-range DSLRs, Canon is finally offering an accessible and fairly complete solution for videographers and hobbyists alike. The new 80D takes…

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TV(Photo: Dynamic Graphics, Getty Images) AUTO RACING Sprint Cup practice 7:30 a.m. Fox Sports 1 Xfinity Series qualifying 8:30 a.m. Fox Sports 1 Xfinity ToyotaCare 250 11:30 a.m. Fox Sports 1, 104.5-FM IndyCar qualifying 3 p.m. NBC SN NHRA 4Wide Nationals 9 p.m. Fox Sports 1 BOXING Gonzalez vs. Arroyo 9 p.m. HBO COLLEGE BASEBALL West Virginia at Oklahoma Noon Fox Southeast Campbellsville at Cumberland Noon 98.9-FM Georgia at Florida…

Mamadou Sakho is in his third season at Liverpool Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho is being investigated by Uefa after failing a drugs test. Although the France international, 26, is not officially suspended, he will “not be available” for selection during the investigation, Liverpool said. BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter Ian Dennis said Sakho failed a test after the Europa League victory over Manchester United on 17 March. It…