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NEW ORLEANS — Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car, police said. Smith was beloved by fans for his role in bringing a Super Bowl championship to New Orleans in 2009, though the defensive captain also found himself at the center of the NFL’s bounty probe in 2012. There was no indication…

Lewis Hamilton has spoken out against the current format Formula 1’s governing body the FIA has formally approved the return to the 2015 qualifying format in time for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. Teams last week forced a U-turn from F1 bosses Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone, who had previously refused to back a return to the knock-out format. This came after a new system proved a failure at the…

Caption Close From the cowbells waving vigorously under Friday night lights to the painted signs on basketball players’ lockers, when in comes to high school sports in Texas, we’ve got spirit, yes, we do. RELATED: The 25 best high schools in Texas for 2016 But only one school can have the best sports program in the state.  Niche examined high school sports programs in the Lone Star…

Anthony Joshua could become the highest paid sports star in the country, according to sports marketing expert Andy Sutherden. Joshua was crowned new IBF world heavyweight champion after stunning Charles Martin with a second-round stoppage at the O2 Arena on Saturday. The 26 year-old became the fifth fastest man in history to become heavyweight champion and Sutherden believes Joshua has the potential to overtake Rory McIlroy as the highest earning…

NEW ORLEANS — Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car, police said. Smith was beloved by fans for his role in bringing a Super Bowl championship to New Orleans in 2009, though the defensive captain also found himself at the center of the NFL’s bounty probe in 2012. There was no indication…

Producers have followed the seasons in Argentina, polo’s mecca, America, the UK and Spain – which made up a calendar year of non-stop filming – with the film’s backers believing the US to be a particularly key region, given the sport’s soaring profile and a pivotal market to distribute the documentary series. Jason Phillips, of Heritage Development & Productions, said that Sport of Kings will offer a multifaceted portrait of the sport, with the polished…

WRESTLING Jordan Burroughs, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, knocked off former University of Wisconsin star Andrew Howeto qualify for Rio at the U.S. Team Trials Sunday night in Iowa City, Iowa. Burroughs beat Howe in two consecutive matches in the freestyle 74 kilograms best-of-three finals. Howe, the 2010 NCAA champion who later transferred to Oklahoma, topped three-time NCAA champion Alex Dieringerof Port Washington in the semifinals before…

Updated April 11, 2016 12:39:22 Topics: sport, australia First posted April 11, 2016 11:57:28

Sir Nick Faldo designed the Lough Erne Resort course The European Tour has announced that the Lough Erne Resort will not host the 2017 Irish Open. There were doubts in January that the Fermanagh course may not stage the event and this was confirmed on Monday. BBC Sport understands European Tour chief executive Keith Pelly met with First Minister Arlene Foster in regard to Lough Erne hosting the tournament. The…

This week, ESPN revealed the jaw-dropping story behind a sports nickname so stupid its own team cast the lone dissenting vote against its approval: The New Jersey Swamp Dragons, today known as the Brooklyn Nets, who were looking for an extreme makeover in the 1990s. After reading through Zach Lowe’s delightful oral history of this name — which could only be taken seriously in a decade of ridiculous, toyetic handles…

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There was something different about the crowd noise in the Copper Box and it took me a while to work out what it was. About 10 minutes into the first quarter of the game, I realised: it was the octave level. The netball match was a sell-out – a high-stakes encounter between Hertfordshire Mavericks and Surrey Storm – and the 6,000-capacity arena thrummed, as it’s designed to do, with the…

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There was something different about the crowd noise in the Copper Box and it took me a while to work out what it was. About 10 minutes into the first quarter of the game, I realised: it was the octave level. The netball match was a sell-out – a high-stakes encounter between Hertfordshire Mavericks and Surrey Storm – and the 6,000-capacity arena thrummed, as it’s designed to do, with the…

There was something different about the crowd noise in the Copper Box and it took me a while to work out what it was. About 10 minutes into the first quarter of the game, I realised: it was the octave level. The netball match was a sell-out – a high-stakes encounter between Hertfordshire Mavericks and Surrey Storm – and the 6,000-capacity arena thrummed, as it’s designed to do, with the…

The debate on Europe quintessentially echoes the tugging forces of the human condition. The current divisions on Europe are not new and the view from this side of the Channel has tended to pinball between boarding the train to an unknown destination and not wanting to be left alone on the platform. While the big political beasts of the jungle joust to convince us of their vision of Britain’s place…

Andy Carroll became the first Premier League player to score a hat-trick against Arsenal since Wayne Rooney in 2011 Andy Carroll’s hat-trick dealt another blow to Arsenal’s already slim Premier League title hopes, despite the Gunners fighting back to draw at West Ham. Arsenal are 10 points behind leaders Leicester with six games to play. Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez converted Alex Iwobi passes to put Arsenal 2-0 up but…