World Sports

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Michael Jordan has his own line of shoes. Tiger Woods has his own line of golf apparel. And now Ruqsana Begum, a Muslim muay Thai fighter, has her own line of sports hijabs. “I’m fighting for a world title and launching my product at the same time, so this is huge for me now,” said Begum, the British champion of female Atomweight muay Thai boxing. As…

Local athletes, coaches, trainers, students and fitness fans who attended the international Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) Symposium, held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, have cited the event as a success. Over 150 participants who pre-registered for the symposium themed ‘The Science and Practice of Running’, were engaged in discussions on sports nutrition and exercise science by local and international experts. The topics, aimed at helping attendees…

MOSCOW (AP) — No one will face criminal charges over the worst doping scandal in Russia’s history, the country’s sports minister said. A report in November by a World Anti-Doping Agency commission alleged systematic, state-sponsored drug use in Russian track and field and a widespread cover-up of doping. The former head of the Russian track federation was also accused of a role in extorting 450,000 euros ($500,000) from a marathon…

Norway’s Andreas Mikkelsen cuts through the Sweet Lamb spectator stage. He once killed a spectator in a crash. Photo Credit: Raphael Orlove I met him on a short hill overlooking the road, some macho Welsh local covered in rain and dirt, pulling a beer from his poncho and waiting for the next car to wail past. I asked him why he had trekked into the woods, soaked through his boots,…

10:12 AM ET print New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was part of the keynote address at the 2016 Salesforce World Tour event on Thursday, sharing his opinion that quarterback Tom Brady is the “greatest quarterback of all time.” He was also asked about what it’s like being part of the region with such a rich tradition in professional sports. “It’s pretty special. I grew up in Maryland but went…

Leicester has long been a trying name that travels badly. An overelaborate spelling of “Lester” for Americans. A tongue-twisting “Less-es-tur” or “Lie-chest-er” for continental Europeans. So thank you Jamie Vardy and Co. for putting us on the map. When trying to enlighten the confused, being able to say “you know, the team doing incredible things in the Premier League …” is so much more effective than “the motorway town in…

The inferior results aren’t an indictment on Kilts, who enjoyed success elsewhere, including as the head football coach at Snow College. Ben Lomond has struggled to generate competitive relevance for many years. “I certainly heard things about Ben Lomond,” said football coach Eric Alder. “People saying, ‘You shouldn’t go there.’ “ Since Kilts assumed his role in 2008, the major team sports — football (11-64), boys’ basketball…

The national anthems in the Six Nations game between Wales and Scotland have been brought to life by 360-degree video Watch England from a seat at Wembley without leaving your sofa? Throw a Super Bowl-winning touchdown pass from the back garden? It’s possible. Well, virtually possible. The release last month of the Oculus Rift, a headset designed to make users feel as if they are immersed in a virtual world,…

the associated press web_lead_Devin Wilson, Kamari Murphy Virginia Tech guard Devin Wilson (11) is fouled by Miami forward Kamari Murphy (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sheldon McClellan, Devin Wilson, Zach LeDay Virginia Tech’s 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard Devin Wilson (11), who was a quarterback at his Pennsylvania high school, is trying…

Take a look at some special teams that have won multiple titles in a row — sometimes more than once: UConn Huskies Championship streaks: 2002-04, 2013-16 Thanks to seniors Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson, the Huskies are fresh off their fourth consecutive championship — the 11th in school history. Over the past 3-plus years, the UConn women are 122-1 with an average victory margin of 38. Every win…

CHICAGO – Since the show’s debut in June of 2015, Jarrett Payton and Josh Frydman have covered a lot of hockey. Whether it’s reading highlights during the show on CLTV or going out to practice for the Blackhawks, covering the sport is a priority for the guys. But how would they do actually playing the sport? That had to be left up to the imagination for the first nine months…

When Eric Sondheimer was cut from the basketball team at James Madison Middle School in North Hollywood, he joined the school newspaper and covered sports. Since then, he has reported on the Super Bowl, the World Series and the NBA Championships. But these high-profile events have just been diversions, he says, in more than 40 years as a high school sports reporter. To honor his “integrity, work ethic, sportsmanship, and decency,” the…

A few months ago, Blizzard launched a closed beta for its upcoming shooter Overwatch—and I’ve been engrossed in the PC version ever since. For all its faults—and there are many faults—it’s hard not to be impressed with not just how much fun Overwatch is, but how Blizzard has managed to successfully combine a solid first-person shooter along the same lines as Team Fortress 2 with the mechanics of a modern…

David Vonderhaar remembers the moment he first realized the potential of competitive gaming. Vonderhaar — the design director at Treyarch, the studio behind Call of Duty offshoot series Black Ops — had travelled to an event organized by MLG in Anaheim. It was a competitive tournament for the first Black Ops game, played on the PlayStation 3, and he was struck by how the players and organizers had set up…

David Vonderhaar remembers the moment he first realized the potential of competitive gaming. Vonderhaar — the design director at Treyarch, the studio behind Call of Duty offshoot series Black Ops — had travelled to an event organized by MLG in Anaheim. It was a competitive tournament for the first Black Ops game, played on the PlayStation 3, and he was struck by how the players and organizers had set up…

A few months ago, Blizzard launched a closed beta for its upcoming shooter Overwatch—and I’ve been engrossed in the PC version ever since. For all its faults—and there are many faults—it’s hard not be impressed with not just how much fun Overwatch is, but how Blizzard’s managed to successfully combine a solid first-person shooter along the same lines as Team Fortress 2 with the mechanics of a modern MOBA (Multiplayer…

A recent scandal involving chocolate milk, football concussions and a news release based on an industry-funded medical study that didn’t go through the peer-review process, has rocked the University of Maryland in recent months. University officials last week agreed to return more than $200,000 from a chocolate milk manufacturer in western Maryland — Fifth Quarter Fresh — which funded a study conducted by university researchers that concluded drinking chocolate milk…

BASEBALL SAN DIEGO — Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda homered in the second at-bat of his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers and beat the Padres 7-0, making San Diego the first team in major league history to be shut out in its first three games. There wasn’t anything for the Padres to celebrate. They were outscored 25-0 in the opening three games by their biggest rivals and set…