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Caption Close Josh InnesFormerly: KILT-AMCurrent whereabouts: Hosts an extremely popular and sometimes controversial drive-time show in Philadelphia on WIP-FM. Source: CBS Philly Josh Innes Formerly: KILT-AM Current whereabouts: Hosts an extremely popular and sometimes controversial drive-time show in Philadelphia on WIP-FM. Source: CBS Philly Photo: Dave Rossman Panagiotis KalentzisFormerly: KKHH-FMCurrent whereabouts: “PK” accepted a morning co-host position with Atlanta’s WWPW-FM (Power 96.1) Source: The PK and DK Channel Trailer! Panagiotis Kalentzis Formerly:…

America’s sports-rights bonanza is showing signs of age. Since November, YES, the channel that airs New York Yankees games, has been blacked out on Comcast Corp. as the cable giant and the network’s parent, 21st Century Fox, battle over terms of payment. In the off-season, it wasn’t a huge controversy. But as opening day—April 4 for the…

Nick Blackwell has been placed in an induced coma following the fight at Wembley’s SSE Arena Surgeons are not planning to operate on Nick Blackwell after he suffered a bleed on the brain following his British middleweight title defeat by Chris Eubank Jr in London on Saturday. The referee stopped the fight in round 10 on the advice of the doctor, who said Blackwell was unable to continue because of…

Smaller companies in the exploding fantasy sports industry say they could be shut out of doing business in some states by legislation that is actually intended to recognize the games’ legality. Virginia’s governor signed a bill this month that authorizes fantasy contests but requires operators that charge participants and offer cash awards to pay a $50,000 annual registration fee to the state. On Friday, Indiana’s governor signed a bill allowing…

This is the second of two parts about the pressures on sports officials in college and high school sports. Read the first part here: No 2nd chances for ACC basketball, football officials. Irate high school sports fans, raised on instant replay and more willing than ever to aggressively second-guess calls against their teams, are heaping so much abuse on referees that it is becoming hard for North Carolina and other…

Spring is here and that means many kids are hitting the practice fields. Sports are a popular retreat from the daily grind of school, but they can also pose health risks. Hip injuries are extremely common in competitive sports due to tremendous forces placed on the hips. Trauma can occur due to a specific injury or may develop over time due to repetitive micotrauma. Dr. Benjamin Domb, a sports medicine…

Villanova did not make a single field goal in the final 4:29 of its Elite Eight game against top-seeded Kansas. But it didn’t matter. The Wildcats went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line down the stretch to hold off the Jayhawks 64-59 and clinch a berth in the Final Four. Nova shot the lights out in the Sweet 16 against Miami on Thursday night to earn its spot in…

Four months from the start of the Rio Olympics, there are an incredible list of issues facing the Games. As Bruce Arthur writes in The Toronto Star, between the economic crisis, spending cuts, massive political corruption investigations that have Brazil’s president under fire, the Zika virus and the sewage-filled waters that will host the open-water events, things look bad even by the usual pre-Olympic standards. That speaks to a couple of…

Four months from the start of the Rio Olympics, there are an incredible list of issues facing the Games. As Bruce Arthur writes in The Toronto Star, between the economic crisis, spending cuts, massive political corruption investigations that have Brazil’s president under fire, the Zika virus and the sewage-filled waters that will host the open-water events, things look bad even by the usual pre-Olympic standards. That speaks to a couple of…

Washington, D.C.- High school athletes who focus on a single sport may be at increased risk for knee and hip injuries, a new study suggests. “Make sure your children are getting breaks in competition,” said study author David Bell, assistant professor in the Departments of Kinesiology and Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “There are so many great aspects to sports participation and we don’t want this information…

Four months from the start of the Rio Olympics, there are an incredible list of issues facing the Games. As Bruce Arthur writes in The Toronto Star, between the economic crisis, spending cuts, massive political corruption investigations that have Brazil’s president under fire, the Zika virus and the sewage-filled waters that will host the open-water events, things look bad even by the usual pre-Olympic standards. That speaks to a couple of…

Two well-known sports figures and social media users: Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Cavaliers superstar LeBron James.(Photo: Photo illustration) Twitter turned 10 this week. And while there’s some merit in the revolutionary communications platform offering a voice to the disenfranchised, its immense popularity within the larger sports community over the past decade attests to its attraction to the hopelessly self-absorbed. It has elevated a greater sense of “Us” in certain…

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Daily fantasy sports companies that want to operate in Massachusetts will have to drop college sports contests and ban players under 21 under new consumer protection regulations finalized Friday by Attorney General Maura Healey. The industry also will have to alter its advertising practices and offer games that keep beginners away from highly-experienced players, who tend to take home most of the prize money in fantasy sports. Advertisement Companies are…

Competitive video gaming, or e-sports, is a growing cultural phenomenon tied to a shift in the way people socialize around video games and consumer technology. It has all the trademarks of professional athletics—TV deals, teams, sponsorships, fans, big prize money, cults of celebrity for top players, and so on. The cultural reach of e-sports extends far beyond the stadiums filled with fans. It’s a fast-growing form of global popular culture…

Media playback is not supported on this device ‘There’s not enough head-to-head athletics’ – Lord Coe Athletics has become “boring” for many young people and needs to undergo “radical” changes if it is to survive, says the head of the sport Lord Coe. In a documentary, to be broadcast on BBC One at 13:00 GMT on Saturday, Coe suggests the season needs extending and the World Championships shortening. “In four…

As a professional dancer engaged to a hockey player, chances are you’re bound to catch Julianne Hough in workout gear at any given point during the week. “I was wearing leggings to run errands before that was a cool thing to do!” she tells PeopleStyle. So it was only a matter of time before she collaborated on her own collection with MPG Sport, which hit stores this week. We chatted…

In February, SoCal Volleyball Club set up a couple of video-capable iPods at the games of its four teams playing in the Las Vegas Classic, a large college recruiting tournament. Instead of recording the entire games and manually editing out the highlights, SoCal Volleyball used a new app from San Diego startup ClipCast Technologies. It let parents tag the best plays — kills, digs, blocks and so on — by…

In February, SoCal Volleyball Club set up a couple of video-capable iPods at the games of its four teams playing in the Las Vegas Classic, a large college recruiting tournament. Instead of recording the entire games and manually editing out the highlights, SoCal Volleyball used a new app from San Diego startup ClipCast Technologies. It let parents tag the best plays — kills, digs, blocks and so on — by…

MOSCOW Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Friday that a total of 27 Russian sportsmen had already tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, R-Sport news agency reported. A total of around 127 sportsmen have tested positive for meldonium globally, he said. He said the punishment handed out by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to a group of Russian speed walkers was not “completely right”. (Reporting by…