World Sports

Fox Sports will broadcast FIFA’s Interactive World Cup finale – Engadget

Friday, March 18, 2016

Interestingly, this year will be the first time that competitors will get to play on the console of their choice — either XBox One or the PS4. The action will be broadcast in its entirety on Fox’s digital platforms, FOXSportsGO and FOXSoccer2Go, beginning with the group stages on Sunday, March 20th. Fox Sports 1 will televise the Grand Final on Tuesday the 22nd starting at 5:45pm EST. International viewers will…

Meet Uncle Chaps: the troll duping the biggest names in sports media – FOXSports.com

Friday, March 18, 2016

Being an NFL insider is walking a tightrope. For better or worse, you’re caught in a high wire act, balancing time against veracity. That’s just how it is, and only a few guys are able to navigate it effectively most days—the Jay Glazers, Adam Schefters and Mike Florios of the world. Each of these insiders have taken different paths on their rise to the top of sports media, but they…

Exclusive – Sebastian Coe: ‘I know our sport can never be the same again’ – Telegraph.co.uk

Friday, March 18, 2016

Manifestly, it is. This is a role Coe has coveted all his career, not that he ever imagined it would be quite such a galling or solitary experience. There could be worse to come, too. Soon the US Anti-Doping Agency will publish their investigation into the methods of polarising super-coach Alberto Salazar, and later in the year French prosecutors are poised to uncover the full scale of corruption under past IAAF president…

EA Sports UFC 2 Review – IGN

Friday, March 18, 2016

By John Robertson Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor’s starring roles on the cover of EA Sports’ latest attempt at recreating the world of the Ultimate Fighting Championship is fitting. These are two of the sport’s most renowned stars; blessed with the precision, dedication and desire required to lift them to championship glory. Yet in their latest respective fights they both lost to opponents most expected them to beat. They’ve got…

Dave Kerner joins Sports Feed on Thursday – WGN-TV

Friday, March 18, 2016

Dave Kerner joins Sports Feed on March 17th. Dave Kerner joins Sports Feed on March 17th. CHICAGO – At two games, there is a reason to blow it off. Three games and there is a bit more concern. But after four-straight losses, are the Blackhawks getting a little more worried about their recent woes? Dare say the word “Panic?” That’s a little drastic for a veteran team that’s won three…

Get Inspired Active Academy: promoting sport beyond the school gates – BBC News

Friday, March 18, 2016

About 450 Scottish school pupils aged 16-18 are taking part in a BBC Get Inspired Active Academy at Dundee International Sports Centre. The aim is to promote healthy living, whether it is by joining a local team, exercising at home, or getting in to ‘lifestyle’ sports like free-running or parkour. Various activities will be on offer, from netball and rugby to archery and rock-climbing. There will also be a live…

What Twitter’s Smartest Coaches, Players, and Sports Writers Are Saying About the NCAA Tournament – Slate Magazine

Thursday, March 17, 2016

The 2016 NCAA Tournament is set to tip off, which means you should ignore your work for the next several days and watch a lot of basketball instead. We’re here to help: With our tool, you can follow every bit of NCAA commentary as you watch the games live. On the left are tweets from dozens of current and former NCAA basketball players and coaches. On the right are tweets…

Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame announces Marc Gasol as 2016 Honoree – Grizzlies.com

Thursday, March 17, 2016

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame today announced that Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol will be one of the individuals honored as the Male Professional Athletes of the Year. The awards will be presented at the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame’s 50th Anniversary Induction Banquet on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the Omni Nashville. Gasol has played his entire eight-year NBA career (2008-16) with the Grizzlies, accumulating numerous accolades and…

Assault prompts entrepreneur to design self-defense sports bra – Fox News

Thursday, March 17, 2016

It’s a bra that comes with a life-saving boost. A year ago, mother-of-two Jennifer Cutrona was off running on her favorite trail near her home in Texas – earbuds in and her mind focused on an upcoming marathon – when a man suddenly leapt out from the woods and tried to grab her. “I got away from the guy, but was extremely upset at how oblivious I had…

At Texas Colleges, Football Revenue Props Up Other Sports – Texas Tribune

Thursday, March 17, 2016

This story is part of “Ballpark Figures,” a look at the finances of the eight public Texas universities that play in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Use our app to see a breakdown of how each school’s athletic program makes and spends money.  When five Division 1 teams from Texas earned their way into this year’s NCAA men’s college basketball tournament, they reserved featured roles in a massive money-making event. Television…

Is sports broadcasting in Peyton Manning’s future? – Sports Illustrated

Thursday, March 17, 2016

CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus acknowledged he’s had some “generic” conversations with Sandy Montag about Peyton Manning—Montag handles Manning’s broadcast interests—but the CBS Sports chairman described those conversations as “nothing specific about his [Manning’s] interest or CBS’s interest.” When SI.com asked if he believed Manning preferred game work to studio work should he enter broadcasting, McManus smiled broadly. “You really think I’m going to [answer that]?” Obviously not. Most sports TV…

Mike North joins Sports Feed on Wednesday – WGN-TV

Thursday, March 17, 2016

CHICAGO – He’s one of the most recognizable voices in Chicago sports talk radio-and his enthusiasm hasn’t come down over the three decades he’s been on the radio. For the first time since the show began, Mike North took to the desk on Sports Feed on Wednesday night. He joined Jarrett Payton to discuss a number of topic in Chicago sports, especially the Bears and their moves during week one…

Is sports broadcasting in Peyton Manning’s future? – Sports Illustrated

Thursday, March 17, 2016

CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus acknowledged he’s had some “generic” conversations with Sandy Montag about Peyton Manning—Montag handles Manning’s broadcast interests—but the CBS Sports chairman described those conversations as “nothing specific about his [Manning’s] interest or CBS’s interest.” When SI.com asked if he believed Manning preferred game work to studio work should he enter broadcasting, McManus smiled broadly. “You really think I’m going to [answer that]?” Obviously not. Most sports TV…

Is sports broadcasting in Peyton Manning’s future? – Sports Illustrated

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus acknowledged he’s had some “generic” conversations with Sandy Montag about Peyton Manning—Montag handles Manning’s broadcast interests—but the CBS Sports chairman described those conversations as “nothing specific about his [Manning’s] interest or CBS’s interest.” When SI.com asked if he believed Manning preferred game work to studio work should he enter broadcasting, McManus smiled broadly. “You really think I’m going to [answer that]?” Obviously not. Most sports TV…

Sports Authority Plays Hardball in Suits Against Suppliers – Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Sports Authority Inc. is playing hardball with suppliers, filing lawsuits against more than 160 of them just weeks after it sought bankruptcy protection for its chain of ailing stores. Suppliers are striking back, fighting the beleaguered company over goods they placed with it for sale under consignment arrangements. At stake is $85 million worth of shoes and other gear on the shelves of the insolvent retailing operation, which filed…

Microsoft will let game developers run their own e-sports tournaments in Xbox Live – The Verge

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

At a presentation at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco today, Microsoft announced a new set of tools that will make it possible for game developers to run competitive tournaments through Xbox Live. Called the “Xbox Live Tournaments Program,” the new initiative is described by Jason Ronald, head of the Xbox Advanced Technology Group, as “easy to integrate tournaments” that will be powered by Xbox Live and can be…

Sugar tax will raise £520m for primary school sports – Wired.co.uk

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Julian Herbert/The FA via Getty Images A sugar tax will be levied on makers of sugary soft drinks, chancellor George Osborne has announced. The so-called sugar tax, announced in the chancellor’s latest budget, is expected to raise £520 million in its first year, but that number will fall over time as sugar levels are reduced by producers. “Today, I…

USA Football among winners of Youth Sports Safety Award – USA TODAY High School Sports

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Winners of the Youth Sports Safety Ambassador Award: USA Football represented by Steve Alic, Senior Director of Communications; Project ADAM, represented by Laura Friend, Project ADAM Texas Coordinator at Cook Children’s Hospital; U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr., and Scott Sailor, president of the National Athletic Trainers Association (Photo: Renee Fernandes) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Youth sports safety experts and advocates discussed insights on preventing catastrophic injuries for student athletes Tuesday at…

US sports leagues move to add Sharapova drug to banned list – Reuters

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

DETROIT, March 16 Several major U.S. sports leagues are pushing to add the drug that led to a positive test for Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova to their banned list, but in many cases they will need player approval before they can hit that goal. Sharapova, who last week revealed she had tested positive for the banned drug meldonium at the Australian Open in January, is facing suspension of up…

Australian sports will be ranked on LGBTQ inclusiveness – Mashable

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Rankings are common practice in sports, but LGBTQ inclusivity is rarely in the mix. A health advocacy group, with the help of some of Australia’s most prominent sporting organisations, launched a first-of-its-kind benchmarking system Wednesday that will grade teams on how they support their LGBTQ players, staff, spectators and supporters. SEE ALSO: I’m bisexual and I refuse to leave the LGBT community The national Pride in Sport index will annually rank…