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ZURICH (AP) – Gianni Infantino is the new president of soccer’s corruption-scarred world governing body, winning election after promising national leaders of the sport that he would share the wealth from FIFA’s $5 billion World Cup revenues. Infantino was chosen on the second-ballot to fill the unexpired term of longtime FIFA leader Sepp Blatter, who was forced out by the pressure of U.S. and Swiss investigations of bribery and corruption…

Adam Rooney has scored 19 goals in 34 games this season for Aberdeen Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes has revealed that top scorer Adam Rooney is facing six weeks on the sidelines. The Irish striker has scored 19 goals for the Dons this season and has been an ever present in the side. “Adam took a slight strain on his thigh doing some shooting after training on Thursday,” McInnes told BBC…

Branislav Ivanovic heads in Chelsea’s winner at Southampton Chelsea moved up to 11th after coming back from a goal down to beat Southampton courtesy of a Branislav Ivanovic header. Shane Long headed high for the home side but atoned when he pounced on a Baba Rahman blunder before clipping a shot over keeper Thibaut Courtois. Diego Costa volleyed wide for Chelsea but the visitors equalised when a Cesc Fabregas cross…

Sports Authority plans to shutter its Denver distribution warehouse by April 29 and let 72 workers go as it reportedly prepares for bankruptcy. The retail giant filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice indicating plans to close its distribution center at 50 S. Kalamath St. in Denver. The company will close a warehouse and distribution center in Illinois, a source familiar with the company’s plans told The Denver…

ZURICH — Gianni Infantino is the new president of soccer’s corruption-scarred world governing body, winning election after promising national leaders of the sport that he would share the wealth from FIFA’s $5 billion World Cup revenues. Infantino was chosen on the second-ballot to fill the unexpired term of longtime FIFA leader Sepp Blatter, who was forced out by the pressure of U.S. and Swiss investigations of bribery and corruption that…

I’ve been doing a weekly show on WFAN Sports Radio in New York City for the last 18 years. I focus exclusively on sports parenting issues. Over the years I have discussed an extensive variety of topics, ranging from random drug testing of high school athletes, to legal issues regarding high football players deliberately hitting an unsuspecting ref from behind during a game, to why are boys allowed to play…

Turns out there may be one sedentary pursuit that actually does get people off their asses. In a recent study, researchers at Brock University in Canada found a positive connection between playing sports video games and playing sports in real life among older adolescents and emerging adults. Over a three-year period, study participants who played the most sports video games were more likely to get involved in real-life sports than…

The International Cricket Council is considering a radical proposal that would see Test cricket split into two divisions with promotion and relegation between them, and places granted to two new nations. Related: Inside Twenty20: on the front line of a cricketing revolution | Mike Selvey In a bid to bolster the appeal of international cricket the ICC, led by its chief executive, David Richardson, is exploring a number of options…

City Sports, the defunct urban-based sports apparel seller that liquidated its remaining 26 stores late last year, may get a second wind thanks to two brothers who own the Soccer Post chain of retail stores. The Jersey brothers purchased the City Sports logo and Web site out of bankruptcy for $400,000. An email blast to City Sports’ old customers last Friday revealed the comeback bid under a new company, to…

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Joe Johnson has committed to sign with the Miami Heat, league sources told The Vertical. Johnson, 34, had narrowed his teams to the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks after reaching a buyout agreement with the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. Johnson is expected to clear free-agency waivers on Saturday. He will bolster a Miami backcourt that has lost guards Tyler Johnson and Beno Udrih to season-ending injuries. Johnson, a…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With three specific instances in mind, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers believes the NBA should adopt a coach’s challenge system for reviews like the one the NFL uses. View photo . Doc Rivers: ‘I’ve been pushing for a [challenge] flag for a year now.’ (AP) While the NBA has instant replay, it currently doesn’t allow coaches to challenge a ruling on a play. Rivers said the…

Former top model Cheryl Tiegs has thrown cold water all over the enthusiasm about Sports Illustrated’s first plus-size swimsuit issue cover model. Tiegs told E! that she thinks fashion’s increasing acceptance of full-figured women sends a bad message, a clear reference to plus-size model Ashley Graham’s appearance on one of three 2016 SI Swimsuit Issue covers. “I don’t like that we’re talking about full-figured women, because it’s glamorizing them, because…

This is the time of year when everyone becomes a movie expert, even sports fans whose idea of a great cinematic experience might be some sappy, overwrought Disney depiction of something that may have, kind of, sort of happened in sports. So, in case you’ve missed these Oscar-nominated movies and view the world only through a sports lens, we’ve drawn some parallels between the eight films nominated for an Academy…

Former Borussia Dortmund and Basel striker Alexander Frei made the draw Liverpool will face rivals Manchester United in the Europa League last 16, while Tottenham have been drawn against Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund. The games will be played on Thursday, 10 and 17 March. Liverpool’s home leg will kick-off at 20:05 GMT with the second game at Old Trafford starting at 18:00 GMT. Valencia, managed by Gary Neville, face fellow…

Voting to decide the next president of Fifa must go to a second round. There was no outright winner after round one, with Gianni Infantino polling the most votes. The Uefa secretary general finished with 88, three more than pre-vote favourite Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. Prince Ali bin al-Husseinwas next with 27, followed by Jerome Champagne on seven. Tokyo Sexwale withdrew before voting began. Just over 200 delegates from…

“Your waist should be smaller than 35 (inches),” says former swimsuit issue model Former Sports Illustrated cover model Cheryl Tiegs isn’t happy with the magazine’s decision to run plus-size model Ashley Graham on one of three covers for this year’s swimsuit issue. “I don’t like that we’re talking about full-figured women because it’s glamorizing them, and your waist should be smaller than 35 [inches],” the 68-year-old told E! Tiegs was featured on…