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Car racing leagues like NASCAR get lots of slack for being boring. For outsiders, it’s tough to see the fun in watching people drive in circles again and again — even if they’re doing it at 160 miles an hour within an inch of one another. But what if the vehicles racing against one another weren’t cars, but flying robots? That’s the idea behind drone racing, where pilots twist, turn…

Welcome to POLITICO New York’s Sports Business Report, a weekly digest of news on what matters in one of New York’s highest-profile industries. NBA fans will be treated to a 30-second ad on Saturday night called “Watch Me Work”, a promo for the WNBA. This is a sign that NBA commissioner Adam Silver is taking his promise from last fall to do more to promote the league seriously, and demonstrates…

Last week, Major League Baseball reached a settlement with a group of fans who sued the league over its internet broadcasting policies, alleging that its system of regional television contracts and blackout policies was collusive and eliminated competition. The settlement won a reduction in the price of Major League Baseball’s MLB.tv online service, as well as the introduction of a single-team option at nearly 23$ cheaper than any previous option…

After leaving Grantland and ESPN, Jonah Keri is quickly becoming one of the busiest men in sports media. Earlier this month Keri announced he was joining Sports Illustrated and MLB Network.  It was later revealed that he would be doing a podcast for Nerdist.  Now CBS Sports will make it official today that Keri is joining them to cover baseball, and perhaps more interestingly, pop culture, for CBSSports.com. Seeing Keri at…

Last week, Major League Baseball reached a settlement with a group of fans who sued the league over its internet broadcasting policies, alleging that its system of regional television contracts and blackout policies was collusive and eliminated competition. The settlement won a reduction in the price of Major League Baseball’s MLB.tv online service, as well as the introduction of a single-team option at nearly 23$ cheaper than any previous option…

<!– –> Sports Breaking| Top News <!—-> ASSOCIATED PRESS In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, Len Don Diego, marketing manager for content at DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports company, works at his station at the company’s offices in Boston. Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin issued a formal opinion today that daily fantasy sports contests constitute illegal gambling under state law. “Gambling generally occurs under Hawaii law when a person…

<!– –> Sports Breaking| Top News <!—-> ASSOCIATED PRESS In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, Len Don Diego, marketing manager for content at DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports company, works at his station at the company’s offices in Boston. Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin issued a formal opinion today that daily fantasy sports contests constitute illegal gambling under state law. “Gambling generally occurs under Hawaii law when a person…

Iconic sports agent Leigh Steinberg is launching venture capital initiative Steinberg Ventures to invest in emerging companies and start-ups in sports and entertainment. Steinberg Ventures is a partnership with private equity firm Alpha Strategies, led by founder and President Jay Rogers. It will leverage relationships and opportunities sourced primarily through the Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, led by Steinberg and Chief Operating Officer Chris Cabott. Steinberg has represented the No….

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The review is “aimed at further safeguarding the integrity of the game” Tennis officials will carry out an independent review into their anti-corruption practices after the sport was hit with claims of match-fixing. The announcement at the Australian Open follows a BBC and BuzzFeed News investigation that revealed suspected illegal betting in tennis over the past decade. Files showed that over the past 10 years, 16 players who have ranked…

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The Athletic Three former contributors to ESPN Chicago are founding writers for The Athletic, a new subscription website aimed at covering Chicago’s professional sports teams “with thought-provoking writing and enlightening statistics.” Jon Greenberg, Sahadev Sharma and Scott Powers, all ESPN Chicago veterans, were announced Monday as the new site’s main writers. Greenberg, named as founding editor, will write on all sports and run editorial operations in Chicago. Sharma will…

The Athletic Three former contributors to ESPN Chicago are founding writers for The Athletic, a new subscription website aimed at covering Chicago’s professional sports teams “with thought-provoking writing and enlightening statistics.” Jon Greenberg, Sahadev Sharma and Scott Powers, all ESPN Chicago veterans, were announced Monday as the new site’s main writers. Greenberg, named as founding editor, will write on all sports and run editorial operations in Chicago. Sharma will…

The Athletic Three former contributors to ESPN Chicago are founding writers for The Athletic, a new subscription website aimed at covering Chicago’s professional sports teams “with thought-provoking writing and enlightening statistics.” Jon Greenberg, Sahadev Sharma and Scott Powers, all ESPN Chicago veterans, were announced Monday as the new site’s main writers. Greenberg, named as founding editor, will write on all sports and run editorial operations in Chicago. Sharma will…

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In 2015, Cleveland sports had its share of moments. There were highs (the Cavaliers run in the NBA Finals), lows (the Browns’ drama-filled 3-13 season) and almosts (Ohio State’s one-loss season, the Indians’ flirtation with the playoffs). While the teams we love to follow the most didn’t bring home a major championship last year, several Northeast Ohio-area athletes delivered individual performances that made 2015 a year to…

Sports Stadium attempts to get more people interacting on Facebook during big games. Facebook A funny thing happened on my way to Facebook’s Sports Stadium. I couldn’t find it. This was the first indication that the world’s largest social network has a ways to go to attract a flood of real-time posts from sports fans. The newest feature for Facebook’s iPhone app (Android to come later) promises to turn your…

Two Western Conference executives have moved into prominent consideration with Bryan Colangelo and Danny Ferry for the Brooklyn Nets‘ general manager job, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Denver Nuggets assistant GM Arturas Karnisovas and Houston Rockets executive VP of basketball operations Gersson Rosas have emerged as serious candidates in the process, league sources told Yahoo Sports. View photo . Gersson Rosas (AP) The Nets have expressed a desire to have…

There seems little doubt that the guy who is always checking sports on his smartphone — eyeing scores and betting lines, watching fantasy results and tweaking lineups, texting with friends about games — will someday be able to gamble on his mobile device. A big question remains, however: How will it actually work? Fantasy companies DraftKings and FanDuel spent millions on marketing in…