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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are ready to make a summer offer of more than £75m for Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 26, after the Spanish club sacked manager Rafael Benitez on Monday. (Daily Mirror)(The Times – subscription required)(Daily Mail) Arsenal are considering making a bid for Watford striker Troy Deeney, 27. (Daily Star) West Ham are willing to sell…

One great thing about working in sport media, beyond the blindingly obvious, is that each time you turn up for work the people whose deeds you’re there to report do unexpected and often wonderful things, some of which can be foretold but enough of which are sufficiently unpredictable that the whole thing’s a hoot. A member of the media in front of me was tabbing between his match report and…

In 2015, we compiled a list of the 25 Most Powerful People in Sports Media. For 2016, we’re starting the year by expanding it: Who are the 25 Most Influential People in Sports Business? The list has been attempted by other outlets, but ours isn’t just about money or your spot on the totem pole in your respective sport. Clout matters. That’s why some of the names on our list – Charles…

As we look ahead to the stories that will be dominating our pages in the new year, I’m taking this opportunity to raise three topics to watch in the world of sports business: 1. Concussions No medical topic has dominated the sports headlines the past few years like that of concussions. Expect that to continue in 2016. Concussions (and more generally, litigation related to brain injuries) in sport will continue to be…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are ready to make a summer offer of more than £75m for Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 26, after the Spanish club sacked manager Rafael Benitez on Monday. (Daily Mirror)(The Times – subscription required)(Daily Mail) Arsenal are considering making a bid for Watford striker Troy Deeney, 27. (Daily Star) West Ham are willing to sell…

Cricket superstar Chris Gayle’s boorish comments towards TV reporter Mel McLaughlin Monday have drawn ire from the media and the public alike, with some pointing out this is no one-off for female sports journalists. The incident occurred when Gayle had just finished batting for Big Bash League cricket team, the Melbourne Renegades, in Hobart. He was interviewed by McLaughlin about his performance, but proceeded to ask her out for a…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are ready to make a summer offer of more than £75m for Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 26, after the Spanish club sacked manager Rafael Benitez on Monday. (Daily Mirror)(The Times – subscription required)(Daily Mail) Arsenal are considering making a bid for Watford striker Troy Deeney, 27. (Daily Star) West Ham are willing to sell…

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are set to meet Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar’s £140m release clause after the 23-year-old’s contract talks stalled. (Le Sport10, via Daily Star) United will let will let midfielder Nick Powell, 21, go out on loan to a Championship club for the rest of the season. (Sun) Southampton will not sell Senegal forward Sadio Mane,…

Taelor and Sydni Scott partnered with Dear World to write a letter to their late father and ESPN anchor Stuart Scott on the one-year anniversary of his death. Scott died from cancer at the age of 49. “You lived your life with a fierce sense of authenticity, passion and competitiveness, giving it your all and reaching for the best in everything you did,” they wrote in the letter. “When you were diagnosed…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are set to meet Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar’s £140m release clause after the 23-year-old’s contract talks stalled. (Le Sport10, via Daily Star) United will let will let midfielder Nick Powell, 21, go out on loan to a Championship club for the rest of the season. (Sun) Southampton will not sell Senegal forward Sadio Mane,…

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Three University of Nebraska-Omaha students are getting traction with a new start-up company by combining the popularity of extreme sports with local ingenuity. For Callen Hedglen and Matt Holtmeyer, the library on UNO’s campus doubles as a place to study and an office. The duo are working on their start-up site CUSO Sports Network in between classes and part-time jobs. [Video: UNO students team up with extreme sports start-up] “Lunch breaks…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are set to meet Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar’s £140m release clause after the 23-year-old’s contract talks stalled. (Le Sport10, via Daily Star) United will let will let midfielder Nick Powell, 21, go out on loan to a Championship club for the rest of the season. (Sun) Southampton will not sell Senegal forward Sadio Mane,…

Gary Kubiak wouldn’t say after Sunday’s win if Brock Osweiler or Peyton Manning will be his starting quarterback in two weeks when the Denver Broncos open the playoffs. That sums up the Broncos’ quarterback craziness well. The No. 1 seed in the AFC doesn’t know who will start at quarterback in the playoffs. Honestly, Kubiak likely knows who will start. Kubiak has had more than a month to consider every…