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Read If the sports video industry held a tech awards show, you’d have to give content delivery networks (CDN) the Most Valuable Partner (MVP) trophy for their fast-expanding role in getting captivating content from its origin to an array of fan-owned consumer electronic viewing devices. Read Though they weren’t specifically created back around for sports, it’s beyond difficult to imagine sports viewing options we enjoy today – 15 years later-…

It’s almost 2016, which is actually quite sad. 2015 gave the sports world so much, and given some time, it’ll likely go down as the best sports year in history so far. Think about it. What year even comes close? There was the Super Bowl and that painful, game-ending interception from Malcolm Butler. There was the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight of the century which, for all its subsequent disappointment among general boxing fans,…

Dec 30, 2015 0 Shares print The 2015 sports year was crammed from beginning to end with so many incredible, absolutely must-see moments that not even DraftKings and FanDuel could have filled all the commercial breaks. The Kansas City Royals won their first World Series in 30 years. American Pharoah won horse racing’s first Triple Crown in 37 years. The Golden State Warriors won their first NBA championship in 40…

The cyclists keep going round at the London Six Day event – 21 October35mm lens 1/800 f4 ISO 3200 Six-day cycling had returned to London, the first time the event, which is so popular on the continent, had appeared in Britain for 35 years. It was a real marathon for the riders as they competed in various events over each consecutive night. Wembley’s tribute to France after the Paris terror…

American Pharoah, ridden by Victor Espinoza, wins the Breeders’ Cup Classic. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images) 2016 is nearly here, and there is one thing we already know about the 12 months to come: they have a very tough act to follow, at least in the world of sports. In fact, in terms of achievement and impact, one could easily argue that 2015 was the greatest year ever in U.S. sports. The four major U.S….

Click here for more of the best of 2015. From bat flips to sports kids, 2015 was a great one for sports Vines. Below are the top 15 of the year: 15. This baseball dad really wanted to catch a ball. Just imagine this moment in Vine form. It comes in last place based on principle. Please don’t do this. 14. Kanye West won’t smile for your cameras. Stay cool,…

The Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has pledged to spend £10m on raising the pay of the retailer’s staff above the minimum wage. Sports Direct said the increase will affect all directly employed and “directly engaged casual workers” and will take effect from 1 January. It will cost £10m a year, including “related costs and knock-on costs”, the company told the stock market in a statement. The move follows a…

The cyclists keep going round at the London Six Day event – 21 October35mm lens 1/800 f4 ISO 3200 Six-day cycling had returned to London, the first time the event, which is so popular on the continent, had appeared in Britain for 35 years. It was a real marathon for the riders as they competed in various events over each consecutive night. Wembley’s tribute to France after the Paris terror…

Caption Close Memories usually fade, but good sports fans pride themselves on having accurate memories — particularly about players, teams and events those fans deem most important. The past year in Bay Area sports included a no-hitter by a Giants pitcher, an epic season by a Stanford running back and two big-time golf tournaments separated by only a few days and a few miles. Still, nothing was more memorable than…

Photos via Getty Images In 2015, a chase for sports history captivated us across three continents and four countries. Football’s biggest win came not in the Super Bowl, but in a New York court room. A president was brought low, and a king’s rule ended. On the diamond, a phenom touted since his teens delivered on his promise in emphatic fashion. And on the ice, a criminal investigation forced a reconsideration of…

By STEPHEN WILSON, AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Sports organizations must work harder than ever in 2016 to clean up their act after a year of corruption and doping scandals that tarnished the Olympic movement, IOC President Thomas Bach said Wednesday in a New Year’s message. Bach said the entire Olympic world must live up to the public’s expectations of integrity and heed his call from a year ago…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Eagles fired Chip Kelly with one game left in his third season, dumping the coach after missing the playoffs in consecutive years. Kelly was released Tuesday night just before the end of a disappointing season that began with Super Bowl expectations. The Eagles are 6-9 after going 10-6 in each of Kelly’s first two seasons. They were eliminated from playoff contention after losing to Washington at…

For years, the highest-paid public employees in many states have been football and men’s basketball coaches at state universities. But as big-time college sports revenues have nearly doubled over the past decade, coaches are far from the only ones cashing in. Since 2004, many athletic directors have seen their pay soar and have gone on hiring sprees, surrounding themselves with well-paid executives and small armies of support staffs to help…

Sydni Stallworth scored a game-high 26 points and had four steals, and Pima College thumped Parkland College 99-71 in Tuesday’s Bruce Fleck Classic opener at the West Campus gym. The Aztecs put Parkland away with an 18-2 run in the third quarter. Pima led by 26 points with less than five minutes remaining in the game. Denesia Smith and Shalise Fernander each added 18 points. “Tonight was a great win…

From the moment “The Queen” parachuted out of that plane and into the Olympic Stadium, the nation was enraptured. For those two weeks the country seemed like a different place to the grey, pessimistic land of daily life. This time round there will be the time difference to contend with in Brazil with the British audience forced to stay up late into the night to watch events unfold in Rio….

CHICAGO – He’s one of the most recognizable voices in the history of Chicago sports radio. Fans remember him on B96 with Jobo and the many music functions which he’s hosted in the throughout the city. Now Eddie Volkman is a teacher of broadcasting and hosts a weekly podcast called “Eddie V’s Road Show.” He also keeps his eyes closely on the Chicago world of sports which has had a…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Newcastle boss Steve McClaren is planning a £10m bid for CSKA Moscow’s Russia midfielder Alan Dzagoev, 25, as he looks to add more quality to his squad in January. (Daily Mirror) The back page of Wednesday’s Sun Liverpool are considering making a £4m bid for Leicester left-back Ben Chilwell, 19. The England Under-20 international, who was targeted…