World Sports

Joe Strauss, a relentless reporter and feisty writer who earned respect throughout baseball for his distinctive and revealing coverage of historic moments, died at approximately 3:30 a.m. Sunday from complications related to leukemia. He was 54. Before becoming a sports columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2012 and flexing his knowledge beyond the ballpark, Strauss spent nearly three decades covering baseball. His was the voice that chronicled, day by…

1. MAVTV Format: Formerly Maverick Television, the “MAV” stands for “Movies, Action and Variety.” Although it’s really a motorsports channel and a landing spot for some of the shows orphaned when Fox Sports axed the Speed Channel domestically in the summer of 2013. Headquarters: Corona, California. Satellite options: DirecTV, Channel 214. Cable options: Verizon Fios, Channel 810. Cord-cutting options: Visit MAVTV.com for a channel finder. Is it 24 hours? Nope….

Tweet of the year @SeppBlatter feeling good about the world in May – six days before the first of 2015’s FBI raids: “Fifa is 111 years old today. The next 2 months will showcase some of our key events.” Single best Fifa performance Came from Concacaf – making it three presidents in a row arrested on corruption charges. Jeffrey Webb replaced Jack Warner in 2012 pledging “a new dawn, a…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Louis van Gaal, 64, plans to resign as Manchester United manager if they lose a fifth game in a row – against Chelsea on 28 December. (Mail on Sunday) The Mail on Sunday suggests that Louis van Gaal may walk out on Manchester United Former United striker Dwight Yorke said his old club were “painful to watch”…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Louis van Gaal, 64, plans to resign as Manchester United manager if they lose a fifth game in a row – against Chelsea on 28 December. (Mail on Sunday) The Mail on Sunday suggests that Louis van Gaal may walk out on Manchester United Former United striker Dwight Yorke said his old club were “painful to watch”…

USA TODAY Sports predicts Tiger Woods will not play a competitive round of golf in 2016, but he’s not done for good.(Photo: Rob Kinnan, USA TODAY Sports) What will 2016 bring to the sports world? USA TODAY Sports has an idea and shares its silly, serious and sublime predictions for the coming year. Here are 52 of them, one for each week of 2016: 1. Stephen Curry becomes the sixth…

Earlier this year, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen wrote an essay for the Players’ Tribune titled “Left Out.” In the article, McCutchen describes growing up in Fort Meade, Florida — a small town where most families scraped to get by — and how that affected his ability to play sports. …nobody outside of Fort Meade knew who I was… When you’re a kid from a low-income family who has talent,…

OAKLAND, Calif. – LeBron James proclaimed himself the best basketball player in the world during the 2015 NBA Finals. Stephen Curry, who beat James in those Finals and is the league’s reigning MVP, recently told Time magazine he believes he now wears that mantle. His Golden State Warriors teammates agree. “He should believe that, and he is,” Warriors forward Draymond Green told Yahoo Sports. “I think the team agreed with…

It began late Sunday afternoon. I still have it. Symptoms include bloating, gas, depression. Could be a case of Sepp Blatter. The depression is the worst part. It never has been more depressing to be a sports fan than it is now. Whatever specks of sport were left still seem to have been eradicated by Sunday’s Panthers-Giants game, the latest new-low disgrace — and the latest inevitability. If that “game”…

A vast trove of New England sports artifacts is being preserved by a museum nestled inside Boston’s TD Garden. The Sports Museum of New England is moving a large share of the uniforms, trophies, photos, films and other sports artifacts it has amassed over nearly four decades into secure storage, thanks to a partnership with Iron Mountain, a Boston-based records management company. Most of the items being moved aren’t currently…

The power of pro sports, in all forms, may reach its peak during the gift-giving holidays. Not just season tickets or big-screen televisions to watch games. Not just Red Zone packages or the latest Madden video game. Not just the jerseys of hometown stars or online subscriptions for fantasy league tips. Not just game-worn memorabilia or a framed photo of the ballpark where you want your ashes scattered someday. How…

In many ways, 2015 was a feel-good year in sports. The Triple Crown triumph of American Pharoah, the dominance of female athletes across platforms and the emergence of the uber-talented Golden State Warriors (who won their team’s first title in 40 years) served as an antidote to the previous year which was dominated by stories of domestic violence in football and a basketball owner who had a history of spewing…

BOSTON (AP) A vast trove of New England sports artifacts is being preserved by a museum nestled inside Boston’s TD Garden. The Sports Museum of New England is moving a large share of the uniforms, trophies, photos, films and other sports artifacts it has amassed over nearly four decades into secure storage, thanks to a partnership with Iron Mountain, a Boston-based records management company. Most of the items being moved…

Ever find yourself wishing you could watch Babe Ruth play live? Or ever dream of going back in time to relive the Chicago Bulls‘ dynasty of the ’90s? There have been so many great eras in sports history, but which would you belong in? Well, this quiz is for you! Answer the six questions below to find out which era you should have been born in, and don’t forget to…

It began late Sunday afternoon. I still have it. Symptoms include bloating, gas, depression. Could be a case of Sepp Blatter. The depression is the worst part. It never has been more depressing to be a sports fan than it is now. Whatever specks of sport were left still seem to have been eradicated by Sunday’s Panthers-Giants game, the latest new-low disgrace — and the latest inevitability. If that “game”…

According to my end-of-the-year self-scouting — sort of an annual exercise in which I look back at whom and what has been written about and whom and what has been overlooked, with the goal of not repeating the same mistakes in the new year — here’s one conclusion I’ve come to: Far too many words were spent in this space reacting to the antics of those in the sports media…

A vast trove of New England sports artifacts is being preserved by a museum nestled inside Boston’s TD Garden. The Sports Museum of New England is moving a large share of the uniforms, trophies, photos, films and other sports artifacts it has amassed over nearly four decades into secure storage, thanks to a partnership with Iron Mountain, a Boston-based records management company. Most of the items being moved aren’t currently…

By RACHEL COHEN, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Pharoah’s sweep of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes for horse racing’s first Triple Crown since 1978 was selected the sports story of the year Thursday in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press. Eighty-two ballots were submitted from U.S. editors and news directors. Voters were asked to rank the top five sports stories of the year,…

It began late Sunday afternoon. I still have it. Symptoms include bloating, gas, depression. Could be a case of Sepp Blatter. The depression is the worst part. It never has been more depressing to be a sports fan than it is now. Whatever specks of sport were left still seem to have been eradicated by Sunday’s Panthers-Giants game, the latest new-low disgrace — and the latest inevitability. If that “game”…

According to my end-of-the-year self-scouting — sort of an annual exercise in which I look back at whom and what has been written about and whom and what has been overlooked, with the goal of not repeating the same mistakes in the new year — here’s one conclusion I’ve come to: Far too many words were spent in this space reacting to the antics of those in the sports media…