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(Photo: The Associated Press) PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Like all big ideas, this one started small. It was back in 2010 that sports marketing executive Lea Miller first approached government officials in the Bahamas with the brainstorm of bringing NCAA basketball outside the United States — to help lure visitors to the islands during what is an otherwise slow period. Five years later, the three-day Battle 4 Atlantis tournament…

Mike Mancinelli and Melanie McDonough were home for the holiday, and with time to burn Friday afternoon before the struggling Flyers played Nashville, they visited a corner dubbed “Fan Zone” inside the Modell’s store on Snyder Avenue. A wave of discounted despair confronted them. Mark Sanchez and Riley Cooper Eagles jerseys marked 25 percent off. Red Phillies pinstripes with “UTLEY 26” on the back hanging from…

Media playback is not supported on this device Wladimir Klitschko v Tyson Fury: Where will the fight be won and lost? Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight title fight against Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday is set to go ahead after a row over the thickness of the canvas. Fury, who will face the WBA, IBF and WBO champion at about 22:00 GMT, had complained the canvas was “too soft”. The underlay in…

DraftKings and FanDuel say they offer games of skill. But New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman says the daily fantasy sports websites constitute gambling and wants them banned from conducting business with New Yorkers. The two websites represent the leaders in what has become a booming multibillion dollar industry. Their television commercials boast that people can win millions in daily contests depending…

BASEBALL MIAMI (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig sustained a swollen eye and facial bruises during a fight with a bouncer. Miami police spokesman Major Delrish Moss said the injuries happened Wednesday night as the Cuban slugger was leaving the Blue Martini bar at bouncers’ request following an argument with his sister. Major League Baseball plans to investigate, making Puig the second player subject to potential discipline under the…

The Philadelphia 76ers earned their unwanted record across two seasons It is not a record they will thank anyone for mentioning but American basketball team the Philadelphia 76ers have entered the history books with their 116-114 loss to the Houston Rockets on Friday. That defeat – their 27th successive loss across two seasons – means they are now on the longest losing streak in NBA history. Not only that, it…

Mike Mancinelli and Melanie McDonough were home for the holiday, and with time to burn Friday afternoon before the struggling Flyers played Nashville, they visited a corner dubbed “Fan Zone” inside the Modell’s store on Snyder Avenue. A wave of discounted despair confronted them. Mark Sanchez and Riley Cooper Eagles jerseys marked 25 percent off. Red Phillies pinstripes with “UTLEY 26” on the back hanging from…

James Loftus found himself in a difficult spot when his son Henry asked if he could play Ultimate Frisbee this fall. There was one problem: Henry was already signed up to play soccer on a travel team, and James had volunteered to be the assistant coach. “He played soccer since he was in kindergarten,” said Loftus, who lives in Newton. “He enjoys it but never seemed to be passionate about…

BASEBALL MIAMI (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig sustained a swollen eye and facial bruises during a fight with a bouncer. Miami police spokesman Major Delrish Moss said the injuries happened Wednesday night as the Cuban slugger was leaving the Blue Martini bar at bouncers’ request following an argument with his sister. Major League Baseball plans to investigate, making Puig the second player subject to potential discipline under the…

The Philadelphia Eagles got embarrassed on Thanksgiving. There’s no other way to put it. They got totally humiliated by the Detroit Lions, who entered the game 3-7. If the Eagles had won the game, they’d be right there in the mix for the NFC East. They lost 45-14, and this seems crazy to write but it wasn’t even that close. They were overmatched on both sides of the ball. They…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Lionel Messi’s agents have had initial discussions about a deal with Manchester City that would see the 28-year-old Barcelona and Argentina forward join on a weekly wage of £800,000. (Sun) The Sun’s sport section leads on talks between Lionel Messi’s agents and Manchester City Chelsea are lining up January moves for Leicester’s England striker Jamie Vardy, 28,…

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David Goldblatt’s The Game of Our Lives has won the 2015 William Hill sports book of the year award. Goldblatt’s work examines football’s place in British society, analysing the game’s economic impact and how it shapes urban identities in big cities and rural locations. He takes the £27,000 prize and was described by the judges as “an exceptional winner”. Related: The Game of Our Lives, by David Goldblatt – extract…

When my friends and I play golf, we spend most of our time discussing stuff like continuous non-vanishing tangent vector fields and the sorites paradox, but most other guys, most of the time, talk about sports. That’s easy for the ones who skim money from their children’s college funds to finance killer teams on FanDuel, but it can be challenging for others. Now, though, there’s an equalizer: TipOff Sports, a…

Yahoo recently came into the crosshairs of the New York attorney general as part of a growing effort to control (and shut down) fantasy sports gaming on the internet, and it’s unclear how much of a problem it would be for the company if they have to shut down gaming. FanDuel and Draft Kings have been in the headlines recently as attorney generals across the country are looking to identify…

RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch had surgery Wednesday related to a sports hernia injury, coach Pete Carroll confirmed. “The doctor was very optimistic about a quick recovery,” Carroll said. “And that could mean within three or four weeks or something like that, there’s a chance. So we’ll see how that all works out.” Sanchez to start against Lions Favregiveness Brunell: I learned a lot from Favre…

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By JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Wednesday he would not take long to rule on a motion by New York’s top law enforcement official to stop the country’s two biggest daily fantasy sports companies from operating following two hours of arguments in a packed Manhattan courtroom. Justice Manuel Mendez, of state Supreme Court, told lawyers for FanDuel, DraftKings and an assistant attorney general that…

NFL NEW YORK (AP) The family of Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford says signs of the degenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy were found in his brain after his death. In a statement released through NBC News, the family said he had ”experienced firsthand” symptoms associated with CTE but did not offer specifics. Gifford died of natural causes at his Connecticut home in August at age 84. His widow,…

According to a 10K filing from Disney today, which you can read here, ESPN now has 92 million subscribers. That’s a troubling number because just two years ago ESPN reported it had 99 million subscribers in the same 10k filing. The last time ESPN had 92 million subscribers was 2006, so the past two years have erased the previous seven years of subscriber growth. These filings are important because it’s the…