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Inside sports business Root Sports NW reporter and producer Jen Mueller had listened to a group of female accounting friends discuss how male colleagues hustled up new clients by taking them to sporting events. The women were frustrated by how sports bonding was helping the men get ahead, despite education and experience levels similar to theirs. Onetime high-school athlete Mueller, 37, wondered why more women couldn’t bond with business colleagues…

In surprising news, Optus has secured the media rights to the English Premier League (EPL) for three seasons commencing from the 2016-17 season. Optus already has the rights for the EPL in its hometown in Singapore. The new deal includes the broadcast and digital rights (broadband and mobile) for all 380 matches broadcast in Australia. Related: Foxtel loses English Premier League broadcast rights in Australia to Optus The Optus bid…

Team USA lead Ann Swisshelm, left, and second Jessica Schultz compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. (Ints Kalnins/Reuters) Curling — that Olympic sport where players vigorously sweep brooms to guide heavy stones down the ice — may be having its aluminum bat moment. Somewhat like Major League Baseball never allowing metal bats due to fears that advanced equipment could trump human ability, the World Curling Federation, the sport’s…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. One of Chelsea’s players would rather lose than play for manager Jose Mourinho, it has been claimed. (Daily Mail)  Former England boss Fabio Capello wants to replace Mourinho if he is sacked by the Premier League champions. (Sun)  Mourinho will be given a stay of…

HOLMEN — Before he joined Holmen’s adaptive sports team, junior Ethan Nelson didn’t have a place where he really fit in. An avid sports lover but also a special-needs student, Nelson wasn’t able to play varsity sports such as football, his mother Julie Nelson said. The adaptive sports league gives students such as Ethan a place where they can interact with their peers and be accepted no matter what. “All…

Nevada has already decided daily fantasy sports are gambling and that people can’t put their dollars down on DraftKings and FanDuel until those sites obtain a license in the state. State gambling regulators haven’t been as clear about paid season-long fantasy games offered by such longtime operators as CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports, which make a profit and pay cash prizes. Yahoo has pulled out of Nevada out of caution…

The New York Mets made a statement in Game 3 of the World Series — starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard wanted to make the Kansas City Royals uncomfortable and did so by firing the first pitch near Alcides Escobar‘s head. From there, the Mets’ offense woke up, the Royals’ defense got spotty and the Mets got their first win of the series. Now onto Game 4, in which the Mets send…

i Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Jun Tsuboike/NPR Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR Known for its talented writers and in-depth reporting, ESPN’s sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down early Friday afternoon. The sports media giant released a…

By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada has already decided daily fantasy sports are gambling and that people can’t put their dollars down on DraftKings and FanDuel until those sites obtain a license in the state. State gambling regulators haven’t been as clear about paid season-long fantasy games offered by such longtime operators as CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports, which make a profit and pay cash prizes….

i Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Jun Tsuboike/NPR Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR Known for its talented writers and in-depth reporting, ESPN’s sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down early Friday afternoon. The sports media giant released a…

Still, for a century, the widely beloved game remained a prisoner of its hierarchical origins. In the 1970s and 1980s, all-white Union rugby teams broke the anti-apartheid boycott and toured South Africa, where in 1974 their brawlers left their opponents looking “as if they had been in a road accident,” according to Collins. In the 1980s in England, class divisions still ran deep. The forwards had day jobs as grocers…

i Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Jun Tsuboike/NPR Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR Known for its talented writers and in-depth reporting, ESPN’s sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down early Friday afternoon. The sports media giant released a…

i Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Jun Tsuboike/NPR Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR Known for its talented writers and in-depth reporting, ESPN’s sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down early Friday afternoon. The sports media giant released a…

When it comes to making odds on NFL games, Las Vegas sports books are facing a new, high-tech challenger. The Crowd’s Line — a New York-based startup — sources its football forecasts from thousands of online participants, it said in a recent interview. In fact, the company claims its spreads this season have been noticeably more accurate than those coming out of Vegas. How much better? Anywhere from 10 to…

The great sports writer Jimmy Cannon once nailed his colleague Howard Cosell as “a guy who changed his name, put on a toupee and tried to convince the world that he tells it like it is”. For all his faults, Cosell, ABC’s top sports commentator in the 70s and early 80s, knew how to pick and hit his targets. He described himself as “pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a show-off”….

i Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Jun Tsuboike/NPR Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR Known for its talented writers and in-depth reporting, ESPN’s sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down early Friday afternoon. The sports media giant released a…

Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against daily fantasy sports titan FanDuel, striking another blow to a nascent industry already reeling from the harsh reaction to its swift emergence. Garcon sued FanDuel on behalf of all National Football League players for using his name and likeness in both advertisements and the contests it offers without compensation. FanDuel uses a handful of players’ names in its…

i Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Jun Tsuboike/NPR Founded in 2011, ESPN’s popular sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down on Friday. Jun Tsuboike/NPR Known for its talented writers and in-depth reporting, ESPN’s sports and culture website, Grantland, was suddenly shut down early Friday afternoon. The sports media giant released a…

David Bean and Hugh Kellenberger(Photo: The Clarion-Ledger) The Clarion-Ledger has named new editors over digital operations and sports. David Bean, who has served as sports editor since this spring, is taking over digital operations for ClarionLedger.com. Hugh Kellenberger, who became a columnist after serving for three years as a sports beat writer at The Clarion-Ledger, is now the new sports editor. “David and Hugh are talented member of our staff,…

Ratings were up significantly, the future schedule is loaded and there are developing stars galore, but none of that could stop Ken Hershman on Friday from announcing his resignation, effective at the end of the year, as president of HBO Sports. Hershman was hired in 2011 and took over in 2012 to replace Ross Greenburg, who resigned under pressure. “I think I’ve built a pretty strong program here,” Hershman told…