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Schoolwork? Or Sports? – Parade

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Katrin Mulligan in St. Louis, Missouri, writes: My children’s school district has been switching to online textbooks for many of their classes. I understand some of their reasons (up-to-date information, added videos, never “forgetting book at school,” less weight to carry around, etc.) but struggle nightly with my kids to quit using electronics an hour before bedtime (to get a good night’s rest, less eye strain, etc.). I can’t get…

Can Team Sports Help Women Crack the Glass Ceiling? – FOX40

Saturday, October 17, 2015

(CNN) — There are a slew of benefits I know my girls get by playing a team sport: learning about teamwork and how to win and lose gracefully, building confidence and pushing themselves physically and mentally. But perhaps, I can add another positive to the already solid list — helping them crack the glass ceiling. Just look at some of the top women in corporate America: Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo’s chief…

Horsfall Named Director of Sports Nutrition – Arkansas Razorbacks

Friday, October 16, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas Athletics Department recently welcomed Karla Horsfall as the Director of Sports Nutrition. As Director of Sports Nutrition, Horsfall will lead the sports nutrition program for the athletics department, including programming within a new, state-of-the-art fueling facility that opened in August 2015. Horsfall will provide education to student-athletes, supervise the sports nutrition team and work collaboratively as an active member of the Department’s sports…

Nevada Says It Will Treat Daily Fantasy Sports Sites as Gambling – New York Times

Friday, October 16, 2015

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Nevada Regulators Order Daily Fantasy Sports Sites To Shut Down – Huffington Post

Friday, October 16, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada regulators ordered daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down Thursday, saying the hard-to-miss sites that have flooded the marketplace with TV and Internet ads cannot operate in the state without a gambling license. The decision comes amid growing backlash by regulators and investigators, including New York’s attorney general, after it was revealed employees often played on competing sites, raising questions about…

MLB playoffs turn up the pressure better than any other sport – Washington Post

Friday, October 16, 2015

Every pro sport gets better in the playoffs. The intensity may jump most in the NBA, where defense morphs from optional to mandatory. In the NFL, adrenaline turns everyone’s speed-off-the-ball up a click. In the NHL, shots blocked by diving bodies go from admired to expected. But baseball is transformed. Why? First, the facts. For 10 days — with comebacks, tape-measure home runs, leg-breaking slides, bench-clearing feuds, smart unorthodox managing…

Cash Drops and Keystrokes: The Dark Reality of Sports Betting and Daily … – New York Times

Thursday, October 15, 2015

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Competitive Bridge Is Not a Sport, a British Court Rules – New York Times

Thursday, October 15, 2015

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Jimmy Fallon Designs Sports Apparel With Logos in the Armpits: ‘That’s Prime … – PEOPLE StyleWatch

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Jimmy Fallon might be one of the most high-profile sports fans in Hollywood. (Don’t forget, he loves the Red Sox so much, he made a romantic comedy about how his love for the team almost ruined his relationship.) So when he came up with an out-of-the-box idea for sports fan apparel, you better believe people listened. Jimmy Fallon Hands High

Fantasy Sports Said to Attract FBI Scrutiny – New York Times

Thursday, October 15, 2015

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UK court endorses view that bridge is not a sport – U.S. News & World Report

Thursday, October 15, 2015

New Torture Lawsuit May Make CIA Psychologists Lose Sleep State Department Criticizes Israel for Restricting Access to Holy Sites 4 Need-to-Know Excerpts From the Fed’s Beige Book Reviewing Clinton, Sanders and the Democratic Debate as Political Theater Hillary Clinton Owns Democratic Debate, Pundits React

FBI Investigating Daily Fantasy Sports Websites – New York Times

Thursday, October 15, 2015

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FBI, Justice Department Investigating Daily Fantasy Sports Business Model – Wall Street Journal

Thursday, October 15, 2015

ENLARGE The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are probing whether the business model of daily fantasy sports operators violates federal law, according to people familiar with the matter. FBI agents from the Boston office have been contacting customers of DraftKings Inc. to ask them about their experiences with the Boston-based company, one person familiar with the matter said. The probe is in the preliminary stage, two…

Appeals Court to Rehear New Jersey Sports Betting Case – New York Times

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

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IOC praises ‘balanced package’ of proposed sports for Tokyo – USA TODAY

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

(Photo: The Associated Press) TOKYO (AP) — IOC vice president John Coates is pleased with the “balanced package” of proposed additional sports for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and expects that skateboarding will soon be represented by a single international federation to push its case for inclusion in the games. Baseball-softball, surfing, skateboarding, karate and sports climbing were recommended for inclusion last month by the Tokyo organizing committee. A final decision…

It’s Time to Stop Being Stupid About Sports Gambling – Grantland

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

I had a friend named Owen Wells who passed away in 1993. Owen was a fine basketball player, good enough to play at the University of Detroit and then to be drafted by the Houston Rockets in the fifth round of the 1974 draft. He left the NBA after only one season, and then Owen became a basketball nomad. He played in Australia. He played in Italy. He played in…

Gossip column: De Gea, Ancelotti, Kane, Aguero, Ramsey – BBC Sport

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Jurgen Klopp was not Liverpool’s first choice to replace Brendan Rodgers as manager, says ex-Spurs boss Harry Redknapp, who claims Carlo Ancelotti, formerly of Chelsea and Real Madrid, was their number one pick. (Daily Mirror)  Wednesday’s Sun back page Everton’s 33-year-old defender Phil Jagielka, who captained…

IOC praises ‘balanced package’ of proposed sports for Tokyo – USA TODAY

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

(Photo: The Associated Press) TOKYO (AP) — IOC vice president John Coates is pleased with the “balanced package” of proposed additional sports for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and expects that skateboarding will soon be represented by a single international federation to push its case for inclusion in the games. Baseball-softball, surfing, skateboarding, karate and sports climbing were recommended for inclusion last month by the Tokyo organizing committee. A final decision…

Sports video clips are now ubiquitous on social media. Can the NFL put the … – Washington Post

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Something strange happened this week, just as sports fans settled down to watch playoff baseball and “Monday Night Football,” firing up their second screens for replays, snark and analysis. The Twitter accounts for two popular sports sites were suddenly deactivated, rendering unavailable two high-profile sources for quick video replays of licensed network broadcasts of games. The move by Twitter came in response to complaints from the National Football League and…