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In this September 29, 2015, photo, Jason Robins, center, CEO of DraftKings website, speaks on a panel at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. (AP Photo / John Locher) Last November, NBA commissioner Adam Silver wrote a bombshell New York Times op-ed arguing that pro sports leagues needed to get over their old-school skittishness and embrace the largely underground $400 billion sports gambling industry. He was compelled to write…

It’s football season, and baseball playoffs are starting. Don’t have cable? You can still watch. With a digital antenna, you get games for free on broadcast networks like Fox, NBC and Univision. Antennas start at $20. For cable channels, you can always go to a bar. Online subscriptions are primarily for games that don’t involve local teams. Otherwise, games are shown after they are over. Subscriptions aren’t cheap, but most…

By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Sports fans in the Indian subcontinent will be spoilt for choice after Indian Premier League (IPL) rights holder Multi Screen Media (MSM) and sports broadcaster ESPN announced plans on Wednesday to launch new channels and foray into digital market. ESPN, a Walt Disney unit, exited India in 2012 after a split with Rupert Murdoch-owned Star TV, which owns the rights to cricket-crazy…

Banned substances were found in more than 3,800 samples out of 283,304 tests carried out worldwide last year, World Anti-Doping Agency figures  reveal. However, that represented a fall, across all sports, of more than 10%, despite an increase in the number of tests carried out. Athletics has been the subject of allegations of widespread doping. And Wada has…

Dan Campbell is already planning one significant change since being named Miami’s interim head coach. A source told FOX Sports that Campbell told players in a team meeting Monday that he will be changing the style in which the team conducts its practices. The switch stems from a practice incident last week prior to Miami’s 27-14 loss to the New York Jets in London. The National Football Post reported that…

DraftKings, along with competitor FanDuel, have seen exponential growth in the past year.(Photo: Stephan Savoia, AP) The daily fantasy sports industry has two choices right now: Take steps to regulate itself in strict and transparent fashion, or start writing goodbye notes. It’s that simple. Unless the powers that be recognize they’re no longer working out of somebody’s basement or the back room of a bar, where rules and regulations are…

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If you don’t play daily fantasy sports—sometimes called DFS—you’re missing out on an increasingly popular and largely unregulated form of the fantasy sphere. While there is little to suggest that the popularity of DFS will recede anytime soon, recent allegations of insider trading and skepticism about the distinction between DFS and sports betting could spur governmental intervention. Any such intervention would be unwanted by the two largest DFS companies: DraftKings…

Daily fantasy games could generate an estimated $2.6 billion in entry fees this year, a 41 percent increase from last year, according to research firm Eilers Research. Amid the DraftKings and FanDuel advertisements that may encourage inexperienced players to jump in with the allure of big money, the industry has also come under criticism that most of the cash ends up in the hands of a few top players….

Sports tourism is a $9-plus million dollar industry according to Talty O’Connor, who brought his SportsEvents Media Group event to northwest Louisiana this week through the efforts of the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Speaking at the Shreveport Convention Center on Tuesday morning, O’Connor said there are more than 40,000 sporting events nationwide annually that move from venue to venue. “We have 66 rights holders for events from destinations across the country…

IBM Watson, which has competed on “Jeopardy!” and created recipes for a new Chef Watson cookbook, has a new career calling: becoming a sports coach for some elite athletes. In a partnership involving the Irish biomarker analysis company Orreco and the Oregon Track Club, “Coach Watson” will help to optimize the performance of the elite runners in one of America’s top running clubs. In many ways, the Coach Watson initiative…

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City Sports Marty Hanaka City Sports Inc., the retailer launched more than 30 years ago in Boston by a pair of high school friends, plans to shut eight of its 26 stores and sell the rest after filing for bankruptcy protection on Monday. If a buyer cannot be found, the chain will liquidate, acccording to documents submitted to the federal bankruptcy court in Delaware. Continue reading below The filing came…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Brendan Rodgers gossip Liverpool will appoint their next manager within a week of Sunday’s sacking of Brendan Rodgers. (Mirror)  Jurgen Klopp is the bookmakers’ favourite to succeed Rodgers Rodgers was told of the decision over the phone by Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon…

The number of children playing team sports is falling, with experts blaming a parent-driven focus on elite travel clubs, specialization in one sport and pursuit of scholarships for hurting the country’s youth sports leagues. Baseball, basketball, softball, soccer and touch football — long staples of American childhood — have all taken hits, worrying public health advocates, league organizers and professional sports organizations. More than 26 million children ages 6 to 17…

ESPN and sports commentator Jason Whitlock have parted ways. Again. After hiring Whitlock in August 2013 to be the founding editor for a still-yet-to-launch website (The Undefeated) on the intersection of race and sports—a talent acquisition that was also part of a spending spree to counter the launch of Fox Sports 1—ESPN has bought out the remainder of Whitlock’s contract. This ends the second go-around for ESPN and Whitlock, who…

Liverpool have sacked manager Brendan Rodgers after three and a half years in charge. Ex-Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp is first choice to take over. Rodgers was dismissed after Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Everton, which left the Reds 10th in the Premier League, but the decision was made before the game. “Although this has been a difficult decision, we believe it provides…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) With North Dakota State enjoying a stretch of four straight national football titles since it moved up to Division I athletics, a group of NDSU athlete alumni decided it was time for Bison Nation to have a new sports bar. The Herd & Horns bar and restaurant comes with something special: Lights, camera and action. A portable TV studio of sorts will serve as a real-world laboratory…

Liverpool have sacked manager Brendan Rodgers with immediate effect. The decision to dismiss Rodgers was made before Sunday’s draw at Everton, which left the Reds 10th in the Premier League and six points off top spot. “Although this has been a difficult decision, we believe it provides us with the best opportunity for success on the pitch,” said a club statement. Carlo…