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i Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Chuck Myers/Landov Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov You may not know that the WNBA finals begin this weekend. It’s probably fair to say that if it…

i Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Chuck Myers/Landov Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov You may not know that the WNBA finals begin this weekend. It’s probably fair to say that if it…

I was walking to practice in San Francisco last week when a smartly dressed city fellow in a suit and trainers passed me on the pavement/sidewalk on a skateboard. How novel, I thought. San Francisco takes some covering, so that’s a clever way to move around quickly. I didn’t know people used skateboards anymore. I’m playing a tour event here, the Netsuite Open, which is one of the best. Squash…

June 20, 2013 was a devastating day for Swetha Prabhakar. That was the night that, after blowing three series leads, the San Antonio Spurs lost in Game 7 of the NBA Finals to LeBron James and the Miami Heat. In an effort to improve the fan experience for sports enthusiasts, Swetha Prabhakar ’12 created an app, Fanvana, which seeks to initiate conversations between fans during live games. (Courtesy…

The Open Championship will appear exclusively live on Sky from next year after the BBC opted to end its existing deal one year early. The BBC’s move was mooted during this year’s Open after Sky won the rights to golf’s oldest major in a £15m-a-year deal that runs until 2021. The BBC director of sport Barbara Slater said the decision had been taken for pragmatic financial reasons in light of…

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i Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Chuck Myers/Landov Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov You may not know that the WNBA finals begin this weekend. It’s probably fair to say that if it…

Photo: Associated Press THE NOISE REPORTSI.com examines some of the week’s biggest sports media stories. 1. The NFL has formed an unlikely partnership with a pair of Brits mostly known for soccer. The trio of NFL Films, Yahoo! and the Men In Blazers of soccer podcast and NBCSN fame will join forces to produce a behind-the-scenes look at the meeting in London on Oct. 25 between the Bills and Jaguars….

Brian and Kathy Haugen with a photo of their son Taylor and a device they support to help minimize risk for abdominal injuries (Photo: Devon Ravine, Northwest Florida Daily News)   At Taylor Haugen’s first game of the year, in 2008, the Niceville (Fla.) Eagles were playing their rival. The sophomore wide receiver reached up to catch a pass and was pummeled from the front and back. He tried to join…

0 Shares Print Forbes released its annual list of 400 Richest Americans, and not surprisingly, many prominent figures in sports made the cut. Nike co-founder Phil Knight made his way into the top 20 for the first time in 18 years, thanks to the meteoric rise in the company’s stock. With a real-time net worth of $26 billion on Tuesday morning, Knight is the 15th richest American, according to the…

Erik Roner overlooks the Las Vegas strip as he prepares for base jumping off The Signature at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on Wednesday June 1, 2011 in Las Vegas. (Jeff Bottari/AP Images for Nitro Circus Live) SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. –  An extreme sports and MTV star skydiving for the opening ceremony of a golf event in Northern California died when he struck a tree Monday, authorities said. Placer…

0 Shares Print Forbes released its annual list of 400 Richest Americans, and not surprisingly, many prominent figures in sports made the cut. Nike co-founder Phil Knight made his way into the top 20 for the first time in 18 years, thanks to the meteoric rise in the company’s stock. With a real-time net worth of $26 billion on Tuesday morning, Knight is the 15th richest American, according to the…

CBS Sports 128: 1-25 | 26-128 The top of the CBS Sports 128 did not see much change over the weekend. Ohio State retained the lead spot with Ole Miss still at No. 2; Notre Dame, Michigan State, Georgia, UCLA and Baylor did a five-team shuffle from spots 3-8, and TCU still sits a step back from what our voting panel sees as the top tier of teams in the…