World Sports

Should real estate be a competitive sport? Let’s see. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of estates in California and Oregon that claim to cater to the sports minded. We are keeping score. Which house wins? $3.5 million estate in Southern Oregon: Venture capitalist Jonathan Yantis, who bet heavy on virtual currency, is selling property at 371 Hessar St. in Grants Pass’ Cathedral Hills. Standing apart from the mountain-side, temperature-controlled wine cellar…

Evan Murray, quarterback of the Warren Hills Regional High School football team in Warren Hills, NJ, died Friday night after an injury sustained in a game. According to Jim Deegan of NJ.com, Murray took a hit in the first half of their game Friday and walked off the field under his own power. Around halftime, he collapsed on the sideline, got back up, and was taken to an ambulance. School…

Evening, folks. How are you feeling? Excited? Pumped up? Bored of the phony war? Nervous? If you have a vested interest in this game then I know the answer: you’re nervous. Let’s look at Wales first. Never mind the injury crisis that has now reached a critical stage. Don’t think it’s critical? Well there are people on that social media they have now – not sensible people, mind, but people,…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes a north-south divide is developing in English football which reflects a drift in economic power towards London. (Daily Telegraph)  Liverpool defender Nathanial Clyne, 24, insists there is no panic at the club despite their disappointing start to the season. (Daily…

Sports media company Perform Group is taking steps to launch a livestreaming sports service, saying it is positioning itself to become the “Netflix of sports.” The yet-to-be named subscription product, which will launch in 2016, is an over-the-top service that will allow users in Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Austria to livestream sports games and original content from teams around the world for about $10 a month. …

Is debating whether bridge is a sport or a game a sport or a game? It’s neither, is it, because a conclusion isn’t arrived at under a specific set of rules that govern the manner in which points can be scored. This is the defining thing that sports and games have in common. Another thing that sports and games have in common is that the conclusions of such competitions only matter to…

View photo . (AP) If you’re wondering what Bobby Valentine, the ex-New York Mets and Texas Rangers manager, has been up to lately. Well, apparently, he’s been pondering the future of performance enhancing drugs in sports. These are the things, apparently, you spend your time doing after you’ve supposedly invented the wrap sandwich and served as a one-year punchline manager with the Boston Red Sox. Anyhow, our old buddy Bobby…

BASEBALL NEW YORK (AP) Pete Rose has made his case for reinstatement with Commissioner Rob Manfred, who promised a decision by the end of December. Major League Baseball said the meeting with the career hits leader and his representatives took place Thursday at baseball’s headquarters in New York. Then Cincinnati’s manager, Rose agreed in 1989 to a lifetime ban from baseball after an investigation for MLB by lawyer John Dowd…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes a north-south divide is developing in English football which reflects a drift in economic power towards London. (Daily Telegraph)  Liverpool defender Nathanial Clyne, 24, insists there is no panic at the club despite their disappointing start to the season. (Daily…

Sports media company Perform Group is taking steps to launch a livestreaming sports service, saying it is positioning itself to become the “Netflix of sports.” The yet-to-be named subscription product, which will launch in 2016, is an over-the-top service that will allow users in Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Austria to livestream sports games and original content from teams around the world for about $10 a month. …

Is debating whether bridge is a sport or a game a sport or a game? It’s neither, is it, because a conclusion isn’t arrived at under a specific set of rules that govern the manner in which points can be scored. This is the defining thing that sports and games have in common. Another thing that sports and games have in common is that the conclusions of such competitions only matter to…

Sports media company Perform Group is taking steps to launch a livestreaming sports service, saying it is positioning itself to become the “Netflix of sports.” The yet-to-be named subscription product, which will launch in 2016, is an over-the-top service that will allow users in Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Austria to livestream sports games and original content from teams around the world for about $10 a month. …

Is debating whether bridge is a sport or a game a sport or a game? It’s neither, is it, because a conclusion isn’t arrived at under a specific set of rules that govern the manner in which points can be scored. This is the defining thing that sports and games have in common. Another thing that sports and games have in common is that the conclusions of such competitions only matter to…

Sports media company Perform Group is taking steps to launch a livestreaming sports service, saying it is positioning itself to become the “Netflix of sports.” The yet-to-be named subscription product, which will launch in 2016, is an over-the-top service that will allow users in Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Austria to livestream sports games and original content from teams around the world for about $10 a month. …

It’s impossible to miss advertising for Boston-based DraftKings at South Station. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) BOSTON Usually, the cover of Fortune magazine features the CEO of a global bank, a big media company or a Silicon Valley behemoth. But the latest one features the 34-year-old CEO of a Boston startup. It’s Jason Robins, of the daily fantasy sports company DraftKings. (Fortune magazine) Robins’ cellphone kept buzzing as we talked Thursday — friends texting congratulations on…

Is debating whether bridge is a sport or a game a sport or a game? It’s neither, is it, because a conclusion isn’t arrived at under a specific set of rules that govern the manner in which points can be scored. This is the defining thing that sports and games have in common. Another thing that sports and games have in common is that the conclusions of such competitions only matter to…

In an attempt to lure millennials back to television, Turner Broadcasting Systems will begin airing live video game competitions during prime-time on Friday nights next year. The network, which created its own league with WME/IMG as part of the effort, aims to reach the rapidly expanding audience for professional gaming—which was over 200 million worldwide in 2014, and climbing, according to gaming researcher NewZoo. The move underscores the fact that…

ENLARGE East Lansing, Mich. For all the abuse heaped on the NCAA for its handling of big-budget college athletics, the group’s leaders have always had a ready retort for critics: Most of the institution’s efforts are focused on servicing smaller sports like volleyball and gymnastics that allow legions of fame-less student-athletes to compete at the highest levels. But what if universities began to back away from that service? Would they…

Sports media company Perform Group is taking steps to launch a livestreaming sports service, saying it is positioning itself to become the “Netflix of sports.” The yet-to-be named subscription product, which will launch in 2016, is an over-the-top service that will allow users in Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Austria to livestream sports games and original content from teams around the world for about $10 a month. …

You didn’t have to be in Ohio Stadium or in front of a television on Saturday to see Michael Thomas make an acrobatic touchdown catch for the Ohio State Buckeyes. You could have been looking at your phone, your tablet or your computer and witnessed the catch in near real-time. Within moments of Thomas’ reception in OSU’s 20-13 win over Northern Illinois, video of the play from the ABC broadcast…