World Sports

Renault to stop supplying engines – BBC Sport

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Renault will stop supplying engines to other Formula 1 teams after its contractual obligations end. Carlos Ghosn, Renault’s chairman and chief executive officer, also hinted the company’s relationship with Red Bull is likely to end this year. Ghosn said: “We have already alerted the…

Sport of hurling coming to Fenway Park – The Boston Globe

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

The fastest game on grass will return to Fenway Park this fall for the first time in more than 60 years when teams from Galway and Dublin are scheduled to face off in the ancient Irish sport of hurling. And what is hurling, you might ask? It has been described as a warlike ballgame played on foot with ax-shaped wooden sticks. Imagine full-contact baseball fused with elements of ice hockey,…

East Fishkill sports dome seen as potential economic boon – Poughkeepsie Journal

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

The Hudson Valley Sportsdome — a smaller complex in Marlborough and located on about 50 acres — has an assessed property value of $1,617,800, according to Ulster County’s 2015 Final Assessment Roll.   The town received $10,147.89 in January for the year, Assessor Cindy Hilbert said. That includes town, county, highway, fire and special districts taxes. A call and email to the Marlboro Central School District Director of Finance Patrick Witherow waswere not returned. The Marlborough sports complex opened in December 2004 and, Sportsdome President…

Striking It Rich (or Striking Out) in Daily Fantasy Sports – ABC News

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

The start of the NFL season draws renewed focus on fantasy sports, a chance to assemble imaginary teams featuring your favorite players. While fantasy sports leagues often cover an entire season, an emerging trend involves one-week or daily fantasy sports, offering a shorter window, but the potential for an immediate payoff. Daily fantasy football has become big business, and the rewards can be substantial. But do the leagues represent a…

Forbes: Cowboys worth $4 billion, now most valuable franchise in sports – CBSSports.com

Monday, September 14, 2015

If Jerry Jones was as good at putting together football teams as he is at making money, then the Cowboys would’ve won every Super Bowl since 2006. For the ninth straight year, the Dallas Cowboys are No. 1 on Forbes’ annual list of the NFL’s most valuable franchises. Jones is pretty much printing money in Dallas — and then not giving any of it to DeMarco Murray. Zing. The latest…

Gossip column: Mourinho, Austin, Antonio, Bale, Gerrard – BBC News

Monday, September 14, 2015

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho swore at Everton counterpart Roberto Martinez following his side’s 3-1 defeat at Goodison Park on Saturday. Mourinho was annoyed Martinez had completed his post-match interview before him. (Star)  Blues staff and the players’ wives and partners are rumoured to be upset by Mourinho’s treatment…

Rivalry Builds Off the Field as Talent Agencies Turn to Sports – New York Times

Monday, September 14, 2015

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Hall of Fame center Moses Malone dies at 60 – FOXSports.com

Monday, September 14, 2015

Moses Malone devoured rebounds so easily it sometimes seemed he missed shots on purpose to pad his total before scoring. All those points and rebounds made Malone an NBA great. A few words, and one championship, made him a Philadelphia sports icon. Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketball’s most ferocious rebounders, died Sunday in Norfolk, Va., where was scheduled to appear at a charity golf event. He…

Floyd Mayweather: I have nothing more to accomplish in the sport of boxing – Telegraph.co.uk

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Floyd Mayweather kneels after the final round against Andre Berto #Mayweather #TMT pic.twitter.com/zTREdtyayC — Boxing Insider.com (@BoxingInsider) September 13, 2015 ‘I’ve been in this sport 19 years, been a world champion 18 years, broke all the records. There’s nothing else to prove in the sport of boxing. “My 49-0 is part of boxing. Records are made to be broken. Hopefully, some day we can find the next Floyd Mayweather.” He…

Body Blow on Texas Referee Shakes School and Sport – New York Times

Sunday, September 13, 2015

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Gambling or Not, Daily Fantasy Sports Faces Scrutiny – ABC News

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Think wagering $20 to win $1 million by picking a winning combination of NFL players for a fantasy team this Sunday is gambling? The league says it isn’t. So do fast-growing daily fantasy sports companies like DraftKings and FanDuel that offer the games and advertise with the long gambling-adverse pro football organization. But as the lucrative NFL betting season ramps up and advertisements from DraftKings and FanDuel are as hard…

Gossip column: Gerrard, Rooney, Wenger, McClaren – BBC Sport

Saturday, September 12, 2015

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, 35, claims Tottenham, Paris St-Germain and David Moyes’s Real Sociedad wanted to sign him before he decided to join Los Angeles Galaxy. (Daily Mail)  Gerrard also says he cried uncontrollably in the back of his car after Liverpool lost out on the chance…

Flavia Pennetta becomes first Italian US Open champion – Yahoo Sports (blog)

Saturday, September 12, 2015

View gallery . Flavia Pennetta of Italy (R) holds her U.S. Open Trophy next to compatriot Roberta Vinci during the award presentation … NEW YORK – Flavia Pennetta finished her Grand Slam career in amazing fashion. The first-time Grand Slam finalist is the first Italian woman to win the U.S. Open, defeating countrywoman Roberta Vinci 7-6, 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.  As she finished her on-court interview, she announced that this would be…

Inside College Sports: Pac-12 proposes athletes profiting off name – CBSSports.com

Saturday, September 12, 2015

The Pac-12 has submitted a proposal that would allow college athletes to use their names, images and likenesses to “promote their own non-athletic business ventures,” the conference said in a news release Friday. In light of the pending Ed O’Bannon lawsuit, the Pac-12 idea appears to represent an incremental step by college sports leaders to adopt bylaws allowing players to make money off their name, but with a qualifier. Pac-12…

Rutgers board holds private meeting after latest sports scandal – ESPN

Saturday, September 12, 2015

0 Shares Print NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers University’s Board of Governors met behind closed doors Friday amid the latest scandal to hit the sports program the school has been trying to build up. Rutgers president Robert Barchi said the meeting, which dealt with the university’s athletics program, covered legal issues and that the board had “an extensive and robust conversation, that they were fully briefed.” Football coach Kyle Flood…

Sports adjusts prep football coverage – The San Diego Union-Tribune

Saturday, September 12, 2015

I wrote in June about earlier deadlines caused by the move of printing to Los Angeles and the effect on the ability to report news in the newspaper. One area of concern was how sports was going to handle Friday night prep football coverage. In a football hotbed like San Diego County, this is a big deal for readers. The deadline now for sports on Friday nights is 10:30. Before…

Scottish Gossip: Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers, Ajax, the new Ronaldo – BBC Sport

Saturday, September 12, 2015

FOOTBALL GOSSIP Derek McInnes says his Aberdeen players won’t freeze in the mouth-watering clash against Celtic at Pittodrie. (Various) Celtic made a loss of nearly £4m in the last financial year because they opted not to sell Virgil van Dijk until this summer, according to chief executive Peter Lawwell. (Various) Rangers manager Mark Warburton is targeting a Scottish Cup final victory as a passport…