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Friday, August 14, 2015 News 12 at 6 O’Clock NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW)– Disappointed by the actions of those that they trust with their children. “I’m just disappointed in the actions of the educators,” said Melissa Jarrard, mother of Noah a student at Fox Creek High School, who will…

Residents who use local sports centres run by not-for-profit organisations also said they had not noticed prices falling. Organisations refusing to cut fees were “pulling the same stunt as the airport shops”, they alleged. Stores in Heathrow, Gatwick and other British airports typically ask for boarding passes so they can claim a 20 per cent VAT discount if the customer is flying outside the EU. But many charge the same…

PGA SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) The second round of the PGA Championship offered a little bit of everything Friday. Except a conclusion. On one side of the golf course, Jordan Spieth was piling up enough birdies to momentarily tie for the lead at Whistling Straits. On the other side with far less attention, Hiroshi Iwata ran off five birdies and an eagle and tied the major championship record with a 63….

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are in dispute with Barcelona over the £21.3m buyout clause in 28-year-old forward Pedro’s contract at the Nou Camp. (Daily Mail)  West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino, 22, is wanted by Tottenham Hotspur, who are ready to pay £15m after offloading Roberto Soldado to Villarreal. …

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 25, will reject the chance to join Lazio and Sampdoria on loan as he is due a six-figure loyalty bonus if he is still at Anfield when the transfer window closes. (Daily Mirror)  Juventus are considering a move for Liverpool’s Brazil midfielder Lucas, 28,…

1) Andre Agassi No great professional athlete truly hates their sport. That would be impossible. No one can fake those hours of workouts and practice. But there are players who love sports more than others, whose lives become the game they play for a living. This is about those others, the ones who were either never consumed by their sport or came – for a time – to despise it….

FOOTBALL GOSSIP Celtic have closed in on signing Hibernian midfielder Scott Allan from under the noses of Rangers. (Daily Express)  And Hibs boss Alan Stubbs insists he only ever said he would not sell midfielder Allan to Scottish Championship rivals Rangers, who have had three bids for the player rejected. (Sun – subscription required)  Allan, who grew up a Rangers…

On Wednesday, the Electronic Sports League (ESL) – an international competitive video game league – announced that it would adopt illegal-drug testing practices similar to those used during the Olympics. The most recent announcement, which a spokesperson made on Reddit, comes a month after the league’s first statement that it would test for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) during competitions. Some see it as direct response to a top player admitting to taking…

An increase in the number of female student-athletes drove an overall rise in the number of teenagers participating in high school sports nationwide and in Maryland during the past school year, according to annual statistics released Thursday by the National Federation of High School Associations. Maryland, which ranks 23rd among all states in overall high school sports participation, added 1,278 female athletes, but unlike the national average, the state also saw a…

MONTREAL (AP) — Online gaming company Amaya is bolstering its entry into fantasy sports betting by acquiring U.S.-based Victiv for an undisclosed price. The daily betting site launched last September will be rebranded StarsDraft and be ready for the upcoming NFL season and offer a venue for league soccer play in Europe. The site will allow players to build a roster of their favorite sports stars and compete for money….

Next month will mark the one-year anniversary of Tim Kennedy’s last fight in the UFC, which came at UFC 178 against Yoel Romero. That bout — which ended in a controversial third-round TKO after a sequence in which Kennedy thought he won to end the second — left a bad taste in his mouth. During an appearance on The MMA Hour shortly after the Romero loss last fall, Kennedy expressed…

Sign-up now to receive a free download of the new O’Reilly report “Data Analytics in Sports: How Playing with Data Transforms the Game” when it publishes this fall. Julien Vervaecke and Maurice Geldhof smoking a cigarette at the 1927 Tour de France. Public domain photo via Wikimedia Commons. One of my favorite books from the last few years is David Epstein’s engaging tour through sports science using examples and stories…

Nick Kyrgios has apologised after being fined $10,000 (£6,400) for an “insulting remark” he made to Stanislas Wawrinka during their Rogers Cup match. On-court microphones apparently picked up Kyrgios, 20, making a lewd suggestion about Wawrinka’s girlfriend. French Open champion Wawrinka, 30, said it was “unacceptable” and called for the Australian to be punished. “My comments were made in the heat of…

Dr. Art Mollen(Photo: Richard Buchbinder) If your sons or daughters are playing high school sports this fall, listen up. The injuries from high school sports can be significant enough to cause long-term, chronic injuries. The injuries that occur may affect them long-term because high school athletes are still growing, which makes them more susceptible to muscle, tendon and growth plate injuries. Most injuries will occur to the shoulder, knee, neck,…

SEATTLE (AP) Dr. Stan Herring found a personal calling when he helped champion the first youth concussion law in the country in the state of Washington. Similar laws were eventually enacted in all 50 states and during that process, Herring and Dr. Richard Ellenbogen started pondering the next steps in promoting the benefits of youth sports while helping to make them as safe as possible. One of those steps was…

By Matt Slater BBC Sport Britain’s double Tour de France champion Chris Froome has urged athletics to follow cycling’s lead and invest a lot more money in anti-doping. Cycling’s problems with drugs are well documented but the sport’s blackest days appear to be behind it. But the …

In what was largely anticipated, today it was announced that radio and television personality Colin Cowherd would be coming to FOX Sports. The former Walt Disney-owned ESPN personality, who began there with his nationally syndicated radio show, and then later into ESPN’s television programming, will be a key addition for FOX Sports. Like him or not, you’re going to be seeing and hearing a lot more of Cowherd. According to…

I like a good comedy. I love a good science-fiction film. But you can’t beat a frickin’ sports movie. Related: Raging Bull: an undisputed historical heavyweight Speeches, stakes and cheerleaders … either the name of the greatest restaurant I have yet to be thrown out of or three of, the clearest signs that you’re watching a genre that can bump my goose like no other. Asking me to pick my…

Ultimate Frisbee has gone pro: In 2012, the American Ultimate Disc League appeared, and now boasts twenty-five teams in North America, including the D.C. Breeze, pictured here during tryouts. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY PRESTON KERES / MCT VIA GETTY Since the early nineteen-seventies, when it first appeared on a high-school lawn in New Jersey, Ultimate Frisbee has been kicked around like the frayed hacky sack of the sports world, getting called…