World Sports

SEATTLE—You know an e-sports event has made it when a crowd’s patriotic chants swell into the tens of thousands. But the bigger surprise at this week’s The International, currently the largest annual Dota 2 gaming tournament, was that those cries weren’t loudest for the usual e-sports titans like Korea or China. This week, capacity crowds celebrated an American squad. On Wednesday night of The International 2015’s main event, I was squeezed into the giant Key…

CINCINNATI – As schools reopen, students and parents should take steps to prevent sports injuries. Physicians in the Division of Sports Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center say preparation before the first day of practice is critical in reducing the risk of injury. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, approximately 3.5 million 14-and-unders get hurt in sports or   recreational activities. More than 775,000 are treated in hospital…

Prepped Blog Post Preps photos Prep, stats, roster, schedule All Colorado high school team sports will use a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) system to determine postseason playing fields beginning during the 2016-17 season, the CHSAA board of directors adopted Saturday and announced Monday. The RPI formula is as follows: 25 percent of a team’s winning percentage, plus 50 percent of the winning percentage of their opponents, plus 25 percent of…

The Premier League on NBC Sports is here to stay. On Monday, NBC Sports Group announced that it will remain as the exclusive home of the Premier League in the U.S., as a six-year extension has been signed with the Premier League to continue the coverage which began ahead of the 2013-14 season. [ MORE: Latest news from Premier League ] The partnership will be extended through the 2021-22 Premier League season and once…

UPDATED: 3:40pm ET – Additional clarity added in tables to show viewership numbers for year 2 of each network As the cliché goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day. For 24/7/365 sports channel FOX FOX Sports 1, the climb to catch Walt Disney Walt Disney-owned ESPN ESPN won’t be either, but there are clear signs there is progress being made. FOX Sports 1 launched in August of 2013 with just a…

In 1997, Luke Dowdney bumped into a young man carrying a Colt AR-15 rifle as he came round a corner in Rocinha, a favela in Rio de Janeiro. “It was an awkwardly polite moment,” Dowdney recalls. “I said sorry and he said sorry and then I walked on.” Related: 13 ways to inspire climate action through culture and sport The sight of a young man, probably 15- or 16-years-old, armed…

Nobody ever called Elzie Wylie Baker Jr. by his real name. To most, he was simply Buddy. Some of his fellow racers nicknamed him “Leadfoot,” for obvious reasons, while he was also dubbed “The Gentle Giant.” But whatever you chose to call him, two things above all else stood out about Buddy Baker: He was a ferocious racer and one of the kindest human beings in all of NASCAR. On…

The city calling itself “Russia’s sports capital” isn’t Moscow, St. Petersburg or even last year’s Winter Olympic host Sochi. Instead it’s Kazan, a provincial city with global ambitions. The venue for U.S. swim phenom Katie Ledecky’s record-breaking exploits at this month’s world championships, Kazan wants to use the event as a springboard to bring the Summer Olympics to Russia for the first time. In this traditionally Muslim city, where minarets…

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As Tim Gibbons digs in at the plate, he measures his stance against the opposing pitcher’s windup. When the pitcher rears back and fires a fastball, Gibbons swings and cracks the ball right back at the pitcher. It’s a scenario played out in ballparks across the country thousands of times every day. But Gibbons isn’t on the field. He’s not even outdoors. Gibbons is at Quinco Sports Academy in Winter…

Wearable technologies and big-data analytics are enabling coaches, trainers and general managers to analyze previously unquantifiable aspects of athletic performance in fine detail. But as more technology gets strapped on to professional athletes, some are beginning to express concern over how such devices could be used to track their diet, sleep patterns and life off the field. “The pros have to be careful,” said Brian Bulcke, a defensive lineman in…

i Frank Gifford arrives at an opening on Broadway in a photo from Oct. 2007. Peter Kramer/AP hide caption itoggle caption Peter Kramer/AP Frank Gifford arrives at an opening on Broadway in a photo from Oct. 2007. Peter Kramer/AP NFL Football Hall of Famer and long-time sports broadcaster Frank Gifford died today at his Connecticut home at age 84. He “died suddenly this beautiful Sunday morning of natural causes,” the…

John Bodette(Photo: Kimm Anderson, kanderson@stcloudtimes.com) Good morning, St. Cloud area. Today we are announcing a set of new high school sports recognition efforts from Times Media. What better time to make the announcements than the day before practice starts for fall prep sports? First, we are expanding the number of our All-Area teams and players of the year. For the first time, we will have All-Area teams in wrestling, swimming,…

Buy Photo The Nashville Predators open the season Oct. 8 against the Carolina Hurricanes at Bridgestone Arena.(Photo: George Walker IV / The Tennessean)Buy Photo Whether you’re a newcomer to Music City or a lifelong resident of the Midstate, the area offers sports fans many opportunities to cheer on their favorite college and professional teams. Here’s a list of 20 sports venues, teams and events you should see around the region….

FOOTBALL GOSSIP Mystery surrounds the non-appearance of Dundee United midfielder Rodney Sneijder – brother of Wesley – prior to kick-off against Motherwell after the Dutchman had allegedly gone AWOL, but the Taysiders’ official line on the midfielder’s vanishing act was that he was back home in the Netherlands recovering from a virus. (Sunday Mail)  Dundee United manager Jackie McNamara says 24-year-old midfielder Rodney…

Wearable technologies and big-data analytics are enabling coaches, trainers and general managers to analyze previously unquantifiable aspects of athletic performance in fine detail. But as more technology gets strapped on to professional athletes, some are beginning to express concern over how such devices could be used to track their diet, sleep patterns and life off the field. “The pros have to be careful,” said Brian Bulcke, a defensive lineman in…

Women could play sport, amass trophies, even be admitted to the hallowed Long Room at Lords by 1999, but it is now, in the 21st century – with a female Sports Minister looking like she means business, women running football clubs, and the Lionesses generating a fascinated following – that we can truly sense the tide turning. A number of factors have converged to make this particular moment in British…

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FOOTBALL GOSSIP Mystery surrounds the non-appearance of Dundee United midfielder Rodney Sneijder – brother of Wesley – prior to kick-off against Motherwell after the Dutchman had allegedly gone AWOL, but the Taysiders’ official line on the midfielder’s vanishing act was that he was back home in the Netherlands recovering from a virus. (Sunday Mail)  Dundee United manager Jackie McNamara says 24-year-old midfielder Rodney…

In September 1984, Sebastian Coe became “sizzling Seb” for two days. The Sun had an exclusive kiss-and-tell story from one of his former girlfriends, who told readers of their passionate affair and focused on a night when “sizzling Seb” had allegedly drunk far too much at the Athletics Writers’ Association’s annual dinner. “She’d claimed that I was drunk and disorderly and throwing food around like some yob,” Coe recalled. Only…