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Buy Photo Patti McCune, right, speaks during discussion of a proposed sports complex at the Middletown Town Council meeting on Monday night.(Photo: Kyle Grantham/The News Journal)Buy Photo MIDDLETOWN – The developers of a large youth sports complex that would be built at the southwest corner of Middletown yielded to community concerns about increased traffic and glare from nighttime field lights with the Monday night announcement that those issues are now…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester City are hoping to complete a £50m deal for Liverpool’s England winger Raheem Sterling, 20, in time to take him on tour to Australia. (Daily Star)  Belgium striker Christian Benteke, 24, who has been linked with a move to Liverpool, will tell Aston Villa he wants to…

Dennis Grombkowski—Getty Images Abby Wambach of the U.S. celebrates after their 5-2 win over Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Final at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on July 5, 2015. David Berri is a professor of economics at Southern Utah University. A fan base doesn’t appear overnight The Women’s World Cup, which concluded Sunday night in the final with U.S. dominating Japan, has been a ratings success…

Caral Ni Chuilin answers questions at a Stormont committee session The nine Sport NI board members who stunned the organisation by resigning last night include the Director of The Open University in Ireland, a Policy Manager with the Equality Commission, the Irish FA’s former head of Communications and an Irish basketball legend, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal. ‘; } s += ‘ Ads by Google ‘; if (google_ads[0].bidtype == “CPC”) {…

It’s not just the fans who feel the excitement of a big match at Wimbledon, the players will gather round to watch in the locker room too. There will be lots of comments flying around, with everyone trying to be funny and saying things like ‘It’s break point, where are they going to serve? Double fault, anyone?’ …

Dennis Grombkowski—Getty Images Abby Wambach of the U.S. celebrates after their 5-2 win over Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Final at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on July 5, 2015. David Berri is a professor of economics at Southern Utah University. A fan base doesn’t appear overnight The Women’s World Cup, which concluded Sunday night in the final with U.S. dominating Japan, has been a ratings success…

ENLARGE Nike Inc. NKE -0.03 % will take over the rights to outfit the University of Michigan sports teams next year, unseating Adidas AG ADDYY -2.10 % from one of its most prized American sports contracts. Nike and Michigan agreed to a deal in principle that would begin with the 2016-17 season and run through at least 2027, with an option to extend until 2031, according to a statement from…

Last night’s exhilarating victory by the U.S. women over Japan should serve as a wake-up call to the sports media. Women’s sports is here to stay and it’s high time to get with the program. Despite coming at the end of the fourth of July weekend when many families are traveling, the overnight TV ratings for the championship match hit 15.2. That’s right, 15.2, making it the highest rated soccer…

Dennis Grombkowski—Getty Images Abby Wambach of the U.S. celebrates after their 5-2 win over Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Final at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on July 5, 2015. David Berri is a professor of economics at Southern Utah University. A fan base doesn’t appear overnight The Women’s World Cup, which concluded Sunday night in the final with U.S. dominating Japan, has been a ratings success…

Friction in Formula One and ongoing negativity has created instability that affects companies pumping money into the sport, according to a director of the motorsport series. But Martin Sorrell, who is also chief executive of advertising giant WPP, told The Associated Press that public disputes over the state of F1 could in fact help to make the sport more commercially attractive. Although Sunday’s British Grand Prix was seen as a…

Don’t worry about Ohio State. If and when college sports Armageddon hits, Ohio’s 145-year-old land grant giant will be fine. Only Stanford is in Ohio State’s league in terms of athletic commitment. Both offer 36 sports. (The NCAA officially says Stanford is ahead 36-35 so the parties may want to get together on this soon.) Nevertheless, Ohio State’s athletic budget is fifth nationally, according to the USA Today database. That…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Liverpool will continue their summer spending by matching the £32.5m buy-out clause in Christian Benteke’s contract to bring Aston Villa’s 24-year-old Belgium forward to Anfield. (Daily Express)  Raheem Sterling, 20, will report for pre-season training with Liverpool on Monday, but the England forward’s participation in the club’s pre-season…

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The fate of the 56-year-old Los Angeles Sports Arena has been sealed, but there remains time for a curtain call or two before the wrecking balls roll in. After the wrecking balls will come soccer balls. Two months ago, the Los Angeles Football Club, which has nothing to do with the NFL and is apparently trying to convince us of the need to be more universal in our sports terminology,…

eSports are watched by 27 million people and counting each year. <!–[CDATA[ Sports are inherently nostalgic. We all share memories of that game-winning play or agonizing defeat. These moments never leave us. They become a part of our lives. Greg D’Alba Illustration: Alex Fine With this emotional power as a backdrop—and in a world where interruptive campaigns are losing to invited content—sporting events have an advantage….

Seven-goal thriller the highest scoring women’s final Carli Lloyd hits 13-minute hat-trick Captain Lloyd’s third from halfway line USA first nation to win three Women’s World Cups Carli Lloyd scored an incredible 13-minute hat-trick as the United States thrashed Japan to win their third Women’s World Cup title. In a repeat of the 2011 final, which Japan won on penalties, …

London Olympics 2012 promised to leave the legacy of an inspired generation engaged in sport. So, three years on, how is it looking? Numbers released on the amount of people playing sport regularly have been closely scrutinised since the big event According to the latest release of Sport England’s annual active people survey, the number of people in England who regularly take part in sport is rising. But is has…