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0 Shares Print In a 2012 deposition testimony for the New Jersey sports betting case, recently-retired baseball commissioner Bud Selig said that gambling is “the deadliest of all things that can happen” to a sport. “It’s evil,” Selig stated. “It creates doubt and destroys your sport.” Three years later, new commissioner Rob Manfred is reconsidering baseball’s longstanding opposition to the legalization of sports betting. Leave it to Pete Rose to…

i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband Octavio Herrera live with their young kids, Jake and…

CHICAGO (June 30, 2015) – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and FOX Sports announced an agreement to televise 10 NWSL games during the current season. As part of the deal, FOX Sports 1 will air three regular-season matches and all three games of the NWSL Playoffs, which includes the two semifinal games on September 13 and the NWSL Championship Game on October 1. In addition, four regular season matches…

CHICAGO (June 30, 2015) – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and FOX Sports announced an agreement to televise 10 NWSL games during the current season. As part of the deal, FOX Sports 1 will air three regular-season matches and all three games of the NWSL Playoffs, which includes the two semifinal games on September 13 and the NWSL Championship Game on October 1. In addition, four regular season matches…

Minas Panagiotakis—Getty Images Carli Lloyd celebrates setting up Kelly O’Hara’s goal in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Semi-Final Match at Olympic Stadium on June 30, 2015 in Montreal, Canada. Her penalty, and perfect pass to second goal-scorer Kelly O’Hara, ensure a crucial U.S. victory in soccer’s World Cup More Abby Wambach Has Best Day Ever With U.S. Soccer Win and Gay Marriage Ruling The 10 Highest Paid Women Soccer…

i Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice. Benjamin B. Morris for NPR Amy Roegler and her husband Octavio Herrera live with their young kids, Jake and…

Girls in stylish athletic wear walk the runway as the sounds of Taylor Swift and Katy Perry blare from speakers. The crowd claps and cheers as the young models strike poses with basketballs, lacrosse sticks and boxing gloves. Finally, the big reveal: the Lady Warriors community traveling basketball team takes the stage in their cardinal red uniforms. This is no ordinary fashion show. The models are East African, primarily Muslim…

CHICAGO (June 30, 2015) – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and FOX Sports announced an agreement to televise 10 NWSL games during the current season. As part of the deal, FOX Sports 1 will air three regular-season matches and all three games of the NWSL Playoffs, which includes the two semifinal games on September 13 and the NWSL Championship Game on October 1. In addition, four regular season matches…

By Steven Perlberg CONNECT Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images Americans have a growing penchant for streaming video and watching international soccer – and that has been good news for Fox Sports, which holds the rights to this year’s Women’s World Cup. As the U.S. team heads into its semifinal match against Germany Tuesday night, Fox Sports says the event has been driving record numbers for its streaming app and website, Fox Sports Go. The…

By Steven Perlberg CONNECT Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images Americans have a growing penchant for streaming video and watching international soccer – and that has been good news for Fox Sports, which holds the rights to this year’s Women’s World Cup. As the U.S. team heads into its semifinal match against Germany Tuesday night, Fox Sports says the event has been driving record numbers for its streaming app and website, Fox Sports Go. The…

Six people were escorted out of Lakewood Church on Sunday after they repeatedly interrupted a sermon by televangelist Joel Osteen.

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Chelsea have made a £6m bid for Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 28, as a replacement for 33-year-old Petr Cech, who has moved to Arsenal. (Telegraph)  Tottenham could offer 31-year-old Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor to Aston Villa as part of a deal to sign their 24-year-old…

Brett Favre came out of retirement twice at the end of his career to play for the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings, so when he noted in a recent interview that he still felt he could play in the NFL, more than a few eyebrows raised up.   During a conversation with Sports Illustrated for the “Where Are They Now?” issue, the former Green Bay Packers star noted…

The Sacramento Kings are probing University of Kentucky coach John Calipari about his interest in taking over the franchise’s front-office and coaching jobs, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Calipari has been communicating with owner Vivek Ranadive and other members of the Kings’ ownership group in recent weeks, league sources said. Calipari has listened to scenarios with which the Kings could offer him complete control of the franchise’s fledgling basketball operations…

0 Shares Print Anquan Boldin, Tamika Catchings, John Cena and Henrik Lundqvist are the athlete finalists for the inaugural Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards, which will be held July 14 in Los Angeles. Team nominees include the Chicago Bulls, Portland Timbers, San Francisco 49ers and WWE. The awards show, presented by ESPN and PlayStation, will be broadcast on July 23 on ESPN (8:30 p.m. ET). Anquan Boldin is among those…

Apple Watch Sport’s Ion-X Glass display (left) vs Apple Watch w/ Sapphire display (right) DisplayMate is out with a new report today, this time applying its usual detailed analysis to the different displays that come with the various models of Apple Watch. In case you didn’t know already, Apple is using a sapphire display on its pricier, mid-range collection of Apple Watch, as well as with the higher-end Apple Watch Edition. That’s…

Golf superstar Phil Mickelson is facing a public relations nightmare after allegedly sending approximately $2.75 million to a jail-bound former handicapper who laundered money in an illegal sports gambling operation. According to ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” the whopping sum from Mickelson — who ranks second on the PGA Tour’s all-time money list with more than $77 million in career earnings, and rakes in more than $40 million annually in endorsements,…

With zero fanfare and no good-byes last month, the Fox Sports Midwest “Girls” were phased out — and not only in STL, but in Fox Sports’ other television markets across the U.S. That means Kayla Knierem, Teryn Schafer and Katie Shirell no longer will be seen promoting Fox events during Cardinals and Blues games. Geoff Goldman, a spokesman for Fox, provided the following statement: “Fox Sports is constantly evaluating our marketing programs in…