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10 ways Fox Sports can improve its golf broadcasts – GolfDigest.com (blog)
How did Fox Sports do with its initial foray into U.S. Open broadcasting? Let’s start with the premise that it’s a thankless job. If social media were the sole arbiter of what constitutes quality sports broadcasting, well, then no one does it well, whatever the sport, whoever the anchors and analysts. Fox did fine. Not great, but OK for a first effort, and nothing that would cause heads to explode….
Fox Sports says it’s keeping Pete Rose as a baseball analyst – Yahoo Sports (blog)
View photo . (AP) Monday wasn’t a great day for the Pete Rose reinstatement campaign. ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” reported that Rose had indeed bet on baseball as a player, something he had long denied, even as recently as two months ago. Producer Willie Weinbaum and reporter T.J. Quinn uncovered an old log of gambling records that had been sealed for 26 years. The response was immediate from his critics: This was…
Steph Curry makes Sports Illustrated cover — again – SFGate (blog)
Warrior fans: are you ready for yet another piece of memorabilia? On Tuesday, Sports Illustrated unveiled a new regional cover with Stephen Curry on the front kissing the championship trophy. It’s Curry’s third appearance on the cover since May. COVER (2 of 2): “This feels like the start of something” –@stephencurry30 http://t.co/jMRxcSaMPb pic.twitter.com/uBlgviYvSl — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 23, 2015 The magazine features a story on Curry and the Warriors…
Fox Sports Live Trolled Mike Francesa For Complaining About Fox’s U.S. Open … – The Big Lead
Mike Francesa, everyone’s No. 1 favorite sports personality, opened his show on Monday in typical fashion. Francesa began talking about the U.S. Open and the first year coverage by Fox Sports, saying he didn’t want to bury the company only to spend a solid portion of his five and a half hour show complaining about it. Let the parody Francesa Twitter account explain… I know we are awn FOX but we ah…
Gender gaps in high school sports, state by state – Washington Post
G. The National Women’s Law Center analyzed federal data from more than 16,000 high schools, looking at the gap between the overall proportion of girls in each school and the proportion of slots on that school’s sports teams that were filled by girls. In more than a quarter of schools, the gap was larger than 10 percentage points. “Girls across the country are still not getting equal chances to play sports and that’s a big…
Fox Sports’ coverage of US Open ripped by players, on Twitter – New York Daily News
Fox Sports Live Trolled Mike Francesa For Complaining About Fox’s U.S. Open … – The Big Lead
Mike Francesa, everyone’s No. 1 favorite sports personality, opened his show on Monday in typical fashion. Francesa began talking about the U.S. Open and the first year coverage by Fox Sports, saying he didn’t want to bury the company only to spend a solid portion of his five and a half hour show complaining about it. Let the parody Francesa Twitter account explain… I know we are awn FOX but we ah…
Gossip column: Sterling, Ramos, Benzema, Pirlo and Wilshere – BBC News
For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Liverpool are expecting a third bid from Manchester City for attacker Raheem Sterling and would reluctantly agree to sell the 20-year-old if their £50m valuation is met. (Liverpool Echo) The back page of Tuesday’s Daily Star Manchester United are ready to spend £150m on new players,…
Gossip column: Bale, Pirlo, Ramos, Wilshere and Austin – BBC News
For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are ready to spend £150m on new players, including Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, 26, Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, 29, Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, 30, and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 25. (Daily Mirror) The back page of Tuesday’s Daily Star New York…
Baseball and softball among eight sports shortlisted for Tokyo Olympics – The Guardian
The combined bid of baseball and softball were among eight sports shortlisted Monday for inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Olympic organisers selected the eight from a list of 26 sports that applied for inclusion. The other sports shortlisted are bowling, karate, roller sports, climbing, squash, surfing and the martial art of wushu. Baseball and women’s softball is considered a favourite, however, because of the popularity of those sports…
Man Utd interested in Sergio Ramos & Bastian Schweinsteiger – BBC News
Manchester United are interested in signing Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos. United boss Louis van Gaal is trying to strengthen his squad after they finished fourth in the Premier League. Germany international Schweinsteiger, 30, and 29-year-old Spain player Ramos are among those who interest him. Ramos’ contract with Real expires in 2017, while Schweinsteiger’s Bayern deal…
An Athlete Felled by Concussions, Despite Playing a ‘Safer’ Sport – New York Times
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Can golf’s young guns help Fox Sports attract a new audience, compete with … – The Seattle Times
Inside sports business The past week officially launched a billion-dollar gamble by Fox Sports to unearth an undervalued sports property. Yeah, it’s tough to call something a bargain when you sign a 12-year, $1.2 billion deal that’s roughly double what anybody expected. But given skyrocketing prices for live sports — think nine years, $24 billion for the NBA — what Fox paid to partner with the United States…
Gossip column: Ramos, Dembele, Illarramendi, Townsend – BBC Sport
For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Defender Sergio Ramos – a target for Manchester United – wants to leave Real Madrid after the club failed to deny a transfer link with Barcelona presidential candidate Jordi Majo. (AS) The back page on Monday’s Sun Liverpool have increased their offer for Real Madrid defensive…
An Athlete Felled by Concussions, Despite Playing a ‘Safer’ Sport – New York Times
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Baseball, softball among finalist sports to be added for Tokyo 2020 Olympics – NBCSports.com
Baseball and softball, bowling, karate, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, surfing and wushu were named finalist sports to be considered to be added for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Games organizers said Monday. The sports are expected to make presentations in Tokyo in early August. Tokyo 2020 organizers are expected to recommend which sports to add, if any at all, by Sept. 30, with the International Olympic Committee making a final decision…
Can golf’s young guns help Fox Sports attract a new audience, compete with … – The Seattle Times
Inside sports business The past week officially launched a billion-dollar gamble by Fox Sports to unearth an undervalued sports property. Yeah, it’s tough to call something a bargain when you sign a 12-year, $1.2 billion deal that’s roughly double what anybody expected. But given skyrocketing prices for live sports — think nine years, $24 billion for the NBA — what Fox paid to partner with the United States…
The joy of coaching kids’ sports, even if you can’t play – Boston Globe
Q. My daughter is a kindergartner and she wants to join rec league soccer with her friends. She wants me to coach, but I’ve never even played the game. Help! JEFF: I’m not sure if this will make you feel better or worse, but I played on my high school soccer team, then spent a season on the BU team . . . and none of that experience helped me, not even…
Review: ‘Great Men Die Twice,’ a Collection of Sports Reporting by Mark Kram – New York Times
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An Athlete Felled by Concussions, Despite Playing a ‘Safer’ Sport – New York Times
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