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In the end, our nearly $50,000 brought the usual welcoming committee of premium-car comfort and convenience items, such as heated leather seats, heated steering wheel, push-button start, powered tailgate, surround-view camera, navigation, and a large color touch-screen infotainment system. We also got a big panoramic sunroof, although it’s fixed in place and doesn’t open.   Electronic crash-avoidance systems included lane-departure and forward-collision warning with autonomous braking. Oddly, though, blind-spot…

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According to a 2014 report, there was a net loss of 1.2 million fishing participants in the previous year: Overall, 9.9 million people gave up fishing, while only 8.7 participants picked up the sport, representing a decrease of 21%. The poll shows that households with kids are more likely to fish: 17.5%, versus 12% of households without young children. But teenagers are the group least likely to be interested in…

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The appointment of an acting CFO marks an internal reshuffle, with Mr Pearson previously the company’s group financial controller, having joined the sporting goods retailer in 2007. The hedge fund manager Crispin Odey, Sports Direct’s third biggest shareholder On Thursday, Keith Hellawell, the company’s chairman, said: “After a thorough process and following soundings from leading institutions I am delighted that Matt has been appointed acting chief financial officer and is…

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are poised to make a £25m offer for Liverpool’s 20-year-old forward Raheem Sterling. (Mirror)  Chelsea want to sign striker Radamel Falcao on loan from Monaco. The Colombian, 29, only scored four goals in 29 appearances during a loan spell at Manchester United last season. (Daily…

Teams like Northern Illinois and Bowling Green will be featured on CBS Sports Network. (USATSI) #MACtion is coming to the CBS Sports Network. The network and the MAC announced Wednesday an agreement that will see CBSSN air league football and basketball contests through the 2018-2019 season. Via a sublicense agreement with ESPN, the broadcasts will begin this fall with CBSSN carrying six football games and seven basketball games during the…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Fifa headlines “Blatt’s all folks”. As news broke that Sepp Blatter is to resign as president of Fifa amid a corruption scandal, delighted opponents looked to tear apart some of the most controversial decisions of his regime.” (Daily Express)  The Daily Telegraph back page “This…

Dan Ryan had plenty of chances to leave Tucson during his 20 years as   KVOA-TV’s sports director.  Three times, Ryan flew to Bristol, Connecticut to audition for ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”  But the promise of fame and riches from the Worldwide Leader in Sports paled in comparison to what he had at home. He turned ESPN down.   “A long time ago, I remember somebody telling me, ‘If you find a…

Dan Ryan had plenty of chances to leave Tucson during his 20 years as   KVOA-TV’s sports director.  Three times, Ryan flew to Bristol, Connecticut to audition for ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”  But the promise of fame and riches from the Worldwide Leader in Sports paled in comparison to what he had at home. He turned ESPN down.   “A long time ago, I remember somebody telling me, ‘If you find a…

Sepp Blatter says he will resign as president of football’s governing body Fifa amid a corruption scandal. In announcing his exit, the 79-year-old Swiss has called an extraordinary Fifa congress “as soon as possible” to elect a new president. Blatter was re-elected last week, despite seven top Fifa officials being arrested two days before the vote as part of a US prosecution. But he…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 26, has told friends he wants to leave Chelsea this summer and return to Spain. (Sun – subscription required)  Patrick Vieira has not been told when he will be offered a chance to discuss the head coach role at Newcastle United. The 38-year-old Frenchman,…

Diamondbacks right fielder Mark Trumbo continues to look like an obvious trade candidate, and third baseman Jake Lamb is expected to return from a left foot injury by late next week, seemingly leaving the team little choice but to play Yasmany Tomas in the outfield. General manager Dave Stewart, however, says he is no rush to move Trumbo, whose nine homers are second on the club to Paul Goldschmidt’s 15….

Diamondbacks right fielder Mark Trumbo continues to look like an obvious trade candidate, and third baseman Jake Lamb is expected to return from a left foot injury by late next week, seemingly leaving the team little choice but to play Yasmany Tomas in the outfield. General manager Dave Stewart, however, says he is no rush to move Trumbo, whose nine homers are second on the club to Paul Goldschmidt’s 15….

When a BT Sport commentator referred to “rug munchers” during a live rugby union game, the programme’s executive producer thought it was a reference to players whose heads are pushed into the grass. But media regulator Ofcom become involved after a viewer complained about the phrase, a generally well-known (except in BT Sport) and offensive synonym for lesbians. Ofcom said Simon Ward’s comment, during a European Rugby Challenge Cup match…