World Sports

Legendary sport agent J.B. Bernstein, marketing pioneer and inspiration for Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm” speaks during Thursday’s forum at the Else School of Management at Millsaps College in Jackson.(Photo: Greg Jenson/The Clarion-Ledger) Using the true story on which the Disney movie “Million Dollar Arm” was based, celebrity sports agent and marketing pioneer J.B. Bernstein shared why “the worst idea” his friends and associates said they had ever heard turned out…

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been placed on suicide watch, TMZ reports. Hernandez, who was convicted of first-degree murder on Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, is currently being held at MCI Cedar Junction in Massachusetts. He will stay there until he’s transferred to Souza-Baranowkis prison in Shirley, Mass. A suicide watch is not uncommon in situations such as this…

Pete Rose watches “Inside the NBA,” the postgame show for NBA on TNT broadcasts. The banter between analysts Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal, Rose says, “is very entertaining to me.” Could Rose be baseball’s Barkley? FOX Sports is about to find out. Rose will serve FOX as a guest analyst for the MLB on FOX pregame show on FOX and FOX Sports 1 and will also appear on…

The athletes wear plastic black-out goggles and throw or block a ball filled with bells. Just outside the boundaries of the playing court in UC Berkeley’s recreational gym, two guide dogs rest on the floor, and several sets of canes are propped against the wall. This is a practice session for goalball, a little-known sport that was invented as rehabilitation for blinded military veterans in Europe after World War II….

What is the connection between the two sentences below? “ Insect-size drones are busily being developed Insect-size drones are busily being developed .” “Professional sports are highly competitive.” The first quote is from a recent Wall Street Journal article by Gabriella Blum and Benjamin Wittes. The second is my statement of the obvious. The connection, if nowhere else but in my mind, is that eventually a professional sports team or…

Earlier today the Apple Watch went on display at Milan’s Salone Del Mobile Design, with Apple SVP of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller and design consult Marc Newson in attendance. Now, it appears that Jony Ive also made it to the event, revealing exclusive sport band colors for the Apple Watch at the same time. Image via Umberta Gnutti Beretta Instagram Art enthusiast and philanthropist Umberta Gnutti Beretta posted a photo…

On Thursday, April 16, two weeks shy of the NFL draft, Erica Kinsman filed a civil complaint against Jameis Winston, the FSU quarterback who will almost certainly be one of the draft’s top picks. Kinsman is suing Winston for “sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising out of forcible rape” that she says happened early on the morning of December 7, 2012. The lawsuit—obtained by…

Apple’s PR tour for the Apple Watch doesn’t appear to be slowing down with Apple’s design chief Jony Ive showing off the device and revealing an exclusive collection of never before seen Sport band colors tonight in Milan. Apple this morning kicked off a showcase of the device at Milan’s Salone Del Mobile Design Fair in Itlay, which was attended by Apple executives including marketing head Phil Schiller and designer Marc Newson….

By Roger Fingas Friday, April 17, 2015, 08:16 am PT (11:16 am ET) Two photos posted on Twitter today by British cyclist and ex-rugby player Will Carling show what appear to be unreleased Apple products, including a red version of the Apple Watch sport band and a folding UK wall adapter. Carling said that the folding charger was gifted to him by lead Apple designer Jony Ive. The provenance of…

ANN ARBOR — Nothing’s ever boring with Jim Harbaugh. And, apparently, HBO has figured out as much. The premium cable network announced Friday that Harbaugh will be featured on Tuesday night’s episode of “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” HBO cameras were in Ann Arbor for Michigan’s spring game earlier this month, and sat down to speak with Harbaugh on a variety of topics. Among the topics, of course, is Harbaugh’s…

Most journalists long ago stopped discussing the Audi R8. It’s a danger that comes with the car business: Focus on the Next Big Thing, you can lose sight of recent achievements. But I started thinking about the sports car again this week, sparked by a review and eulogy from Jalopnik’s Patrick George of one of the last first-generation R8s. The R8, Audi’s first true sports car, was launched in 2006. When new,…

But first, it’s a Grantland Basketball Hour alert! On the heels of last night’s “Hardcore Playoff Preview” with me, Jalen Rose and Zach Lowe … … we have a second playoff special counting down the “25 Most Intriguing People” of 2015’s postseason premiering tonight on ESPN at 7 ET. We’re also running these GBH shows as podcasts and throwing segments online (like this one). And we’re producing four to six more shows during…

SATURDAY ON TV Australian rugby league 5:30 a.m. NRL: Sydney at Melbourne // Fox Sports 2 Auto racing 9:30 a.m. Xfinity Series qualifying // Fox Sports 1 11 a.m. Formula One qualifying // NBC SN 1:30 p.m. Xfinity Series: Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 // Fox Sports 1 6 p.m. IndyCar qualifying // NBC SN Soccer 9:55 a.m. EPL: Burnley at Everton // NBC SN Noon FA Cup: Reading vs….

In the three decades since USA Network had last broadcast an NHL playoff game, just about everything in television watching changed. In that rapidly evolving world, the cable channel is again embracing the value of sports. USA aired two games as hockey’s postseason opened this week, with more coverage planned Tuesday and Wednesday nights in the early rounds. “This is the right move for USA at this time,” said Chris…

The Big Ten on Friday released a 12-page report presenting the idea for freshman ineligibility, arguing that college sports “stands as a house of cards” if the industry can’t demonstrate that educating athletes is paramount. In acknowledging that freshman ineligibiliity may not be the answer, the conference created a forum for a “national discussion” that addresses the criticism that too few athletes in major college football and basketball are being…

Virgin Media customers who take Sky’s sports package are being hit with a £2 a month increase – double the £1 a month hike that Sky’s own subscribers face from June. Announcing the changes, Virgin Media hit out at the satellite broadcaster, and suggested that it was passing on the costs in a way that was fairer than that chosen by Sky. Sky announced on 18 March that the price…

Most journalists long ago stopped discussing the Audi R8. It’s a danger that comes with the car business: Focus on the Next Big Thing, you can lose sight of recent achievements. But I started thinking about the sports car again this week, sparked by a review and eulogy from Jalopnik’s Patrick George of one of the last first-generation R8s. The R8, Audi’s first true sports car, was launched in 2006. When new,…

“I’m in the news, sweetheart, I will…sue this place,” Britt McHenry, 28, seemingly says in the footage, that was posted online. Reports said Ms McHenry was angry about having her car towed on April 6 from outside a Chinese restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, and began insulting the employee when she went to pay to get the vehicle released – despite being warned that the interaction was being captured on security…

Last SlideNext Slide Double Dogs, a casual bar and restaurant chain based in Bowling Green, Ky., is set to open to the Monda at the corner of 21st and Acklen avenues.(Photo: Courtesy of Double Dogs) The newest addition to Hillsboro Village’s restaurant scene features roll-up garage doors, more than 50 draft and bottle beers and 35 television screens. Double Dogs, a casual bar and restaurant chain based in Bowling Green,…

Most journalists long ago stopped discussing the Audi R8. It’s a danger that comes with the car business: Focus on the Next Big Thing, you can lose sight of recent achievements. But I started thinking about the sports car again this week, sparked by a review and eulogy from Jalopnik’s Patrick George of one of the last first-generation R8s. The R8, Audi’s first true sports car, was launched in 2006. When new,…