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Gossip column: Guardiola to Man City, Toure, Austin, Sterling, Ibe – BBC Sport

Friday, April 17, 2015

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola will become Manchester City manager. (London Evening Standard)  Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley wants to strengthen his squad by signing Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin, 25. Ashley hopes the move for Austin will show the…

See inside Double Dogs: Hillsboro Village’s newest sports bar – The Tennessean

Friday, April 17, 2015

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,…

Sports TV/Radio listings for April 17-18 – Springfield News-Leader

Friday, April 17, 2015

File Art(Photo: News-Leader) Today Auto Racing Formula 1: practice for Bahrain Grand Prix, at Sakhir, 10 a.m. — NBCSN NASCAR: Sprint Cup, practice for Food City 500, at Bristol, Tenn., 11 a.m. — Fox Sports 1 NASCAR: XFINITY Series, practice for Drive to Stop Diabetes 300, at Bristol, Tenn., 12:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 1 NASCAR: XFINITY Series, final practice for Drive to Stop Diabetes 300, at Bristol, Tenn., 2…

Las Vegas MGM Sports Book oddsmaker: Right now ‘most of the books are … – FOXSports.com

Friday, April 17, 2015

On May 2 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the legacies of boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will be on the line, in addition to an estimated $70 million worth of wagers inside Las Vegas casinos alone, an amount rivaling Super Bowl betting. FOXSports.com had the opportunity to chat with vice president of MGM Resorts’ race and sports book, Jay Rood, about Mayweather-Pacquiao wagering, popular prop bets, why books…

Mobile game Tap Sports Baseball 2015 developers provide some tips for success – SportingNews.com

Friday, April 17, 2015

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Tap Sports Baseball 2015 released last week for iOS and Android devices acting as the follow-up to one of the best mobile sports games of 2014. The first Tap Sports Baseball was simple and quick in nature but strategic and true to the sport. It offered a friendly monetization structure (free-to-play model but users are rewarded for spending time with the game rather than penalized for…

See inside Double Dogs: Hillsboro Village’s newest sports bar – The Tennessean

Friday, April 17, 2015

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,…

Las Vegas MGM Sports Book oddsmaker: Right now ‘most of the books are … – FOXSports.com

Friday, April 17, 2015

On May 2 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the legacies of boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will be on the line, in addition to an estimated $70 million worth of wagers inside Las Vegas casinos alone, an amount rivaling Super Bowl betting. FOXSports.com had the opportunity to chat with vice president of MGM Resorts’ race and sports book, Jay Rood, about Mayweather-Pacquiao wagering, popular prop bets, why books…

Here’s your 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix NBCSN, NBC Sports Live Extra times – NBCSports.com

Friday, April 17, 2015

This week’s Bahrain Grand Prix marks the second race in Formula 1’s first back-to-back sequence of the season. Here is the NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra TV times and breakdown for this weekend’s coverage: — F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY AT 10:30 A.M. ET ON NBCSN The F1 season rolls on this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN with live coverage of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Last weekend, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) earned his second win of the…

ESPN Sport Science Draft Combine: Leonard Williams – ESPN

Thursday, April 16, 2015

ESPN Sport Science Draft Combine: Leonard Williams John Brenkus and the ESPN Sport Science team gets an up-close look at why the USC defensive end is a highly-sought draft prospect. The ESPN Sport Science Draft Combine Special airs April 27 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

Ex-NFL star Hernandez’s murder conviction poses legal challenge – Yahoo Sports

Thursday, April 16, 2015

By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) – The intense publicity around Wednesday’s conviction of former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez for a 2013 murder will make it more difficult to seat an impartial jury in the next trial he faces, on charges of a 2012 double slaying. However, the sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole that he received for the first-degree murder of an acquaintance, Odin…

Sources: Jameis Winston scored respectable 27 on Wonderlic test – Yahoo Sports

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Jameis Winston‘s lofty draft status won’t be the only similarity he’ll share with future NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. His Wonderlic test score rivals Manning’s, too. View photo . Jameis Winston (USA TODAY Sports) Multiple league sources told Yahoo Sports that Winston scored a 27 out of 50 on the league’s general aptitude test that is administered at the annual NFL scouting combine prior to the draft. That’s a…

Sources: Thunder to evaluate Scott Brooks’ future as coach – Yahoo Sports

Thursday, April 16, 2015

The Oklahoma City Thunder are expected to spend time evaluating the partnership with coach Scott Brooks before committing to bring him back for the final year on his contract, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Brooks is guaranteed for the 2015-16 season on his deal, with the Thunder holding a team option for 2016-17, sources told Yahoo Sports. View photo . Scott Brooks guided the Thunder to the 2012 NBA Finals….

Popular Baymeadows sports bar and grille closed and now in foreclosure – Florida Times-Union

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Sneakers Sports Grille near Baymeadows Road and Interstate 295 has been taken over in foreclosure and closed. The Jacksonville Beach location, which has a different owner, is still open. CenterState Bank filed for foreclosure against the owners last year citing both an overdue loan and unpaid taxes. It received the judgement in January and last week received the property when there were no other bidders in the foreclosure auction. Christian…

‘Army West Point’: New logo highlights sports rebrand – ArmyTimes.com

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Last SlideNext Slide The “Athena Shield” will be Army athletics’ primary logo.(Photo: Army Athletics) WEST POINT — “Black Knights” stays, but the Black Knight goes when it comes to Army athletics. Make that “Army West Point” athletics. Both moves are part of a rebranding effort announced here Monday night at Eisenhower Hall in a ceremony that was part press conference, part laser show (complete with fog machines) and part “Project…

‘Army West Point’: New logo highlights sports rebrand – ArmyTimes.com

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Last SlideNext Slide The “Athena Shield” will be Army athletics’ primary logo.(Photo: Army Athletics) WEST POINT — “Black Knights” stays, but the Black Knight goes when it comes to Army athletics. Make that “Army West Point” athletics. Both moves are part of a rebranding effort announced here Monday night at Eisenhower Hall in a ceremony that was part press conference, part laser show (complete with fog machines) and part “Project…

‘Army West Point’: New logo highlights sports rebrand – ArmyTimes.com

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Last SlideNext Slide The “Athena Shield” will be Army athletics’ primary logo.(Photo: Army Athletics) WEST POINT — “Black Knights” stays, but the Black Knight goes when it comes to Army athletics. Make that “Army West Point” athletics. Both moves are part of a rebranding effort announced here Monday night at Eisenhower Hall in a ceremony that was part press conference, part laser show (complete with fog machines) and part “Project…

The Rex Effect: Ryan on the cover of Sports Illustrated – BuffaloBills.com

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

This week’s regional Sports Illustrated issue features a one-on-one with newly-minted Bills head coach Rex Ryan. Shot at sports bar mecca Big Tree Inn, Bills icons Jim Kelly and Thurman Kelly join Ryan on the cover to talk shop with The MMQB’s Jenny Vrentas (their roundtable discussion can be viewed here). Following a tumultuous ending with the Jets, Ryan has landed in Buffalo, infusing the “Rex effect” – personality, excitement…

Hey, DC sports fans, it gets better. I should know, I lived it once before. – Washington Post

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

This week, a story on Washington’s “Loss Generation” captured the frustration and anger of many young D.C. sports fans who have not had a single championship team to cheer since the 1992 Super Bowl, a span of 23 years in fandom wilderness. Dan Steinberg interviewed a group of 23-year-old fans who variously described their lifelong experience in Washington sports as “Debilitating. Exhausting. Sickening. Complicated. Abusive.” The Post also ran illuminating, and…

Gossip column: Sterling, Walcott, Ibe, Nathan, Ayew, Khedira – BBC News

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester City will attempt to sign Liverpool’s England winger Raheem Sterling, 20, for over £30m as soon as the summer transfer window opens. The Premier League champions will also get rid of six players to fund new signings and want Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola to…

LOOK: Jordan Spieth has apparently landed Sports Illustrated cover – CBSSports.com

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

It’s still early in the week, so this could theoretically get bumped. However, it looks as if 2015 Masters champ Jordan Spieth is getting the Sports Illustrated cover treatment. If you’re scoring at home, he’s the first American golfer not named “Phil Mickelson” or “Tiger Woods” to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated since… Wink of the CBS eye to Laura Neal. Jordan Spieth has the world on a…