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Last week, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Tom Wheeler wrote in an op-ed column, “The FCC shouldn’t be complicit in preventing sports fans from watching their favorite teams on TV. It’s time to sack the sports blackout rule for good.” I couldn’t agree more. Given all the tax advantages the NFL gets as a 501(c)(6) nonprofit, along with all the taxpayer funding NFL owners receive to build their sports palaces/cash…

When TMZ Sports released footage last week showing Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice hitting and knocking unconscious his now wife, Janay Palmer, in an Atlantic City casino elevator, it not only started a shitstorm of controversy for the NFL, but it also raised a lot of questions. Hundreds of women took to social media to share stories and shed light on domestic abuse with the hashtags #WhyIStayed and #WhyILeft. Media and insiders questioned whether the NFL and…

There was a time, in the not too distant past, when English clubs feared only each other in the later stages of the Champions League. Such was the dominance of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool that one or the other reached seven out of eight Champions League finals between 2005 and 2012 and they claimed nine out of the 12 available semi-final places between 2007…

Security guard allegedly told boys ‘no jews’ as they entered Sports Direct  11-year-olds were wearing uniform of Yavneh College in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire Guard is sacked by security firm that supplies Sports Direct with staff Sports Direct describes the guard’s behaviour as ‘deeply offensive and disrespectful’  By Julian Robinson for MailOnline Published: 14:47 EST, 15 September 2014 | Updated: 04:24 EST, 16 September 2014 545 View comments Sports Direct has apologised…

The two 11-year-olds were in their first full week of school at Yavneh College in Borehamwood, but the boys’ families say their “lasting memory” will be of the alleged antisemitic incident at the sports retailer’s Hertfordshire branch. According to Professor David Rosen, a solicitor and the father of one of the boys, they were singled out and refused entry while wearing their school uniforms. Other pupils, with their uniforms covered,…

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TRENTON — Today’s weekly politics chat will focus on two significant actions Gov. Chris Christie took last week: allowing limited sports betting at race tracks and casinos, and signing legislation that updates the law around alimony. Although some argue the changes don’t get far enough because most of the provisions apply prospectively, one provision that applies to everyone allows the alimony-payer to go to court to discontinue payments after retirement,…

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For a list of all the deadline-day deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Mats Hummels is reportedly wanted by Louis van Gaal to strengthen the Manchester United defence Manchester United will get Angel Di Maria, 26, to try to convince close friend Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, to leave Real Madrid and return to Old Trafford next summer. (Daily Express) …

It hasn’t been a banner week in the sports world. From the ongoing Ray Rice scandal to the fallout of racially charged comments made by an NBA owner and a general manager, sports fans have spent more time reading about scandals and problems this week than actual results on the field. Domestic Violence and the NFL Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s domestic violence case has been in the…

For a list of all the deadline-day deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Mats Hummels is reportedly wanted by Louis van Gaal to strengthen the Manchester United defence Manchester United will get Angel Di Maria, 26, to convince close friend Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, to leave Real Madrid for Old Trafford next summer. (Daily Express)  And Red…

It hasn’t been a banner week in the sports world. From the ongoing Ray Rice scandal to the fallout of racially charged comments made by an NBA owner and a general manager, sports fans have spent more time reading about scandals and problems this week than actual results on the field. Domestic Violence and the NFL Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s domestic violence case has been in the…

Culver Academies’ Kayla Miracle waited for the second round to begin in her state finals opening match in 2012. She was Indiana’s first female wrestling state finals competitor(Photo: Mike Fender/Star 2012 file) Ben Davis High School, 1976. Girls volleyball state championship game. South Bend Adams won the title. But there was controversy and outrage — from fans, coaches, players. The team took the victory with three boys on the roster….

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The Asheville-area economy loses money when youth baseball and softball teams head out of the mountains for towns across the Southeast, like this one in Mississippi, with enough fields to host tournaments with dozens of teams. The Enka Youth Sports Organization wants to fill the void and make Buncombe County a major player in the game with a $5.4 million sports complex that will attract travel teams — and their…

It hasn’t been a banner week in the sports world. From the ongoing Ray Rice scandal to the fallout of racially charged comments made by an NBA owner and a general manager, sports fans have spent more time reading about scandals and problems this week than actual results on the field. Domestic Violence and the NFL Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s domestic violence case has been in the…

In 1895, the president of Harvard University uttered an unintentional prophecy when he proclaimed “the game of football grows worse and worse as regards foul and violent play and the number and gravity of the injuries which the players suffer.” Even though Charles W. Eliot’s assertion sounds like it belongs in the current-day debate over sports violence and head injuries, it was 119 football seasons ago when the austere Cambridge scholar became one of the…