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Nastasya Tay, reporting from Courtroom GD in Pretoria, South Africa, contributed to this report. Oscar Pistorius has been found not guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp. The stunning development was revealed as Judge Thokozile Masipa read her summation of the evidence Thursday in front of a packed courthouse in Pretoria, South Africa, and a worldwide television audience. Masipa has yet to hand down her final decision, which will come Friday. She…

While the microscope is still on the fallout from Ray Rice, the heat seems to be shifting to Roger Goodell and how he handled the situation from the start. The NFL commissioner is in full damage-control mode after this week, which saw a new, graphic video leaked that led to the Ravens releasing Rice and the NFL suspending him indefinitely. Goodell originally issued a two-game suspension in July after seeing…

Once banned, sports betting at casinos and racetracks like the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford will become a reality, since the Sept. 8 announcement by the attorney general’s office that casinos and racetracks will not be prosecuted for running sports wagering operations – as long as they don’t include college teams. Regardless, the Big M has embraced the spirit of sports betting with a new app, long before the Sept….

Once banned, sports betting at casinos and racetracks like the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford will become a reality, since the Sept. 8 announcement by the attorney general’s office that casinos and racetracks will not be prosecuted for running sports wagering operations – as long as they don’t include college teams. Regardless, the Big M has embraced the spirit of sports betting with a new app, long before the Sept….

AP Given the league’s recent experiences in New Jersey, it may want to move the Jets and Giants back across the river. Apart from Atlantic City being the epicenter of one of the biggest scandals with which the NFL has ever dealt, Governor Chris Christie has lifted the state’s ban on sports betting at the racetracks and casinos. According to the New York Times, it all happened so quickly and…

TRENTON — Abandoning the enforcement of New Jersey’s sports betting ban was supposed to be Gov. Chris Christie’s tonic for the state’s ailing Atlantic City casinos, but it seems that for the near future, only the money hemorrhaging horse racing venue Monmouth Park will be making hay out of it. Just 24 hours after Christie’s administration announced it would not prosecute sports bookmaking, Monmouth Park today said it will offer…

The race and sports book at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas that opened in 2006. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images ) One horse racing track said it hopes to begin taking sports bets on Sunday, less than a week after the state government announced that such enterprises would no longer be illegal in New Jersey. And even if the track cannot be ready to accept bets on Sunday, it…

No-Class Class of 2014 members (from left) Winston, Hernandez, Rice, and Incognito With the NBA desperately trying to purge every trace of ex-Clippers owner Donald Sterling, this is the perfect time to catalog the men in sports right now who surpass normal shitbaggery to achieve a kind of Trump-like transcendence. Thanks to the Internet—and the occasional TMZ leak—we can see every last molecule of slime. We can also see that…

For a list of all the deadline-day deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Liverpool defender Glen Johnson, 30, has emerged as a January transfer target for Juventus. (Daily Mirror)  Former Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong, 29, is set to reject a move to Manchester United after asking AC Milan to renew his contract. (Daily Express)  …

TRENTON — After a more than four-year battle, the Christie administration today reopened the door to sports betting at New Jersey casinos and horse-racing tracks by announcing that it will not hold those facilities civilly or criminally liable for offering such wagering. But does that mean you can place a bet for tonight’s Giants game? Here’s five things you need to know about the announcement: 1. What happened today? Acting…

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FILE – This Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005, file photo shows Christopher Duncan, left, interviewing University of Louisville senior wide receiver Broderick Clark, center, in Louisville, Ky. Duncan, a sports reporter for The Associated Press who joined the company in 1994 died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 at the age of 43. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File) AP Christopher Duncan, a sports reporter for The Associated Press who covered the Houston Texans, Houston…

TRENTON — Continuing a more than four-year battle, the Christie administration today again attempted to clear the way for legalized sports betting at the state’s casinos and horse-racing tracks by telling them they will not be held civilly or criminally liable by state law enforcement agencies. Seizing on a loophole in a federal ban on sports betting, acting state Attorney General John Hoffman issued a directive to law enforcement telling…

AP Photo/Scott A. MillerIt was a very good weekend for the Las Vegas sports books. A bettor walked up to the counter at the MGM Mirage sports book Sunday morning with a question — “How much can I bet?” “I told him, ‘whatever you like,’” said Jay Rood, MGM vice president of race and sports. “He took the [Dallas] Cowboys for six figures.” Ouch. Big money was flying all around…

Though the sports and video gaming communities see far more overlap than they used to, there’s still that ever present “nerd vs. jock” rivalry that still rears up from time to time, even as the landscape of society has changed. That’s what happened this week when ESPN ESPN president John Skipper was asked about Amazon’s recent Twitch acquisition, and the general rise of eSports. “It’s not a sport — it’s…

Though the sports and video gaming communities see far more overlap than they used to, there’s still that ever present “nerd vs. jock” rivalry that still rears up from time to time, even as the landscape of society has changed. That’s what happened this week when ESPN ESPN president John Skipper was asked about Amazon’s recent Twitch acquisition, and the general rise of eSports. “It’s not a sport — it’s…

Lions from top to bottom, on the left: Reggie Bush, Golden Tate, Matthew Stafford and Ndamukong Suh. Tigers from top to bottom, on the right: J.D. Martinez, Ian Kinsler, Victor Martinez and Justin Verlander.(Photo: Illustration by Eric Millikin/Detroit Free Press) Today, Detroit will turn into the epicenter of the sports universe. It’s located at the intersection of excitement, passion, anxiety and hope. Just follow the detour signs, dodge the orange…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dolphins linebacker Chris McCain, an undrafted rookie out of California-Berkeley, made sure he introduced himself to Tom Brady before Sunday’s game. “I just wanted to say, it’s an honor to meet you,” said McCain, more than 14 years Brady’s junior. “I’ve been watching you from elementary school to middle school to high school to college.” Continue reading below “Brady said, ‘Yeah, I’ve been watching you too,…

A TV replay system allowing coaches to challenge a referee’s decision may be trialled next year, Fifa president Sepp Blatter has announced. Speaking via video link at Manchester’s Soccerex, the Swiss, 78, said he wanted coaches to be allowed at least one challenge per half. He revealed the trial could happen at next year’s Fifa Under-20 World Cup. “We can try in a youth…

An Austrian footballer has been banned for 70 matches for headbutting a referee. Ismail Gunduz of amateur side SK Rum received the punishment after he reacted furiously to being shown a second yellow card in the 87th minute of a match against SPG Innsbruck West. “We distance ourselves from Ismail Gunduz’s behaviour,” Rum coach Michael Messner told a local paper. “He was thrown out…