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There will be a rookie starting quarterback in Week 1 of the 2014 NFL season: Oakland’s Derek Carr. Carr will replace Matt Schaub for Sunday’s road game against the New York Jets, FOX Sports has learned. Raiders players were informed of head coach Dennis Allen’s decision on Monday afternoon. Schaub started Oakland’s first three preseason contests but sat out last Thursday’s game against Seattle and has recently suffered from elbow…

For non-traditional brands seeking to create awareness among consumers, the usage of sports sponsorship is often the most proficient vehicle in accomplishing just that. There is no better example of this than that which is provided by Stryker Stryker Corporation’s recent announcement that it was becoming the “Official Joint Replacement Product of the PGA TOUR”.  While the words joint replacement and professional golf aren’t exactly synonymous, from a marketing perspective there is…

The CEO caught on surveillance video kicking a small dog has resigned, his company announced Tuesday.

Sky Sports News have a new studio but their show was more of the same Jim White resumed his role as their ‘timelord’ The Scot was assisted by Natalie Sawyer and Kate Abdo But the fans were allowed to run riot outside grounds Gary Cotterill used the vanishing spray to keep the crowd back Fans brought a inflatable doll and sex toy which were shown live  By Mark Webster Follow…

Former Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan feels part of the club’s “identity has been broken” with Danny Welbeck’s departure to Arsenal. The England striker, 23, came through United’s famed youth system but joined the Gunners for £16m on deadline day. United brought striker Radamel Falcao on a £6m loan deal from Monaco, their sixth signing of the transfer window. …

Jim Richey, president of Eastern Florida State College, wants students to have a full collegiate experience.(Photo: Tim Shortt/FLORIDA TODAY) Jim Richey had a vision when he took over as president at Eastern Florida State College. He wanted to create a truly collegiate experience for the students, to give them opportunities to learn and grow in the classroom as well as outside and to feel pride in the school they attend….

NFL rookie Michael Sam watches the game between the Missouri Tigers and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits during the second half at Faurot Field.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) Though the first chapter of Michael Sam’s NFL story lasted just a summer, ending Saturday when he failed to make the St. Louis Rams’ 53-man roster at the end of training camp, his very arrival as the league’s first openly gay…

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View photo . Fun fact: The Entertainment Software Association recently revealed that more women over the age of 18 play video games than boys under the age of 18. They encompass 36 percent of all gamers in the U.S.  So one assumes one or two women will pick up “NHL 15” from EA Sports when it’s released next week. One assumes EA Sports would know this. So why the game-maker…

Maty Mauk, a redshirt freshman quarterback for Missouri, is the son of Mike Mauk, the new football coach at Glendale High School. Getty Images Maty Mauk kept the Tigers rolling along after senior starter James Franklin went down injured. Getty Images COLUMBIA, MO – NOVEMBER 2: Maty Mauk #7 of the Missouri Tigers looks to pass against the Tennessee Volunteers defense in the first quarter on November 2, 2013 at…

SAN ANTONIO — Texas high school football is back, and we’re in the game with a brand new High School Sports website. KENS 5 Sports has teamed up with USA TODAY to put the spotlight on San Antonio-area teams. High School Sports offers all high schools a chance to be recognized here in Texas and across the nation. San Antonio high school team pages are now live! You can find…

20 Sports-Related Jobs With Double-Digit Growth Quarterbacks and sideline commentators may grab the bulk of the airtime, but sports-related jobs span a broad spectrum of interdependent occupations–and some of them are growing faster than ever. Jobs across all sports-related industries are up 12.6% since 2010–more than double the growth in the national job market, according to a report released today by CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists. Average earnings across these…

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For a list of confirmed transfers, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Former Birmingham City striker Nikola Zigic, 33, is a poised for a sensational move to Arsenal according to his agent. (Birmingham Mail)  Nikola Zigic is a free agent after leaving Birmingham Manchester United boss Van Gaal is weighing up a shock £20m move for Liverpool…

Nanjing, China (CNN) — Off-camera, I’m getting parenting advice from China’s first athlete to win gold in any sport at the Winter Olympics. “Your daughter should go for ice skating,” Yang Yang advises me. “It’s great for her balance!” My five-year old is more swimmer than skater but I appreciate Yang’s words and especially her intention. She’s encouraging me to share the life-changing benefits of sport, not to necessarily groom…

News broke earlier this month that CBS Sports will debut the first all-female sports talk show in national TV history. Now the broadcast company has released more details about its historic offering, including the show’s name: We Need to Talk. The show will have an all-female cast, and will be produced and directed exclusively by women. See also: Sports Media Misogyny: What Is Fans’ Problem With Female Commentators? “This is…

Hank Bauer and Josh Lewin have been radio partners on San Diego Chargers broadcasts since 2005. That long-standing relationship doesn’t excuse the anti-Semitic joke that Bauer, a color commentator for the team since 1998, directed at play-by-play man Lewin, who is Jewish, during the final moments of Sunday’s exhibition game against the San Francisco 49ers as the pair were discussing the pricey seats at Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers new $1.3…

Photo: Rod Mar for Sports Illustrated (Wilson); Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated (Kaepernick) America’s most popular sport will begin its 95th season next Thursday and for the NFL, the pigskin is soaring through the sky and viewers are watching in record numbers. Sports Illustrated asks “Where did all the gunslingers go?” The answer is simple: Most of them reside in the NFC, where eight Pro Bowl-caliber quarterbacks grace this week’s regional covers…

For a list of confirmed transfers, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Edinson Cavani could be a replacement for injured striker Olivier Giroud at Arsenal Arsenal are ready to make a £50m bid for Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani as Olivier Giroud, also 27, faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. (Daily Express)  The Gunners want Manchester…

Nanjing, China (CNN) — Off-camera, I’m getting parenting advice from China’s first athlete to win gold in any sport at the Winter Olympics. “Your daughter should go for ice skating,” Yang Yang advises me. “It’s great for her balance!” My five-year old is more swimmer than skater but I appreciate Yang’s words and especially her intention. She’s encouraging me to share the life-changing benefits of sport, not to necessarily groom…