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For a list of confirmed transfers, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester United are close to signing Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 26, for a British-record transfer fee that could be worth up to £56m. (Sky Sports)  Di Maria has told friends in Spain that he has accepted a £180,000-a-week offer to join United and wants to…

If Steve Keener truly wants to run a progressive organization like he says, sooner than later the CEO of Little League Baseball will do what he suggested to Yahoo Sports could be possible in the future: give back some of the $76 million in television rights fees the organization is reaping over the next eight years to the kids whose names, images and likenesses fill up flat screens every summer….

DENVER (CBS4) – A nonprofit started in memory of Jessica Ghawi, a young woman killed in the Aurora theater shooting, is now in its third year and held a donation drive at the Pepsi Center on Saturday. It’s helping families with kids interested in sports. With four boys, Dorettie Ramos had her hands full. Her oldest plays football, and that’s just the beginning. “Edgar plays soccer and Jesus is boxing, so…

A three-team trade that will send Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers has been finalized, the team confirmed Saturday. The deal, which has been in the works since early July, places Love next to LeBron James and Kyrie Irving in Cleveland, and sends No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins and second-year forward Anthony Bennett to Minnesota. The Philadelphia 76ers are the third team in the trade,…

A Facebook post I saw a couple of weeks ago made me laugh. The author questioned why so many people “go gaga” over high school sports. “Kids should be focusing on getting good grades and becoming productive members of society who can help stop all the violence and madness in the world. How does playing sports do that?” the post said. Did you just chuckle a…

My son doesn’t think women can play sports. He’s five. Who taught him this? When I looked around to point the finger at the forces corrupting my child, I was surprised when my search led right back to us: We love to watch sports on TV. And on TV women athletes wear a cloak of invisibility. Nachos, beer, and ESPN Game Day make a great fall Saturday at our house….

For a list of confirmed transfers, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Liverpool have had advanced negotiations in Paris with former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o, 33, as doubts remain over the Anfield club’s pursuit of AC Milan 24-year-old striker Mario Balotelli. (Daily Mail)  Eto’o has had a medical for Liverpool and will sign a one-year deal. (Daily Mirror)…

3rd annual sports equipment drive honors Jessica Ghawi. 9NEWS at 4 p.m. 08/22/14.

English: HDR image of inside Qwest Field from the Southwest corner during a MLS Seattle Sounders FC Match. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Major League Soccer and KickTV recently revealed a new content partnership, collaboration and distribution agreement with The Whistle Sports Network based upon its latest involvement establishing an Xbox application. On Jan. 1, Whistle began its YouTube efforts in hopes of catering to the digital generation of fans and athletes….

Tweet Sports trivia wonks like me are eagerly anticipating the debut of Dan Patrick’s Sports Jeopardy on Crackle.  Details have been released about auditions and Patrick has made note of a few attributes of the show while on the radio, but now we finally have a launch date and weekly schedule. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the debut episode of Sports Jeopardy drops on September 24th on Crackle.  The series will…

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Founded in August 2012, Fancred calls itself the world’s fastest growing sports social network.  While that claim may be a stretch, the fact that Fancred just raised $3 million to go with its existing $1.5 million financing round should go a long way in making the company a worthy destination for sports fans to consume information and interact with others who have like minded interests.  The completion of the new $3 million financing round…

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As parents, we want to encourage our kids to dream big and to do what they love. And school sports are an excellent way to boost a child’s confidence, get in some healthy activity and even have fun as a family. But before you sign up for Little League or the high school hockey team, it’s worth your while to think through the costs of a sport. Pay-to-play,…

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Mo’ne Davis arrived for infield practice Tuesday with yet another accomplishment, having appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated before entering eighth grade. A young girl approached for an autograph, but a team official said politely, “Not right now.” Continue reading below Davis apologized to the girl, saying, “Sorry.” Later, after batting practice, Davis graciously signed T-shirts, balls, even drinking cups for a gaggle of children….

By Neal Rogers Published 9 hours ago In 2015, Cannondale will sponsor the Slipstream Sports team currently known as Garmin-Sharp. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com Don’t call it a merger. Call it a marriage. That’s what Jonathan Vaughters said in announcing the new relationship between Cannondale, the American bike manufacturer, and Slipstream Sports, the American sports management group behind the Garmin-Sharp UCI ProTeam. With Brixia Sport, the…

Why work out when you can just buy the clothes and look like you did? The rate of growth in the U.S. retail athletic apparel market is surging, even as Americans’ rate of participating in most sports is in decline. The result is a phenomenon the apparel industry calls “athleisure”—a bright spot in a sluggish business thanks to Americans who are increasingly donning sneakers in the boardroom and yoga pants…

Here, visualized, the results of a poll that are as interesting as they are unscientific. Click expand and commence arguing over what makes something a sport as opposed to a game or an activity. The results come from Reddit user “e8odie,” who had self-selected members of three different subreddits (/r/SampleSize, /r/sports, and /r/CFBofftopic) answer yes/no to whether they considered 53 different “fringe” games as sports. He got 460 total respondents,…

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