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The Olympics, Year-Round: New TV Channel Will Come To US In 2017 – NPR
The “Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA” network, set to launch next year, will focus on U.S. athletes and show live competitions on the path to the Olympics. Here, U.S. athletes pose during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in August. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP The “Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA” network, set to launch next year, will focus on U.S. athletes…
Why Basketball Is The Perfect Sport for Virtual Reality – Smithsonian
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NBC Bets Viewers Will Watch Olympics Year-Round – Wall Street Journal
Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal unit will launch an Olympic television channel in the summer of 2017 in a joint venture with the International and U.S. Olympic Committees, according to executives involved in the venture. The planned launch, which the organizations will formally announce Thursday, comes amid falling ratings for the Olympics in the U.S. and a renewed effort by the IOC to create a new generation of Olympic sports fans. The…
Swimming With the Mysterious Sardine Disco Balls of the Philippines – New York Times
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Two Euro soccer giants reportedly fight over US star Pulisic in sign of progress – CBS sports.com (blog)
Young USMNT star Christian Pulisic has continued to impress at Borussia Dortmund. The 18-year-old has seen big-time minutes alongside world stars and has caught the attention of several major clubs. One of those is Liverpool in the Premier League. In August we talked about the reported offer from LFC to Dortmund for the American, but this week Dortmund expressed its stance. Per Bild, Dortmund’s sporting director Michael Zorc talked about…
WATCH: Soccer player in India tries to fight an entire team after losing – CBS sports.com (blog)
If you’ve ever wondered what a sore loser looks like on the soccer field, look no further than the Super League in India. Mumbai City fell to Atletico de Kolkata on Tuesday in the Super League semifinals, and Thiago Cunha completely lost his sanity. Take a look at the video below as he goes nuts after the final whistle is blown and starts kicking, punching and doing his best Jackie…
NASCAR Fan Appreciation Day returns to NASCAR Hall of Fame – Nascar
NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will again host its annual NASCAR Fan Appreciation Day at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 21, 2017. Current national series drivers, NASCAR Hall of Famers and members of the NASCAR Next Class are expected to be in attendance for a day-long celebration that will include autograph sessions, opportunities for fan-driver photos and question-and-answer sessions. NASCAR Fan Appreciation Day will follow Friday…
Running as the Thinking Person’s Sport – New York Times
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Alan Thicke collapsed playing ice hockey in Burbank, joked with son before his death – Los Angeles Times
Alan Thicke, an actor best known for playing beloved father Jason Seaver in the ‘80s sitcom “Growing Pains,” had been playing hockey at an ice rink in Burbank with his son Tuesday when he collapsed and was taken away on stretcher. Thicke later died of a heart attack. He was 69. The Canadian-born actor and his youngest son, Carter, had gone to Pickwick Gardens on Riverside Drive in Burbank for their…
Sport quiz of the year 2016 – live! – The Guardian
Portugal won in France, Team GB impressed in Rio and Andy Murray was on top of the world, but were you paying attention – and can you remember the details?
Child Sexual Abuse Scandal Rocks UK Soccer – New York Times
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Heath, Sanchez Named 2016 US Soccer Female and Young Female Player of the Year – U.S. Soccer (press release) (registration) (blog)
CHICAGO (Dec. 13, 2016) – Tobin Heath and Ashley Sanchez have been voted the 2016 U.S. Soccer Female and Young Female Player of the Year, respectively. Heath, who has long been a fan favorite for her entertaining style of play and dynamic work with the ball, wins the award for the first time in her ninth year with the U.S. Women’s National Team. She won after earning 40 percent…
Alan Thicke, actor and NHL fanatic, dies playing hockey with son – Yahoo Sports
Alan Thicke, Canadian actor and dedicated NHL fan, died playing hockey with his son on Tuesday. He was 69 years old. According to TMZ, Thicke was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son, Carter, when he suffered a heart attack. He was transported to Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank around noon local time and pronounced dead soon after. Thicke is survived by his wife, Tanya, and three sons: Robin,…
Pep Guardiola: A Continental Success and English Soccer’s Measuring Stick – New York Times
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Organizers struggling to pay bills from the Rio Olympics – CBS News
RIO DE JANEIRO – Almost four months after the Summer Olympic Games in Rio ended, Rio de Janeiro organizers are unable to pay some of their bills, including $3.7 million owed to the International Paralympic Committee. IPC spokesman Craig Spence told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the money is owed for travel grants, which is part of the contractual agreement to host the Olympics and Paralympics. “Never have we…
Child Sexual Abuse Scandal Rocks U.K. Soccer – The New York Times – New York Times
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Soccer|Pep Guardiola: A Continental Success and English Soccer’s Measuring Stick – New York Times
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Europe|Player’s Harrowing Tale of Sexual Abuse Rocks Soccer in Britain – New York Times
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Survivors of Brazil soccer plane crash reportedly fined $30G for missing game – Fox News
The surviving members of the Brazilian soccer team that lost most of its players when its plane crashed in Colombia have been fined $30,000 for missing their final match of the season, according to a report. Nineteen players from the Chapecoense team were among the 71 of 77 people who perished when LaMia’s Avro RJ85 crashed Nov. 28 near Medellin en route to the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico…
Elite Soccer Clubs Sign Gamers to Compete in E-Sports Industry – New York Times
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