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U.S. cities come to home of Olympic sports to pitch hosting future world championships
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Sports officials from a dozen United States cities went to the heart of the Olympic family this week to show their country wants to host more world championships and top events. Coast to coast member cities in the Sports…
JD Sports Fashion climbs Friday, outperforms market
JD Sports Fashion PLC JD shares rose 2.76% to 82.72 British pence Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 0.45% to 9,667.01. JD Sports Fashion PLC closed 22.10%…
With LeBron's point streak broken, what are the best active milestones in sports?
LeBron James' remarkable stretch of 1,297 consecutive games scoring at least 10 points came to an end Thursday night in the Los Angeles Lakers' 123-120 win over the Toronto Raptors. For some perspective on how impressive James' feat was, the next…
Bloomberg Business of Sports: Kiffin's Ole Miss Exit
Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower follow the money in the world of sports, taking listeners inside decisions that power the multibillion dollar industry. Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower follow the money in the world of…
Lawmakers debate next steps on college sports legislation
(NEXSTAR) – Lawmakers in the House are debating next steps on potential regulations for how college athletes can be compensated. House GOP leaders canceled a vote Wednesday on the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and…
Roy Kramer, former commissioner who led SEC's rise to top of college sports, dies at 96
Kramer became SEC commissioner in 1990, after 12 years as Vanderbilt athletic director, and ran the league until his retirement in 2002. Brett Davis / USA Today Sports Roy Kramer, who as SEC commissioner guided the conference into becoming one of…
Girls' wrestling now the fastest growing sport in the country
Wrestling was a sport in which he competed during middle school, high school, and college. It was a passion for the sport he never really lost because, as he says, it shaped his character and his adult life. “Wrestling for me was a place…
Established sports franchises lost ground to newcomers on PC in 2025
While sports games find their main audience on consoles, their performance on PC has been in focus a lot more in recent years due to the platform's resurgence in popularity. 2025 has been an interesting year for the genre in this regard. Games…
U.S. cities pitch to host worlds in Olympic sports
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Sports officials from a dozen United States cities went to the heart of the Olympic family this week to show their country wants to host more world championships and top events. Coast-to-coast member cities in the Sports…
Missouri sports betting: Find the best MO sportsbooks now available
It's been a busy first week of legalized sports betting in Missouri with over 250,00 new betting accounts activated as of launch day on Monday. Plenty of players have already dived into America's newest betting market, exploring some of the best…
Opinion | What Sports Bets and Train Deaths Have in Common
CNN Sports Reporter Compares U.S. ICE Operations To Russia and Qatar
CNN sports correspondent Don Riddell may have been reporting from snow-covered D.C. on Friday's The Situation Room, but his hot take about the upcoming World Cup could have thawed the wintry weather. According to Riddell, Trump's…
Michigan State Gets Record $401 Million Pledge to Boost Sports
Michigan State University is getting a $401 million commitment, the largest in its history, from an insurance entrepreneur and his wife, mostly to bolster athletics at a time when big-time sports programs are vying to pay top players. The pledge by…
Athlete Monitoring in Elite Sport: Lessons from Applied Sport Science
In today's elite sport environments, success depends on more than raw talent. Teams that thrive are those that effectively combine performance data with applied coaching strategies. Mathew Pell, Senior Applied Sports Scientist at Catapult Sports…
Boehly's Eldridge and Arctos to Manage Sports and Media Retail Fund
Eldridge and Arctos are teaming up to give individual investors access to the typically exclusive world of sports and media, the latest effort from major money managers to jump into the space. The pair will independently manage a fund that aims to…
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