The Glazer family, the majority owners of soccer’s Manchester United, MANU +0.11% began to confront a unique challenge Wednesday when Alex Ferguson announced his retirement after 27 years as manager of one of the most powerful brands in sports. During the … Continued
Rutgers University fired head basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after ESPN broadcast a video showing him physically and verbally abusing players. The video, which ESPN said features excerpts of practice sessions shot between 2010 and 2012, initially had earned Rice a … Continued
Durability has been the only knock on Anthony Davis in his rookie season. (David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON SPORTS ILLUSTRATED The members of the 2012 draft class are just a few weeks away from the … Continued
Having recently been voted as Fast Company’s Most Innovative Company of 2013, Nike is keeping the bar raised high with the announcement of their (SLS) 3D printed football cleat today. 3D printers have been used for years in the development … Continued
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport has released its 2012 study of minorities and women covering sports at America’s news outlets this week, and unfortunately, its findings haven’t changed much since it released its first study in 2006….
When Nike CEO Mark Parker is about to reveal something ahead of the company’s plan, his PR teams will try to stop him. Parker is sitting in his office on Nike’s Beaverton, Oregon, campus–a room filled with endless oddities … Continued
For a month, Ray Lewis had spoken quite a bit about his so-called last ride, and the first question posed to him here Monday was whether he had found himself thinking about the end: his last game, his last speech, his last … Continued
Robert Parish would like a job. The Basketball Hall of Famer and four-time NBA champion hasn’t been associated with the NBA since his final season with the Chicago Bulls in 1996-97, and he cannot understand why he’s been passed over … Continued
Check out this new contest from XFINITY and Comcast. It looks pretty neat, and I know there are at least a few of you out there who could totally blow the doors off this thing. Have you ever wanted a shot at … Continued
RIM has confirmed that its new mobile operating system will be featured in a Super Bowl XLVII ad — a first for the Canadian firm.Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2013/01/29/rim-hoping-to-score-big-with-bb10-super-bowl-ad/
A sport agent’s non-solicitation agreement was unenforceable, but the agent was still liable for more than $200,000 for breach of fiduciary duty when he indirectly recruited the employer’s clients, the Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled. Richard Evans was an … Continued
Even though prize winnings at big-time golf tournaments continue to rise, the vast majority of money in the sport is still made off the course. Golf Digest released its list of the highest-earning golfers of 2012 today. The top 10 players made $400 mi…
Disappointed in its founder yet grateful for his devotion to the cause, the Livestrong Foundation issued a statement last night in response to Lance Armstrong’s admissions of doping and using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) during his epic cycling career. “We at … Continued
Steve Ballmer rules and now he rules even more because he’s supposedly about to buy the Sacramento Kings and move them back to Seattle. We’ll now open the floor to team name ideas. More »
NEW YORK (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman secured unanimous ownership support for the pending labor deal, then apologized to everyone hurt by the long lockout and said he isn’t going anywhere. The league’s board of governors met in a … Continued
