FOR the past two months Matthew Fox had been looking to the skies and chasing the perfect weather conditions to break his first world record.
By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 6, 2012) US Soccer Players -- As halftime came to an end during Sunday's Chelsea - Manchester United broadcast on Fox, studio host Rob Stone fell back on what has become a cliché of getting professional soccer over to a broader audience. Each and every game is of unquestioned importance. Stone said that should Chelsea's lead hold, they'd theoretically pull ...
Mixed martial arts may not yet have achieved full mainstream acceptance as some in the sport maintain, but the UFC's second broadcast on Fox on Saturday will likely take it a few steps closer.
Reigning Tour de France champion Cadel Evans says the two-year doping ban for Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador shows the sport is at the forefront in the battle against drugs.
It is Super Bowl Sunday, the day football fans all over America will invite friends over, put out their favorite snacks, settle into their sofas early in the day, and … watch an English Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea?
From fingerless AFL star Daniel Chick to armless golfer Jack Newton, Fox Sports lists nine amputees who have inspired in sport.
Soccer's quest for new fans kicks off with mega-match.
This spring, negotiations will start on one of the most coveted sports properties in the world. It will involve broadcast networks across the globe, and will result in the exchange of tens of billions of dollars.
The second UFC show on prime-time network TV will determine not only blockbuster fights, but the overall health of the TV format.
Boxing is sport where the mediocre fights are featured on basic cable channels like ESPN, the bigger fights are on premium cable channels like HBO and Showtime and the biggest fights are of course on pay-per-view, but I feel that boxing could benefit from putting some of the bigger fights on network TV—like the UFC is doing with its Fox deal. Yes, Dana White's UFC has seen a major popularity ...
New York Giants beat New England Patriots in a dramatic Super Bowl XLVI in Indianoplis. Re-live the action as it happened .
The one major fight for February, Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz, has bitten the dust due to a Berto arm injury. Still, there are plenty of world title fights and more than a few recognizable names on the fight roster this month.
UFC's second show on FOX was a step forward, but there's still progress to made made.
While most everyone in the mixed-martial-arts industry believes the UFC's deal with FOX is a positive for the sport as a whole, there is at least one segment of MMA sponsors unhappy with the new arrangement. UFC officials recently made an internal announcement that "absolutely no firearms, ammo, hunting or knife companies will be permitted as sponsors in any Zuffa-promoted events." Chris Irwin ...
POINTING THE WAY: Terry Fox Ravens boys basketball coach, shown during the 2010 B.C. AAA championships, has accepted the head coaching position with the University of Victoria women’s basketball program.
We all live in a world with different systems of rules and regulations. In sports, companies and promotions are run in a business-like manner, thus decisions are made on how to best sell or present the product. The UFC is the premiere product of MMA . Dana White , the Fertitta brothers, Marc Ratner and others are all working to sell the UFC and MMA to the world, and most are happily complying ...
American football is a staccato, violent, over-plotted travesty bereft of flow.
Three-time Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee was among three new members of the USA Track and Field board of directors announced on Monday by the national sport governing body.
The biggest of stars is off to a slow start this season.
How a sustainability initiative became fodder for right-wing conspiracy theories.
