As Facebook prepares for an IPO of its stock that may value the company at US$100 billion, it's important to know what sport it's in and if, like the Chicago Bulls with Jordan, dynasties can last. Michael Jordan was probably the best basketball player to play the game of hoop. He had a halo effect. But baseball just wasn't his sport at the level basketball was.
VideoWatch the best Superbowl ads of 2012 before the game. Advertisers go high-tech for the big game this year. This year the Superbowl is going high-tech. For the first time ever you can watch the game live online or on your mobile phone. You can also watch many of the big game's big [...]
Watch the best Superbowl ads of 2012 before the game. Advertisers go high-tech for the big game this year. This year the Superbowl is going high-tech. For the first time ever you can watch the game live online or on your mobile phone. You can also watch many of the big game?s big ad spots ...
There is already ample evidence that Asian sport is on the move: from investments in clubs and teams, through to successful bids for sporting mega-events.
Joga bonito translates to "beautiful game." The term has been inextricably linked to the sport of soccer, which at the highest level is a blend of sport and art — ballet with a ball — that the phrase invokes.
BOSTON, Mass. (February 7, 2012) - Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced Tuesday it has partnered with the HEADstrong Foundation and will use the 2012 MLL All-Star Game as a vehicle to raise awareness and funds for those affected by blood cancer.
Sequel to 2011's children's toy/game hybrid arriving this year with bigger figures, more areas; all original characters compatible with new game.
As I begin writing this, it's the morning of the Super Bowl. Although I'm excited that my New York Giants are in the game, I find the all-day hype a bit much — although you might consider that statement blasphemous.
Oops! I did it again I played with your heart, got lost in this game Oh baby, baby Britney Spears doesn't have much in common with American sports fans. However, she really nailed it with that song. Those lyrics are a testament to everybody who has ever "Jumped the...
It's a day to remember for Curt Schilling.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK SAM MEYER School: Totino-Grace Sport: Basketball Year: Senior Scored 23 points, including the game-winner with
“The score aside, it was a tremendous experience,” RMC coach Adam Shell said of Saturday’s RMC/West Point hockey game, the 76th instalment of this cross-border battle with sticks, skates and a vulcanized rubber bullet.[...]
There may be no more dysfunctional league than the NHL. This is the reason Gary Bettman has had a hard time selling the game to the United States. It certainly is not for a lack of trying. His efforts are why he probably needs a police escort in a Canadian city. And he probably does not trust the Mounties much either, because they are almost certainly Canadian hockey fans. Some of this is ...
Jay Bergman, an award-winning writer, has resumed his weekly “Jaywalking” column about harness racing that previously appeared in Sports Eye. In addition, Bergman will write reports each week about the sport’s top stakes races and biggest horses and personalities.
Sporting superstar David Beckham was ordered to leave the pitch during recent kids soccer game - after arguing with the referee over a penalty The British soccer hero who plays for Los Angeles Galaxy was watching a match at his second son Romeos sport...
Football, with good reason, is often described as a chess match. A lot more time is spent thinking and strategizing than actually running plays, and one crafty move can set off a series of countermoves that changes the course of the game. But you don't have to be some kind of Grand Master to understand -- or at least pretend to understand -- the sport.
In many countries around the world, the sport of soccer is viewed more as a religion than just a game. For one Fresno native, the love for soccer has improved lives both on and off the field.
Football is the world's game, but like any sport, it's appeal is not fully universal. The Internet, meanwhile, has proven that two things are more popular than all else: pornography and cats. And since mixing pornography with football would run against numerous public indecency laws in various parts of the world, that means football executives have no choice but to add cats to the game in order ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. The NHL emerged from the lockout with a new look, including a bold new way to determine a winner for each regular-season game.
The NFL wants to add even more fans to the millions already following the sport -- and is willing to pay $1 million to do it. The league will run an ad during the Super Bowl introducing the "Perfect Challenge," a deceptively simple new fantasy game. Each week, participants must pick an eight-player lineup out of the entire NFL.
