Simone Biles won her eighth national all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California, on Sunday evening, breaking a record of seven championships she had shared with U.S. gymnast Alfred Joachim. “No offense to Jochim, who competed back in the 1920s and ’30s, when rope climbing and Indian clubs were still parts…
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Disney’s surprising foray into sports betting
In the early evening on Aug. 8, businessman Dave Portnoy made a shock announcement: He had bought back 100% of his company Barstool Sports, which he had previously sold to casino operator Penn Entertainment for $551 million, effective immediately. “The regulated industry” is “probably not the best place for Barstool Sports and the type of…
Is conference realignment ruining college football?
College football is getting a huge makeover. The Pac-12 league — composed of major universities in the West — has all but dissolved, The Washington Post reported, with eight of its teams fleeing for the Big Ten and Big 12. The leagues are “being scrambled because of television money,” the Post explained. The Pac-12 was…