May 20, 2013

College Sports: Big East completes football-basketball breakup

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(Commissioner Mike Aresco said the seven Catholic schools leaving will get the Big East name.Jessica Hill/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — The Big East made its split official Friday, with seven basketball schools breaking away from the football-playing members in a deal that takes effect on July 1. Commissioner Mike Aresco told The Associated Press that [...]

NFL could use replacement referees in 2012

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(By Paul Morse, for USA TODAY) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The labor agreement between the NFL and its game officials expires at the end of the month, and now the two sides are headed for federal mediation in striking a new deal. The NFL and the referees’ association accepted an offer Thursday from the [...]

UFC / MMA: Middleweight veteran Falcao aims to be ‘Bellator’s face’

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — Maiquel Falcao expects his second American run to last much longer than the first one. “It’s the perfect chance to get back to the U.S.,” says Falcao, a Brazilian middleweight with Bellator Fighting Championships. “Bellator is a growing promotion. … I want to be Bellator’s face.” Sixteen months after his only [...]

Skiing: Swiss downhiller Gisin out for season

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Dominique Gisin was fourth in the women’s World Cup downhill standings this season. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Swiss downhill racer Dominique Gisin will miss the rest of the alpine World Cup season after undergoing knee surgery. The Swiss ski federation says the 26-year-old Gisin will need four months to recover from [...]

Sports’ first openly gay CEO resigns from Suns

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) – About four months ago, Phoenix Suns CEO Rick Welts became the first top executive in pro sports to tell the world the world he was gay. Now he’s also the first in that demographic to hand in a surprising resignation. Welts told the Arizona Republic he isn’t leaving his self-described [...]