China golf: Communist Party bans club membership

10-30-2015 • http://www.bbc.com,

The Chinese Communist Party has banned all 88 million of its members from joining golf clubs, in its latest update of party discipline rules.

Refugee athletes can compete at Rio Games under the Olympic flag

10-28-2015 • globalpost.com

Top refugee athletes with no home country to represent will be allowed to compete at the 2016 Rio Games, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said on Monday at the United Nations General Assembly.

Yahoo's historic NFL live stream averages 2.36 million viewers

10-26-2015 • CNN Money

Sunday's live stream marked the first time that a single company had distributed an NFL telecast all around the world via the Internet.

Tokyo Wants Your Logo Ideas for the 2020 Olympics

10-25-2015 • Wired

After this summer's drama surrounding its potentially plagiarized logo, the Tokyo Organizing Committee is putting its branding decisions to the people.

Video: A Master Swordsman Cuts A 100-MPH Fastball In Half

10-17-2015 • http://www.popsci.com, By Matt Giles

Isao Machii has the quickest muscles in all the land

The Big Short Trailer (2015) ? Paramount Pictures

10-16-2015 • youtube

From the outrageous mind of director Adam Mckay comes THE BIG SHORT. Starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt, in theaters Christmas.

This Plane Is Slick as a Sports Car, Portable as a Jet Ski

10-07-2015 • Wired

EDITOR'S NOTE: Icon Aircraft is starting production of its A5 light sport aircraft, which we took for a spin over New York. With deliveries slated for next year, we're bringing back a feature we wrote about the company in 2008.

Behind the Scenes of Major League Baseball's Futuristic Player Tracking System

10-04-2015 • http://motherboard.vice.com, by Jason Koebler

Because my beloved Orioles flamed out early, the 2015 baseball season may seem utterly forgettable.

George Osborne in talks to bring NFL team to London

10-02-2015 • The Guardian

Chancellor says 'real touchdown for London' would be to have American football franchise based in UK within five years

The Excruciating, 200-MPH World of Wingsuit Racing

09-30-2015 • http://www.wired.com, ALEX DAVIES

JOE RIDLER HAS jumped out of an airplane nearly 700 times in his life, but when he makes the leap later today, the goal will be about more than reaching the ground safely. It will be to fly through the air faster, farther, and for longer than anyone

Meet The World's Biggest Football Player

09-28-2015 • http://losangeles.cbslocal.com

A local high school senior has been recognized as possibly the world's largest football player. Standing at 7-feet tall and weighing over 400 pounds, John Krahn, also known as "Junior," is taller than any player in the NFL.

There Is New Evidence That Football Destroys Brains--and It's Terrifying

09-21-2015 • http://www.motherjones.com

Joint study by the US Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University found that 87 out of 91 former NFL players who donated their brains for examination showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease also known

Female kicker makes extra point for Kent State

09-13-2015 • Associated Press

Her kick wasn't perfect, but that hardly mattered to April Goss. When she finally got her big chance, Goss made her point - and history.

Brady given thunderous ovation as Patriots open NFL season

09-10-2015 • https://ca.news.yahoo.com

Tom Brady, the focus of the offseason "Deflategate" scandal, received a rousing ovation from the frenzied home crowd as he led the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots into the NFL's season opener on Thursday.

Eagles have released Tim Tebow

09-05-2015 • http://hosted.ap.org, By ROB MAADDI

Tebow's time is up in Philadelphia.

JUDGE SIDES WITH BRADY ON 'DEFLATEGATE,' NFL APPEALS

09-04-2015 • BY LARRY NEUMEISTER AND TOM HAYS

Tom Brady learned Thursday he will start the season on the field after a judge lifted the league's four-game suspension of the star quarterback for a scandal over deflated footballs, saying he was treated unfairly by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. T

Jets game may decide Tebow's career

09-04-2015 • http://www.dailylocal.com, By Bob Grotz

Tim Tebow is experienced at handling tough situations.

Will Smith's 'Concussion' Drama: NFL Plots Embrace-the-Debate Strategy

09-04-2015 • Hollywood Reporter

The league says it would even entertain the prospect of working with Sony on raising awareness about football safety.

Tom Brady's 4-game suspension in 'Deflategate' nullified

09-04-2015 • cnn.com

Tom Brady has scored another big, resounding win -- this time, over the NFL

Sorry, NFL Games Streamed Free to TV Won't Become the Norm

09-02-2015 • Wired

Next year, CBS will broadcast the Super Bowl for the first time since 2013.

Tebow getting biggest chance with Eagles in last exhibition

09-01-2015 • yahoo.com

Tim Tebow is getting his last chance this offseason to prove he should stay with the Eagles as their third-string quarterback.

All NFL Players Are Getting RFID Chips This Season

08-31-2015 • Wired

In terms of size, speed, and strength, NFL football players have always been superhuman. This season, they're all about to become cyborgs, too.

Football's future? QBs training with virtual reality

08-17-2015 • Associated Press

It's also a way to avoid risking fatigue or injury on the field. Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said second-year quarterback Teddy Bridgewater immediately embraced the new training.

Developer Stephen Ross's RSE Ventures Invests in Drone Racing

08-12-2015 • wsj.com

Drone Racing League, a New York startup, is planning its first public race later this year

How Freedivers Hack Their Own Bodies to Go Without Air

08-12-2015 • http://motherboard.vice.com, by Rachel Pick

With the disappearance and presumed death of champion freediver Natalia Molchanova last week, it seems freediving has taken another life.

NFL Hall-of-Famer Frank Gifford dies

08-10-2015 • http://www.businessinsider.com, Jonathan Garber

NFL Hall of Famer Frank Gifford has died at the age of 84 of natural causes.

DC SHOES: ROBBIE MADDISON'S "PIPE DREAM"

08-05-2015 • https://www.youtube.com, DC Shoes

DC presents Robbie "Maddo" Maddison's "Pipe Dream," giving the world a chance to witness history being made as Maddo rides his dirt bike on the powerful and iconic waves of Tahiti.

UFC 190: Fight Card, PPV Start Time and Final Rousey vs. Correia Predictions

08-01-2015 • http://bleacherreport.com, By Joseph Zucker

Over the past few years, Rio de Janeiro has become a favored destination for UFC, and on Saturday, the company will once again occupy the HSBC Arena.

Ronda Rousey, and Everyone Else: UFC's Biggest Star Takes Brazil

07-31-2015 • Rolling Stone

Even in Bethe Correia's home country, 'Rowdy' is the fan favorite. Welcome to life as the world's most famous fighter