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The era of sports’ Anthem Wars – roughly 2016-21 – ended in an undeclared truce. So here we go again. Make sure to get on the right side of history, people. It’s an unsipid place, filled with unserious people, reducing complex topics to slogans.
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2 years ago Read more at The Globe and Mail

Vincent Goodwill welcomes TNT's Jared Greenberg onto the podcast today to discuss three end-of-season awards races and where the playoff picture stands as of March 4th. The guys discuss how the race is shaping up between top contenders Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Elsewhere in the Western Conference, Vincent & Jared check-in on the floundering Phoenix Suns.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Sports

Canadian Olympic Committee calls on the federal government to increase financial support to national sports organizations. The organization needs an extra C$104 million ($76.61 million) in direct funding annually. Core funding for the bodies that govern amateur sports across Canada has been unchanged since 2005. Without additional funding, a five-year forecast showed the organizations would run a deficit of C$134 million while attempting to deliver on their primary mandates.
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2 years ago Read more at 1470 & 100.3 WMBD

EA Sports began reaching out to college football players in February to pay them to be featured in the game that's scheduled to launch this summer. Players who opt in to the game will receive a minimum of $600 and a copy of EA Sport College Football 25. There will also be opportunities for them to earn money by promoting the game.
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2 years ago Read more at CBS San Francisco

Arsenal beat Sheffield United 6-0 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, northern England. Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Martinelli scored the team's third goal during the English Premier League football match between Sheffield United and Arsenal. Chris Wilder said that his side were beaten by an Arsenal team "on a different planet'.
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2 years ago Read more at Eurosport COM

SBJ is highlighting 75 businesses in the industry’s first look at the Best Places to Work in Sports 2023. The companies span every sector of the industry, from major league teams to behind-the-scenes companies. More than 12,000 employees from nearly 200 companies took part in a confidential employee satisfaction survey.
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2 years ago Read more at Sports Business Journal

The Hurricanes Poua women's team performed a haka with lyrics critical of New Zealand's coalition government, labeling it as 'redneck". This bold move has prompted an investigation by the Hurricanes. Advertisment Behind the Haka: A Strategic Move Leilani Perese revealed that the decision to present the new hakak to the team'S management was strategic.
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

Arsenal beat Blades 6-0 to move within two points of the top of the Premier League. Sheffield United are 11 points adrift of safety at the bottom of the premier league. Chris Wilder made one of the earliest tactical changes in Premier League history.
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2 years ago Read more at Sky Sports

Wilson was benched for the final two games of the 2023 campaign. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enablecookies or to allow those cookies just once. Anthony Joshua's heavyweight clash with Francis Ngannou takes place on Friday March 8.
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2 years ago Read more at Sky Sports

Sport's response to the prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries among women has been 'disparate and slow", a select committee report has concluded. The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) found systemic gender inequality in sports and exercise research, which is still overwhelmingly conducted by men, looking at issues affecting men. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Emma Hayes believes there should be more research done into ACL injuries for the Women
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2 years ago Read more at Sky Sports