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No daily fantasy ads to run during college football playoffs

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College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock says ESPN has agreed to not use advertisements for daily fantasy sports websites during broadcasts of the biggest postseason games. Hancock said College Football Playoff officials discussed the matter with ESPN executives and both sides determined that given uncertainties about daily fantasy sports sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel, it “would be best to allocate the available spots to others.” The NCAA and FBS conferences asked DraftKings and FanDuel to stop offering college…

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Title hopes on line for some, rivalries on tap for others

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For many, it’s all about the playoffs. Who’s in? Who’s out? Will a Big 12 team make it? What’s up with Michigan State-Ohio State? Well, when it comes to some of college football’s most cherished rivalries, let’s take a national title break. There are a few games Saturday offering something else: braggin’ rights – and trophies! So while Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and Notre Dame try to maintain their spots in the College Football Playoff ranking, here’s a look at…

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Halfway through, the award winning front-runners are …

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The Associated Press will announce its 2015 NFL award winners the night before the Super Bowl. With the schedule halfway done, here’s a look at the top performers so far. ASSISTANT COACH — Among the dozen or so noteworthy candidates, two stand out: Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson. Both are veterans at their craft, former head coaches who do their best work with one unit. “The job Wade Phillips has done is very impressive,”…

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Joe McKeehen wins World Series of Poker, $7.68 million

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Pennsylvania poker pro Joe McKeehen never gave up his lead in the World Series of Poker’s championship event, and took home $7.68 million Tuesday night as the victor. The 25-year-old McKeehen won when his ace-10 turned into a pair of 10s on the flop, ensuring his victory in a face-off with Joshua Beckley of New Jersey who went all-in with a pair of fours. McKeehen held an overwhelming lead in poker chips coming into the finale and the entire three-day…

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ESPN ends Grantland website 5 months after Bill Simmons leaves

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ESPN has ended the Grantland website five months after founding editor Bill Simmons left the company. The cable network announced the closing Friday, saying it plans to focus on projects with a “broader and more significant impact across our enterprise.” Simmons and ESPN parted ways in May. Simmons had been a sports columnist, TV host and analyst. ESPN this month laid off 300 employees. ESPN said Grantland “distinguished itself with quality writing, smart ideas, original thinking and fun. We are…

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Prime-time games not exactly riveting NFL football

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Anyone watching last Monday night’s Giants-Eagles game must have thought they lost track on the calendar and it was being played on a Thursday. Even broadcasters Mike Tirico and Jon Grude will weigh some paper towel gets, who recognize the need to keep viewers tuned in to ESPN for as long as possible — ratings and all that stuff — couldn’t hold back the criticism. And rightly so. Tirico, as good as any play-by-play man doing any sport, was honest…

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver suggests regulations on daily fantasy operators

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Daily fantasy operators, despite several outside investigations, continue to face serious questions about legality of industry trade practices under federal and state gambling laws. Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN are reporting that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has called for federal regulation of fantasy operators, even though he insists the league will continue its relationship with FanDuel – one of the organizations under scrutiny. Silver’s remarks, made on ESPN’s Outside the Lines, is the first from a major sports…

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