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The International Olympic Committee finally decided in April 2011 to add women's jumping to the Sochi program. The delay can be partly blamed on Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, whose terrible form and questionable bravado at the 1988 Calgary Games. That brought the wrong kind of publicity to the sport and persuaded the governing body to introduce tougher qualifying restrictions, which ultimately affected female jumpers. The growth in elite women's jumping was evident in the first women's World Cup event of the season in December at Lillehammer, Norway, when 70 female jumpers from 15 countries — the largest start list ever — competed....

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As expected, the 2015 schedule includes a return to Darlington Raceway for the Labor Day weekend race. The Southern 500, scheduled for Sept. 6, finally returns to what many believe is its rightful place on the schedule after 12 years of Labor Day races at Auto Club (Calif.) Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. MORE: NASCAR’s staggering TV deal | 2015 Nationwide schedule | Truck Series schedule Atlanta’s race moves from Labor Day to the second race of the season, which is then followed by a three-race West Coast swing....

This is where Fantasy Pros’ instant Mock Draft Simulator comes in handy. You can test different fantasy baseball draft strategies in a matter of seconds to help predict how your entire draft might go using your league’s settings and your own picks. To sim even faster, you can use auto-picks based on consensus rankings from the top fantasy baseball experts. It works instantly but, trust me, you can spend A LOT of time using this tool (and it’s worth every second)....

He first came to India when he was picked up in the auctions by Bengal Warriors prior to the third edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, and since then has developed a deep bonding with the country since he loves the welcoming and friendly nature of our people. His only concern, the hot weather which plagues most part of the tropical nation all round the year. He is now back in India, this time as a part of his national team for the World Cup taking place in Ahmedabad....

To the surprise of many, Penguins star Crosby didn’t make the cut amid a disappointing season. Despite a recent turnaround, Crosby is struggling through arguably his worst season, with 12 goals and 19 assists in 38 games. He will, however, have the opportunity to cheer on teammates Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. MORE: No Crosby? No problem | SN selection suggestions | John Scott, punch line in NHL joke...

The signings of free agents Martellus Bennett and Lance Kendricks give Green Bay a dangerous tight ends group to go with Richard Rodgers. The Packers also used their first four draft picks on defensive players and selected three running backs late to add depth behind converted receiver Ty Montgomery. What places the Packers head and shoulders above everyone else in the division is quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who was imperious once again as he led the NFL with 40 touchdown passes last season....

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The competition in the East has been notable in terms of the fact that teams like Celtics, Sixers, and Bucks have turned it up a notch. The Atlantic Division is one such rendition of the status quo prevailing in the Conference at the moment. There’s a high likelihood that four of the five teams in this division alone might play in the postseason. Housing multiple All-Stars in Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Ben Simmons, Kyle Lowry, and D’Angelo Russell, the Atlantic has emerged as the dominant powerhouse of the East coast....

The upcoming edition of the showpiece tournament in Russia has sen unprecedented levels of interest surronding it, with the available tickets being sold like hot cakes on wintry morning. Surprisingly, a lot of Indian fans have also been planning to make the sojourn to Russia to be a part of the event, despite the national team not qualifying for the tournament. FIFA has already allocated around 159,402 tickets for the event, which is roughly 98% of the currently available inventory, and India is one of the top 10 countries from which the football governing body has received ticket applications from....

Instead, Bettman was surprised to hear the voices of Lanny McDonald and John Davidson delivering the news he was being inducted into the builders’ category. “I was not expecting this call, at all,” Bettman said after receiving his ring at the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Great Hall on Friday. “I had gotten wind of the fact that the selection committee had already met, but I was focused on whether or not Willie was going to get in because last season was the 60th anniversary of him coming into the NHL and it was a big milestone year....

“MS Dhoni is going to be the captain, I’m going to be the vice-captain, Jadeja is also going to be there,” the explosive middle-order batsman said. While Dhoni, who is also the captain of the side, was retained as the first player and is set to receive INR 15 Crores, Raina will be on a payroll of INR 11 Crores and Jadeja INR 7 Crores. As a result of retaining three capped players, CSK will go into the auction with a purse of INR 47 Crores....

From New Year’s Day football bowl games to the women’s volleyball final just before Christmas you can find a collegiate title contest in just about every month of the year. The NCAA sports are broken up into fall, winter and spring sports. After baseball finals in late June, the longest gap in championships occurs and lasts from July until October. MORE: 18 early predictions for college football Below is a schedule for all of the remaining NCAA Division 1 championship games in 2018....

Here are five things every cricket fan who is looking forward to the 2018 edition of the TNPL should know about. #1 Player retentions Each team will be eligible to retain up to three players such that not more than one player who has represented in international matches and one player who has represented in senior domestic tournaments from the squad of 2017 season. If a team doesn’t have any player who has represented in international matches from 2017 squad, the team has the option of retaining two players who have represented in senior domestic tournaments....

Ten participating nations are divided into the following two groups. Top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals of the championship. Group A: Cuba, Venezuela, Chile, Jamaica, Canada Group B: Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic On the opening day of the championship, Chile lost to Venezuela 74 – 77, Jamaica lost to Cuba 51 – 75, Brazil defeated Puerto Rico 91 – 54 and Argentina defeated hosts Mexico 67 – 53....

That leaves 12 countries competing for four wild card spots in this summer's FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain: Canada, Greece, Turkey, Brazil, Nigeria, Venezuela, Israel, Finland, Poland, Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The four wild card teams will be announced Saturday. That will fill out the 24-team field, which will be divided into four groups of six teams. Live coverage of the draw will be handled by ESPN3. It'll air at 1 p....

Europe (UEFA) UEFA sends 13 teams to the World Cup. There are 9 groups made, with eight of those having six teams and one having five. The nine group winners directly get an entry into the World Cup, while the eight best runners-ups of the groups play a two-legged knockout game to determine the other four qualifiers. Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F...

There's no question Watkins (6-foot-1, 211 pounds) is a big-time talent with the credentials to match. He was the top wide receiver recruit in high school and showcased that talent the last three seasons at Clemson. That amounted to 101 receptions, 1,464 yards and 12 TDs last season. MORE: Texans take Clowney No. 1 | Bortles first QB taken He closed his career with 16 receptions for 227 yards and two TDs in the Orange Bowl win against Ohio State....

Carr (6-foot-2, 214 pounds) re-wrote record books at Fresno State with 12,843 passing yards, 113 TDs and just 24 interceptions the last three seasons. All the measurables and arm strength are there, too. But ... We all know where the story goes from here. Carr is the younger brother of David Carr, the No. 1 pick in the 2002 NFL Draft who is generally considered one of the biggest busts in NFL Draft history....