Sports News Roundup - Episode 34
Host: Rekaya Gibson
Sponsored by: Cuisine Noir Magazine - a food, wine, and travel magazine for African Americans
Chess
- US. Open Chess Champion, Norfolk, VA
- Winner: Aleksandr "Alex" Lenderman
- Chess is a sport.
Track and Field
- World Athletics Championships 2017: Justin Gatlin (U.S.) upsets Usain Bolt (Jamaican) in his final 100M race; (Source: CBS Sports)
- World Athletics Championships 2017: Torie Bowie (U.S.) won 100M race in 10.85 seconds, beating Marie-Josee Ta Lou (Ivory Coast) 10.86 seconds (See photo finish here: USA Today)
Basketball
- Indiana Fever Erica Wheeler scored 33 points, a career high, against New York Liberty. Indiana lost 81-76.
Football
- College football starts August 26
- NFL season starts September 7
- Vince Wilfork, defensive tackle, announced his retirement (Source: Yahoo Sports)
- New Orleans Saints tickets - Groupon
Sports Streaming Services
- CBS will offer streaming service for sports in 2018 (Source: TechCrunch)
- ESPN's streaming service could be a game changer in 2018 (Source: Los Angeles Times)
- diana hopes to launch the first over-the-top streaming network devoted to women's sports and sports entertainment in 2018. (Source: Media)
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