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Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Wednesday he’s more calm and prepared than he’s ever been heading into NASCAR’s Chase for the Cup title playoff. “I feel older and wiser, I guess, definitely more calm,” Earnhardt said in an interview during a daylong media blitz in Los Angeles to promote the Chase. His other stops included an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The 10-race, 16-driver playoff starts Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway in…

Bob Suter, a celebrated member of one of the best-known families in American hockey history, died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. He was 57. The Madison native was a rugged, standout defenseman for the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team and helped author one of the greatest moments in sports history as a member of the “Miracle on Ice.” He subsequently cleared a path to prominence for his brother…

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9-year old Alex Hermann(Photo: Family photo) BEE CAVE, Texas — On Tuesday afternoon, the Field of Dreams in Bee Cave was filled with children practicing their soccer skills. But there was one child missing: 9-year old Alex Hermann. “Their son was a happy-go-lucky kid and then, he’s now reduced to, you know, basically in bed, not moving, not communicating,” said Mark B. Levin, the attorney for the Hermann family. On…

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For a couple of weeks now NASCAR has been promoting the chase by using their “16 Nations” campaign. This campaign talks about how the chase will put 16 different driver nations against one another because in the end there can only be one, that would of course be the 2014 NASCAR champion. This Wednesday NASCAR will kickoff the start of their playoffs by having all of the chase drivers partake…

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A former member of the Clemson University women’s soccer team has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was kidnapped, forced into the trunk of a car, made to perform “humiliating and demeaning acts” and suffered a serious head injury after running into a brick wall — all as part of a hazing ritual. The university isn’t named as a defendant, and university officials said in a statement, “Clemson University strongly…

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MADISON, Wis. – Officials with University of Wisconsin Hockey have confirmed Bob Suter died of a heart attack at Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton Tuesday. Suter, 57, was part of the Miracle On Ice team that competed in the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. The team, led by head coach Herb Brooks, upset the Soviet Union and then went on to defeat Finland to win gold. Badger…

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Bob Suter played for the Miracle on Ice team at the 1980 Olympics.(Photo: Rob Schumacher for USA TODAY Sports) Bob Suter, a defenseman for the 1980 Miracle on Ice team and father of Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter, died Tuesday at age 57. Suter played for the University of Wisconsin, winning a national championship in 1977, before being chosen for the team that upset the Soviet Union and won a…

Henrico County Police A shirtless NASCAR fan that caused a ruckus by climbing the catch fence during this past weekend’s race in Richmond, Virginia, didn’t exactly get what he was after. 53-year-old James Richard Dennis told Henrico County police that he pulled the stunt because it was his birthday and he wanted to be on national TV, the News and Advance reports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Dennis climbed to the top of…

“If you love something enough, you can put up with a bit of suffering,” is Emma Pooley’s sporting philosophy. Which goes a long way to explain why, after retiring from professional road cycling only last month, she has already become a world champion in her new sport – long distance duathlon. The 31-year-old broke the course record in Switzerland, tackling the gruelling course which consisted…

A former Clemson women’s soccer player has sued her former coach, several school officials and 14 of her former teammates in connection to injuries she alleges she suffered during a hazing incident in 2011. Haley Ellen Hunt’s lawsuit, which was filed in Pickens County, S.C., on Aug. 15 claims she was blindfolded and stuffed in the trunk of a car, forced to perform “humiliating and demeaning acts,” and then sent…

Henrico County Police A shirtless NASCAR fan that caused a ruckus by climbing the catch fence during this past weekend’s race in Richmond, Virginia, didn’t exactly get what he was after. 53-year-old James Richard Dennis told Henrico County police that he pulled the stunt because it was his birthday and he wanted to be on national TV, the News and Advance reports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Dennis climbed to the top of…

Henrico County Police A shirtless NASCAR fan that caused a ruckus by climbing the catch fence during this past weekend’s race in Richmond, Virginia, didn’t exactly get what he was after. 53-year-old James Richard Dennis told Henrico County police that he pulled the stunt because it was his birthday and he wanted to be on national TV, the News and Advance reports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Dennis climbed to the top of…

NASCAR Digital Media also enhancing coverage options for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup RELATED: Play Perfect Chase Grid Challenge for chance at $100,000 prize DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field was officially set following Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ regular season finale at Richmond International Raceway®. Now, until 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 14, sports fans can log on to…

Henrico County Police A shirtless NASCAR fan that caused a ruckus by climbing the catch fence during this past weekend’s race in Richmond, Virginia, didn’t exactly get what he was after. 53-year-old James Richard Dennis told Henrico County police that he pulled the stunt because it was his birthday and he wanted to be on national TV, the News and Advance reports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Dennis climbed to the top of…

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