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For a list of confirmed transfers, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester United are close to signing Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 26, for a British-record transfer fee that could be worth up to £56m. (Sky Sports)  Di Maria has told friends in Spain that he has accepted a £180,000-a-week offer to join United and wants to…

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BRISTOL, Tenn. — If you’re not tired of seeing ALS Ice Bucket Challenge videos yet, this one is pretty hilarious. NASCAR president Mike Helton — a stern authority figure similar to your high school principal — accepted the challenge and got doused by drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray on Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. The best part of this might be when Earnhardt…

Bristol Motor Speedway is getting its wish — a later race date in the spring. NASCAR says the schedules for all three top series will be announced on Tuesday night, but the sport’s governing body did share the news about a new date at the track hosting this weekend’s races. BMS will host a NASCAR weekend next April 17-19, instead of mid-March like this year. Rain has often been an…

NASCAR will promote its revamped Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format with a new advertising campaign officially launched on Friday with the theme of: “Sixteen nations: Ten battles. One will prevail.” The campaign is a collaborative effort by ad giant Ogilvy & Mather, NASCAR and ESPN, and features five original television spots and an educational video. There’s also a social media push behind the campaign, and several drivers tweeted…

Daniel Suarez has won twice in the K&N East Series and four times in the Toyota Mexico Series this year.(Photo: Alan Diaz, AP) Joe Gibbs Racing’s signing of Mexican driver Daniel Suarez this week represents the most important achievement yet in NASCAR’s diversity efforts, and that’s saying a lot for a sport that has seen several landmarks in the past year. Darrell Wallace Jr.’s October win in a Truck Series…

Daniel Suarez has won twice in the K&N East Series and four times in the Toyota Mexico Series this year.(Photo: Alan Diaz, AP) Joe Gibbs Racing’s signing of Mexican driver Daniel Suarez this week represents the most important achievement yet in NASCAR’s diversity efforts, and that’s saying a lot for a sport that has seen several landmarks in the past year. Darrell Wallace Jr.’s October win in a Truck Series…

Daniel Suarez has won twice in the K&N East Series and four times in the Toyota Mexico Series this year.(Photo: Alan Diaz, AP) Joe Gibbs Racing’s signing of Mexican driver Daniel Suarez this week represents the most important achievement yet in NASCAR’s diversity efforts, and that’s saying a lot for a sport that has seen several landmarks in the past year. Darrell Wallace Jr.’s October win in a Truck Series…

A dark cloud has hovered over the sport since the tragic accident on Aug. 9 when Tony Stewart’s sprint car struck and killed 20-year-old driver Kevin Ward Jr. Ward’s death, the investigation and Stewart’s absence from NASCAR has dominated the news. MORE: Memorable moments from Bristol | Best free-agent moves Wins by AJ Allmendinger at Watkins Glen and Jeff Gordon at Michigan have been overshadowed by coverage of the accident…

Daniel Suarez has won twice in the K&N East Series and four times in the Toyota Mexico Series this year.(Photo: Alan Diaz, AP) Joe Gibbs Racing’s signing of Mexican driver Daniel Suarez this week represents the most important achievement yet in NASCAR’s diversity efforts, and that’s saying a lot for a sport that has seen several landmarks in the past year. Darrell Wallace Jr.’s October win in a Truck Series…

(Derik Hamilton / AP) Just when will Tony Stewart drive in a NASCAR race again? Stewart will miss his third straight race since the Aug. 9 incident in which he struck and killed driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint-car race on a dirt track in upstate New York, and it is unclear when he will return. “Stewart’s plans for upcoming Sprint Cup races have yet to be determined,” his…

BRISTOL, Tenn. Brad Keselowski has fielded 143 entries in the NASCAR Truck Series since 2008 for 12 drivers, including himself. His organization has two wins, both by Ryan Blaney. On Thursday morning, the owner finally made it to Victory Lane himself in the series, winning the rain-delayed UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. With the victory, Keselowski becomes the 25th driver to win at least one race in all three…

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Canada won two medals as the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships opened on a chilly Thursday evening in Gold Coast, Australia. Brittany MacLean of Etobicoke, Ont., continued her outstanding 2014, once again lowering her national record to win bronze in the 800-metre freestyle. MacLean’s time of 8:20.02 was good for third place in the 16-lap race behind American Katie Ledecky and New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle. It’s the second Canadian record in…

Last weekend’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway was shaping up to be a big day for Brad Keselowski Racing. Team owner Brad Keselowski’s foundation was the presenting sponsor of the race, his two team trucks driven by Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney swept the front row in qualifying, there were a host of guests in attendance, and all of it was taking place at Michigan…

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Denny Hamlin was clearly frustrated a week ago at Michigan, when some jockeying for position led to a confrontation with Dale Earnhardt Jr. after the race. His Toyota engine is at the root of Hamlin’s displeasure and the manufacturer doesn’t disagree. Hamlin said after Sunday’s race that he’s doing everything he can to keep up with the Hendrick Motorsports engines. “We need to be better,” said David Wilson, president of…

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Tony Stewart will not race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Saturday night, the third consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race that Stewart will have missed since his involvement in a fatal accident. Veteran Jeff Burton will drive Stewart’s No. 14 Chevrolet just as Burton did Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, Stewart-Haas Racing said Wednesday. Regan Smith filled in for Stewart the week before at Watkins Glen. “Stewart’s plans for…

Tony Stewart hasn’t gotten back on the racetrack since his car struck and killed driver Kevin Ward at Canandaigua Motorsports Park dirt track on Aug. 9. Almost two weeks later, it’s unknown when the 43 year-old will compete in another NASCAR event. Following the incident in upstate New York, Stewart withdrew from the next day’s race at Watkins Glen. He also skipped Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway and canceled…