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The FC panel share their thoughts on Landon Donovan’s potential bid to challenge Sunil Gulati for the U.S. Soccer presidency. Sebastian Salazar joins the guys for a heated debate about the U.S.’s World Cup failure, who’s to blame and how to recover. When it comes to the changes that need to be made within U.S. Soccer, ESPN FC’s Herculez Gomez starts at the top. Herculez Gomez says the U.S. are…

It’s now or never for the 10 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers who have yet to clinch an exclusive spot in the Round of 8. Both Martin Truex Jr. and Brad Keselowski have already advanced to the next round with wins at Charlotte and Talladega, respectively. Three former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champions are on the bubble: Jimmie Johnson (8th), Kyle Busch (9th), and Matt Kenseth (10th)….

Ryan Blaney is one of NASCAR’s top up-and-coming drivers. The 23-year-old sits seventh in the standings heading into the NASCAR Playoffs Round of 12 cutoff race at Kansas. We caught up with Blaney on a variety of issues including last week’s ‘Big One’ at Talladega, his previous success at Kansas and television ratings in NASCAR. Blaney calls himself an “aspiring Jedi” so we made sure to also get his wildest…

Pole dancing, table soccer and poker to become Olympic sports? Pole dancing isn’t just for gentlemen’s clubs, because it could become an Olympic sport. The global association of international sports federation gave pole dancing “observer status,” which means it will now provisionally be classified as a sport. Other competitive events hoping to gain Olympic recognition include; poker, table soccer, arm wrestling and dodgeball. Poker, foosball and pole dancing. What…

Sebastian Salazar joins the guys for a heated debate about the U.S.’s World Cup failure, who’s to blame and how to recover. Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez debate whether U.S. players need to be held responsible for their World Cup failure. Sam Allardyce has emerged as the first manager rumored to be interested in the vacant USMNT job. Former United States captain Claudio Reyna has called U.S. soccer “arrogant” and…

Snap is clearly hungry for original and exclusive web content for Snapchat’s Discover platform. Yesterday, the company announced it was forming a studio in partnership with NBCUniversal. Then, this morning, Snap revealed that it’s partnering with Eurosport, which is owned by Discovery Communications, to bring exclusive behind-the-scenes content from the Olympics Winter Games, which will be held in PyeongChang, South Korea, in 2018. This content appears to be limited to…

Discovery Communications’ Eurosport and Snap, Inc have entered a strategic advertising and content agreement that will bring Snapchat users coverage of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. This is the first time that Snap has committed to a European, multi-language deal for the Olympics. The Olympics content will include behind-the-scenes action from events such as snowboarding, downhill and freestyle skiing and ice hockey — as well as from athletes…

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Scattered rain showers may have forced some creative track scheduling Tuesday morning at New Smyrna Speedway, but it was all sunny skies ahead for the 12 NASCAR Drive for Diversity candidates turning laps and turning heads. The talented group of drivers representing all regions of the country — and even Mexico — took part in Day Two of a three-day combine by running two 10-lap…

reader comments 13 As Ars’s resident car guru Jonathan Gitlin tears through the racing nuts and bolts of this week’s new racing video game, Gran Turismo Sport, he has asked me to kill time by reviewing its higher-end elements. Namely, Jon owns neither a PlayStation VR headset nor a 4K HDR display, and both of those are specifically and uniquely supported by the latest Gran Turismo game (and first in the series…

Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it’s the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at nickbromberg@yahoo.com and we’ll try to have some fun. 1. Brad Keselowski (LW: 9): No, Brad Keselowski didn’t assume the role of best restrictor plate racer with his win on Sunday. He was already there. Keselowski’s…

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Scattered rain showers may have forced some creative track scheduling Tuesday morning at New Smyrna Speedway, but it was all sunny skies ahead for the 12 NASCAR Drive for Diversity candidates turning laps and turning heads. The talented group of drivers representing all regions of the country — and even Mexico — took part in Day Two of a three-day combine by running two 10-lap…

You never know what’s going to happen at Talladega — and that’s not a spotter-less Brad Keselowski reference. Few expected nearly two-thirds of the field to get wiped out in crashes, including eight of the 12 remaining playoff drivers, but it happened Sunday. Here’s what was good and bad about 500 miles at Talladega to mark the halfway point of this year’s playoffs. Thumbs Up: Racing Without a Spotter If…

Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it’s the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at nickbromberg@yahoo.com and we’ll try to have some fun. 1. Brad Keselowski (LW: 9): No, Brad Keselowski didn’t assume the role of best restrictor plate racer with his win on Sunday. He was already there. Keselowski’s…

From the drivers to the fans, everyone knew “the big one” was coming. Huge wrecks are inevitable at Talladega Superspeedway – here’s why – so as the Alabama 500 was winding down Sunday, people knew something bad was going to happen. With just 17 of the 188 laps remaining, chaos broke out. NASCAR Cup Series playoffs leader Martin Truex Jr. made contact with David Ragan, setting off a chain-reaction wreck…

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Scattered rain showers may have forced some creative track scheduling Tuesday morning at New Smyrna Speedway, but it was all sunny skies ahead for the 12 NASCAR Drive for Diversity candidates turning laps and turning heads. The talented group of drivers representing all regions of the country — and even Mexico — took part in Day Two of a three-day combine by running two 10-lap…

You never know what’s going to happen at Talladega — and that’s not a spotter-less Brad Keselowski reference. Few expected nearly two-thirds of the field to get wiped out in crashes, including eight of the 12 remaining playoff drivers, but it happened Sunday. Here’s what was good and bad about 500 miles at Talladega to mark the halfway point of this year’s playoffs. Thumbs Up: Racing Without a Spotter If…

From the drivers to the fans, everyone knew “the big one” was coming. Huge wrecks are inevitable at Talladega Superspeedway – here’s why – so as the Alabama 500 was winding down Sunday, people knew something bad was going to happen. With just 17 of the 188 laps remaining, chaos broke out. NASCAR Cup Series playoffs leader Martin Truex Jr. made contact with David Ragan, setting off a chain-reaction wreck…

The SPEED Stadium SUPER Trucks series vehicles are capable of competing on a variety of surfaces.(Photo: Stadium SUPER Trucks) Keeping four wheels on the ground is typically among the unspoken goals for racers competing at Road America, but next season’s schedule contains a notable exception. The Elkhart Lake facility has added the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks series to its NASCAR weekend schedule Aug. 23-25. “We always enjoy adding more for…

From the drivers to the fans, everyone knew “the big one” was coming. Huge wrecks are inevitable at Talladega Superspeedway – here’s why – so as the Alabama 500 was winding down Sunday, people knew something bad was going to happen. With just 17 of the 188 laps remaining, chaos broke out. NASCAR Cup Series playoffs leader Martin Truex Jr. made contact with David Ragan, setting off a chain-reaction wreck…