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There was a frightening moment during the Amiens vs. Lille French soccer match on Saturday. Following a goal form Lille, the visiting fans of the team celebrated the goal by rushing down the section where they were sitting. The problem was there was so much weight and pressure, it resulted in the barrier collapsing and fans getting hurt as they fell onto the field area. Take a look: Here’s another…

RELATED: Final practice results | 10-lap averages | Weekend schedule Chase Elliott set the pace in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, topping the Saturday afternoon charts with a 157.363-mph lap at Dover International Speedway. Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet edged teammate Jimmie Johnson by .067 seconds in the 55-minute final tune-up at the “Monster Mile.” Elliott will start 12th in Sunday’s Apache Warrior 400 (2 p.m. ET,…

When Dale Earnhardt Jr. says something, it’s different. This week a firestorm broke out among sports media, and regular media, and really regular people. Politics and sports spilled across their neatly drawn lines and wrestled right in front of the general public. That’s why you heard President Donald Trump call any NFL player who kneels during the national anthem a “son of a bitch,” and that’s why you watched hundreds…

Going to the Olympics was a life-changing experience for T.J. Oshie, a shootout star for the United States against Russia in Sochi. Oshie and dozens, if not hundreds, of NHL stars are disappointed they won’t get a chance to do it again at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. He would like to ensure Olympic participation in the future — but not at any cost. “To what end, like…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – No. 2-ranked Wake Forest outlasted No. 6 Clemson, 3-2, in double overtime in front of 4,781 fans at Spry Stadium on Friday night. The teams traded goals in the first half and again in the second half before Steven Echevarria won it for the Demon Deacons (10-1-0, 4-0-0 ACC) in the 103rd minute. DEACS WIN! DEACS WIN! ECHEVARRIA PUTS IT AWAY IN…

DOVER, Del. — A stroke of misfortune for Todd Gilliland opened the door for Harrison Burton to win the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship at Dover International Speedway, and Burton left no doubt by claiming the race win in a NASCAR Overtime finish Friday night. Burton surged late for the race win to become the youngest NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion at 16 years old; he turns 17…

RELATED: Practice 1 results | Full schedule for Dover, Las Vegas Matt Kenseth rose to the top of the chart Friday in opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Dover International Speedway. Kenseth, a three-time Dover winner, guided the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota to a best lap of 162.550 mph around the 1-mile concrete track. Drivers involved in the NASCAR Playoffs swept the top nine spots. There…

DOVER, Del. – Danica Patrick’s future in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series remains unsettled as one of the sport’s big-name “free agents” for 2018. But she sure sounded calm and reflective Friday in advance of qualifying for the Apache Warrior 400 at Dover International Speedway. Patrick, 35, spoke to reporters about her situation, reiterating that there is no “new” news in terms of where she may race in the…

North Korea boycotted the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, the South Korean capital. And North Korea’s current leader, Kim Jong-un, is highly unpredictable. When the skaters were asked minutes after Friday’s performance if they hoped to compete at the Games, their coach, Kim Hyon-son, stepped in and said, “It is up to the North Korean Olympic Committee to decide whether they will participate or not.” The North Koreans appeared…

Six weeks into the European season, more than a dozen teams in the continent’s top five leagues remain unbeaten and a number of them have interesting games on tap this weekend. Here are a few worth watching: English Premier League: It’s been a tough start to the EPL season for winless Crystal Palace, which has had more coaches (2) than goals (0) through six games. Things won’t get easier Saturday…

On his podcast this week, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. further separated himself from other heavyweights in the sport who don’t feel like he does about the rights of NFL players to kneel during the national anthem. Earnhardt, voted by fans as the sport’s most popular driver for 14 years, tweeted this week that he supported the players’ right to protest during the national anthem despite President Donald Trump’s feelings…

On his podcast this week, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. further separated himself from other heavyweights in the sport who don’t feel like he does about the rights of NFL players to kneel during the national anthem. Earnhardt, voted by fans as the sport’s most popular driver for 14 years, tweeted this week that he supported the players’ right to protest during the national anthem despite President Donald Trump’s feelings…

RELATED: At the shop with JTG Daugherty Racing The business consultant called it a “mountaintop experience.” JTG Daugherty team owner Tad Geschickter would eventually call it visionary. Geschickter and his wife/team co-owner, Jodi, were at a crossroads several years ago, unsure of what their future held and thus, what they wanted to do with the race team. The business consultant took them up to a mountain and had them perform…

From February to fall, every NASCAR driver preaches reaching the playoffs and giving themselves a chance to win the championship trophy come November. They run a gauntlet of 26 races, darting all over the country in the process – and then only 16 drivers make the cut. After this weekend’s race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, that number drops to 12. For all the buildup to the playoffs, they can…

Hey, shitty teams. A humble request: How about you stop giving up the easiest goals imaginable, making enormous errors in some misguided effort to play “beautiful soccer” and build up play from the back, and instead just lump the ball forward when facing your betters? This scourge must be stopped. Just a couple hours ago Arsenal were gifted a gimme by BATE Borisov when their keeper passed the ball straight…

On his podcast this week, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. further separated himself from other heavyweights in the sport who don’t feel like he does about the rights of NFL players to kneel during the national anthem. Earnhardt, voted by fans as the sport’s most popular driver for 14 years, tweeted this week that he supported the players’ right to protest during the national anthem despite President Donald Trump’s feelings…

From February to fall, every NASCAR driver preaches reaching the playoffs and giving themselves a chance to win the championship trophy come November. They run a gauntlet of 26 races, darting all over the country in the process – and then only 16 drivers make the cut. After this weekend’s race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, that number drops to 12. For all the buildup to the playoffs, they can…

RELATED: At the shop with JTG Daugherty Racing The business consultant called it a “mountaintop experience.” JTG Daugherty team owner Tad Geschickter would eventually call it visionary. Geschickter and his wife/team co-owner, Jodi, were at a crossroads several years ago, unsure of what their future held and thus, what they wanted to do with the race team. The business consultant took them up to a mountain and had them perform…