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Two North Korean figure skaters are hoping to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympic games, and, in doing so, bring a sense of peace and security to the upcoming games to take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea beginning February 9th, 2018.  Related Watch 18 Olympics Opening Ceremonies Track the parade of nations’ 86-year progression from Chamonix, France to Vancouver, Canada Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik are hoping to become the…

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…

How much have the past 96 hours damaged NASCAR’s efforts over the past 20-plus years to become a mainstream sport? Thanks to the uneducated and intolerant reactions of Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Richard Childress regarding protests against systemic racism during the national anthem — and the sanctioning body’s own ineptitude in disowning those sentiments — NASCAR has found itself confronting old stereotypes it hoped had long been extinguished….

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…

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…

Kyle Larson has a busy day ahead of him. For now, he’s climbing out of his car and peeling off his navy fire suit in the back of the garage at Chip Ganassi Racing. Next up: The barber shop, then McDonald’s. But none of those errands are by chance. On Tuesday, Larson is spending the day darting across Charlotte to film a commercial for First Data, one of his sponsors….

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Breast cancer survivors, their families and many NASCAR supporters attended Wednesday’s now-annual Paint Pit Wall Pink gathering at Charlotte Motor Speedway in advance of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness worldwide campaign. Reigning and seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson spoke to the large crowd gathered trackside on a very warm and sunny morning. XFINITY drivers such as Hermie Sadler, Cole Custer, Michael Annett, Daniel Hemric,…

This past weekend, we watched as NFL owners across the league put on a charade in the name of unity and inclusion. The image of owners who have purposely blackballed Colin Kaepernick, issuing statements, kneeling, and locking arms with players was the epitome of hypocrisy. Which is why I can at least appreciate the realness that some NASCAR owners recently expressed. “Anybody that…

Facing Canada for the gold medal in the Pyeongchang Olympic hockey tournament should be easy for the U.S. women’s hockey team after players united during two harrowing experiences that had happy outcomes. Last spring, intent on getting better treatment from USA Hockey as well as travel stipends and accommodations equal to those given their male counterparts, team members threatened to skip the world championships. More recently, the women were evacuated…

By EDDIE PELLS PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Reno is among three cities mentioned as possible hosts should the  U.S. Olympic Committee decide to bid for the Winter Olympics in 2026 or 2030. The other two are Denver and Salt Lake City, committee CEO Scott Blackmun said at a press conference on Monday. Blackmun said the USOC board will meet next month to discuss the possibility. The chairman of the group…

Throughout the 2017 season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been a vocal supporter of NASCAR’s new stage racing – where each event across all the national series is divided into three segments, and drivers earn points based on where they finish in each stage. Although we’re two races into the Cup Series playoffs, stage wins throughout the regular season translated to playoff points, which is what has helped give Martin Truex…

Nothing about what transpired in NASCAR over the last few days is surprising to anyone vaguely familiar with the sport. It’s not surprising that more than one NASCAR team owner threatened to fire anyone kneels or protests during the national anthem – or, as Richard Childress put it, we’ll “get you a ride on a Greyhound bus when the national anthem is over.” It’s not surprising that they sided with…

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship favorites Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch locked up their spots in the Round of 12 with wins at Chicagoland and New Hampshire, respectively. Kyle Larson and Brad Keselowski are also guaranteed a spot in the next round based on playoff points.  In Sunday’s Apache Warrior 400 at Dover, four drivers will be eliminated from the playoffs with eight others joining Truex, Busch, Larson and Keselowski in…

Race cars are lined up before  the NASCAR Cup Series 300 auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Sept. 24. (Charles Krupa/AP) Kneeling in protest during the national anthem began with former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick in 2016, but the act has expanded beyond the football player, including rapidly catching on over the weekend. Athletes on football teams across the country knelt Sunday in protest after President Trump called…

Last summer, at the Rio Games, the Ethiopian marathoner Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms over his head at the finish line to protest Ethiopia’s treatment of his ethnic group, the Oromo people. He has been in exile since. “At the Olympic Games themselves, there is a prohibition on all forms of demonstration, political or otherwise,” said Scott Blackmun, chief executive of the United States Olympic Committee, referring to a rule…

President Donald Trump lauded NASCAR on Monday because no drivers, crew or team members protested during the national anthem before a weekend race at New Hampshire Motorspeedway. “So proud of NASCAR and its supporters and fans. They won’t put up with disrespecting our Country or our Flag – they said it loud and clear!” Trump tweeted Monday. The comments came one day after dozens of NFL players took a knee…

H. Forman & Son was one of the business forced to move (Picture: Lance Forman) When the Chief Whip comments that to make an omelette, you need to crack a few eggs, it’s not terribly heartening when you are the one about to be cracked and beaten.   Almost 14 years ago, having just spent two years building and relocating to a new smoked salmon factory, we were told by the…

Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Today, the UCI announced that they’d be raising the minimum wages for some professional cyclists. The lowest paid male riders at the WorldTour and Pro Continental level will now make around €2,000 and €650 more per year respectively, with guaranteed salaries of €38,115 for WorldTour racers and €30,855 for Pro Continental racers. Neo-pros will make slightly less. That’s not much, but cycling’s had plenty of dire financial…

President Donald Trump lauded NASCAR on Monday because no drivers, crew or team members protested during the national anthem before a weekend race at New Hampshire Motorspeedway. “So proud of NASCAR and its supporters and fans. They won’t put up with disrespecting our Country or our Flag – they said it loud and clear!” Trump tweeted Monday. The comments came one day after dozens of NFL players took a knee…

Race cars are lined up before  the NASCAR Cup Series 300 auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Sept. 24. (Charles Krupa/AP) Kneeling in protest during the national anthem began with former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick in 2016, but the act has expanded beyond the football player, including rapidly catching on over the weekend. Athletes on football teams across the country knelt Sunday in protest after President Trump called…