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BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE, SATURDAY — 6:51:55 P.M., 40 MINUTES UNTIL LAP 1/500 The DJ keeps playing the wrong music. The Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway is the one NASCAR event a year where drivers can choose the song that accompanies their pre-race introductions. “Lights Come On” by Jason Aldean booms across and through the bleachers, but it’s not right. “X Gon’ Give…

Dubbed the “girl in red” for her bright costume, Ms Lipnitskaya won the free skate and short programme to give Russia the team figure skating gold in Sochi at the at the age of 15. Russia went on to win the medal count at the games that were seen as a cornerstone of Vladimir Putin’s legacy, and Ms Lipnitskaya, the youngest figure skating gold medalist in 78 years, became the…

A 13-year-old soccer player died Saturday after collapsing during a tournament match in Westminster. Only 10 minutes had elapsed during the second half of the soccer match Saturday morning when Felipe De La Cruz flung his arm in the air and requested that he be substituted for another player, said Mark Marquez, team manager for Strikers FC North. After Felipe jogged off the field at Westminster High School, he sat…

Ousmane Dembele was presented on the pitch at the Nou Camp on Monday Barcelona have completed a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele for an initial £96.8m, potentially rising to £135.5m. The 20-year-old France international signed a five-year contract at the Nou Camp alongside the club’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu on Monday. The deal is the second most expensive of all time, eclipsed only by Neymar’s recent £200m…

Who says madness belongs to March? The first action-packed weekend of fall sports season began with chaos, as preseason rankings set just weeks ago came tumbling down like dominoes. Three separate No. 1-ranked teams fell in a 24-hour span, kicking off with a pair of wins for Florida squads on Friday evening and continuing Saturday with Michigan field hockey’s 3-2 win over No. 1 North Carolina….

A Texas woman facing flooding from Harvey posted video of a startling sight: two alligators swimming through her backyard. Arlene Kelsch uploaded the clip to Facebook Saturday showing the water level nearly covering her fence. She pointed out the first alligator swimming behind her home, then showed a section of the fence where the water was high enough for the gator to enter her yard. “So here’s the…

Hurricane Harvey has cause massive flooding in Houston and surrounding areas, forcing thousands of people from their homes. The storm has also prompted its own share of hoaxes and rumors – most noticeably the viral tweet claiming sharks are swimming on the flooded Houston interstate. A Dublin, Ireland-based blogger named Jason Michael recently tweeted an image appearing to show a shark swimming down the flooded roadway. As of Monday afternoon,…

A 13-year-old boy died after collapsing during a soccer game Saturday, Aug. 26, at Westminster High School. The incident happened around 10:20 a.m. when Felipe Andres De La Cruz of Hacienda Heights and his team, Strikers FC North, were playing in the Players Cup Tournament against SDA Slammers. Felipe, who was playing right back, raised his hand to come out of the game in the second half, saying he was…

GIF via RPM NASCAR NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jeremy Clements had an unlikely first win in more ways than one. Clements had never won in his 256 Xfinity Series starts. When his No. 51 car spun out into Matt Tifft’s No. 19 car on the penultimate lap of Sunday’s race at Road America, the race still wasn’t over. Clements kept going to nab the win. Clements is an oval guy,…

The sports world turned its collective eye to the Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather fight on Saturday night (and into Sunday morning), and NASCAR Nation was no different. Current and future Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Kyle Busch and Erik Jones attended the bout in Las Vegas, and Jeff Gordon was shown on the red carpet during pre-fight coverage. McGregor, a Mixed Martial Arts star from Ireland, and Mayweather, who entered Saturday’s fight…

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Elliott Sadler practices Saturday at Road America for Sunday’s Johnsonville 180.(Photo: Getty Images) ELKHART LAKE – As teammates go, these three from JR Motorsports cover quite the spectrum. Elliott Sadler is a Virginia boy through and through who loves his hunting dogs about as much as his racing. At 42 he has been in NASCAR for more than half of his life. Justin Allgaier is 31 and from Illinois, where…

To celebrate the collaborative nature of both soccer and craft beer, a Columbus brewery is teaming up with the opposition for a couple of soccer-themed brews. Land-Grant Brewery is well-known to Columbus soccer fans thanks to its American wheat ale, Glory, which launched this year in partnership with Columbus Crew SC and supporters. Now, the brewery has taken its soccer-inspired beer to another level, and is introducing two new beers…

US Soccer has long been subject to tensions between its more nativist, nationalist impulses and more liberal, progressive tendencies. That battle may be coming to a head now in the age of Donald Trump as the national federation is taking a political stance in favour of the status quo with its policy banning protests by players during the playing of the US anthem. As expected, all players in the US men’s…

The fact that Josh Williamson hadn’t stepped on ice until about a month ago hardly makes him an ideal candidate to become an Olympic bobsledder. Then again, if Williamson completes the journey from the lacrosse fields in Florida to a bobsled track in Pyeongchang next year — or Beijing in 2022 — he will, in more than one way, be rewriting the script about how an American can become an…

With two races remaining in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season, Martin Truex Jr. has accumulated an astonishing 35 playoff points (and counting). In past seasons, that number – as well as the solid 15-point lead he has over Kyle Busch in second place – would have been unimaginable. But thanks to NASCAR introducing stages to each race and accompanying playoff points for the winners, Truex has a healthy cushion going…

“Dembélé is a player who is very quick and technical,” Barcelona Coach Ernesto Valverde said. “He can play on both sides of the field, and he gives us depth, which is something that we need.” FOOTBALL Patriots’ Edelman Injures Right Knee Wide receiver Julian Edelman limped off the field with an injured right knee, putting a damper on a strong performance from Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Edelman…

Great soccer requires good passing skills and lightning-quick decisions. During possession, is it best to maneuver through a couple of aggressive opponents or pass it back to a teammate with a better chance of moving the ball closer to the goal? Choices like these are second nature for Charlie and Grace Almoney of Oakwood. The soccer-playing siblings set a new goal for themselves this year when they started a…

With two races remaining in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season, Martin Truex Jr. has accumulated an astonishing 35 playoff points (and counting). In past seasons, that number – as well as the solid 15-point lead he has over Kyle Busch in second place – would have been unimaginable. But thanks to NASCAR introducing stages to each race and accompanying playoff points for the winners, Truex has a healthy cushion going…

The sport of boxing and the sport of mixed martial arts have a large overlap in their fan bases. They’re competing for the attention of millions of people, and both favor Saturday evening fight cards. Floyd Mayweather is the biggest name in boxing, and Conor McGregor is the biggest name in mixed martial arts. Boxing is a much older, much more established sport, but it’s one that has been in…