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3 Stabbed As Brawl Erupts During Adult Soccer Match At Southern California School – CBS Los Angeles

WHITTIER (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say three people were stabbed during an adult soccer match at a Southern California high school. Firefighters responded to the soccer stadium of El Camino High School in Whittier on Sunday following the report of a possible stabbing. When they arrived, they located three people with stab wounds. The injuries were being described as non-life-threatening. Authorities said the incident unfolded just after 12:20 p.m. after a…

Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017

Netherlands Wins Women’s European Soccer Championship – U.S. News & World Report

Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017

Los Angeles Still Has Work to Do to Seal 2028 Olympics Deal – NBC4 Washington

About that deal to bring the 2028 Olympics to Los Angeles: Not all is set in stone. Sometime over the next five weeks, leaders from LA and the U.S. Olympic Committee have to iron out financial details about their joint marketing agreement that will figure heavily into the USOC’s ability to fund its athletes and sports organizations through those 2028 Games. Sorting out the agreement is one of the biggest…

Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017

NASCAR Fantasy Picks: Three to watch at Watkins Glen – Nascar

PLAY NOW: Set you Fantasy Live lineup now! RELATED: Full starting lineup | DraftKings Rankings A quick look at three drivers to watch for your Fantasy Live consideration following Sunday’s qualifying results for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series I LOVE NEW YORK 355 at The Glen (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Kevin Harvick ($27.75): Harvick qualified 20th, but was in the top 11 in both…

Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017

Prep girls’ soccer: Twin sisters power Woods Cross offense, defense – Salt Lake Tribune

GIRLS’ SOCCER PREVIEW Class 6A Defending champion • This is the first year of Class 6A Outlook •Two-time defending state and national champion Davis is the favorite to come out on top of Region 1 and win the state’s first Class 6A soccer title. Region 2 is up for grabs with Hillcrest being the only team to make a state tournament last season. Copper Hills will have to fend off…

Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017

‘Really just embrace it': Past Canada Games athletes reflect – CBC.ca

The Canada Games are well underway in Winnipeg — with more than 250 Island athletes competing. Team P.E.I. jets off to Canada Games in Winnipeg Jared Connaughton, Katie Baker, Shannon MacAulay and Jared Murphy have all been to the Games in past years. They spoke about what it taught them about competition and themselves, and how it helped them later in life. ‘Such a crazy experience’ All of the athletes spoke…

Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017

Which NASCAR drivers have cameos in new ‘Logan Lucky’ movie? – For The Win

The newest NASCAR movie, Logan Lucky, is set to hit theaters in a couple weeks, but the handful of drivers with cameos in it attended a special screening of it this week in Charlotte, North Carolina. As we mentioned when the movie trailer first debuted, the plot focuses on two brothers – Channing Tatum and Adam Driver with Steven Soderbergh directing – and their quest to rob Charlotte Motor Speedway…

Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017

Los Angeles Still Has Work to Do to Seal 2028 Olympics Deal – NBC Chicago

About that deal to bring the 2028 Olympics to Los Angeles: Not all is set in stone. Sometime over the next five weeks, leaders from LA and the U.S. Olympic Committee have to iron out financial details about their joint marketing agreement that will figure heavily into the USOC’s ability to fund its athletes and sports organizations through those 2028 Games. Sorting out the agreement is one of the biggest…

Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017

NASCAR at the Glen 2017 Race Day Weather: Is there enough threat of rain for rain tires? – SB Nation

The forecast has changed since Friday for Watkins Glen International and the Monster Energy Cup I love New York 35 at the Glen, a slight chance of an isolated storm is now possible in the afternoon. Of course those fans who are just dying with anticipation to see NASCAR’s top series put on the rain tires and run in the rain may still be waiting. Yes there is a chance…

Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017

Ryan Lochte finishes fifth in first USA Swimming race since suspension – USA TODAY

x Embed x Share CLOSE A Brazilian appellate court has dismissed a criminal charge against American swimmer Ryan Lochte, who claimed he was robbed during the 2016 Rio Olympics. Twelve-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte competes in the 100-meter backstroke final during the 2017 U.S. Open Championship Series at Nassau County Aquatics Center on Aug. 5.(Photo: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports) EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — In his first USA Swimming-sanctioned event…

Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017

Paris Saint-Germain soccer club insists Neymar deal will make both dollars and sense – Los Angeles Times

Here are a few things worth $613 million: The combined 2017 payrolls of the Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox A fleet of a dozen Boeing 737 jets Four Rembrandts and a painting each by da Vinci and Raphael One 25-year-old soccer player from Brazil When French club Paris Saint-Germain agreed last week to…

Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2017

LA has business to settle on road to 2028 Olympics – The Detroit News

In this Aug. 1, 2017 file photo, U,S, Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun speaks about the Team USA WinterFest for the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games at Yongsan Garrison, a U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea.(Photo: Lee Jin-man / AP) London — About that deal to bring the 2028 Olympics to Los Angeles: Not all is set in stone. Sometime over the next five weeks, leaders from LA…

Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2017

Tony Granato named coach of 2018 US Olympic men’s hockey team – Los Angeles Times

Tony Granato was a 15-year-old Midwestern kid when the “Miracle on Ice” occurred in 1980. He played for the U.S. seven times in international tournaments and watched his sister, Cammi, win gold in 1998. “There is no greater thrill in the game of hockey than to be able to cheer for, represent, wear the sweater, wear the colors,” Granato told reporters. Granato will bring that patriotic passion to his latest…

Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2017

Tony Granato named coach of 2018 US Olympic men’s hockey team – Los Angeles Times

Tony Granato was a 15-year-old Midwestern kid when the “Miracle on Ice” occurred in 1980. He played for the U.S. seven times in international tournaments and watched his sister, Cammi, win gold in 1998. “There is no greater thrill in the game of hockey than to be able to cheer for, represent, wear the sweater, wear the colors,” Granato told reporters. Granato will bring that patriotic passion to his latest…

Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2017

Former NASCAR team owner Harry White Scott Jr. of Hilton Head … – Island Packet

Former NASCAR team owner Harry White Scott Jr., of Hilton Head Island, died Wednesday. He was 51. His family said in statement that he died but did not disclose details. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke’s Church on the island, according to The Island Funeral Home and Crematory. “Harry will be remembered as a loving family man and successful business owner. We ask that…

Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2017

Tony Granato named coach of 2018 US Olympic men’s hockey team – Los Angeles Times

Tony Granato was a 15-year-old Midwestern kid when the “Miracle on Ice” occurred in 1980. He played for the U.S. seven times in international tournaments and watched his sister, Cammi, win gold in 1998. “There is no greater thrill in the game of hockey than to be able to cheer for, represent, wear the sweater, wear the colors,” Granato said. Granato will bring that patriotic passion to his latest challenge…

Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2017

Former NASCAR team owner Harry Scott dies at 51 – ESPN.com – ESPN

Aug 3, 2017 Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Former NASCAR team owner Harry Scott, who fielded cars in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2013 to ’16, died Wednesday. He was 51. Scott owned HScott Motorsports, which purchased Phoenix Racing in August 2013 and competed up until last season primarily with drivers Justin Allgaier, Clint Bowyer and Michael Annett. He also co-owned Turner Scott Motorsports, which competed in…

Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2017

Former NASCAR owner and Hilton Head resident dies – Island Packet

Former NASCAR team owner Harry White Scott Jr., of Hilton Head Island, died Wednesday. He was 51. His family said in statement that he died but did not disclose details. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke’s Church on the island, according to The Island Funeral Home and Crematory. “Harry will be remembered as a loving family man and successful business owner. We ask that…

Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2017

LA City Council set to vote on 2028 Olympics plan before key financial reports are completed – Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles City Council is set to approve an agreement to host the 2028 Olympics without knowing the Games’ budget or receiving an independent evaluation of the spending plan. City Council President Herb Wesson said at a council hearing Friday that he wants a vote possibly as soon as next week on the host city contract. That agreement reflects the city’s commitment to host the Games in 11 years…

Posted: Saturday, August 05, 2017

Tony Granato named coach of 2018 US Olympic men’s hockey team – Los Angeles Times

The management and coaching staff for the 2018 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team were announced Friday for the first Olympics in more than 20 years in which NHL players will not be participating. Tony Granato, a former Kings player who coaches Wisconsin, was named coach. He has extensive international experience as a player, notably the 1988 Olympics, and was an assistant coach on the 2014 Olympic team. His assistant coaches…

Posted: Friday, August 04, 2017