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NASCAR picked up where it left off after last week’s crash-filled race. After drawing a record 14 cautions at Indianapolis, the entire field piled up on the first lap of the Overton’s 400 on Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Matt Kenseth got loose inside of Jimmie Johnson, taking out Aric Almirola and 2016 Tricky Triangle winner Chris Buescher among other drivers. Kenseth is one of the drivers on the playoff-bubble who…

Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Kyle Busch won the pole for the Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, holding off strong performances from Martin Truex Jr. and Jamie McMurray.  Busch finished with a top time of 50.317 seconds and a top speed of 179.372 MPH, according to NASCAR.com. It was Busch’s second straight pole and his fifth of the season, according to NASCAR writer Jeff Gluck. “I felt like I hit it…

American swimmer Caeleb Dressel clinched seven gold medals at the world championships on Sunday, tying a record set by Michael Phelps. Above, Dressel races in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final. Adam Pretty/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adam Pretty/Getty Images American swimmer Caeleb Dressel clinched seven gold medals at the world championships on Sunday, tying a record set by Michael Phelps. Above, Dressel races in the Men’s 4x100m Medley…

Summer is often the time we decide to get back on our bike – perhaps for the first time in a while. For most people there simply isn’t room in daily life – either we live too far from work, the roads are busy or it’s raining – but cycling on holiday is appealing, even if it is something we do only once a year. So how is it that…

by: Matt Johnson Updated: Jul 30, 2017 – 6:48 PM “); } if ($(imageDivId).length == 0) { $(“#wrapper”).after(contentText); } })(jQuery); GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – Friends and family are remembering a 16-year-old boy who died during soccer practice Saturday. Investigators say Michael Jones, a junior at Parkview High School, acted strangely and then collapsed. Channel 2’s Matt Johnson spoke with Jones’ soccer coach Sunday who said the whole Parkview community is…

Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is done for the day at Pocono Raceway. Johnson made contact with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne, who won last week at Indianapolis, just 59 laps into Sunday’s Overton’s 400.  Johnson has now crashed out of three of his last four races. Despite the recent struggles, Johnson’s three wins are tied for the most in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this season. The No….

Summer is often the time we decide to get back on our bike – perhaps for the first time in a while. For most people there simply isn’t room in daily life – either we live too far from work, the roads are busy or it’s raining – but cycling on holiday is appealing, even if it is something we do only once a year. So how is it that…

USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James looks ahead to some of the top story lines fans should keep an eye on at the Overton’s 400 in the Poconos this Sunday. USA TODAY Sports

Summer is often the time we decide to get back on our bike – perhaps for the first time in a while. For most people there simply isn’t room in daily life – either we live too far from work, the roads are busy or it’s raining – but cycling on holiday is appealing, even if it is something we do only once a year. So how is it that…

Summer is often the time we decide to get back on our bike – perhaps for the first time in a while. For most people there simply isn’t room in daily life – either we live too far from work, the roads are busy or it’s raining – but cycling on holiday is appealing, even if it is something we do only once a year. So how is it that…

Caeleb Dressel knows the comparisons are coming. After pulling off an unprecedented Triple Crown at swimming’s world championships, it’s time to take on the legacy of Michael Phelps. The 20-year-old Dressel established himself as America’s newest star of the pool Saturday, becoming the first swimmer to win three gold medals on a single night at either the worlds or the Olympics. Not even Phelps managed such an audacious feat. Dressel…

Fans at a soccer match in a South African stadium that hosted the 2010 World Cup final tried to push through the gates on Saturday, causing a stampede that killed two people. One person was critically injured and 16 others had minor injuries in the accident at FNB Stadium in the Soweto area of Johannesburg, the stadium management said in a statement. It said management is conducting an investigation with…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment BUDAPEST, Hungary — Caeleb Dressel became the first swimmer to win three gold medals on a single night at the world championships Saturday. America’s newest star pulled off a stunning triple play, racing three times during the course of about two hours — and winning every time. Dressel, Kalisz earn titles for US at swim worlds Caeleb Dressel’s 100-meter freestyle win and…

The uniqueness of it all is palpable. It was the first time this storied matchup between Spain’s two most prominent soccer teams, the rivalry known as El Clásico, has been played on American soil. Indeed, it was only the second occasion the rivals have met outside Spain; the last was in 1982, during a postseason tournament in Venezuela that was, bizarrely, shoehorned in before that summer’s World Cup back in…

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TUNKHANNOCK TOWNSHIP –NASCAR weekend is well underway in the Poconos with the Overton’s 400 set for this Sunday. Tonight, hundreds turned out for the first ever “Fan Fest” at Pocono Raceway where people got up close and personal with some drivers. “Are you guys ready to see some drivers up here?” yelled the MC. “Yeah!” the crowd yelled back. “I think that was a third of you, the people in…

TUNKHANNOCK TOWNSHIP –NASCAR weekend is well underway in the Poconos with the Overton’s 400 set for this Sunday. Tonight, hundreds turned out for the first ever “Fan Fest” at Pocono Raceway where people got up close and personal with some drivers. “Are you guys ready to see some drivers up here?” yelled the MC. “Yeah!” the crowd yelled back. “I think that was a third of you, the people in…

x Embed x Share CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James looks ahead to some of the top story lines fans should keep an eye on at the Overton’s 400 in the Poconos this Sunday. USA TODAY Sports Driver Kyle Larson signs autographs for fans following practice for the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.(Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports) NASCAR fans were irritated at the inconvenience of having to trawl…

I am old enough to remember (that is, I’m older than 15) when Nascar was about to become the new national pastime, the sport of real America that was being eagerly embraced by corporate America because it offered so many places to plaster advertising slogans. I haven’t heard a lot about the auto-racing enterprise lately, though, so while switching channels last Sunday, I paused for a while on NBC’s coverage of the Monster…

See more of the story The summer is almost over in European club soccer, and as usual it seems that some sort of soccer apocalypse is imminent. Summer is when the world’s biggest club teams, such as Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United, spend ridiculous amounts of money on new players. With no actual soccer played, fans are confronted with the seedy financial side of soccer,…