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Nine months after the Rio Olympics, a new problem emerges — defective medals – Chicago Tribune
The Rio Olympics experienced their fair share of problems last summer (green pool water, controversial boxing judges, basic plumbing). Now nearly nine months after the Games ended, it looks like organizers in Rio de Janeiro are still experiencing some hiccups. The latest issue has to do with medals handed out to more than 130 winners – they’re rusting, chipping or as Agence France-Presse put it, “falling to pieces.” “We’re seeing…
This May Be The Insane NASCAR Save Of The Year – Jalopnik
GIF via NASCAR How Trevor Bayne kept his car on the pavement and out of the wall in Saturday night’s Monster Energy Open race, I still don’t know. Trevor Bayne’s No. 6 car was sent into a crazy rollercoaster of countersteer after Danica Patrick’s No. 10 made contact with his left-rear fender during Saturday’s race before the All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The save is so impressive, it’s a…
All-Star Race an A for effort, D- for results – ESPN
11:56 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CONCORD, N.C. — On the 25th anniversary of an incredible evening of racing dubbed “One Hot Night,” NASCAR tried to do something to rekindle the dramatics for its all-star event. It didn’t get it. The 2017 version of the Monster Energy All-Star Race will go down in history as “One Hot Blight.” Kyle Busch pockets $1M with All-Star triumph…
Swiss cycling team staff banned from Tour of California for dumping … – Washington Post
“Caught the [Swiss team] Katusha-Alpecin … dumping raw sewage from their RV on the side of highway 330,” the YouTube account of Ryan Patrick Early captioned the video, which appears to show two men outside an RV spraying liquid on the ground. Early noted the highway where the men allegedly emptied their team’s septic tank runs adjacent to “running springs,” and that they tried to hide their misdeed by spraying it…
Kyle Busch wins NASCAR’s All-Star race at Charlotte for the first time – Los Angeles Times
Kyle Busch used a bold three-wide pass for the lead Saturday night to win NASCAR’s annual All-Star race for the first time. Although the race does not count in the standings, it was Busch‘s first Cup victory of the season and first at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch also won the Truck Series race Friday night, but the victory Saturday was worth a cool $1 million. Busch dove low around Brad…
Ryan Blaney, Rising Star in Nascar, Follows His Father’s Trail – The … – New York Times
Kyle Busch wins NASCAR’s All-Star race at Charlotte for the first time – Los Angeles Times
Kyle Busch used a bold three-wide pass for the lead Saturday night to win NASCAR’s annual All-Star race for the first time. Although the race does not count in the standings, it was Busch‘s first Cup victory of the season and first at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch also won the Truck Series race Friday night, but the victory Saturday was worth a cool $1 million. Busch dove low around Brad…
Ryan Blaney, Rising Star in Nascar, Follows His Father’s Trail – New York Times
Of Course A NASCAR Crew Chief Found A Loophole With The All-Star Race Tires – Jalopnik
Screencap via TSN NASCAR introduced multiple tire compounds for tonight’s All-Star race with the stipulation that all four new stickier green “option” tires must go on at the same time. But they didn’t say that all four had to be left on or pulled off at the same time, as Clint Bowyer’s No. 14 team pointed out during tonight’s race. During Stage 3 of 4, Bowyer came into the pits…
Nine months after the Rio Olympics, a new problem emerges — defective medals – Washington Post
The gold, silver and bronze Olympic and paralympic medals for the Rio Olympics started off nice and shiny. (Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images) The Rio Olympics experienced their fair share of problems last summer (green pool water, controversial boxing judges, basic plumbing). Now nearly nine months after the Games ended, it looks like organizers in Rio de Janeiro are still experiencing some hiccups. The latest issue has to do with medals handed out to more…
Swiss cycling team staff banned from Tour of California for dumping septic tank waste along highway – Washington Post
“Caught the [Swiss team] Katusha-Alpecin … dumping raw sewage from their RV on the side of highway 330,” the YouTube account of Ryan Patrick Early captioned the video, which appears to show two men outside an RV spraying liquid on the ground. Early noted the highway where the men allegedly emptied their team’s septic tank runs adjacent to “running springs,” and that they tried to hide their misdeed by spraying it…
Kyle Busch wins $1 million in Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race – Nascar
RELATED: Race results | Detailed breakdown Kyle Busch made a dramatic three-wide pass on the final restart to get past Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson and drive away with $1 million for winning Saturday’s Monster Energy All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Keselowski, who had no sets of tires left, stayed out on the race’s final pit stop and spun the tires on the final restart. That allowed Busch to move…
Boys swimming player of the year – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Why Northwestern: I had a lot of choices to make. UGA, UVA, Northwestern, etc. I did not even see Northwestern coming. I went on my trip, the last trip I took, as an official visit. I ended up making the decision because a lot of my family lives there and it is just a great campus and a great team. I feel like I could be a leader because we…
North Korean athletes allowed to cross demilitarised zone for Winter Olympics – The Guardian
North Korean athletes will be allowed to cross the demilitarised zone into South Korea to compete at next year’s Winter Olympics, according to Pyeongchang 2018 chief Lee Hee-beom. The Korean peninsula has been split by the 4km wide no-go zone since 1953 with millions of troops massed either side. There is no movement of people in either direction but in a symbolic act the Games’ organising committee president Lee said…
United States Is Eliminated From World Hockey Championship – New York Times
2018 NASCAR schedule: Chicagoland Speedway to lose playoff race, report says – Sporting News
NASCAR’s latest shakeup of its scheduling format will see a short track added to the playoffs while taking away Chicagoland Speedway’s kickoff race to the Cup Series playoffs. According to Motorsport.com, the 1.5-mile track south of Chicago will still host a regular season Cup race but it will no longer be a part of the playoffs. Instead, the recently announced second triple-header event weekend held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (which…
NASCAR announces new YETI official partnership – NASCAR.com – Nascar
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR, NASCAR Team Properties, and YETI announced Thursday, during the NASCAR Fuel For Business Council® meetings in Charlotte, North Carolina, multi-year agreements, which introduced the YETI brand as the “Official Outdoor Partner of NASCAR®.” Each of YETI’s iconic products fall within the outdoor category, including premium stainless steel drinkware, premium coolers, and premium soft-sided coolers. NASCAR Team Properties and YETI have developed a variety of NASCAR and…
Free soccer programs bring fun and fitness to Miami-Dade parks – Miami Herald
At Charles Hadley Park in Miami, there are two little girls each named Brielle who both love soccer. Four-year-old Brielle Kinsey wouldn’t eat oranges. But after learning about nutrition from her coach-mentor, her grandmother said, she’s been a lot more open to trying new things. “Who knows, she might even eat some green beans,” Tamara Kinsey laughed. Five-year-old Brielle Matheis knew she wanted to play soccer after seeing it on…
NASCAR announces new YETI official partnership – Nascar
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR, NASCAR Team Properties, and YETI announced Thursday, during the NASCAR Fuel For Business Council® meetings in Charlotte, North Carolina, multi-year agreements, which introduced the YETI brand as the “Official Outdoor Partner of NASCAR®.” Each of YETI’s iconic products fall within the outdoor category, including premium stainless steel drinkware, premium coolers, and premium soft-sided coolers. NASCAR Team Properties and YETI have developed a variety of NASCAR and…
NASCAR All-Star Race traditionally dominated by legends … except when it’s not – Charlotte Observer
It’s called the NASCAR All-Star Race, so it stands to reason that the event has historically been dominated by legends. The first nine All-Star Races (then known as The Winston) were won by future NASCAR Hall of Famers, and since then Victory Lane has been visited by a steady stream of superstars. Steady, that is, but not unbroken. [SCOTT FOWLER: Charlotte’s first night race still among NASCAR’s greatest] [ALL-STAR RACE:…
