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Barcelona is going to become the first European club to have a team in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Spanish soccer club, known for its elite men’s soccer team, received approval from its board to develop a plan for a women’s team in the United’s States, it announced.  The plan is for the team to begin playing in 2018. Proposals for the team came from the club’s new office…

Karkamis Refugee Camp, Turkey In July 2012, when Firas al-Khatib announced he would no longer play for Syria, his hometown, Homs, was in flames. The west-central city, once Syria’s third largest, is known as the “capital of the revolution.” The previous year, when peaceful protests against Assad’s authoritarian government spread across the country, thousands of Homs residents took to the streets. As he did in other cities, Assad responded with…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway this week: Turn 1: This is the last race before the All-Star Race. State your case for a driver to win the fan vote. Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: I would enjoy seeing the Wood Brothers’ No. 21 car…

A number of events related to the May 20 NASCAR All-Star Race and the May 28 Coca-Cola 600 were announced on Thursday. ▪  Before the Coca-Cola 600 on May 28, the speedway will once again honor servicemen and women with a prerace show in the infield that will include 600 members of the 82nd Airborne, F-16s, Blackhawk helicopters, Humvees, howitzers, a rocket launcher and a RAZOR combat vehicle. So the…

Karkamis Refugee Camp, Turkey In July 2012, when Firas al-Khatib announced he would no longer play for Syria, his hometown, Homs, was in flames. The west-central city, once Syria’s third largest, is known as the “capital of the revolution.” The previous year, when peaceful protests against Assad’s authoritarian government spread across the country, thousands of Homs residents took to the streets. As he did in other cities, Assad responded with…

Every so often a match occurs that acts as a watershed for the discussion over video technology in soccer. The recent Champions League quarterfinal second leg between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich was one of those matches, with three of the six goals scored the result of controversial refereeing decisions. Indeed, Real Madrid’s have referee Viktor Kassai to thank, in some part, for advancing to the competition’s final four. They…

“We invest in things we think will succeed.” Portland Thorns midfielder Lindsey Horan, left, and Orlando Pride defender Monica Hickmann Alves battle for the ball during the second half of their NWSL soccer match in Portland, Ore., Saturday, April 15, 2017. Portland won 2–0. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) It truly is a new day for women’s professional soccer in the United States. Last year, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) broke…

“We have nothing to do with that.” Vladimir Putin was put on the spot by an American reporter in Russia last night, asked to comment about US president Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of FBI chief James Comey the day before. Given the controversy about alleged Russian meddling in the recent US election—the subject of a high-profile FBI investigation—it was a fair question to ask the Russian leader. And no, your…

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Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Go Bowling 400 The Place: Kansas Speedway The Date: Saturday, May 13 The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 7 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 80), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 160), Final Stage (Ends on lap 267) NASCAR XFINITY Series Next Race:…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The place known as Smashville is ready for its close-up. The Nashville Predators have reached their first Western Conference final in franchise history and that has spread hockey fever far beyond their arena and the team’s loyal legion of fans. Stars from Carrie Underwood to Lady Antebellum are lining up to sing the national anthem and the likes of John Hiatt to Lee Greenwood are singing…

Each week SB Nation’s NASCAR reporter Jordan Bianchi answers your questions about the latest news and happenings within the sport. If you have a mailbag question, email jordanmbianchi@gmail.com. I don’t get fans. All I’ve heard for the last several years is that they no longer cared about NASCAR because the racing wasn’t good, but even now with a bunch of great races this season not many are watching. What gives?…

When the Ottawa Senators traveled to New York to take on the Rangers in Game 6 on Tuesday night, it was fair to think the series would probably head back to Ottawa for a Game 7. The Senators got drubbed in the series’ first two contests in New York, and the nervously raucous Madison Square Garden crowd was hoping to give the Rangers a key home-ice edge in an otherwise…

Vladimir Putin said the Russian government had “nothing to do with” the surprise firing of FBI director James Comey, following up his first public comments on Tuesday night’s shock announcement with a six-goal outburst in a gala hockey match for the Night Hockey League on Wednesday at Sochi’s Bolshoy Ice Dome. The Russian president finished with 11 points on six goals and five assists in leading his team, a mix…

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As I dragged my tired body up the last climb, each limb straining and aching with every turn of the pedals, the distant rattle of cowbells drew slowly closer. I (slowly) rounded the corner at the crest of the hill, and the source of the rattling appeared. Crowds cheered my arrival, rang their bells, and plastered a smile across my otherwise drained face, while raising my mood – and speed…

Image via CBS Russian President Vladimir Putin sometimes entertains himself by getting decked out in hockey gear and forcing other people to skate around him and pretend to play defense while he scores a bunch of goals. He did that in Sochi today, but before taking the ice he was confronted by a CBS reporter who asked him about Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI director James Comey, and that…

Russian president Vladimir Putin said that they “have nothing to do with” President Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, whose bureau is conducting an investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. CBS News foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer caught up with Putin in Sochi, where he was preparing to participate in a hockey game. She asked him how the firing of Comey will affect relations between…

Some railway terminals have a way of tapping into our imagination. They are architecturally rich, hark back to a long lost past and a few of them even end up as tourist attractions in themselves. None more so than Grand Central Terminal in New York City, where John Nimick has fashioned a sensational World Series squash event, the Tournament of Champions, or TOC. Moving the event to Grand Central was…