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Defending champion Canada and Russia continued their solid starts at the ice hockey world championships with resounding wins on Sunday. Center Vladislav Namestnikov and left winger Artemi Panarin had two goals and two assists each, while left winger Sergei Andronov scored twice in Russia’s 10-1 win over Italy in Cologne. The speed and precision of Russia’s passing simply overwhelmed Italy. Center Nate Mackinnon, a 21-year-old rising star for the Colorado…

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Saturday night’s 250SX and 450SX Main Events at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas may have been the craziest races of all time. In 450SX, Eli Tomac started the last lap one spot ahead of championship rival Ryan Dungey. However, that would still give Dungey the title so Tomac tried to back him up into the traffic behind. In the end, it didn’t work in Tomac’s favor, as…

When Camryn Gerben was 12, she saw a corner kick coming her way and used her head to deftly bang the ball into the net. But she paid a steep price for the goal: her first soccer concussion. “The power was just too much for her neck,” said Dan Gerben, her dad. Five years later, the 17-year-old’s experiences — she has suffered two more concussions playing her favorite sport —…

The Sounders have struck a deal with the Class AAA Rainiers baseball team to build a 5,000-seat stadium in Tacoma to house their United Soccer League affiliate. A Memorandum of Understanding between the clubs looks to build the stadium, designed by the Populous architectural firm, in time for the 2020 season. The new venue would be soccer-specific and house the Sounders 2 affiliate, which currently plays at the StarFire Sports…

May 6, 2017 at 4:20p ET NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Aric Almirola takes home the checkered flag at Talladega as Bubba Wallace takes hard hit on the final lap. More  NASCAR  Videos Ryan Blaney Spoils Star Wars in Two Minutes 2 days ago Ben Kennedy’s Unannounced NASCAR Visitor 2 days ago Sam Bass Designed The Rainbow Warrior Paint Scheme 4 days ago Danica Patrick Has Tip on Cooking Brussels Sprouts…

Canada will finally be getting its own professional soccer league. The country’s soccer association officially sanctioned the Canadian Premier League, giving it the go-ahead to operate as Canada’s top league. The league has been in the works for the better part of a year now. With the sport growing in the country, there has been a desire to see professional soccer in more markets and to do so without the constraints…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment PARIS — Winger Patrick Hager scored a late winning goal on his home ice as Germany stunned the United States with a 2-1 win on the opening day of the ice hockey world championships on Friday. Three minutes after the Americans had equalized through defenseman Connor Murphy, the Germans scored a scrappy second on a power-play with six minutes remaining. Left winger…

The Sounders have struck a deal with the Class AAA Rainiers baseball team to build a 5,000-seat stadium in Tacoma to house their United Soccer League affiliate. A Memorandum of Understanding between the clubs looks to build the stadium, designed by the Populous architectural firm, in time for the 2020 season. The new venue would be soccer-specific and house the Sounders 2 affiliate, which currently plays at the StarFire Sports…

Friday night at Talladega Superspeedway is always a party, and this time, it just happened to fall on Cinco de Mayo. Despite a rainy day that forced the cancellation of all track activity, it didn’t stop the NASCAR community from having fun. Kyle Larson, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon were among the many who enjoyed a night on the boulevard at the 2.66-mile Alabama track. Check out…

TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR made the call to cancel the remainder of Friday’s on-track activity as steady rain continues at Talladega Superspeedway. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers got roughly 20 minutes on the track during opening practice Friday afternoon before the skies opened up, cutting the rest of the session short. Clint Bowyer led the very brief practice as Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch and Joey Logano rounded…

5:31 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR changed the rules to eliminate the skew in the rear suspension in 2017. The idea: Make the cars harder to drive, and the real talent behind the wheel will shine. In order to enforce the rules, NASCAR has had to kick some folks in the, ahem, rear. The latest was Joey Logano, whose win Sunday…

The Venice Biennial is trying to lighten up. Organizers of the century-old exhibition of contemporary art, which opens to the public May 13, encouraged artists in its main show to steer clear of geopolitical conflict and focus instead on playful themes—joy, fear, color, time and sexual freedom. The tenor of the exhibition, which takes place in pavilions and piazzas all over town, is largely determined by the biennial’s sprawling main…

Friday night at Talladega Superspeedway is always a party, and this time, it just happened to fall on Cinco de Mayo. Despite a rainy day that forced the cancellation of all track activity, it didn’t stop the NASCAR community from having fun. Kyle Larson, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon were among the many who enjoyed a night on the boulevard at the 2.66-mile Alabama track. Check out…

Much of the 1936 Games was held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.(Photo: CLEMENS BILAN, EPA) Adolph Kiefer, the 100-meter backstroke champion at the 1936 Berlin Games who was America’s oldest living Olympic gold medalist in any sport, has died. He was 98. He died Friday at his home in Wadsworth, Illinois, about 50 miles north of Chicago, according to grandson Robin Kiefer. Kiefer had been hospitalized with pneumonia…

TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR made the call to cancel the remainder of Friday’s on-track activity as steady rain continues at Talladega Superspeedway. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers got roughly 20 minutes on the track during opening practice Friday afternoon before the skies opened up, cutting the rest of the session short. Clint Bowyer led the very brief practice as Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch and Joey Logano rounded…

5:31 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR changed the rules to eliminate the skew in the rear suspension in 2017. The idea: Make the cars harder to drive, and the real talent behind the wheel will shine. In order to enforce the rules, NASCAR has had to kick some folks in the, ahem, rear. The latest was Joey Logano, whose win Sunday…

NBC is set to unveil a new promo for the upcoming Winter Olympics featuring Shania Twain’s new song “Life’s About to Get Good.” The 60-second ad will make its television premiere during the network’s broadcast of the Kentucky Derby, around 6 p.m. ET Saturday. The ad stars U.S. Olympians including Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Gus Kenworthy, Nathan Chen, Ashley Wagner, Chloe Kim, and more. It was filmed over…

TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR made the call to cancel the remainder of Friday’s on-track activity as steady rain continues at Talladega Superspeedway. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers got roughly 20 minutes on the track during opening practice Friday afternoon before the skies opened up, cutting the rest of the session short. Clint Bowyer led the very brief practice as Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch and Joey Logano rounded…