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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…

After Sulley Muntari (right) heard racial slurs from fans during a match in Sardinia, Italy, on April 30, he protested — and got a yellow card from the referee. A supporter holds the card aloft. Enrico Locci/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Enrico Locci/Getty Images After Sulley Muntari (right) heard racial slurs from fans during a match in Sardinia, Italy, on April 30, he protested — and got a yellow…

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…

LONDON (AP) — Russia seems to be gearing up for another Olympic bid, according to Vladimir Putin. The Russian president told Olympic historian David Miller in an exclusive interview that his country has plenty of candidates capable of hosting the Summer Games, not just Moscow. “Apart from the capital of our country, we have a number of cities which could potentially host Summer Olympics. There is Sochi, of course, but…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James previews the upcoming Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. USA TODAY Sports Joey Logano celebrates after winning the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.(Photo: Peter Casey, USA TODAY Sports) TALLADEGA, Ala. – Despite being hit with major penalties by NASCAR this week, Joey Logano on Friday described his team as “the most professional organization out here” and said he…

Before the playoffs began, the citizens of Washington, D.C., probably thought the perpetually tantalizing Capitals had a real chance of winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. The Caps had just secured their third Presidents’ Trophy1 in eight years, and they were the odds-on favorites to win the Stanley Cup. On paper at least, there were plenty of reasons to think it was finally going to…

Barcelona and Real Madrid are also taking their fight down to the wire, with both Spanish giants sitting on 81 points. Real Madrid will clinch the title if they win out, though, as they have an extra game in hand. If the two teams finish level on points, Barcelona hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Blaugranas also don’t have to worry about the Champions League, while Real Madrid must balance that…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Richmond Winner Logano Goes For Second Straight ‘Dega Victory Joey Logano, 26, won his first race of the season Sunday at Richmond in his 300th career start. He’ll attempt to win again in his 301st start in Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway – a track where he won the latest race last fall. Logano has taken the checkered flag in the…

NASCAR on Thursday issued an L1-level penalty to Team Penske’s No. 22 team for a rear suspension violation discovered during teardown at the R&D Center in Concord, North Carolina. The penalty carries multiple consequences, which includes making Joey Logano’s win at Richmond on Sunday encumbered.   The encumbered win is the first for a victorious Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team since NASCAR adopted that policy in 2016. What that…

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NASCAR on Thursday issued an L1-level penalty to Team Penske’s No. 22 team for a rear suspension violation discovered during teardown at the R&D Center in Concord, North Carolina. The penalty carries multiple consequences, which includes making Joey Logano’s win at Richmond on Sunday encumbered.   The encumbered win is the first for a victorious Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team since NASCAR adopted that policy in 2016. What that…

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Photo credits: Chris Graythen/Getty Images (left), Gregory Payan/AP Images (right) It’s finally happening. The prophecy has been fulfilled. Time is a flat circle. The great words spoken by the Monster Bros have become our reality. NASCAR, the hockey of motorsports, is hosting a sanctioned Bellator MMA fight during its upcoming race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Praise be to the bro. Advertisement The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race…

CLOSE x Embed x Share The official announcement that Comerica Park will host an International Champions Cup soccer match on July 19 in downtown Detroit, the first-ever soccer match at the ballpark. Video by Kevin Bull, DFP. Buy Photo AS Roma Youth Academy partnership director Alex Zecca, from left, with Detroit Tigers owner Chris Ilitch, Relevant Sports chairman Charlie Stillitano and former Paris Saint-Germain player Juan Pablo Sorin after a…

NASCAR memorabilia owned by artist Sam Bass, from car parts signed by Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Jr. to a custom guitar used in the film “Talladega Nights,” is up for auction this week – but not by choice. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court ordered the auction involving his Sam Bass Illustration and Design Inc. Bass has been battling health problems recently in addition to facing financial concerns. He took to Twitter…

A German-born soccer player who plays for Afghanistan’s national team said she was detained at a U.S. airport for several hours Monday, but given no explanation why. “I was asking, ‘Why?’ ” Mena Ahmadi told Fusion.net on Wednesday about her ordeal at Houston International Airport on Monday. “Maybe [I was detained] because my parents are from Afghanistan? I didn’t have anything suspicious about the reason I [was coming] here.” “I’m…

9:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CONCORD, N.C. — Travis Pastrana loved trying to compete in NASCAR. He just couldn’t make the transition quick enough to keep throwing money at a stock car racing career. So after a full season of Xfinity Series racing in 2013, he decided to return to his action-sports-star roots on off-road motorcycles and his Nitro Circus shows. He neither stopped…

NASCAR memorabilia owned by artist Sam Bass, from car parts signed by Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Jr. to a custom guitar used in the film “Talladega Nights,” is up for auction this week — but not by choice. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court ordered the auction involving his Sam Bass Illustration and Design Inc. Bass has been battling health problems recently in addition to facing financial concerns. He took to Twitter…

CLOSE x Embed x Share The official announcement that Comerica Park will host an International Champions Cup soccer match on July 19 in downtown Detroit, the first-ever soccer match at the ballpark. Video by Kevin Bull, DFP. Buy Photo An inflated soccer ball on display in front of the Comerica Park entrance on May 3, 2017, in Detroit.(Photo: George Sipple, DFP)Buy Photo It’s official: Paris Saint-Germain will play AS Roma…