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The next two weekends will be spent going back to NASCAR’s roots, with good, old-fashioned short-track racing, first at Bristol Motor Speedway and then at Richmond International Raceway. I don’t know about you, but I love me some old-fashioned, fender-banging, paint-trading, helmet-tossing short-track racing. Love it, love it, love it. It’s far and away my favorite part of NASCAR racing. And let’s be honest here: When was the last time…

When NASCAR’s most popular driver and one of its rising stars go at it, people start talking. The fact that Ryan Blaney lives on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s property made this even more interesting. It started with Blaney having some words for Earnhardt at Phoenix and came to a head when the two made contact at Martinsville.  They were never going to throw punches but when social media got involved…

Kids kicked soccer balls into Penny Freeman’s garden. Scared to retrieve them, she held onto the balls. The Telegraph in London reports police told her to give the balls back or be charged with theft.

World in Progress: Women’s soccer in Brazil 08.03.2017 Brazil is known as a football powerhouse. It’s the home of Pelé, Ronaldo and Neymar. But do you also know Marta? She’s scored more goals for the Brazilian national team than Pelé, and she’s the only player ever to have won five golden balls, the highest honor in football. Even so, Brazil’s football federation considered disbanding its…

Mal Pugh, who last summer became the youngest U.S. player to score a goal in Olympic soccer competition, is leaving UCLA to turn pro after playing just three spring games for the Bruins. Pugh, 18, who also scored in her international debut last year, enrolled at UCLA in the winter quarter and was due to begin her freshman season next fall. “This decision was certainly not easy for me to…

A fan of Belgrano in Argentina has died after an incident where other fans attacked him in the stands. Emanuel Barbo fell to his death after he was allegedly forced over the railing on Saturday after trying to get away from a group of men attacking him. The incident happened at Belgrano’s 1-1 draw with Talleres Cordoba. Barbo was in a coma for days, but the club confirmed on Monday…

Most football players are tough. Every hockey player is. Sunday night’s game between the Penguins and the Blue Jackets included 19-year-old Columbus defenseman Zach Werenski taking a puck to the face. It wasn’t slapshot but a short-range flip. The incident nevertheless opened a huge gash on Werenski’s face and instantly dumped a chum bucket from his nose onto the ice. It happened in the second period. Werenski returned for the…

No games were played in MLS or the NASL on Sunday. That’s too bad, because it would have been an appropriate day to commemorate a significant anniversary for North American soccer. Fifty years ago on Sunday, on 16 April 1967, professional soccer took its first bold steps in the US as the National Professional Soccer League made its debut. Unlike today’s game, fans did not exactly swarm to the stadiums….

Sadly in world soccer, for every heart-warming story there seem to be more horrific ones that make you just question what goes on in people’s minds. The latest comes from Argentina, where a fan is brain dead after he was thrown off a ledge by fellow supporters of Belgrano in a derby match and four people were arrested as a result.  According to reports, 26-year-old Emanuel Ezequiel Balbo was sitting…

BUY TICKETS: See the races at Bristol Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Busch Beer Ford Fusion will look like a million bucks at the May 20 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race, and one race fan will have an opportunity to cash in, as well.   As Stewart-Haas Racing driver and 2007 All-Star Race winner Harvick races for the $1 million prize, Busch Beer will match that first-place prize if indeed Harvick…

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So far, the Cup teams have raced at a restrictor-plate track, three 1.5-mile tracks, and tracks that are 1 mile, 2 miles and 0.526 miles in length. That’s enough of a sample size to know if your team is having a good year or not. And for teams having disappointing seasons, it’s not too early to think about crew chief changes. Dave Rogers (pictured above) already took a leave…

No games were played in MLS or the NASL on Sunday. That’s too bad, because it would have been an appropriate day to commemorate a significant anniversary for North American soccer. Fifty years ago on Sunday, on 16 April 1967, professional soccer took its first bold steps in the US as the National Professional Soccer League made its debut. Unlike today’s game, fans did not exactly swarm to the stadiums….

CONOR McGREGOR gave an insight into his relentless workout routine as the UFC star looks to swap MMA with boxing. The Irishman is a firm believer that hardwork beats talent as his intense training regime includes boxing, rowing, cycling, running and hardcore sparring. Conor McGregor denies he has any talent and says it’s all about hard work McGregor shared the video on his Instagram account from his ‘Conor McGregor F.A.S.T. Conditioning‘…

What with inquiries, allegations, leaks, Jiffy bags and a sense of crisis after crisis, the months after Rio have not been a typical post‑Olympic period for British Cycling, and the world championships during the past week were not typical fare either, in spite of a haul of five medals. These included a gold for Elinor Barker on Sunday in the points race, the second after Katie Archibald’s triumph earlier in…

No games were played in MLS or the NASL on Sunday. That’s too bad, because it would have been an appropriate day to commemorate a significant anniversary for North American soccer. Fifty years ago on Sunday, on 16 April 1967, professional soccer took its first bold steps on this continent as the National Professional Soccer League made its debut. Unlike today’s game, fans did not exactly swarm to the stadiums….

While many NASCAR drivers are taking advantage of a rare off weekend by hitting the beach or relaxing at home, a select few chose a different route. While Kyle Larson picked up a victory at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California, Kyle Busch competed in the Easter Bunny 150 — an annual super late model race at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. Kasey Kahne was also busy…

While many NASCAR drivers are taking advantage of a rare off weekend by hitting the beach or relaxing at home, a select few chose a different route. While Kyle Larson picked up a victory at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California, Kyle Busch competed in the Easter Bunny 150 — an annual super late model race at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. Kasey Kahne was also busy…

Although it’s NASCAR’s first of just two weekends off this season, it’s also only April, so we’re nowhere near the end — or even the halfway point — of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule. But the first races of 2017 have not disappointed. Through seven races, there have been six winners, young standouts, surprising veteran victors, a new grandfather clock owner and a headline-grabbing fight. Within the extensive…

Police in Panama say national team soccer player Amilcar Henriquez has been shot dead while leaving his home. The press chief for Panama’s National Police says the killing happened Saturday in the country’s Colon province. Authorities say a gunman shot the 33-year-old midfielder several times. Another two people were wounded. Henriquez died at a nearby hospital. President Juan Carlos Varela has condemned the killing on his Twitter account. He is…