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Clashing Agendas: Antidoping Officials vs. US Olympics Leaders – New York Times
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Mom saves her teen’s life on soccer field – USA TODAY
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Hockey: Pelham wins fourth consecutive Section 1 title – The Journal News | LoHud.com
Buy Photo Pelham wins the Section 1 Division II championship title against John Jay in a 6-1 win at the Brewster Ice Arena in Brewster, February 26, 2017 (Photo: Michael Giacalone for The Journal News) BREWSTER – Even the postgame celebration is well-executed. Pelham has enjoyed more practice than any team in Section 1 over the last four seasons. The Pelicans wrapped up a fourth consecutive Division II title with a…
Your Guide To Understanding The 2017 Daytona 500 And NASCAR’s New Race Formats – Jalopnik
Denny Hamlin wins the second of the two Can-Am Duels at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night, giving him a good starting spot for the Daytona 500. Hamlin won the race in 2016. Photo credit: Brian Lawdermilk/Stringer/Getty Images The biggest day in American stock-car racing is here, and you may have noticed that it’s going to look a whole lot different—and more complicated—this time around. Luckily, we’ve got your back….
NASCAR’s Brian France Doesn’t Understand His Own Sport – Jalopnik
Photo credit: David Becker/Getty Images NASCAR CEO and chairman Brian France, who usually doesn’t publicly comment on competition issues in his sport, uncharacteristically instructed drivers not to block at the Daytona 500 drivers meeting, reports NBC Sports. The problem is, you have to keep the other drivers behind you somehow in order to win at a restrictor plate track like Daytona International Speedway. That’s…blocking. Advertisement Here’s what France told drivers…
Take Two: Announcing my retirement from covering NASCAR – Columbia Daily Tribune
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2017 Daytona 500 results: Live blog, NASCAR updates, leaderboard, race lineup – CBSSports.com
Kurt Busch is your 2017 Daytona 500 champion. After not leading a lap all day, the 38-year-old jumped in front of the pack down the backstretch, getting past Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson, who ran out of fuel. It was Busch’s 29th career win on the Monster Energy Cup Series. Busch had come up just short at Daytona before, tallying five top fives including two second place finishes. But after…
Hockey Oscars: Best actor, actress and picture in puck movies – Yahoo Sports
(Honorable Mention: MIGHTY DUCKS THE MOVIE: THE FIRST FACE-OFF.) Best Screenplay: Nancy Dowd, SLAP SHOT One of the most memorable things about SLAP SHOT was that this gloriously vulgar exploration of masculinity was written by a woman. She was inspired by Ned Dowd, her professional hockey-playing brother who played for the Johnstown Jets whom the Charlestown Chiefs are based on. The screenplay brilliantly ties together the vital nature of…
Drivers, Start Your Calculators: Nascar Introduces New Scoring System – New York Times
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NASCAR seeks boost to steep decline with strong Daytona 500 – Chicago Tribune
The good news for NASCAR is that all signs indicate Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a legitimate shot to win the Daytona 500. A victory for NASCAR’s most popular driver, in his return to racing after a concussion sidelined him the second half of last season, would be a massive boost for the sagging series. Earnhardt’s star power has been one of the bright spots of Speedweeks and his strength on…
The cure to what’s ailing NASCAR: A hipster revolution? – Yahoo Sports
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A couple years back Dale Earnhardt Jr. went to Terminal West, an old foundry turned mid-sized concert venue in Atlanta, to see a band that had caught his attention. Lord Huron had popped up on his Twenty One Pilots Pandora station and Junior was hooked by the Los Angeles-based indie folk music. Earnhardt had met someone close to the band, so after the show he was…
WATCH: Unbelievable pre-match scenes at Spanish soccer rivalry will give you chills – CBSSports.com
Real Betis and Sevilla battled on Saturday in the Seville Derby, one of the most underrated rivalries in European soccer. The derby match is always frantic, and despite the teams sometimes not always being in the best of form entering it, these matches are something to take in and enjoy. And while it was a highly entertaining match, the greatest moment was before the game. Check out these sick scenes…
Circuit Of The Americas Apparently Wants A NASCAR Race – Jalopnik
Photo credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images If you’ve watched any American stock-car racing lately, you might have noticed a few changes in NASCAR for the 2017 race season. But Circuit of The Americas chairman Bobby Epstein wants things to get even weirder in the future, because it sounds like he really, really wants NASCAR to come to Austin. Advertisement In a story from the Austin American-Statesman on Friday, Epstein said he’s…
NASCAR.com reporters make national series predictions – Nascar
BUY TICKETS: See the Daytona 500 live!RELATED: Key changes in NASCAR | Fast facts on race enhancements NASCAR.com’s Kenny Bruce, Holly Cain, Zack Albert and Jonathan Merryman make their predictions for the 2017 NASCAR season: KENNY BRUCE NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion: Timothy Peters. Rebounds from winless ’16 to ride the Red Horse to the title. NASCAR XFINITY Series champion: Elliott Sadler. So close a year ago; his JRM…
The cure to what’s ailing NASCAR: A hipster revolution? – Yahoo Sports
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A couple years back Dale Earnhardt Jr. went to Terminal West, an old foundry turned mid-sized concert venue in Atlanta, to see a band that had caught his attention. Lord Huron had popped up on his 21 Pilots Pandora station and Junior was hooked by the Los Angeles-based indie folk music. Earnhardt had met someone close to the band, so after the show he was ushered…
NASCAR points format debuts at Daytona 500 amidst Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s twilight – Sports Illustrated
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It used to be that a NASCAR race didn’t need explaining, that even a child could put it all together. Take a whole bunch of cars, put ‘em on a track and spin ‘em around for an even number of laps; the one that crosses the finish line first, wins. It was all so blissfully straightforward. But then in advance of the 2017 season, the…
Hockey Royalty Seemed in Her Future. Then Her Body Was Shattered. – New York Times
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Exclusive: NASCAR VP explains significant change in inspection process – FOXSports.com
NASCAR has made a significant change in the inspection process for 2017. In years past, if a car failed one the inspection stations, the team would pull it out of line, make repairs and send it back on through. But crew chiefs are a wily lot. Sometimes, a team would pull a car out of line and correct the problem, but at the same time make other changes to areas…
Nascar boss: The sport is ‘stronger than ever’ despite falling viewership – CNBC
Ahead of Sunday’s big Daytona 500, racing legend Roger Penske dismissed claims that his sport is faltering. “I see the sport as stronger than ever from a competitive standpoint,” he said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” As the Nascar season kicks off at Daytona 500, new questions have emerged about the state of stock car racing as both viewership numbers and admissions are seeing major declines. Nascar’s television viewership…
NASCAR points format debuts at Daytona 500 amidst Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s twilight – Sports Illustrated
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It used to be that a NASCAR race didn’t need explaining, that even a child could put it all together. Take a whole bunch of cars, put ‘em on a track and spin ‘em around for an even number of laps; the one that crosses the finish line first, wins. It was so blissfully straightforward. But then in advance of the 2017 season, the sanctioning…
