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Women’s soccer is coming to Lifetime. A+E Networks, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and Hearst, has taken an equity stake in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). The two will launch a joint venture, NWSL Media, which will oversee the league’s global broadcast and sponsorship rights, production of league game telecasts, as well as live streaming and digital platforms. As part of the deal, A+E Networks channel…

Players who headed a lot of balls — an average of 124 in two weeks — were three times more likely to get a concussion compared to soccer players who rarely headed. Roger Weber/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roger Weber/Getty Images Players who headed a lot of balls — an average of 124 in two weeks — were three times more likely to get a concussion compared to soccer…

The International Football Association Board will discuss the introduction of “sin bins” for certain yellow card offenses at their next annual meeting. IFAB meet on March 3 at Wembley and they’ll debate the idea of temporary dismissals during the meeting. The punishment would be handed out for some yellow card-worthy offenses, like diving, but it’s not intended to replace yellow cards completely. Under the new measure, players would be sent to the…

Sacramento’s bid for a Major League Soccer team was plunged into chaos Wednesday over a dispute between Sacramento Republic FC’s lead investor and its founder over use of the Republic brand. Less than 24 hours after the bid was formally submitted, representatives of Republic FC charged that lead investor Kevin Nagle violated his agreement with the club by applying for the MLS franchise without using the Republic brand. Nagle, however,…

NASCAR drivers and officials have replaced the preseason Word of the Day.  The traditional echo chamber involved the word “exciting.” It is now “moments.” That’s what everybody is looking for as the 2017 season begins in a few weeks at Daytona. The changes are significant, from a new title sponsor for the Cup Series (Monster Energy) to a new-fangled playoff format that has been met with mixed reviews. It’s a…

Krivoshapka ran the second leg in the London 2012 final Russia have been stripped of their 4x400m relay silver from London 2012 after sprinter Antonina Krivoshapka tested positive for steroid turinabol. The ruling is likely to see Jamaica and Ukraine promoted to silver and bronze respectively behind the United States. Krivoshapka, 29, has not competed since 2013, the same year she won bronze at the World Championships in Moscow. Russian…

HOUSTON – In the middle of denouncing President Trump’s executive order temporarily banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee made a pitch to the entire world. “We want the Olympics,” she said Sunday. “We think we’re ready. We will be able to be ready.” [ Newsletter: Get 5 great stories from Yahoo Sports blogs in your inbox every day! ] Jackson Lee stood in the arrivals hall…

In 1998, the former Miami Dolphins quarterback co-owned Elliott-Marino Motorsports with NASCAR star Bill Elliott. Jerry Nadeau was the team’s primary driver, but sponsorship woes caused the team to shut down the following season.

Diving for kicks: CEOs take risks outside their work as a way of relaxing. (Photo: Rune Sovndahl) Antonio Horta-Osorio, chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, lists swimming with sharks as one of his hobbies. London Stock Exchange chief executive Xavier Rolet has competed in the Paris-Dakar motor sport rally. And Mark Bristow, chief executive of gold mining group Randgold, revs up on mammoth 30-day, 5,000-mile motorbike rides across Africa. What…

Los Angeles isn’t the only city whose bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics has recently bumped up against politics. While the global debate over President Trump’s travel ban has heightened concerns that International Olympic Committee members might turn away from L.A., problems have arisen in Budapest. Bid leaders in the Hungarian capital announced over the weekend that they will delay the final stage of their campaign while a political youth…

Anti-smoking campaigners in Japan have called on the government to make restaurants and bars smoke-free in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and end the country’s reputation as a smoker’s paradise. Japan is expected to pass legislation soon that will ban smoking in or near public buildings such as schools or hospitals, but the bill says the crackdown will apply to restaurants only in principle. Restaurateurs and bar owners will…

Los Angeles isn’t the only city whose bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics has recently bumped up against politics. While the global debate over President Trump’s travel ban has heightened concerns that International Olympic Committee members might turn away from L.A., problems have arisen in Budapest. Bid leaders in the Hungarian capital announced over the weekend that they will delay the final stage of their campaign while a political youth…

The project, sponsored by XFINITY Series entitlement partner DC Solar, is expected to be completed in November of 2018. Lesa France Kennedy, CEO of ISC, described the announcement as “a huge day for our company … as well as motorsports overall.” Kennedy said the project “brings us full circle with Phoenix Raceway. “The track itself has a very long and successful history with motorsports with NASCAR and IndyCar. Since we…

American soccer star Landon Donovan remembers his professional career in the United States nearly being over before it had barely begun. Donovan was a rookie in 2001 playing for San Jose of Major League Soccer, and the rumors were that if the Earthquakes, who were averaging a league-low 9,000 fans per game, didn’t beat the L.A. Galaxy in the championship game, the franchise would fold. The Earthquakes won the title,…

The project, sponsored by XFINITY Series entitlement partner DC Solar, is expected to be completed in November of 2018. Lesa France Kennedy, CEO of ISC, described the announcement as “a huge day for our company … as well as motorsports overall.” Kennedy said the project “brings us full circle with Phoenix Raceway. “The track itself has a very long and successful history with motorsports with NASCAR and IndyCar. Since we…

The Hot Tub Beers at the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships. Photo courtesy of Mark Irwin. The U.S. Pond Hockey Championships were held this past weekend in Minneapolis. It’s supposed to be kind of kitsch and old school—“hockey the way nature intended” is their motto. While I did not see anyone using magazines affixed to their shins with duct tape, as the website’s folksy history section maintains, it was played outdoors…

The U.S. soccer community is diverse and well-traveled, engaged with the world and fluent in language and culture. So amid the chaos and furor of President Trump’s executive order banning entry of refugees, migrants and green-card holders from seven mostly-Muslim countries, it was hardly surprising to hear Americans who have traveled the world playing the world’s game speak out. Michael Bradley, the U.S. men’s national team captain with a well-stamped…

RELATED: Full schedule for Daytona Speedweeks   ThorSport Racing’s 2016 campaign will be remembered as a season of recovery, overcoming the trials of a mid-June fire at its Sandusky, Ohio, headquarters. The blaze sparked a gutsy fight through the balance of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule, with the four-team operation scrapping and improvising to fulfill its full-season mandate.   Little more than seven months have passed since the…

The U.S. soccer community is diverse and well-traveled, engaged with the world and fluent in language and culture. So amid the chaos and furor of President Trump’s executive order banning entry of refugees, migrants and green-card holders from seven mostly-Muslim countries, it was hardly surprising to hear Americans who have traveled the world playing the world’s game speak out. Michael Bradley, the U.S. men’s national team captain with a well-stamped…

Sports are supposed to offer a relief from politics, except, of course, if the sport in question is soccer. In that case, the sport is impossible to separate from the outside world, as U.S. national team midfielder Sacha Kljestan was reminded Sunday. The U.S. played against Serbia, his father’s homeland. With President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration inspiring protests across the country, Kljestan could only think of his father’s…