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FILE – In this Oct. 7, 2016, file photo, a security guard walks across the track in the rain at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. NASCAR did the best it possibly could after a nearly washed-out weekend in Charlotte. The playoff race is tight, and Jimmie Johnson suddenly has a shot at history. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)(Photo: The Associated Press) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When it’s all said and…

A soccer coach in St. Francis, Minnesota was fired after he wore a clown mask to practice in honor of Halloween. Posted:Oct 10 2016 10:23PM CDT Updated:Oct 10 2016 10:41PM CDT St. Francis High School soccer coach fired for clown photo \n \n News St. Francis High School soccer coach fired for clown photo The St. Francis High School girls’ soccer coach has been fired over a controversial clown photo…

Dale Earnhardt Jr. remains sidelined for the remainder of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season as he continues to attempt battling back from a concussion. But that doesn’t mean he is forgotten. Monday was Junior’s 42nd birthday, a fact that did not go unnoticed by a NASCAR community that is hoping Earnhardt Jr. comes back strong next season in his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Happy birthday, Dale Jr.! All…

A 2-kilometre race in the canals around the Danish parliament in August saw a record 3,600 participants this year. (Photo: Lisbeth Kirk) During the last decade, the harbour baths have also become popular with tourists. They are the most visible result of a deliberate decision in the municipality to move polluting industry out of the harbour, and to clean all waste water before it reaches the sea. The harbour baths…

Follow The Fan: Facebook | Twitter CONCORD, N.C. (AP) – It should have been catastrophic nearly any way Joey Logano looked at his situation. His wrecked race car was in the garage during the opening race of the second round of the playoffs, his crew frantically trying to get him back on track. At the moment, Logano’s only saving grace was that Kevin Harvick had his own disabled vehicle and was stuck watching Sunday’s…

The international break continues for a few more days, leaving plenty of time between now and Wednesday night’s Sounders-Dynamo match to bone up on you might have missed over this past week in the world of soccer. To reiterate my appeal from last week’s inaugural edition 0f this weekly series: Please do forward along any submissions — or anything you think I missed — either via Twitter or email (mpentz@seattletimes.com). –…

Media playback is not supported on this device Wayne Rooney: England captain to keep his role under Gareth Southgate England captain Wayne Rooney says he is in a “difficult period” after he was dropped for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. Interim manager Gareth Southgate said the decision was tactical and not a reflection of the forward’s form. Rooney, who was booed by sections of the Wembley crowd during Saturday’s…

Channing Tatum at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Tatum will star in next fall’s “Logan Lucky,” a heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh.(Photo: Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY) CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR hasn’t been the vehicle for a major Hollywood feature film since Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby a decade ago. That’s set to change with Logan Lucky, a heist movie starring Channing Tatum that filmed several scenes at…

RELATED: Race results | Updated series standings | Chase Grid CONCORD, N.C. — If stealing a race were against the law, there would be an arrest warrant out for Joey Logano on Sunday night. Grabbing the lead from Kyle Larson after a restart on Lap 183 of 200, Logano held off a charging Elliott Sadler by .462 seconds to win the Drive for the Cure 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race…

Channing Tatum at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Tatum will star in next fall’s “Logan Lucky,” a heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh.(Photo: Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY) CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR hasn’t been the vehicle for a major Hollywood feature film since Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby a decade ago. That’s set to change with Logan Lucky, a heist movie starring Channing Tatum that filmed several scenes at…

6:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment CONCORD, N.C. — There was a time when cable channel TNT carried NASCAR Cup Series racing. There was also a time when TNT’s slogan was “We know drama.” Sunday afternoon’s 500-mile race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the first race of the second round of the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup, would have fit perfectly into an old TNT time slot….

Channing Tatum at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Tatum will star in next fall’s “Logan Lucky,” a heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh.(Photo: Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY) CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR hasn’t been the vehicle for a major Hollywood feature film since Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby a decade ago. That’s set to change with Logan Lucky, a heist movie starring Channing Tatum that filmed several scenes at…

Good news: The weather is perfect at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which today will host a NASCAR Sprint Cup/XFINITY Series doubleheader. After two solid days of rain in the area, the weather forecast couldn’t be better: zero percent chance of rain, with a high of 72 degrees at the track. The  Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race will start at noon ET today, with the Drive for the Cure XFINITY…

The Japanese Grand Prix is live on the BBC Sport website and 5 live Mercedes say they are prepared to accept “some collateral damage” from Lewis Hamilton following his controversial behaviour in Japan. Hamilton refused to answer questions in his post-qualifying news conference on Saturday, accusing the media of being “disrespectful” and then walking out. It was in response to some reports of his behaviour in an earlier conference. “Let…

NASCAR and the Charlotte Motor Speedway did the only sensible thing they could do by postponing tonight’s Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, which will now run Sunday at noon ET. The Drive for the Cure 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race will then follow 45 minutes after the end of the Cup race. While it’s true that the forecast calls for the weather to clear in the…

NASCAR and the Charlotte Motor Speedway did the only sensible thing they could do by postponing tonight’s Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, which will now run Sunday at noon ET. The Drive for the Cure 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race will then follow 45 minutes after the end of the Cup race. While it’s true that the forecast calls for the weather to clear in the…

NASCAR and the Charlotte Motor Speedway did the only sensible thing they could do by postponing tonight’s Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, which will now run Sunday at noon ET. The Drive for the Cure 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race will then follow 45 minutes after the end of the Cup race. While it’s true that the forecast calls for the weather to clear in the…

NASCAR and the Charlotte Motor Speedway did the only sensible thing they could do by postponing tonight’s Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, which will now run Sunday at noon ET. The Drive for the Cure 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race will then follow 45 minutes after the end of the Cup race. While it’s true that the forecast calls for the weather to clear in the…

Team Sky has reiterated its “100% commitment” to clean competition as UK Anti-Doping investigators met British Cycling at the home of the national governing body – which it shares with Sky – following allegations of wrongdoing in the sport. Two Ukad officials travelled on Friday to the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, known as the ‘medal factory’ and the place where the successes of the past three Olympic Games were…