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Exclusive: NASCAR, Chip Ganassi Racing ink bank deals – FOXSports.com

Friday, February 12, 2016

NASCAR has a new official credit-card provider and Chip Ganassi Racing Teams has a new sponsor for the No. 1 Chevrolet of driver Jamie McMurray, FOXSports.com learned in a series of exclusive interviews. Nevada-based Credit One Bank has signed a multi-year deal to be the “Official Credit Card of NASCAR.” As part of the agreement, the bank will offer fans officially licensed NASCAR-themed credit cards. In addition, the company will…

NASCAR creates ‘overtime line’ in new rules finish – Fox News

Friday, February 12, 2016

FILE – In this Nov. 22, 2015, file photo, Kyle Busch does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race and the season title, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. With four-time champion Jeff Gordon retired and three-time champ Tony Stewart sidelined with a broken back, the NASCAR season begins with a much different look and a new rules package. (AP Photo/Darryl Graham) Looking to end the…

What real threat does Zika pose to the Rio Olympics? History has an answer – CNN

Friday, February 12, 2016

Sixteen years ago 90 people came down with meningitis in nine European countries and 14 people died. Epidemiologists tracked the outbreak to pilgrims returning from the Hajj. This annual trek of more than 2 million Muslims to Mecca has in recent years attracted concerns over its potential to distribute the MERS virus in a similar fashion. The 2012 London Olympics went off without a hitch, though, thanks to the most…

NASCAR creates ‘overtime line’ in new rules finish – Fox News

Friday, February 12, 2016

FILE – In this Nov. 22, 2015, file photo, Kyle Busch does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race and the season title, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. With four-time champion Jeff Gordon retired and three-time champ Tony Stewart sidelined with a broken back, the NASCAR season begins with a much different look and a new rules package. (AP Photo/Darryl Graham) Looking to end the…

Why are soccer giants FC Barcelona, Benfica, Atletico Madrid and Boca Juniors starting a US league with Mark Cuban? – Dallas Morning News (blog)

Friday, February 12, 2016

The News previously reported that FC Barcelona will own one of the New York teams and that Atletico Madrid, Boca Juniors of Argentina and Corinthians of Brazil will have full or partial stakes. On Wednesday, The News learned that Portugal power Benfica has been part of discussions to be affiliated with one of the PFL teams, as have at least two powerhouse European clubs that have yet to be made…

NASCAR opens 2016 season without 2 of its biggest stars – USA TODAY

Friday, February 12, 2016

(Photo: The Associated Press) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Gordon will be in the booth and Tony Stewart in a bed when the NASCAR season begins. Neither NASCAR star will be in a car when Daytona International Speedway opens Friday for preparations for the Feb. 21 season-opening Daytona 500. Gordon, arguably NASCAR’s biggest star, retired at the end of last season and the four-time champion will now be a…

NASCAR reveals Daytona 500 qualifying procedures, more changes for ’16 – FOXSports.com

Friday, February 12, 2016

With the advent of the Charter System, NASCAR has announced new changes for qualifying procedures in the Daytona 500 and the 35 remaining points races on the 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule. For the Daytona 500, all 36 Charter teams will be guaranteed a starting position, with the final four slots going to non-Charter teams, which NASCAR refers to as “Open teams.” Four Open teams will make the Daytona 500…

The Downfall of a Russian Soccer Team – The New Yorker

Friday, February 12, 2016

Among other problems, Dynamo Moscow has been losing many of its best players, like Aleksandr Kokorin (right), shown here in a 2013 match against CSKA. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY DMITRY KOROTAYEV / EPSILON / GETTY The Russian soccer team Dynamo Moscow has its roots in a factory club that was founded in 1887, at the Morozov mill, on the city’s outskirts. In the spring of 1923, the club was co-opted by…

Familiar Story for Thai Soccer as an Election Prompts ‘a Civil War’ – International New York Times

Friday, February 12, 2016

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NASCAR announces new rules for qualifying and overtime finishes – USA TODAY

Thursday, February 11, 2016

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NASCAR unveils new formats with 2016 season set to begin – ESPN

Thursday, February 11, 2016

5:30 PM ET print NASCAR has tweaked its qualifying and points formats to go along with its reduction of Sprint Cup fields from 43 to 40 and its new guarantee of starting spots to 36 cars. It also has changed its rules regarding the “overtime” green-white-checkered procedure as it prepares to open the season this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR announced Tuesday that it had agreed to license —…

Familiar Story for Thai Soccer as an Election Prompts ‘a Civil War’ – International New York Times

Thursday, February 11, 2016

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In Italy, a Top Club Stands Alone in Supporting Women’s Soccer – New York Times

Thursday, February 11, 2016

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That’s gold: Bill and Dave Christian medals up for auction – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Their Olympic gold medals and other memorabilia have been spending more time in safety deposit boxes than on display, so Bill Christian and Dave Christian decided the time was right to auction them off. The father-son collection, currently up for online bidding, will be sold later this month. As treasured as the items are, parting with them wasn’t as difficult as people might have assumed. “Whether or not we have…

Familiar Story for Thai Soccer as an Election Prompts ‘a Civil War’ – International New York Times

Thursday, February 11, 2016

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In Italy, a Top Club Stands Alone in Supporting Women’s Soccer – New York Times

Thursday, February 11, 2016

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In Italy, a Top Club Stands Alone in Supporting Women’s Soccer – New York Times

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