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Almost two dozen people at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia were hurt after a driver ran right into the crowd after a NASCAR race Sunday. Police said they took the unnamed driver into custody for questioning, Fox 8 reported. The crash unfolded about 30 minutes after the race when the driver jumped a traffic line, according to MotorSport.com. Many of the injured reportedly were fans waiting for racers to leave the…

By now, you probably have heard of Leslie Jones. She is one of the more well-known and hilarious cast members on Saturday Night Live. She grew up playing basketball, but it seems like she hadn’t been exposed much to soccer … until this weekend. Jones live tweeted about soccer all Sunday, especially the MLS Playoffs, and it was so funny it will make your stomach hurt. This all got started…

A slot in NASCAR’s record books is absolutely in reach for Jimmie Johnson.  Johnson earned one of four coveted spots in next month’s title-deciding season finale on Sunday when he scored his ninth career victory at Martinsville Speedway. The six-time NASCAR champion will race for his seventh championship, which would tie him for the all-time record with Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Jr.  The victory blocked Joe Gibbs…

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Carl Edwards and Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch are facing sizable points deficits after the first of three races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup semifinal round. Edwards’ troubles began when he sped on pit road during his first pit stop, requiring he fall to the rear of the field. But his championship hopes took a significant hit when a blown tire…

Fabian Johnson, left, and Eintracht Frankfurt’s David Angel Abraham vie for ball during Moenchngladbach’s 0-0 draw in the Bundesliga. (Maja Hitij/EPA) Of note: Several players competing in lesser leagues or with reserve squads are not listed. Americans with dual nationalities representing other national teams have also been omitted. ENGLAND Premier League Stoke City defender-midfielder Geoff Cameron: vs. Swansea City on Monday (4 p.m., NBCSN) Middlesbrough goalkeeper Brad Guzan: in the…

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Like a certain Chicago professional baseball club, Dr. David Fletcher’s team has come close to realizing its dream a few times, only to have those hopes crash. Maybe the latest turn in his odyssey is an encouraging omen. For more than a decade, Fletcher’s dream has been to build the Chicago Baseball Museum, a gleaming 20,000-square-foot structure that would include a “Mt. Rushmore-like pantheon” of Chicago baseball figures, on-field virtual…

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Leslie Jones is a big sports fan and has no problem going all-in on things. We saw that at the Olympics, when she became America’s No. 1 fan and even got flown to Rio de Janeiro to check it all out. Well, the Saturday Night Live star is now all-in on soccer. And it all started with finding out that the players are attractive. (Warning: the videos in the tweets have…

A slot in NASCAR’s record books is absolutely in reach for Jimmie Johnson.  Johnson earned one of four coveted spots in next month’s title-deciding season finale on Sunday when he scored his ninth career victory at Martinsville Speedway. The six-time NASCAR champion will race for his seventh championship, which would tie him for the all-time record with Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Jr.  The victory blocked Joe Gibbs…

The New York Red Bulls are on their way to one of their best seasons in franchise history. They claimed the top spot in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference and have a strong chance at winning their first ever title. Fans have been eager to support the team in all the traditional ways, like waving scarves and screaming their heads off. But a surprising number have contacted the team because…

You’re reading Back of the Envelope, an experiment that aims to bring shorter, quicker content to FiveThirtyEight. More Sports Today, the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB all play games. It’s a sports equinox, the 16th in history: Will all four leagues play at the same time? They sure will! Indians-Cubs is scheduled for 8:00 p.m ET. At 8:30 Eagles-Cowboys kicks off, and at least three NBA games and two NHL…

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and Sagard Capital Partners have agreed to make a joint bid to acquire Performance Sports Group Ltd. for more than $550 million as the sports equipment maker considers a plan to auction itself under bankruptcy court protection, one person familiar with the plans said. Performance Sports is preparing to file for protection from its creditors as early as Monday under chapter 11 in the United States…

Unlike many drivers from the open-wheel ranks, 2016 IndyCar champion Simon Pagenaud says he would like to give NASCAR a try on an oval track rather than a road course. The Team Penske driver scored five IndyCar victories this season, but has yet to score his first oval win, but admitted he would love to try a left-turn-only course in a stock car. During an appearance on Sunday…

Photo credit: Daniel Shirey/Getty Images Remember grade school, when you got behind the line leader and stayed there? Well, a late caution in NASCAR’s Martinsville race was like picture day in grade school, when you had to confusingly line up by height. Not even officials knew where drivers were supposed to be, and they ran 30 laps trying to figure it out. Advertisement The caution came in the NASCAR Sprint…

The Department for Culture Media and Sport wants transparency in the sport of cycling MPs want to question British Cycling about therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) and are concerned about transparency. Several athletes have come under scrutiny after stolen medical records showed they used banned substances for medical reasons under TUE rules. Culture, media and sport select committee chairman Damien Collins, said MPs wanted to understand the system. “It may well…

On the sports front of the Sunday Telegraph, cycling gets the big headline, the NFL game nary a mention. (Liz Clarke/Washington Post) The NFL has a long way to go before becoming a top-three sport in the United Kingdom, at least based on a highly unscientific yet spirited survey of London newspapers on Sunday morning. On Page 55 of The Sun, there’s a story about Bengals defensive tackle Domata Peko’s…

The fact he has no experience doesn’t scare NHRA Funny Car driver Robert Hight. On Nov. 6, Hight will debate NASCAR racer Joey Logano at the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR race in Ft. Worth. The debate will kick off at 9:45 a.m., CST. at the AAA display. The great debate, Hight hopes, will determine which is better, racing in a straight line or turning in circles. “No experience whatsoever with…

Southampton boss Claude Puel made nine changes for the EFL Cup win over Sunderland but reverts back to his Premier League side. He makes just one change from the side which drew with Manchester City in the club’s last top flight match as left-back Ryan Bertrand replaces Sam McQueen to face his former club. Southampton’s record signing Sofiane Boufal scored in midweek but is on the bench. Southampton XI: Forster,…