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Soccer|Soccer Without Headers? New Research Shows It’s Worth Discussing – New York Times
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Martin Truex Jr. wins pole at Martinsville, Logano lines up second – Nascar
Logano took his close call with a fourth straight pole philosophically. “So close to getting that fourth pole in a row,” Logano said. “It would have been pretty cool to be able to say you did that, but it’s been a great streak … Starting up front is important here at Martinsville. We’ve proven that before. We’ll be able to get a good pit stall, which is a lot of…
FIFA suspends Guatemalan soccer federation, citing resistance to oversight – Reuters
GUATEMALA CITY FIFA suspended the Guatemalan soccer federation on Friday, in a fight over the powers given to an oversight committee appointed by the international soccer governing body to look into allegations of corruption. The local federation FEDEFUT, which is being administered by the FIFA-appointed oversight body, said in a statement its suspension was due to FEDEFUT members’ refusal to allow an election for a new executive committee. The statement…
British Cycling upholds Jess Varnish’s sexism complaint against former chief Shane Sutton – Daily Mail
Shane Sutton resigned from his role 100 days before the Rio Olympics He was accused of using ‘inappropriate and discriminatory language’ Sutton quit after Jess Varnish launched a complaint against the Australian British Cycling have upheld allegations and ‘regret’ the incident By Martha Kelner for the Daily Mail and Matt Lawton for the Daily Mail Published: 11:32 EST, 28 October 2016 | Updated: 16:30 EST, 28 October 2016 e-mail…
Halloween-themed NASCAR paint schemes through the years – FOXSports.com
In 2002, Tony Stewart drove this No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac at Bristol Motor Speedway to promote “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” a classic TV show based on the Peanuts gang. Here are 17 other spooky Halloween-themed paint schemes in NASCAR through the years:
Baseball’s Biggest Games Are Taking Forever – FiveThirtyEight
October brings falling leaves, great postseason pitching and hitting, and painfully long baseball games. Look no further than Game 2 of the World Series: On the game’s biggest national stage, the Cubs and Indians played a 5-1 game Wednesday night that took four hours and four minutes to complete. Interminable games like Wednesday’s contest are the norm for the MLB postseason — but even by that standard, this year has…
Baseball|Where Are Baseball’s Minority Managers? – New York Times
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After attending World Series, LeBron James reveals sports-related bucket list – ESPN
5:50 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment TORONTO — LeBron James has played in the NBA Finals seven times and the Olympics three times, racking up experiences as a competitor like few ever have. Now he wants to round out his resume as a spectator. James attended the Cleveland Indians 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the World Series this week and called it…
How Steve Cannon Manages AMB’s Sports Portfolio – Forbes
Bieber, prayers & Ballon d’Or – sport quiz of the week – BBC Sport
It’s BBC Sport and A Question of Sport’s weekly quiz – have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in the world of sport in the past week? If you missed last week’s sports quiz, try it here. Picture credits: Getty, AP, REX
All sports teams’ logos have their faults … and then there’s Chief Wahoo – Chicago Tribune
I always have thought the Cubs logo with the little bear inside the “C,” the one that seems to be a beast on the prowl, looks more like an orphan animal seeking its mother. Other Cubs logos with frowning cubs or snarling cubs never really have represented fierceness because, after all, they are cubs. They tend to show confusion or curiosity. Most commonly the Cubs use no animal at all…
Loser Takes All: The Philadelphia 76ers, the Process, and Belief – VICE
I first met Larry Website, which is not his real name, when he was pretending to be an old woman on Twitter. He had his reasons, of course, the most salient of which was Being In College At The Time and the most obvious of which was the urge to irritate right-wing people by repeatedly claiming to be a veteran because he’d served in the U.S. Postal Service. Larry was…
Danica Patrick could be the hero NASCAR needs – FOXSports.com
In case you haven’t noticed, NASCAR needs a new hero. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is out of the cockpit temporarily and Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart are about to be out for good. Compared with the past two seasons, this year’s edition of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup can be politely described as tepid: No big controversies, no major fights, no name-calling and a whole lot more League of…
British Cycling upholds complaint against Shane Sutton by Jess … – The Guardian
Sexist behaviour has been exposed at the top of British cycling after the sport’s governing body upheld complaints made by Jess Varnish against the former technical director Shane Sutton of “inappropriate and discriminatory language”. Varnish had claimed that Sutton had told her to “go and have a baby” and called the 25-year-old “too old” to compete after she failed to qualify for the Rio Olympic Games this year. Sutton was…
Baseball’s Biggest Games Are Taking Forever – FiveThirtyEight
October brings falling leaves, great postseason pitching and hitting, and painfully long baseball games. Look no further than Game 2 of the World Series: On the game’s biggest national stage, the Cubs and Indians played a 5-1 game Wednesday night that took four hours and four minutes to complete. Interminable games like Wednesday’s contest are the norm for the MLB postseason — but even by that standard, this year has…
Baseball|Where Are Baseball’s Minority Managers? – New York Times
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From 2010: Cleveland baseball-loving nun – CBS News
October 28, 2016, 11:11 AM| In the past the Cleveland Indians have been lifted into the World Series, no doubt, thanks to the cookies baked for them by Sister Mary Assumpta and the Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Garfield Heights, Ohio. Bill Geist met Sister Assumpta, an ardent baseball fan, as she attended her beloved Indians’ Opening Day game, armed with cookies and prayers for a win. Originally aired…
Trey Griffey and more college football players with baseball dads – NCAA.com
Ken Griffey Jr. has a different game to watch during the World Series. The newly inducted member of the Baseball Hall of Fame can certainly be forgiven for having his attention elsewhere Saturday night. His son is a starting receiver for the Arizona Wildcats. NCAA FOOTBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA JOIN THE TEAM. Follow @NCAAFootball Junior’s son Trey isn’t the only Pac-12…
How Andrew Miller became the most important reliever in baseball – ESPN
9:30 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment In the seventh inning of Game 1 of the World Series, Indians reliever Andrew Miller found himself in a pot of boiling water. Entrusted to hold a 3-0 lead over the Cubs after starter Corey Kluber gave up a leadoff single, Miller walked the next batter, Kyle Schwarber, and then gave up a single to Javier Baez to load the bases…
All sports teams’ logos have their faults … and then there’s Chief Wahoo – Chicago Tribune
I always have thought the Cubs logo with the little bear inside the “C,” the one that seems to be a beast on the prowl, looks more like an orphan animal seeking its mother. Other Cubs logos with frowning cubs or snarling cubs never really have represented fierceness because, after all, they are cubs. They tend to show confusion or curiosity. Most commonly the Cubs use no animal at all…
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