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MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. said it would be hard to explain, the perspective that he’s gained being sidelined from NASCAR competition. The driving part, he clearly misses. The related appearances, autograph sessions and other obligations have gained newfound enjoyment during his absence from the cockpit. The challenge for when he plans to return to driving full-time is finding a way to savor the two parts together. Earnhardt described…

Bigger than baseball. After playing his first game for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League on Tuesday, October 11, Tim Tebow helped a fan who collapsed in the crowd. PHOTOS: Celebrities Dating Athletes As Tebow, 29, signed autographs at University of Phoenix stadium, he saw a man, Brandon Berry, who was having a seizure. According to local news station KNXV, the former NFL star ran to Berry’s side…

Early 2016 rankings: 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | C You can never have too many outfielders, right? Most every league requires you to start at least three, with some requiring as many as five. The purpose, of course, is to emulate real life. Every major-league team starts three outfielders, which naturally makes it a deeper position, and proportionally, it tends to be deeper as well. You’d rather…

(Reuters Health) – Playing team sports, especially soccer, at the elite level may lead to a higher risk for osteoarthritis, but the existing research is of such low quality it’s hard to say for sure, according to a recent review. In an analysis of past studies filled with conflicting results, researchers found that long-distance running was the only elite-level sport that didn’t seem to raise arthritis risk, though even that…

The long wait for Ronda Rousey to return is finally over. Rousey will face women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at the year-end UFC 207 card set to take place on Dec. 30 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White made the announcement via “The Herd” on FS1 on Wednesday. Rousey will fight for the first time in over a year after last appearing in the Octagon…

Did you like the abundance of stats while watching the Rio Olympics on Comcast? If so, you’re in for a treat from now on. Comcast is rolling out those same on-screen stats for every sport its X1 set-top box app covers. If you want to see where a basketball team has taken most of its shots, or want to know how well your favorite hockey player is doing, the info…

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL In another step toward redefining the amateur status of college athletes, Northwestern has agreed to drop social media restrictions placed on football players after a complaint about the team handbook was filed with the National Labor Relations Board. ESPN first reported the complaint was withdrawn in September after Northwestern agreed to modify its rules. The NLRB’s advisory memo states the scholarship football players are assumed to be “statutory…

Yorkshire will host the 2019 Road World Championships, marking the return of cycling’s showcase event to Britain after a 37-year gap, with a £27m budget to include a £15m “transformational” investment in new facilities across the UK. Harrogate is one venue which is in the frame as a possible “hub” for the nine days of racing for five categories, junior men and women, elite men and women, and under-23 men….

While Alex Bowman filled in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon was busy serving as the grand marshal for the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season finale. The four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and FOX NASCAR analyst awarded the 2016 Euro Series championship trophy to Belgian driver and good friend, Anothony Kumpen, after Sunday’s final race at Circuit Zolder in…

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Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov said Tuesday he wants to resign from the position to focus on duties as a lawmaker. Russian media quoted Zhukov as saying he would step down from the Olympic committee to focus on his position as deputy speaker in the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, the State Duma. Zhukov has served as Russia’s top Olympic official for the past six years,…

Bigger than baseball. After playing his first game for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League on Tuesday, October 11, Tim Tebow helped a fan who collapsed in the crowd. PHOTOS: Celebrities Dating Athletes As Tebow, 29, signed autographs at University of Phoenix stadium, he saw a man, Brandon Berry, who was having a seizure. According to local news station KNXV, the former NFL star ran to Berry’s side…

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An extremely rare find of Ty Cobb baseball cards headlines a large collection of memorabilia that’s expected to fetch around $5 million in an online auction. Continue Reading Below The legend of the Cobb collection, known as the “Lucky 7 Find,” began earlier this year. A family in a rural town in the South was sifting through their great-grandparents’ possessions, and what they discovered turned out to be one…

COLLEGE FOOTBALL In another step toward redefining the amateur status of college athletes, Northwestern has agreed to drop social media restrictions placed on football players after a complaint about the team handbook was filed with the National Labor Relations Board. ESPN first reported the complaint was withdrawn in September after Northwestern agreed to modify its rules. The NLRB’s advisory memo states the scholarship football players are assumed to be ”statutory…

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