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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…

Enlarge this image IAAF President Sebastian Coe, left, speaks with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the opening of an Olympic Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, Saturday. Olympic sports leaders are discussing how to improve a global anti-doping system amid the fallout of a Russian state-backed cheating scandal. Fabrice Coffrini/AP hide caption toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AP IAAF President Sebastian Coe, left, speaks with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the opening of an…

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…

1:42 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Kyle Hendricks entered his Sunday Night Baseball start on June 19 against the Pirates never having registered a double-digit strikeout game in his 57 starts. He was a good-though-not-great pitcher with a 3.05 ERA at that point, most often described by those who follow the sport as a No. 5 starter. There’s a reason for that: Hendricks pitches with a fastball…

I know Major League Baseball took Fox Sports’ money in exchange for broadcasting rights, but did MLB wonks check to see if Fox Sports 1 had a driver’s license? Man, this could be one long postseason if Fox doesn’t bring in some adults. When did Fox start hating Cubs fans? Fox Sports’ broadcast of Cubs-Giants on its FS1 channel Friday night was a whole lot of odd, off-putting angles. The…

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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 on Friday travelled to the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, known as the ‘medal factory’ and the place where the successes of the last three Olympic Games were…

MORE: Live radar | Friday on-track action canceled due to weather CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch has celebrated in Victory Lane at 21 different race tracks in the Sprint Cup Series, from superspeedways to short tracks to road courses. But in his 13-year Sprint Cup Series career, two tracks have eluded the No. 18 driver: Pocono Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, site of Saturday’s Bank of America 500 (7 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN,…

Vinnie Jones was warned to watch his language on Soccer AM after swearing twice during a live broadcast on Saturday morning. The former Wimbledon midfielder was a guest on the Sky Sports show and within 10 minutes of appearing had already used expletives twice. “It’s so hard to talk and not swear isn’t it?” Jones said after being told to refrain. @jackpatto11 jack crouchy and soccer am booom pic.twitter.com/N6LlJGzWUC —…

Seven weeks after British Cycling was being celebrated for its phenomenal success at the Olympics, the sport was in crisis on Friday. Its headquarters at the Manchester velodrome, the dream factory once described as ‘the beating heart of Britain’s ascension to the top of world cycling’, was targeted by investigators from UK Anti-Doping. Rio had gone a long way to healing the scars of what had already been a difficult…

MORE: Live radar | Friday on-track action canceled due to weather CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch has celebrated in Victory Lane at 21 different race tracks in the Sprint Cup Series, from superspeedways to short tracks to road courses. But in his 13-year Sprint Cup Series career, two tracks have eluded the No. 18 driver: Pocono Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, site of Saturday’s Bank of America 500 (7 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN,…

MORE: Live radar | Friday on-track action canceled due to weather CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch has celebrated in Victory Lane at 21 different race tracks in the Sprint Cup Series, from superspeedways to short tracks to road courses. But in his 13-year Sprint Cup Series career, two tracks have eluded the No. 18 driver: Pocono Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, site of Saturday’s Bank of America 500 (7 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN,…

For some time now, live sports have been the one remaining lifeboat in an angry sea of television disruption. But there are increasing signs that the boat is leaking, and that could mean a number of major media players are going to have to start bailing or find a deserted island, especially ESPN. One of the most recent holes in the sports-is-invincible theory came with the news that the National…

One in four IOC members are women, but only three are on the 14-member IOC executive board. Two out of 211 soccer federation presidents are female, and women are allotted only six quota seats on the 37-member FIFA council. A mere one of 17 are on UEFA’s executive committee. When female sports pioneer Val Ackerman looks at the numbers of women in leadership roles in world sports…

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Throughout his storied career, Vitor Belfort has racked up a number of memorable highlights but as he prepares for the co-main event at UFC 204 on Saturday night, he can’t help but think about one in particular. The middleweight championship will be decided in the main event as Michael Bisping defends his title for the first time against old rival Dan Henderson. The fight with Henderson came together largely because…