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Robby Gordon’s father found dead in California home – FOXSports.com
The father of former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon died Wednesday in apparent murder-suicide in Orange, Calif., according to multiple news reports. The bodies of Robert Gordon, 68, and his wife Sharon, 57, were found Wednesday afternoon in a home in the 1400 block of North Kennymead Street, CBS news in Los Angeles reported. Robert Gordon was known to race fans as “Baja Bob.” Police reported that they received a 911…
Cal Ripken Jr’s warning to high-spending sports parents – CNBC
Major League Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. on Wednesday cautioned parents against believing their high-spending on athletics will pave their kids’ way to a professional sports career. The Baltimore Oriole turned entrepreneur counts a youth sports tournament company among his post-baseball business pursuits. Ripken said he’s come across some parents who harbor outsize expectations. “Sometimes the fever to say, ‘OK, I’ve got to have my kid playing more baseball…
Two people found dead at NASCAR driver Robby Gordon’s family home – New York Daily News
Two people were found dead inside an upscale California home Wednesday afternoon — and police and neighbors say the victims might be former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon’s parents. A 67-year-old female and a 68-year-old male were found around 5 p.m. inside the large Orange home located about 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles, according to CBSLA. Police and neighbors say the victims might be the parents of former…
Cal Ripken Jr’s warning to high-spending sports parents – CNBC
Major League Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. on Wednesday cautioned parents against believing their high-spending on athletics will pave their kids’ way to a professional sports career. The Baltimore Oriole turned entrepreneur counts a youth sports tournament company among his post-baseball business pursuits. Ripken said he’s come across some parents who harbor outsize expectations. “Sometimes the fever to say, ‘OK, I’ve got to have my kid playing more baseball…
Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Barcelona, Rangers, Inverness CT, Hibs, Davis Cup – BBC News
<!– FOOTBALL GOSSIP The Scottish Professional Football League and top clubs were left staggered by Stewart Regan’s decision to help Slovenia’s Aleksander Ceferin win the vote to become Uefa’s new president when they were expecting the Scottish FA chief executive to back Dutchman Michael van Praag, who had promised to rip up controversial plans to restructure the Champions League.(Daily Record) Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan has condemned the “misbehaviour”…
Cal Ripken Jr’s warning to high-spending sports parents – CNBC
Major League Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. on Wednesday cautioned parents against believing their high-spending on athletics will pave their kids’ way to a professional sports career. The Baltimore Oriole turned entrepreneur counts a youth sports tournament company among his post-baseball business pursuits. Ripken said he’s come across some parents who harbor outsize expectations. “Sometimes the fever to say, ‘OK, I’ve got to have my kid playing more baseball…
NASCAR expands penalties for egregious violations during Chase – USA TODAY
x Embed x Share USA Today Sports’ Jeff Gluck looks ahead to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 and the story lines that fans should keep an eye on leading up to this weekend’s race at Chicagoland. Landon Cassill’s pit crew change tires on the No. 38 Ford at Michigan International Speedway.(Photo: Aaron Doster, USA TODAY Sports) The word “encumbered” has been added to the NASCAR lingo, just as the…
Great Britain working to get soccer teams into Olympics – FOXSports.com
The soccer federations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland will get together for annual meetings as they try to agree on some deal that will allow Great Britain to enter men’s and women’s teams into the Olympics going forward. The push is being made by the England FA, but there is still some hesitancy from the three others. FIFA recognizes each of the four Home Nations separately, so they all…
Why Abby Wambach Doesn’t Want Be Known ‘Just As A Soccer Player’ – NPR
Enlarge this image Abby Wambach celebrates the U.S. team’s victory against Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup on July 5, 2015. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Abby Wambach celebrates the U.S. team’s victory against Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup on July 5, 2015. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Over the course of her career, soccer star Abby Wambach scored 184 goals…
NASCAR enters the newest generation of video game consoles – FOXSports.com
If you’re a NASCAR fan who bought a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One when they released, your wait for an exclusive, officially-licensed NASCAR video game is finally over. NASCAR Heat Evolution hit the shelves on Tuesday with the aim of engaging all NASCAR and video game fans with an exclusive simulation-style game to put the action of the sport into the players’ hands. “NASCAR Heat Evolution will bring the excitement…
Cal Ripken Jr’s warning to high-spending sports parents – CNBC
Major League Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. on Wednesday cautioned parents against believing their high-spending on athletics will pave their kids’ way to a professional sports career. The Baltimore Oriole turned entrepreneur counts a youth sports tournament company among his post-baseball business pursuits. Ripken said he’s come across some parents who harbor outsize expectations. “Sometimes the fever to say, ‘OK, I’ve got to have my kid playing more baseball…
Is Drone Racing a Sport Yet? – MIT Technology Review
Forget the football. The latest pastime to become a full-fledged sports phenomenon is drone racing. Competing for supremacy in the air at small scale isn’t a new phenomenon: people have been going head to head with remote-controlled aircraft in fields for a long old time. But in the last few years, technology has provided competitions with a huge shot of adrenaline, in the form of the first-person view. Nowadays, the…
Why Abby Wambach Doesn’t Want Be Known ‘Just As A Soccer Player’ – NPR
Enlarge this image Abby Wambach celebrates the U.S. team’s victory against Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup on July 5, 2015. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Abby Wambach celebrates the U.S. team’s victory against Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup on July 5, 2015. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Over the course of her career, soccer star Abby Wambach scored 184 goals…
NASCAR increases penalties for postrace rules infractions – SB Nation
Teams will face increased penalties — including the possibility of losing a win — should a car excessively fail postrace inspection following any of the upcoming Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff races, NASCAR announced Wednesday. Any driver who wins a Chase race but whose car fails the Laser Inspection Station by a significant amount — or do not have enough lug nuts secure at the end of the race…
Danica Patrick on NASCAR schedule: ‘We don’t have any lives’ – USA TODAY
Danica Patrick has likes and dislikes in both NASCAR and IndyCar, but she says the long schedule in Cup makes it difficult to have any free time.(Photo: Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports) Danica Patrick has raced in both NASCAR and IndyCar. But if all things were equal about the two series – money, prestige, etc. – which one would she prefer? That’s what Denny Hamlin wanted to know, so he…
Report: US Soccer pressuring Rapinoe to reconsider kneeling during anthem – CBSSports.com
Megan Rapinoe made waves across the sports world earlier this month for kneeling during the national anthem at a Seattle Reign NWSL match against Chicago, showing support to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and keeping the conversation going. But will she do it on the national team level? The USWNT faces Thailand in a friendly on Thursday, and she is feeling some pressure from people inside the federation to…
Simone Biles’ ADHD Meds Among Common Drugs Banned From Olympics – ABC News
A hack of the World Anti-Doping Agency has drawn attention to commonly prescribed medications that are prohibited for use during the Olympics without a medical waiver. Agency officials said Tuesday that they were hacked by Russian hackers and that multiple star athletes — including Venus Williams and Serena Williams — had their medical information released. Among those targeted was gold-medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles, who is reportedly taking methylphenidate, a stimulant…
MLB player survey: The challenges of mixing baseball and activism – ESPN
12:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment A few weeks ago, I spoke with Adam Jones about the challenges Major League Baseball players face when considering whether to speak out on a social issue. On Monday, Jones publicly addressed Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem, citing how baseball’s lack of African-American representation makes it difficult for black players to be vocal without consequence. Given baseball’s rich history…
Baseball’s Grand Old Men, Like the Rangers, Still Seek First Ring – New York Times
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Cal Ripken Jr’s warning to high-spending sports parents – CNBC
Major League Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. on Wednesday cautioned parents against believing their high-spending on athletics will pave their kids’ way to a professional sports career. The Baltimore Oriole turned entrepreneur counts a youth sports tournament company among his post-baseball business pursuits. Ripken said he’s come across some parents who harbor outsize expectations. “Sometimes the fever to say, ‘OK, I’ve got to have my kid playing more baseball…
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