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Following the controversial finish between John Hunter Nemechek and Cole Custer in Sunday’s NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, NASCAR vice president Steve O’Donnell spoke about the incident. Nemechek was declared the race winner after taking out Custer at the start-finish line, and Custer showed his displeasure by charging Nemechek and tackling him in front of the flagstand. On Tuesday, O’Donnell was on…

A conglomerate of automakers, mapmakers and suppliers has come together to get Japan’s roads mapped ahead of Tokyo’s Summer Olympics.

NASCAR and Mars Chocolate North America are extending their 15-year-old partnership, FOXBusiness.com has learned. Continue Reading Below NASCAR will announce on Tuesday that it agreed to renew its sponsorship deal with Mars, the parent company of iconic brands such as M&M’s and Snickers. Under the agreement, which lasts through 2019, Mars will continue in its role as the Official Chocolate of NASCAR. Mars—the seventh-largest private company in America,…

When I was in seventh grade, there was a poetry contest at my school. The topic was the American flag and if you participated, you got extra credit. Spelling was not my strong suit so I needed all the extra credit I could get. I gave it a shot and get this, ended up taking third place. Won 50 bucks, which seemed like $500 back then. And still to this…

Cubs outfielder Matt Szczur watched Tim Tebow’s baseball workout last Tuesday on television and was curious to see how Tebow’s pursuit of baseball would fare after not playing competitively since his junior season at Nease High School in Florida in the spring of 2004 so he could pursue a football career. After all, Szczur was a two-sport standout at Villanova University and played baseball only because of the enjoyment. “Football…

The Braves have had “multiple” conversations about a potential “low risk” signing of Tim Tebow, GM John Coppolella confirmed. And their interest is more about the former Florida and NFL QB’s on-field potential than selling tickets at minor-league ballparks in SEC country. “We are interested in Tim because of his potential as a baseball player, not as a gate attraction,” Coppolella said (via ESPN.com). “We have spoken with his representatives multiple times and all…

Alex Anthopoulos is a “confirmed candidate” to take over the Twins’ soon-to-be-created position of president of baseball operations, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports on Twitter. He becomes the first potential front office candidate clearly linked to the organization. Minnesota has reportedly begun a search to add both a PBOp as well as a general manager, adopting some form of the two-tiered front office structure that has become popular around the…

(iStock) “Did you see the game?” “Do you know the score?” “Can you believe that play?” These are common dude-to-dude icebreakers when two guys are sitting next to each other at a bar, getting to know one another at an office party, or mingling at a wedding reception. For most men, talking about sports is an easy way to instantly find non-controversial middle ground and start a conversation. Because what…

In a Los Angeles barbershop taping a promotional spot for his new TV show, the country’s most divisive sports commentator was in an argument, naturally. There was Skip Bayless, igniting a fury by insisting that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is overrated. A Super Bowl champion! A former MVP! The barbers and customers were apoplectic. It’s just the type of sports sacrilege Bayless uses to excite and enrage viewers. The…

Showtime has a number of sports-related shows premiering or returning in the coming weeks, and today Chris DeBlasio was promoted to SVP Sports Communications at Showtime Networks. He has guided the sports PR department since joining Showtime in 2005 and will continue to oversee the premium cabler’s sports media, talent and public relations, sports awards, live event production support and sports messaging. DeBlasio led the publicity campaign for the Floyd Mayweather Jr-Manny…

Ecclestone ran the Brabham F1 team from 1972-1987 The end of Bernie Ecclestone’s stewardship of Formula 1 has appeared close on a number of occasions over the last few years, so it is with a degree of caution that one discusses the latest episode that may seem to signal it again. But the likely takeover of the sport’s commercial arm by US giant Liberty Media does look like one of…

Chase Elliott, right, talks with Kasey Kahne in the garage during NASCAR Sprint Cup auto racing practice at Darlington Raceway, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)(Photo: The Associated Press) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jeff Gordon is mostly retired and Tony Stewart is almost out the door. Now Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sidelined for the rest of the year, exposing NASCAR’s glaring need for new stars to…

RELATED: Full race results | Standings | Chase Grid Breaking down the full field for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway: 1. Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Toyota, Furniture Row Racing. Truex’s two victories this season are the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte and now the Southern 500 … and he finished second in the Daytona 500. Even with all the bad luck he has had, Truex is having a…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jeff Gordon is mostly retired and Tony Stewart is almost out the door. Now Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sidelined for the rest of the year, exposing NASCAR’s glaring need for new stars to captivate the audience. The three big names who have moved the needle for NASCAR the past two decades have a combined seven championships, 168 career Cup wins and five Daytona 500 victories. More…

<!– FOOTBALL GOSSIP Scotland assistant manager Mark McGhee describes Robert Snodgrass, who scored a hat-trick in Sunday’s 5-1 win over Malta, as the midfielder who can do it all. “He can come short as a midfield player, work back defensively, run ahead of the centre forward, take people on and run wide,” said McGhee. (Various) Allan Preston, who gave Snodgrass his Livingston debut four days after his 17th birthday, says…

‘Only goal of Paralympic ban was not to see any Russian flag hanging in Rio’ – sports lawyer “I have no doubt that the attack on our athletes will continue in the same direction. Right now we have created an independent anti-doping commission headed by Vitaly Smirnov,“ Zhukov told journalists in Novosibirsk. “That is the first step, which we absolutely must take, in order to fully restore the reputation of…

Wrigley Field as a pitchers’ park isn’t a concept that comes naturally to those who think of 20 mph southwest winds carrying routine flies onto Waveland Avenue. But in 2016, as in 2015, the park has been far from a haven for hitters. Before embarking on a nine-game road trip that began Monday in Milwaukee, the Cubs had played 71 games at Wrigley and 65 on the road. At home,…

Jeff Gordon is mostly retired and Tony Stewart is almost out the door. Now Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sidelined for the rest of the year, exposing NASCAR’s glaring need for new stars to captivate the audience. The three big names who have moved the needle for NASCAR the past two decades have a combined seven championships, 168 career Cup wins and five Daytona 500 victories. More important, they are the…

‘Only goal of Paralympic ban was not to see any Russian flag hanging in Rio’ – sports lawyer “I have no doubt that the attack on our athletes will continue in the same direction. Right now we have created an independent anti-doping commission headed by Vitaly Smirnov,“ Zhukov told journalists in Novosibirsk. “That is the first step, which we absolutely must take, in order to fully restore the reputation of…