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NASCAR Vet Mike Wallace and Daughter Speak Out Following Alleged Brutal Attack: We ‘Have No Idea Why’ This … – People Magazine
The most harrowing moment for Lindsey Van Wingerden during the alleged brutal attack on her family Friday night came when she managed to get away from a mob of females who were beating her to rush to the aid of her father, NASCAR veteran Mike Wallace, as he lay unconscious on the ground. “My husband was holding my father’s head in his hands,” the 31-year-old event planner tells PEOPLE. “They…
Here’s the Pitch: the Perfect Bat for Each Baseball Player – Wall Street Journal
Walking into a Major League Baseball clubhouse, James Sass knows what every player wants from him before anyone utters a word. “They’re all looking for the same thing,” he says. “The biggest barrel they can get with the lightest swing weight.” Mr. Sass, 50, is head of professional baseball sales for Louisville Slugger. He’s on the road at…
Watch Yasiel Puig make baseball fun again with wild, winning dash around bases – FOXSports.com
LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig was wearing his “Make Baseball Fun Again” cap after Wednesday night’s game. Did he ever. Puig raced home for the winning run on his own single after center fielder Michael Taylor let the ball skip by him for a three-base error, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3. Puig broke into a sprint at first base after Taylor overran the rolling…
F1 gossip: Vettel, Williams, Alonso, Ferrari, Pirelli – BBC Sport
<!– “We cannot be satisfied with being third or fourth in the championship,” says Claire Williams Thursday, 23 June Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, 28, says F1 must tread a fine line between danger and safety to ensure it retains its raw appeal to fans. (ESPN) Williams’ deputy team principal Claire Williams says the team have “got to do better” as they chase third in the constructors’ championship standings. (Sky Sports)…
Rory McIlroy Says He Won’t Attend Olympics Over Zika Concerns – New York Times
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Death, destruction: 5 signs Rio’s not ready for the Olympics – USA TODAY
x Embed x Share The jaguar was fatally shot after escaping its handlers and charging at an officer, according to the Brazilian army. Wochit The Olympic Torch, held by an athlete, is seen by a jaguar –symbol of Amazonia– during a ceremony in Manaus, northern Brazil, on June 20, 2016. The jaguar, who was named Juma and lived in the local zoo, had to be shot dead by soldiers shortly…
Swedish Soccer Player Sent Off For Ripping A Big Ol’ Fart – Deadspin
Photo via Getty Everyone knows you run the risk of being punished when you mouth off to a referee, but what happens when it’s your butt cheeks that do the talking? A Swedish player recently discovered that to at least one ref, hot air emitting from your backside can earn you a red card just as quickly. Adam Lindin Ljungkvist was in the middle of a match in which he’d…
NASCAR Vet Mike Wallace and Daughter Speak Out Following Alleged Brutal Attack: We ‘Have No Idea Why’ This … – People Magazine
The most harrowing moment for Lindsey Van Wingerden during the alleged brutal attack on her family Friday night came when she managed to get away from a mob of females who were beating her to rush to the aid of her father, NASCAR veteran Mike Wallace, as he lay unconscious on the ground. “My husband was holding my father’s head in his hands,” the 31-year-old event planner tells PEOPLE. “They…
Here’s the Pitch: the Perfect Bat for Each Baseball Player – Wall Street Journal
Walking into a Major League Baseball clubhouse, James Sass knows what every player wants from him before anyone utters a word. “They’re all looking for the same thing,” he says. “The biggest barrel they can get with the lightest swing weight.” Mr. Sass, 50, is head of professional baseball sales for Louisville Slugger. He’s on the road at…
Rory McIlroy’s Olympics withdrawal likely to have trickle-down effect – GolfDigest.com
Death, destruction: 5 signs Rio’s not ready for the Olympics – USA TODAY
x Embed x Share The jaguar was fatally shot after escaping its handlers and charging at an officer, according to the Brazilian army. Wochit The Olympic Torch, held by an athlete, is seen by a jaguar –symbol of Amazonia– during a ceremony in Manaus, northern Brazil, on June 20, 2016. The jaguar, who was named Juma and lived in the local zoo, had to be shot dead by soldiers shortly…
Chile Soccer Team Strengthened by Forays Away From Home – New York Times
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Here’s the Pitch: the Perfect Bat for Each Baseball Player – Wall Street Journal
Walking into a Major League Baseball clubhouse, James Sass knows what every player wants from him before anyone utters a word. “They’re all looking for the same thing,” he says. “The biggest barrel they can get with the lightest swing weight.” Mr. Sass, 50, is head of professional baseball sales for Louisville Slugger. He’s on the road at…
Event invites guns to Battle Creek Bombers baseball game – WOODTV.com
Related Coverage BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — Expect to see a lot of guns at the Battle Creek Bombers baseball game Friday for an event focused on the Second Amendment. Together with a sponsor, the Bombers are hosting “2nd Amendment Education Night” at Friday night’s 7 p.m. game at C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek. “It’s as American as baseball and apple pie, right? Firearms are, too. They’re part of…
NHL Becomes First Major Sport to Put a Team in Las Vegas – Bloomberg
Las Vegas is getting a major league team. The National Hockey League voted Wednesday to add a franchise in Las Vegas, a city big-time professional sports leagues have until now avoided because sports betting is legal there. The team, which doesn’t have a name yet, will play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. “This is a tremendously exciting opportunity,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said at a press conference in…
Visionary Peter Guber’s Sports and Entertainment World – Forbes
Boy with cerebral palsy wins sports day race, with some help from his friends – Telegraph.co.uk
Mrs Boyers posted the clip of Daniel’s unexpected triumph saying: “Well this afternoons Sports Day at St Oswald’s primary was amazing, after Daniel telling me he didn’t want to run the flat race, he ended up doing it in amazing style… surrounded by the best mates he could have. “Truly magical! This is inclusion, but the kind that you can’t teach, this comes from the heart. “Daniel LOVES the fact…
Richard Schaefer returns to fight game, founds Ringstar Sports – ESPN
4:19 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Richard Schaefer, the former longtime CEO of Golden Boy Promotions who left after a nasty breakup with close friend, business partner and majority shareholder Oscar De La Hoya in June 2014, is returning to the boxing promotional business two years later. Schaefer has founded Ringstar Sports and plans to promote his first event late this summer, he told ESPN on Wednesday….
Rory McIlroy Says He Won’t Attend Olympics Over Zika Concerns – New York Times
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Death, destruction: 5 signs Rio’s not ready for the Olympics – USA TODAY
x Embed x Share The jaguar was fatally shot after escaping its handlers and charging at an officer, according to the Brazilian army. Wochit The Olympic Torch, held by an athlete, is seen by a jaguar –symbol of Amazonia– during a ceremony in Manaus, northern Brazil, on June 20, 2016. The jaguar, who was named Juma and lived in the local zoo, had to be shot dead by soldiers shortly…