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NASCAR and the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE) have launched a new campaign to promote diversity, inclusion and equality both in sports and in the community at large.  As part of the campaign, there is a public service announcement with six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, 2015 Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano, 2014 Coke Zero 400 winner Aric Almirola and NASCAR Drive for Diversity graduates Kyle…

For Portland’s newest baseball team, the crack of a bat sounds about as good as the pop of a freshly opened pickle jar. The Portland Pickles slid into town for the first home game of their inaugural season at Lents Park’s Walker Stadium Friday night. The rainy weather took a pause and gave way to a perfect night for baseball as throngs of enthusiastic fans came out to see the wonderfully…

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Emily Austen, a 27-year-old Fox Sports Reporter, was fired Friday after making insensitive remarks about Mexican, Jewish and Chinese people. Austen’s troubles stemmed from an appearance on Barstool Sports’ “Rundown” Thursday where, according to Deadspin, she disparaged Mexican and Chinese people after being asked about a high school valedictorian who used Twitter…

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Brock Turner, the former Stanford student who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, will never be allowed to compete in a USA Swimming–sanctioned event, the organization confirmed to USA Today on Thursday. Nicole Auerbach reported for USA Today: “Brock Turner’s membership with USA Swimming expired at the end of the calendar year 2014,” USA Swimming spokesman Scott Leightman said in an email to USA TODAY…

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee has recommended a significant change to the overtime format of collegiate hockey. During its meeting June 7-9 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the committee recommended that all NCAA regular-season games be played with an overtime format featuring four-on-four play for five minutes. If a game still is still tied after the overtime period, the committee also approved an experimental…

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook announced he will not play for Team USA in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, adding to a substantial roster of NBA stars who are opting out of the games. “After speaking with my family, I have decided to not participate in this year’s Olympics,” Westbrook said in a statement released Friday. “This was not an easy decision, as representing my country at the…

On a night that saw three national seeds lose on their home fields, no upset was more shocking than Arizona’s 1-0 win over SEC heavyweight Mississippi State. The Wildcats, the last staggering survivor of the downtrodden Pac-12, were an afterthought heading into the super regionals and given little chance to win Friday in Starkville. The pitching matchup alone was enough to write off Arizona. Mississippi State threw shutdown ace…

ST. PETERSBURG — Emily Austen, a sideline reporter on Rays television broadcasts, will no longer appear on Fox Sports Sun because of questionable comments the Tampa native made on the Facebook Live page for Barstool Sports, a sports website. Related News/Archive Rainout in Baltimore causes pitching problems for Rays 2 Months Ago Shortstop situation one of questions Rays still need answered 3 Months Ago Alex Colome looks like answer to…

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CLEVELAND – Stephen Curry slid underneath the basket, watched his layup roll into the hoop, then hopped up. He looked around at the stunned Cleveland Cavaliers bench, a silent crowd at Quicken Loans Arena and calmly slid his mouthpiece into his sock. No showboating or commentary was necessary. Curry and the Golden State Warriors made a loud enough statement with their play Friday night, defeating the Cavaliers 108-97 in Game…

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Former Stanford University student Brock Turner is no longer eligible to compete in events sanctioned by USA Swimming, USA Today confirmed Monday afternoon.  The ban, which includes Olympic tryouts, was confirmed by USA Swimming spokesman Scott Leightman in an email to USA Today. The decision was reported four days after Turner was sentenced to six months of county jail and probation for three counts of sexual assault. Turner was convicted in…

MARSEILLE, France — Police fired tear gas at rowdy fans at Marseille’s Old Port for the second straight day on Friday. The outburst of violence came despite a heavy police presence a day before England is to play Russia at the European Championship in the Mediterranean port city’s Stade Velodrome. There were no immediate reports of injuries. When the tear gas cleared, hundreds of England fans remained in the area,…

RELATED: No. 42 team hit with P3 penalty BROOKLYN, Mich. — Philip Surgen, lead engineer for the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing team and driver Kyle Larson in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, will serve as interim crew chief for the team this weekend here at Michigan International Speedway. Chad Johnston, crew chief for the No. 42 team, was suspended through June 15 (one race) and fined $20,000 for a lug nut violation following last Sunday’s Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400…

An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated Michael Phelps is swimming in his fourth Olympics. It is his fifth. Michael Phelps is gearing up to swim in his fifth Olympics — but this one is a little more complicated: He’s also balancing fatherhood, as his son Boomer was born a month ago. As part of his new partnership with Krave jerky for National Jerky Day — yes, there’s a…

Baseball is often referred to as America’s Pastime and a local league is providing the opportunity for all to enjoy the game. “There’s an awesome feeling when you give a kid a chance to play a game that before he was only able to watch from the other side of the fence,” said California District 10 Little League Administrator Mike Gentry. Mission accomplished for this central valley little league baseball…

BATON ROUGE, La (WGNO) — On Saturday evening, LSU baseball will face Coastal Carolina in the Super Regional at Alex Box Stadium. This will be Coach Paul Mainieri’s 6th Super Regional with the Tigers. Alex Lange is the starting pitcher on Saturday. Coach Mainieri said Lange is rested and is pitching the best baseball he has all year. Coach Mainieri said Lange will be facing a tough lineup in the…