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Cage fighters are risking their lives by taking extreme weight-loss measures before fights, according to academics. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is one of the fastest-growing and most controversial sports in the world. A UK-based study has found some competitors are dehydrating themselves to dangerous levels. The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation said work is being done to educate fighters on how to manage their weight safely. The sport, which combines…

RELATED: Coverage of Stewart’s accident, comeback | Updated Chase Grid   Tony Stewart returned from a back injury in April and the three-time champion is in pursuit of one of the 16 spots in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in his final season. Here’s a look at where the driver of the No. 14 Chevrolet stands in his pursuit after the season’s 11th of 26 regular-season races. WHAT JUST HAPPENED The two-time…

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series all will head to Dover International Speedway this week. Check out the full weekend schedule below. Note: All times are ET THURSDAY, MAY 12: ON TRACK— 2:00-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice (Follow live)— 4:00-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice (Follow live)  FRIDAY, MAY 13: ON TRACK — 10-10:55 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live) — 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: NASCAR…

There is officially a possum delay at the @RazorbackBSB game. Can’t make that up @THV11 pic.twitter.com/nSIplsBn3n — Hayden Balgavy (@HaydenBalgavy) May 8, 2016 So this is something you don’t see everyday on a baseball field, and Carson Shaddy, the Arkansas outfielder, wasn’t quite sure what to do about the situation. Clearly, the possum was a big LSU fan, as it didn’t take too well to…

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Cage fighters are risking their lives by taking extreme weight-loss measures before fights, according to academics. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is one of the fastest-growing and most controversial sports in the world. A UK-based study has found some competitors are dehydrating themselves to dangerous levels. The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation said work is being done to educate fighters on how to manage their weight safely. The sport, which combines…

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez knocked out Britain’s Amir Khan in the sixth round in Las Vegas to retain his WBC middleweight title. Until the brutal ending, Khan had used his superior speed and movement to frustrate the champion and appeared to be well ahead on points. However, when Khan lost concentration for a split second the champion knocked him cold with a huge right hand. Afterwards, Alvarez said he wanted a…

After practicing law for more than three decades, Rich Nichols has developed a feel for which cases are going to fly and which are going to die. So he admits he had some trepidation about a plan for members of the women’s national team to file a pay-equity complaint against U.S. Soccer this spring. “To file a wage-discrimination case against your current employer — you kidding me?” said Nichols, executive…

A  backyard baseball field is used for a fundaiser to help the local community of Arvada. ARVADA – Horses used to roam the pasture beside Dave Brown’s home in northwest Arvada, but on Saturday morning, it was full of Vipers and Tigers. “The Vipers verses the Tigers,” Brown said with a smile. “This is baseball at its finest right here.” Six years ago, Brown converted his pasture off McIntyre Court…

It’s important to know that the elevated train system in the city of Chicago is officially known as the “L,” not “el.” — because baseball fans heading there in October to watch the first Cubs-White Sox World Series since 1906 might need to know the correct way to spell the public transportation between the two ballparks. An L series is creeping into the thoughts of Chicagoans as the Cubs, as…

Michael Mastalez moved from Texas to Mooresville in hopes of one day pursuing a career in NASCAR. He didn’t want to be a driver. He was more interested in working behind the scenes in the sport, which has a heavy presence in the Charlotte area, perhaps in finance. But Mastalez was a big fan, particularly of Brad Keselowski, driver of Team Penske’s No. 2 Ford in the Sprint Cup Series….

Steve Turner, a respected former team owner in the NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series, passed away on Thursday night.   Turner won a Truck Series championship in 2012 with son-in-law James Buescher.   The Texas oil businessman founded Turner Motorsports in 1999. The team started out racing various dirt and asphalt events throughout Texas. In 2009, Turner made the jump to what is now the XFINITY Series by…

Sprint car superstar Dave Blaney, father of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney, was injured during Friday’s qualifying for a World of Outlaws event at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Blaney’s car flipped multiple times, and after he was extracted from the vehicle, Blaney was transported to a local hospital where CT scans proved negative. He was released shortly after 12 midnight ET. Ryan Blaney, along with sister Emma, provided updates via Twitter. Dad…

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Martin Truex Jr. is on the pole for tonight’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway, but once again rookie Chase Elliott is showing he will be in the hunt after qualifying 13th. Race coverage on FS1 begins at 7 p.m. with the green flag scheduled to drop at 7:47. You can follow along live at NASCAR’s Race Center. The starting grid is strong at…

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i An aerial view of the Hiram Bithorn Stadium as Puerto Rico plays Dominican Republic at the Caribbean Series baseball tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico in February. Ricardo Arduengo/AP hide caption toggle caption Ricardo Arduengo/AP An aerial view of the Hiram Bithorn Stadium as Puerto Rico plays Dominican Republic at the Caribbean Series baseball tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico in February. Ricardo Arduengo/AP Major League Baseball says it…

The .400 hitter is of course one of baseball’s most elusive and lionized figures. While we’ve had a couple of near-misses over the years (Tony Gwynn in 1994 and George Brett in 1980, for instance), no qualifier has managed to hit .400 since Ted Williams batted .406 way back yonder in 1941. As for this season, we’ve got one .400 hitter left standing: Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy, who enters…