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Former Southern Regional High School standout and three-time state wrestling champion Frank Molinaro did not qualify for the Olympics at a qualifying event in Mongolia on Sunday. Molinaro, competing in the 65 kg weight class, needed to finish in the top three in the event to qualify the weight for the Olympics. He won his first match over Xuan Dinh Nguyen of Turkey, 12-0, but then ran into two-time world…

Only one thing was missing for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Saturday’s dominant NASCAR XFINITY Series win at Richmond International Raceway — a burnout.   Later Saturday night on Twitter, Earnhardt Jr. explained why he didn’t send his No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet into a frenzy. Believe it or not, it was due to … Mark Martin ? For some reason I thought about @markmartin when I won and how he…

First it was Vijay Singh who said he was not going to play in the Olympics for his native Fiji, saying he was worried about contracting the Zika virus. Then Adam Scott, a two-time winner in 2016 and the No. 7 player in the world, said he would not play for Australia during the Summer Games in Brazil. A day later, Louis Oosthuizen…

11:35 AM ET print Documents laying out some of the original “Laws of Base Ball” sold for $3.26 million early Sunday morning, setting a new record for the highest-priced baseball document. A spokesman from SCP Auctions told ESPN that the buyer wished to remain anonymous. The price paid is the third-most for a piece of sports memorabilia. SCP sold a 1920 Yankees’ Babe Ruth jersey for $4.4 million in 2012,…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

The drivers of a dozen or more high-end sports cars were cited for reckless driving Saturday after a state trooper clocked them at more than 110 miles per hour as they zoomed west on Interstate 394, just west of Louisiana Avenue, authorities said. One state trooper stopped seven of the vehicles as they doubled back and headed east on Hwy. 12 near Wayzata Boulevard (County Road 15), but five others…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

Arizona Cardinals fan fire up the crowd in anticipation of the NFC Championship Game against the Carolina Panthers at Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in downtown Charlotte, NC(Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports) The Valley sports fan also has quirks: We refuse to make noise at baseball games. We set Olympic records in bandwagon jumping. We’re willing to sell our fandom for profit, even it means offering up our most valuable tickets…

Caption Close LOS ANGELES — Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams may never be a household name like baseball’s imagined inventor, Abner Doubleday, or basketball’s actual inventor James Naismith. But a verified set of documents, titled “Laws of Base Ball,” being sold at an auction that ended Saturday, go a long way toward lifting him to legendary status. They lend him credit for the distance of the base paths at 90 feet,…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

Photo courtesy of Richmond International Raceway‘s Twitter account RELATED: Dale Jr. shows how to make the sandwich | Dale Jr. wins at Richmond Thanks to a tweet heard ’round the NASCAR Nation, we all know about Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s favorite sandwich, bananas and mayo. The driver turned the much-discussed tweet into a charitable endeavor with the funds raised going to Blessings in a Backpack. Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Dale Jr.’s sister and the co-owner/general manager…

RELATED: Richmond race-day rundown RICHMOND, Va. — Tony Stewart was smiling, friendly and even a bit chatty talking with crew members as he left his Richmond International Raceway garage stall long after most drivers had called it a day following final practice for Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 (1 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The feeling he conveyed Saturday morning was unmistakable. He is happy to be back and there genuinely appears no one…

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NASCAR on Friday validated Tony Stewart’s comments about lug nuts and racing safety. Just without rescinding his $35,000 fine. It sent Scott Miller, senior vice president of competition, into the media room at Richmond to address questions about a growing concern regarding one of the smallest and least expensive items on a racecar. The gist of Miller’s comments: We are reviewing procedures and enforcement. MORE: Drivers stand by Stewart |…

When the tears and the hugs on Bristol Motor Speedway’s pit road ceased, and the surprise celebration that awaited him at home ended — which included being sprayed with an excessive amount of silly string — what came next was to be expected, as Matt DiBenedetto became inundated with television and radio interviews throughout the week. Although sleep and quality family time became limited, DiBenedetto, 24, enjoyed the spotlight…

Caption Close LOS ANGELES — Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams may never be a household name like baseball’s imagined inventor, Abner Doubleday, or basketball’s actual inventor James Naismith. But a verified set of documents, titled “Laws of Base Ball,” being sold at an auction that ended Saturday, go a long way toward lifting him to legendary status. They lend him credit for the distance of the base paths at 90 feet,…

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RELATED: Final practice speeds   Jimmie Johnson topped the leaderboard in Saturday’s final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Richmond International Raceway at 120.849 mph in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.   Right behind him was teammate Kasey Kahne in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at 120.622 mph.    Rounding out the top five were Kyle Busch in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, pole-sitter and series points leader Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet and…

11:02 PM ET print RICHMOND, Va. — Tony Stewart spoke out and NASCAR fined him. So what else is new? Well, for starters, you don’t often see the NASCAR Driver Council immediately issue a statement in support of a fined driver, along with a pledge to pay the fine — $35,000 in Stewart’s case. And it isn’t every day that a senior NASCAR official publicly admits “it’s time for us…

Since taking over from Sir Dave Brailsford in April 2014, the mantra of Shane Sutton, British Cycling’s technical director, has been for his riders and staff to be ready for Rio. As 100 days to the Games looms, however, the Australian has other matters to worry him, with the alleged sexism raised by the sprinter Jess Varnish at the top of his agenda. Coming as it does on top of…