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Derek White arrest the latest in NASCAR’s darker history – Sporting News

Saturday, April 02, 2016

At 45, White is Mohawk, a member of that First Nations tribe and born in Quebec. Records show he spent years in drag racing before entering what was then the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2009. White drove well enough in the Canadian series that he was its rookie of the year in 2010. There is a NASCAR web page on White from that season. There also is a 2009…

Men of Soccer Don’t Get It, as Usual – New York Times

Friday, April 01, 2016

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Antoine Demoitié’s death should be a wake-up call for cycling’s crowded races – The Guardian

Friday, April 01, 2016

June 1950. The French national championships is coming to a climax at the autodrome at Montlhéry, a banked concrete oval 30km outside Paris. Camille Danguillaume, winner of the 1949 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, is part of a three-man breakaway going into the final circuit, hoping to climb one step higher on the podium after the disappointment of his second-place finish the year before. He never made it to the finish line. Three days…

Soccer|Men of Soccer Don’t Get It, as Usual – New York Times

Friday, April 01, 2016

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As Baseball Arrives, There’s No End in Sight to Cable-Channel Conflicts – New York Times

Friday, April 01, 2016

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The Endangered Species of Baseball – New York Times

Friday, April 01, 2016

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Baseball’s Enduring Oddities – New York Times

Friday, April 01, 2016

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See the Greatest Vintage Photos of Baseball’s Opening Day – TIME

Friday, April 01, 2016

Some welcome springtime for its flowering trees, chirping birds and melting snow. For others, the season has one purpose, and that purpose is baseball. Every year around the beginning of April, the grass is groomed, the hot dog buns are replenished and the crowds return for another season of Major League Baseball. Not only were heads of state and stars of Hollywood staples at the festivities—but so, too, were LIFE…

Start the Season Right With These 19th-Century Baseball Portraits – TIME

Friday, April 01, 2016

The beginning of April means one thing for American sports fans: baseball is back. This year’s first game will be held on Sunday, when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the St. Louis Cardinals. According to legend, the game of baseball was born in 1835 in Cooperstown, N.Y.; the MLB was founded about sixty years later. And, though lots has changed between now and then, a game of late-19th-century baseball would still…

In Fightball, Basketball Is Stripped Down to a Gladiator Sport – New York Times

Friday, April 01, 2016

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Baseball’s Endangered Species – New York Times

Friday, April 01, 2016

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Baseball|As Baseball Arrives, There’s No End in Sight to Cable-Channel Conflicts – New York Times

Friday, April 01, 2016

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Baseball minds excited about Twins’ young talent, split on 2016 season outlook – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Friday, April 01, 2016

The Twins’ young talent is elevating the outside perception of the organization. For example, on Wednesday, our Randball played with the idea that the Twins could lock up the top three spots in American League Rookie of the Year voting. Byron Buxton wins the award, Jose Berrios is second and Byung Ho Park in third place. Realistically, the Twins would be fortunate to get one of these young guns in…

Cup Stacking: A Sport Whose Growth Runneth Over – New York Times

Friday, April 01, 2016

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DraftKings And FanDuel To Suspend Contests On College Sports ‘Indefinitely’ – NPR

Friday, April 01, 2016

i The logo for FanDuel, which is one of the two major daily fantasy sports companies, along with DraftKings. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images The logo for FanDuel, which is one of the two major daily fantasy sports companies, along with DraftKings. Getty Images Citing “productive” conversations with the NCAA, the daily fantasy sports websites DraftKings and FanDuel have decided to indefinitely suspend all contests on college…

How sports science explains Greg Norman’s 1996 Masters meltdown – ESPN

Friday, April 01, 2016

3:09 PM ET print It was a Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club that began like so many other final-round Sundays that seemed destined to go down in sports history. The date was April 14, 1996 — a postcard-pretty afternoon that was supposed to bring the oft-delayed coronation of Greg Norman as Masters champion. But it ended with another collapse by Norman that was epic, even for him. Norman claimed…

Top Female Players Accuse US Soccer of Wage Discrimination – New York Times

Friday, April 01, 2016

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Turn 4: Monetizing Kenseth vs. Logano, Kurt Busch’s Indy decision and more – ESPN

Friday, April 01, 2016

print Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR: Turn 1: Martinsville is using highlights of Matt Kenseth wrecking Joey Logano from last year’s race in a television commercial to sell tickets. Is it appropriate for the track to use an event that resulted in a two-race suspension as part of the commercial? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: I have no problem with the track using…

NASCAR driver busted in largest tobacco-smuggling ring in North American history – NBC4i.com

Friday, April 01, 2016

Driver Derek White, a member of the Mohawk tribe from Kahnawake, Quebec, looks on in his garage after practice for a NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Friday, July 17, 2015. White will become the first Native American to start a Sprint Cup race. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter) QUEBEC, CANADA (WCMH) —  NASCAR driver Derek White is facing charges in one of the…

Humble beginnings guide Stenhouse Jr.’s growth at Roush – Nascar

Friday, April 01, 2016

RELATED: See where Stenhouse ranks in the standings CONCORD, N.C. — If there’s a tipping point that illustrates how far Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has developed in his NASCAR career, it’s one that traces back to the spring of 2010.   Stenhouse had begun his rookie NASCAR Nationwide (now XFINITY) Series season by crashing out of five of the first 12 races. On the 12th, at Charlotte, he doubled down on his early…