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Visitation for Judy Allison, matriarch of NASCAR’s Allison racing family, will he held on Monday, Dec. 28 in Bessemer with burial to follow at Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Allison, 74, died unexpectedly on Friday after complications from surgery in North Carolina. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m.-noon at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Bessemer, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at the church beginning at noon. Burial will follow at…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Several newspapers are reporting that manager Louis van Gaal will be sacked if Manchester United lose to Stoke on Boxing Day. (Various) And United made contact with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho about replacing Van Gaal, even before Saturday’s defeat to Norwich. (Sun) Mourinho would “jump at the chance” to manage at Old Trafford. (Daily Mail) The…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. – The daughter of BK Racing crew chief Joe Williams was killed in “freak car crash” Saturday afternoon outside of Asheboro, according to NBC Sports. Stephanie Rembert died after being airlifted to the hospital. She was in her mid-to-late 20s. NBC Sports reported that the crash happened in an unincorporated part of Randolph County outside of Asheboro on Saturday. Little information about the crash has been released….

More video Recommended Central Coast Mariners feel the heat Barcelona wins Club World Cup Guardiola to leave Bayern at season end New wave pool technology a game changer Liverpool lose the plot against Watford Replay video Hird back with swipe at AFL The AFL still has a problem with tolerance of other points of view, James Hird told ABC Radio National’s The Ticket. Courtesy ABC. PT1M21S 620 349 James Hird’s…

More video Recommended Real Madrid net 10 goals in La Liga Odell Beckham Jr rocks Christmas cleats Hird back with swipe at AFL Khawaja hits brilliant T20 century Roar leave it late to down Mariners Replay video Hird back with swipe at AFL The AFL still has a problem with tolerance of other points of view, James Hird told ABC Radio National’s The Ticket. Courtesy ABC. PT1M21S 620 349 James…

Media playback is not supported on this device Murray wins Sports Personality of the Year Andy Murray has been voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the second time in three years. The 2013 winner helped make history by guiding Britain’s tennis team to a first Davis Cup victory for 79 years. Rugby League star Kevin Sinfield was runner-up, with heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill third. The Scot won 361,446…

Hello, and welcome to a Sports Personality of the Year award show with a difference. One nominee has generated column miles for reasons unrelated to sport. Hint: it’s not Adam Peaty. Opinions are a bit like SPOTY nominations – everyone’s got one. So for what it’s worth, here’s mine. Tyson Fury achieved something remarkable in his sport this year, and his addition to the shortlist was no great surprise. The…

Tyson Fury, Jessia Ennis-Hill and Andy Murray were among the candidates for Sports Personality of the Year Murray was favourite to win the main award in Belfast after helping Great Britain to Davis Cup tennis success The British No 1 tennis star beat rugby league player Kevin Sinfield and Ennis-Hill to win at the SSE Arena, Belfast Murray thanked his Davis Cup team-mates as he collected his award from Barry…

More video Recommended Real Madrid net 10 goals in La Liga Odell Beckham Jr rocks Christmas cleats Hird back with swipe at AFL Khawaja hits brilliant T20 century Roar leave it late to down Mariners Replay video Hird back with swipe at AFL The AFL still has a problem with tolerance of other points of view, James Hird told ABC Radio National’s The Ticket. Courtesy ABC. PT1M21S 620 349 James…

Gary Lineker is presenting Sports Personality of the Year in Belfast  Lineker carried main award on to the stage to start proceedings on Sunday  While walking out, the former footballer cut his hand on the trophy  Co-host Gabby Logan joked that Lineker ‘literally bleeds for the BBC’  By Ben Nagle for MailOnline Published: 14:52 EST, 20 December 2015 | Updated: 16:04 EST, 20 December 2015 189 View comments BBC Sports…

Hello, and welcome to a Sports Personality of the Year award show with a difference. One nominee has generated column miles for reasons unrelated to sport. Hint: it’s not Adam Peaty. Opinions are a bit like SPOTY nominations – everyone’s got one. So for what it’s worth, here’s mine. Tyson Fury achieved something remarkable in his sport this year, and his addition to the shortlist was no great surprise. The…

The story of Yasiel Puig‘s escape from Cuba reads like a crime thriller, complete with speedboats, kidnappings, betrayal, drug kingpens and murder. So like most baseball fans, Dan Halem was appalled the first time he heard it. But unlike most fans, Halem, as Major League Baseball‘s chief legal officer, had the power to do something about it. “The trafficking issue has been very eye-opening,” he said. “It’s not transparent to…

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When Brad Friedel was growing up in suburban Cleveland a generation ago, youth soccer was more an afterthought than an organized activity. “There was nothing there,” he remembers. So he was a bit surprised when he moved back to the U.S. after spending most of the last 20 years playing in the English Premier League. “The entire landscape and scope of what soccer is today doesn’t compare, doesn’t even look…

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Hockey Hall of Fame member Dickie Moore, a six-time Stanley Cup winner and of the greatest National Hockey League players of all-time, passed away on Saturday, 18 days before his 85th birthday. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974, the Montreal Canadiens left wing twice won Art Ross Trophy as NHL leading scorer and won six Stanley Cups with Montreal, including five in a row from 1956. “Dickie…

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Caption Close COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — To walk through the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s museum is to realize that the old scamp Pete Rose is already in the house. There’s his Cincinnati Reds uniform, No. 14. There’s a video of his 4,192nd hit, which broke the record of Ty Cobb. There’s a discussion of Rose’s gambling jones, replete with a smart use of social media and dueling quotes. All that’s…