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Gossip column: Ronaldo, Berahino, Ibrahimovic, Pato – BBC Sport

Sunday, November 22, 2015

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is ready to spend £80m to bring Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, back to Old Trafford, and is planning a £25m bid for West Brom striker Saido Berahino, 22. (Sun on Sunday)  Alternatively, United will pay Real Madrid £60m for Ronaldo…

Michael Waltrip Racing bids goodbye to NASCAR with Homestead finale – USA TODAY

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Race will be the last time Clint Bowyer, right, races for team owner Michael Waltrip, left.(Photo: Matthew O’Haren, USA TODAY Sports) HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Clint Bowyer sniffled and his eyes blinked in discomfort as reflected on the final days of Michael Waltrip Racing. It wasn’t emotion. His sinuses, he said, after stepping back to a group of reporters in the garage at Homestead-Miami Speedway, were “jacked.” That’s not…

Final 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series championship point standings – FOXSports.com

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher earned his first NASCAR XFINITY Series championship Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  Buescher ended the season with a 15-point advantage over 2014 champion Chase Elliott. Ty Dillon finished the year third in the standings, 18 points behind Buescher, while Regan Smith was fourth, 22 points back.  Joe Gibbs Racing’s Daniel Suarez won the Rookie of the Year title and finished the season fifth in the championship…

The Next Page: Baseball’s Italian Heritage – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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Johnny Damon speaks at Challenger Baseball fundraiser, new fields near completion – CNYcentral.com

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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Granite State Baseball Dinner: JBJ tunes out trade noise – The Union Leader

Sunday, November 22, 2015

MANCHESTER — Less than two months removed from the 2015 regular season, Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. isn’t thinking about baseball. His main focuses right now are spending time with family and fine-tuning his skills at the latest “Call of Duty” video game.“It’s been a great offseason,” Bradley Jr. said Saturday before the Granite State Baseball dinner at the…

Danger at the Ballpark, and in a Baseball Ticket’s Fine Print – New York Times

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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Game-changer: Jeff Gordon’s impact on NASCAR goes beyond record book – FOXSports.com

Sunday, November 22, 2015

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series record book describes Jeff Gordon’s career, but what defines the four-time champion’s career is his role as a game-changer. Sure, the records are impressive: 93 race victories, four series championships, 81 poles, five Brickyard 400 wins and three more each in the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. There is no doubt at all that Gordon will be a first-ballot inductee in the…

Danger at the Ballpark, and in a Baseball Ticket’s Fine Print – New York Times

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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How fantasy sports have altered reality of Broncos, other NFL players – The Denver Post

Sunday, November 22, 2015

E-Mail Alerts & Newsletters First-&-Orange blog Denver Broncos photos Broncos Mailbag Ask Mailbag questions Broncos stats and roster 2015 Broncos schedule Bronco Bus fan forum The insults were expected after the Broncos’ 29-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday. But a false accusation prompted kicker Brandon McManus to speak up. “thanks for the 0 points you loser,” an angry fantasy player messaged McManus on Twitter. “Just like the…

Erik Jones wins Camping World Truck Series title – Nascar

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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Gluck gazes into the future to foretell NASCAR’s Homestead finale – USA TODAY

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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With few players, Richfield boys’ hockey program cancels varsity season – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Not enough hockey players remain for Richfield to offer a boys’ varsity program for the 2015-16 season. Holding out hope for a different outcome might have limited some players’ options. “We hung on longer than we should have,” said Dave Boie, activities director and a 1990 Richfield graduate. “We were just trying to get through this year.” Boie said 19 players participated in summer hockey, a small but feasible number….

Real Madrid-Barcelona Soccer Match Sees Heavy Security – Wall Street Journal

Sunday, November 22, 2015

MADRID—Spain deployed a massive security presence at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium here Saturday ahead of a high-profile soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Hours before kickoff, the 81,000-capacity Bernabeu was swarming with 1,100 police officers and another 1,400 private security workers. Spain’s secretary of state for security, Francisco Martínez, in a radio interview called it “the biggest security setup ever…

Reusse: North Dakota still crazy about hockey but not new nickname – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sunday, November 22, 2015

ST. CLOUD – North Dakota came here on Friday night for a showdown with St. Cloud State, the other 4-0 team in the nation’s best hockey league, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. North Dakota fell behind quickly on a goal by the Huskies’ Judd Peterson, and then Drake Caggiula tied it 1-1 with a goal at 6:20. There was a bevy of young, well-tuned North Dakota fans standing and cheering…

Danger at the Ballpark, and in a Baseball Ticket’s Fine Print – New York Times

Sunday, November 22, 2015

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Pro sports leagues a target of daily fantasy sports lawsuit – USA TODAY

Sunday, November 22, 2015

The NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS were all added as defendants Saturday to a class-action lawsuit(Photo: Getty Images) The ever expanding criticism and litigation surrounding daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings now includes a new target – pro sports leagues. The NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS were part of a motion that seeks to add them as defendants Saturday to a class-action lawsuit filed against the two DFS companies…

ATP And Le Sports Agree Landmark Digital Partnership – ATP World Tour

Sunday, November 22, 2015

The ATP and Le Sports have announced a new partnership which sees China’s revolutionary digital sports broadcasting company become Official Online Video Partner and Platinum Partner of the ATP World Tour, as well as the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, for a five-year period beginning in 2016. In addition, through ATP Media, broadcast arm of the ATP, Le Sports has acquired the exclusive digital media rights to the…

Evernham expects Gordon to capture championship – Nascar

Saturday, November 21, 2015

RELATED: Full coverage of Gordon’s last race Ray Evernham does more than just hope Jeff Gordon can close out his career by capturing a fifth NASCAR premier series title Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the Ford EcoBoost 400 (3 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM). He expects it.   “Absolutely. No question,” Evernham said in a telephone interview with NASCAR.com earlier this week.   “All he has to do is be Jeff Gordon one more…

Danger at the Ballpark, and in a Baseball Ticket’s Fine Print – New York Times

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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