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0 Shares print AVONDALE, Ariz. — Brad Keselowski has faced must-win situations in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He turned that pressure into results last year with a daring move on the way to victory at Talladega Superspeedway. He failed to repeat that feat a few weeks later at Phoenix International Raceway. So he knows the pressure he faces Sunday at Phoenix. He characterized the pressure as not necessarily…

“I’m appalled by the shocking scenes in Paris at the moment. My thoughts are with all the victims and innocent people suffering right now,” tweeted soccer legend Thierry Henry, who played on four World Cup squads for France. A “shocked” and “very anxious” German national team remained in Stade de France, the country’s national stadium, overnight after the attacks, German assistant coach Oliver Bierhoff told L’Equipe. “We wanted to avoid…

Several sporting fixtures in France have been postponed after a series of attacks across Paris in which at least 128 people were killed. Three suicide bombers died in blasts outside the Stade de France while France played Germany on Friday. The explosions were early in the match and with fans unable to leave after full-time, many came on to the pitch. All European Rugby…

ENLARGE A sold-out stadium hosting a live soccer match before more than 80,000 fans was among the sites targeted in Friday night’s attacks in Paris. Witnesses reported hearing two explosions at the Stade de France, or in its immediate vicinity, in the first half of an exhibition game between the French national soccer team and Germany, the defending world champion. At least one of the blasts was heard clearly inside…

Red Sox acquire Kimbrel from Padres for prospects The Boston Red Sox have acquired closer Craig Kimbrel from the San Diego Padres for four prospects. The Red Sox assume $25 million remaining on Kimbrel’s contract in their first big acquisition since Dave Dombrowski took over as president of baseball operations on Aug. 18. Kimbrel was obtained by the Padres in a blockbuster deal the day before the 2015 season started….

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How radical was NASCAR’s decision to abandon its traditional championship model for a 10-race playoff format starting in 2004? Radical enough for four-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon to literally laugh in the faces of NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and Vice Chairman Mike Helton when first heard about it. “The one thing that I will never forget is the moment that I was standing on the dock…

Spectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France stadium after the international friendly soccer France against Germany. At least 35 people were killed in shootings and explosions around Paris, many of them in a popular theater where patrons were taken hostage, police and medical officials said Friday. Two explosions were heard outside the Stade de France stadium.(Photo: Michel Euler, AP) PARIS (AP) — On a night of terrifying violence…

An unrepentant Matt Kenseth defended intentionally crashing Joey Logano and alleged NASCAR CEO Brian France deserved some blame for inciting the situation in an extended interview with The Associated Press Friday. Kenseth became the first premier division driver to be suspended multiple races due to on-track behavior for deliberately taking out Logano during the Nov. 1 race at Martinsville Speedway. At the time Kenseth was 10 laps down, while…

Coe said Russia will need to fulfill “a list of criteria” to win reinstatement. An independent inspection team led by Norwegian anti-doping expert Rune Andersen will be appointed in the next few days to verify Russia’s progress. Still uncertain is whether the Russian federation will be able to reform in time for its athletes to compete at the Rio Games, which run from Aug. 5-21. “It is entirely up to…

By Caley Fretz Published Nov. 13, 2015 Updated 10 hours ago UCI president Brian Cookson said booting former dopers from the sport is difficult because of legal issues. Photo: Joolze Dymond Are there individuals who, due to prior involvement in doping, should be prevented from working in pro cycling? Creating a definition of “fit and proper” within the context of cycling’s sordid past has long been debated as…

The action by IAAF, the international sports federation that rules over track and field, followed an explosive report that detailed widespread doping in Russian athletics. It said officials at all levels of sport were party to the cheating. The report — commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and led by former WADA President and International Olympic Committee Vice President Dick Pound — detailed a “deeply rooted culture of cheating at…

Mariya Savinova, left, and Ekaterina Poistogova celebrating after placing first and third respectively in the women’s 800m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games.(Photo: Kerim Okten, EPA) Russia’s track and field athletes may not be able to compete at the Rio Olympics after their federation was suspended from international competition as punishment for a widespread and state-sanctioned doping program. The International Association of Athletic Federation voted 22-1 to suspend the…

Racers are a superstitious lot.  In NASCAR, three of the most prevalent superstitions are: 1. No green race cars 2. Don’t eat peanuts in the pits or the garage 3. Don’t carry $50 or $100 bills But on this Friday the 13th, what about the No. 13 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series? Truth is, the No. 13 has had almost no luck at all. Seventy-one different drivers have made…

By Caley Fretz Published Nov. 13, 2015 Updated 5 hours ago UCI president Brian Cookson said booting former dopers from the sport is difficult because of legal issues. Photo: Joolze Dymond Are there individuals who, due to prior involvement in doping, should be prevented from working in pro cycling? Creating a definition of “fit and proper” within the context of cycling’s sordid past has long been debated as…

So this is it. We are down to the final race before the championship race next Sunday in Homestead. Only one driver, Jeff Gordon, is locked into that race. There are three positions yet to be filled and we won’t know until this Sunday’s race what names to write in those positions. To me there are three drivers who have to throw a “Hail-Mary” pass to even have a chance…

Multiple explosions sounded off at the Stade de France in Paris on Friday night during a soccer match between France and Germany. The explosions were heard during a night when dozens have been reported killed after shooters opened fire in central Paris. They later took around 100 people hostage in a concert hall, police said. You can hear the #Paris explosions over the noise of the crowd at the stadium… https://t.co/ZxpLGgTGKg — Emma…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Fresh off a trip to the 2015 College World Series, the Razorback Baseball program inked five in-state baseball standouts during the early signing period. The five Class of 2016 signees come from both the northwest and central parts of the state. They will be able to compete for the Razorbacks in the 2017 baseball season. “Our No. 1 goal is to get the best players in the…

Rending of the proposed Vanderbilt University baseball complex. This view shows Memorial Gym and the north end of the clubhouse. The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has approved a $10 million project, planned to be built after the 2016 baseball season.(Photo: Submitted) More than 80 donors have pledged “real close” to $10 million to pay for the first phase of Vanderbilt baseball’s new facility, according to athletic director David Williams….

Nyssa baseball coach Rick Clark, center, hugs his son, Andruw, at a game. Clark, 47, died Thursday of acute myeloid leukemia.