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NASCAR’s annual fall Saturday night Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will now be a Sunday afternoon affair, as unrelenting rain forced the rescheduling of the Bank of America 500. The first Round 2 race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship playoff will start at 12:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports Network will provide television coverage. Matt Kenseth will lead the field to the green flag,…

The United States is in danger of missing its second straight men’s Olympic soccer tournament. Alberth Elis scored in the 24th and 77th minutes, and Honduras beat the U.S. 2-0 Saturday to qualify for next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. To reach the Olympics for the first time since 2008, the Americans must beat Canada on Tuesday in the third-place game of North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying, then…

The U.S. Men’s National Team fell to Mexico on a late goal in excruciating fashion on their home soil on Saturday night.  The U.S. equalized in the 108th minute to put the teams tied at 2-2, but a goal by Paul Aguilar in the 118th minute made it 3-2 Mexico in a CONCACAF playoff game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. See video of the scoring plays provided below. More: TV details, how…

Surfing is probably going to be in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which is stupid and everyone I know agrees.  For those who don’t pay attention to fringe sport, Olympic inclusion is a long and arduous process. The International Olympic Committee, always looking to “prune the tree” gathers regularly and votes on a slate of sports based upon host cities’ desires. Golf and rugby sevens will be the only new sports…

There’s a pretty important game featuring the United States senior national team on Saturday that you probably know about. But there’s another match earlier in the day also featuring the Red, White and Blue that deserves at least some of your attention: CONCACAF’s Olympic Qualifying tournament, featuring the USA U-23s. This the tournament in which you’ve heard about Jordan Morris lighting it up. And it’s true, the Sounders Academy…

David Price couldn’t resist showing a little school spirit. The Blue Jays ace had just pitched seven shutout innings to win at Yankee Stadium in early August, boosted by Justin Smoak’s grand slam. A half-hour later, while Smoak talked softly in the middle of the clubhouse about his big shot, Price sneaked up behind him. “S-E-C! S-E-C!” Price hollered. Waving toward Toronto teammate Josh Donaldson, the lefty from Vanderbilt let…

U.S. Men’s Olympic Soccer Team Faces Hard Road To Rio 2016 After Loss To Honduras The U.S. U-23 men’s national soccer team and head coach Andi Herzog have missed their mark and now are close to joining their immediate predecessor in infamy. The U-23s, who double as the U.S. men’s Olympic soccer team, lost 2-0 to Honduras on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah in the semifinals of…

USA will take on Mexico Saturday in a CONCACAF Cup playoff game, and we have got all of the TV schedule and live stream information you need to catch the USMNT’s match at 9:30 p.m. at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Here’s the schedule for the game: 9:30 p.m. – United States vs. Mexico TV Channel: Fox Sports 1 (English), Univision Deportes (Spanish)
Location: Pasadena, Calif. Thanks to the USMNT’s…

David Price couldn’t resist showing a little school spirit. The Blue Jays ace had just pitched seven shutout innings to win at Yankee Stadium in early August, boosted by Justin Smoak’s grand slam. A half-hour later, while Smoak talked softly in the middle of the clubhouse about his big shot, Price sneaked up behind him. “S-E-C! S-E-C!” Price hollered. Waving toward Toronto teammate Josh Donaldson, the lefty from Vanderbilt let…

When a professional sports team wins a title, it makes the front page of The New York Times. When Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots, controversially may (or may not) have deflated some footballs during a crucial game against the Indianapolis Colts, it was reported by every news media and became a trending topic on Twitter. Ask any sports fan, or even just a regular Joe, what “Deflategate” is,…

LONDON—A spate of troubled sponsorship deals in Europe is causing headaches for some of the world’s top soccer clubs. Spanish La Liga team RCD Espanyol cut a deal worth around $45 million with Power8 last year that put the unknown technology company’s name on its stadium in Barcelona and logo on team shirts. Power8’s name already…

Oct 09, 2015 4:00p ET

Being accused of choking your ex-GF is terrible for business … so says a clothing company that’s suing Kurt Busch, claiming the negative publicity surrounding his domestic violence case almost destroyed them — though Kurt says it’s all a bunch of crap. The NASCAR driver is being sued by the people behind the Panic Switch clothing line — who say they struck a deal with Busch in 2013 to push…

There needs to be a name for yesterday. As long as Major League Baseball adheres to its current postseason format, it appears, we will have at least one day of every year with four guaranteed postseason baseball games (weather permitting, of course). Because the schedule dictates that this day now always occurs on a Friday, I propose that it be called — wait for it — “Four-Game Friday.” Is that…

ST. LOUIS — Welcome to the heart of baseball’s oldest rivalry and yet another October example of The Cardinal Way. The Northeast has the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, but here in the Midwest it is all about the Cubs and Cardinals. The Cardinals once again put on a postseason baseball clinic that would make Branch Rickey proud. Veteran John Lackey was magnificent through 7 ¹/₃ innings and two Cardinals rookies, Tommy…

The Blue Jays won 11 straight games after the trade deadline. They won six in a row heading into the last week of the regular season, and they’ve won three in a row against the Rangers this year. They can win three games again. But, yeah. This isn’t going well. Baseball giveth, baseball taketh away, baseball flushes the toilet when you’re taking a shower, and baseball steals your credit…

David Price couldn’t resist showing a little school spirit. The Blue Jays ace had just pitched seven shutout innings to win at Yankee Stadium in early August, boosted by Justin Smoak’s grand slam. A half-hour later, while Smoak talked softly in the middle of the clubhouse about his big shot, Price sneaked up behind him. ”S-E-C! S-E-C!” Price hollered. Waving toward Toronto teammate Josh Donaldson, the lefty from Vanderbilt let…

The worst part of baseball is baseball. Last year, I followed my Kansas City Royals through one of the most fantastic postseasons in baseball history. Or at least, I believe the run had historical significance. I was born in 1985 and had never seen my team in the playoffs. I hadn’t followed playoff baseball in general. For almost 30 years, being a Royals fan meant summer nights, burnt end…

Oct 09, 2015 4:00p ET

The Blue Jays won 11 straight games after the trade deadline. They won six in a row heading into the last week of the regular season, and they’ve won three in a row against the Rangers this year. They can win three games again. But, yeah. This isn’t going well. Baseball giveth, baseball taketh away, baseball flushes the toilet when you’re taking a shower, and baseball steals your credit…