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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Barcelona will set their sights on Manchester City winger Jesus Navas, 29, as part of quartet of January signings, which will also include former Arsenal forward Carlos Vela, 26. (Mail on Sunday from Mundo Deportivo)  Manchester United have told goalkeeper David De Gea, 24, he will not be…

Jonathan Papelbon. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Jonathan Papelbon has a colorful personality. He was born in Louisiana, went to high school in Jacksonville, Fla. and played college baseball at Mississippi State. He is known for speaking his mind, a long career as a closer, his Southern drawl, an alter-ego named Cinco Ocho, and his wild intensity on the field. When he speaks, there is a mix of laughs and seriousness. But he has seen a lot…

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — The NASCAR Xfinity Series will play host Saturday to the VFW Sports Clips Help a Her 200 at Darlington Raceway. Here are the particulars (all times are ET): START: Chris Gaudette II, a Help a Hero recipient, will give the command for drivers to start their engines at 3:37 p.m. ET. The green flag is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. DISTANCE: The race is scheduled for 147 laps…

“The legs of a 20-year-old are made to travel the world,” wrote the French poet Christian Bobin. The same can be said of the International Centre of Sports Studies (CIES), which was founded 20 years ago in Switzerland and which, through the FIFA/CIES network, has made its presence felt across the globe in working with 16 partners from South Africa and Senegal to Spain, Lebanon and Peru. The scientific institution…

Gail Sommer Germain, wife of NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Bob Germain Jr., has died after a fight with breast cancer, Germain Racing announced Saturday. She was 45. She made her battle with cancer public in an effort to inspire other women to keep their grace and dignity throughout the challenges of cancer. Gifts to The Gracie Foundation Inc. are used to fund comfort bags for women undergoing cancer treatments. In…

DARLINGTON, S.C. — The NASCAR Xfinity Series will play host Saturday to the VFW Sports Clips Help a Her 200 at Darlington Raceway. Here are the particulars (all times are ET): START: Chris Gaudette II, a Help a Hero recipient, will give the command for drivers to start their engines at 3:37 p.m. ET. The green flag is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. DISTANCE: The race is scheduled for 147 laps…

MIAMI, FL – FEBRUARY 05: David Beckham attends a press conference to announce plans to launch a new Major League Soccer franchise at PAMM Art Museum on February 5, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Uri Schanker/WireImage) ORG XMIT: 467350815 ORIG FILE ID: 466974355(Photo: Uri Schanker, WireImage) Fresh off his win for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady against the National Football League (NFL), attorney Jeffrey Kessler is seeking to…

Set everything you own to DEFCON 1. Tim Tebow is going to make an NFL roster. Or should anyway, after the Eagles traded Matt Barkley to the Cardinals for a conditional late-round pick, CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora confirms. The move, first reported by Jay Glazer of FOX Sports, is a stunner in advance of Saturday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline to get rosters down to 53 and opens…

Afternoon, folks. This is it then, the last chance for these two teams to get everything rosy and perfect before IT starts. No, not that It. This is, as I probably don’t need to tell you, the final warm-up match for both of these teams before the whole World Cup thing gets underway in a little under two weeks’ time. The sense is that Ireland, despite a disappointing defeat to…

71:12 Attempt missed. Nathaniel Clyne (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabian Delph. 70:34 Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Delph. 67:25 Goal scored Goal! Goal! San Marino 0, England 4. Theo Walcott (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Delph with…

DARLINGTON, S.C. — The NASCAR Xfinity Series will play host Saturday to the VFW Sports Clips Help a Her 200 at Darlington Raceway. Here are the particulars (all times are ET): START: Chris Gaudette II, a Help a Hero recipient, will give the command for drivers to start their engines at 3:37 p.m. ET. The green flag is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. DISTANCE: The race is scheduled for 147 laps…

Week 22 of the Fantasy Baseball season is here. It’s playoff time for most of you and of course we can’t forget about the Roto Leagues still with a few weeks left. We have much to discuss so lets go! Week 22 Interleague Matchups Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels (3 games, Monday-Wednesday) Colorado Rockies at Seattle Mariners (3 games, Friday-Sunday) Week 22 Bullpen…

Jonathan Papelbon. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Jonathan Papelbon has a colorful personality. He was born in Louisiana, went to high school in Jacksonville, Fla. and played college baseball at Mississippi State. He is known for speaking his mind, a long career as a closer, his Southern drawl, an alter-ego named Cinco Ocho, and his wild intensity on the field. When he speaks, there is a mix of laughs and seriousness. But he has seen a lot…

What began as a way for Darlington Raceway to promote the Southern 500 returning to Labor Day weekend after a 12-year absence off its traditional date, has morphed into a celebration of NASCAR’s past. The festive atmosphere is everywhere around the venerable track, NASCAR’s oldest speedway that’s hosted races since 1950. Upwards of 30 drivers have throwback designs on their cars from the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s with many…

NASCAR is debuting its all-new digital dashboard this weekend at Darlington Raceway on the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet of Kurt Busch. Each Sprint Cup Series team had the option to run the new dash, but Busch was the only to take the opportunity.  Stewart-Haas Racing vice president of competition Greg Zipadelli told FOXSports.com the No. 41 team used the digital dashboard during the June 9-10 tire test at Darlington…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Paul Pogba rejected a £62m move to Chelsea despite Juventus agreeing to sell the 22-year-old France midfielder. (Gazzetta Dello Sport, in Italian)  Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says the club turned down a “sensational” bid from Manchester United for 25-year-old German attacking midfielder Thomas Muller. (Sun –…

MIAMI, FL – FEBRUARY 05: David Beckham attends a press conference to announce plans to launch a new Major League Soccer franchise at PAMM Art Museum on February 5, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Uri Schanker/WireImage) ORG XMIT: 467350815 ORIG FILE ID: 466974355(Photo: Uri Schanker, WireImage) Fresh off his win for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady against the National Football League (NFL), attorney Jeffrey Kessler is seeking to…

Should the U.S. under-23 men’s soccer team qualify for the Olympics in October (and that is by no means assured given it failed four years ago), coach Andi Herzog and US Soccer face an interesting question. Which (maximum of) three players born before 1993 will be added to the Olympic roster? That decision would be made some time after the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in October, where only U23 players…

Jonathan Papelbon. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Jonathan Papelbon has a colorful personality. He was born in Louisiana, went to high school in Jacksonville, Fla. and played college baseball at Mississippi State. He is known for speaking his mind, a long career as a closer, his Southern drawl, an alter-ego named Cinco Ocho, and his wild intensity on the field. When he speaks, there is a mix of laughs and seriousness. But he has seen a lot…