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Dan Wheldon celebtates his victory in the 2011 Indianapolis 500. (Darron Cummings, AP) Justin Wilson joins a group of esteemed and talented drivers who have died pushing the limits of speed. And his death will spark the safety debate in motor sports once again. Wilson, 37, died Monday, a day after he was struck in the head by a piece of debris during the Verizon IndyCar Series race at Pocono Raceway, according…

With restarts an increasingly topical debate subject among drivers, a senior NASCAR official said Monday that officials wants drivers to police themselves so that the sanctioning body doesn’t have to.  “(Restarts) certainly garner attention, but it’s one of those (items) that we’ve told the drivers that we’d like to leave it in (the drivers’) hands,” NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell said on SiriusXM NASCAR’s…

ENLARGE Tehran Women, and women’s sports, still face stiff winds of resistance in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hard-liners supported by the highest echelons of government oppose women even watching the country’s most popular sport, much less playing it in public. But quietly, there is something of a women’s soccer revolution going on here. And one of its leaders, of all people, is an Iranian-American. Katayoun Khosrowyar, 27, moved here…

Beer producer Anheuser-Busch had decided to switch its beer brand that is associated with NASCAR, beginning in 2016. Sports Business Journal first reported the news. Anheuser-Busch, a primary sponsor on Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 4 Chevrolet driven by Kevin Harvick, will switch out its Budweiser brand with Busch. Busch was the brand long associated with NASCAR, beginning in 1982 when it began sponsoring what is now the Xfinity Series. Busch left its role as…

You’ve heard of the Seven Wonders? That list compiled by the Hellenic historian Herodotus of the world’s most spectacular manmade structures, from the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Colossus of Rhodes? His recognition of ancient marvels served as a guidebook for tourists of his time and has inspired several similar lists over the ages, honoring achievements ranging from the Great Wall of China to the Panama Canal. The hockey…

Justin Wilson (Matt Kryger, Indianapolis Star) Justin Wilson, 37, died Monday, a day after he was struck in the head by a piece of debris during the Verizon IndyCar Series race at Pocono Raceway, according to IndyCar. Wilson was hit by debris from the car of rookie Sage Karam, who was leading the ABC Supply 500 when his No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet spun on its own in Turn 1…

With restarts an increasingly topical debate subject among drivers, a senior NASCAR official said Monday that officials wants drivers to police themselves so that the sanctioning body doesn’t have to.  “(Restarts) certainly garner attention, but it’s one of those (items) that we’ve told the drivers that we’d like to leave it in (the drivers’) hands,” NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell said on SiriusXM NASCAR’s…

Justin Wilson (Mike DiNovo, USA TODAY Sports) Justin Wilson sat at a table in a hospitality tent nestled inside the paddock at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this March. He was intermittently grinning widely and squinting to watch a television monitor as the din surrounding him indicated practice had begun. The Englishman was left behind at the start of the IndyCar season, but Andretti Autosport had announced a deal that…

ENLARGE Tehran Women, and women’s sports, still face stiff winds of resistance in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hard-liners supported by the highest echelons of government oppose women even watching the country’s most popular sport, much less playing it in public. But quietly, there is something of a women’s soccer revolution going on here. And one of its leaders, of all people, is an Iranian-American. Katayoun Khosrowyar, 27, moved here…

Beer producer Anheuser-Busch had decided to switch its beer brand that is associated with NASCAR, beginning in 2016. Sports Business Journal first reported the news. Anheuser-Busch, a primary sponsor on Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 4 Chevrolet driven by Kevin Harvick, will switch out its Budweiser brand with Busch. Busch was the brand long associated with NASCAR, beginning in 1982 when it began sponsoring what is now the Xfinity Series. Busch left its role as…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United are willing to spend £240m on a deal for Barcelona’s Brazil forward Neymar, 23. (Sun – subscription required)  Chelsea will continue to pursue Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 22, until the transfer window closes despite the France international’s £70m price tag because manager Jose Mourinho has concerns…

Gwinnett County School Board members met Monday to discuss allegations of hazing involving members of a baseball team that includes Parkview High School students. The school board met behind closed doors in early morning executive session, Channel 2’s Aaron Diamant reported. Diamant confirmed that the board upheld a one-year suspension for at least one of the players. A total of five students appealed the decision to suspend them for the…

During Sunday’s game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field, a female fan sitting just beyond the first-base-side camera well was struck by a line drive foul ball hit by Kyle Schwarber. Cubs manager Joe Maddon, responding to a question about additional protective screening, remarked that fans need to “pay attention” every time the ball is pitched. The advice is solid, but it does not go…

Justin Wilson (Mike DiNovo, USA TODAY Sports) Justin Wilson sat at a table in a hospitality tent nestled inside the paddock at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this March. He was intermittently grinning widely and squinting to watch a television monitor as the din surrounding him indicated practice had begun. The Englishman was left behind at the start of the IndyCar season, but Andretti Autosport had announced a deal that…

Ever since he was booted from the website he was hired to create at the beginning of the summer, Jason Whitlock has aimlessly putzed around the ESPN empire, writing a couple of online columns and guest hosting PTI. Now the other shoe seems to be dropping, with Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand reporting that Whitlock is in negotiations to terminate his ESPN contract and return to Fox Sports (emphasis theirs):…

ENLARGE Tehran Women, and women’s sports, still face stiff winds of resistance in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hard-liners supported by the highest echelons of government oppose women even watching the country’s most popular sport, much less playing it in public. But quietly, there is something of a women’s soccer revolution going on here. And one of its leaders, of all people, is an Iranian-American. Katayoun Khosrowyar, 27, moved here…

With restarts an increasingly topical debate subject among drivers, a senior NASCAR official said Monday that officials wants drivers to police themselves so that the sanctioning body doesn’t have to.  “(Restarts) certainly garner attention, but it’s one of those (items) that we’ve told the drivers that we’d like to leave it in (the drivers’) hands,” NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell said on SiriusXM NASCAR’s…

Beer producer Anheuser-Busch had decided to switch its beer brand that is associated with NASCAR, beginning in 2016. Sports Business Journal first reported the news. Anheuser-Busch, a primary sponsor on Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 4 Chevrolet driven by Kevin Harvick, will switch out its Budweiser brand with Busch. Busch was the brand long associated with NASCAR, beginning in 1982 when it began sponsoring what is now the Xfinity Series. Busch left its role as…

FIFA, for a variety of different reasons to do with bribing and other corruption schemes, hasn’t exactly been in the news for the best of reasons recently. But with the FBI’s investigation rumbling on and Sepp Blatter seemingly holding true to his promise to step down by early next year, preparations are being made within FIFA to aid that transition. (AP) François Carrard, the former media director for the International…