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Tony Stewart sat in his car during a practice for the NASCAR Spring Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at Watkins International on Aug. 8, 2014. (Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images) Tony Stewart sat in his car during a practice for the NASCAR Spring Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at Watkins International on Aug. 8, 2014. (Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images) Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart is being sued by the parents of a race…

It took a couple of bold pickups the week of the trade deadline, but the Kansas City Royals had finally done it. Solidified themselves as clear front-runners for the American League pennant? Emerged as outright World Series favorites? Not quite. Kansas City’s big accomplishment was simply amassing enough talent to break .500 down the season’s final stretch — at least in the eyes of the statistical projections. Although the Royals…

Tony Stewart sat in his car during a practice for the NASCAR Spring Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at Watkins International on Aug. 8, 2014. (Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images) Tony Stewart sat in his car during a practice for the NASCAR Spring Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at Watkins International on Aug. 8, 2014. (Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images) Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart is being sued by the parents of a race…

It took a couple of bold pickups the week of the trade deadline, but the Kansas City Royals had finally done it. Solidified themselves as clear front-runners for the American League pennant? Emerged as outright World Series favorites? Not quite. Kansas City’s big accomplishment was simply amassing enough talent to break .500 down the season’s final stretch — at least in the eyes of the statistical projections. Although the Royals…

0 Shares Print They’re called immortals, after all. So before we ask ourselves which of the traditional Big Four pro sports Halls of Fame is the truest to its history, let’s take a flight of fancy. Imagine a picnic at which all of the players have gathered. They are alive and well, in the good company and cheer of their peers. Picture Babe Ruth hugging Lou Gehrig around the neck…

Buy Photo Gazelle Sports CEO Chris Lampen-Crowell at his new Gazelle Sports store on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, in Northville.(Photo: Salwan Georges Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo It’s a bold move that Chris Lampen-Crowell has been pondering for a decade. Should Gazelle Sports, a respected retailer of running, soccer and sports apparel in Kalamazoo, Holland and Grand Rapids, expand beyond its home turf of west Michigan to challenge a host of established competitors in metro Detroit?…

China‘s capital—a city with scant snowfall and a limited winter sports experience—was chosen last week to host the Games, beating out Almaty, Kazakhstan. While Beijing boasts sparkling facilities left over from its 2008 Summer Games, the International Olympic Committee’s decision perplexed many observers. But the governing body may not have had a choice. Despite the IOC’s efforts to make bidding and hosting more appealing, some of the…

The family of Kevin Ward Jr., who was struck and killed by fellow driver Tony Stewart during a sprint car race in upstate New York last year, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the NASCAR star on Friday, lawyers said. Stewart, 44, one of the biggest names in auto racing, fatally struck the 20-year-old Ward during a non-NASCAR race on Aug. 9 on a dimly lit part of the Canandaigua…

John Bieniewicz was attacked while officiating at an adult league game in Livonia on June 29, 2014.(Photo: Family photo) A settlement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit involving a soccer referee who was punched during a soccer match in Livonia last year and died two days later. John Bieniewicz’s widow, Kristen Bieniewicz, appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court today during a hearing in the case. The amount of…

0 Shares Print They’re called immortals, after all. So before we ask ourselves which of the traditional Big Four pro sports Halls of Fame is the truest to its history, let’s take a flight of fancy. Imagine a picnic at which all of the players have gathered. They are alive and well, in the good company and cheer of their peers. Picture Babe Ruth hugging Lou Gehrig around the neck…

ENLARGE London As much as they could, the four major contenders in the English Premier League spent the off-season preparing in secret. They kept player transfers quiet. They dodged tactical questions. They tinkered with lineups. And yet the top four clubs in England—Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United MANU 0.88 % —all arrived at the same conclusion this summer: It’s time to give up on traditional strikers. Over the…

It took a couple of bold pickups the week of the trade deadline, but the Kansas City Royals had finally done it. Solidified themselves as clear front-runners for the American League pennant? Emerged as outright World Series favorites? Not quite. Kansas City’s big accomplishment was simply amassing enough talent to break .500 down the season’s final stretch — at least in the eyes of the statistical projections. Although the Royals…

0 Shares Print They’re called immortals, after all. So before we ask ourselves which of the traditional Big Four pro sports Halls of Fame is the truest to its history, let’s take a flight of fancy. Imagine a picnic at which all of the players have gathered. They are alive and well, in the good company and cheer of their peers. Picture Babe Ruth hugging Lou Gehrig around the neck…

As you know by now, Meek Mill died last week. After engaging Drake in a social media tiff over a retweet (or lack thereof), Meek took a single, solid, lyrical fist (some language NSFW) to the throat and melted into spaghetti. He just fell over, laid there long enough for ice caps to melt and children to be born, grow old and die, and then sort of tried to get…

The never-ending feud between boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and burgeoning MMA star Ronda Rousey continued Thursday night as Mayweather attempted to plug his “final” fight with Andre Berto on ESPN’s SportsCenter. The questioning, as it apparently must, turned to Rousey, who competes in a different sport, in a different weight class and is a different gender than the boxing legend. Required to say something, he did his best to smack away the question, and perhaps…

Prepped Blog Post Preps photos Prep, stats, roster, schedule Former University of Denver hockey coach George Gwozdecky is the only person to coach in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final after becoming the first to win NCAA championships as a player, assistant coach and head coach. Now, he’s seeking hockey’s Holy Grail at the prep level in Colorado — and beyond. Gwozdecky, who resigned as a Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach…

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NASCAR returns to the twisting 2.45-mile Watkins Glen International road course this weekend for both Sprint Cup and Xfinity races. This will be the 33rd Sprint Cup race and 22nd Xfinity race held at the upstate New York track. On-track action begins Friday with two Sprint Cup practice sessions and two Xfinity practice sessions. Also Friday, there will be a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East event, with two practices, qualifying…

ENLARGE London As much as they could, the four major contenders in the English Premier League spent the off-season preparing in secret. They kept player transfers quiet. They dodged tactical questions. They tinkered with lineups. And yet the top four clubs in England—Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United MANU 0.60 % —all arrived at the same conclusion this summer: It’s time to give up on traditional strikers. Over the…

0 Shares Print They’re called immortals, after all. So before we ask ourselves which of the traditional Big Four pro sports Halls of Fame is the truest to its history, let’s take a flight of fancy. Imagine a picnic at which all of the players have gathered. They are alive and well, in the good company and cheer of their peers. Picture Babe Ruth hugging Lou Gehrig around the neck…