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Kyle Busch has faced obstacles all season long. First, it was a three-month absence following a scary crash at Daytona International Speedway. Next, it was the onerous obstacles NASCAR placed in front of him to make the Chase. On Sunday, it was Brad Keselowski. No surprise here: Busch got the job done.      The No. 18 car crossed the start-finish line under caution Sunday to take the…

It’s no secret that cable television is in trouble. With Hulu, Netflix and many networks streaming their shows online, viewers don’t have to watch shows like Scandal or American Horror Story live. They can stream it the next day — or the next year. Nevertheless, one channel had long looked impervious to the trouble: ESPN. Even as other channels suffered losses in subscriptions, the sports network was sitting pretty for…

Hundreds of NASCAR fans traveled to Loudon, New Hampshire, for the 5-Hour Energy 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race, and dozens of Confederate flags were on display. As controversy mounts over the Confederate flag, New Hampshire Motor Speedway is offering fans the chance to turn in their Confederate flags for a free American or racing flag this weekend. But Kristen Lestock of NHMS said the speedway and other NASCAR tracks…

USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck on what we’ve learned, what’s to come and the biggest surprises of the first half of the NASCAR season. USA TODAY Sports

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, who hinted on Friday at a “surprise” signing, will make another attempt to bring in £95m midfielder Gareth Bale, 26, from Real Madrid. (Sunday People)  United winger Angel Di Maria, 27, must hand in transfer request if he wants to leave Old…

American flag shirt, shorts and bandanas replaced the typical purple Joe Flacco and orange Adam Jones jerseys on the streets surrounding M&T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards on Saturday. The vendors with Orioles apparel had a special section filled with United States shirts. American flags were sold on street corners. And soccer balls replaced footballs at the tailgates. Baltimore evolved into a soccer haven — at least for the day…

Prerace coverage of the 5-hour Energy 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup race will begin with NASCAR America on NBCSN at noon ET, followed by the Countdown to Green show at 12:50 p.m. You also can watch online at http://nascarstream.nbcsports.com. Host Krista Voda and analysts Kyle Petty and Frank Stoddard will preview today’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and review last week’s race at Kentucky Speedway. Booth analysts Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton also will contribute with Burton making a…

American flag shirt, shorts and bandanas replaced the typical purple Joe Flacco and orange Adam Jones jerseys on the streets surrounding M&T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards on Saturday. The vendors with Orioles apparel had a special section filled with United States shirts. American flags were sold on street corners. And soccer balls replaced footballs at the tailgates. Baltimore evolved into a soccer haven — at least for the day…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest NASCAR wraps up its weekend in New Hampshire with the 5-Hour Energy 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday. MORE: Disappointing start for Gordon | Hamlin wins Xfinity race | Chase Standings | Odds Carl Edwards (Getty Images) Jimmie Johnson has won four Sprint Cup events this season and leads Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch, who are each two-time…

American flag shirt, shorts and bandanas replaced the typical purple Joe Flacco and orange Adam Jones jerseys on the streets surrounding M&T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards on Saturday. The vendors with Orioles apparel had a special section filled with United States shirts. American flags were sold on street corners. And soccer balls replaced footballs at the tailgates. Baltimore evolved into a soccer haven — at least for the day…

Would it be possible for everyone to take a deep breath, then exhale? Now, sit down and relax. Let’s talk about the Olympics and the city of Boston from the perspective of someone who has actually been to 11 of them. I usually get at least a chuckle with my response to the question, “What do you think about the 2024 Olympics coming to Boston?” My standard reply is, “I…

A constant through the first half of the season was the pervasive dominance of Hendrick Motorsports and Stewart-Haas Racing, which saw their drivers combine to win 10 of 18 races. But a change appears to be afoot in the power structure as the Sprint Cup Series begins its second half Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. While Hendrick and SHR are showing no signs of regression, Joe Gibbs Racing…

NEW YORK – It’s not quite a state of the game address and it’s far from an inquisition, but each year at the All-Star Game, the commissioner of Major League Baseball meets with the assembled members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) to discuss the issues of the game and answer questions. It was Rob Manfred’s first year handling this annual rite as commissioner after replacing Bud Selig….

On The Rox blog Boxscores of Rox games Rockies photos Rockies Mailbag archive Ask Mailbag questions Rox stats, roster Live scores in MLB Ben Paulsen stepped to the plate in Phoenix and into a puzzle factory. Everything was jumbled. The left-handed batter looked to the left at a lonely third baseman, Jake Lamb, with 90 feet of dirt real estate all to himself. Paulsen turned to the right and saw…

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HIGH SCHOOLS College coaches differ if specializing is good For generations, high school athletes followed the seasons. Boys played football or soccer during the fall, basketball or hockey during winter, then track or baseball during the spring. Increasingly, for both boys and girls, that line of thinking is turning into an endangered species. College…

All those swaying cranes, ritzy hotels and soon-to-be-sparkling high-rises transforming Houston right in front of our faces.

American flag shirt, shorts and bandanas replaced the typical purple Joe Flacco and orange Adam Jones jerseys on the streets surrounding M&T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards on Saturday. The vendors with Orioles apparel had a special section filled with United States shirts. American flags were sold on street corners. And soccer balls replaced footballs at the tailgates. Baltimore evolved into a soccer haven — at least for the day…

Skeptics will say Major League Baseball is struggling in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Oakland, and Cleveland, so why would it think it could expand? “Maybe one of the reasons I got this job is I’m bullish on this game,” commissioner Rob Manfred said last week. “I think we are a growth business, broadly defined. And over an extended period of time, growth businesses look to get bigger. So yeah, I’m open to…

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Fans transported back in time to enjoy a game of baseball, like it was played in the post civil war days. The vintage festivities kicked off with a game between the White River Baseball Club of Indianapolis and the Vermillion Voles Vintage Baseball Club of Danville. Players recreated the 1886 baseball game from uniforms, to the rule book. Afterwards, fans enjoyed the REX game. Organizers…