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The weather forecast for Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway looks warm and dy. We will have partly cloudy skies and temperatures will be in the 70s during most of the race. Weather will not be a concern tonight in Charlotte. Follow me on Twitter @NASCAR_WXMAN and like me on Facebook for the latest weather updates throughout the weekend. Conditions in Charlotte, NC: Click here…

While Kasey Kahne captured a thrilling Camping World Truck Series victory over Erik Jones in a nailbiter finish on Friday night at Charotte Motor Speedway, all didn’t end well for Kahne and his race-winning JR Motorsports team. NASCAR announced after the race that Kahne’s Chevrolet failed post-race inspection for being too low on both sides and for being too high in the right rear. While the No. 00 JR Motorsports…

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As Florida State wraps up the regular season against Clemson and embarks on the ACC Tournament and into the regionals (and possibly further), Tomahawk Nation will be providing you with a little something different when it comes to post-game content. Friday 3 up — Notre Dame, who holds a tiebreaker over FSU if they finish with the same record, lost to Boston College Friday night, 6-5,…

Tempe Lady Luck’s Elyse Olson warms up her arm before playing the Chandler Titans during a fast-pitch softball playoff game at Kiwanis Park on April 30 in Tempe.(Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Republic) Just six years ago, Arizona high-school baseball teams were experiencing a gradual increase in female participation. Girls were stepping onto a male-dominated field, subbing softballs for baseballs and trading their underhand mechanics for overhand delivery. From 2002 to 2009,…

Today is Class 5A and 6A Alabama High School Athletic Association state baseball championship day in Montgomery.  AL.com will be providing live updates from both Game 2 of the Class 5A Russellville–Helena series at Paterson Field and Game 2 of the Class 6A series between Cullman and Pelham at Riverwalk Stadium to start off the day. RELATED: Vote for the most stylish high school baseball cap in Alabama Check back…

Back in 2012, when James Kaprielian was a senior pitcher at Irvine Beckman, everyone knew what it was potential might be. “I’ve coached for 17 years and have never coached a pitcher with as good of stuff,” Beckman Coach Kevin Lavalle said. Kaprielian has become one of the best pitchers in college baseball at UCLA, and on Friday night, he came through with his best performance of his collegiate career,…

Sport Science: Lacrosse Faceoffs Sport Science examines all the elements that make for a great lacrosse faceoff. Watch NCAA men’s lacrosse championships May 16 on ESPNU and May 17, 23 and 25 on ESPN2.

One of the most prolific runs in the NASCAR Truck Series continued in startling fashion on Friday night. Kasey Kahne, who has finished no worse than second in his five previous starts, added another victory in the N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, holding off Erik Jones in a thrilling side-by-side finish. Khane has now won five races in his six series starts. The .005-second margin of victory…

It’s not just that Kyle Busch is returning to NASCAR competition after missing the first 11 races of the year, following a frightening accident at Daytona that resulted in a compound fracture in his leg and a broken foot. It’s that he’s returning and he’s really dang fast. In his first practice back in the No. 18 car, soon-to-be dad Busch (a son is due within days) posted the fastest…

As Florida State wraps up the regular season against Clemson and embarks on the ACC Tournament and into the regionals (and possibly further), Tomahawk Nation will be providing you with a little something different when it comes to post-game content. Friday 3 up — Notre Dame, who holds a tiebreaker over FSU if they finish with the same record, lost to Boston College Friday night, 6-5,…

The SEC regular season title and the last two spots of the SEC Tournament are still up for grabs on the final day of the regular season. The tournament will be played May 19-24 at the Hoover Met. The league’s top 12 teams advance. The top four get first-round byes and will be some order of LSU, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M and Florida. LSU is a half-game ahead of Vanderbilt going…

Brandon Phillips, in this story by Greg Couch over at Vice about the boring, no-bat-flipping, no-celebrating, play-the-game-the-right-way culture of baseball in the United States, said this: “But here, there are too many rules in baseball. They take the fun out of baseball. In fact, I feel like that’s why a lot of African-American kids don’t play baseball. It’s boring. It is. Baseball is boring.” Couch goes on to argue that,…

North Carolina is headed to the ACC baseball tournament and they have the Blue Devils to thank. Going into Friday’s game against Virginia, the Tar Heels needed a win or a Wake Forest loss to seal their ACC tournament berth. North Carolina (32-21, 13-15 ACC) fell to Virginia 6-2 after going down early to the Cavaliers, but eleven miles down the road the Blue Devils delivered for their Tobacco Road…

BT Sport have struggled to keep up with Sky this season That could give BT Sport cause for concern when it inherits the exclusive rights to all Uefa club football this summer. Sky Sports managing director Barney Francis said: “We’ve offered 49 of the top 50 matches two seasons running now, showing that Sky Sports continues to be the home of the matches that matter. Football fans should expect more…

DraftKings will soon hit $1 billion in total prize money since 2012. Better still, it expects $1 billion in 2015 alone.

One of the most prolific runs in the NASCAR Truck Series continued in startling fashion on Friday night. Kasey Kahne, who has finished no worse than second in his five previous starts, added another victory in the N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, holding off Erik Jones in a thrilling side-by-side finish. Khane has now won five races in his six series starts. The .005-second margin of victory…

As Florida State wraps up the regular season against Clemson and embarks on the ACC Tournament and into the regionals (and possibly further), Tomahawk Nation will be providing you with a little something different when it comes to post-game content. Friday 3 up — Notre Dame, who holds a tiebreaker over FSU if they finish with the same record, lost to Boston College Friday night, 6-5,…

One of the most prolific runs in the NASCAR Truck Series continued in startling fashion on Friday night. Kasey Kahne, who has finished no worse than second in his five previous starts, added another victory in the N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, holding off Erik Jones in a thrilling side-by-side finish. Khane has now won five races in his six series starts. The .005-second margin of victory…

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