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“Never underestimate a vegan hippie chick with a race car,” says Leilani Münter in a new video by The Atlantic. Münter, who drove the first-ever vegan-themed race car in the world, is gunning for a future in which NASCAR runs on 100 percent renewable energy. In the video, she challenges NASCAR stereotypes and explains why the sports world needs more activists.

Courtesy: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A legend is defined as a person who has become famous as the result of a unique characteristic or skill. John J. Adams of Cleveland, Ohio, has become a legend in the realm of major league baseball and is arguably the most dedicated fan ever. Starting in 1973, at the age of 21, John began consistently attending home games for the major league Cleveland Indians baseball team….

Seeking to rekindle baseball fever in Wichita, the City Council voted Tuesday to hire a $50,000 consultant to try to bring Major League affiliated minor-league ball back to the city. Mayor Jeff Longwell has said he expects to announce a deal for an affiliated team around the beginning of next year. The council voted Tuesday to ink a $50,000 contract with Beacon Sports to open formal negotiations with minor-league teams,…

OAKLAND — A man was beaten to death Sunday afternoon with a baseball bat in the Uptown district and an employee of the popular Flora restaurant in the area was arrested, authorities said Monday. Police would not say what the suspect, Juan Espino, 29, of Oakland, did at the restaurant. But according to Alameda County jail booking records, Espino said he was a bartender. He was booked on suspicion of murder…

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<!– –> VISIT CNBC.COM Home Entrepreneurs Leadership Careers Money Specials PRIMETIME Leadership Leadership 2 Hours AgoCNBC.com Condoleezza Rice has quite a few accomplishments under her belt: The first African-American female U.S. Secretary of State, the first African-American woman to be named National Security Advisor and the first African-American to be named provost at Stanford University. At the Annual Salute to Women in Sports, where Rice was awarded the Billie Jean…

This is not about the Sports Illustrated jinx for a change. Baseball fans, especially Houston Astros fans, have surely heard by now of the iconic magazine’s cover story on the Astros in June 2014. S.I. declared at the time, when the Astros were arguably the worst franchise five years running, that they would win the 2017 World Series. The cover, with young center fielder George Springer swinging at the plate…

Last week BT Sport announced its lineup for the Ashes, the first it will broadcast. Michael Vaughan and Ricky Ponting, who were involved in the station’s first toe-dip in the cricketing pool a year ago, are back, along with Graeme Swann, Geoffrey Boycott, Damien Fleming, Michael Slater and Adam Gilchrist. But while the network is still fairly new to this particular game the team behind the team are no ingenues;…

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters walk in ISIS’ “Black Stadium.”  (AP) Pictures emerging of a Syrian soccer stadium turned into a coliseum of death by Islamic State terrorists are revealing the extent of the shocking horrors that once took place inside, as civilians reportedly were beheaded, tied down with iron cables and tortured by exercise machines. The stadium in Raqqa, the ISIS capital city freed by U.S.-backed Syrian forces last…

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Martin Truex Jr. and girlfriend Sherry Pollex with the trophy after winning another race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Misperceptions about NASCAR still smolder outside the sport like a burning cigarette in an ashtray at a body shop, among them that the cars are merely hurtling around in circles and that the best drivers have deep-fried names like Cole Trickle or Ricky Bobby. Although he…

Last week BT Sport announced its lineup for the forthcoming Ashes series, the first it will broadcast. Michael Vaughan and Ricky Ponting, who were both involved in the station’s first toe-dip in the cricketing pool a year ago, are back, along with Graeme Swann, Geoffrey Boycott, Damien Fleming, Michael Slater and Adam Gilchrist. But while the network is still fairly new to this particular game the team behind the team…

The championship field is down to eight, which means the race for the championship is right around the corner. With the NASCAR playoff contenders trimmed down even more after the Hollywood Casino 400, the odds for some drivers are looking better and better. Martin Truex Jr. is still in contention for a shot at his first title. Jimmie Johnson is one round away from competing for an unprecedented eighth. But…

In the south of Kansas City on a corner of 43rd Avenue there is an Italian restaurant called Cupini’s. Eddie Cupini and his father, Franco, have dedicated nearly 15 years to serving up the best pasta in town (“just like my mom used to make,” says Franco), earning a few awards along the way. But soon they will be leaving behind the restaurant and the life they have built in…

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Martin Truex Jr. and girlfriend Sherry Pollex with the trophy after winning another race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Misperceptions about NASCAR still smolder outside the sport like a burning cigarette in an ashtray at a body shop, among them that the cars are merely hurtling around in circles and that the best drivers have deep-fried names like Cole Trickle or Ricky Bobby. Although he…

RELATED: Sherry Pollex on racing and her recovery KANSAS CITY, Kan. — In the moments following Victory Lane selfies, high-fives, trophy hoists and winner press conferences, the two Furniture Row Racing teams gathered in the motor coach lot to raise a high toast to James “Jim” Watson, a fabricator with the team who died Saturday night in Kansas City after suffering a heart attack. It was an emotional day for…

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Baseball’s ‘Fall Classic’ will begin in decidedly summer-like conditions on Tuesday in Los Angeles when temperatures are forecasted to set a new high for a World Series game. Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 101 F (33.3 C) during Game One of the series between the hometown Dodgers and Houston Astros as warm Santa Ana winds sweep into the area. The Dodgers’ Game One…

OAKLAND — A man was beaten to death Sunday afternoon with a baseball bat in the Uptown district and an employee of the popular Flora restaurant in the area was arrested, authorities said Monday. Police would not say what the suspect, Juan Espino, 29, of Oakland, did at the restaurant. But according to Alameda County jail booking records, Espino said he was a bartender. He was booked on suspicion of murder…