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Richmond, Va. – When it was announced that both Denny Hamlin’s Cup Series and XFINITY Series wins – plus Joey Logano’s second-place XFINITY finish – from Darlington Raceway last weekend are now encumbered, the debate about the rule’s logic and validity was reignited. When a win is encumbered, it means the driver loses all the benefits of it – the regular season points and the playoff points, plus his crew…

As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida, the state’s professional sports teams packed up and got out of town just like everyone else. Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, for example, moved their three-game home series against the New York Yankees out of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Instead, the two clubs will play Monday through Wednesday at Citi Field in New York, home of the Mets. The Rays are…

As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida, the state’s professional sports teams packed up and got out of town just like everyone else. Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, for example, moved their three-game home series against the New York Yankees out of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Instead, the two clubs will play Monday through Wednesday at Citi Field in New York, home of the Mets. The Rays are…

No charges have been filed against Mr. Nuzman, and he has emphatically denied all accusations of wrongdoing. Mr. Maleson, who piloted Brazil’s first bobsled team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, said he had spoken with the authorities in Brazil and France. “I started speaking to the I.O.C. in 2011,” Mr. Maleson said in a telephone interview. “Every year, we had scandals with the organizing committee and…

Cindy Bonner is the mother of two rising soccer stars, and like most parents of young athletes, she worries about them getting hurt. But to date, 16-year-old Julianna and 14-year-old Ashlyn have avoided any sort of overuse injuries. Bonner believes that much of this can be attributed to simple steps the family has taken over the years to guard against injuries. The first and perhaps biggest one is that they…

NASCAR notified teams that it will seek the firmest penalty currently available for a specific rear suspension violation after observing a rules infraction trend developing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series. Effective immediately, any penalty associated with the Section 20.14.2 Rear Suspension I-4 portion of the NASCAR Rule Book found in post-race inspection will be elevated to the maximum L1-level penalty. The maximum penalty includes:…

State lawmakers shelved a bill Friday that would have fast-tracked bus, train and other transit projects for Los Angeles’ 2028 Olympic Games and a new Inglewood arena for the Los Angeles Clippers. The measure, SB 789, unveiled a week ago, would have lessened the projects’ developers duties under the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA. The law requires developers to disclose and reduce a project’s effects on the environment, a…

Baseball America, the foremost authority on prospect coverage, named Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna its 2017 Minor League Player of the Year on Friday. Acuna, 19, was signed for a mere $100,000 out of Venezuela back in 2014. He led the minors with 181 hits this season and hit .325/.374/.522 with 31 doubles, 21 home runs, and 44 steals in 139 games at three different levels. Most impressively, Acuna performed even better…

Konnect Agency This fall baseball icon and World Series champion Alex Rodriguez is diving into the Shark Tank — ABC’s hit business reality show. This fall baseball icon Alex Rodriguez is diving into the Shark Tank — ABC’s hit business reality show. “I’m very proud that I’m the first Hispanic shark,” said the former Yankees slugger, known as A-Rod. “I’m the first athlete shark, which is kind of cool.” What’s…

Konnect Agency This fall baseball icon and World Series champion Alex Rodriguez is diving into the Shark Tank — ABC’s hit business reality show. This fall baseball icon Alex Rodriguez is diving into the Shark Tank — ABC’s hit business reality show. “I’m very proud that I’m the first Hispanic shark,” said the former Yankees slugger, known as A-Rod. “I’m the first athlete shark, which is kind of cool.” What’s…

Baseball America, the foremost authority on prospect coverage, named Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna its 2017 Minor League Player of the Year on Friday. Acuna, 19, was signed for a mere $100,000 out of Venezuela back in 2014. He led the minors with 181 hits this season and hit .325/.374/.522 with 31 doubles, 21 home runs, and 44 steals in 139 games at three different levels. Most impressively, Acuna performed even better…

Photo credit: Sarah Crabill/Getty Images Somehow in this year of oppressive engine penalties over in Formula One, NASCAR wants to institute annoying engine penalties of their own in 2018, reports ESPN. Granted, they’re less complex than F1’s, but if your favorite driver has to change an engine over a weekend next year, oof. I’m sorry. NASCAR announced that it’s going to a single-engine rule for all Cup Series events, meaning…

NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez will need a new sponsor for the Oct. 15 race at Talladega Superspeedway after sandwich chain Subway pulled out of a four-race sponsorship, stating “due to circumstances beyond our control” that it “had to terminate” the deal. What were those circumstances? Suarez handing out Dunkin’ Donuts from a golf cart in an NBC TV segment. The video, made with with Rutledge Wood near New…

Konnect Agency This fall baseball icon and World Series champion Alex Rodriguez is diving into the Shark Tank — ABC’s hit business reality show. This fall baseball icon Alex Rodriguez is diving into the Shark Tank — ABC’s hit business reality show. “I’m very proud that I’m the first Hispanic shark,” said the former Yankees slugger, known as A-Rod. “I’m the first athlete shark, which is kind of cool.” What’s…

To get the National Hockey League’s many players enthused about the league’s coming season, NBC Sports pitted them against serious competitors: a passel of kids. In an athletic complex in Stamford, Conn., players including Dylan Larken of the  Detroit Red Wings and Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks surprise squads of hockey acolytes. The change in the kids’ faces upon learning who they are squaring off against masks the day’s…

Roger Goodell returns to Foxborough tonight to attend his first regular-season game since the 2015 AFC championship, when the drama of Deflategate first stirred. Technically it’s not the commissioner’s first trip to Gillette Stadium, but it’s his first real visit since suspending quarterback Tom Brady for four games and cementing his status among Patriots fans as Public Enemy No. 1. Goodell attended the Patriots’ preseason opener on Aug. 10, a…

Sports. Jess Flynn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Jess Flynn/Courtesy of the artist Sports. Jess Flynn/Courtesy of the artist There should be an industrywide rule that only acts of quality are allowed to name their project something wholly impossible to Google. Luckily for Sports — a Philadelphia-via-Gambier, Ohio twee-punk four-piece — it makes the cut. It’s been two years since we last heard new music from this young…

Dele Alli apologised after the match “for any offence caused” Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli after he gestured with his middle finger during England’s match against Slovakia on Monday. Television pictures showed Alli’s gesture during the 2-1 World Cup qualifying victory at Wembley. The 21-year-old said it was a “joke with good friend” Kyle Walker. It is thought the case will not be dealt with…

Mr. Iger said Disney is also working on five original, live-action, Disney-branded movies that will be delivered exclusively through the service. Additionally, it will offer a handful of original Disney-branded shows, several original TV movies, recent seasons of Disney Channel hits and 7,000 episodes of older shows. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Thank you for subscribing. An error has occurred. Please try again later. You are already…

After a brief pause for the FIFA international break, Europe’s top leagues return to action this weekend with a number of interesting early season matchups. Here are a few worth watching Saturday in place of college football: English Premier League: Both Manchester teams will be in action with unbeaten Manchester City hosting unbeaten Liverpool in an early morning match (NBCSN, NBC Universo, 4:30 a.m. PT) that figures to be a…