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x Embed x Share CLOSE SportsPulse: USA TODAY’s Trysta Krick takes a look at all the quarterback battles around the NFL and how they are coming into focus. Or in the case of Jacksonville, not. USA TODAY Sports Former quarterback Michael Vick is joining Fox Sports as an analyst.(Photo: The Associated Press) Former quarterback Michael Vick started the summer as a coaching intern with the Kansas City Chiefs. He will end…

Kubica has been driving for Renault at in-season testing Renault say there are “still question marks” over whether Robert Kubica can make a full-time return to Formula 1 after life-changing injuries. The 32-year-old Pole has had three tests with Renault in the last three months, six years after he suffered a partially severed right arm in a rally accident. Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul told BBC Sport: “Have we definitively…

SAN FRANCISCO — The pathologist who discovered the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has created a banned list of sports for children under 18. Related Articles Why it took a foreign-born doctor to blow the whistle on the NFL’s concussion epidemic Bennet Omalu doesn’t support ban on football ‘Concussion’ doctor: Youth football is child abuse Bennet Omalu, featured in the Will Smith movie “Concussion,” told an audience this…

With two races remaining in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season, Martin Truex Jr. has accumulated an astonishing 35 playoff points (and counting). In past seasons, that number – as well as the solid 15-point lead he has over Kyle Busch in second place – would have been unimaginable. But thanks to NASCAR introducing stages to each race and accompanying playoff points for the winners, Truex has a healthy cushion going…

In the name of cost containment and improved competition, NASCAR is set to debut a new flange-fit composite body next weekend for the Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway. This is the first of a three-event optional rollout this season that will also include the races at Dover International Raceway and Phoenix Raceway. The new body will be optional for every race except those at Daytona International Speedway…

Adam Wright didn’t die alone. When his car veered off curvy Flower House Loop in Troutman late Sunday, went airborne and crashed, one of his best friends stayed by his side. Lizzy, his black Lab, was so protective of the 33-year-old JR Motorsports mechanic that she growled at troopers and emergency responders. They had to call in Iredell County Animal Control to restrain and remove her, State Highway Patrol Trooper…

Alarming news from the north. Canadian data blog The 10 and 3 has released a series of dialect maps based on a survey of 9,500 Canadians on the terms and pronunciations they use for 35 different terms, broken down by province and territory. It’s an engrossing post, and you should look at all the maps—it will reinforce the notion that much of Canada is deeply strange. Advertisement But nothing is…

x Embed x Share CLOSE SportsPulse: USA TODAY’s Trysta Krick takes a look at all the quarterback battles around the NFL and how they are coming into focus. Or in the case of Jacksonville, not. USA TODAY Sports Former quarterback Michael Vick is joining Fox Sports as an analyst.(Photo: The Associated Press) Former quarterback Michael Vick started the summer as a coaching intern with the Kansas City Chiefs. He will end…

The boss of Amazon’s television production arm has hinted that the company is planning significant expansion into sports broadcasting. Roy Price, the head of Amazon Studios, said at the Edinburgh international television festival that sport was a good opportunity for Amazon’s video streaming service. The comments suggest Amazon could compete to win rights to show Premier League matches when the next auction launches next year. Amazon recently won the rights…

In the name of cost containment and improved competition, NASCAR is set to debut a new flange-fit composite body next weekend for the Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway. This is the first of a three-event optional rollout this season that will also include the races at Dover International Raceway and Phoenix Raceway. The new body will be optional for every race except those at Daytona International Speedway…

Adam Wright didn’t die alone. When his car veered off curvy Flower House Loop in Troutman late Sunday, went airborne and crashed, one of his best friends stayed by his side. Lizzy, his black Lab, was so protective of the 33-year-old JR Motorsports mechanic that she growled at troopers and emergency responders. They had to call in Iredell County Animal Control to restrain and remove her, State Highway Patrol Trooper…

Cliff Rucker thought he decided on a catchy name for his new pro hockey team – The Worcester White Hawks. He had a logo created and even ordered checks with the team’s name on them. Imagine the possible logos for Portland’s new pro hockey team. How about the Wild Blueberries? Staff illustrations by Michael Fisher But there was a problem. White hawks are native to Central America, not central Massachusetts….

Tremayne Cobb Jr. loses himself in baseball’s soundtrack, entranced by the game’s rhythms and rules. Three strikes and you’re out; three outs and the inning is over; smack a base hit into the outfield and, if you have enough time, take second base. Despite playing in a county hardly known for its baseball, Cobb Jr.’s speed on the basepaths and with the bat has college coaches salivating. But when he…

Consider this great inane internet debate of years past: Which athletes are best equipped to win a Battle Royale if limited to their own sport’s equipment with no protective padding or helmets? Hockey players have skates and sticks. Baseball players have bats and balls. Football and basketball players have their athleticism, I guess. The possibilities are intriguing and gruesome. Javelin throwers could impale you from close range; archers can shoot…

Mr. Ramirez lasted longer than Vin Scully, who retired last year after 67 seasons with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. Mr. Ramirez called winter league games in Cuba, before and after Fidel Castro’s takeover, as well as in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. He also called many Caribbean Series, the postseason tournament of the winter leagues. But his influence broadened during his 30 years as a…

ESPN has faced criticism recently for limited sports coverage and what many say has been an increasing shift to political commentary. But frustrated sports fans may be in luck: ESPN anchor Sage Steele hinted in an interview that the network’s signature “SportsCenter” highlights show may go back to focusing on sports, and leave social and political issues “to the news networks.” Steele told the New York Post “there…

D1 Sports Medicine An example of the physical therapy provided by D1 Sports Medicine. Human performance leader EXOS will today announce its acquisition of D1 Sports Medicine, a company that partners with top sports medicine orthopedists to offer athletes physical therapy services and help them rehabilitate and return from injury. Physical therapy has always been an important component of the services provided by EXOS to athletes, and the acquisition will accelerate…

Joey Erace knocks pitch after pitch into the netting of his $15,000 backyard batting cage, the pings from his metal bat filling the air in the south New Jersey cul-de-sac. His private hitting coach, who’s charging $100 for this hour-long session, tells Joey to shorten his stride. He’s accustomed to such focused instruction: the evening batting practice followed a one-on-one fielding lesson in Philadelphia earlier in the day, which cost…

Adam Wright didn’t die alone. When his car veered off curvy Flower House Loop in Troutman late Sunday, went airborne and crashed, one of his best friends stayed by his side. Lizzy, his black Lab, was so protective of the 33-year-old JR Motorsports mechanic that she growled at troopers and emergency responders. They had to call in Iredell County Animal Control to restrain and remove her, State Highway Patrol Trooper…

In the name of cost containment and improved competition, NASCAR is set to debut a new flange-fit composite body next weekend for the Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway. This is the first of a three-event optional rollout this season that will also include the races at Dover International Raceway and Phoenix Raceway. The new body will be optional for every race except those at Daytona International Speedway…