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Subletting Irish Soccer Players Destroyed Logan Square Home, Neighbors Say – NBC Chicago
A group of Irish students allegedly trashed a house in Logan Square with their incessant partying, and residents are demanding answers as to why they were allowed to stay so long, as NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.
Baseball Loosens Rules and Opens Door to a Vibrant Weekend … – New York Times
Other than designated games like those on Mother’s Day (which has been awash in pink in recent years) or the Fourth of July (when a red-white-and-blue motif prevails), players have to follow a precise and lengthy uniform code. It mandates that 51 percent of cleats’ surface be in the team’s designated primary shoe color and compatible with the team’s design and color scheme and that bats have a natural finish…
Tremayne Cobb Jr. wants to put Prince George’s County, Maryland, baseball on the map – The Undefeated
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 Maryland county hardly known for its baseball, Cobb Jr.’s speed on the basepaths and with the bat has college coaches salivating. But when…
NASCAR’s new stage racing is working exactly how it should – For The Win
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…
What happens to the sport of boxing if Conor McGregor beats Floyd Mayweather? – SB Nation
The sport of boxing and the sport of mixed martial arts have a large overlap in their fan bases. They’re competing for the attention of millions of people, and both favor Saturday evening fight cards. Floyd Mayweather is the biggest name in boxing, and Conor McGregor is the biggest name in mixed martial arts. Boxing is a much older, much more established sport, but it’s one that has been in…
Growing up in high poverty area, they say they were saved by soccer, faith and a coach – Charlotte Observer
The well-worn soccer goal rests just feet from a church. For Jah’Qwel Williams, Deron Huggins, and Tyree Watson, their sport, their faith and a chance encounter saved their lives, they say. Soon, all three will attend college, the first in their families to do so. They beat the odds, growing up in Grier Heights, a community in Charlotte with some of the city’s highest poverty rates. Their story is especially…
Baseball Loosens Rules and Opens Door to a Vibrant Weekend – New York Times
Other than designated games like those on Mother’s Day (which has been awash in pink in recent years) or the Fourth of July (when a red-white-and-blue motif prevails), players have to follow a precise and lengthy uniform code. It mandates that 51 percent of cleats’ surface be in the team’s designated primary shoe color and compatible with the team’s design and color scheme and that bats have a natural finish…
Tremayne Cobb Jr. wants to put Prince George’s County, Maryland, baseball on the map – The Undefeated
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 Maryland county hardly known for its baseball, Cobb Jr.’s speed on the basepaths and with the bat has college coaches salivating. But when…
As Adam Jones returns to Fenway, has baseball changed? – ESPN
7:30 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment It has been 3½ months since Adam Jones endured what he describes as “one of the worst nights” of his 12-year major league career. Now, with the Baltimore Orioles‘ center fielder returning to Boston for the first time since a racial incident that rocked baseball, it’s fair to ask: Has anything changed? MLB to implement rules for fan conduct…
Mayweather-McGregor and the death spiral of American sports – SB Nation
I used to work at the American casual dining chain Bennigan’s, and it’s really helped me think about the impending shitshow that is the Mayweather-McGregor fight. This was in the death spiral days of their lifespan as a business, meaning no one had come up with a new idea at Bennigan’s for at least ten years, maybe longer. Instead, every “new” idea at Bennigan’s consisted of combinations of old ideas…
Michael Vick joining Fox Sports as NFL studio analyst – USA Today – USA TODAY
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…
Robert Kubica: Renault say there are ‘question marks’ over return – BBC News
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…
‘Concussion’ doc’s six sports kids should never play – The Mercury News
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…
NASCAR’s new stage racing is working exactly how it should – For The Win
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…
Q&A: Answering questions about the NASCAR Xfinity Series composite body – Autoweek
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…
Best friend stayed by NASCAR mechanic’s side in fatal wreck: His beloved dog Lizzy. – Charlotte Observer
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…
Attention: Half Of Canada Calls Kickball "Soccer Baseball" – Deadspin
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…
Fox Sports hires Michael Vick as NFL studio analyst – USA TODAY
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…
Amazon TV hints at significant expansion into sport broadcasting – The Guardian
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…
Q&A: Answering questions about the NASCAR Xfinity Series … – Autoweek
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…
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