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“Win on Sunday, sell on Monday” – probably the oldest marketing adage in motorsports – might not work like it once did. If it did, teams in NASCAR’s top series likely would be running SUVs and crossovers – in high demand these days – instead of Toyota Camrys and Ford Fusions. But Chevrolet is clearly hoping its new Sprint Cup Series race car – a Camaro ZL1 it unveiled Thursday…

We’ve launched a big expansion of our soccer predictions here at FiveThirtyEight. We’re now forecasting 24 club soccer leagues, with two more — Champions League and Europa League — to come in a few weeks. We’ve added leagues from South America (Brasileirão and the Argentine Superliga), along with 14 new European leagues, including five second-tier leagues, such as the English Championship. For the most part, the methodology behind our forecasts…

When NASCAR driver Erik Jones returns to his home state of Michigan to race, everything is familiar. He arrived there on Sunday after the race at Watkins Glen and spent the week in the house he grew up in. He visited with old friends, heard everyone call soft drinks “pop” instead of “soda” and saw half the state covered in maize and blue and the other half in green and…

Uniforms of the New York Yankees will be among those getting a personality infusion during Major League Baseball’s Players Weekend later this month. Ron Schwane/AP hide caption toggle caption Ron Schwane/AP Uniforms of the New York Yankees will be among those getting a personality infusion during Major League Baseball’s Players Weekend later this month. Ron Schwane/AP Bryce Harper is getting his wish. At least for one weekend this month. In…

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We’ve launched a big expansion of our soccer predictions here at FiveThirtyEight. We’re now forecasting 24 club soccer leagues, with two more — Champions League and Europa League — to come in a few weeks. We’ve added leagues from South America (Brasileirão and the Argentine Superliga), along with 14 new European leagues, including five second-tier leagues, such as the English Championship. For the most part, the methodology behind our forecasts…

When NASCAR driver Erik Jones returns to his home state of Michigan to race, everything is familiar. He arrived there on Sunday after the race at Watkins Glen and spent the week in the house he grew up in. He visited with old friends, heard everyone call soft drinks “pop” instead of “soda” and saw half the state covered in maize and blue and the other half in green and…

Last year, the Iranian Olympian Alireza Khojasteh withdrew from the judo competition at the Rio Games, citing personal reasons. It is widely thought that he did so to avoid the possibility of facing an Israeli opponent. It took Iranian officials more than a week to announce the suspension of the two soccer players, who both played the full 90 minutes in their team’s 0-1 defeat in the second leg of…

My name is Jason, but for the last weekend in August, I want to be addressed strictly as Booger. That’s right: Booger. “Booger Gay.” So elegant. Like James Bond or John Legend, Booger Gay just rolls timelessly off the tongue. You may have caught the news that from Aug. 25-27, fussy ol’ Major League Baseball will allow its players to replace last names with nicknames on the backs of their…

Chris O’Meara/Associated Press Kevin Kiermaier, CF, Tampa Bay Rays Kevin Kiermaier is one of baseball’s fastest sprinters, and he’s known for having a rocket arm and a glove that can catch anything. Yet he’s not among the leaders in high-difficulty catches in 2017, and his bat has lost thump to boot. He’s a great athlete who’s having a down year.                        …

8:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Wil Myers was an impressionable 7-year-old in the summer of 1998, when the nation was riveted by a home run competition between a red-headed Adonis from California and a charismatic slugger from the Dominican Republic. As Little League beckoned, Myers was captivated by the highlights and daily updates. He decorated his room in High Point, North Carolina, with the…

For decades, pitchers were required by rule to throw underhand. Until 1864, fly balls could legally be caught off one bounce. It took a long, long time for baseball to become the game we know and love — years and years full of trial and error and all manner of detours. And that’s every bit as true of the equipment used on the field. Once upon a time, everything was open to…

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Two-sport athletes are rare today. Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry made headlines last weekend when he shot consecutive rounds of 74 at the Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic — The Web.com Tour is the PGA Tour’s equivalent of baseball’s Triple A. While Curry missed the weekend cut by 11 strokes, he still managed to beat a few full-time tour pros. Much of the golf…

Amazon has held talks directly with the owners of major venues in the US about potentially entering the business of ticket sales, according to a report from Reuters. If Amazon were to proceed, it could significantly disrupt an industry that is largely dominated by Ticketmaster. But as an alternative to competing, Amazon has also considered partnering with Ticketmaster on a ticketing effort. Those discussions “have stalled over who would control…

The Walt Disney Co. finally unveiled its plan to offer an over-the-top video streaming edition of ESPN for the growing number of fans who want live sports — but not the big cable bill that a previous generation paid. Now the question is whether the revenue generated by the new service to be launched in 2018 will be enough to offset the subscriber dollars that go away every time a…

Ethan Skolnick, a well-known figure in South Florida sports reporting, has been arrested on battery charges. Skolnick, most recently the host of “The Ethan Skolnick Show” on 790-AM radio, The Ticket, is accused of beating up someone identified only as a 70-year-old man, according to a Boca Raton police arrest report. Skolnick, 44, who lives in Miramar, was taken into custody shortly after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, records show. He faces…

Joe Robbins/Getty Images In December, 2014, the Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays and San Diego Padres pulled off a three-team, 11-player deal. In hindsight, the most relevant players involved were Trea Turner and Wil Myers—who left the Friars and Rays and headed for Washington and San Diego, respectively—and Steven Souza Jr., who went from the Nats to Tampa Bay. At first blush, the trade was rightly regarded as among the…

Aug. 10 (UPI) — A small kitten had a big impact on a Major League Baseball game after running onto the field on Wednesday night. FOX Sports Midwest shared a clip of the gray tabby kitten sprinting across the field during the bottom of the sixth inning of a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals, just before the Cardinals hit a go-ahead grand slam. “Here’s…

The Walt Disney Co. finally unveiled its plan to offer an over-the-top video streaming edition of ESPN for the growing number of fans who want live sports — but not the big cable bill that a previous generation paid. Now the question is whether the revenue generated by the new service to be launched in 2018 will be enough to offset the subscriber dollars that go away every time a…