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Spare me the altruism. That’s my message to Cup drivers in the wake of NASCAR’s latest decision to further limit their participation in the Xfinity and Truck Series events moving forward. For those who missed the news, NASCAR will ban all full-time Cup Series regulars from the Xfinity and Truck Series playoffs, regular season finales and Dash4Cash events next season. Additionally, the sanctioning body also lowered the number…

Photo Jessica Mendoza when she was on the United States Olympic softball team in 2008. She is now ESPN’s first female baseball analyst. Credit Al Bello/Getty Images To the Editor: Re “Baseball Is for Girls,” by Doug Glanville (Sunday Review, July 30): I’m 74 years old; my Rawlings baseball glove with a hardball in its pocket sits on a shelf near my front door, and I use it several times…

The Dodgers and Yankees punctuated a quiet deadline with a pair of last-minute trades, acquiring starting pitchers Yu Darvish and Sonny Gray, respectively. Both players strengthen already formidable rotations, readying their teams for long runs into October, and the trades cap a frenetic cycle of trade activity for the Dodgers and Yankees. Two of the richest teams in baseball are now even better. Going back to 2009, the Yankees and…

Chris Christie made headlines again on Sunday after accosting a fan at a Cubs game, getting into the fan’s face while holding a tray of nachos. In the video that surfaced of the incident, Christie can be heard telling the fan, “You’re a big shot,” before heading back down to his seat. Now, the fan that reportedly was approached by Christie, Brad Joseph, has come forward and explained his side…

Many Twins fans have fond memories of Lew Ford, the former Twins outfielder who was endearing to many for his cerebral approach to baseball — and the fact that he was one hit away from being a .300 hitter during the team’s 2004 season when it won the American League Central title. Ford hasn’t been with the Twins since 2007, and has had only a handful of major league at-bats…

Usain Bolt has issued a stark warning to his fellow athletes that they must stop doping otherwise track and field will die. The triple Olympic 100m and 200m champion insisted that the sport was on the mend following the staggering revelations of state-sponsored doping in Russia but conceded more needed to be done to tackle the scourge of performance-enhancing drugs. “I don’t think it gets any worse than that,” he…

12:03 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CARSON, Calif. — The Olympic Games have always been a mega sporting event flush with hyperbole. Each of those 17 days are filled with physical tests to see who is the fastest, strongest and mentally toughest. So when Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti stepped onto the podium at the StubHub Center here Monday evening and formally announced the city…

NASCAR announced Tuesday a set of new participation guidelines for the 2018 season, designed to further highlight its abundance of young talent while limiting the number of lower-division races Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers may enter in a given season. Beginning next season, drivers with more than five years of experience in the Monster Energy Series will be limited to seven races in the XFINITY Series, down from the…

The Dodgers and Yankees punctuated a quiet deadline with a pair of last-minute trades, acquiring starting pitchers Yu Darvish and Sonny Gray, respectively. Both players strengthen already formidable rotations, readying their teams for long runs into October, and the trades cap a frenetic cycle of trade activity for the Dodgers and Yankees. Two of the richest teams in baseball are now even better. Going back to 2009, the Yankees and…

British Canoeing and its funding agency UK Sport have jointly commissioned an independent investigation into claims the national governing body failed to respond to serious complaints made by athletes against a senior coach. The investigation, which started on Tuesday, is being conducted by the former Metropolitan police service officer Lance Spring, and he will report to a panel comprised of three lawyers – Lawrence Selby, Sara Fenoughty and Jane Aldred…

FOOTBALL FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) – New York Jets rookie safety Jamal Adams says during a forum with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and season-ticket holders that if he had his choice, the football field is “the perfect place to die.” Fans were able to ask questions during the session, which also included Jets running back Matt Forte. One brought up player health and safety, coming off the largest update on…

The wrestling landscape in this country is always changing. At the highest level, that shift is being pushed by Regional Training Centers. Since the end of the NCAA season, it seems like every other week we are running a story on a new RTC coach. In the last few months, guys such as Mark Perry, Eric Guerrero, Kendall Cross, Valentin Kalika, Cory Cooperman, Bryan Medlin, Steve Mocco, and Stephen Abas have all…

FiveThirtyEight is is looking for a fall sports intern. The internship will be a mix of writing, research and contributing to short stories and longer features. You’ll be learning the basics of sports journalism in general and data-based sports coverage in particular. Often, this will mean working with writers and editors to find a particular stat for a particular story, but this is not a research-only internship. You’ll be expected…

2:44 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CARSON, Calif. — The Olympic Games have always been a mega sporting event flush with hyperbole. Each of those 17 days are filled with physical tests to see who is the fastest, strongest and mentally toughest. So when Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti stepped onto the podium at the StubHub Center here Monday evening and formally announced the city…

The Olympics are coming back to Los Angeles, but not in 2024 as organizers had first hoped. In a deal with the International Olympic Committee, the summer games return in 2028 instead.

For years, the foreign soccer star was a fleeting sight on American soil: they came, they partied, they played a few games and then … they left. Now though, they’re not just passing through on an offseason Las Vegas binge or seeing out their careers in MLS. A new wave of stars are putting down roots by investing in America’s professional game. But it’s not the top league – MLS…

The Dodgers and Yankees punctuated a quiet deadline with a pair of last-minute trades, acquiring starting pitchers Yu Darvish and Sonny Gray, respectively. Both players strengthen already formidable rotations, readying their teams for long runs into October, and the trades cap a frenetic cycle of trade activity for the Dodgers and Yankees. Two of the richest teams in baseball are now even better. Going back to 2009, the Yankees and…

Pitcher Sonny Gray was traded to the Yankees from the Oakland Athletics for three prospects on Monday, boosting New York’s starting rotation for an unexpected playoff run. Oakland received Jorge Mateo, a top shortstop-outfielder prospect at Double-A; former UCLA right-hander James Kaprielian, the 16th overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft who is recovering from Tommy John surgery on April 18; and Dustin Fowler, an outfielder who ruptured the patellar…

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — “Pudge” Rodriguez stared out at his father, wiping away tears as he spoke. “I love you with all of my heart,” Rodriguez said. “If I’m a Hall of Famer, you’re a Hall of Famer — double.” Those words punctuated Rodriguez’s speech as he was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines, along with former commissioner Bud Selig…