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12:09 PM PT — Prince William County PD has released a statement about the incident —  “On June 22 around 1:30AM, officers responded to the WAWA located at 2051 Daniel Start Sq in Woodbridge to investigate a larceny in progress. An employee reported to police that a man ran out of the store without paying for some merchandise. When officers arrived, they located the man in the parking lot. Following…

MLS quietly rebuffed a bold offer that would have quadrupled its media rights fees a full six years before those rights even came to market. There was one catch to the offer. And it was a big one. The league would have had to put a promotion/relegation system in place — the same system that makes up the backbone of most global soccer leagues. Such a contingency, which was…

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As we approach the trade deadline — one week from today! — this is supposed to be the time of year for analyzing trades. Instead it’s been more about projecting prospects. First Yoan Moncada, and now 20-year-old phenom Rafael Devers.  Chris Towers wrote about Devers on Sunday and made an excellent point about the power increase prospects are seeing when they reach the major leagues. That’s pretty exciting for a…

From left, Brandy Reynolds, Stefanie Fryman and Hailey Fryman, 7, celebrate after the Crusaders beat the Wildcats and won first place on Sunday in the 9 & Under division of the Show-Me State Games baseball tournament at the Antimi Sports Complex in Columbia.

10:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment INDIANAPOLIS — Kasey Kahne earned a career-defining victory as the sun set at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That was appropriate, because the sun could end up setting on his NASCAR career over the next six months. An 18-time winner in the Cup Series, his future is literally in the dark at Hendrick Motorsports, where he has a contract through next…

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 Sunday At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Ind. Lap length: 2.50 miles [NUTTY FINISH: Kasey Kahne ends victory drought at marathon Brickyard 400] [HEROES ARE HUMAN: Brad Keselowski goes deep in message about patience] (Start position in parentheses) 1. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 167 laps, 0 rating, 40 points. 2. (11) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 167, 0, 37. 3. (8) Ryan Newman,…

Nike’s latest sports bra is an engineering marvel. Using the Flyknit technology normally reserved for sneakers, the bra is made up of just two panels of fabric—other Nike Inc. bras can have up to 41 separate sections meshed together—and promises sturdy support on the field or in the gym. It took researchers more than 600 hours of biometric testing, recording movement on cameras and creating body maps to develop the latest…

Conor McGregor. Photo: Mike Stobe/Getty Images When you sign up for life as a sports fan, you are knowingly introducing darkness and moral complication into your life: To look clearly at the world of sports is to want to look away. Greedy owners jacking up ticket prices at billion-dollar concrete monstrosities they conned taxpayers into buying for them. Athletes beating their girlfriends and being punished with multiyear guaranteed contracts worth…

WESLEY CHAPEL — As a 17-year-old Triple-A hockey player, MacCallum Brown regularly plays against elite talent. As a Palm Harbor resident, he often has to travel to face that talent. Related News/Archive Fans can check out women’s world hockey champs at Wesley Chapel ice facility 3 Months Ago U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team moving to Wesley Chapel (w/video) 2 Months Ago World Hockey Championships offer ‘chance to win something’ for…

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 Sunday At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Ind. Lap length: 2.50 miles [NUTTY FINISH: Kasey Kahne ends victory drought at marathon Brickyard 400] [HEROES ARE HUMAN: Brad Keselowski goes deep in message about patience] (Start position in parentheses) 1. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 167 laps, 0 rating, 40 points. 2. (11) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 167, 0, 37. 3. (8) Ryan Newman,…

True, he’s not exactly the next David Beckham: no over-the-top tattoos, no pop-star wife, no risqué underwear ads. But that’s what makes the fervent soccer-fan love for Harry Kane, striker for the Tottenham Hotspur (a k a the Spurs), all the more remarkable. He’s a wholesome soccer star who’s all about scoring — on the field. On Tuesday, the British soccer phenom brings his magic foot to Red Bull Arena in Harrison,…

Patience. Sports heroes are as imperfect as the rest of us, one NASCAR driver reminded us this week. In a blog post from NASCAR’s Brad Keselowski, he asks fans, media and other drivers not to judge too quickly when the sports stars behave badly. While it might seem obvious, Keselowski – in a post fittingly titled “The Fault in Our Stars” – asks people to remember one fact many may…

NASCAR Heat 2, which we previewed here right before E3, returns in September with the “other two” national series in stock-car racing, the Xfinity Series and Camping World Trucks Series. By itself that will add some depth to what was a rather spartan career mode last year. And another feature that should lengthen Heat 2’s replay value is the addition of split-screen racing. You can get a look at the…

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Conor McGregor. Photo: Mike Stobe/Getty Images When you sign up for life as a sports fan, you are knowingly introducing darkness and moral complication into your life: To look clearly at the world of sports is to want to look away. Greedy owners jacking up ticket prices at billion-dollar concrete monstrosities they conned taxpayers into buying for them. Athletes beating their girlfriends and being punished with multiyear guaranteed contracts worth…

Conor McGregor. Photo: Mike Stobe/Getty Images When you sign up for life as a sports fan, you are knowingly introducing darkness and moral complication into your life: To look clearly at the world of sports is to want to look away. Greedy owners jacking up ticket prices at billion-dollar concrete monstrosities they conned taxpayers into buying for them. Athletes beating their girlfriends and being punished with multiyear guaranteed contracts worth…

x Embed x Share CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James looks ahead to some of the top story lines fans should keep an eye on at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis this Sunday. USA TODAY Sports Kyle Busch, front, started from the pole and led 149 laps en route to winning his second consecutive Brickyard 400 last year.(Photo: Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports) It’s race day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and…

Patience. Sports heroes are as imperfect as the rest of us, one NASCAR driver reminded us this week. In a blog post from NASCAR’s Brad Keselowski, he asks fans, media and other drivers not to judge too quickly when the sports stars behave badly. While it might seem obvious, Keselowski – in a post fittingly titled “The Fault in Our Stars” – asks people to remember one fact many may…

NASCAR Heat 2, which we previewed here right before E3, returns in September with the “other two” national series in stock-car racing, the Xfinity Series and Camping World Trucks Series. By itself that will add some depth to what was a rather spartan career mode last year. And another feature that should lengthen Heat 2’s replay value is the addition of split-screen racing. You can get a look at the…