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Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in motorsports as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series gears up for Sonoma Raceway: Turn 1: Aric Almirola says he’ll return to the track as soon as late July. Should he be in a rush to get back in the car? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Almirola should return when he’s medically…

Researchers say that cycling to work could help to alleviate stress. Perhaps unsurprisingly, one of the main sources of stress in the United States is work. But according to new research, there may be a simple way to alleviate workplace stress: cycling. Researchers from Concordia University in Canada found that individuals who cycled to work reported feeling less stressed, compared with people who traveled to work by car. …

Where is “a place that Dan Steinberg does not record sports podcasts?” (Barry Svrluga / The Washington Post) Longtime D.C. sports radio personality Andy Pollin will become the latest Washington media member to jump into sports podcasting. The former ESPN 980 host, who helped launch Washington sports-talk radio 25 years ago, will debut his weekly D.C. sports podcast Monday July 3. The show will be recorded in front of a…

The Washington Post recently published an alarming story detailing the shortages of referees for youth sports in the D.C. region. Sports like baseball, soccer and football have all been impacted. The head of a Mid-Atlantic officials association said the baseball umpire shortage was the worst in 25 years. In football, the referee pool dropped a grim 40%. Officiating youth sports isn’t a glamour job, to say the least. The pay…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in motorsports as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series gears up for Sonoma Raceway: Turn 1: Aric Almirola says he’ll return to the track as soon as late July. Should he be in a rush to get back in the car? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Almirola should return when he’s medically…

Photo credit: Sean Busher RELATED: Complete entry list for Iowa | Full schedule for Iowa Ty Majeski spends his days working in the Roush Fenway Racing shop, but come this weekend he will have a NASCAR XFINITY Series start to his name. Majeski makes his national series debut in the American Ethanol E15 250 presented by Enogen (8:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Iowa Speedway on Saturday…

Mike Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, once said “in God we trust; everyone else bring data”. London has moved towards the mantra of one man who transformed a city for cycling by using a major data analysis to show where cycling routes could be built to get the greatest number of people on to two wheels. Transport for London (TfL) has taken census data, cycle counts, surveys and…

After all, as Chelsea Manager Antonio Conte said last year, this is soccer’s “crazy” age. “Prices are too high in general; the market is crazy,” he said. “When you try to buy a player, the cost is very expensive. It is not the real valuation of the player. It is a very strange situation.” Events so far this summer — before the window has even opened — have only compounded…

Leicester winger Demarai Gray marked his first start at the tournament with a goal England reached the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship for the first time since 2009 after comfortably beating 10-man Poland to finish top of Group A. Demarai Gray opened the scoring early on with a long-range effort before substitute Jacob Murphy tapped in. Poland rarely threatened and had defender Jan Bednarek sent off late on for…

When Keney Davis played soccer or tennis, it elicited her aggression, but in the pool as a member of the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School swim team she found peace and motivation. “If I have a bad day in school, I can’t wait for swim practice, because in the water you’re just floating,” said Keney, 16, who will be a junior in the fall. “You’re just doing you. You don’t…

HOCKEY LAS VEGAS (AP) Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won his first Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player at the league’s postseason awards show at T-Mobile Arena, the new home of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award, given to the league’s most outstanding performer in a vote of his fellow players. He already knew he would win the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL…

EXPAND Sports bars are usually convivial places to get together with friends to watch the game and hoist a few. But though they’re often homey and inviting, most aren’t considered elegant. Enter Black Market Miami, a swanky bar that recently opened in downtown Miami. It’s the creation of Red Rabbit Presents, composed of Shane Vernon, Erick Passo, and Michael Mora. This is the nightlife team’s first brick-and-mortar, and the logo is represented by a…

The Washington Post recently published an alarming story detailing the shortages of referees for youth sports in the D.C. region. Sports like baseball, soccer and football have all been impacted. The head of a Mid-Atlantic officials association said the baseball umpire shortage was the worst in 25 years. In football, the referee pool dropped a grim 40%. Officiating youth sports isn’t a glamour job, to say the least. The pay…

Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise addresses the media on December 6, 2016. On Wednesday, his condition was upgraded to fair a week after he was shot on a Virginia baseball field. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise addresses the media on December 6, 2016. On Wednesday, his condition was upgraded to fair a week after he was shot on a Virginia baseball field….

Stadium beer sales are a costly microcosm of the beer industry itself. Kevin Zelko is a sales manager for Alpha Distributing in Kent, Wash., and makes his living sending beer brands including AleSmith, Epic, Boulder Beer, De Garde and Trinity to market. However, for more than a decade, he’s also been selling beers during Seattle Mariners baseball games at Safeco Field…

This is an era of tanking and rebuilding in baseball. Teams like the Cubs and Astros drop into the cellar for a few years, stockpile talent, and then burst back into first place, stronger than ever. Never before have teams so consciously chosen between contention and reconstruction. The ebb and flow of teams through the competitive cycle has left the league less balanced than it has been since the steroid…

Starting pitcher: Severino is expensive, but because the only SP2 that will put you over $20K is Jake Arrieta, don’t let the salary scare you away too quickly … Arrieta ($8,800) has been shaky all season, but is a minus-150 favorite in a game with a low projected run total. He’s probably got more K upside than anyone on the board other than Severino … The Mets struggle vs. LHP…

Mike Rutherford and Mike D’Andrea have coached some of the best American Legion baseball teams to come out of Maine in the last 25 years. Rutherford, the head coach at Portland High, took Andrews Post to the American Legion World Series in 1995; D’Andrea, the head coach at Scarborough, guided Nova Seafood to the American Legion national championship in 2004. Now the two have decided to leave American Legion baseball…

HOCKEY LAS VEGAS (AP) Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won his first Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player at the league’s postseason awards show at T-Mobile Arena, the new home of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award, given to the league’s most outstanding performer in a vote of his fellow players. He already knew he would win the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL…

An undated aerial photo of the Olympic venues in PyeongChang, South Korea. Courtesy of PyeongChang Organizing Committee hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of PyeongChang Organizing Committee An undated aerial photo of the Olympic venues in PyeongChang, South Korea. Courtesy of PyeongChang Organizing Committee Jeon Chung-won tends sheep on the hilly farm where he was born in PyeongChang, a rural county a few hours’ drive east of South Korea’s capital Seoul….