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Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match. As former 10-time champion De La Hoya works to promote the Sept. 16 middleweight title bout between unbeaten, three-belt champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s most popular fighter, former two-division champion Canelo Alvarez, his cause has been distracted by attention on Mayweather-McGregor. That…

CLOSE x Embed x Share He is the special guest at the APP Sports Awards June 14. But how much do you really know about Dickie V? Ryan Ross Buy Photo Monmouth Park officials say they will push for legislation that repeals federal sports wagering restrictions in the state.(Photo: File photo)Buy Photo Now what? When acting U.S. Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall did not recommend that the U.S. Supreme Court hear…

When he was a kid, Marcus Smith would get out of school early on the Thursday before the 600-mile NASCAR race held at the racetrack his family owns in Concord. He and his brothers went to watch not only the qualifying races, but the boxing matches staged near the front stretch grandstands. “Those were my favorite,” said Smith, now the CEO of Speedway Motorsports, the company that owns Charlotte Motor…

CONCORD, N.C. — With the majority of teams based in North Carolina, drivers often consider the races at Charlotte Motor Speedway “home” races. But Dale Earnhardt Jr. is one of the few drivers left in the sport who can truly call the 1.5-mile speedway his “home track.” Hailing from Kannapolis, North Carolina — which sits approximately 14 miles northeast of the track — Earnhardt recalls attending the Charlotte races early…

Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match. As former 10-time champion De La Hoya works to promote the Sept. 16 middleweight title bout between unbeaten, three-belt champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s most popular fighter, former two-division champion Canelo Alvarez, his cause has been distracted by attention on Mayweather-McGregor. That…

RELATED: Practice results Erik Jones led an 85-minute opening practice session Thursday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, turning a lap at 192.713 mph in his No. 77 Furniture Row Racing Toyota. Jimmie Johnson was right behind him in his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at 192.472 mph. Kyle Larson was third-fastest in his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing at 192.465 mph. That speedy lap came before he smacked into the outside wall, causing…

  There is no doubt that Brampton Beast forward Chris Auger loves hockey.   Selected in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, the 29-year- old Belleville, Ontario native’s passion for the game has not only afforded him the opportunity to carve out a career in professional hockey, but to travel the world and enjoy life all while living the Canadian dream.   From his days as the captain of the…

I’m listening to “Tessie” by the Dropkick Murphys as I rack my brain for a time I was young, free of worry, and hitting baseballs up ramps with Jon Dowd because MVP Baseball 2005 was life. I’m not here to make the case that the baseball game with Manny Ramirez on the cover was the best sports game ever, because that’s a waste of time. Of course it was the…

CLOSE x Embed x Share He is the special guest at the APP Sports Awards June 14. But how much do you really know about Dickie V? Ryan Ross Buy Photo Monmouth Park officials say they will push for legislation that repeals federal sports wagering restrictions in the state.(Photo: File photo)Buy Photo Now what? When acting U.S. Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall did not recommend that the U.S. Supreme Court hear…

Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match. As former 10-time champion De La Hoya works to promote the Sept. 16 middleweight title bout between unbeaten, three-belt champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s most popular fighter, former two-division champion Canelo Alvarez, his cause has been distracted by attention on Mayweather-McGregor. That…

Turner Sports’ Craig Barry Turner Sports For the past few weeks, the media world has buzzed about the prospects of sports television, after brutal layoffs at ESPN coincided with record cable subscriber losses in the quarter. The big question was whether the old business model is tenable in the world of smartphones and social-media. But when considering the future of sports media, Craig Barry, the head of content for TV…

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GOLF BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) The USGA insists its focus is going to be on golf and not politics when it conducts the U.S. Women’s Open at a golf course owned by President Donald Trump in less than two months. Some fans and politicians criticized golf’s governing body for not moving the marquee women’s tournament from Trump National after lewd comments by Trump about women from 2005 surfaced during the presidential…

Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match. As former 10-time champion De La Hoya works to promote the Sept. 16 middleweight title bout between unbeaten, three-belt champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s most popular fighter, former two-division champion Canelo Alvarez, his cause has been distracted by attention on Mayweather-McGregor. That…

CLOSE x Embed x Share He is the special guest at the APP Sports Awards June 14. But how much do you really know about Dickie V? Ryan Ross Buy Photo Monmouth Park officials say they will push for legislation that repeals federal sports wagering restrictions in the state.(Photo: File photo)Buy Photo Now what? When acting U.S. Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall did not recommend that the U.S. Supreme Court should…

Turner Sports’ Craig Barry Turner Sports For the past few weeks, the media world has buzzed about the prospects of sports television, after brutal layoffs at ESPN coincided with record cable subscriber losses in the quarter. The big question was whether the old business model is tenable in the world of smartphones and social-media. But when considering the future of sports media, Craig Barry, the head of content for TV…

Getty Images The NFL will oppose gambling, until it doesn’t. And it won’t oppose gambling once gambling becomes legal. The process of legalizing sports wagering has commenced, with the introduction of legislation that would end the federal ban on the expansion of betting. Via ESPN.com, the Gaming Accountability and Modernization Enhancement Act (GAME Act) would repeal a 1992 law that the prohibit the further spread of state-sponsored betting. Representative Frank…

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One of Robert Yates’ professors back at Mars Hill was wrong, but he sure did something right by this future NASCAR Hall of Famer. Yates was berated decades ago for paying more attention to engines than academia. “He said, ‘Robert Yates will never amount to anything. He’s working on a tractor instead of studying,’ ” Yates recalled Wednesday, after being named one of five inductees to the 2018 class of…