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As Dale Earnhardt Jr. said last weekend, “ever since (NASCAR) made the first rulebook,” teams have been pushing to find a way around it for even the smallest competitive edge. But rules are rules, and when teams are caught bending them a little too much, they usually accept NASCAR’s punishment. Although it doesn’t seem like much of a deterrent. This week, it was Aric Almirola’s turn. After finishing fourth in…

Every so often a match occurs that acts as a watershed for the discussion over video technology in soccer. The recent Champions League quarterfinal second leg between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich was one of those matches, with three of the six goals scored the result of controversial refereeing decisions. Indeed, Real Madrid’s have referee Viktor Kassai to thank, in some part, for advancing to the competition’s final four. They…

If you’re a sports fan in Washington D.C. on Thursday, we’re here to give you a virtual hug. Wednesday night was super rough with the Capitals blowing yet another Game 7 and the Wizards falling to the Boston Celtics. At least the Nationals won a game, right? And it was over the Baltimore Orioles, too. That’s got to help just a little. Just how bad is it in our nation’s…

Robert Kraft, chief executive officer of the Kraft Group and the owner of the New England Patriots, was interviewed on May 2 in New York City by Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Megan Murphy. Following are excerpts from their discussion, which appear in the May 15-21, 2017, edition of the magazine. Megan Murphy: You got a scholarship to Columbia, went on to Harvard Business School, started at the paper company Rand-Whitney, and…

Turner sports a quintessential baseball beard, a red one, and he pays homage to another redheaded talent with Ed Sheeran’s popular ’17 track. Also he just digs pop music, having used Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” in ’13. Sheeran is a big improvement.

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh (right) is ranked No. 5 — up five spots from last season — while Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio (left) is No. 11, a drop of six spots from a year ago, in CBS Sports’ top 25 of college football coaches.(Photo: Tony Ding / Associated Press) Michigan and Michigan State appear headed in opposite directions, with the Wolverines coming off back-to-back 10-win seasons, and the Spartans…

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Each week SB Nation’s NASCAR reporter Jordan Bianchi answers your questions about the latest news and happenings within the sport. If you have a mailbag question, email jordanmbianchi@gmail.com. I don’t get fans. All I’ve heard for the last several years is that they no longer cared about NASCAR because the racing wasn’t good, but even now with a bunch of great races this season not many are watching. What gives?…

RELATED: Talladega results The Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 Ford team received an L1-level penalty from NASCAR on Wednesday after the car failed post-race inspection following the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. According to NASCAR, the car failed post-race rear wheel steer on the LIS. As part of the penalty, crew chief Drew Blickensderfer was fined $65,000 and suspended from the next three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points events. Additionally,…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Go Bowling 400 The Place: Kansas Speedway The Date: Saturday, May 13 The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 7 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 80), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 160), Final Stage (Ends on lap 267) NASCAR XFINITY Series Next Race:…

Vladimir Putin said the Russian government had “nothing to do with” the surprise firing of FBI director James Comey, following up his first public comments on Tuesday night’s shock announcement with a six-goal outburst in a gala hockey match for the Night Hockey League on Wednesday at Sochi’s Bolshoy Ice Dome. The Russian president finished with 11 points on six goals and five assists in leading his team, a mix…

When the Ottawa Senators traveled to New York to take on the Rangers in Game 6 on Tuesday night, it was fair to think the series would probably head back to Ottawa for a Game 7. The Senators got drubbed in the series’ first two contests in New York, and the nervously raucous Madison Square Garden crowd was hoping to give the Rangers a key home-ice edge in an otherwise…

DOWNLOAD COMPLETE RELEASE (PDF) BY THE NUMBERS 7 – For the seventh-straight week Oregon State tops the national rankings in the USA Today poll, NCWBA poll, Collegiate Baseball poll, and the Baseball America poll. 2 – The magic number for Oregon State Baseball to clinch the Pac-12 title, as well as the number of wins head coach Pat Casey needs to reach his 1,000th career win. 11, 13 – For the eleventh-straight USA Today…

As I dragged my tired body up the last climb, each limb straining and aching with every turn of the pedals, the distant rattle of cowbells drew slowly closer. I (slowly) rounded the corner at the crest of the hill, and the source of the rattling appeared. Crowds cheered my arrival, rang their bells, and plastered a smile across my otherwise drained face, while raising my mood – and speed…

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Image via CBS Russian President Vladimir Putin sometimes entertains himself by getting decked out in hockey gear and forcing other people to skate around him and pretend to play defense while he scores a bunch of goals. He did that in Sochi today, but before taking the ice he was confronted by a CBS reporter who asked him about Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI director James Comey, and that…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The nation’s capital takes center stage Wednesday, when two Washington, D.C., teams play in second-round playoff games and the hottest team in baseball continues a series against its Beltway rival. With the TV gods assigning the Capitals’ Game 7, the Wizards’ Game 5 and the Beltway series Game 3 within a 55-minute span, which do you watch? We’re here to help you…

CLOSE x Embed x Share Longtime Bills owner Ralph Wilson died at the age of 95. Video by Neeti Upadhye Buy Photo Buffalo Bills founder Ralph Wilson, who died in 2014 at age 95, loved all sports. His foundation has given $5 million to enhance youth sports opportunities in Rochester region.(Photo: File photo)Buy Photo Youth sports and recreation programs in the Greater Rochester Region, particularly those held together by financial…

Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Big TV companies like Disney and Discovery are lining up for a fight over a sports-free online TV package that could cost a mere $8 to $20 a month. Last month, Bloomberg broke the news that several cable networks were trying to put together a sports-free package for under $20, cutting out high-cost channels like ESPN, which alone cost $6.10 in carriage fees per subscriber in 2016….