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Service and sports, drama at Churchill Downs and Africa’s skate hot spot – ESPN

Friday, May 05, 2017

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment sports + biz + culture + lifeGet REDEF delivered to your inbox rantnrave:// LeBron James’ reign over the NBA is startling. He has been in the league for 14 years and been its best player for about the past decade. And yet he keeps going. He is unstoppable. The Terminator. At times, he barely seems human because of his size, athleticism and…

3dBob Pockrass – ESPN

Friday, May 05, 2017

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series gears up for Talladega Superspeedway this week: Turn 1: NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France says all sports have attendance issues. Do you see NASCAR’s issues as worse or on par with other sports? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Because of the base…

A definitive ranking of the 25 best sports GIFs on the internet – For The Win

Friday, May 05, 2017

The GIF is the best gift the internet has ever given us. This isn’t up for debate. It’s just a fact. Another fact: The sports world is responsible for some of the best GIFs the internet has to offer. There are so many good ones. Honestly we could post hundreds of terrific GIFs. But for the sake of your time and data plan, we’ve narrowed this ranking of the best sports…

Police: Armed Customer Fatally Shot Attacker Inside Texas Sports Bar – Fox News Insider

Friday, May 05, 2017

As President Trump makes his New York City return, thousands are taking to the streets to protest his policies! Neil is covering the demonstrations live on a must-see Your World. THEN at 5 PM ET, Nick Adams and Krystal Ball join The Fox News Specialists.

Inside The Upheaval In Fantasy Sports – Forbes

Friday, May 05, 2017

Listen to the full episode: The passion of putting money up to see just how good of a general manager you could be of an MLB, NFL or NBA team has turned into a big industry. There are dozens of websites that cater to fantasy players and the economics can be quite good for those that succeed. Over 57 million people in the U.S. and Canada play fantasy sports. Until…

The Scary Soccer Team No One Wants to Play – New York Times

Thursday, May 04, 2017

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NASCAR penalty report: No. 22 team of Team Penske penalized … – Nascar

Thursday, May 04, 2017

NASCAR on Thursday issued an L1-level penalty to Team Penske’s No. 22 team for a rear suspension violation discovered during teardown at the R&D Center in Concord, North Carolina. The penalty carries multiple consequences, which includes making Joey Logano’s win at Richmond on Sunday encumbered.   The encumbered win is the first for a victorious Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team since NASCAR adopted that policy in 2016. What that…

Service and sports, drama at Churchill Downs and Africa’s skate hot spot – ESPN

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment sports + biz + culture + lifeGet REDEF delivered to your inbox rantnrave:// LeBron James’ reign over the NBA is startling. He has been in the league for 14 years and been its best player for about the past decade. And yet he keeps going. He is unstoppable. The Terminator. At times, he barely seems human because of his size, athleticism and…

Sports media: Shepard’s firing leaves WDFN irrelevant – The Detroit News

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Matt Shepard(Photo: iHeartRadio) For being such a great sports town — Chris Ilitch on Wednesday called Detroit the greatest sports city in America — it’s pretty remarkable this market can’t support more than one all-local, sports-talk radio station. Well, the truth is, it probably can, but the powers-that-be who’ve taken a stab at creating competition for 97.1 The Ticket have done a ridiculously poor job of executing a game plan….

Two ways to look at Team Penske, latest NASCAR penalty – FOXSports.com

Thursday, May 04, 2017

There are a couple of different ways that you can look at the latest Team Penske crew chief suspension du jour, this one being Joey Logano’s crew chief Todd Gordon, who NASCAR parked for two races and fined $50,000 for illegally doctoring up the rear suspension on Logano’s race-winning Richmond car from last weekend. As a reminder, Team Penske’s other Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series crew chief, Paul Wolfe, was…

EA and Twitch revealed the secrets of e-sports at IGNITION 2016 – Business Insider

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Peter More, chief competition officer of EA, and Kevin Lin, COO of Twitch, at Business Insider IGNITION 2016. Business Insider The world of e-sports is massive and still growing, and advertisers are wondering how they can profit from this phenomenon. Kevin Lin, COO of Twitch, and Peter More, chief competition officer of EA, sat down with Business Insider’s Steve Kovach at IGNITION 2016 to discuss the role advertisers play in…

Lawro’s Premier League predictions v Leicester City fans Kasabian – BBC Sport

Thursday, May 04, 2017

BBC Sport’s football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season. Lawro’s opponents for this weekend’s Premier League fixtures are Tom Meighan and Serge Pizzorno from indie rock band Kasabian. Meighan and Pizzorno are fans of Leicester City, their local team, and the band played at the Foxes’ title-winning parade last season. “Top of my list of Leicester heroes has to be Steve…

The Soccer Team No One Wants to Play – New York Times

Thursday, May 04, 2017

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No. 22 team penalized following Richmond win – Nascar

Thursday, May 04, 2017

NASCAR on Thursday issued an L1-level penalty to Team Penske’s No. 22 team for a rear suspension violation discovered during teardown at the R&D Center in Concord, North Carolina. The penalty carries multiple consequences, which includes making Joey Logano’s win at Richmond on Sunday encumbered.   The encumbered win is the first for a victorious Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team since NASCAR adopted that policy in 2016. What that…

Actual Sanctioned Fight To Happen At NASCAR For A Change – Jalopnik

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Photo credits: Chris Graythen/Getty Images (left), Gregory Payan/AP Images (right) It’s finally happening. The prophecy has been fulfilled. Time is a flat circle. The great words spoken by the Monster Bros have become our reality. NASCAR, the hockey of motorsports, is hosting a sanctioned Bellator MMA fight during its upcoming race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Praise be to the bro. Advertisement The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race…

Service and sports, drama at Churchill Downs and Africa’s skate hot spot – ESPN

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment sports + biz + culture + lifeGet REDEF delivered to your inbox rantnrave:// LeBron James’ reign over the NBA is startling. He has been in the league for 14 years and been its best player for about the past decade. And yet he keeps going. He is unstoppable. The Terminator. At times, he barely seems human because of his size, athleticism and…

Sports media: Shepard’s firing leaves WDFN irrelevant – The Detroit News

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Matt Shepard(Photo: iHeartRadio) For being such a great sports town — Chris Ilitch on Wednesday called Detroit the greatest sports city in America — it’s pretty remarkable this market can’t support more than one all-local, sports-talk radio station. Well, the truth is, it probably can, but the powers-that-be who’ve taken a stab at creating competition for 97.1 The Ticket have done a ridiculously poor job of executing a game plan….

The NFL’s seven worst post-draft quarterback situations, ranked – FOXSports.com

Thursday, May 04, 2017

The Browns seem comfortable with the guys currently on the roster, after passing on Mitchell Trubisky and Deshaun Watson in the draft. They did take DeShone Kizer in the second round, but no one expects him to be the starter in Week 1. He’ll compete with Cody Kessler, Brock Osweiler and Kevin Hogan with the best player winning the job. Unfortunately, none of those guys has a particularly stacked NFL…

Wednesday’s Sports in Brief – FOXSports.com

Thursday, May 04, 2017

BASEBALL BOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox permanently banned from Fenway Park a man they said used a racial slur toward another fan, a separate confrontation from the insults directed at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones a night earlier but one the team says it is taking just as seriously. One night after Jones spoke out about being called the N-word by a fan in the Fenway stands, rekindling the…

Sports media: Shepard’s firing leaves WDFN irrelevant – The Detroit News

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Matt Shepard(Photo: iHeartRadio) For being such a great sports town — Chris Ilitch on Wednesday called Detroit the greatest sports city in America — it’s pretty remarkable this market can’t support more than one all-local, sports-talk radio station. Well, the truth is, it probably can, but the powers-that-be who’ve taken a stab at creating competition for 97.1 The Ticket have done a ridiculously poor job of executing a game plan….