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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Joining more than 1,500 local Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community partners to “make change happen” this weekend, the NASCAR industry and select NASCAR XFINITY Series™ drivers will be supporting the 16thannual Comcast Cares Day, the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer event. These volunteers will participate in 15 different projects across the Greater Knoxville area to celebrate the day, joining more than 100,000 volunteers…

RELATED: NASCAR bolsters emergency response system NASCAR again has upped its level of medical commitment and response, working in conjunction with American Medical Response to announce that Dr. Angela Fiege will serve as the newly appointed NASCAR/AMR Safety Team Medical Director. The Indianapolis-based doctor has served as a physician medical consultant in NASCAR for the past two years, supporting both the infield care centers and on-track response at all NASCAR-sponsored…

RELATED: Full race results BRISTOL, Tenn. — Two NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers made a post-race visit to meet with officials following Saturday’s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.   Ross Chastain and Jeremy Clements, along with crew chiefs Evan Snider and Tony Clements, were called to the NASCAR hauler after the two drivers had an altercation on pit road during a red-flag delay. The incident occurred after the…

Soccer(Photo: Getty Images) Kaitlyn Frierdich finished with four goals and the Wolves bolted to an 8-1 halftime lead en route to grabbing an 11-1 win over Assumption in a nonconference win on Saturday. Emily Heyroth added a hat trick for Winneconne, while Leah Kubasta, Sophia Cutthill and Morgan Fenrich also scored in the win. Fenrich also picked up a pair of assists. Asssumption scored its goal about 2½ minutes into…

SUNDAY ON TV AUTO RACING 2 p.m. FOX-41 — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup, Food City 500, at Bristol, Tenn. 3:30 p.m. NBCSN — IndyCar, Grand Prix of Alabama, at Birmingham, Ala. COLLEGE SOFTBALL 1 p.m. ESPN2 — Baylor at Oklahoma 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Oregon at Arizona GOLF 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open, final round, at San Antonio 3 p.m. CBS-32 — PGA Tour, Valero Texas…

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Glendora baseball Coach Dan Henley has football Coach Jerry Lewallen as an assistant coach, so it comes as no surprise that the Tartans have four football players making major contributions on the diamond this season. On Saturdays, there’s even an occasional football on the baseball field. And why not? There’s two quarterbacks on the team: Bryce Wooldridge was the varsity starter and freshman Jacob Gonzalez led the 10-0 freshman team. “We’re…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James tells you what to watch for at the Food City 500 in Bristol, including who’s got the best chance to come away victorious. USA TODAY Sports Erik Jones celebrates winning the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway.(Photo: Randy Sartin, USA TODAY Sports) BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) —  Erik Jones claimed back-to-back Xfinity Series victories, at both Bristol Motor…

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Jimmie Johnson is well aware of the stir being created by the news that former Formula One champion Fernando Alonso will drive in this year’s Indianapolis 500. That doesn’t mean you can expect Johnson, the record-tying seven-time champion in what is now the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, to follow suit anytime soon. Or ever, for that matter. Johnson was asked on Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway…

Glendora baseball Coach Dan Henley has football Coach Jerry Lewallen as an assistant coach, so it comes as no surprise that the Tartans have four football players making major contributions on the diamond this season. On Saturdays, there’s even an occasional football on the baseball field. And why not? There’s two quarterbacks on the team: Bryce Wooldridge was the varsity starter and freshman Jacob Gonzalez led the 10-0 freshman team. “We’re…

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JEFF STELLING has resigned as Hartlepool United president after they lost 2-0 to Barnet this afternoon. The legendary Sky Sports presented delivered a scathing rant live on air calling for manager Dave Jones to go. Jeff Stelling is an avid supporter of Hartlepool United and was left furious after they lost Jeff Stelling has quit as President of #Hufc. Informed club tonight. Had called for Jones to go earlier after…

reader comments 5 NEW YORK—Audi Sport is to Audi what M is to BMW or AMG to Mercedes—the tuning arm, the skunk works where cars go to lose weight, gain power, and find extra speed for the track. The US is a big market for Audi Sport, and the brand had several models on display at this year’s New York International Auto Show. There was the TT-RS and the brand…

Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Chelsea 4-2 Tottenham Eden Hazard came off the bench to make the decisive contribution as Chelsea won an FA Cup semi-final classic against Tottenham at Wembley. Hazard had been rested, along with Diego Costa, as Chelsea manager Antonio Conte shuffled his pack against a Spurs side high on confidence after closing to within four points of their London rivals in the…

Media playback is not supported on this device Johanna Konta tears & Nastase sent off – dramatic scenes at Fed Cup Romania captain Ilie Nastase was banned from the Fed Cup tie against Britain after an incident that left Johanna Konta in tears and her match suspended. In Konta’s match against Sorana Cirstea, Nastase was sent off after swearing at the umpire and abusing Konta and her captain Anne Keothavong….

A TV host joked that he was drunk – but a technical issue was behind a bizarre, live interview during the halftime break of a Super Rugby match. Confusion reigned after the Crusaders-Stormers halftime interview involving Sky Sport’s Andrew Mulligan. Mulligan appeared to be slurring some words as he spoke to Stormers pivot Robert du Preez, asking him how the Stormers might stop…

BUY TICKETS: See the races at Bristol BRISTOL, Tenn. — After his victory two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson was late for his post-race press conference – and with good reason. Because of a malfunction with his fluid delivery system, Johnson was dehydrated by the end of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. Consequently, a trip to the infield care center for IV fluids delayed his…

Michele Scarponi has been killed while training at home on Saturday morning. Related Articles Tributes flood in for Michele Scarponi after Italian dies in training crash Astana decide to start in Liege-Bastogne-Liege despite Scarponi’s death Riders, directors at Liege pay tribute to Michele Scarponi Michele Scarponi: A career of smiles and sacrifice Astana compiles touching video tribute to Michele Scarponi According to reports in the local media and Gazzetta dello…

Numerous health benefits but also the chance of injury await young people who participate in sports. When young athletes focus on a single sport, as many increasingly do, does the sport they choose affect their chances of sustaining an injury? The study included 313 youths 7 to 18 years old (average age, 14) who specialized in a single sport, defined as training and participating in it for more than eight…

Stuck on which of the terrific sport on television this weekend you cannot miss? Never fear because we’ve rounded up the five best things to get your sporting mojo working so bad you’ll be desperate for a rest on Sunday night.  Saturday 1. Munster vs Saracens, Champions Cup semi-final What is it? It’s on Saturday, April 22, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The second semi-final, between Clermont Auvergne and Leinster at Stade…