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SATURDAY ON TV AUTO RACING 9:30 a.m. FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, qualifying, at Bristol, Tenn. 1 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, at Bristol, Tenn. COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPN2 — South Carolina at Florida COLLEGE FOOTBALL 12:30 p.m. NBCSN — Notre Dame spring game, at South Bend, Ind. 2 p.m. SEC — Georgia spring game, at Athens, Ga. 3 p.m. BTN…

handout Jack Grinold. A stately figure in regional collegiate athletics, Jack Grinold spent some 50 years directing sports information at Northeastern University, where he was as well known for his generosity as he was for his tenure and expertise. In 2008, he and his wife, Cathy, established a $1.25 million endowment for the men’s rowing program, and Mr. Grinold also financially supported or directly funded other programs, including a sports…

reader comments 2 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…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment To commemorate the holistic effort being made to help protect and preserve the environment, NASCAR® announced its fifth annual NASCAR Race to Green initiative. Beginning today and culminating with Sunday’s TOYOTA OWNERS 400 at Richmond International Raceway, the initiative will build awareness around the programs NASCAR, the industry and multiple partners have developed to help reduce its carbon footprint. A key pillar…

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…

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…

BUY TICKETS: See this event, races at Talladega   Alex Harvill is used to making the most of wide expanses. His pastime of jumping motorcycles great distances requires it, and the two leaps he’s made that stand as current world records have both taken place in the sweeping sand dunes of his home state of Washington.   But when Harvill wanted to bring his high-flying show to NASCAR, making the…

Even if the International Olympic Committee sweetens its offer, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman insists that his league will not participate in the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea. “We’re not going,” Bettman said Friday during his annual meeting with a group of sports editors at league headquarters. “That decision has been made.” The issues on the table included insurance and travel expenses for players, and the IOC appeared to be…

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…

SATURDAY ON TV AUTO RACING 9:30 a.m. FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, qualifying, at Bristol, Tenn. 1 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, at Bristol, Tenn. COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPN2 — South Carolina at Florida COLLEGE FOOTBALL 12:30 p.m. NBCSN — Notre Dame spring game, at South Bend, Ind. 2 p.m. SEC — Georgia spring game, at Athens, Ga. 3 p.m. BTN…

One keen motorcycle industry analyst in Austin for the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas said the competition in MotoGP has never been better. “This is the golden age,” said Mark Hoyer, editor-in-chief of Cycle World magazine. “There is excellent parity in equipment; teams are using different techniques and offer different qualities. “There is more variety than ever. You’ve got the Maverick Viñales vs. Marc Márquez…

Playing computer games is more than a pastime for some younger people. It’s a career. A study by Verve Search, an SEO and content agency, sheds new light on the phenomenon of eSports, as competitive gaming is called. Did you know that the League of Legends (multiplayer online battle arena/MOBA) final drew in more viewers than the last game of…

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…

SATURDAY ON TV AUTO RACING 9:30 a.m. FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, qualifying, at Bristol, Tenn. 1 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, at Bristol, Tenn. COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPN2 — South Carolina at Florida COLLEGE FOOTBALL 12:30 p.m. NBCSN — Notre Dame spring game, at South Bend, Ind. 2 p.m. SEC — Georgia spring game, at Athens, Ga. 3 p.m. BTN…

One keen motorcycle industry analyst in Austin for the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas said the competition in MotoGP has never been better. “This is the golden age,” said Mark Hoyer, editor-in-chief of Cycle World magazine. “There is excellent parity in equipment; teams are using different techniques and offer different qualities. “There is more variety than ever. You’ve got the Maverick Viñales vs. Marc Márquez…

Longtime NFL writers Don Banks and Christopher Price. Kraft Sports Productions is excited to announce its latest addition to a robust line-up of audio content that makes up Patriots.com Radio. Longtime NFL writers Don Banks and Christopher Price will team up to host a new NFL-centric podcast starting next week, Tuesday, April 25. “Cover 2 with Banks and Price” will bring decades of coverage experience to the table as they…

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Bumgarner-injury-latest-in-long-line-of-Bay-Area-11090548.php By Al Saracevic Updated 8:30 pm, Friday, April 21, 2017 div { background: none !important; } .OUTBRAIN { padding: 0 !important; border-top: 0; } .ui-page .article-body .OUTBRAIN, .ui-page .article-body .OUTBRAIN > div { background: #EEEEEE !important; } .ui-page .article-body .hst-resgalleryitem .OUTBRAIN, .ui-page .article-body .hst-resgalleryitem .OUTBRAIN > div { background: #000 !important; } ]]> ‘); var sct = document.getElementById(“HDN-OB-WIDGET-MARKUP”); sct.parentNode.removeChild(sct); })(); Caption Close Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner sprained his pitching shoulder…

Greg Liberto isn’t a psychologist – but as a sports performance coach, he’s still able to put the Buffalo Bills and Sabres players on a metaphorical couch to try to sum up their playoff droughts. “Once you have a professional team that believes in itself, even if they don’t have a much talent as other teams, that belief can take you further,” Liberto said as the Buffalo Sabres wrapped up…

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…

A small, yellowed card in the “Babe Ruth” file at the Lebanon County (Pa.) Historical Society is both funny and revealing. This month America is commemorating the 100th anniversary of its entry into World War I. In the jingoistic confusion of April 1917, baseball and several other sports assumed they would be shut down for the duration. …