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CONCORD, N.C. — Repairing damaged vehicles during a NASCAR race sometimes is as common a sight as pit stops, restarts and checkered flags. But the extent to which teams can make repairs will be more tightly policed beginning with the 2017 season. NASCAR officials unveiled a new Damaged Vehicle Policy on Wednesday at the sanctioning body’s Research & Development Center, a policy that will be enforced in all three national…

I’ve worn almost every smartwatch worth the name, and I’m still waiting for that life-changing, never-going-back moment that leaves me incapable of imagining life without one. Instead, I’ve found that smartwatches excel at little things: Checking the weather, remembering where I’m supposed to be, switching songs on Spotify. The best I can say about them is they make life easier a few milliseconds at a time. LG Watch Style and Sport 5/10 Wired Android Wear…

Two of the ATP World Tour’s biggest stars have been nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards, following a ballot of the world’s media. Scot Andy Murray has been nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award and is competing against Usain Bolt, already a three-time Laureus winner, 5k and 10k Olympic champion Mo Farah, Cristiano Ronaldo and basketball duo Stephen Curry and LeBron James. Juan Martin del…

By most accounts, preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, are progressing smoothly. Still, with one year to go before competition begins, the upcoming Games face some uncertainty. It remains unclear whether NHL players will take a break from the regular-season schedule to represent their countries. No big surprise — this has happened before — but as negotiations continue, a Plan B is taking shape for gathering alternate…

The days of wrecked Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series cars being patched up with bear bond and replacement body panels and sent back out on track are officially over. Wednesday morning at the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, N.C., the sanctioning body announced that wrecked race cars will no longer be able to re-enter the race if they go to the garage for repairs. In addition, teams will have just…

BUY TICKETS: See the Daytona 500 live! DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR announced today it is partnering with American Medical Response (AMR) to expand the capabilities of NASCAR’s medical support model and enhance on-track incident response. AMR, a recognized leader in the emergency medical services, will add a doctor and paramedic to the on-track safety team for each Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series weekend. NASCAR’s industry-leading medical standards remain in place;…

The smartwatch landscape is dramatically different from the one that greeted the first batch of Android Wear devices in the summer of 2014. It’s a lot harder to be bullish about the whole thing these days. Shipments are down, declining 51.6 percent in Q3 of last year, by IDC’s count, while some big names have seemingly abandoned the space altogether, including, notably, Pebble, which recently gave up the ghost altogether….

It’s January in Minnesota. You hear that and, if you’re not from there, you think ungodly cold. Beautiful, frozen Land of 1000 Lakes type stuff. The kind of weather smarter people recommend you stay inside for.  That’s usually right, but today the outside temp is 40 degrees. One day prior, NASA issued a report stating 2016 was the hottest year on record, the third straight year of record temperatures. It’s…

Soon enough, the winding journey to the College World Series in Omaha begins in earnest, and that — blessedly — means meaningful, for-keeps baseball played in February. February! Yes, the start of the 2017 college baseball season is upon us, and now it’s time preview that very thing. So consider this a first look at who’s going to replace Coastal Carolina atop the college baseball heap (note: it quite possibly…

Commissioner Rob Manfred is on a crusade. What that crusade is about, though, isn’t totally clear. With the new rules he’s proposed, he definitely wants to affect the pace-of-action in the game of baseball. However, Manfred seems torn as to what he actually wants to do. Eliminating the four-pitch walk will save a little bit of time every game (though some games go by without a single intentional walk). But…

  The Lamar Community College baseball team opened up strong against Colorado State University’s Club Team in the season opener on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Merchants Park.   The doubleheader was played on a perfect day for baseball with weather in the sixty-degree range.   The…

The smartwatch landscape is dramatically different from the one that greeted the first batch of Android Wear devices in the summer of 2014. It’s a lot harder to be bullish about the whole thing these days. Shipments are down, declining 51.6 percent in Q3 of last year, by IDC’s count, while some big names have seemingly abandoned the space altogether, including, notably, Pebble, which recently gave up the ghost altogether….

“They’re saying ‘no, I will not, because my life is not just sports. Sometime, at some point, I’ll hang up the gym shoes, I’ll hang up my helmet, put down the baseball bat, and I’ll become a normal, prudent human being in American society. And what I see going on is not acceptable. And I cannot in good conscience, although we won this as a team – and I…

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CLOSE x Embed x Share Gonzaga will spend another week atop the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. USA TODAY Sports Florida Gators forward Devin Robinson (1) slam dunks the ball over Missouri Tigers guard Jordan Geist (15) as Gators guard Canyon Barry (24) and Tigers forward Reed Nikko (14) and forward Kevin Puryear (24) look on during the half of an NCAA basketball game at Exactech Arena at the Stephen…

“My kids think I walk on water, so let’s not mention the apple box concealed just under the surface”, she said. Christie Brinkley first appeared on the cover of the magazine in 1979. She said: “My first thought was, ‘At my age? No way!’ When I turned 30, I was like, ‘This is the last time I’m posing in a bathing suit! When this issue comes out, I’ll be 63. I…

“My kids think I walk on water, so let’s not mention the apple box concealed just under the surface”, she said. Christie Brinkley first appeared on the cover of the magazine in 1979. She said: “My first thought was, ‘At my age? No way!’ When I turned 30, I was like, ‘This is the last time I’m posing in a bathing suit! When this issue comes out, I’ll be 63. I…

Judging by how many Ram special editions, exterior trim packages, and glitzy high-end models the company offers, Ram would have everybody believing that every auto show should be treated like SEMA. The truck company is carrying that spirit right into the Chicago auto show by showing two new looks for its pickups: the Heavy Duty Night editions and this, the Ram 1500 Copper Sport. This is the first time Ram has offered…

New England PatriotsDownload App Bob Levey/Getty Images Joseph ZuckerFeatured ColumnistFebruary 8, 2017 In a series of tweets he posted Tuesday evening, New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett defended his decision to be outspoken about various social issues.  Bennett wrote that he strives to be more than an athlete and create a legacy beyond his career in the NFL: When you look at me what do you see? I know…

The Golden State Warriors will never live down blowing a 3-1 lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals. The negative reaction has gone well beyond social media jokes. No matter what this franchise accomplishes over the next few years — and it’s likely to be a lot — plenty of critics will say that Golden State couldn’t beat Cleveland once in three tries with a chance to…