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RELATED: See tracks covered in snow   The NASCAR community may not have collectively received the full brunt of snow initially predicted, but wintry weather still hit North Carolina late Friday night and into Saturday, sending several drivers and crew chiefs outside to play.   Those based in Charlotte know that predictions of big snow — and such was the case this weekend — can often wash out in a…

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross FIM World Championship season kicks off tonight, with the first race of 2017 live from Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., at 9:30 p.m. ET on FS1. Supercross has a big following in NASCAR, has the racers and their families enjoy watching the two-wheeled pandemonium. This year’s Supercross debut holds a special bit of interest for NASCAR fans: With Monster Energy now signed on as the…

South Carolina baseball has high hopes for its 2017 campaign and a group of potential high MLB Draft picks are a big reason why. The Gamecocks had four players ranked among BaseballAmerica’s Top 100 college draft prospects, led by junior pitcher Wil Crowe. Crowe checked in at No. 11, followed by junior pitcher Clarke Schmidt at 17, pitcher Tyler Johnson at No. 35 and junior first baseman/outfielder Alex Destino at…

Sports Direct is mulling the sale of more of its tired brands as it seeks to pursue a highly ambitious move to  become the “Selfridges of sports”. Sources have said that Dunlop is the first in a list of brands to be dumped as part of Mike Ashley’s strategy to move the company more upmarket. Analysts have suggested that Everlast and Lonsdale could be disposal candidates too, while questions were…

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There are three things you need to know about Charlotte, North Carolina: 1. The vast majority of the NASCAR teams are based in the Charlotte area. 2. The average annual snowfall in Charlotte is 4.3 inches. 3. When a snowstorm is forecast, everyone around here goes nuts and everything shuts down.  Friday night and Saturday morning, the forecast in Charlotte was for as much as 8…

On Friday night, the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors voted to grant provisional Division II status to the NASL and USL for the 2017 season following concern that the NASL could fold after money concerns and team bolting. U.S. Soccer Board of Directors voted to grant provisional DII status to NASL and USL for the 2017 season. Details: https://t.co/rxSoffCYVA — U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) January 7, 2017 Here’s everything you need…

LAS VEGAS — NASCAR Chairman & CEO Brian France took the stage Friday at the Consumer Electronics Show to discuss how the sanctioning body is using technology to enhance the fan experience and engage with the next generation of fans. France was on the Sports Business Innovation panel with National Hockey League (NHL) Commissioner Gary Bettman and United States Olympic Committee (USOC) CEO Scott Blackmun. Here are the high points…

I spent part of Friday morning at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, where the 18 cars for the new Glory Road Icons exhibit were introduced. Seventeen of the 18 cars were on display when I walked in, with one hidden under a car cover. The 17 visible cars on Glory Road were raced by the true legends of NASCAR: Petty, Pearson, Earnhardt, Waltrip, Bobby Allison, Gordon, Johnson and Kyle Busch,…

In this week’s sports roundup: The start of NFL playoffs, the fate of running back Joe Mixon, who was caught on video punching a woman in 2014, and a 105-year-old Frenchman still on his bike.

Reading manager Jaap Stam: “It is certainly a lesson for my team. You have got to start aggressively against a team like this, otherwise they will make you pay. We started better in the second half, possession-wise, but we do not create many chances. But credit to the opposition they have a lot of quality, skill and speed up front. You learn something from the movement of their players. On why…

When P.J. Fleck was hired by Minnesota on Friday, you knew it was only a matter of if — not when — his recruiting presence would be felt at his new school. No one knows how quickly the wins will come for Fleck in the Big Ten, but as one of the most dogged recruiters in the sport (one who brought some of the best recruiting classes in MAC history to…

No Manchester United player has scored more goals for the club than Wayne Rooney. Not after Saturday, when Rooney found the back of the net in the Red Devils’ 4-0 FA Cup thrashing of Reading to equal Sir Bobby Charlton atop the club’s all-time goal scoring list. Rooney’s goal was his 249th goal in a United shirt. Amazingly, he did it in just 543 matches, which is 215 fewer than…

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RELATED: More on the Hall of Fame | Fan Appreciation Day CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For just the third time since the NASCAR Hall of Fame first opened its doors in 2010, race fans will see a new Glory Road exhibit encircling the Great Hall in the museum’s main level. Glory Road “ICONS” features 18 cars representing some of NASCAR’s most recognizable vehicles as well as its legendary drivers. The exhibit…

I had always thought I could swim. It may have been because I could run. It may have been because I wanted to swim. Or because I only ever did 10 minutes of breaststroke at a time, or splashed off a warm beach. But I really couldn’t swim. It took 12 months of lessons and practice before I was able to swim in open water, beyond the pool or my…

I had always thought I could swim. It may have been because I could run. It may have been because I wanted to swim. Or because I only ever did 10 minutes of breaststroke at a time, or splashed off a warm beach. But I really couldn’t swim. It took 12 months of lessons and practice before I was able to swim in open water, beyond the pool or my…

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After an unforgettable and relentless year for sports news, what does 2017 hold in store? Plenty, as sports editor Dan Roan explains: Events There’s no football World Cup, and it may not be an Olympic year, but expect 2017 to revive fond memories of the London Games, with a host of major sports events on the horizon. Buoyed by Britain’s remarkable success in Rio last year, track and field will…

Sevilla’s Samir Nasri controls the ball during the Champions League Group H soccer match between Dinamo Zagreb and Sevilla.(Photo: Darko Bandic, AP) A celebrity health and wellness clinic in downtown Los Angeles has become the center point for one of the European soccer season’s most bizarre scandals. Samir Nasri, a star forward with Spanish club Sevilla and the French national team, presumably had little idea of the mayhem that would…