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AVONDALE, Ariz. — Upon his arrival in Phoenix Thursday, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano spent time at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital where he met with kids, handed out NASCAR merchandise and made a $5,000 donation to the hospital through his Joey Logano Foundation.   Such efforts always leave a lasting impression; Thursday’s even more so.   Only one day earlier, Logano and his wife, Brittany, attended the funeral…

9:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment FORT WORTH, Texas — NASCAR just left Texas Motor Speedway, and as they say, everything is big … … aw, c’mon, who are we kidding? Nothing seems bigger about NASCAR these days. Despite a year where the racing has genuinely improved and a year where the major car owners and NASCAR took the first step of many toward a more manageable…

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Trying to make some sense about where the green sports movement goes from here in the immediate aftermath of Donald J. Trump’s election as President of the United States and to see if there are any silver linings, I spoke to Allen Hershkowitz, co-founder and former president of the Green Sports Alliance and co-founder of Green Sports International. He did not sugarcoat the seriousness of the election results for the…

The versatility of the South Carolina baseball roster means several position battles might be in store for the Gamecocks this season. Coach Chad Holbrook is planning to place players in positions they might not be used to and will make adjustments as the season progresses. “It is new for us because the faces are new,” Holbrook said at a news conference Thursday. “I’ve got some athletic guys that I want…

Baseball season is done. The urge may strike to visit a ballpark, but you’ll find them empty, waiting for the action to return in spring. As always, I conclude my column for the year with a recommendation to help you get through the winter and satisfy that longing for mano-a-mano action while cheering for your favorites during the frosty days to come. All you have to do is pay a…

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – For three days, the brain trusts of all 30 Major League Baseball teams gathered at a ritzy resort in this wealthy desert suburb and tried to find common ground. The start of a baseball offseason is traditionally slow, and in a year when a new collective bargaining agreement is due, the action was even quieter. …

x Embed x Share Hall of Fame quarterback says he would ‘like nothing more’ than to see Tebow become a Major League Baseball player. USA TODAY Sports Tim Tebow is following his baseball dream with the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.(Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — This week, a month after Tim Tebow made his debut in the Arizona Fall League as a member…

Baseball season is done. The urge may strike to visit a ballpark, but you’ll find them empty, waiting for the action to return in spring. As always, I conclude my column for the year with a recommendation to help you get through the winter and satisfy that longing for mano-a-mano action while cheering for your favorites during the frosty days to come. All you have to do is pay a…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – For three days, the brain trusts of all 30 Major League Baseball teams gathered at a ritzy resort in this wealthy desert suburb and tried to find common ground. The start of a baseball offseason is traditionally slow, and in a year when a new collective bargaining agreement is due, the action was even quieter. …

LeBron James made his third championship-celebrating trip to the White House on Thursday, welcomed as he was for the first two such trips by President Barack Obama. If James returns in the next four years, it may seem very awkward. James is no fan of President-elect Donald Trump, and — after a most divisive presidential campaign ended this week — athletes and coaches are dealing with the same emotions as…

Young people are switching off from TV sport as part of a drop in average audiences of nearly a tenth in six years, analysts have be claimed. The findings come amid concerns at BT and Sky about a sharp decline in football audience this season. Research by Ampere Analysis found that 18 to 24-year-olds, the younger end of the so-called “millennial” age group, were significantly less likely to consider themselves sports fans…

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RELATED: Driver moves and team changes for 2017 Richard Petty Motorsports announced Thursday that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brian Scott will retire from full-time auto racing competition at season’s end. Scott, 28, began his NASCAR national series career in 2007. He is currently a Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate in his first year driving team owner Richard Petty’s No. 44 Ford. In a release provided by the Petty…

facebook Share twitter Share 16 per cent increase in funds for 2017-2020 “Quadrennial Plan” will see refugee athletes and NOCs in greatest need benefiting from new sport development programmes The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today approved the Olympic Solidarity 2017-2020 Quadrennial Plan during a meeting in Lausanne. The Olympic Solidarity development and assistance budget approved…

Right now, goal-line technology is used during games to review whether or not the ball crossed into the goal. The IFAB announced in June that testing would begin on in-game video replays to review goals, penalties, fouls and more in several leagues around the world. The governing body isn’t expected to decide whether or not the Video Assistant Referees (VARs) system will be officially approved for use until 2018 or…

Doctors may soon be able to stop soccer matches and review instant replays to evaluate on-field collisions for potential concussions, under a proposal that could be approved next year. As the Associated Press reports, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), FIFA’s rules organization, will meet in March to decide on the measure, amid heightened concerns over the dangers posed by head injuries. Under a measure passed by FIFA in 2014, referees…

x Embed x Share Hall of Fame quarterback says he would ‘like nothing more’ than to see Tebow become a Major League Baseball player. USA TODAY Sports Tim Tebow is following his baseball dream with the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.(Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — This week, a month after Tim Tebow made his debut in the Arizona Fall League as a member…