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Ellis, Acton, and Currer Bell. Robert Galbraith. George Eliot. Since Charlotte Bronte declared that she and her sisters “had a vague impression that authoresses are liable to be looked on with prejudice,” talented women writers have chosen to use a male pseudonym. More recently, when Catherine Nichols submitted a manuscript under her own name and then under a male nom de plume, the results were predictable. The problem, she concluded,…

The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday approved an unusual proposal to name two winners in the Summer Games bidding race between Los Angeles and Paris. Gathering at a meeting in Switzerland, IOC members unanimously agreed to the idea of awarding 2024 to one city and 2028 to the other. The decision all but assures that Southern California will get the Olympics back for a third time. The IOC just has…

The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday approved an unusual proposal to name two winners in the Summer Games bidding race between Los Angeles and Paris. Gathering at a meeting in Switzerland, IOC members unanimously agreed to the idea of awarding 2024 to one city and 2028 to the other. The decision all but assures that Southern California will get the Olympics back for a third time. The IOC just has…

RELATED: Full weekend schedule The surface at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be treated with PJ1 TrackBite in advance of this weekend’s on-track action in the Granite State. The PJ1 conditioning — previously called VHT — is a type of resin that will be applied to the very bottom of the track on the yellow lane — this is outside the racing groove, and should encourage drivers to explore running…

Big names: Miami F.C. midfielder Robert Baggio Kcira was named after the Italian great Roberto Baggio. Souvenirs: T-shirt, $25. Knapsack, $60. Wool hat, $30. Food: Nathan’s hot dog, $4.50. Foot-long, $5.75. Domestic beer (Bud), $8. Premium beer (Corona), $8.50. Vendor’s response to “What’s really good?” “The burgers.” Were they really good? No. Cool thing: View of the Atlantic Ocean and Coney Island’s amusement park rides, including the parachute drop lit…

The rare decision to name the hosts of separate Games simultaneously — established with a unanimous vote of I.O.C. members on Tuesday — is an effort by the organization to counter diminished interest shown by democratic nations in hosting the Olympics amid exorbitant costs, white-elephant stadiums, widespread corruption, rampant doping and limited appeal to the youth audience. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Thomas Bach of Germany, president of the…

Last month, Trump met in the Oval Office with the president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, and “pledged his full support” for the Los Angeles bid, the White House said at the time. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Trump promised to back the city’s Olympic bid when the two spoke in November following Trump’s electoral college win. It would be the third time the Summer Games were held in Los…

The age-old question in sports is how much of a good thing eventually turns bad by means of oversaturation? That’s certainly a topic in NASCAR right now regarding the annual Camping World Truck Series event at Eldora Speedway. In just five years, the Dirt Derby has transitioned from a risky proposition to a marquee event on the overall national touring schedule. Naturally, when something works and is enjoyable,…

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, receives a jersey signed by the Iranian national soccer team last month to celebrate the country’s qualification to the 2018 World Cup. (EPA/Presidential official website handout) For the last 38 years, it’s been illegal for women to attend soccer matches in Iran. Two of the country’s most prominent names in the sport say it’s time to change that. “This is the demand of millions upon millions…

Thomas Bach of Germany, president of the I.O.C., has called for an overhaul of the bidding process, saying that too many cities spend millions of dollars as candidates only to go away as losers and become reluctant to bid again. The awarding of two Olympics at the same time will alleviate that concern for the Summer Games for at least the next decade. Advertisement Continue reading the main story The…

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Photo credit: Getty Images Reports of a lawsuit alleging that former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle hid cameras in private areas of his family home came out last week, but details were vague. Jalopnik now has a copy of the lawsuit, and the allegations—including 24/7 DVR recording and his race team having access to the feeds—are incredibly bizarre. Last week, we reported on the suit against former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup…

Baseball is the only major sport without a clock. When we first played baseball as kids, the game wasn’t over until mom called from the back porch telling us supper was ready. We played with total disregard for how well—or badly—we played yesterday, and we never thought about tomorrow. Baseball and time creep along side by side, yet never intersect. With its disregard for time, baseball suits the elderly. For…

Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota could have new competition in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.  NASCAR has been in talks to bring another automaker to the sport and it’s expected to happen sooner rather than later.  “We are aggressively pursuing new (manufacturers),” NASCAR vice president Steve O’Donnell said Monday on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. “We want to make sure that they come in similar to how Toyota did and it’s…

As annoying as it may be, soccer players killing time during a match is just a part of the sport. We see everyone do it, from goalkeepers to ball boys, and it’s a pretty effective way to hold on to a result with just a couple minutes to go.  Then there is this: Lucao, a player for Brazilian club Criciuma, wanted to waste some time during his team’s visit to…

Steve O’Donnell disagrees with Brad Keselowski and his recent assertion that the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series requires a new or improved car. The vice president of competition was asked about Keselowski during his weekly radio segment on SiriusXM NASCAR radio and believes the 2012 Cup Series champion made a series of knee-jerk reactions to crashing out of the Quaker State 400 on Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway….

The International Olympic Committee said on Monday it is working hard to make sure North Korea takes part in next year’s Winter Olympics in neighboring South Korea, despite political tensions in the region. Continue Reading Below A leading North Korean sports official said recently it was too late to accept an offer from the South to form a unified team to take part in Pyeongchang in February. But the IOC said…

Rock, paper, scissors. Good game. Can get pretty high stakes, though. Nothing worse than going with a solid rock and seeing it get covered by a stupid, open-handed paper, even though there’s no way a paper is a better weapon to have in a fight than a rock. In any case, there’s no messing around when it comes to rock, paper, scissors, especially if you’re playing with Paul Pogba. The…

“Special Olympics has given someone like me as a parent enjoyment to reach out and let him be a young man,” Friemel said. “He may not truly be able to go on a bowling team, but he gets to do Special Olympics, and that puts a smile on his face. In the world we live in right now, we can’t tell what’s going to happen tomorrow, but we can live…

x Embed x Share CLOSE Casey Wasserman, LA 2024 chairman and CEO of Wasserman Media Group, describes Los Angeles’ Olympic bid and what sets it apart. USA TODAY Sports International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach prepares to address an IOC executive meeting on July 9.(Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI, AFP/Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The IOC has balked at helping Rio Olympics organizers pay a debt estimated at $35-40…