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SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com/AP) — A friendly game in Orange County between former players of two professional Mexican soccer clubs turned violent during halftime when dozens of fans rushed the field and brawled. The “game of legends” between former Club America and Pumas players Sunday was intended to benefit Santa Ana-based United Soccer Talents Foundation, which supports soccer players, according to the Orange County Register. Santa Ana police Cmdr. Jeffrey Smith…

Kyle Busch just lost his second crew chief of the season. Ben Beshore, who has been serving as interim crew chief since Adam Stevens earned a four-race suspension at Dover, is facing a one-race suspension for Busch’s car having two loose lug nuts after a fifth-place finish at Sonoma. Stevens will be on the shelf for at least one more week as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to…

SONOMA, Calif. — Joe Gibbs Racing, which has endured a winless first 16 races of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, got another setback after the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway: Kyle Busch’s No. 18 JGR Toyota had two improperly attached lug nuts, according to NASCAR officials. Customarily, that’s a one-race suspension and a $20,000 fine per the NASCAR rule book. But Busch’s regular crew chief, Adam…

SONOMA, Calif. — Joe Gibbs Racing, which has endured a winless first 16 races of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, got another setback after the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway: Kyle Busch’s No. 18 JGR Toyota had two improperly attached lug nuts, according to NASCAR officials. Customarily, that’s a one-race suspension and a $20,000 fine per the NASCAR rule book. But Busch’s regular crew chief, Adam…

SANTA ANA – A friendly game between former players of two professional Mexican soccer clubs on Sunday afternoon, June 25, turned violent when dozens of fans rushed the field and began beating each other, forcing authorities to suspend the match. The “game of legends” between former Club America and Pumas players at Eddie West Field at 602 N. Flower St. was intended to benefit Santa Ana-based United Soccer Talents Foundation, which…

Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. might have a nice relationship off the track, but it wasn’t an ideal day for the couple during Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350. Patrick (No. 10) spun out after being nudged on one of the difficult turns at Sonoma Raceway. She ended up colliding into Stenhouse (No. 17). Fox NASCAR captured the incident: FOX: NASCAR @NASCARONFOX Replay: A 3-wide battle sends @DanicaPatrick…

RELATED: Race results | Full schedule for Daytona SONOMA, Calif. – Kasey Kahne came away uninjured from a hard last-lap crash Sunday at Sonoma Raceway that left his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24th in the final rundown. “No. 15, no clue who he is,” Kahne said of Kevin O’Connell, driver of the No. 15 Chevrolet for Premium Motorsports in the Toyota Save Mart 350. “I saw him a lot…

Recent U.S.-eligible players Dom Dwyer and Kenny Saief were among those named Sunday to the 23-man roster for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Dwyer became a U.S. citizen in March and Saief had his change of his allegiance from Israel to the U.S. granted last week. They join Cristian Roldan and Kelyn Rowe as players who received their first national team call-up. The Galaxy’s Gyasi Zardes was also named to the…

SONOMA, Calif. — A year ago, NASCAR and Microsoft unveiled the sanctioning body’s new Race Management app here at Sonoma Raceway. A year later, upgrades now allow officials to oversee the running of races more efficiently and with more information at their fingertips than ever before. The initial version of the app combined approximately six screens’ worth of information into a fast, efficient, usable app. But as more data became…

Cover athlete Kyle Busch helped unveil the official cover of the NASCAR Heat 2 video game on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. Check out the cover of #NASCARHeat2 unveiled by @KyleBusch today at @RaceSonoma! pic.twitter.com/NKimYMxPWJ — 704Games NASCAR Heat (@704nascarheat) June 25, 2017 The Joe Gibbs Racing driver won the right to be on the cover after beating fellow finalist Martin Truex Jr. in Stage 2 of the All-Star Race to…

They’ve been begged by star players to stop it, fined repeatedly, and threatened with dramatic sanctions that could hurt their national team’s chances in the World Cup. But Mexican soccer fans have been loath to give up their favorite game-day chant, a homophobic slur that has been condemned by gay rights groups, government officials and international soccer authorities. At a recent World Cup qualifying match at Mexico City’s massive Estadio…

Charlotte’s William Byron found a surefire and quick way to get over one of the most disappointing losses of his young career. Byron, a 19-year-old rookie driving for JR Motorsports, won for the first time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday night at Iowa Speedway. Byron broke through with his first win in the series just a week after an agonizingly close defeat to Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin…

Back in Israel, he already has. Day estimated that he received a text message “probably every 30 seconds” from someone in Israel wishing him well on Sunday. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Steve O’Donnell, Nascar’s executive vice president for racing operations and chief racing development officer, considers Day’s debut significant because Nascar wants to diversify its competitors and expand its audience. “We want to represent everybody,” O’Donnell said. “Alon…

The soccer field is littered with sharp stones, but the girls who attack the ball with their bare feet play on. Here in what has become the world’s largest refugee settlement, youth from South Sudan are drawn to soccer, a rare source of entertainment in an otherwise dreary existence. In a bid to keep young people busy, the International Rescue Committee and other aid groups are hosting inter-village competitions meant…

High-level professional soccer is coming to San Diego, after all. The North American Soccer League, designated as a second-division league by U.S. Soccer, is expected to announce a San Diego expansion franchise that will begin play in 2018, first at USD’s Torero Stadium and later at a 10,000-seat venue it plans to build at an undisclosed location in North County. The club’s majority owner is European star Demba Ba, and…

RELATED: Weekend schedule | Starting lineup SONOMA, Calif. – Carl Edwards came back to NASCAR this weekend, but the former Joe Gibbs Racing driver arrived with no plans to climb back behind the wheel. “I haven’t talked to anyone and I haven’t even considered coming back,” Edwards told members of the media Saturday at Sonoma Raceway, site of Sunday’s Toyota / Save Mart 350 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race…

Charlotte’s William Byron found a surefire and quick way to get over one of the most disappointing losses of his young career. Byron, a 19-year-old rookie driving for JR Motorsports, won for the first time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday night at Iowa Speedway. Byron broke through with his first win in the series just a week after an agonizingly close defeat to Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin…

RELATED: Weekend schedule | Starting lineup SONOMA, Calif. – Carl Edwards came back to NASCAR this weekend, but the former Joe Gibbs Racing driver arrived with no plans to climb back behind the wheel. “I haven’t talked to anyone and I haven’t even considered coming back,” Edwards told members of the media Saturday at Sonoma Raceway, site of Sunday’s Toyota / Save Mart 350 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race…

RELATED: Weekend schedule | Starting lineup SONOMA, Calif. – Carl Edwards came back to NASCAR this weekend, but the former Joe Gibbs Racing driver arrived with no plans to climb back behind the wheel. “I haven’t talked to anyone and I haven’t even considered coming back,” Edwards told members of the media Saturday at Sonoma Raceway, site of Sunday’s Toyota / Save Mart 350 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race…

Carlos Osorio/Associated Press Kyle Larson leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series into Sonoma Raceway on Sunday for the Toyota/Save Mart 350. Right now the series is all about Larson, who won a pole a week ago in Michigan and proceeded to trump the entire field on the way to a checkered flag. The 24-year-old’s triumph means the series now boasts four multi-race winners already this season as he joins…