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“I get the press release, jumped out of my seat, slammed my hands on my desk and said no way,” Battaglino said. “I was literally freaking out.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story The partnership with Twitter, officially announced on Tuesday, will provide a hefty lift to the league, which wrapped up a tumultuous second year of operation in March. In 2015, the N.W.H.L. became the first North American women’s…

“I get the press release, jumped out of my seat, slammed my hands on my desk and said no way,” Battaglino said. “I was literally freaking out.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story The partnership with Twitter, officially announced on Tuesday, will provide a hefty boost to the league, which wrapped up a tumultuous second year of operation in March. In 2015, the N.W.H.L. became the first North American women’s…

Two-year-old Makayla Bickell loves to talk about hockey. Since April, she has repeatedly asked her parents when they are going back to the arena to see another game. But the answer isn’t so easy. Her dad, Bryan Bickell, received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in November 2016. A three-time Stanley Cup winner with the Chicago Blackhawks, Bickell decided to retire from the sport in April. The former forward played 10…

Two-year-old Makayla Bickell loves to talk about hockey. Since April, she has repeatedly asked her parents when they are going back to the arena to see another game. But the answer isn’t so easy. Her dad, Bryan Bickell, received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in November 2016. A three-time Stanley Cup winner with the Chicago Blackhawks, Bickell decided to retire from the sport in April. The former forward played 10…

They’re handing out participation trophies in NASCAR now. Or what amounts to them, anyway. Such is the state of America’s top stock-car racing circuit that the leader of each stage of the race _ they’re divided into threes — earns bonus points toward the end-of-the-season playoffs. Sunday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway, Martin Truex Jr., led after the first two stages — 60 laps and then 120 laps.  …

BROOKLYN, Mich. — They’re handing out participation trophies in NASCAR now. Or what amounts to them, anyway. Such is the state of America’s top stock-car racing circuit that the leader of each stage of the race — they’re divided into threes — earns bonus points toward the end-of-the-season playoffs. Sunday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway, Martin Truex Jr., led after the first two stages — 60…

A hockey stick doesn’t resemble a samurai sword, but when Tyler Inamoto takes his primary weapon in his hands, he tries to channel the same principles on the ice that samurai had centuries ago. Inamoto, who lives in Barrington, tries to live his life by the Japanese code of Bushido, which dates to the beginning of the 17th century. Its virtues include integrity, courage, respect, honor, duty, loyalty, honesty and…

A hockey stick doesn’t resemble a samurai sword, but when Tyler Inamoto takes his primary weapon in his hands, he tries to channel the same principles on the ice that samurai had centuries ago. Inamoto, who lives in Barrington, tries to live his life by the Japanese code of Bushido, which dates to the beginning of the 17th century. Its virtues include integrity, courage, respect, honor, duty, loyalty, honesty and…

A hockey stick doesn’t resemble a samurai sword, but when Tyler Inamoto takes his primary weapon in his hands, he tries to channel the same principles on the ice that samurai had centuries ago. Inamoto, who lives in Barrington, tries to live his life by the Japanese code of Bushido, which dates to the beginning of the 17th century. Its virtues include integrity, courage, respect, honor, duty, loyalty, honesty and…

Photo credit: Buda Mendes/Getty For most of the soccer world, this summer’s Confederations Cup is the first time fans will have seen the sport’s much ballyhooed instant replay system live and in action. And as anyone familiar with replay’s fundamental epistemological shortcomings could’ve predicted, the whole process blows. The Video Assistant Referee, or VAR for short, is an additional, off-pitch ref who aids the head referee at certain critical moments….

A hockey stick doesn’t resemble a samurai sword, but when Tyler Inamoto takes his primary weapon in his hands, he tries to channel the same principles on the ice that samurai had centuries ago. Specifically, who lives in Barrington, tries to live his life by the Japanese code of Bushido, which dates to the beginning of the 17th century. Its virtues include integrity, courage, respect, honor, duty, loyalty, honesty and…

Bruce Arena with Christian Pulisic and Michael Bradley after the 1-1 draw in Mexico City last weekend. (Eduardo Verdugo/Associated Press) With the U.S. World Cup qualifying campaign on stable ground, Bruce Arena will set aside global aims for a few weeks and turn attention to regional ambitions: the CONCACAF Gold Cup, a biennial competition with no bearing on next year’s grand tournament in Russia. The national team coach has promised…

Kyle Larson took control on a restart with five laps remaining and raced to his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, holding off Chase Elliott on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. It was the third Cup win of Larson’s career — and second in a row at Michigan. Larson and Elliott also finished 1-2 at MIS in August. Elliott was second in both Michigan races last year, and…

FireKeepers Casino 400 Sunday results NASCAR Monster Energy Cup At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich. Lap length: 2.00 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 0 rating, 57 points. 2. (10) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, 0, 40. 3. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 0, 36. 4. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 0, 44. 5. (8) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200, 0, 32. 6. (2) Martin Truex…

x Embed x Share CLOSE Dakarai Moore, 12, of Detroit, who has had both of his legs amputated, did a pace car lap and hung out with NASCAR Cup Series driver David Ragan before Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway. Video by George Sipple/DFP Kyle Larson raises his arms after exiting his car after winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Brooklyn, Mich.(Photo: Carlos…

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Who takes the checkered flag on the fast track at Michigan International Speedway? Here are our picks for Sunday’s race Winner: Joey Logano It’s hard to bet against Logano this week especially after he won this race last year. The No. 22 has already been to Victory Lane once this season along with eight top-10 finishes. Logano is set to start seventh and will have his teammate, Pocono winner Ryan…

Soccer’s rule-making panel wants debate on moving to 60-minute games and stopping the clock when the ball is not in play. Playing two halves each of 30 minutes’ actual playing time would be a “radical change” to the Laws of Football, the FIFA-supported International Football Association Board acknowledged. It features in a five-year strategy document of talking points and proposals with three goals — to increase respect, playing time and…

For me, the burning desire has always been about building what my family had — Jeanie Buss Jeanie Buss sits next to NBA championship trophies in her El Segundo office. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) She is shy but assumes an outgoing persona when her job calls for it. She got married once, for three years, in the 1990s, and doesn’t think she’ll do it again. She likes children…

4:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment BROOKLYN, Mich. — After three scary wrecks because of brake failures during the past month, NASCAR decided to do nothing to require teams to run more durable packages. And that appears to be just the way the teams want it. Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson and Jamie McMurray all have had brakes fail at high speed, Logano at Kansas triggering…