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Image copyright Getty Images McDonald’s and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) are ending their long-running sponsorship deal three years early. The fast food chain said it was “reconsidering all aspects of its International Olympics Committee business” as part of a plan to re-invigorate its business. The IOC said it understood “that McDonald’s is looking to focus on different business priorities”. The partnership began in 1976. “For these reasons, we have…

Rankings below are based on a mixture of expected output and DraftKings’ NASCAR salaries for that day. The ordering is not based on highest projected fantasy totals, but rather by value of each driver. (fppk = average fantasy points per $1,000 of salary. The typical median fppk for a 2016 race was in the 3s. Plate tracks tend to be lower and short tracks tend to run higher due to the…

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The Motorsport.com NASCAR team answers your most pressing questions in this week’s Mailbag. This week fans ask about different topics from the coast of racing helmets to where will Ryan Blaney be racing in 2018. It seems that the media in general has portrayed NASCAR in some shape or form as the “best it’s ever been.” Why is it that you don’t have fans write into you to…

Professional hockey will return to downtown Portland for the 2018-19 season. Comcast Spectacor, parent company of the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers, announced Thursday that it had purchased an ECHL franchise in Alaska that will be relocated to Cross Insurance Arena. Comcast Spectacor also is the parent company of Spectra, the management firm contracted to run the arena, which has been without a major tenant since the Portland Pirates of the American…

Find “Cars 3” times in your area by clicking here. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series rookie Daniel Suarez breaks into a wide smile when talking about his work with the Disney-Pixar movie “Cars 3,” which debuts nationwide this weekend. “I saw the movie already and it was a very good experience to be a part of this new project in my life,’” said Suarez, whose character in the movie is…

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The revelation came as the current chairman of British Cycling, Jonathan Browning, and the president of the International Cycling Union, Brian Cookson – who was president of the national federation until 2013 – both faced calls to stand down from influential Damian Collins MP, who is standing for re-election as chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee. Lawyers for Jess Varnish, the track sprinter whose allegations of bullying…

If the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro were any indication of what to expect in 2020, city officials in Tokyo have their hands full preparing for the upcoming Olympic games. Some 500,000 foreigners traveled to Rio, purchasing the 7.5 million tickets. Accommodating this massive surge of attendees and providing transportation throughout the city proved no easy task. Preparing a city for the Olympic games often requires updating existing…

Only a rookie in the NASCAR Cup Series, Daniel Suárez is focused on the future – in terms of his career, his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team and the sport overall. So when it comes to NASCAR’s fans – with fluctuating TV ratings and declining race attendance over the years – Suárez remains focused on recruiting kids to the sport. Whether he’ll influence them to pursue a career behind…

Find “Cars 3” times in your area by clicking here. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series rookie Daniel Suarez breaks into a wide smile when talking about his work with the Disney-Pixar movie “Cars 3,” which debuts nationwide this weekend. “I saw the movie already and it was a very good experience to be a part of this new project in my life,’” said Suarez, whose character in the movie is…

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Professional hockey will return to Portland for the 2018-19 season. Comcast Spectacor, the parent company of the Philadelphia Flyers, announced Thursday the purchase of an ECHL franchise in Alaska that will be relocated to Cross Insurance Arena. Comcast Spectacor is also the parent company of Spectra, the management firm contracted to run the arena, which has been without a major tenant since the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League…

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick made a tough season tougher when video of her calling out – complete with the “f” word – some fans who had booed her went viral over the weekend. Patrick, whose words stirred up fans and media, offered her side of the incident for the first time Wednesday. But Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt suggests that Patrick should see talking with fans while signing autographs as…

I do not often delve into the world of NASCAR in this space because there is so much coverage of its programs elsewhere. However, once in a while something comes up that has earned attention. That often has proven to be its diversity program. One of the biggest challenges ahead for motorsports is figuring out how to appeal to a broader and younger audience. One way…

For 81 minutes, these average Joes had America’s soccer world turned upside down. Christos FC, an amateur soccer team from Maryland, shouldn’t have made it to the fourth round of the US Open Cup — so named because it is “open” to teams from every level of competition, from MLS down to your local beer league — but somehow they did. Sponsored by a discount liquor store, Christos is essentially…

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