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Didier Drogba, Famous Soccer Player, Joins Phoenix Rising, Not a Famous Soccer Team – New York Times
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A scar is born: How hockey etches itself on NHL players – ESPN
Apr 12, 2017 Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment HOCKEY ETCHES ITSELF on its players — the scars left by sticks, pucks, skates and fists are a road map for every career. These are but a few of the many reminders, in flesh, of this NHL season, and players’ reflections on what it means in hockey to wear a scar. Jump to a player: Matt Calvert | Adam…
The Apps That Make Keeping Up With Soccer Easier – New York Times
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NASCAR fines Team Penske, Brad Keselowski after failed inspection at Phoenix – USA TODAY
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No. 17 team penalized after Texas’ Monster Energy Series event – Nascar
NASCAR issued penalties Wednesday to the Roush Fenway Racing No. 17 team for post-race infractions after last weekend’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove the No. 17 Ford to a 14th-place finish in last Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, but NASCAR officials found one of the car’s 20 lug nuts was improperly installed in a post-race check. Wednesday, RFR crew chief Brian…
Richmond unveils old school look for upcoming NASCAR races – FOXSports.com
For the first time in almost 30 years, Richmond International Raceway brings back red stripes along its walls. The design will be completed in time for the Toyota Owners 400 race weekend at the track on April 28-30. The red and white painted walls pay tribute to the early days of the track and were last featured for the Pontiac Excitement 400 in 1988 when Neil Bonnett held off Dale…
NASCAR May Give Its Racers Two Options For Tires Next Year – Jalopnik
Photo credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images NASCAR may finally give its teams a choice in tires next year, reports Fox Sports. This year’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will allow teams to test out the two compounds and see if they like having the choice. If it’s a hit, expect to see these two options return in 2018. Advertisement Tire choice is an essential part of…
Report: European soccer teams playing in Michigan, but where? – Detroit Free Press
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Cycling in the ‘Ayrshire Alps’: welcome to the UK’s only road cycling park – The Guardian (blog)
The loss of a once popular road race from the UK cycling calendar is never a good thing, but a unique legacy has emerged from the ashes of one event in Scotland. The demise of the Davie Bell Memorial Race in 2015 – a National ‘A’ event which had been running since 1966 – prompted the organiser to look for other ways to promote cycling. Two years later, South Ayrshire…
Germany says suspected Islamist detained over soccer attack – Reuters
KARLSRUHE/DUESSELDORF, Germany German authorities arrested a suspected Islamist on Wednesday in connection with an attack on a bus carrying players of one of the country’s top soccer teams, a spokeswoman for the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said she was “appalled” by Tuesday evening’s attack on the Borussia Dortmund bus, in which Spanish defender Marc Bartra was injured. The incident forced a 24-hour postponement of the…
German authorities say soccer team was likely target of explosions that injured player – Los Angeles Times
Three explosions went off near the team bus of Borussia Dortmund, one of Germany’s top soccer clubs, as it set off for a Champions League quarterfinal match on Tuesday evening, slightly injuring a player. The police chief for the German city of Dortmund said it’s not clear yet who was behind the explosions. Chief Gregor Lange told reporters late Tuesday that police decided at an early stage that the soccer…
Three Blasts Go Off Near German Soccer Team Bus, Injuring Player – NPR
The Borussia Dortmund soccer team bus was damaged by explosion a few miles from the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League quarter-final football match against Monaco in Dortmund, Germany, on Tuesday. Sascha Schuermann/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sascha Schuermann/AFP/Getty Images The Borussia Dortmund soccer team bus was damaged by explosion a few miles from the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League quarter-final football match against Monaco in…
Federal Agents Bought A $21000 NASCAR Suite Using A Secret Account – Jalopnik
Photo credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives used a secret off-the-books bank account to buy a $21,000 NASCAR suite at Bristol Motor Speedway and a trip to Las Vegas, among other things, reports the Washington Post. Sadly, it wasn’t to investigate on-track fistfights, or anything else for that matter. Advertisement The night out at Bristol was in a 16-person suite for the…
NASCAR looking at adding option of soft tires in 2018 – FOXSports.com
NASCAR is considering doing what a lot of other auto racing series around the world do: Give its race teams the option of running two different types of tires for each race. The first would be a conventional set, the second a softer compound that is significantly faster than the normal tire, but presumably would wear out much quicker. The sanctioning body will use this year’s 2017 Monster Energy All-Star…
German soccer team’s bus attacked with ‘serious’ explosives – New York Post
A bus carrying an elite German soccer team to a game was targeted in an attack with “serious explosive devises” that injured at least one player Tuesday, police said. Borussia Dortmund defender Marc BartraAFP/Getty Images Borussia Dortmund — widely considered one of the world’s best teams — was headed to a Champions League quarterfinals match in Dortmund when the blast went off, shattering the vehicle’s windows, Sky News reported. The…
Carmelo Anthony Plots His Team’s Future: His Soccer Team in Puerto Rico, That Is – New York Times
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All-Star Race format unveiled, Monster Energy hops on board – Nascar
BUY TICKETS: See the races at Bristol MORE: All-time All-Star Race winners | Recap ‘One Hot Night’ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As the engines fired, the lightbulbs buzzed — a first for the annual non-points extravaganza. Never before had an All-Star Race been run under the lights. Dubbed “One Hot Night,” the 1992 race signaled a new era, one that became tradition for the fan-favorite event. And now, 25 years later,…
Daytona test to serve as innovative look at potential future – Nascar
BUY TICKETS: Buy tickets for Daytona and all 2017 races Liftoff panels, ride heights and aero ducts will be on the menu today at Daytona International Speedway as NASCAR and Goodyear officials, along with five Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams, begin a two-day test at the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Erik Jones (Furniture Row Racing Toyota), Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet), Joey Logano (Team Penske Ford), Danica Patrick (Stewart-Haas Racing…
NASCAR driver defends common airline practice of overbooking despite United Airlines debacle – For The Win
After the horrendous videos of a man being physically dragged off a United Airlines plane Sunday evening went viral, the company has been chastised on the internet for how poorly it handled and overbooking situation. There are plenty of issues being debated as the story has made national headlines, but much of it is about how United addressed a problem of its own making because it – like every other…
Police: Player injured after explosions near German soccer team bus – CBS News
DORTMUND, Germany — A player for German soccer team Borussia Dortmund was injured following explosions near the team bus ahead of the Champions League quarterfinal match against Monaco, local police say. North Rhine-Westphalia police spokesman Gunnar Wortmann told The Associated Press Tuesday that there were “three explosions near the team bus as they left the hotel to go to the stadium” and that “there was one player injured inside and…