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Joey Logano took full advantage of a wreck involving leaders Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski and won the Advanced Auto Parts Clash exhibition race Sunday at Daytona International Raceway. After Hamlin and Keselowski spun on the final lap, Logano edged to the front and beat Kyle Busch, Alex Bowman and Danica Patrick to the green flag. Hamlin, who won the Clash in 2016, had the lead until he cut off…

Dressed as comic book superheroes, American skiers were often merely mortal at the last world championships before the 2018 Olympics. A tally of three medals — one of each color, all won by female superstars — surely did not rise above expectations from an 11-event program that ended Sunday in the sun-soaked Swiss Alps. Still, each medal performance was impressive and seems repeatable at the Pyeongchang Winter Games next February….

2:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Sixteen drivers didn’t get too much of a feel for the new NASCAR rules for 2017 as they competed in the Clash at Daytona exhibition Sunday. And then there was Kyle Larson. Larson’s car was parked with 14 laps remaining when his team had more than six crewmen over the wall to work on the…

CLOSE x Embed x Share The run-up to NASCAR’s biggest race kicks off Feb. 17. USA TODAY Sports Joey Logano celebrates in victory lane after winning Sunday’s Advance Auto Parts Clash.(Photo: Jonathan Ferrey, Getty Images) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season kicked off with the Advance Auto Parts Clash Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. WINNER: It was a Toyota parade on Sunday at Daytona International…

The scorecard is Mother Nature 1, NASCAR 0, when it comes to races being able to run when they are scheduled. Yes, my odds of racing Saturday were between 65 to 70 percent. I still had 35 to 30 percent chance we wouldn’t race, and that, unfortunately, was what we got Saturday night. Had that rain been 30 to 40 miles farther south, we probably would have raced. The Advance…

RELATED: Starting lineup   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Persistent rain on Saturday night forced postponement of the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona.   The race has been rescheduled for Sunday morning, with the green flag at 11:35 a.m., broadcast on FS1. The Clash will precede Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for the Daytona 500, which will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.   With…

When it comes to world soccer, Joey Barton is one of the first bad boys that comes to mind for anyone who knows the sport. The midfielder, though talented, has a temperament only rivaled by Frank Constanza.  On Saturday, his latest antics were on display.  Burnley was shocked in the FA Cup fifth round by non-league side Lincoln City, and Barton was trying to get an opposite player rejected by…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James breaks down key story lines leading into the Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sidelined last season because of a concussion.(Photo: Marvin Gentry, USA TODAY Sports) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Seven months after star driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sidelined because of another concussion and just hours before drivers returned to the track for the 2017 season, NASCAR announced Friday…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment MEXICO CITY — In a sports bar tucked between the Roma Sur and Narvarte neighborhoods on a recent weekday night, a dry erase board lists the top three events available on its multiple screens. Save for a very small minority, every patron is there to watch the main event, a World Cup qualifier between Mexico and Panama. Also listed is an NBA…

NASCAR made another significant procedural change for 2017 on Friday, greatly stepping up its concussion protocol procedures for drivers involved in on-track crashes. Last week, NASCAR announced a new partnership with American Medical Response, the nation’s largest emergency medical services provider, who will provide a doctor and a paramedic to work with local teams at each track’s infield care center. Friday, NASCAR said the new concussion protocols will be as…

BUY TICKETS: See the Daytona 500 live! Greg Biffle took to Twitter on Friday to reveal that he has no plans to race full-time in NASCAR in 2017. After a great deal of consideration from all the offers I’ve received, I’ve decided not to participate full time in #NASCAR this season…. — Greg Biffle (@gbiffle) February 17, 2017 If the right opportunity arises I may return to the driver’s seat… —…

RELATED: Stage lengths revealed for 2017 races NASCAR competition officials issued an updated deterrence system Thursday for its three national series, shifting toward an officiating process that penalizes pre-race infractions within a given race weekend. The updated system is months in the making, with the sanctioning body and teams working concurrently on the new procedures.   The move was one of several fundamental changes made to the penalty structure ahead…

China’s smog-choked northern province of Hebei is no stranger to lofty goals. For one thing, it has to shut down two-thirds of its steel factories by 2020. Here comes another: becoming a provincial powerhouse in soccer. Perhaps understandably, it has given itself a few decades to do it. All the latest China news: China Real Time Report The “Hebei Province’s…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has a new sponsor, a new format and welcomes back its most popular driver, all providing optimism for a series eager to halt a steady decline in attendance, ratings and sponsorship. Money is down across the board and everyone is doing more with less to try to save a buck. The on-track product for the stock car series officially reports for work Friday at Daytona…

RELATED: Stage lengths revealed for 2017 races NASCAR competition officials issued an updated deterrence system Thursday for its three national series, shifting toward an officiating process that penalizes pre-race infractions within a given race weekend. The updated system is months in the making, with the sanctioning body and teams working concurrently on the new procedures.   The move was one of several fundamental changes made to the penalty structure ahead…

RELATED: Fast facts on race enhancementsBUY TICKETS: See the Daytona 500 live! DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR today announced the 2017 stage lengths for each race in all three of its national series. A number of factors went into determining the lap count for Stage 1, Stage 2 and the Final Stage of each race, with a singular goal in mind — the best racing for NASCAR fans.   “Every…

Most of the teams in NASCAR’s three national touring series are based in Charlotte and while the majority of those teams have their own aircraft, a lot of NASCAR people still fly commercially. But those trying to fly from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport to Daytona or Orlando or Jacksonville Wednesday got a rude surprise: Flights out of Charlotte-Douglas were briefly halted because of an accident involving an airplane taking off and…

Most of the teams in NASCAR’s three national touring series are based in Charlotte and while the majority of those teams have their own aircraft, a lot of NASCAR people still fly commercially. But those trying to fly from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport to Daytona or Orlando or Jacksonville Wednesday got a rude surprise: Flights out of Charlotte-Douglas were briefly halted because of an accident involving an airplane taking off and…

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By: Luke Kerr-Dineen | February 15, 2017 9:07 am Follow @LukeKerrDineen