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11:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Wake up! Wake up! It’s about time to fire the engines. For those who have paid attention to the NASCAR offseason and think they remember everything, go back to sleep until the green flag drops at 8:24 p.m. ET Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway for the one preseason race of the year. This won’t have much new in…

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

Soccer legend Diego Maradona is again in the news for the wrong reasons. The two-time World Cup champion is in Madrid ahead of the Napoli-Real Madrid Champions League clash on Wednesday, and he got into it with a journalist in the hotel lobby on his way to eat dinner. The journalist said Maradona hit him, and Maradona said that if he were to hit him, he wouldn’t have a nose…

Russia played Turkey at the European Youth Olympic Festival and the result was one of the most impressive sports beat downs of all time. After 60 minutes of hockey, Russia won 42-0. Video of the game speaks for itself. There is no way in hell this game was remotely fair. Turkish Hockey Federation president Bulent Akay was quick to explain why his country was defeated so easily and why jokes…

LONDON –  Scientists have found signs of brain damage that could cause dementia in a handful of former soccer players, fuelling worries about the danger of frequent knocks from heading the ball or colliding with others on the field. The small study was the first of its kind, involving post mortems on six men who died with dementia after long careers playing soccer. All were skilled headers of the…

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February 15, 2017 at 5:00 am | By THANASSIS STAVRAKIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS FOR STORY: GREECE TEAM CALLED HOPE – In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, coach of Hope Refugee Football Club Antreas Sampanis, right, gives directions to his players before a soccer match in western Athens. On weekends they play in an amateur league against teams made up of professional…

In 2002, UK soccer fans—or rather football fans—were shocked when a coroner determined that celebrated retired player Jeff Astle, 59, had died of dementia caused by a long career heading the soccer ball. Heading is, of course, central to playing soccer: An average player heads the ball between six and 12 times per game, adding up to at least 2,000 headers during a 20-year career, not even counting heading drills…

Charges have been dismissed against three men accused of beating NASCAR driver Michael Wallace and his daughter, Lindsey, after a Rascal Flatts concert at PNC Amphitheater in June. The charges were dismissed at the request of Wallace and his daughter, according to dismissal forms filed by a prosecutor on Friday in Mecklenburg County District Court. “The prosecutor has received communication from the victims that they do not wish to continue…

In conjunction with a new NHL campaign highlighting diversity across hockey, the Blackhawks will hold a “Hockey is for Everyone” night on Saturday when they take on the Oilers at the United Center.  As part of the campaign, the Hawks will use “pride tape” on their sticks during warmups in support of the LGBTQ community with the sticks being auctioned off at NHL.com. The Hawks will also host groups from…

You always want fight in your players. You want them to give everything they have on the pitch and be an example for every player. But this type of fight, this isn’t what you want. Argentine club Boca Juniors experienced a crazy scene at practice in Buenos Aires on Tuesday when players Jonathan Silva and Juan Insaurradle came to blows. Both defenders, Insaurradle’s practice shirt was ripped and they each…

It is very likely that not another San Diegan, alive or gone, has seen more hockey games in this city than Jim Lockwood. He grew up in Point Loma and started doing statistics for the original San Diego Gulls in 1972 and has worked for all six versions of franchises in seven different leagues over 45 years. A retired firefighter, Lockwood has been paid $10 to $20 a game to occupy…

Former New York Knicks great Charles Oakley may have spoken to Knicks owner James Dolan on Monday, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to forgive him for banning him from Madison Square Garden for life after being ejected from the arena and arrested last week. In an interview with Dan Le Batard on ESPN Radio on Tuesday, Oakley explained his unwillingness to accept Dolan’s invitation back to the Garden in…

High levels of pollution in some cities mean than the health benefits of commuting to work by bike are cancelled out – For vast majority of people, though, the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks Research into the effect of high pollution levels on cyclists in cities across the world has highlighted those places where the health benefits of just 30 minutes of cycling are outweighed by the negative effects…

BOSTON — With the score knotted at two and under a minute remaining in regulation, Dylan Sikura took a pass from Zach Aston-Reese in the slot and ripped a shot low glove to give Northeastern (13-12-5) the lead with 42.6 seconds left and an eventual 4-2 victory over No. 11 Boston College (18-12-2) on Monday night in the Beanpot consolation game at TD Garden. Sikura’s game-winner came less than 30 seconds after…

When Kira Toussaint’s family travels to watch her swim, it’s a big deal. The Rio Olympics last August was such an occasion. The crew flew in from Amsterdam to support Toussaint swimming the backstroke for the Netherlands. This week qualifies. The SEC swimming and diving championships open Tuesday at Tennessee’s Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. For Toussaint, it will be a belated Senior Day observation. …

By: Luke Kerr-Dineen | February 13, 2017 8:47 am Follow @LukeKerrDineen

Fans have seen the new series logo. Teams have replaced their windshield banners with the Monster emblem. Everyone in NASCAR seems ready for the flood of florescent green that will go along with the change from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. ? What a mouthful of a name and a lot to chew on, and not just because of the additional word. It…

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facebook Share twitter Share Shooting Touch, a recipient of a 2016 IOC Sport and Active Society Commission grant has put its award to good use by organising a 3v3 basketball tournament intended to raise awareness of gender-based violence. The Sport and Active Society development grants were created by the IOC’s Sport and Active Society Commission to further its mission…