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Sexual Abuse in English Soccer Exposed as Victims Speak Out – ABC News
Former English soccer players who were subjected to years of sexual abuse by youth team coaches entrusted with their care are breaking cover to expose the game’s dark secrets. Harrowing stories of assaults on young players by men they relied on to turn them into professionals are forcing authorities and clubs to finally address how child abusers were able to exploit their positions of power and why the behavior wasn’t…
Vegans, bonspiels and retirements – sport quiz of the week – BBC Sport
It’s BBC Sport and A Question of Sport’s weekly quiz – have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in the world of sport in the past week? If you missed last week’s sports quiz, try it here. Picture credits: Getty, SNS, Reuters
NASCAR Ignition Points – Looking back and beyond – Motorsport.com, Edition: Global
This week’s thoughts on the NASCAR Round Table from Motorsport.com from the 2016 season and looking ahead on key issues for 2017. 1. Now that the 2016 season is complete, what do you feel was the biggest story in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this season? Jim: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s absence from half of the season due to a concussion in the August race overshadowed much of the…
Soccer in the Philippines Scrambles for a Toehold, With an American Leading the Way – New York Times
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WATCH: We have a new candidate for the worst miss in soccer history – CBSSports.com
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Bruce Arena Named Head Coach of US Men’s National Team – U.S. Soccer (press release) (registration) (blog)
I got a call that every soccer player dreams of a few days after our last game of the NWSL season. My coach at the Western New York Flash, Paul Riley, had come up to me a couple of days before that and told me that Jill Ellis might bring me into National Team camp. I was really excited and anxious then, but when I got the call from…
Olympics History Rewritten: New Doping Tests Topple the Podium … – New York Times
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Jurgen Klinsmann Fired as US Soccer Coach – New York Times
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Greg Biffle won’t return to Roush in 2017 – Nascar
RELATED: All of Biffle’s Cup victories NASCAR veteran Greg Biffle announced Monday that he and Roush Fenway Racing have agreed to part ways, leaving the driver’s immediate future very much up in the air. Biffle, 46, had been with the company for 19 years. He called the decision to part ways a “mutual agreement” and touched on multiple topics in an appearance on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Among them…
Olympics History Rewritten: New Doping Tests Topple the Podium – New York Times
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Johnson speechless, but peers have plenty to say – Nascar
Johnson’s wife, Chandra, and their two young daughters quickly joined him on stage. The champ’s little girls were left to hold their ears while watching the fireworks erupt and the yellow and black star confetti shoot out of cannons to celebrate this milestone moment. Dale Earnhardt Jr., the sport’s 12-time Most Popular Driver, was among those who made a point to see his Hendrick teammate Johnson. “It is…
As US Soccer Weighs Jurgen Klinsmann’s Future, He Says, ‘I’m Not Afraid’ – New York Times
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Suarez becomes NASCAR’s 1st foreign champion – ESPN
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment HOMESTEAD, Fla. — El campeon! Daniel Suarez won the Xfinity Series season finale and title at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, becoming the first foreign champion in a NASCAR national series. The 24-year-old Mexican bested fellow championship contenders Elliott Sadler, Justin Allgaier and Erik Jones on a botched restart with three laps to go. “It’s very hard to put into words,” Suarez said. “I’m speechless…
College soccer: Providence rallies to drop undefeated No. 1 Maryland – NCAA.com
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Providence College men’s soccer team advanced to the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament after rallying with four second half goals to defeat the No. 1 Maryland Terrapins. The Friars improve to 14-6 and the Terps finish their season 18-1-2. The Terrapin’s leading scorer Gordon Wild tallied the first goal of the game in the sixth minute of play off of a free kick…
Team USA members on historic fight for equal pay in women’s soccer – CBS News
The following is a script from “The Match of their Lives,” which aired on Nov. 20, 2016. Norah O’Donnell is the correspondent. Keith Sharman and Erin Horan, producers. Few teams have been as glorious on the soccer field as the United States Women’s National Team. They’ve won three World Cups, four Olympic gold medals, and set the standard in the most popular sport on the planet. But despite their achievements,…
Jimmie Johnson Ties Record With Seventh Nascar Championship – New York Times
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As US Soccer Weighs Jurgen Klinsmann’s Future, He Says, ‘I’m Not Afraid’ – New York Times
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Team USA members on historic fight for equal pay in women’s soccer – CBS News
The following is a script from “The Match of their Lives,” which aired on Nov. 20, 2016. Norah O’Donnell is the correspondent. Keith Sharman and Erin Horan, producers. Few teams have been as glorious on the soccer field as the United States Women’s National Team. They’ve won three World Cups, four Olympic gold medals, and set the standard in the most popular sport on the planet. But despite their achievements,…
NASCAR chairman Brian France says he’s pleased with sport’s place – ESPN
2:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment HOMESTEAD, Fla. — NASCAR chairman Brian France staunchly defended Sunday the health of the sport, saying that it is in a good spot to replace Sprint as an entitlement sponsor amid television ratings and attendance declines. In his first general news conference with motorsports media since January, a feisty France also staunchly defended his commitment to diversity, a commitment that was…
NASCAR Nation reacts to wild finish, Jimmie Johnson’s championship win – Nascar
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