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Sophomore striker Gordon Wild has scored 16 goals this season for Maryland, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. (Courtesy of Maryland Athletics) Had Gordon Wild gone into the family business, one that dates to the 19th century on his father’s side, he might have been riding a unicycle instead of attempting bicycle kicks or manning the midway instead of collecting passes from the University of Maryland’s midfield….

5:55 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment The NHL’s Olympic decision remained unresolved after another meeting Wednesday, though there’s certainly more intrigue to it all now. Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, confirmed to reporters in New York on Wednesday that the NHL has offered to sign off on Olympic participation for 2018 in exchange for extending the current CBA. “There have been some suggestions…

5:55 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment The NHL’s Olympic decision remained unresolved after another meeting Wednesday, though there’s certainly more intrigue to it all now. Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, confirmed to reporters in New York on Wednesday that the NHL has offered to sign off on Olympic participation for 2018 in exchange for extending the current CBA. “There have been some suggestions…

It’s time for Bruce Arena to come back. Not to the Galaxy. To the national team. Taking a step back by replacing Jurgen Klinsmann with the former U.S. manager would count as two steps forward at this point. That’s how dysfunctional the team has become under Klinsmann. The problems manifested themselves spectacularly over the last week with defeats that placed the Americans in serious jeopardy of not qualifying for the World Cup in…

Alex Bowman is a remarkable young man. He’s handsome, well-spoken and handles himself like a true professional off the race track. To be put in the situation he was this year filling in for NASCAR’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and to deliver great runs is well, once again, remarkable. My FOX NASCAR partner Jeff Gordon told me that after he had filled in for Dale Jr. at the…

Alex Bowman is a remarkable young man. He’s handsome, well-spoken and handles himself like a true professional off the race track. To be put in the situation he was this year filling in for NASCAR’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and to deliver great runs is well, once again, remarkable. My FOX NASCAR partner Jeff Gordon told me that after he had filled in for Dale Jr. at the…

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North Korean leaders are convinced the country can produce next Lionel Messi, but the national team’s coach isn’t. (Muhammad Hamed/Reuters) North Korea isn’t exactly a soccer super power, but that hasn’t stopped the country’s sports leaders from boasting that one day it will be. “Our goal is to train our students to become a great national team member, and to make them super-talented players who can surpass Lionel Messi,” youth…

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Canada forward Sidney Crosby celebrates after scoring against Sweden in the second period of the gold medal game in 2014. Canada won 3-0.(Photo: Scott Rovak, USA TODAY Sports) NHL officials believe the reality of Olympic participation has never lived up to the romance of the idea. After five trips to the Olympics since 1998, the league’s enthusiasm for committing to PyeongChang, South Korea, for the 2018 Games is tepid at best….

Regardless of the outcome of Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, history will be made, and it will be significant. Tony Stewart, the man who has won the USAC Triple Crown, the IndyCar title, and three NASCAR Premier Series championships, is scheduled to drive his last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. For that matter, it’s Sprint’s last race as a title sponsor. If Carl Edwards or Joey Logano wins…

Ultra supporters and fans of the Beijing Guoan FC celebrate together after a goal against Chongcing Lifan FC during their Chinese Super League match on June 28, 2015 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer / Stringer China has already come a long way in its plan to become a world soccer superpower by 2050, according to a new report from Nielsen. Soaring interest? Check. Big investments? Check. A winning national team?…

5:55 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Historically reticent when it comes to retirement talk, Venus Williams finally opened up about when she might call it a career. Appearing on the Hallmark Channel’s “Home & Family,” Williams said she hopes to play long enough for another opportunity at gold: “I’m kind of targeting the next Olympics [Tokyo 2020], and that’s in, what, three-and-a-half years … and I’m not…

Eric Lindros carved an unprecedented path to hockey stardom, including where the incoming Hall of Famer lived when he entered the NHL. It was about a month into Lindros’ rookie season with the Philadelphia Flyers that the prodigy asked to move in with veteran teammate Kevin Dineen and his newlywed wife, Annie. “And I was like, ‘Ah, let me go home and talk to my wife about that,’” Dineen recalled…

Caption Close A local soccer coach was arrested Monday after allegedly showing nude pictures of himself to one of his female athletes during a practice in October, police said. Marcelo Gomez, 50, a freelance soccer instructor, has been charged with display of harmful material to a minor, a class A misdemeanor, according to an arrest affidavit. Gomez was coaching at least three girls at the time of the incident, including…

NHL meetings are set for this week to discuss whether the league will participate in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. League officials will meet with the International Ice Hockey Federation in New York on Wednesday. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the NHL hopes to learn if any traction has been made between the IIHF and the International Olympic Committee with regard to potential sticking points, including money issues. NHL…

A NASCAR racer and several drivers’ crew members paid tribute to a North Carolina boy who died last week after battling leukemia. Jake Leatherman, 5, had always wanted a NASCAR-themed funeral, and his wish was granted on Nov. 9. NASCAR racer Joey Logano, Matt DiBenedetto, Ryan Ellis J.J. Yeley, and crew members from the teams of Kyle Busch, Aric Almirola, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. attended the boy’s funeral,…

12:43 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment TORONTO — The NHL and International Ice Hockey Federation will meet Wednesday in New York to discuss the NHL’s participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said he doesn’t expect big news to emerge from the meeting — one that will also include representatives from Hockey Canada and USA Hockey — but time…

Kenseth, who topped the leaderboard for 55 circuits, landed 21st after the checkered flag fell, and was one of the four drivers eliminated. Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch join him on that list. “Essentially, I guess I wrecked a teammate,” Busch said after the race. “I feel horrible about it … Right now, it feels really (expletive), but tomorrow it might feel a lot better. … The 20…