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Soccer|A Fresh Face Reflects Danish Soccer’s New Methods – New York Times

Monday, November 14, 2016

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Monster Energy could lift NASCAR to a new level | FOX Sports – FOXSports.com

Monday, November 14, 2016

According to a report by Motorsport.com’s Jim Utter, Monster Energy is one of the finalists to replace Sprint as NASCAR’s Premier Series title sponsor next year and beyond. Yesterday morning, I asked a NASCAR official about Monster and got a polite “no comment,” which is normal when negotiations are ongoing and a number of companies could potentially be in the mix. There have been plenty of companies rumored to be…

Rogatien Vachon’s long journey to the Hockey Hall of Fame finally ends Monday – Los Angeles Times

Monday, November 14, 2016

As the youngest of the kids who sneaked water from the well to create a hockey rink on the Vachon family’s dairy farm in tiny Palmarolle, Canada, Rogatien Vachon was destined to become a goaltender. Using homemade sticks, with a couple of lights illuminating the ice and cows as their audience, they’d play from morning until night. It was glorious: just them and the elements, no coaches to criticize them….

Monster Energy could lift NASCAR to a new level – FOXSports.com

Sunday, November 13, 2016

According to a report by Motorsport.com’s Jim Utter, Monster Energy is one of the finalists to replace Sprint as NASCAR’s Premier Series title sponsor next year and beyond. Yesterday morning, I asked a NASCAR official about Monster and got a polite “no comment,” which is normal when negotiations are ongoing and a number of companies could potentially be in the mix. There have been plenty of companies rumored to be…

Harvick disappointed by NASCAR’s farewell to Tony Stewart – FOXSports.com

Sunday, November 13, 2016

At the conclusion of the Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway today, we will be one race away from the retirement of Tony Stewart from the Sprint Cup Series. As the season has progressed and the news of Stewart’s retirement has been known throughout, his teammate Kevin Harvick doesn’t feel that the tracks and people around NASCAR have done enough to properly honor the three-time Premier Series champion. “It’s not…

Kyle Busch wins at Phoenix; XFINITY title field set – Nascar

Sunday, November 13, 2016

RELATED: Race results | Chase Grid   AVONDALE, Ariz. — It was just another routine Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway for Kyle Busch. But nothing else in the Ticket Galaxy 200 was at all ordinary.   All the drama unfolded behind Busch, as eight drivers scrambled for four positions in the NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase’s Championship 4 Round at Homestead-Miami Speedway.   Busch led 190 of 200 laps on the…

Kyle Busch, Truex lead practices at Phoenix – Nascar

Sunday, November 13, 2016

RELATED: Chase Grid | Chase Bubble Watch Practice 3 recap | Results | Best consecutive 10-lap average Kyle Busch led final practice in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway. Busch turned a fast lap of 136.358 mph in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on the 1-mile track where Sunday’s Can-Am 500 (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) will determine the final two…

One dead after gunmen attack bus carrying soccer team in South Sudan – Fox News

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Gunmen attacked a bus carrying players and officials of one of South Sudan’s top-flight soccer clubs, killing the driver and injuring six others. The Confederation of African Football says the Young Stars team was traveling from the capital Juba back to their hometown of Torit when the attack happened. CAF says the club chairman was among the injured. It says the gunmen were unidentified. The Young Stars…

Report: Usain Bolt is considering a career in soccer, set to train with Dortmund – CBS sports.com (blog)

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Olympic legend Usain Bolt is considering a post-running career in soccer, according to The Guardian. The 30-year-old Jamaican is a big Manchester United fan and said he has been talking with people about playing soccer, also saying that he will train with Borussia Dortmund. He is set to spend two days training with the Bundesliga club in the coming weeks, and will “see what happens.” Bolt is one of the…

The US and Mexican men’s soccer teams capped a divisive week with a touching joint photo – Quartz

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Last night, the Mexican men’s national soccer team defeated the United States in a World Cup qualifying match with a dramatic late-game header by Rafael Márquez. It was the US men’s team’s first home loss in a World Cup qualifier in 15 years (the match was played in Columbus, Ohio). And it was the US’s first loss to Mexico in such a match since 1972. But the match was not…

USA and Mexico soccer fans get on just fine, despite the awkward politics – The Guardian

Saturday, November 12, 2016

The atmosphere and aura surrounding Mexico’s quadrennial trip to Columbus for World Cup qualifying are storied among American soccer fans. Columbus has been considered a fortress by US goalkeeper Tim Howard, who on Friday devoted a Players’ Tribune piece to describe just how much mystique surrounds the place when it comes to soccer. The qualifiers in Columbus come with a mystique of their own, as each of the games –…

Mexico Ends Its Soccer Frustration on US Soil – New York Times

Saturday, November 12, 2016

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Soccer|Mexico Ends Its Soccer Frustration on US Soil – New York Times

Saturday, November 12, 2016

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The state of NASCAR? Still at a crossroads – ESPN

Saturday, November 12, 2016

9:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment FORT WORTH, Texas — NASCAR just left Texas Motor Speedway, and as they say, everything is big … … aw, c’mon, who are we kidding? Nothing seems bigger about NASCAR these days. Despite a year where the racing has genuinely improved and a year where the major car owners and NASCAR took the first step of many toward a more manageable…

Logano, crews, teams answer call at young fan’s funeral – Nascar

Saturday, November 12, 2016

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Upon his arrival in Phoenix Thursday, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano spent time at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital where he met with kids, handed out NASCAR merchandise and made a $5,000 donation to the hospital through his Joey Logano Foundation.   Such efforts always leave a lasting impression; Thursday’s even more so.   Only one day earlier, Logano and his wife, Brittany, attended the funeral…

NASCAR – The state of the sport? Still at a crossroads – ESPN.com – ESPN

Friday, November 11, 2016

9:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment FORT WORTH, Texas — NASCAR just left Texas Motor Speedway, and as they say, everything is big … … aw, c’mon, who are we kidding? Nothing seems bigger about NASCAR these days. Despite a year where the racing has genuinely improved and a year where the major car owners and NASCAR took the first step of many toward a more manageable…

Venezuelan Soccer Official Pleads Guilty; Promises to Repay Millions in FIFA Case – New York Times

Friday, November 11, 2016

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Brian Scott will retire after 2016 season, team announced | NASCAR … – Nascar

Friday, November 11, 2016

RELATED: Driver moves and team changes for 2017 Richard Petty Motorsports announced Thursday that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brian Scott will retire from full-time auto racing competition at season’s end. Scott, 28, began his NASCAR national series career in 2007. He is currently a Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate in his first year driving team owner Richard Petty’s No. 44 Ford. In a release provided by the Petty…

IOC approves half a billion dollars for sport and athletes for the next four-year Olympic Solidarity plan – Olympics

Friday, November 11, 2016

facebook Share twitter Share 16 per cent increase in funds for 2017-2020 “Quadrennial Plan” will see refugee athletes and NOCs in greatest need benefiting from new sport development programmes The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today approved the Olympic Solidarity 2017-2020 Quadrennial Plan during a meeting in Lausanne. The Olympic Solidarity development and assistance budget approved…