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Track Cycling World Cup: Britain win five golds in Glasgow – BBC Sport

Monday, November 07, 2016

Media playback is not supported on this device Kay wins omnium by a single point Britain won two more gold medals on the final day of the Track Cycling World Cup in Glasgow to take their tally for the event to five. Emily Kay, 21, won the new-look omnium – reduced from six races over two days to four in one – by one point to add to her win…

Texas Sprint Cup Series action delayed due to rain – Nascar

Sunday, November 06, 2016

RELATED: Live weather updates | Weekend schedule | Chase Grid   The second race in the Round of 8 of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is under delay with rain hitting Texas Motor Speedway and surrounding areas.    The AAA Texas 500‘s green flag was scheduled for 2:04:30 p.m. ET (NBC, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Air Titans continue to dry the 1.5-mile track.   Once the track is dried,…

The best thing about Harvard’s cancellation of men’s soccer season – Washington Post

Sunday, November 06, 2016

In this March 13, 2016, file photo, people walk near Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. . (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) Harvard University told members of the men’s soccer team that their season was being canceled because for years some members of the team had given sexually explicit “grades” to recruits of the women’s soccer team based on their appearance. The men’s soccer team issued…

NASCAR still working on new Cup series sponsor deal – ABC News

Sunday, November 06, 2016

FORT WORTH, Texas — NASCAR had hoped to have a sponsor for its premier series signed by now, and there are plenty of nervous people in the garage awaiting any news. If NASCAR chief operating officer Brent Dewar is feeling the heat, he isn’t showing it. He said NASCAR has talked to several companies, and negotiations continue as it seeks to replace Sprint after its 13-year run.? NASCAR has known…

Team: DiBenedetto in concussion protocol, to sit Sunday – Nascar

Sunday, November 06, 2016

DiBenedetto was not cleared by physicians to race, the team announced in a statement, following a wreck in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race.   DiBenedetto smacked the wall in a solo incident after completing 129 of 200 laps in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. He was treated and released from the infield care center and finished 36th.   I’m feeling totally fine…just having to follow the concussion protocol. Hate I…

Why do we expect the Olympics to keep on giving? – The Guardian

Sunday, November 06, 2016

The Olympics is a puzzling phenomenon. I came to this conclusion reading a news report about the legacy of the 2012 London games. It said there basically wasn’t one. The family gathered nervously to hear the reading of the will only to learn that the bejewelled old dowager had pissed everything away ante-mortem. No urban regeneration for Great Nephew the Lee Valley, no sustained increase in trade for dodgy Uncle…

Pittsford dominates sectional swimming, wins 15th title – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Sunday, November 06, 2016

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Relationship With Special Olympics At Heart Of Charlottesville Challenger – ATP World Tour

Sunday, November 06, 2016

A tennis tournament at any level becomes truly special when it transcends individual achievement and, at the core of its culture and heart of its identity, represents something greater than what transpires between the lines. On Sunday, the Charlottesville Men’s Pro Challenger, a $50,000 event on the ATP Challenger Tour, concludes its eighth edition with American teen Reilly Opelka facing Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans for the title. But it was…

Harvard men’s soccer team apologizes ‘for harm to women everywhere’ – The Guardian

Sunday, November 06, 2016

The Harvard men’s soccer team has apologized for sexual comments made about members of the women’s soccer team that led the Ivy League school to suspend the men’s team for the rest of the season. The apology was posted on Friday on the website of the Harvard Crimson student newspaper. Team members said their behavior was inexcusable and no woman deserved to be treated in that manner. The newspaper last…

NASCAR deal-maker Brent Dewar playing patience game on new sponsor – ESPN

Saturday, November 05, 2016

1:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment FORT WORTH, Texas — NASCAR had hoped to have a sponsor for its premier series signed by now, and there are plenty of nervous people in the garage awaiting any news. If NASCAR chief operating officer Brent Dewar is feeling the heat, he isn’t showing it. He said NASCAR has talked to several companies, and negotiations continue as it seeks to…

English soccer highlights: Chelsea reject scores unbelievable goal from midfield – CBS sports.com (blog)

Saturday, November 05, 2016

Would you believe it — we have a highlight from England’s second division for you. Steve Sidwell, the former U21 England man who never lived up to the moderate hype at Chelsea and Aston Villa, has scored for Brighton from midfield in Saturday’s match against Bristol City. Check it out: What a fine goal. Lovely awareness from him, seeing the goalkeeper out of position and firing home. That’s not an…

US|Harvard Men’s Soccer Team Is Sidelined for Vulgar ‘Scouting Report’ – New York Times

Saturday, November 05, 2016

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Harvard men’s soccer team apologizes for sexual comments – Fox News

Saturday, November 05, 2016

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –  The Harvard men’s soccer team has apologized for sexual comments made about members of the women’s soccer team that led the Ivy League school to suspend the men’s team for the rest of the season. The apology was posted Friday on the website of The Harvard Crimson student newspaper. The newspaper last month uncovered a 2012 document that rated the attractiveness of women’s team recruits…

Hockey: India beat China 2-1 to win Women’s Asian Champions Trophy – Times of India

Saturday, November 05, 2016

PTI | Updated: Nov 5, 2016, 09.40 PM IST Highlights Deepika scored the winner in the dying minutes to give India 2-1 victory. Deep Grace Ekka put India in the lead via a penalty corner in the 13th minute. Zhong Mengling scored a fine field goal in the 44th minute to make it 1-1. Indian women’s hockey team celebrates after winning the fourth edition of the Asian Champions Trophy. (TOI…

Harvard Men’s Soccer Team Sidelined For Rest Of Season Over Sexist Emails – NPR

Saturday, November 05, 2016

Enlarge this image The Harvard men’s soccer team has been suspended for the remainder of the season after the school discovered the team had repeatedly written and circulated vulgar, sexually explicit “scouting reports” about new recruits on the women’s team, in a practice that continued up to this year. “The decision to cancel a season is serious and consequential,” Harvard President Drew Faust said in a statement Thursday. She wrote…

Sexist ‘scouting report’ ends Harvard men’s soccer season – WGN-TV

Saturday, November 05, 2016

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A sexist tradition has cost the Harvard men’s soccer team the rest of the season. Harvard University canceled the remainder of the 2016 men’s soccer season following an investigation into reports of a custom of ranking woman’s soccer players’ physical attributes in the lewdest of terms, university officials said. The “scouting report” evaluated freshmen women soccer players on their looks and sex appeal with numerical scores and offensive…

Texas Sprint Cup update: Joe Gibbs Racing’s teamwork at the … – Nascar

Saturday, November 05, 2016

RELATED: Chase Grid | Series standings | Texas schedule FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch summed up his Joe Gibbs Racing team’s championship path Friday afternoon ahead of pole qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway. “Race hard, go for the win, do what you need to do,” Busch said, allowing a slight smile. The reigning Sprint Cup Series champion – along with his three JGR teammates, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Carl…

Your ultimate guide to the weekend’s live sport: What to watch, where to watch it and who’s going to win – Telegraph.co.uk

Saturday, November 05, 2016

Presented for your pleasure in chronological order, here are the five can’t-miss live sporting events to plan your weekend around: SATURDAY 1. Merstham vs Oxford United What is it? The return of the FA Cup! This first round match pits the lowest-ranked team still in the competition,  Isthmian League Premier Division’s Merstham against Oxford, a club that has won the League Cup. When is it? Saturday afternoon, at 12.30 GMT. Where…

JGR takes aim at Texas, teamwork at the forefront – Nascar

Saturday, November 05, 2016

RELATED: Chase Grid | Series standings | Texas schedule FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch summed up his Joe Gibbs Racing team’s championship path Friday afternoon ahead of pole qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway. “Race hard, go for the win, do what you need to do,” Busch said, allowing a slight smile. The reigning Sprint Cup Series champion – along with his three JGR teammates, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Carl…

Harvard Men’s Soccer Team Sidelined For Rest Of Season Over Sexist Emails – NPR

Saturday, November 05, 2016

Enlarge this image The Harvard men’s soccer team has been suspended for the remainder of the season after the school discovered the team had repeatedly written and circulated vulgar, sexually explicit “scouting reports” about new recruits on the women’s team, in a practice that continued up to this year. “The decision to cancel a season is serious and consequential,” Harvard President Drew Faust said in a statement Thursday. She wrote…