Sport

RELATED: Race results | Standings | Chase Grid SHOP: Logano gear | Chase gear TALLADEGA, Ala. — If Joey Logano‘s victory in Sunday’s Hellman’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was decisive — in relative terms — the race between Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon for the final spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup‘s Round of 8 was anything but. In an overtime race that went four laps past its scheduled distance,…

Sounders defender Zach Scott speaks on stage at the 2016 GeekWire Summit. Photo by Dan DeLong for GeekWire Growing up in Hawaii and working in pineapple fields, Zach Scott probably didn’t think he’d spend the first 15 years of his professional career playing soccer. But with perseverance, determination, a little luck, and a lot of hard work, Scott has defied stereotypes during his remarkable career with the Seattle Sounders FC. The 36-year-old will…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Sophomore Andrew Sturtz netted his team-leading fourth goal of the season in overtime to lift Penn State past third-ranked Notre Dame 3-2 in non-conference men’s ice hockey action Saturday evening from the Compton Family Ice Arena. This marks the highest ranked team Penn State has ever defeated in the young history of the program. The win moves the Lions to 3-1-1 on the season while…

Former U.S. women’s national team star Lauren Holiday had surgery on Thursday to remove a brain tumor. She was diagnosed with a benign, operable brain tumor in June while carrying her child with New Orleans Pelicans player Jrue Holiday, and doctors induced birth early to expedite surgery which was slated for Thursday. Many friends and fans sent well-wishes to Holiday on social media as she prepared to undergo surgery: One…

TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR asked three Joe Gibbs Racing teams to make adjustments on their Toyotas just before Coors Light Pole Award qualifying Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway.   The cars driven by reigning Sprint Cup champion Kyle Busch and his JGR teammates Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth were flagged in the minutes before qualifying.   As the cars were being rolled out to the track, NASCAR noticed the right rear…

RELATED: Race results | Updated Truck Series Chase Grid A severe multi-truck crash thinned the field in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ fred’s 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Talladega Superspeedway.   The melee was triggered in the 59th of 94 laps, when Ben Rhodes‘ ThorSport Racing No. 41 Toyota was shuffled out of line after a push from Timothy Peters heading into the 2.66-mile track’s first turn. After bouncing…

When it comes to milestone wins, this one ranks right up there. The Penn State men’s hockey team left Notre Dame’s Compton Family Ice Arena on Saturday night with a statement to the rest of the college hockey world. Thanks to an Andrew Sturtz overtime goal, the Nittany Lions stunned No. 3 Notre Dame 3-2, to go with a tie the previous night. “It’s hard to close a team like…

LOS ANGELES – The 2016-2017 NBA season gets under way next week. Here AFP crunches the numbers behind the world’s most popular basketball league and its rival sports: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers is due to pocket just under $31 million this season after negotiating a new three-year deal in August worth $100 million – Money, money money – Top salaries…

RELATED: Truex scores pole for Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. — Martin Truex Jr. will start on the pole in Sunday’s Hellmann’s 500 (2 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. It was clear sailing around the 2.66-mile track for the driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota on Saturday. Meanwhile, dark clouds had gathered elsewhere. NASCAR officials confiscated the left-front jack bolt…

NASCAR confiscated hollow front jack screw from the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota during pre-qualifying inspection on Saturday, Motorsport.com has learned. According to rule 20.14.5.1.a which covers the car’s suspension, “Front jack screws must be constructed of solid, magnetic steel.” The infraction could have Chase implications considering that NASCAR does not address penalties until after the race. Typically, a penalty of this nature would fall under a…

Cycling’s national governing body is on the hunt not only for a new performance director to work alongside the technical director – whether that is Sutton or someone else – but also a new chief executive to replace its long-standing CEO Ian Drake, who this week announced his intention to quit the organisation next April. Former GB rider Sara Symington is the favourite for the performance director role. The results…

Amman, Jordan (AP) — The U-17 Women’s World Cup hosted by Jordan shows that the sport “is not only confined to some parts of the world,” FIFA’s president said after watching North Korea win the title in a 5-4 penalty shootout against Japan. The competition, which ended late Friday, marked the first time an international women’s soccer tournament was held in the Middle East. FIFA’s Gianni Infantino said more needs…

Another of NASCAR’s young guns is ready to step up to the Sprint Cup Series. Gray Gaulding, an 18-year-old NASCAR Next alumnus, will make his Cup debut one week from Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. Gaulding also will drive the No. 30 Feed the Children Chevrolet for The Motorsports Group (TMG) for the final two races of the 2016 Cup season at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, the team announced….

NASCAR® and its marks are trademarks of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. RaceView® and Streak to the Finish™ are trademarks owned by Turner Sports, Inc. and used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. NASCAR.com is part of Bleacher Report – Turner Sports Network, part of the Turner Sports and Entertainment Network.

RELATED: Series standings | Chase Grid | All you need to know for Talladega The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup elimination-style format is in its third year and the 2016 postseason marks the last time that Talladega Superspeedway will serve as a cutoff race for the Round of 12 as the playoff field drops to eight drivers. The Talladega and Kansas Chase races will flip-flop their spots on the…

An American soccer television network sued Fox Sports Latin America in federal court Thursday, alleging that Fox executives had paid tens of millions of dollars in bribes to FIFA officials in South America in exchange for lucrative television rights to soccer tournaments. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of Florida, accuses Fox Sports executives of participating in a scheme involving money laundering, offshore shell companies and illicit wire transfers…

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sport is a universal language that can help prevent extremism and racism among young people, London-born Pakistani footballer Kashif Siddiqi said on Friday, urging governments to do more to bring together players from different religions. Siddiqi, co-founder of Football for Peace, a charity that puts on matches between communities of different ethnic or cultural backgrounds, said being born to a Ugandan mother and an Indian…

The Abu Dhabi Tour has brought pro cycling to another nontraditional cycling country. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com ABU DHABI, U.A.E. (VN) — Dreams come true in the U.A.E., at least for Yousif Mirza. The local rider worked at the Dubai airport and improved to the point to be the country’s first Olympic cyclist this August. Now he has two national tours to choose from. This week at the…