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It has been a bouncy ride for the Hendrick Motorsports gang this NASCAR season. Concussion-related issues have sidelined Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the rest of the year. Inconsistency again squeezed Kasey Kahne out of the Chase. Uncharacteristic miscues have marked an erratic run for six-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. And then there’s the kid. Chase Elliott. He’s a rookie in this high-speed circus, replacing a guy you may have heard…

It has been a bouncy ride for the Hendrick Motorsports gang this NASCAR season. Concussion-related issues have sidelined Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the rest of the year. Inconsistency again squeezed Kasey Kahne out of the Chase. Uncharacteristic miscues have marked an erratic run for six-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. And then there’s the kid. Chase Elliott. He’s a rookie in this high-speed circus, replacing a guy you may have heard…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Mariota began playing football in Pop Warner, as a receiver. When the previous year’s quarterback moved to a higher division – and coaches discovered Mariota was the only kid who could throw – he became a quarterback. But before then, he played soccer. And loved it. “For me, soccer provided me with the athletic fundamentals that allowed me to be the player that I am today,’’…

Fans who showed up on a late summer night to see Notre Dame take on the University of Connecticut got a rude awakening at the gates: they were closed. Notre Dame’s other football program, the one that calls the shots in the shadow of Touchdown Jesus, was holding a closed practice on a neighboring field. Spies might attempt to glean formations from Alumni Stadium’s seats, so the soccer fans were…

In 1996, San Francisco’s department of parking and traffic published a draft of what was to be the city’s first bicycle-specific transport plan. Almost immediately, cyclists in the city noticed something amiss: there were no bike lanes planned for Valencia Street, a popular route through the largely Latino Mission neighbourhood. Opposition to the plan grew so intense that the following year, a crackdown against pro-cycling protesters ended in a riot….

Dale Earnhardt Jr. again found himself in need of a substitute driver. Tony Stewart was there to answer the call.   Earnhardt Jr. was at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Tuesday for a Dale Jr. Foundation charity ride-along event. The problem: Earnhardt Jr. has not been cleared to drive by his doctors as he recovers from concussion-like symptoms. The event raises “quite a bit of money,” Junior said in a video…

HMOne of the most shocking things in the last six weeks was [when] we were invited on to a TV channel to talk about women in sport and had a great discussion with a female presenter before we went live on TV, and the male presenter kicked off with, ‘So, now there’s gender equality’ … I thought ‘Sorry?’ He absolutely ambushed it. Because the women’s hockey team made it on…

HMOne of the most shocking things in the last six weeks was [when] we were invited on to a TV channel to talk about women in sport and had a great discussion with a female presenter before we went live on TV, and the male presenter kicked off with, ‘So, now there’s gender equality’ … I thought ‘Sorry?’ He absolutely ambushed it. Because the women’s hockey team made it on…

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HMOne of the most shocking things in the last six weeks was [when] we were invited on to a TV channel to talk about women in sport and had a great discussion with a female presenter before we went live on TV, and the male presenter kicked off with, ‘So, now there’s gender equality’ … I thought ‘Sorry?’ He absolutely ambushed it. Because the women’s hockey team made it on…

LONDON (AP) – Corruption will never be eradicated from soccer and officials in the English-speaking world should try to be humble rather than pompous when they talk about ethics, a FIFA vice president said Tuesday. In an interview with The Associated Press, Victor Montagliani pointed to how recent allegations of wrongdoing in English soccer over the last week shows that no part of the game is immune from scandals. As…

Stock image of water reflection.(Photo: Argument, Getty Images/iStockphoto) An underwater camera captured footage of a freshwater crocodile moments after it bit an Australian teenager. Cameron Timms, 14, was swimming at El Questro’s Moonshine Gorge in Western Australia with his family when he was bitten, The Kimberly Echo reported. In a video, taken with the Timms’ GoPro seconds after the incident, a crocodile swims around the family and then quickly swims away. “We…

The governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, is heading for a confrontation with the International Olympic Committee and the organisers of the 2020 Olympics over a warning that the Games could cost 3tn yen (£23bn) – four times the original estimate – and a proposal to cancel the construction of three new venues. A panel of independent experts formed by Koike to review venues and costs recently proposed renovating existing venues…

After finishing with the best regular-season record in the North American Soccer League the previous year, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers endured an atrocious start to the 1978 season. They were a sorry 0-3 and outscored by an astounding 13-2 margin. So for their next home game at Lockhart Stadium on 22 April, the team decided to do something about that. A pre-game funeral procession was held. A hearse was driven…

Slowly but surely, the Zepp Labs is taking on every sport known to humankind. And the latest is a biggie. The company is set to start shipping Zepp Play Soccer tomorrow here in the States (hence the name, footy enthusiasts). As with the rest of the Northern California startup’s offerings (which also include baseball/softball, golf and tennis at present), the soccer pack is built around a series of sensors designed…

Slowly but surely, the Zepp Labs is taking on every sport known to humankind. And the latest is a biggie. The company is set to start shipping Zepp Play Soccer tomorrow here in the States (hence the name, footy enthusiasts). As with the rest of the Northern California startup’s offerings (which also include baseball/softball, golf and tennis at present), the soccer pack is built around a series of sensors designed…

The small wearable device, which pairs with a smartphone via Bluetooth, fits inside a leg sleeve that’s part of the retail bundle. In fact, there are two sizes of sleeves included in the box: small-medium and medium-large. Unlike its other sensors, Zepp says the Play Soccer version isn’t about the company helping you train with video tutorials or tips from professional athletes. Instead, you’re supposed to use the raw data…

The small wearable device, which pairs with a smartphone via Bluetooth, fits inside a leg sleeve that’s part of the retail bundle. In fact, there are two sizes of sleeves included in the box: small-medium and medium-large. Unlike its other sensors, Zepp says the Play Soccer version isn’t about the company helping you train with video tutorials or tips from professional athletes. Instead, you’re supposed to use the raw data…

The small wearable device, which pairs with a smartphone via Bluetooth, fits inside a leg sleeve that’s part of the retail bundle. In fact, there are two sizes of sleeves included in the box: small-medium and medium-large. Unlike its other sensors, Zepp says the Play Soccer version isn’t about the company helping you train with video tutorials or tips from professional athletes. Instead, you’re supposed to use the raw data…