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US Women’s Soccer Players Renew Their Fight for Equal Pay – New York Times

Friday, July 08, 2016

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Exclusive: NASCAR VP Scott Miller says no aero package changes for the Chase – FOXSports.com

Friday, July 08, 2016

There will not be a change in the aerodynamic package for this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Scott Miller told FOXSports.com in an exclusive interview Friday morning. This weekend at Kentucky Speedway, NASCAR is testing a new low-downforce package that was also used four weeks ago at Michigan International Speedway. If this test is successful, the Michigan/Kentucky specs will form the basis of…

Rain jumbles Friday’s schedule at Kentucky – Nascar

Friday, July 08, 2016

RELATED: Get live weather updates   Inclement weather has altered Friday’s on-track schedule at Kentucky Speedway.   Nearly 30 minutes into the day’s first of two scheduled NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practices, a severe thunderstorm warning had officials sending Sprint Cup Series cars into the garage. Denny Hamlin had posted the fastest speed at the time, with Jimmie Johnson — who later smacked the wall solidly — sitting in second….

US Women’s Soccer Players Renew Their Fight for Equal Pay – New York Times

Friday, July 08, 2016

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US Women’s Soccer Players Renew Their Fight for Equal Pay – New York Times

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Study: The Rio Olympics Went $1.6 Billion Over Budget – Deadspin

Friday, July 08, 2016

Photo credit: Buda Mendes/Getty Images The upcoming Olympics have been marred by the Zika crisis, body parts washing up on a prominent beach, a lack of security, disease-ridden shitwater, and a political meltdown. All these extra-normal maladies have made it somewhat easy to wash over the fact that Rio has created the same boring problem for itself that every Olympic host city does: they went way over budget trying to…

US Women’s Soccer Players Renew Their Fight for Equal Pay – New York Times

Friday, July 08, 2016

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Huge contingent of Bulldogs will be competing in Olympics – DawgNation

Friday, July 08, 2016

ATHENS — There were so many Olympians in the house, they couldn’t use one room to do interviews. The University of Georgia on Thursday invited the press over to Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall for an opportunity to meet and interview the Bulldogs who have qualified to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next month. To accommodate all the athletes and media coming there to see them,…

Kentucky: The missing track for Chevrolet drivers – Nascar

Thursday, July 07, 2016

Of the 23 tracks that currently host one or more NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events, Kentucky Speedway remains the only venue that hasn’t seen a Chevrolet driver celebrating in Victory Lane. The 1.5-mile track, which will host Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 Presented (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) held its’ first Sprint Cup race in 2011. This weekend’s race will be just the sixth premier series event…

Soccer Star Sydney Leroux Fires Back at Pregnancy-Shaming Trolls – Yahoo Finance

Thursday, July 07, 2016

Sydney Leroux stood up for herself after being harshly judged on Instagram. (Photo: Getty) It should be a time of celebration for 26-year-old Sydney Leroux, but instead, the soccer pro is fending off verbal attacks on social media about her choice while pregnant. After the U.S. Women’s National Team forward posted a photo of herself on Instagram happily tubing on a lake with her husband, English soccer player Dom Dwyer, users…

Chobani Tells Inspiring Team USA Stories in Its Multifaceted Olympics Campaign – Adweek

Thursday, July 07, 2016

Ashton Eaton and other Team USA athletes star in Chobani’s major 2016 Olympics campaign. YouTube: Chobani Olympic athletes need to put good stuff into their bodies in order to succeed. But good food alone won’t win them any medals at this summer’s games in Rio, according to Chobani’s new multifaceted Olympics campaign in which athletes need to eliminate all the bad stuff in order to…

How does US Olympic swimming team size up to competition in Rio? – Sports Illustrated

Thursday, July 07, 2016

After eight days of tight competition at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, the U.S. will head to Rio featuring a swim team with a five-time Olympian with 22 Olympic medals in his trophy case (Michael Phelps), a four-time Olympian with 12 medals (Ryan Lochte), the world’s most dominant swimmer (Katie Ledecky), 30 first-time Olympians and swimmers ranging in age from 19 to 35.  Miss any of the action from…

Argentina names new men’s soccer coach with Olympics in doubt – NBC Olympics

Thursday, July 07, 2016

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina’s national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics. Argentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, only a month away. Juan Sebastian Veron, president of the Estudiantes club, confirmed that Julio Olarticoachea, who was a defender on the Argentine squad that…

Argentina names new men’s soccer coach with Olympics in doubt – NBC Olympics

Thursday, July 07, 2016

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina’s national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics. Argentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, only a month away. Juan Sebastian Veron, president of the Estudiantes club, confirmed that Julio Olarticoachea, who was a defender on the Argentine squad that…

NASCAR looking to limit XFINITY tandem drafting – Nascar

Thursday, July 07, 2016

NASCAR implemented rule changes two years ago in its Sprint Cup Series aimed at limiting the action known as tandem drafting, the ability for two cars to lock up and advance past another competitor. Changes now are being considered to halt the activity for the XFINITY Series after a one-day test at Daytona International Speedway July 2. “You no longer see that in the Sprint Cup Series and that’s what we…

Gender-Segregated Swimming Cut Back at 2 Public Pools Near Brooklyn Hasidic Areas – New York Times

Thursday, July 07, 2016

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Chase clinch scenarios for Kentucky – Nascar

Thursday, July 07, 2016

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup might not begin until September, but several drivers have the opportunity to clinch a spot in the top 30 this weekend at Kentucky Speedway, thus securing a spot in the NASCAR playoffs. To clinch an early Chase berth, a driver must have multiple wins and a top-30 spot. Below are Chase-clinching scenarios for this weekend’s race in the Bluegrass State: Brad Keselowski: With…

Argentina names new men’s soccer coach with Olympics in doubt – NBC Olympics

Wednesday, July 06, 2016

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina’s national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics. Argentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, only a month away. Juan Sebastian Veron, president of the Estudiantes club, confirmed that Julio Olarticoachea, who was a defender on the Argentine squad that…