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When they were students at Emerson College, Sam Mathius, Peter Karl and Petar Medjarac bonded through a mutual love of soccer. Now graduated, the group is once again tied together through the game, this time in a series of videos produced after a wide ranging tour of Central and South America. Known as the “American Futbol Project,” the group (joined also by fellow Emerson alum Austin Ahlborg) traveled more than 7,000 miles in 2014,…

Mario Gomez was substituted shortly after helping Mesut Ozil score against Italy Germany forward Mario Gomez will miss the rest of the European Championship with a hamstring injury. Scans conducted after Saturday’s quarter-final win over Italy showed a torn muscle for the 30-year-old, who has scored two goals in four games. A German Football Association (DFB) statement said: “Another appearance for the striker is not an option.” Midfielders Sami Khedira…

Michael Phelps qualified to defend his 100m butterfly 2012 Olympic gold medal at the Rio Games by finishing first in a time of 51.00 seconds at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials from Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday. Joining Phelps should be Tom Shields, just as in the 200m butterfly, who finished second to Phelps in 51.20. Phelps can become the first and only swimmer to win four consecutive gold medals in…

RELATED: Full race results | StandingsSHOP: Winner gear DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Brad Keselowski had an excellent solution for the massive wrecks that scrambled the finishing order of Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. He stayed ahead of all of them. Leading 115 of 161 laps in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, Keselowski sped away from his pursuers after a restart in overtime and posted his third victory of the 2016 NASCAR…

The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season moves back to Daytona under the lights on Saturday night, with the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. NBC begins its 2016 NASCAR coverage with Saturday night’s race, beginning with NASCAR America at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Race coverage moves over to NBC at 7 p.m. with the Countdown to Green pre-race show, followed by the race itself at…

Only two days remain for the USA Swimming Olympic Trials, while the US Track and Field Olympic Trials will continue through July 10. For the former, Saturday features some of the biggest events on the swimming calendar, and for the latter, things are just getting started with only a couple finals events. For Track and Field, the women’s 10,000-meter race, discus throw and long jump finals will be on…

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i Young beachgoers walk near a body part covered in a plastic bag, which was discovered on Rio’s Copacabana Beach near the Olympic beach volleyball venue on Wednesday. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games begin August 5. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Young beachgoers walk near a body part covered in a plastic bag, which was discovered on Rio’s Copacabana Beach near the Olympic beach volleyball…

x Embed x Share USA Today Sports’ Jeff Gluck looks ahead to the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway and the story lines that fans should keep an eye on during the week. USA TODAY Sports Empty seats during the AAA 400 Drive For Autism at Dover International Speedway.(Photo: Matthew O’Haren, USA TODAY Sports) For eight years, Lanette and Jim Williams of Missouri said they traveled to an average…

x Embed x Share USA Today Sports’ Jeff Gluck looks ahead to the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway and the story lines that fans should keep an eye on during the week. USA TODAY Sports NASCAR – like many sports – is trying to determine if empty seats like these at Bristol Motor Speedway show a decline in fan interest or a change in fan consumption.(Photo: Randy Sartin,…

A new crop of great American swimmers shined at the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebraska, this week. Veterans like Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin were surprised by a series of fresh faces who gave the London Olympics stars a run (swim?) for their money. Among them is 19-year-old Lilly King, who won the 100-meter breaststroke – besting 2012 Olympian Breeja Larson and Jessica Hardy (who holds…

Kyle Busch had a scary moment Friday morning during practice for Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Busch lost a right-rear tire on his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with nine minutes left in practice. Once the tire failed, Busch’s car turned right and he went nose-first into the SAFER barrier on the outside wall of the track. The car was heavily damaged, but Busch was…

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Michael Phelps is heading back to the Olympics. So is Missy Franklin. Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, held off a stiff challenge from Tom Shields to win the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials Wednesday night. Phelps whipped around to look at his time — a bit slower than he probably would’ve liked — and held up all five fingers on his right hand after notching…

Off the bike, the first thing you notice about Peter Sagan is the hair. The hair is magnificent. It’s chestnut-brown with blondish streaks, and it brushes the shoulders of Sagan’s rainbow-striped jersey, which he wears because he’s the sport of road cycling’s reigning world champion. It is not the hair of a typical bike racer. It is the hair of a man who holds a sword while fighting a tiger—and…

The most medaled human being in existence is going to make some more Olympic history. By winning the 200-meter butterfly at the Olympic trials in Omaha yesterday, Michael Phelps has qualified for his fifth summer games, a first for an American male swimmer. Phelps finished in 1:54.84, not a great time, but the time didn’t matter. Phelps is going to Rio, and with everything that’s gone down in his life…

At first glance, it just seemed like a typical poster promoting swimming safety. While visiting a pool in Salida, Colorado, a woman named Margaret Sawyer noticed a Red Cross pool safety poster showcasing diverse swimmers. But she observed one catch: Only white people displayed “cool” behavior and almost everyone behaving in ways that were “not cool” were people of color. Sawyer told NBC affiliate KUSA she thought it was a…

A human foot and another body part were found washed ashore Wednesday on Rio’s Copacabana Beach, just in front of the venue where beach volleyball will be played during the Olympics in a matter of weeks, according to police near the site. A beachgoer found the remains, which police say appear to have belonged to a woman or young adult. Several incidents of violence have overshadowed Olympic preparations in Rio de…

i Michael Phelps celebrates qualifying for his fifth Olympic Games, after winning the men’s 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Wednesday in Omaha, Neb. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP Michael Phelps celebrates qualifying for his fifth Olympic Games, after winning the men’s 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Wednesday in Omaha, Neb. Mark J. Terrill/AP Swimming superstar Michael Phelps made history…