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x Embed x Share Patrick is among the drivers confused about NASCAR’s fines. USA TODAY Sports Danica Patrick says team co-owner and fellow driver Tony Stewart should not have been fined for speaking out about a safety issue.(Photo: Amber Searls, USA TODAY Sports) Danica Patrick is among those confused about what drivers can and can’t say in the wake of Tony Stewart’s $35,000 fine. Stewart was fined last week after speaking out…

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How much money does Adam Scott need? (USATSI) You’ve likely never heard of Dawn Fraser unless you’re the wonkiest Olympics buff of all time. Fraser was an Australian swimmer who won four total gold medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games. Why am I telling you about her? Well, she went all in on fellow Australian Adam Scott recently on her Facebook page. And I mean all in….

Varnish has said she is “open to sharing my experiences with both British Cycling and/or UK Sport”. British Cycling will form a independent review following allegations of sexism by cyclist Jess Varnish. The 25-year-old, who was dropped from the GB team after failing to qualify for Rio, said she spoke out against technical director Shane Sutton to change attitudes at the organisation. She alleged Sutton made sexist comments and told…

Photos courtesy of Jeff Gordon‘s Twitter account, @JeffGordonWeb RELATED: Photos of Gordon through the years Christmas arrived in April at Hendrick Motorsports on Tuesday, and it was worth the wait. Four-time champion Jeff Gordon was on hand with team owner Rick Hendrick to distribute some pretty slick hardware. Celebrating Gordon’s career in style, Hendrick and the NASCAR on FOX broadcaster gave out more than 600 rings commemorating the driver of the No. 24’s…

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NASCAR teams hoping to shave time off pit stops by replacing only four lug nuts on wheels will now face penalties from the sanctioning body, according to a memo sent to organizations Monday.   The memo states that all tires, wheels and all five lug nuts “must be installed in a safe and secure manner at all times during the event.”   Failure to comply can result in penalties ranging…

Earlier this month, U.S. women’s national soccer team midfielder Megan Rapinoe appeared with Hillary Clinton in New York City at an “Equal Pay Day” event. The U.S. women’s team has won three World Cups and four Olympic gold medals since 1990. The men? They failed to qualify for this year’s Olympics and haven’t gotten past the quarterfinals in the World Cup since 1930. “Yet somehow,” Mrs. Clinton said, “the men…

(Photo: The Associated Press) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Racing doesn’t get much better than a bump-and-run on the final lap for the victory. It’s what Carl Edwards did to teammate Kyle Busch at Richmond International Raceway in what NASCAR says was the first last-lap pass for a win in track history. It was dramatic, controversial and likely set the stage for tense team meetings this week at Joe Gibbs Racing….

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Sometimes NASCAR can’t seem to get out of its own way.  Sometimes, even when things are going well, it manages to step in a heaping pile of dung, leaving it with a stinking mess.  But somehow, miraculously, the sport almost always comes out smelling like a rose.  MORE: Why Edwards bumped his teammate | Busch has little to say How? By continuing to produce thrilling races and dramatic finishes that…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Racing doesn’t get much better than a bump-and-run on the final lap for the victory. It’s what Carl Edwards did to teammate Kyle Busch at Richmond International Raceway in what NASCAR says was the first last-lap pass for a win in track history. It was dramatic, controversial and likely set the stage for tense team meetings this week at Joe Gibbs Racing. Was it enough, though,…

Police officers squared off against children on the soccer field Sunday. The Aztecas soccer team takes at-risk youth off the streets and on Sunday they challenged the law enforcement officers to play to raise money for summer camp. “Sometimes when the teens that are at risk are dealing with officers it’s not a really good interaction,” said Santa Cruz police officer Saul Rodriguez. “Today we take our uniforms off and…

The London marathon is a great event. Mass participation as well as elite performance, young and old, the fast and the slow; our great capital city and its citizens once again proving what a superlative show they can put on. But imagine a marathon where the men run 26 miles and 385 yards but the “girlies” event is, say, 15 miles. The men get all the glory and TV coverage…

Sometimes NASCAR can’t seem to get out of its own way.  Sometimes, even when things are going well, it manages to step in a heaping pile of dung, leaving it with a stinking mess.  But somehow, miraculously, the sport almost always comes out smelling like a rose.  MORE: Why Edwards bumped his teammate | Busch has little to say How? By continuing to produce thrilling races and dramatic finishes that…

A new logo has been selected for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, organizers announced Monday, more than seven months after the original design was scrapped amid accusations of plagiarism. The winning design, “harmonized chequered emblem,” was chosen among four logos shortlisted by the Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee. The logo was created by Asao Tokolo, a Japanese designer who is known for his intricate, mathematical motifs. The Emblems Selection Committee was…

Tony Stewart didn’t back down Sunday from the statements that got him fined $35,000 last week by NASCAR. “I’m always going to speak my mind,” Stewart told Fox before he finished 19th in Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Speedway. NASCAR fined Stewart last week after he was critical of a recent policy that doesn’t require all five lug nuts to be replaced during pit stops. Stewart said drivers’…

GIF via YouTube The good ol’ bump and run is alive and well in NASCAR. This time, it gave us the first last-lap pass ever at Richmond International Raceway, with Carl Edwards nudging Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch out of the way for the win. Busch led going into the final two laps at the .75-mile track, with Edwards right on his bumper. Edwards thanked crew chief Dave Rogers…

Teammate Eeli Tolvanen grabbed the back of his helmet and pretended to fling it in the air to celebrate the hat trick. It was just the Finnishing touch on what’s already a golden year for hockey in Finland and for Puljujarvi, a budding superstar who will soon be in the NHL. Puljujarvi scored three times and Finland blew out rival Sweden 6-1 in the gold-medal game of the IIHF World…