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He helped re-create “Smokey and the Bandit” and brought the phrase “soda cookies” into the NASCAR vernacular. Both with the help of sponsor Mobil 1.   Now, as Tony Stewart prepares to ride off into the sunset, he and the folks from one of his longtime sponsors are at it again.   “Tony’s Last Chapter,” a digital video series consisting of four 30-second pieces, debuted March 3 with the three-time NASCAR…

Socially speaking Twitter has been an important outlet for Harvick, and she has gained about 280,000 followers since creating her account in 2009. “My whole thing with social media is just to keep it real,” Harvick said. “I don’t have time to make up a persona or be fake. What you see is what you get. Sometimes it’s not pretty. But I’m not afraid to say what I think, and…

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, center, reacts after scoring against FC Barcelona during a Spanish Supercup, first leg soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) COLUMBUS (WCMH)– Columbus will be getting a taste of international soccer when teams Real Madrid, along with star Cristiano Ronaldo, and Paris Saint Germain come to town for a match at Ohio Stadium. The…

Swim for fitness. That sounded easy: I already knew how to swim. So one day I stood on the pool deck looking at all the other happy lap swimmers, from speedy athletes to the portly old lady, swimming slow and steady. I was about to join their ranks, but I was woefully unprepared. When I pushed off the wall to swim my first length, I began to sink. I flailed…

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Sometimes things like soccer just don’t matter. Especially after tragedies like Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels that left at least 31 people dead and many more injured. Belgium’s national soccer team canceled practice Tuesday, just a week before a friendly match against Portugal. “Our thoughts are with the victims. Football is not important today,” the Belgian soccer federation tweeted. “Training cancelled.” The friendly match, which is supposed to be a…

Serena Williams called Moore’s remarks “very much mistaken and very, very, very inaccurate,” pointing out that the women’s final at the U.S. Open sold out long before the men’s final did. (Djokovic must have omitted that data from his analysis.) On Sunday, Moore said that Williams, “arguably the best female player of all time,” has elevated the game of women’s tennis. But to get there, Williams and her sister have had…

print Deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday have prompted Belgium’s national soccer team to cancel its scheduled practice session. Multiple explosions rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday morning, forcing a lockdown of the Belgian capital and heightened security across Europe. At least 26 people were reported dead. The Royal Belgian Football Federation posted an announcement on the Twitter account for its national team, saying “football is not…

Jimmie Johnson (48) and Joey Logano (22) race for the lead during the late laps of the NASCAR 400 mile auto race Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. (AP Photo/Will Lester) There could soon be some new names in NASCAR, and not behind the wheel. NASCAR CEO Brian France said he’s been talking to several automakers about joining the stock car racing circuit. “There is…

A major international soccer exhibition scheduled to be played this summer in Ohio Stadium is expected to feature two of the sport’s most popular teams and, perhaps, one of the game’s biggest stars.  Details are scheduled to be announced Tuesday  morning, but an online leak Monday afternoon indicated that Portuguese icon Cristiano Ronaldo and global powerhouse Real Madrid could headline a match against French giant Paris St.-Germain in late July on…

Though Kahne was apologetic in his radio communications and post-race comments, NASCAR mandated that Kahne and crew chief Keith Rodden visit the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series hauler for a post-race consultation. Monday, O’Donnell said the reason for the summons was to head off any escalating tensions between the two drivers, alluding to last year’s blow-up with Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano and the desire to prevent a repeat.   “I…

Gigi Buffon is still setting records at 38. Naturally, that led us to consider where he ranks among the best all-time goalkeepers. From there, why not do a best all-time soccer team? We filled out a Starting XI and a subs bench. Argue away. Starting XI GK – Gigi Buffon [Italy] Best goalkeeper in Serie A, if not Europe, for two decades. Still at or near the top at 38….

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Professional soccer will return to Ohio Stadium in a big way this summer, The Dispatch has learned. The 105,000-seat venue will play host to an International Champions Cup exhibition game, likely in July or early August. It is expected to pit one of the world’s super-clubs against another top team, most likely French giant Paris St.-Germain. Full details, including matchups, times and dates of the annual ICC North American exhibition…

NASCAR will decide this week whether or not to take action against Danica Patrick for getting out of her car and gesturing toward Kasey Kahne after he wrecked her during Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. That’s the word from NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell, who appeared Monday morning on Sirius/XM NASCAR Radio to discuss the Kahne-Patrick incident. Asked if Patrick’s post-incident…

10:39 PM ET print FONTANA, Calif. — Jimmie Johnson doesn’t wear the colors and the cape of Superman every day. But to his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitors, it must seem that way. With his car and his firesuit bearing the “S” of the legendary superhero, the six-time Cup Series champion and his Hendrick Motorsports team were at their relentless best on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. Johnson was seemingly…

Jimmie Johnson made it a Super Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. Johnson, whose No. 48 Chevy was adorned with Superman’s colors and logo to help promote an upcoming movie, won NASCAR’s Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race in a green-white-checkered finish, ahead of hard-luck Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin. The victory was the 77th of Johnson’s career, moving him into sole possession of seventh on NASCAR’s all-time list ahead of…

Michigan hockey players huddled around the TV in the Yost Ice Arena locker room Sunday afternoon as the NCAA selection show began. As the Wolverines’ first opponent was announced, players began to clap and say “There we go!” As a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, the team will take on Notre Dame at 5:30 p.m. Friday in Cincinnati. “Notre Dame is one of our old, I wouldn’t say…

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Not these guys, obviously. Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus celebrate after winning the 2015 SpongeBob Squarepants 400 at Kansas Speedway. Photo credit: Jamie Squire, Getty Images In an expensive sport like racing, being able to pull in well-monied sponsors to help put on the show is a necessity. But that doesn’t always lead to great names for the events, and NASCAR races—along…

What celebrating a Natty Champ looks like, courtesy of @GopherWHockey. snpy.tv/1RvmSPe — Minnesota Gophers (@GopherSports) March 20, 2016 The University of Minnesota women’s hockey team defeated previously undefeated and top-seeded Boston College, 3-1, to earn its seventh national championship at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire, on Sunday afternoon. [ MORE: Relive the official NCAA tourney bracket ] Minnesota’s Sarah Potomak put the Gophers up 1-0 in the first…