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Kyle Busch wins after dominating Phoenix effort – Nascar
RELATED: Full race results AVONDALE, Ariz. – Kyle Busch calls it a “knack.” His rivals might refer to the continuing saga of Kyle Busch at Phoenix International Raceway as absolute dominance. But the record books will show Saturday’s result in the Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 as yet another NASCAR XFINITY Series victory for the Busch juggernaut. Leading 175 of 200 laps at the 1-mile race track, Busch notched his ninth victory in 20…
Arizona State Takes Baby Steps to Establish a Footing in Collegiate Hockey – New York Times
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Soccer’s popularity continues to rise in Cuba – Los Angeles Times
Several dozen people gather under a punishing December sun outside the weathered baseball stadium in this port city 60 miles east of Havana, pushing and shoving in the hope of glimpsing the eight major leaguers who have come for a children’s clinic. Matanzas is the birthplace of Cuban baseball, site of the first game played in the Caribbean and home to many of the country’s greatest players. But proof that…
MEN’S HOCKEY: UND runs away with playoff opener over Colorado College – Grand Forks Herald
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Through the first 9 minutes, 30 seconds, the shot chart got ugly. UND led shots on goal 10-0. UND led shot attempts 20-0. Eventually, the scoreboard turned ugly, too. UND scored four times in the third period to run away with a 7-1 victory over Colorado College in Game 1 of their National Collegiate Hockey Conference series in Ralph Engelstad Arena, bringing the Fighting Hawks one…
Players use sled, not legs, to compete in hockey – News & Observer
Imagine having little or no use of your legs, strapping yourself to a piece of aluminum and racing across the ice on blades toward a competitor who might hit you with a stick. That’s what dozens of men and women who have lost the ability to ice skate on their feet flocked to Wake Forest this weekend to do. It was the first tournament in North Carolina for hockey players…
5 revelations from a wild NASCAR Friday in Phoenix – FOXSports.com
The NASCAR Western Swing has reached its midpoint, with the Sprint Cup teams at Phoenix International Raceway for Sunday’s Good Sam 500, the fourth of 36 points races on the NASCAR schedule. Here are five things we learned on a beautiful Friday in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. UNHAPPY HARVICK — Seven-time Phoenix winner Kevin Harvick surprisingly qualified back in 18th place on Friday. “We have just been off in qualifying every…
Track president: ‘No decision’ on Phoenix enhancements – Nascar
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Kyle Busch wins Coors Light Pole Award at Phoenix – Nascar
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Kahne brings out red flag at Phoenix with smoking car – Nascar
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NASCAR’s wacky trademark trend to continue – ESPN
9:07 AM ET print AVONDALE, Ariz. — If you run a sanctioning body looking to copycat from NASCAR, watch out. Don’t try to use the terms “restart zone” or “caution clock” for your series. The NASCAR police might be watching. NASCAR has applied for exclusive use of those terms by trademarking them as they relate to motorsports. Turn 4: NASCAR’s burning questions Will Brian France’s political views drive away potential…
NASCAR’s wacky trademark trend to continue – ESPN
9:07 AM ET print AVONDALE, Ariz. — If you run a sanctioning body looking to copycat from NASCAR, watch out. Don’t try to use the terms “restart zone” or “caution clock” for your series. The NASCAR police might be watching. NASCAR has applied for exclusive use of those terms by trademarking them as they relate to motorsports. Turn 4: NASCAR’s burning questions Will Brian France’s political views drive away potential…
Kyle Busch gets NASCAR pole; Jimmie Johnson escapes injury – USA TODAY
(Photo: The Associated Press) AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson escaped injury when his steering wheel came off and he crashed into the wall at full speed in NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying Friday. Kyle Busch later won the pole for the race Sunday at Phoenix International Speedway. Johnson was on his second lap in the final round on the mile oval when he couldnt turn and his car rammed into…
Track president: ‘No decision’ on Phoenix enhancements – Nascar
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NASCAR’s wacky trademark trend to continue – ESPN
9:07 AM ET print AVONDALE, Ariz. — If you run a sanctioning body looking to copycat from NASCAR, watch out. Don’t try to use the terms “restart zone” or “caution clock” for your series. The NASCAR police might be watching. NASCAR has applied for exclusive use of those terms by trademarking them as they relate to motorsports. Turn 4: NASCAR’s burning questions Will Brian France’s political views drive away potential…
‘This Is a Hockey School’: Quinnipiac Students and Polls Agree – New York Times
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King of Phoenix preps for memorable weekend – Nascar
RELATED: Drivers who have 499 or more starts | Full schedule for Phoenix AVONDALE, Ariz. — It’s set to be a memorable weekend for 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick here at Phoenix International Raceway. Friday, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver was reminded it was the 15-year anniversary of his first NASCAR premier series victory — the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. On Sunday, he will make his 500th consecutive series…
Morning Skate: P.K. Subban’s injury made the hockey world gasp – SB Nation
You love hockey. You love SB Nation. You love reading hockey at SB Nation. Search your feelings. You know these things are true. But life’s too busy to browse the whole network for news. So, we’ll send hockey news to your inbox every morning. All you need to do is subscribe. Lace ’em up. Time for the Morning Skate. * * * HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU OVERRATE…
NASCAR names Ford Motor Company winner of ‘Driving Business Award’ – Nascar
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 11, 2016) — Days after Ford Motor Company celebrated its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the season, the manufacturer will take home its third NASCAR “Driving Business Award.” Ford is the first three-time recipient of the annual award, which is bestowed upon the Official NASCAR Partner that demonstrates leadership and results through its participation in the NASCAR Fuel for Business (NFFB) Council. The NFFB…
NASCAR’s wacky trademark trend to continue – ESPN
9:07 AM ET print AVONDALE, Ariz. — If you run a sanctioning body looking to copycat from NASCAR, watch out. Don’t try to use the terms “restart zone” or “caution clock” for your series. The NASCAR police might be watching. NASCAR has applied for exclusive use of those terms by trademarking them as they relate to motorsports. Turn 4: NASCAR’s burning questions Will Brian France’s political views drive away potential…
‘This Is a Hockey School’: Quinnipiac Students and Polls Agree – New York Times
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