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i Fans of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan celebrate after a goal against Chongqing Lifan on June 28, 2015. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Fans of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan celebrate after a goal against Chongqing Lifan on June 28, 2015. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images In 2009, pro soccer player Lyle Martin was playing for the Vancouver White Caps, in a North American…

Soccer referees will be assisted by video replays for the first time by next year in trials approved on Saturday as Gianni Infantino started his FIFA presidency by advancing technological innovation in soccer. Tests initially will be in private before moving to a live pilot phase with replay assistance by the 2017-18 season at the latest, the International Football Association Board’s annual meeting decided. IFAB will have to approve all…

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RELATED: See the full field | Starting lineup   Hometown favorite Kurt Busch roared to the Coors Light Pole Award in Friday qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.   Busch pushed the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41 Chevrolet to a fast lap of 196.328 mph, snagging the first starting spot for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The pole position was Busch’s second of the season, second…

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2:48 PM ET print LAS VEGAS — Most sports organization start the year with a point of emphasis on certain rules. The first few weeks then prove whether officials will enforce rules differently than years prior. NASCAR often employs a similar officiating offseason reset. The crew chiefs have an idea of hot-button topics and parts and pieces that could receive more scrutiny. They can see new wording of rules as…

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6:57 PM ET print LAS VEGAS — Daniel Suarez, a Joe Gibbs Racing driver who split his time racing in the United States and his native Mexico from 2011 to 2014 before running full time in NASCAR, said he doesn’t believe Brian France’s endorsement of Donald Trump will affect his NASCAR career. Trucks sponsor objects to France backing Trump Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World, which is the title sponsor…

Less than 24 hours before the Kobalt 400 in Las Vegas, many of NASCAR’s best and brightest will be attending UFC 196 on Saturday night to watch Conor McGregor battle Nate Diaz in the main event. FOX Sports has confirmed several notable drivers are expected to be in attendance Saturday night for the fights ahead of Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Drivers expected to attend include: Dale Earnhardt…

It was semi-controversial when Eden Prairie was awarded the No. 1 seed over a one-loss Stillwater team in the boys state hockey tournament. But the Eagles (20-7-2) looked the part of the state’s top team Thursday night as they blitzed Anoka 7-3 in the Class 2A quarterfinals at the Xcel Energy Center. Five Eden Prairie players scored in the rout, including Gophers commit Casey Mittelstadt, a junior forward, who finished…

RELATED: Pearn suspended, team appeals LAS VEGAS — Martin Truex Jr. faced the media for the first time on Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway since the suspension announcement of his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing crew chief Cole Pearn. Pearn’s suspension comes after a P3 rules violation from last weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Pearn was also fined $50,000, while Truex Jr. was penalized 15 championship driver points and team owner Barney Visser was…

Stillwater coach Matt Doman was specifically looking forward to one Class 2A quarterfinal matchup in the boys state hockey tournament, other than the one his Ponies were playing in Thursday. He had his eye on the Bemidji-Grand Rapids game. For good reason. The fifth-seeded Lumberjacks (23-3-2) and Thunderhawks turned in what was easily the game of the tournament to this point, going to overtime before senior forward Alex Adams scored…

RELATED: Full practice results Brad Keselowski landed the fastest lap in opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.   Keselowski powered the Team Penske No. 2 Ford to a best speed of 195.327 mph on the 1.5-mile track. He was just nine thousandths of a second ahead of Penske teammate Joey Logano, who registered a 195.263 mph lap in the No. 22 Ford.   Hometown favorite Kurt Busch was third-fastest, pushing the Stewart-Haas Racing…

Brandi Chastain, whose penalty kick gave the United States the 1999 Women’s World Cup title, has pledged her brain for concussion research. The 47-year-old Chastain announced her donation to the Massachusetts-based Concussion Legacy Foundation on Thursday. Upon her death, her brain will go to the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, a joint project with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University School of Medicine. “It is really about: how I can…

Brandi Chastain, whose penalty kick gave the United States the 1999 Women’s World Cup title, has pledged her brain for concussion research. The 47-year-old Chastain announced her donation to the Massachusetts-based Concussion Legacy Foundation on Thursday. Upon her death, her brain will go to the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, a joint project with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University School of Medicine. “It is really about: how I can…

Brandi Chastain, whose penalty kick gave the United States the 1999 Women’s World Cup title, has pledged her brain for concussion research. The 47-year-old Chastain announced her donation to the Massachusetts-based Concussion Legacy Foundation on Thursday. Upon her death, her brain will go to the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, a joint project with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University School of Medicine. “It is really about: how I can…

i U.S. soccer player Brandi Chastain clears the ball during a friendly match against Iceland in 2004. Gene J. Puskar /AP hide caption toggle caption Gene J. Puskar /AP U.S. soccer player Brandi Chastain clears the ball during a friendly match against Iceland in 2004. Gene J. Puskar /AP Retired soccer player Brandi Chastain, who became a superstar when she scored the game-winning goal for the U.S. in the 1999…

RELATED: Speeds from Thursday’s test sessions at Las Vegas   LAS VEGAS – About an hour into Thursday’s afternoon open test session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin‘s No. 11 FedEx Toyota hit the wall coming out of Turn 2, causing the Joe Gibbs Racing team to pull out a back-up for the official race weekend beginning here tomorrow.   After surveying the side of his damaged car, Hamlin still was optimistic about his chances…

U.S. Women’s Soccer star Brandi Chastain has announced she will donate her brain to researchers studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, to protect future players, according to statement from the Concussion Legacy Foundation. Chastain made headlines after making a penalty kick in the 1999 World Games that clinched victory for the U.S. Women’s Team. She said she wants to protect athletes by taking part in the study on CTE, which…