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Better for Christian fans, NASCAR or the NFL? – FOXSports.com

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Is NASCAR more fan-friendly to Christians than the National Football League? Yes, says a new study from a North Carolina organization. Raleigh-based Faith Driven Consumer publishes what it calls the Faith Equality Index, a scale of 0 to 100 that rates “how well brands acknowledge Faith Driven Consumers by welcoming, embracing, and celebrating them, and is the benchmark FDCs use to make consumer choices — €”through the lens of their…

What’s in store for upcoming NASCAR season – Charlotte Observer

Thursday, February 18, 2016

The NASCAR season gets the green flag with Sunday’s Daytona 500. Here are a few predictions for what should be an extremely interesting season: Sprint Cup champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. was near the top of the standings for much of the 2015 season and might have advanced to the third round of the Chase but for an untimely caution that cost him a chance at winning at Talladega. He has…

US Women’s Path to Rio Has but One Hurdle Left – New York Times

Thursday, February 18, 2016

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Sebastian Coe: IAAF could ban Kenya from 2016 Olympics in Rio – The Guardian

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Sebastian Coe is ready to ban Kenya’s track and field team from the Olympic Games in Rio if the country’s athletics federation is declared non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency code. Kenya last week missed a deadline to prove to Wada it was doing enough to combat doping and the IAAF president has confirmed he will impose serious sanctions on any nation guilty of attempting to cover up drug-taking. Related:…

Malaysian Soccer Player’s Incredible Goal Is the Best You’ll See All Year – TIME

Thursday, February 18, 2016

You’ll probably be rubbing your eyes in amazement after watching this gravity-defying free kick from Malaysian soccer player Mohd Faiz Subri. The goal, which took place during a Malaysian Super League encounter between Faiz’s side Penang FA and rivals Pahang FA, resulted from a stinging shot the 28-year-old midfielder unleashed about 40 yd. from the net on the field’s left side. The ball somehow ended up in the top right…

Gossip column: Ibrahimovic, Mourinho, Cavani, Musa, Dragovic – BBC News

Thursday, February 18, 2016

<!– For a list of all the complete deals, check out the transfers page. Paris St-Germain forward Zlatan Ibramimovic, 34, could be heading to England. Asked about his future, he said: “I have another three months here and then what will happen? Big things will happen. Is the Premier League something I fancy. Let’s just say I’m in shape.” (Daily Mirror) Jose Mourinho, 53, has turned down offers from Italy…

US Women’s Soccer Team Crushes Group in Olympic Qualifying – New York Times

Thursday, February 18, 2016

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US Women’s Soccer Team Crushes Group in Olympic Qualifying – New York Times

Thursday, February 18, 2016

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Cain: Danica Patrick leads a natural evolution – Nascar

Thursday, February 18, 2016

(Photo credit: Nigel Kinrade Photography) WATCH: Danica talks about unwinding with yoga DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In the small Renew Yoga studio, bordered by a hat company and a bustling tavern on Daytona Beach’s famed brick-laden “Beach Street,” Danica Patrick spent an hour Wednesday sharing a yoga class with a group of reporters. It was a beautifully sunny morning with a light breeze easing in from the neighboring Intracoastal Waterway. Along…

Kass: Chicago needs a second soccer team – Chicago Tribune

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Is there room in the Chicago area for two professional soccer teams? Ye gods, I hope so. Yeah, that’s right, I just used the word “soccer,” and if you don’t like it, please let me tell you who does like it: People like the 200 or so fans — young and urban and eager, many with beards, many who are fans of the Chicago Fire — who packed The Globe…

US Women’s Soccer Team Crushes Group in Olympic Qualifying – New York Times

Thursday, February 18, 2016

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Hockey is more than a game for terminally ill teen – WFAA.com

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Hockey is more than a game for terminally ill teen. (Photo: Katie Karels) COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. – The Minnesota hockey community and teams across the nation are rallying around a 15-year-old Cottage Grove hockey player, who recently learned his rare immune deficiency disease is…

Hockey mom gets in fight with referee at Troy arena – WDIV Detroit

Thursday, February 18, 2016

TROY, Mich. – The mother of an 18-year-old hockey player got into a fight with a referee Saturday morning after her son was checked into the boards at the Troy Sports Center.  Troy police said the 47-year-old mother went to check on her son during the game’s second intermission to see if he was OK. The two were in a restricted area near the hockey officials’ locker room.  When the…

US Women’s Soccer Team Crushes Group in Olympic Qualifying – New York Times

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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