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7:26 PM ET print DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Drivers and teams have spent the past couple of weeks trying to learn about the new NASCAR charter system. Not only do they need to know the financial details to do budgets, they need to learn how to restructure drivers so they get paid similar to what their contracts had called for under the old system. In the past, the entry blank…

Danica Patrick talks about Tony Stewart’s recovery from the ATV accident that sent him to the hospital with a broken back. NEXT VIDEO Danica talks returning to yoga Danica Patrick talks about getting back into yoga and what she likes about it. Danica on new light blue car: Looks really good Danica Patrick talks about her new light blue car and primary sponsor, Reno, Nevada-based Nature’s Bakery. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla….

Because it is Champions League soccer is a good enough reason to watch Tuesday’s matches, but U.S. soccer fans have an extra reason to watch Chelsea and PSG battle in their Round of 16 first leg clash. American defender Matt Miazga, who joined the Blues in the winter transfer window, has been named to the bench for the club and could make his debut. Chelsea subs: Begovic, Miazga, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar,…

César Flores was refereeing an amateur soccer match in the Córdoba province of Argentina when he sent one player off. In anger, the player left the field to get something from his bag. A short time later, the player returned to the field with a gun and shot the ref to death. The Guardian has some additional details: A police source told the Efe news agency: “It all happened during…

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – The new rule governing green-white-checkered attempts in the Sprint Cup Series was a collaborative effort between NASCAR and its drivers according to Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR’s new overtime rule, which was put into practical application for the first time during Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited, meant the creation of an “overtime line” on the backstretch. If the leader of the race gets to the line before a caution…

Last Thursday, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League referee was struck in the groin with a beer can during a match between the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. Huskies player Francis Perron was given a roughing penalty in the second period. In response to the penalty, Perron’s older brother Alexandre threw a beer can at referee Dominick Bédard. According to Le Journal de Montreal, Bédard managed to…

From an incredible glove save to a hat trick in Boston, the top five plays in DI Men’s Ice Hockey has it all.

The Leadership Insider network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question: How do you encourage creative thinking within your organization? is written by Brad Rencher, EVP and general manager of digital marketing at Adobe. At Adobe, we’re in the business of creativity and data, but like any other organization, we’re…

ST. IGNACE, MI — Hockey in its purest form. Players of all skills levels got together in St. Ignace last weekend for the 2016 Labatt Blue UP Pond Hockey Championship. Typically held on the frozen water of Moran Bay in Lake Huron, the mild winter moved the event to Little Bear East Arena. It was hardly mild Feb. 13 as teams competed for the Labatt Cup championships in a variety…

Last week I was preparing to give a speech. One of my colleagues and swimming buddies, Julia, was perplexed when I told her about being nervous of speaking in public. “But you are fearless,” she frowned, bemusedly. I told her that the opposite was the case; I was scared of lots of things, but I did them even though they were frightening – sometimes because they were. In early September…

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RELATED: From tardy slip to pole-sitter | Gordon gets chills watching No. 24 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The pride on Bill Elliott‘s face was unmistakable as he emerged from a small radio interview room Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. An hour earlier, his 20-year old son, Chase Elliott, had furthered the family’s storied name by adding his own remarkable chapter to Daytona 500 record books by winning the pole for Sunday’s race. And his dad was…

New Paltz, N.Y. In 1954, the renowned American distance swimmer Florence Chadwick received a tantalizing offer: Swim across Lake Ontario—something no human had ever done—and she would receive $10,000, the equivalent of nearly $90,000 today. The offer, from an annual event called the Canadian National Exhibition, irritated some Canadians who thought that surely one of their own compatriots could accomplish that feat. Years…

FRISCO, Texas • The U.S. women’s soccer team’s younger reserves not only didn’t disappoint in the club’s Group A finale in CONCACAF qualifying for the Rio Olympics, they delivered a record performance. Crystal Dunn, one of only three regulars to start, tied a U.S. women’s national team record with five goals as it routed Puerto Rico 10-0 Monday night to win the group title. “I’d like to think this is…

RELATED: From tardy slip to pole-sitter | Gordon gets chills watching No. 24 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The pride on Bill Elliott‘s face was unmistakable as he emerged from a small radio interview room Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. An hour earlier, his 20-year old son, Chase Elliott, had furthered the family’s storied name by adding his own remarkable chapter to Daytona 500 record books by winning the pole for Sunday’s race. And his dad was…

Danica Patrick signs autographs through her garage window during practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.(Photo: Peter Casey, USA TODAY Sports) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – First Jeff Gordon wanted to be a race car driver. Then he wanted to become a celebrity. The process of attaining both helped transform NASCAR from a burgeoning regional phenomenon into a national league. “I wanted to take things to the next level,…

RELATED: From tardy slip to pole-sitter | Gordon gets chills watching No. 24 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The pride on Bill Elliott‘s face was unmistakable as he emerged from a small radio interview room Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. An hour earlier, his 20-year old son, Chase Elliott, had furthered the family’s storied name by adding his own remarkable chapter to Daytona 500 record books by winning the pole for Sunday’s race. And his dad was…

A race fan takes a selfie with Kevin Harvick, right, before Sunday’s pole qualifying for the 2016 Daytona 500.(Photo: John Raoux, AP) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR will double its presence in Snapchat’s Live Stories feature this year by partnering with the social media platform to highlight at least four races. Live Stories are a collection of user-submitted snaps revolving around a single event or location, and each of them get…

Friday night’s QMJHL game between the Baie-Comeau Drakkar and Charlottetown Islanders concluded prematurely after an issue with the ice. The damage wasn’t actually that serious, until the officials stepped in to deal with it. One linesman originally used scissors to cut a protruding piece of the logo, but another linesman just started pulling at the whole logo and tore up a sizable piece of the playing surface. It’s unclear as…

Todd Gilliland was declared the winner of Sunday night’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at New Smyrna Speedway after the race was extended an extra lap accidentally. The flagman in the flagstand issued the white flag after the leaders had crossed the start/finish line for the 150th lap of the 150-lap race. The white flag was still waving when the leaders came back to what was supposed to be…