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Michigan forward Cristoval Nieves(Photo: Carlos Osorio AP) There are good and bad memories for the Michigan hockey team as the Wolverines prepare to face Penn State at Madison Square Garden. The hockey game is part of a Super Saturday two-sport doubleheader in New York. A men’s basketball game between U-M and Penn State tips at noon. No. 6 Michigan (15-3-4, 6-1-2) will face No. 15 Penn State (16-6-3, 6-3-0) in…

Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Liverpool 0-0 West Ham An inexperienced Liverpool side were frustrated by West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph as their FA Cup fourth-round tie ended in a goalless draw. The Hammers had early chances but an unmarked Enner Valencia misjudged a header and Pedro Obiang volleyed wide. Randolph twice blocked powerful Joao Teixeira efforts and also saved shots from Cameron Brannagan, Joe Allen…

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Michigan forward Cristoval Nieves(Photo: Carlos Osorio AP) There are good and bad memories for the Michigan hockey team as the Wolverines prepare to face Penn State at Madison Square Garden. The hockey game is part of a Super Saturday two-sport doubleheader in New York. A men’s basketball game between U-M and Penn State tips at noon. No. 6 Michigan (15-3-4, 6-1-2) will face No. 15 Penn State (16-6-3, 6-3-0) in…

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Michigan forward Cristoval Nieves(Photo: Carlos Osorio AP) There are good and bad memories for the Michigan hockey team as the Wolverines prepare to face Penn State at Madison Square Garden. The hockey game is part of a Super Saturday two-sport doubleheader in New York. A men’s basketball game between U-M and Penn State tips at noon. No. 6 Michigan (15-3-4, 6-1-2) will face No. 15 Penn State (16-6-3, 6-3-0) in…

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Editor’s note: John Oates, part of legendary musical duo Hall & Oates, grew up racing and watching NASCAR. He still follows closely to this day. Below is his first-person account of his life behind the wheel, and his fandom. Follow John on Facebook here.   I became a racing fan in general as a young kid. Growing up in Pennsylvania, I didn’t know much about it, but at the same…

Tom Anastos, the former CCHA commissioner, speaks after being named Michigan State’s hockey coach in March 2011. He has gone 66-93-18 since.(Photo: Greg DeRuiter AP) Tom Anastos knows people are calling for his job, even though he said he doesn’t use social media much these days. Michigan State is 1-11-1 away from Munn Ice Arena and 5-17-2 overall in Anastos’ fifth season as hockey coach. The Spartans are coming off…

Kelli Stack greeted last year’s talk about a U.S.-based professional women’s hockey league with a familiar skepticism. This was hardly the first time the 28-year-old U.S. national team forward had heard buzz about the possibility of earning a paycheck to play hockey, only to have the plan collapse before a puck was dropped. “Every August would roll around, and people would say, ‘Oh, did you hear?’” the former Boston College…

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20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment are developing soccer match-fixing thriller “The Big Fix” with directing team Adil El Arbi and Billal Fallah on board. Fox-based Chernin Entertainment is producing, based on Brett Forrest’s ESPN Magazine article “All The World Is Staged,” published in 2012. The film will follow three characters – Chris Eaton, a former police officer who helped uncover the scandal while serving as top enforcement agent at…

NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators know they play in a nontraditional hockey market, but they wouldn’t have it any other way. The passion for hockey always has been there in Nashville, and it will be on display at the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Sunday (5 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVA Sports) and at different events during All-Star Weekend. Nashville has had a hockey fandom even…

NASCAR could change the world by racing electric cars, says Bill Nye the Science Guy in a blog post published Monday for Aeon.  “In the short term, NASCAR could help get us there. We could convert all of our racecars to electricity – right now – and show the public exactly what electrons can do,” Nye writes in the op-ed. “And most significant from my point of view, everyone in…

Top German soccer teams will scrimmage, coach and mentor in Colorado for two weeks in July, a series of events aiming to elevate the state’s profile among international tourists and supercharge the already vibrant soccer scene. The Colorado Cup is a big deal for soccer fans. They’ll get to see Bundesliga teams Mainz 05 and Mönchengladbach practice and play against two top-tier, though still unnamed, teams from Mexico. And for…

NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators know they play in a nontraditional hockey market, but they wouldn’t have it any other way. The passion for hockey always has been there in Nashville, and it will be on display at the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Sunday (5 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVA Sports) and at different events during All-Star Weekend. Nashville has had a hockey fandom even…

Samantha Cameron’s win on BBC1’s The Great Sport Relief Bake Off cooked up 4.6 million viewers on Wednesday night. Despite the extensive coverage her appearance generated, it was no match for the long-running ITV drama Midsomer Murders which has gained a new lease of life this series. Related: Samantha Cameron and Ed Balls to mix it up in Great British Bake Off special While Cameron’s baking battle against comedian Jason…