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Friday gossip: Kane, Hazard, Bale, Lukaku, Falcao, Ighalo, Sanchez – BBC Sport

Friday, January 08, 2016

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Real Madrid are looking at Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 22, as a potential signing as they start a new era of rebuilding. (Daily Telegraph) Manchester United will try to sign 25-year-old Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard for £65m after being told they have no chance of signing Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 26. (Daily Star) Daily Star back…

Darian Grubb ‘surprised’ by JGR decision – Nascar

Thursday, January 07, 2016

Grubb indicated he was placed on notice early on in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoffs, where he helped guide Edwards to a fifth-place finish in the overall standings. The situation was similar to 2011, when Grubb was informed mid-Chase that he was unlikely to return to Stewart-Haas Racing, where he ultimately helped secure a Sprint Cup championship with driver/owner Tony Stewart that season.   “I was somewhat surprised,” Grubb told…

Boston Pride hockey player Denna Laing remains hospitalized – The Boston Globe

Thursday, January 07, 2016

GLOBE FILE PHOTO Denna Laing was one of four players on the Pride practice squad before she was called up for Winter Classic duty. Boston Pride forward Denna Laing, 24, remains hospitalized one week after she left the Outdoor Women’s Classic game on a stretcher. Late in the first period, she stepped on a stick and went headfirst into the boards at Gillette Stadium. There have been no updates on…

Hockey player Denna Laing remains hospitalized – The Boston Globe

Thursday, January 07, 2016

GLOBE FILE PHOTO Denna Laing was one of four players on the Pride practice squad before she was called up for Winter Classic duty. Boston Pride forward Denna Laing, 24, remains hospitalized one week after she left the Outdoor Women’s Classic game on a stretcher. Late in the first period, she stepped on a stick and went headfirst into the boards at Gillette Stadium. There have been no updates on…

Soccer league fails in bid to keep NFL off its Santa Clara turf – SFGate

Thursday, January 07, 2016

Caption Close Soccer parents and players of a Santa Clara youth league were left frustrated — but not defeated — on Tuesday when a judge rejected their second request to stop an NFL takeover of three prized fields next to Levi’s Stadium ahead of Super Bowl 50. The Santa Clara Youth Soccer League sued the NFL on Monday when crews began altering the soccer fields set to be used as…

Kyle Busch Motorsports sets crew chief lineup – Nascar

Thursday, January 07, 2016

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Labor of love in restoring Jeff Gordon’s car for sale – Nascar

Thursday, January 07, 2016

RELATED: Top moments in Gordon’s career Well of course it was a fellow named Jeff Gordon who discovered a fellow named Jeff Gordon‘s celebrated inaugural NASCAR winning car – the debutante drive of what would become a Hall of Fame racing career.   And now — after years of effort to historically and meticulously restore the former Busch Grand National car that Jeff Gordon first drove to a NASCAR Victory Lane in 1992,…

Only Lame Scolds Dislike Backyard Hockey Rinks – Deadspin

Thursday, January 07, 2016

Temperatures are dropping across the continent, leading to 99 bad outcomes and a singular good one: the construction of backyard hockey rinks. There is something, dare I say, magical, about constructing a rink in a backyard or nearby pond for everybody in the neighborhood to play in. It’s practically the only good thing about living north of Los Angeles. But because we are an unworthy species, there inexplicably exists people…

Hockey Player Seriously Injured In Winter Classic Faces Long Recovery – CBS Local

Thursday, January 07, 2016

BOSTON (CBS) – She was living out her dream, playing in the Women’s Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium, but now Denna Laing may be facing a long recovery. For the 24-year-old forward it was a landmark moment. Her Boston Pride professional women’s hockey team playing a game that was a massive step forward for the sport. “This could be the most exciting day of my life,” she wrote on her…

Super Bowl vs. youth soccer league: Judge declines to block field’s use as NFL … – San Jose Mercury News

Thursday, January 07, 2016

SANTA CLARA — In a blow to the youth sports community, a judge on Tuesday denied the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League’s request to temporarily kick the NFL out of a soccer park next to Levi’s Stadium — the latest salvo in what’s become an all-out legal war pitting soccer parents against the city and the NFL just one month before the Super Bowl lands in the Bay Area. The…

Labor of love in restoring Jeff Gordon’s car for sale – Nascar

Thursday, January 07, 2016

RELATED: Top moments in Gordon’s career Well of course it was a fellow named Jeff Gordon who discovered a fellow named Jeff Gordon‘s celebrated inaugural NASCAR winning car – the debutante drive of what would become a Hall of Fame racing career.   And now — after years of effort to historically and meticulously restore the former Busch Grand National car that Jeff Gordon first drove to a NASCAR Victory Lane in 1992,…

Super Bowl vs. youth soccer league: Judge declines to block field’s use as NFL … – San Jose Mercury News

Thursday, January 07, 2016

SANTA CLARA — In a blow to the youth sports community, a judge on Tuesday denied the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League’s request to temporarily kick the NFL out of a soccer park next to Levi’s Stadium — the latest salvo in what’s become an all-out legal war pitting soccer parents against the city and the NFL just one month before the Super Bowl lands in the Bay Area. The…

Weather could factor out pond hockey from North American Pond Hockey Championship – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Thursday, January 07, 2016

Organizers of a pond hockey tournament on Lake Minnetonka say it will go ahead as scheduled — with or without the pond hockey. The North American Pond Hockey Championship is set for Jan. 21-24. If the mild winter means there’s not enough ice for hockey, the event still will offer music and other winter games. The organizers plan to decide about hockey by Jan. 14. J. Lindsay, a tournament organizer,…

Super Bowl vs. youth soccer league: Judge declines to block field’s use as NFL … – San Jose Mercury News

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

SANTA CLARA — In a blow to the youth sports community, a judge on Tuesday denied the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League’s request to temporarily kick the NFL out of a soccer park next to Levi’s Stadium — the latest salvo in what’s become an all-out legal war pitting soccer parents against the city and the NFL just one month before the Super Bowl lands in the Bay Area. The…

Santa Clara: A judge denies soccer league’s request to kick out NFL — again – San Jose Mercury News

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

SANTA CLARA — In a blow to the youth sports community, a judge on Tuesday denied the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League’s request to temporarily kick the NFL out of a soccer park next to Levi’s Stadium — the latest salvo in what’s become an all-out legal war pitting soccer parents against the city and the NFL just one month before the Super Bowl lands in the Bay Area. The…

France talks ownership structure, Chase on MRN – Nascar

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

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Kentucky Speedway to undergo major renovations – Nascar

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

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Wednesday’s gossip: Hazard, Guardiola, Bale, Adebayor, Remy – BBC Sport

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Real Madrid are willing to pay £100m to sign Chelsea’s Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard, 24. (Daily Star) That move could prompt Chelsea to pursue the signing of Real forward Gareth Bale, 26. (Daily Mirror) But Manchester United are hoping to sign the Wales international for £75m this month – and working with “boyhood hero” Ryan Giggs, the…

Santa Clara: A judge denies soccer league’s request to kick out NFL — again – San Jose Mercury News

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

SANTA CLARA — In a blow to the youth sports community, a judge on Tuesday denied the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League’s request to temporarily kick the NFL out of a soccer park next to Levi’s Stadium — the latest salvo in what’s become an all-out legal war pitting soccer parents against the city and the NFL just one month before the Super Bowl lands in the Bay Area. The…

Wednesday’s gossip: Hazard, Guardiola, Bale, Adebayor, Remy – BBC Sport

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Real Madrid are willing to pay £100m to sign Chelsea’s Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard, 24. (Star) That move could prompt Chelsea to pursue the signing of Real forward Gareth Bale, 26. (Mirror) But Manchester United are hoping to sign the Wales international for £75m this month. (Mail) Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola, 44, will become Manchester City…