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The Québec Major Junior Hockey League is a a wonderful hockey league spread across Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. It’s a charming part of the CHL, full of francophone names and, apparently, vicious brawls that even referees are powerless to stop. The Halifax Mooseheads (!) and the Saint John Sea Dogs (!!) went at it Friday night. For their parts in escalating the brawl and deciding…

Sportsnet in Canadan and NHL Network in the U.S. will televise “Rogers Hometown Hockey” on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET, prior to the game between the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks. The location this week is Summerside, Prince Edward Island, and the show will celebrate the history of hockey in the city. Among the features airing on the pregame show: * Joel Ward of the San Jose Sharks…

Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ron Bouchard passed away Thursday at the age of 67. The Fitchburg, Massachusetts, native competed in a total of 160 Sprint Cup Series races from 1981 until 1987, scoring a win in just his 11th start. That victory came in the 1981 Talladega 500, when he shocked the racing world by passing Darrell Waltrip and Terry Labonte for the win coming through the tri-oval…

ENLARGE PARIS—There were few nasty surprises for the giants of European soccer on Saturday as they learned their fates for next summer’s European Championships. France, the host nation, is expected to cruise through the opening round, while defending champion Spain faces a barely stiffer challenge. Under the tournament’s new 24-team format, only the true minnows are at risk of going home early in the monthlong Euro. Two thirds of the…

In an exclusive interview with Cyclingnews, Oleg Tinkov has revealed that Tinkoff Bank will ends its sponsorship and that he will sell the team at the end of the 2016 season. Related Articles Oleg Tinkov blog: I’m ready to boycott the Tour de France in 2016 Oleg Tinkov: Chapeau to Team Sky but they’re going to kill the business Oleg Tinkov: Who is the best Grand Tour rider at the…

After 110-plus minutes of play, a few dozen shots and seemingly countless rounds of penalty kicks, everything in Stanford men’s soccer’s NCAA semifinal game came down to one moment. Leading 8-7 in PKs despite an early deficit, Stanford had the opportunity to advance to the national title game with one more miss from its opponent, Akron. Nate Shultz stepped up for the Zips, the 10th player to face…

After 110-plus minutes of play, a few dozen shots and seemingly countless rounds of penalty kicks, everything in Stanford men’s soccer’s NCAA semifinal game came down to one moment. Leading 8-7 in PKs despite an early deficit, Stanford had the opportunity to advance to the national title game with one more miss from its opponent, Akron. Nate Shultz stepped up for the Zips, the 10th player to face…

Molly Engstrom (9) became the first player in NWHL history to get suspended. (NWHL) There has been a series of firsts this week for the fledgling National Women’s Hockey League, the first paid women’s professional league, this week. They nabbed their first major corporate sponsor, which was a huge moment in the league’s young history, and now they’ve doled out their first suspension for a doozy of an infraction. The…

RELATED: Learn which drivers, crew chiefs are on the move for 2016 MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Brian Scott entered last month’s NASCAR season finale without a clear sense of where he’d be driving in 2016. Richard Petty Motorsports faced likewise uncertainty surrounding the seat of its No. 9 Ford, with Sam Hornish Jr. designated for departure after one year with the team.   The two sides found each other this week, announcing a deal Friday for…

Turk Emekli at the Virginia-D.C. Soccer Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Richmond in early 2014. (By Tony Quinn) Hicabi “Turk” Emekli, a Turkish immigrant and Catholic University graduate who played, coached and officiated soccer in the Washington area for more than a half-century, died Friday. He was 90. The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease, said his son, John Emekli, who cared for his father in Silver Spring, Md….

With Friday’s announcement that Richard Petty Motorsports has named Brian Scott the driver of the organization’s No. 9 Ford next season, David Ragan has one less potential option available in his pursuit of a ride for 2016. Ragan, who spent time with three different teams this past season, was left looking for work after the closure of Michael Waltrip Racing, where he drove the final 26 races of 2015 in…

Aloha Stadium officials have opened their doors to the media to show the condition of the Honolulu playing field that became the center of a dispute when the U.S. women’s soccer team abruptly canceled a game citing poor turf conditions. The exhibition game was part of a 10-city tour following the team’s victory in the Women’s World Cup this past summer and was scheduled to be played last Sunday. But…

Stormtroopers invaded a soccer stadium in Bulgaria this week. It wasn’t an incursion by the Galactic Empire, but a Star Wars-themed display of support by fans of the Bulgarian soccer team, CSKA Sofia. It was an impressive showing of both Star Wars fandom and soccer support as the stands were filled with Sofia fans wearing stormtrooper masks and singing along to Darth Vader’s Theme. They even held up a homemade…

A player for the Honduran national soccer team was shot to death Thursday in a shopping mall parking lot in his hometown of La Ceiba on the country’s Caribbean coast, police said. In a statement, police said Arnold Peralta was killed outside the Uniplaza mall. He was in his hometown on vacation following the conclusion of his professional club’s season. Police said no suspects were in custody and the motive…

RELATED: Bouchard’s standout Modified career Ron Bouchard, winner of the 1981 Talladega 500 and the premier series’ rookie of the year that same season, passed away Thursday. He was 67. A family friend and close pal of my fathers Ron Bouchard passed away today. My thoughts and prayers go to his family. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) December 10, 2015   NASCAR made a statement on Thursday regarding the news, “Ron Bouchard’s…

RELATED: Learn which drivers, crew chiefs are on the move AJ Allmendinger will have a new crew chief and JTG Daugherty Racing will have a new director of competition as Randall Burnett and Ernie Cope have joined the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series organization.   The team made the announcement Thursday via news release.   Burnett previously served as lead race engineer at Chip Ganassi Racing, working with drivers Jamie McMurray (2010-12), Juan Pablo Montoya (’13) and Kyle Larson (’14-15). It…

RELATED: Learn which drivers and crew chiefs are on the move Reigning NASCAR XFINITY Series champ Chris Buescher will move up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to drive for Front Row Motorsports in 2016, Roush Fenway Racing announced Thursday, as part of an enhanced technical alliance between the two teams. Buescher, who locked up his first NASCAR national series title at Homestead-Miami Speedway last month, will drive the No. 34 Ford Fusion, with the team receiving full engineering…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, 42, does not want to return to Swansea following Garry Monk’s sacking because he hopes to succeed Roy Hodgson as England manager next summer. (Times – subscription required) Ex-Swansea defender Sam Ricketts believes Rodgers would be taking a “backward step” if he returned to Liberty Stadium. (Talksport) Rodgers has lined up “bigger”…

Retired NHL player Patrick O’Sullivan suffered through horrific abuse at the hands of his father growing up and now, in a new a piece for The Players’ Tribune, the former NHL journeyman is sharing some of the shocking details. Since the age of five, O’Sullivan says he endured daily beatings from his dad who hoped to “toughen him up” into a better hockey player. From the moment I got my…

The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season ended with a lot of emotions: There was Kyle Busch’s remarkable championship run and Jeff Gordon’s classy end to a Hall of Fame career. On a more solemn note, Michael Waltrip Racing shut down, which meant the end of the No. 15 and No. 55 Cup cars, at least for the near future. The No. 15 dates back all the way to 1949…