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NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said Tuesday morning that the sanctioning body is still debating what penalties to dole out to Matt Kenseth for intentionally wrecking Joey Logano at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. A ruling on Kenseth, which could include any or all of a suspension, fines and a points penalty, is expected Tuesday afternoon. Appearing on SIRIUS/XM NASCAR’s “Morning Drive” show, France said he was very disappointed with…

The Chicago Blackhawks will host “Hockey Fights Cancer Night” at the United Center on Wednesday, Nov. 4, when the team faces off against the St. Louis Blues. In support of cancer awareness, Blackhawks players will wear one-of-a-kind warm-up jerseys (pictured above), while coaches and broadcasters will wear lavender ties. Each warm-up jersey will be auctioned off online, in addition to the ties worn by coaches, broadcasters and players, which…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The president of the German soccer federation and two former high-ranking officials are the targets of a tax evasion probe over a payment to FIFA in connection with the 2006 World Cup, authorities said Tuesday. Police officers and tax inspectors searched the premises of the federation and three private homes, seizing written and electronic documents, Frankfurt prosecutor Nadja Niesen said. Niesen said the prosecutors’ office was…

ENLARGE FRANKFURT—German authorities on Tuesday raided the headquarters of the country’s governing body for soccer in connection with a tax-evasion probe related to the World Cup hosted by Germany in 2006, Frankfurt prosecutors said. Tuesday’s search of the Deutscher Fußball-Bund’s premises comes as German prosecutors investigate whether a €6.7 million ($7.4 million) payment made ahead of the tournament by the German World Cup organizing committee to FIFA, soccer’s world governing…

Breaking news: Vince McMahon announces headline heavyweight championship match — Matt Kenseth vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts — in next Wrestlemania. Everybody has jokes about NASCAR these days, and understandably so, since the sport has gone all-in on the “Boys Have It” brand of racing, which means hidden foreign objects, the occasional pull of the firesuit, and smashing into other cars. It’s all perfectly legal as long as the ref…

Danica Patrick (10) runs into the back of David Gilliland (38) during Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway.(Photo: Don Petersen, AP) NASCAR could announce a decision Tuesday on whether to issue penalties for rough driving incidents in Sunday’s Martinsville Speedway race. How officials will rule is anyone’s guess, but here’s a look at some notable on-track incidents from the past decade and what NASCAR did — or didn’t do — about them….

After bouncing for years from city to city and country to country, professional soccer player Joey Tavernese thought he had a plan for the future. After a standout season with the now-defunct Rochester Lancers last winter, multiple teams reached out to the midfielder. But a new club in Hartford offered an enticing mix of benefits: a location not far from his family on Long Island, plans for indoor and outdoor…

NASCAR announced Monday morning that Brett Jewkes, senior vice president and chief communications officer, will leave the organization following the season-finale winner-takes-all race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jewkes, who has been with NASCAR since 2011, will join the Atlanta-based AMB Group, LLC, the investment management and support arm of Arthur Blank’s family of businesses.  In his current role with NASCAR, Jewkes led the Integrated Marketing Communications department and oversaw the sanctioning…

After a wild first race in the Eliminator Round of the Chase, NASCAR next heads to Texas. It’s a full slate of racing as the Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck series will also be in action at Texas Motor Speedway starting on Thursday. It’s all capped with the AAA Texas 500 (334 laps, 501 miles), which will air Sunday at 2 p.m. on NBC. Jimmie Johnson is the…

0 Shares print We can’t have it both ways. We can’t watch Matt Kenseth pile-drive Joey Logano so hard that they damn near knock down the Turn 1 wall and then cry outrage and spew righteous anger and question the sanity and humanity and unsportsmanlike conduct of it all. Not at the end of the same week when we all wondered giddily aloud if that exact scenario might take place….

After bouncing for years from city to city and country to country, professional soccer player Joey Tavernese thought he had a plan for the future. After a standout season with the now-defunct Rochester Lancers last winter, multiple teams reached out to the midfielder. But a new club in Hartford offered an enticing mix of benefits: a location not far from his family on Long Island, plans for indoor and outdoor…

After Joey Logano and Matt Kenseth tangled while racing for the lead two weekends ago at Kansas Speedway, NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France called the incident “a great example of everybody doing probably exactly what they should be doing.” But after Sunday’s Chase race at Martinsville Speedway, where Kenseth dumped Logano in what appeared to be obvious payback for their Kansas dust-up, NASCAR may have a different perspective. Unlike the…

After Joey Logano and Matt Kenseth tangled while racing for the lead two weekends ago at Kansas Speedway, NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France called the incident “a great example of everybody doing probably exactly what they should be doing.” But after Sunday’s Chase race at Martinsville Speedway, where Kenseth dumped Logano in what appeared to be obvious payback for their Kansas dust-up, NASCAR may have a different perspective. Unlike the…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. One of Chelsea’s players would rather lose than play for manager Jose Mourinho, it has been claimed. (Daily Mail)  Former England boss Fabio Capello wants to replace Mourinho if he is sacked by the Premier League champions. (Sun)  Mourinho will be given a stay of…

RaceAway Hospitality staff on site at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In front, from left: Karissa Jones, Jamie Walker and Jennifer Strathman. Back row: Justin Macy and Susan Macy.(Photo: Special to the Register) Justin Macy attended his first NASCAR race 15 years ago at Texas Motor Speedway. He really wasn’t a racing fan until that moment. “Once they dropped that green flag, it was a spectacle — loud and fast and exciting,”…

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) – Paisleigh Butler was drafted and became a member of the Patriots women’s soccer team Tuesday afternoon at Francis Marion University. Incredibly, it happened before she even turned 6. The draft day was a special celebration, marking the soccer team’s official first day as a Team IMPACT partner, the second such team on the FMU campus. Team IMPACT is a nonprofit group that connects children with chronic…

Matt Kenseth speaks with reporters following his crash with Joey Logano at Martinsville Speedway.(Photo: Robert Laberge, Getty Images) MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Controversy. Drama. Crashes. Tempers. NASCAR continues to get exactly what it wants with a Chase for the Sprint Cup format that fosters an extreme degree of intensity rarely seen this often in the sport’s history. “It’s a no-holds-barred, wild, wild west,” Denny Hamlin said. But is that really what stock car…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Jose Mourinho will be given a stay of execution as Chelsea manager – but must win back the players. (Mirror)  Mourinho said very little to the media following his Chelsea side’s sixth league defeat of the season, but according to Blues midfielder Ramires he “didn’t say anything” to…

The sport of rugby union has just unlocked the door to a brave new world. Hands up those who, six weeks ago, feared sides like Japan would be flattened by “proper” nations and envisaged a surfeit of dull, second-rate games in half-empty football stadia? How gloriously, thrillingly wrong those predictions proved to be, even before New Zealand defeated Australia in Saturday’s throbbing finale at Twickenham. Related: Rugby World Cup 2015:…