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USA Today Sports’ Brant James breaks down the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500. USA TODAY Sports

Buy Photo Troy Turner embraces his daughter Lauren Turner, following Brebeuf Jesuit’s state soccer final Saturday.(Photo: Robert Scheer / The Star)Buy Photo She had one more soccer game to watch, and maybe then she would let herself die. But not before Saturday afternoon, no matter what the doctors were saying, because what the doctors were saying was unacceptable. They were saying almost two weeks ago that Stephanie Turner had just…

Each week the chorus of boos grows increasingly louder as Joey Logano goes through pre-race driver introductions — someone once viewed rather indifferently has now emerged as one of the most vilified. Throughout NASCAR’s history that kind of resentment is commonplace whenever a driver wins with great frequency — something Logano’s done more than anyone else of late. Dating back to the start of last season his 11 victories…

(Photo: The Associated Press) MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — It’s been a ho-hum year for Brad Keselowski, who has been overshadowed all season by teammate Joey Logano. As Logano reeled off three consecutive wins to thrust himself into the role of favorite to win the Sprint Cup title, Keselowski quietly slipped through to the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs without much fanfare. Now that this stretch is about to begin Sunday…

Zipperface #OilersHalloween pic.twitter.com/XRlVVdaNNY — Taylor Hall (@hallsy04) October 20, 2015 Most hockey players have strong funny bones when it comes to Halloween costumes.  Social media has enhanced their ability to show this off, which is great for hockey fans since they get to see their heroes in a more human light.  This season has not disappointed from a costume perspective as players have taken to Instagram, Twitter and other mediums…

View photo . San Diego Chargers‘ Josh Lambo, right, prepares to kick the game-winning field goal against the Arizona Cardinals … Josh Lambo was always a football player, even if the San Diego Chargers kicker never put on pads and a helmet before he was in college. The one-time professional goalkeeper was once in MLS until his soccer career took a sudden and unexpected turn. A turn that led him to…

Joey Logano’s torrid streak carried over to qualifying Friday, as he captured the pole for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. The winner of three consecutive races and a series-best six on the year, Logano’s 98.548 mph lap around the half-mile Virginia track edged Martin Truex Jr. (98.487 mph) for the No. 1 starting position, his sixth of the season. If Logano can win Sunday he will…

Danica Patrick says growing recklessness by some IndyCar drivers on ovals — her strength and favored form of racing — concerned her and helped spur her move to NASCAR.(Photo: Kevin D. Liles, USA TODAY Sports) MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Adjust your wikis and biography material accordingly: Danica Patrick is no longer an open wheel driver making a mid-career shift to NASCAR. She’s fully vested. In making her 115th Sprint Cup start this…

Danica Patrick says growing recklessness by some IndyCar drivers on ovals — her strength and favored form of racing — concerned her and helped spur her move to NASCAR.(Photo: Kevin D. Liles, USA TODAY Sports) MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Adjust your wikis and biography material accordingly: Danica Patrick is no longer an open wheel driver making a mid-career shift to NASCAR. She’s fully vested. In making her 115th Sprint Cup start this…

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NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup shifts to the Eliminator Round with Sunday’s Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville. Only eight of the initial 16 Chase drivers are alive in the championship hunt, and heated tensions are assured to carry over to the half-mile paperclip—the final short track remaining.  Points leader Joey Logano will go for his fourth straight win from the pole after turning in an average speed…

Jose Mourinho insists he is not concerned about his future as Chelsea manager as he looks to revive their season. The defending Premier League champions are 15th in the table and have won three league games this season. “I am not worried about my job. I am not worried about my future,” Mourinho said ahead of Saturday’s…

Danica Patrick says growing recklessness by some IndyCar drivers on ovals — her strength and favored form of racing — concerned her and helped spur her move to NASCAR.(Photo: Kevin D. Liles, USA TODAY Sports) MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Adjust your wikis and biography material accordingly: Danica Patrick is no longer an open wheel driver making a mid-career shift to NASCAR. She’s fully vested. In making her 115th Sprint Cup start this…

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a resolution urging FIFA, the international soccer governing body, to pay its female soccer players the same as their male counterparts. “Gender discrimination is wrong, all of us know that,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.). “But we have a budget to pass. We have a debt crisis to fix. We have an education system that needs reform. We have a humanitarian crisis in Europe that…

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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Slipping through to the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs might just have made Jeff Gordon one of the favorites to win the championship. Gordon has had a mediocre season and goes into Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway winless on the year. But there’s no better track for him to spark a run toward a fifth championship. Gordon has eight career victories at Martinsville, which makes him…

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0 Shares print It was my single greatest racing memory, and it took place at Martinsville Speedway in October 2001. With Dale Jarrett glued to my rear bumper, stalking me, hoping for a window of opportunity to slide underneath and take control of the race, I entered Turn 1 for the final time. It was no longer about being fast, but being wise. So I eased into the turn, encouraging…

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