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NWHL, first paid women’s pro hockey league, drops puck on first season – CBSSports.com

Monday, October 12, 2015

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NWHL, first paid women’s pro hockey league, drops puck on first season – CBSSports.com

Monday, October 12, 2015

Sign InRegister Help Shop TV Radio Mobile NFL MLB NBA NHL NCAA FB NCAA BB Golf High School Local Video More Play the ultimate Fantasy Football Game featuring exclusive Player Rewards and Benefits. PLAYNOW Join the competition and play for up to $5,000 in cash prizes. PLAYNOW Create a Free Football Picks Pool with options for pick’em, survivor and more. PLAYNOW …

NASCAR: Logano races into 3rd round of playoffs – Indianapolis Star

Monday, October 12, 2015

Oct 11, 2015; Concord, NC, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) celebrates winning the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports(Photo: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports) CONCORD, N.C. — Joey Logano earned a critical win at Charlotte Motor Speedway to move into the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs on a sloppy day for some of the biggest contenders in the Chase for…

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch blame wrecks on shoddy cleanup of oil spill – ESPN

Monday, October 12, 2015

0 Shares Print CONCORD, N.C. — Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all got the raw end of the deal when they got together with other drivers during the Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But it wasn’t necessarily the first hit that made them the most angry. It was the ones after the initial damage that had them shaking their heads following the Bank…

Three takeaways from US Soccer’s CONCACAF Cup loss to Mexico – Los Angeles Times

Monday, October 12, 2015

Here are three things we learned about the U.S. national soccer team in Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Mexico at the Rose Bowl: 1. The U.S. program is in disarray: On the same day Coach Juergen Klinsmann’s senior national team was outplayed by Mexico, the U.S. U-23 team missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the 2016 Olympics by losing to Honduras in the semifinals of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament…

NWHL opens to passionate fans, dreams come true for women’s hockey – Yahoo Sports (blog)

Monday, October 12, 2015

STAMFORD, Conn. – Goalie Jaime Leonoff stood in the Connecticut Whale locker room, her hair drenched in sweat and the newly sewn logo on her jersey scuffed up with black streaks from flying pucks.  The 22-year-old Montreal native had experienced cheers and victories before as a goalie for Yale and for national teams. But on Sunday afternoon at Chelsea Piers in Stamford, Conn., she experienced them for the first time…

Vladimir Putin Scores Seven Goals in Birthday Hockey Game – Town Hall

Monday, October 12, 2015

Vladimir Putin turned 63 on Wednesday, and he celebrated in a rather unorthodox manner: by partaking in an all-star hockey game with former NHL stars and Russian cabinet members. The leader, famous for posing shirtless on horseback and in other unashamedly macho situations, played in a hockey game Wednesday night alongside former NHL stars. As you’d expect, Putin’s team won. And the man himself scored seven…

US in Danger of Missing Olympic Men’s Soccer Again – ABC News

Sunday, October 11, 2015

The United States is in danger of missing its second straight men’s Olympic soccer tournament. Alberth Elis scored in the 24th and 77th minutes, and Honduras beat the U.S. 2-0 Saturday to qualify for next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. To reach the Olympics for the first time since 2008, the Americans must beat Canada on Tuesday in the third-place game of North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying, then…

NASCAR Charlotte 2015: Start time, lineup, TV/radio schedule and more – USA TODAY

Sunday, October 11, 2015

USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James breaks down this weekend’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. USA TODAY Sports

US in Danger of Missing Olympic Men’s Soccer Again – ABC News

Sunday, October 11, 2015

The United States is in danger of missing its second straight men’s Olympic soccer tournament. Alberth Elis scored in the 24th and 77th minutes, and Honduras beat the U.S. 2-0 Saturday to qualify for next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. To reach the Olympics for the first time since 2008, the Americans must beat Canada on Tuesday in the third-place game of North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying, then…

Rain forces NASCAR to postpone Charlotte race to Sunday – SB Nation

Sunday, October 11, 2015

NASCAR’s annual fall Saturday night Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will now be a Sunday afternoon affair, as unrelenting rain forced the rescheduling of the Bank of America 500. The first Round 2 race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship playoff will start at 12:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports Network will provide television coverage. Matt Kenseth will lead the field to the green flag,…

US in Danger of Missing Olympic Men’s Soccer Again – ABC News

Sunday, October 11, 2015

The United States is in danger of missing its second straight men’s Olympic soccer tournament. Alberth Elis scored in the 24th and 77th minutes, and Honduras beat the U.S. 2-0 Saturday to qualify for next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. To reach the Olympics for the first time since 2008, the Americans must beat Canada on Tuesday in the third-place game of North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying, then…

Mexico defeats USA 3-2 in CONCACAF soccer playoff game: Live chat recap – OregonLive.com

Sunday, October 11, 2015

The U.S. Men’s National Team fell to Mexico on a late goal in excruciating fashion on their home soil on Saturday night.  The U.S. equalized in the 108th minute to put the teams tied at 2-2, but a goal by Paul Aguilar in the 118th minute made it 3-2 Mexico in a CONCACAF playoff game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. See video of the scoring plays provided below. More: TV details, how…

The Olympics Made Surfing Lame, Somehow – Daily Beast

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Surfing is probably going to be in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which is stupid and everyone I know agrees.  For those who don’t pay attention to fringe sport, Olympic inclusion is a long and arduous process. The International Olympic Committee, always looking to “prune the tree” gathers regularly and votes on a slate of sports based upon host cities’ desires. Golf and rugby sevens will be the only new sports…

USA vs. Honduras, 2016 Olympics qualifying: Times, TV schedule and streaming info – Sounder At Heart

Sunday, October 11, 2015

There’s a pretty important game featuring the United States senior national team on Saturday that you probably know about. But there’s another match earlier in the day also featuring the Red, White and Blue that deserves at least some of your attention: CONCACAF’s Olympic Qualifying tournament, featuring the USA U-23s. This the tournament in which you’ve heard about Jordan Morris lighting it up. And it’s true, the Sounders Academy…

US Men’s Olympic Soccer Team Faces Hard Road To Rio 2016 After Loss To Honduras – NESN.com

Sunday, October 11, 2015

U.S. Men’s Olympic Soccer Team Faces Hard Road To Rio 2016 After Loss To Honduras The U.S. U-23 men’s national soccer team and head coach Andi Herzog have missed their mark and now are close to joining their immediate predecessor in infamy. The U-23s, who double as the U.S. men’s Olympic soccer team, lost 2-0 to Honduras on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah in the semifinals of…

USA vs. Mexico soccer TV schedule, live stream: Where to watch Saturday’s … – MassLive.com

Sunday, October 11, 2015

USA will take on Mexico Saturday in a CONCACAF Cup playoff game, and we have got all of the TV schedule and live stream information you need to catch the USMNT’s match at 9:30 p.m. at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Here’s the schedule for the game: 9:30 p.m. – United States vs. Mexico TV Channel: Fox Sports 1 (English), Univision Deportes (Spanish)
Location: Pasadena, Calif. Thanks to the USMNT’s…

European Soccer Clubs Picked Some Questionable Sponsors – Wall Street Journal

Saturday, October 10, 2015

LONDON—A spate of troubled sponsorship deals in Europe is causing headaches for some of the world’s top soccer clubs. Spanish La Liga team RCD Espanyol cut a deal worth around $45 million with Power8 last year that put the unknown technology company’s name on its stadium in Barcelona and logo on team shirts. Power8’s name already…

What’s really next for Tony Stewart? – FOXSports.com

Saturday, October 10, 2015

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NASCAR’s Kurt Busch Calls BS On Clothing Lawsuit NASCAR’s Kurt Busch Shirt … – TMZ.com

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Being accused of choking your ex-GF is terrible for business … so says a clothing company that’s suing Kurt Busch, claiming the negative publicity surrounding his domestic violence case almost destroyed them — though Kurt says it’s all a bunch of crap. The NASCAR driver is being sued by the people behind the Panic Switch clothing line — who say they struck a deal with Busch in 2013 to push…