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Beyond that, the ad belies Fox’s misunderstanding of  the American soccer-watching public. American soccer fans skew younger and more liberal than society writ large, and the broader American soccer community is a complex mixture of fans who support an array of national teams, including and especially Mexico’s. El Tri, by some measures, might be the most popular national soccer side in the United States. It regularly draws bigger crowds than the USMNT for matches played…

i Members of the Mexico team celebrate a 4-2 win against the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., June 25, 2011. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption itoggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Members of the Mexico team celebrate a 4-2 win against the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., June 25,…

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Rather than battle for their share of the hockey players in the city, the five youth programs around Columbus, Ohio, have banded together to help grow the game. In a little more than 20 years, Columbus has gone from about 150 youth hockey players in the Columbus Amateur Hockey Association to more than 2,000 in the city’s five organizations. That expansion has largely coincided with increased…

Now it’s on to the second round of NASCAR‘s Chase for the Sprint Cup at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina at the Bank of America 500.   Through one round, the Chase has more than lived up to the hype with twist and turns akin to a road course, not a traditional oval. Jimmie Johnson, Paul Menard and others are out of the running after Kevin Harvick stole…

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While Russia was in the midst of bombing Syria (or trying to) on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin celebrated his 63rd birthday by launching a scoring assault in a nationally televised hockey game. Sidebar Putin’s Angels: Inside Russia’s Largest Motorcycle Club » Putin put up the rare double hat-trick (plus one), netting seven goals to lead his squad of NHL vets to a 15-10 victory over a team that reportedly included…

David Ma has seen U.S. national soccer teams play in seven stadiums in three countries on two continents. But he never felt more in danger than on a Saturday night in 2011 at the Rose Bowl, when the U.S. lost to Mexico, 4-2, in front of 93,420 fans. “Beer and beer bottles were thrown at us,” Ma remembers. “After the match, many fights broke out, with no security or police…

0 Shares Print Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR this week: Turn 1: Jimmie Johnson‘s early exit: Good or bad for NASCAR? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Bad! Johnson’s quest for a record-tying seventh title is a compelling reason to follow the sport. Jimmie vs. Kevin Harvick is along the lines of Celtics-Lakers in terms of entertainment value. There is no doubt, having Johnson…

0 Shares Print Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR this week: Turn 1: Jimmie Johnson‘s early exit: Good or bad for NASCAR? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Bad! Johnson’s quest for a record-tying seventh title is a compelling reason to follow the sport. Jimmie vs. Kevin Harvick is along the lines of Celtics-Lakers in terms of entertainment value. There is no doubt, having Johnson…

NASCAR has issued warnings to multiple Sprint Cup Series teams for irregularities in the inspection line last weekend at Dover International Speedway. The teams of Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart were both handed written warnings for discrepancies with the rear bumper tubing round on their cars in pre-race inspection. Busch is a Chase a driver while Stewart, the co-owner of SHR, is not. NASCAR also issued written…

When Bruce Arena took over as coach of the U.S. national soccer team in 1998, games against Mexico were more rout than a rivalry. “We were obviously light years behind,” Arena remembered. “We were scared of them. We just had to change our mentality. “That started with just simply stating that we’ve got to beat them.” And no U.S. coach did that more often than Arena, who won seven of…

When Bruce Arena took over as coach of the U.S. national soccer team in 1998, games against Mexico were more rout than a rivalry. “We were obviously light years behind,” Arena remembered. “We were scared of them. We just had to change our mentality. “That started with just simply stating that we’ve got to beat them.” And no U.S. coach did that more often than Arena, who won seven of…

When Bruce Arena took over as coach of the U.S. national soccer team in 1998, games against Mexico were more rout than a rivalry. “We were obviously light years behind,” Arena remembered. “We were scared of them. We just had to change our mentality. “That started with just simply stating that we’ve got to beat them.” And no U.S. coach did that more often than Arena, who won seven of…

NASCAR announced Wednesday afternoon that Furniture Row Racing crew chief Cole Pearn has been placed on probation through Dec. 31 for an infraction that occurred prior to Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway.  The team was hit with a P2 level penalty (Sections 12.1; 20.4b; 20.4.2a; 12.5.3.2.2).  While the No. 78 Chevrolet initially passed NASCAR’s pre-race technical inspection, an official noticed the right rear quarter panel was…

After his warships fired cruise missiles at targets in Syria on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin shot pucks into the net at an ice hockey game on his 63rd birthday. Hours after the defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, said at a meeting with Putin that Russia’s fleet had launched 26 cruise missiles at Islamic State targets in Syria, the pair joined former NHL stars and Kremlin-linked oligarchs for a match in Sochi that…

MUST WATCH Hoog, however, didn’t see too much of a problem. “I think it’s nice when people say we are a good-looking team, but in the end we want to win gold medals,” she tells CNN’s Human to Hero series. “If that’s the reason why people are going to watch more hockey then I think it’s perfectly fine! “Of course, we know that men like to watch our games maybe…

When a driver wins a race it’s customary for them to perform a burnout down the frontstretch, but is the exercise celebratory or is there nefarious means behind the practice? That drivers may perform a burnout to intentionally damage their cars — either by blowing a tire or “accidentally” hitting the wall — to mask a potential rules infraction was a frequent topic of discussion during media day for…