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Evening, folks. Hark back, if you will, to MBM preambles of yesteryear. Or, last Saturday, to be more precise. The talk before England v Wales was of fear, of nerve-shredding tension; we’re not applying 20/20 hindsight and saying we were wrong – far from it – but that pales into insignificance next to the malodorous stuff-inducing terror that every England fan is feeling right now. Last week it was Wales….

After rains soaked Dover International Speedway for much of two days, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series got on track for the first time at 11:50 a.m. ET Saturday for a brief practice session. Non-Chase driver Kasey Kahne was fastest in the session with a lap of 22.429 seconds at 160.506 miles per hour, best among the 32 laps Kahne ran. Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin were…

It’s elimination time in NASCAR‘s Chase for the Sprint Cup as the 16 drivers head into Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway. Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin sit in great standing with automatic bids into the next round after wins, but nothing is guaranteed for the other 14 drivers going into one of the series’ trickiest and most competitive tracks. With big names such as Kyle Busch and Kevin…

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One day after NASCAR announced it would double the restart zone starting this weekend at Dover International Speedway, Sprint Cup Series drivers praised the sanctioning body’s move. For many drivers, the restart box was too small for their liking, and the policing of the situation was inconsistent at best. Many feel this move by NASCAR to expand the box will help alleviate some of the issues. After Dover, NASCAR will…

One day after NASCAR announced it would double the restart zone starting this weekend at Dover International Speedway, Sprint Cup Series drivers praised the sanctioning body’s move. For many drivers, the restart box was too small for their liking, and the policing of the situation was inconsistent at best. Many feel this move by NASCAR to expand the box will help alleviate some of the issues. After Dover, NASCAR will…

One day after NASCAR announced it would double the restart zone starting this weekend at Dover International Speedway, Sprint Cup Series drivers praised the sanctioning body’s move. For many drivers, the restart box was too small for their liking, and the policing of the situation was inconsistent at best. Many feel this move by NASCAR to expand the box will help alleviate some of the issues. After Dover, NASCAR will…

Hope Solo will face domestic violence charges after an appeals court on Friday reversed a decision to throw out the case.(Photo: Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY Sports) Hope Solo is back in the news for all the wrong reasons. Three months after helping to lead the U.S. soccer team to victory in the Women’s World Cup, Solo will again face domestic violence charges after a Washington state appeals court on Friday…

Watching Ronaldinho in his prime—nipping the ball around defenders with moves you’d either never seen someone pull off in real life or at least never, say, against some of the world’s best defenders, in the middle of the sport’s fiercest rivalry, in front of 80,000 opposing fans, with supporters so moved that they were compelled to stand and applaud their team’s executioner—it would’ve been a perfectly understandable response to think…

0 Shares Print Did you know when drivers are approaching the restart zone they have their left foot on their brakes? Did you know that the technique for executing a great restart often includes pushing the brake pedal and the accelerator at the same time, then releasing the brake at exactly the same time as you begin compressing the accelerator to spring your car forward moments before the green flag…

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Cristiano Ronaldo has cast doubt over his Real Madrid future for next season, with former club Manchester United and French champions Paris St-Germain preparing huge deals to try to sign the 30-year-old Portugal forward. (Daily Star)  Manchester United tried to sign 26-year-old Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller “at…

Britain’s cycle infrastructure is a mess, but there may be hope. Across the country, there are signs that councils and other local authorities are at least beginning to be aware of the demands for safe, attractive facilities that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. — HorshamDistCyclForum (@CycleForumHorsh) September 28, 2015 Back to the future: Riding an unopened section of London’s east-west cycle route. Can’t wait for it to…

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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Cristiano Ronaldo has cast doubt over his Real Madrid future for next season, with former club Manchester United and French champions Paris St-Germain preparing huge deals to try to sign the 30-year-old Portugal forward. (Daily Star)  Manchester United tried to sign 26-year-old Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller “at…

Players sues former soccer coach for sexual misconduct(Photo: KING 5) OLYMPIA, Wash. — For five years, Brittany kept her relationship with her soccer coach a secret. Back in 2009, David E. Cross was a well respected coach with the premier level Blackhills Football Club in Olympia. He coached the top teenage female players and was tough on them. “I just looked up to him immensely,” Brittany said. “I didn’t have someone…

NASCAR has extended the controversial restart zone for this weekend’s event at Dover International Speedway, NASCAR confirmed Thursday to FOXSports.com. The restart zone — which has been a topic of much discussion and confusion among drivers in recent weeks — will be doubled in size at the “Monster Mile,” giving the leader of the race 140 feet to accelerate. The XFINITY Series is scheduled to compete on Saturday at Dover,…

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NASCAR announced Thursday that the sanctioning body has issued warnings to teams in each of the three major series for issues in technical inspection last weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway or Kentucky Speedway. On the Sprint Cup side, the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team of Chase driver Kevin Harvick was hit with two warnings and will be held out of practice 15 minutes this weekend at Dover for failing…