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Richmond is about to throw a huge party with the eyes of the world watching. The city is hosting the 2015 UCI Road World Championships, the Super Bowl of international bicycle racing. The nine-day event starts Saturday, and local organizers who have been preparing for five years expect 1,000 athletes from more than 70 countries, and 450,000 spectators. The former Confederate capital is the first American city to host the…

Red Wings forward Joakim Andersson says HockeyFest shows how much fans love hockey in Detroit.(Photo: David Guralnick, Detroit News) Detroit — Anybody wondering whether Detroit isn’t still Hockeytown needed to be at Joe Louis Arena on Sunday. Red Wings fans were streaming into the arena throughout the day for the annual HockeyFest, gathering autographs, snapping pictures and enjoying their time with the Red Wings. “This is always fun, and it’s…

It wasn’t to the level of Juan Pablo Montoya running into a jet dryer and igniting an inferno, but Michael McDowell struck a safety truck during Saturday night’s NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway. McDowell was circling under caution on Lap 288 when he ran into the rear of the truck positioned at the entrance of Turn 3 near the top of the track. While McDowell swerved left to…

The U.S. women’s soccer team will hold a public training session in Birmingham next weekend before their game against Haiti. The public training session will take place the day before the game – at 11 a.m. Sept. 19, also at Legion Field. Admission is free and open to the public. U.S. Soccer Supporters Club members in the Star Club and above receive field level access at the public training session….

Matt Kenseth took the checkered flag in the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Speedway in the last race of the regular season Saturday night. It was Kenseth’s third win in the past six races as he moved into a tie for first place in the Sprint Cup standings. With its being the last opportunity to get into the Chase for the Sprint Cup, 20 drivers began the…

This much is for certain: The road to the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship goes squarely through Joe Gibbs Racing, which after Saturday night’s crushing victory by Matt Kenseth at Richmond International Raceway has now won seven of the last nine races and 11 overall. NASCAR’s 26-race regular season ended under the lights Saturday at RIR, where Kenseth led 352 of 400 laps, JGR drubbed the entire field yet…

NASCAR heats up in the final regular season race of 2015, with berths in the Sprint Cup Series championship on the line. The Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Central Time. The race will be on live TV at the NBC Sports Network. If you can’t catch the race on television, there are plenty of ways to keep track of the action on…

USA Today Sports’ Jeff Gluck breaks down the Federated Auto Parts 400. USA TODAY Sports

No driver has been better in qualifying this season than Joey Logano, who demonstrated his superiority by capturing a series-best fifth pole position Friday at Richmond International Raceway. Logano’s lap of 126.470 miles per hour topped Matt Kenseth, who had posted the fastest speed in the opening two rounds. Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and David Ragan completed the top five. “We weren’t able to put down a fast…

TEL AVIV, Israel – The clash between secular and Jewish observers in Israel continues to grow, and has now extended to the sports field. Saturday soccer, a century-old tradition in the country, is under threat. Here in the Holy Land the weekend is short, consisting of only one day, the Sabbath – a holy day of rest. It begins at sunset on Friday and ends Saturday evening. With no other…

View photo . New Jersey Devils‘ Ryane Clowe (29) collides with Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin (71) in the first … Ryane Clowe’s NHL career is over, but he’s not going to retire.  That was the message from New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero to Tom Gulitti of the Bergen Record, as he said Clowe is “unable to play hockey now or hockey in the future” after suffering multiple concussions in his…

The refugee who was tripped by a camera operator while carrying his son across a field in Hungary has been identified as Osama Abdul Mohsen, a soccer coach who was forced to flee after his hometown was destroyed in the civil war. “We lost our house in Syria after suffering a number of artillery shells by [President] Assad’s forces,” his oldest son, Almuhannad, told NBC News. Almuhannad, 19, is currently…

The refugee who was tripped by a camera operator while carrying his son across a field in Hungary has been identified as Osama Abdul Mohsen, a soccer coach who was forced to flee after his hometown was destroyed in the civil war. “We lost our house in Syria after suffering a number of artillery shells by [President] Assad’s forces,” his oldest son, Almuhannad, told NBC News. Almuhannad, 19, is currently…

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Daniel Hambury/EMPICS Sport Faking injuries is, unfortunately, a classic practice in soccer, and one of the most disdained acts in the game. The point is to trick referees and officials into punishing the opposing teams, but let’s be honest: It’s blatant cheating. As officials have suggested, players “crying wolf” can negatively affect the treatment of players who are actually injured.  Thankfully, at least one league is finally starting to crack down. England’s…

(CNN)Australia’s national women’s soccer team has canceled a sell-out tour of the U.S. amid a dispute over their pay, which the players say is so low it’s illegal. The team, called the Matildas, have been negotiating for six months for a pay rise and improved benefits with Australia’s national football body, the Football Federation of Australia (FFA). Kate Gill, a Matildas squad member and executive with the national player body,…

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The refugee who was tripped by a camera operator while carrying his son across a field in Hungary has been identified as Osama Abdul Mohsen, a soccer coach who was forced to flee after his hometown was destroyed in the civil war. “We lost our house in Syria after suffering a number of artillery shells by [President] Assad’s forces,” his oldest son, Almuhannad, told NBC News. Almuhannad, 19, is currently…

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Cars adorned with classic paint schemes of yesteryear — including those associated with Hall of Famers Richard Petty, David Pearson and Bobby Allison — were everywhere. Drivers spoke wistfully about the importance of the event, as fans reveled in the sport honoring its rich past instead of running away from it as NASCAR is so often accused of doing. In nearly every way the atmosphere was exactly what Darlington…