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(CNN)Here’s one campaign Donald Trump likely didn’t foresee when he decided to run for President. A new ad from a Mexican television station featuring Trump’s controversial remarks on immigrants is being used to rally the men’s Mexican national soccer team to victory over the U.S. next month in California. The commercial from Mexican TV Azteca opens with the American flag flowing in wind, while Jimi Hendrix’s rendition of “Star Spangled…

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The heat wave enveloping Southern California enhances the appeal of being inside a chilly hockey rink, and there’s a promise of relief from soaring temperatures (and a lack of hockey) when NHL rookie camps open in a few days. Looking a little further down the road, the NHL and NHL Players’ Assn. on Wednesday announced details of the World Cup of Hockey tournament, which will be contested among eight teams…

NASCAR has issued warnings to a pair of Sprint Cup Series teams and docked practice time from two XFINITY Series teams following issues in inspection this past weekend at Darlington Raceway. NASCAR announced Wednesday afternoon that a warning has been delivered to Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team for flunking pre-race inspection four times prior to Sunday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500, a race in which Hamlin went on…

The World Cup of Hockey is coming back, and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman insists that doesn’t necessarily mean the league will skip the 2018 Olympics. “I don’t think one has anything to do with the other,” said Bettman in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday. While Bettman didn’t sound enthused about the idea of the league’s players going to Pyeongchang, South Korea, he is intrigued by the prospects…

The Americans defeated Japan in the World Cup championship match in July.(Photo: Ronald Martinez, Getty Images) The United States women’s national soccer team will play its match at Ford Field next week, despite its scheduled opponent, Australia, canceling its participation in the event, sources told The Detroit News on Wednesday. The sources requested anonymity because the new opponent has not been announced. The match will go on as scheduled on…

Hendrick Motorsports founder and owner Rick Hendrick said Tuesday he’s optimistic a deal can be put in place as early as late this season between NASCAR and the Sprint Cup Series team owners to create some sort of permanent value for the teams. Hendrick did not proffer any specifics about what an arrangement between NASCAR and the owners would look like. But he did confirm that talks are ongoing. “I…

Mixing wonderful pageantry and reverence with NASCAR’s rich history, Sunday’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway wasn’t just an ode to the past but a blueprint of what the sport should look like going forward. A racy low-downforce aerodynamic rules package that puts the control in the hands of the driver combined with an aging surface that chews up tires like Cookie Monster does cookies to craft the most memorable…

The theme for this weekend at Darlington Raceway has been hard to ignore. From paint schemes, to firesuits, to facial hair and uniforms, most of the NASCAR garage has gone retro for the Southern 500’s return to Labor Day weekend. The retro movement was a massive undertaking by NASCAR, the track, teams and sponsors. But why is a throwback weekend so important for the sport? “We have such a new…

Editor’s Note: Clinching scenarios courtesy of NASCAR statistical services RELATED: Updated standings | Chase Grid   There is just one race left before the 16-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field is set. Here are the scenarios for clinching a Chase berth at Richmond International Raceway in the Federated Auto Parts 400 (Sat. Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Below is the complete list of drivers currently in the Chase Grid.   Drivers…

The theme for this weekend at Darlington Raceway has been hard to ignore. From paint schemes, to firesuits, to facial hair and uniforms, most of the NASCAR garage has gone retro for the Southern 500’s return to Labor Day weekend. The retro movement was a massive undertaking by NASCAR, the track, teams and sponsors. But why is a throwback weekend so important for the sport? “We have such a new…

Many of you may remember “Mean” Joe Greene shed his moniker for one iconic commercial in 1979. In case you don’t remember it or have never seen it, here is your refresher: According to AdWeek, “the 60-second spot will air during the NASCAR Darlington Southern 500 race in South Carolina.”  Greene spoke with FOX Sports NFL Insider Alex Marvez about the commercial on Monday. “I get a little emotional when…

A viewing and Funeral Mass are scheduled for Saturday morning for the 14-year-old soccer player who died at a team sleepover in Sewell over the weekend. By Monday afternoon, donors had raised more than $30,000 for the family of Kara Lemanowicz, a freshman at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, where classes start Tuesday. “It really just shows how much support there is in our…

DARLINGTON, S.C.—NASCAR billed Sunday’s Bojangles Southern 500 as a “throwback” weekend, and virtually every race team responded in kind. Retro-paint-scheme cars evoking memories of Richard Petty’s classic red-and-blue STP ride, Ricky Craven’s orange Tide car, and the Days of Thunder Mello Yello, among others—28 of the 43 Cup cars in all—decorated the track and NASCAR’s social media, drawing universal acclaim. Oh, but those were not the only colors not forgotten….

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The theme for this weekend at Darlington Raceway has been hard to ignore. From paint schemes, to firesuits, to facial hair and uniforms, most of the NASCAR garage has gone retro for the Southern 500’s return to Labor Day weekend. The retro movement was a massive undertaking by NASCAR, the track, teams and sponsors. But why is a throwback weekend so important for the sport? “We have such a new…

Kasey Kahne (5), Carl Edwards (19) and Brad Keselowski (2) race three wide during the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) DARLINGTON, S.C. — As was the case after the July debut of NASCAR’s low-downforce rules package at Kentucky Speedway, the reactions to how the cars performed Sunday night at Darlington Raceway featured the kind of rave reviews that belonged on a movie poster. “I love the…

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FOOTBALL GOSSIP Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has hinted Derby striker Chris Martin could be given the nod to lead the line tonight against world champions Germany. (Various) When asked if Leigh Griffiths may replace Steven Fletcher, Strachan instead talked up Martin, saying: “I think his scoring record is as good as anybody’s over the last two years and in a more competitive league as well.”…

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