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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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Carl Edwards – getting a massive boost from his pit crew – persevered to win a yellow flag-filled Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Edwards was in third place behind Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick when a caution flag – one of a track-record 18 – came out on Lap 354 when Jeb Burton spun. All the race leaders came onto pit road during the caution. Edwards was the first car…

People skate during an open house at USA Hockey Arena, formerly known as Compuware Sports Arena.(Photo: Bryan Mitchell / Special to Detroit News) Plymouth — After 8 o’clock on a hot August night, about 60 people sat and stood in the basement of USA Hockey Arena, known until several days earlier as Compuware Arena. For the next hour, they talked with coaches and administrators of USA Hockey’s National Team Development…

This is one groovy crew! #NASCARThrowback pic.twitter.com/LkwvbjtIK8 — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) September 6, 2015 Darlington Raceway is looking rather retro this weekend for the Southern 500. A few cars are sporting throwback looks from the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s to honor one of the oldest racetracks that has hosted races since 1950. Drivers and crew members are joining in on the fun as well….

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USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck discusses the race and predicts the winner.

Friends and family of a 14-year-old South Jersey teen are mourning her passing at a sleepover with her soccer team. Kara Lemanowicz was found dead Saturday morning at a home along the 200 block of Barnsboro Road in Mantua Township, police told NBC10. She and teammates from her soccer club had spent…

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Five-time Darlington winner Bobby Allison, second from left, and Penske crew show off the No. 2 Miller High Life car’s throwback paint scheme.(Photo: Courtesy Penske racing) The late NASCAR rebel Tim Richmond tamed “The Lady in Black” in 1986. While they say you can never quite do that, the Silver Fox David Pearson did a record 10 times. Richmond, the flamboyant living and spectacular driver who died of complications from…

A fan of the Albanian soccer team KF Skenderbeu Korcë poses outside the Elbasan Arena, on August 5th, ahead of the team’s tie against a Moldovan team. Credit PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY SEAN WILLIAMS On August 5th, in the ancient city of Elbasan, KF Skënderbeu Korçë became Albania’s first soccer club to reach the group stages of European competition since Communism fell, in 1991. The Albanian national side, too, having collected players…

MANTUA TWP. — Kara Lemanowicz, 14, was supposed to start her first day of high school this Tuesday when she was discovered dead over the weekend at a sleepover with teammates from her soccer team. Kara Lemanowicz, 14, of Voorhees, was discovered dead Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 at a home on Barnsboro Road, in Mantua. Lemanowicz, a soccer player, was at a sleepover with fellow teammates. Officials believe she may have died from…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Barcelona will set their sights on Manchester City winger Jesus Navas, 29, as part of quartet of January signings, which will also include former Arsenal forward Carlos Vela, 26. (Mail on Sunday from Mundo Deportivo)  Manchester United have told goalkeeper David De Gea, 24, he will not be…

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — The NASCAR Xfinity Series will play host Saturday to the VFW Sports Clips Help a Her 200 at Darlington Raceway. Here are the particulars (all times are ET): START: Chris Gaudette II, a Help a Hero recipient, will give the command for drivers to start their engines at 3:37 p.m. ET. The green flag is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. DISTANCE: The race is scheduled for 147 laps…

Gail Sommer Germain, wife of NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Bob Germain Jr., has died after a fight with breast cancer, Germain Racing announced Saturday. She was 45. She made her battle with cancer public in an effort to inspire other women to keep their grace and dignity throughout the challenges of cancer. Gifts to The Gracie Foundation Inc. are used to fund comfort bags for women undergoing cancer treatments. In…

DARLINGTON, S.C. — The NASCAR Xfinity Series will play host Saturday to the VFW Sports Clips Help a Her 200 at Darlington Raceway. Here are the particulars (all times are ET): START: Chris Gaudette II, a Help a Hero recipient, will give the command for drivers to start their engines at 3:37 p.m. ET. The green flag is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. DISTANCE: The race is scheduled for 147 laps…