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View photo . Puckheads … it’s time.  Time to gather your friends and rivals for a league. Time to check your keepers. Time to organize your draft board. Time to think of the pun that will make your team name the Stanley Cup champion of euphemisms. It’s time for Yahoo Sports 2015-16 Fantasy Hockey to begin! Head here to get started. In celebration of this harbinger of the hockey season,…

The Tour De France is, financially speaking, just about the only bike race in the world. Three weeks of traipsing around France accounts for 80% of the annual TV exposure for teams involved. When Thibaut Pinot won Stage 8 of the 2012 Tour, his ride alone brought in $10 million worth of exposure for his team’s sponsors, which was over half of their annual budget. The Tour’s financial footprint means…

I am a strong and athletic woman, which for some reason gives people the right to cast stereotypical judgements as I walk down the street. They don’t know me, what I do or how hard I work. I am world-class. I am an Olympian. To see that as arrogance would be a misjudgment. I am just resilient, hard working, respectful and damn right driven. Having played hockey for England and…

BRISTOL, Tenn. – The man seeking to change the business model for NASCAR owners admits it no longer was “commercially viable” to operate Michael Waltrip Racing after this season. Rob Kauffman, who would not reveal how many millions of dollars he’s lost since partnering with Michael Waltrip in Oct. 2007, said the team’s equipment will be sold after this season and that the shop’s “best use is as a housing…

BRISTOL, Tenn. — The prerace festivities for Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race will feature as much pomp and circumstance as any Sprint Cup Series race, from the drivers choosing their own songs for introductions to a popular rendition of the national anthem by a Motor Racing Outreach children’s choir that is comprised of many sons and daughters of NASCAR drivers, crew chiefs and team members. The 500-lap race has been…

BRISTOL, Tenn. – The man seeking to change the business model for NASCAR owners admits it no longer was “commercially viable” to operate Michael Waltrip Racing after this season. Rob Kauffman, who would not reveal how many millions of dollars he’s lost since partnering with Michael Waltrip in Oct. 2007, said the team’s equipment will be sold after this season and that the shop’s “best use is as a housing…

ASU soccer limited Portland State to two shots Friday night in a 3-0 season-opening win.(Photo: Jeff Metcalfe/Arizona Republic) Arizona State’s Cali Farquharson started her senior season with a goal in the sixth minute Friday night and the Sun Devils limited Portland State to two shots in a 3-0 win. Farquharson scored her 35th career goal from 20 yards out and is now two goals behind Patrice Feulner for second in school history….

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BRISTOL, Tenn. – The man seeking to change the business model for NASCAR owners admits it no longer was “commercially viable” to operate Michael Waltrip Racing after this season. Rob Kauffman, who would not reveal how many millions of dollars he’s lost since partnering with Michael Waltrip in Oct. 2007, said the team’s equipment will be sold after this season and that the shop’s “best use is as a housing…

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com.  View photo . Photo via Reddit • Marian Hossa hanging with some neighbors and his buddy Stanley. [forgotmyoldusern on Reddit] • Auston Matthews is embarking on a most excellent adventure in Switzerland….

Every four years, American soccer fans rediscover the fun of watching the U.S. women’s national team at the World Cup, and their interest bleeds over into the women’s game as a whole. National Women’s Soccer League attendance has skyrocketed since the national team claimed its third World Cup this summer, and curiosity about the team’s efforts for next year’s Rio Olympics is already rising. In Minnesota, there hasn’t been a…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest NASCAR returns to Bristol for the second time this season for the Irwin Tools Night Race this Saturday. Joey Logano won the Bristol night race last year. Matt Kenseth took the checkered flag in the first Bristol race this season, which happened on April 19. MORE: Bristol preview | Odds | Chase standings | Danica’s image | Bowyer needs ride The Camping World Trucks Series…

RELATED: Full race results | Updated series standings BRISTOL, Tenn. — When Chris Buescher‘s Ford faltered on a green-white-checkered restart on Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch took full advantage, as is his custom.   In a Food City 300 that went to two laps of overtime at the .533-mile short track, Busch finished .427 seconds ahead of Kyle Larson, as Buescher faded to 11th after his car failed to pick up fuel…

BRISTOL, Tenn. – The man seeking to change the business model for NASCAR owners admits it no longer was “commercially viable” to operate Michael Waltrip Racing after this season. Rob Kauffman, who would not reveal how many millions of dollars he’s lost since partnering with Michael Waltrip in Oct. 2007, said the team’s equipment will be sold after this season and that the shop’s “best use is as a housing…

0 Shares Print Marc Crawford has dozed through some of the early-morning bus trip from Zurich through the Swiss Alps but is looking forward to new scenery as the Zurich Lions’ team bus heads into the French Alps near Grenoble. It is, he reports later, “spectacular.” The Swiss Elite League is just nicely getting underway. There is a Champions League that involves the winning teams in other European elite leagues…

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When Chris Froome sets off from Puerto Banús on Saturday on his attempt to win a second Grand Tour in a row, he will do so wearing the colours of Sky, the satellite TV network which has backed Britain’s flagship professional team since their launch in 2009. But now the broadcaster has announced its decision to reduce its cycling activity, in terms that place a question mark against the nature…

It wasn’t long ago when Daniel Carcillo would spend the latter part of his summers focused almost entirely on preparing to play another NHL season. Things are different these days because with training camps set to open next month, Carcillo hasn’t laced up a pair of skates since helping the Blackhawks win the 2015 Stanley Cup. Despite being an unrestricted free agent, he isn’t even in contact with his agent….

Party animals! Tim Basso of Rockaway, New Jersey, found a mama bear and her five clubs taking a dip in his family’s swimming pool Tuesday. He told News 12 New Jersey that when he first noticed the bears, “My first thought was really, where is the dog? And where are the kids?” The animals wrestled while exploring his kids’ backyard swing, toys, water slide, floaties and caused some damaged some…

If you have ever been to a youth hockey game, it’s impossible to miss the hockey moms. Some scream when their player shoots and scores, while others cower and cringe as their goalie is pummeled with a barrage of pucks. And they’re definitely not shy about giving the ref a piece of their minds. Now, local producer John McCally wants to give some hockey moms their own shot at stardom….