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The best soccer players have a standing motto: “For club and country.” Professionals Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe all play for club and country. As the country turned on televisions to watch the United States win the Women’s World Cup in Canada this summer, so did the Nebraska soccer team. For Jaycie Johnson, in particular, seeing the United States hoist the greatest prize in women’s soccer was a…

0 Shares Print Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR this week: Turn 1: Is there any reason to experiment more with the high-drag package after its poor performance at Michigan and the drivers’ seemingly intense dislike of it? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: No! It’s too expensive, and too time-consuming for crew members. With three races remaining in the regular season, all efforts and…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Drivers only have three races left to punch their Chase for the Sprint Cup tickets: Bristol, Darlington and Richmond. As of now, 11 drivers are qualified for the Chase with wins as long as they start the next three races and remain in the top 30 in points: Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Martin Truex…

The Carolina Hurricanes hired a popular former advanced statistics blogger and former chemist to a full-time job within the organization Thursday. Eric Tulsky, who came to notoriety in hockey circles after his groundbreaking study regarding zone entries and consulted for the Hurricanes on a part-time basis last season, has been named Hockey Analyst for the club. The new full-time role will have Tulsky providing and analyzing data to assist the…

If you have been to a youth hockey game, it’s hard to miss them. Hockey moms are a breed apart. Some scream while their player shoots and scores, and others cower and cringe as their goalie is pummeled with a barrage of pucks. Those Minnesota hockey moms now have a chance at stardom. Local producer John McCally with McCally-Lee Entertainment wants to find interesting, dramatic and fun youth or high…

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department is starting two new adult leagues for futsal and bubble soccer. If the names sound familiar, it’s because the two sports are taking off in recreation programs across the country as part of a growing trend to foster more non-traditional sports in parks and gym environments. “Both Futsal and Bubble Soccer provide new ways for people to explore non-traditional sports…

0 Shares Print Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR this week: Turn 1: Is there any reason to experiment more with the high-drag package after its poor performance at Michigan and the drivers’ seemingly intense dislike of it? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: No! It’s too expensive, and too time-consuming for crew members. With three races remaining in the regular season, all efforts and…

America’s next top soccer star is a hotly run contest. It might not have a primetime cable TV slot, or Tyra Banks as host, but competition is fierce. Social media provides the judging panel, with YouTube clips and vines of a rabona or a Panenka from a US-born winger playing in a lowly European league enough to provoke a virtual frenzy – usually in the direction of Jurgen Klinsmann’s Twitter…

America’s next top soccer star is a hotly run contest. It might not have a primetime cable TV slot, or Tyra Banks as host, but competition is fierce. Social media provides the judging panel, with YouTube clips and vines of a rabona or a Panenka from a US-born winger playing in a lowly European league enough to provoke a virtual frenzy – usually in the direction of Jurgen Klinsmann’s Twitter…

You can say it a million times and likely not get tired of repeating the famous mantra: “It’s Bristol, baby!” Saturday is one of those races on the schedule that many circle – the Irwin Tools Night Race. This is a pivotal race for a number of drivers who are still hoping to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup field. After Bristol, two races remain before the Chase field is…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Danica Patrick is one of the three most important drivers in NASCAR. And that has nothing to do with her underwhelming performance on the track. Because of her impact on stock-car racing, Patrick has new sponsorship and a renewed importance in the sport. MORE: Looking back at Michigan | This week: Saturday night at Bristol | Chase standings Patrick’s role at Stewart-Haas Racing is in…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Telephone conversations with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and midfielder Cesc Fabregas persuaded Barcelona forward Pedro, 28, to snub long-standing interest from Manchester United and move instead to Stamford Bridge in a deal that will be worth £21.2m. (Guardian)  The Spaniard also turned his back on a move to…

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Consultants hired by state leaders eviscerated Boston’s defunct Olympic bid Tuesday, suggesting planners underestimated potential expenses, skimped on contingency funds, and were too optimistic in assessing public infrastructure costs for the Games. The conclusions of the Brattle Group were a final beat-down for the local bid committee, Boston 2024, which tried to bring Olympic glory to Boston but then saw the effort collapse in July after months of controversy and…

NASCAR has issued warnings to three teams and deducted practice time from three teams in the wake of last weekend’s Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The sanctioning body announced late Tuesday that Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 team was issued a warning by NASCAR for failing pre-race inspection three times prior to Sunday’s 200-lap event. As a result, Earnhardt will be required to sit out 15 minutes of…

Danica Patrick’s already found a new sponsor to replace GoDaddy, which announced it would be dropping the NASCAR driver after this season. Patrick announced Tuesday she and Nature’s Bakery have agreed to a 28-race deal beginning in 2016. She also announced a new deal with Stewart-Haas Racing. “They have ambitious goals and they’re going to rely on me and everyone at Stewart-Haas Racing to deliver,” Patrick said in a release. “I…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Chelsea are likely to make a late attempt to beat Manchester United to the signing of Barcelona forward Pedro, 28. (Mail)  The Spain international has given United a time limit of three days to sign him. (Mundo Deportivo – Spanish)  Chelsea will consider making a…

Boston’s failed bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics underestimated costs for hosting the games, potentially leaving Massachusetts taxpayers on the hook for significant cost overruns, according to a state-funded report released Tuesday. Boston 2024, the local group organizing the bid, had projected construction costs for the Olympic Stadium, athletes village and other key facilities would total about $918 million out of a proposed $4.6 billion plan. But the Brattle Group,…