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Rocky Wirtz’s dream of bringing the World Junior Championships, one of hockey’s most prestigious events, to Chicago is a step closer to becoming a reality. lRelated Chicago Blackhawks Champion Blackhawks’ attention now shifts to next season See all related USA Hockey announced Tuesday that Chicago is among five finalists to host the 2018 event, along with Buffalo, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Tampa. The annual championship features the top male hockey…

The reason Boston’s residents didn’t want to be Athens is the same reason the residents of Oslo or Krakow or Stockholm don’t want to be Athens. Hosting an Olympics is a corporate sinkhole sucking billions of dollars and a city’s future into a bottomless abyss of excess. The internet is clogged with slide shows of empty, broken, useless stadiums built in the euphoria of a coming Olympics or World Cup…

Boston 2024 is dead. So what about Boston 2028? Boston 2032? Boston 2064? At the moment, it may seem unlikely — even impossible — that Boston would ever again entertain the idea of hosting an Olympics. Continue reading below But numerous other cities have at first failed, only to later try again. And experts say a future bid for Boston is not out of the question, given the right circumstances….

And just like that, in a morning news conference followed by an afternoon press release, it was over, an unceremonious death that didn’t befit the massive dream. No more comparisons with Paris and Rome, no torch-lit opening event nearly a decade in the offing, no transformation of entire swaths of the city that were nothing more than unheralded tow lots seven months ago. Continue reading below There’s a way to…

The U.S. men’s national team doinked its way out of the Gold Cup this July, dropping its semifinal match against Jamaica and farting away the third-place game with Panama, thus allowing eternal rival-to-the-south Mexico to sashay its way to another GC title. If you’re a USMNT fan, this was a fairly disappointing turn of events. What the hell happened? The women’s team rolled tide over the World Cup final, Carli…

The reason Boston’s residents didn’t want to be Athens is the same reason the residents of Oslo or Krakow or Stockholm don’t want to be Athens. Hosting an Olympics is a corporate sinkhole sucking billions of dollars and a city’s future into a bottomless abyss of excess. The internet is clogged with slide shows of empty, broken, useless stadiums built in the euphoria of a coming Olympics or World Cup…

Love is in the air . . . and on the track. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Daniel Hemric and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driver Kenzie Ruston are getting married. Hemric popped the question during a weekend getaway on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia.  Hemric drives the No. 14 Chevrolet Silverado for NTS Motorsports and Ruston drives the No. 4 Toyota Camry for Rev Racing. Congrats from…

The architects whose controversial plans for a dramatic £1.3bn Tokyo Olympic stadium were scrapped by the Japanese government over concerns about costs hit back on Tuesday, claiming it was not the design at fault but rapidly rising construction costs. London-based Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) warned the Japanese prime minister, Shinzō Abe, that ditching their award-winning design team and their knowledge risked the stadium not being completed in time for the…

The gamble just wasn’t worth it The people got this one right. Boston’s Olympic bid, which came to an abrupt end on Monday, never attracted high enough approval ratings in Beantown. Both the United States Olympic Committee and Boston’s political leaders realized that moving forward in the face of widespread public opposition to the bid would embarrass everyone long-term. Might as well cut bait now. It was a mess, but…

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Buddy Baker is facing the end of his life with the same courage he demonstrated during a long NASCAR career, when he sometimes drove at more than 200 mph. “I’m right with The Man Upstairs,” Baker said Saturday when I visited him along with Humpy Wheeler and Waddell Wilson at the Baker home on the western shore of Lake Norman near Terrell. “If I feared death I never would have…

Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics is over. The city and the U.S. Olympic Committee severed ties after a board teleconference Monday, USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky told The Associated Press. …

Buddy Baker is facing the end of his life with the same courage he demonstrated during a long NASCAR career, when he sometimes drove at more than 200 mph. “I’m right with The Man Upstairs,” Baker said Saturday when I visited him along with Humpy Wheeler and Waddell Wilson at the Baker home on the western shore of Lake Norman near Terrell. “If I feared death I never would have…

Going into Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, few in the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage knew what to expect throughout the race. The sanctioning body introduced a new high-drag aero package with the hopes of creating more drafting and pack racing throughout the field. While the teams had three lengthy practice sessions on Friday, most teams worked on single-car runs and there was never a large group of cars…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United’s hopes of signing Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos appear to be over with the 29-year-old set to sign a new contract with the Bernabeu club. (Daily Mail)  Barcelona forward Pedro, 27, wants to leave the club for more first-team football and could join Manchester United for…

i New York City FC’s Andrea Pirlo warms up before an MLS soccer match against Orlando City SC on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Jason DeCrow/AP hide caption itoggle caption Jason DeCrow/AP New York City FC’s Andrea Pirlo warms up before an MLS soccer match against Orlando City SC on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Jason DeCrow/AP “We want Pirlo! We want Pirlo! We want Pirlo!” On Sunday night, this chant thundered…

Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics is over. The city and the U.S. Olympic Committee severed ties after a board teleconference Monday, USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky told The Associated Press. …

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest NASCAR heads back to Pocono for the Sprint Cup series while the Xfinity Series goes to Iowa. NASCAR returns to Pocono for the first time since racing there on June 7. The Camping World Series is in Pocono for the first time this season while the Xfinity Series goes back to Iowa for the first time since running there on May 17. Dale Earnhardt Jr….

Kevin Harvick(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) INDIANAPOLIS — NASCAR might need to go back to the drawing board in its quest to create more competitive stock car racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. NASCAR officials debuted a “high-drag” aero package in Sunday’s Brickyard 400, featuring a nine-inch spoiler and other measures intended to slow the cars down and punch a big hole in the air, which officials hoped would create…

The banner moments of this year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup belong to Panama. Los Canaleros were moments from advancing to the final before a dubious penalty kick was called against them by an American referee that led to a 2-1 extra-time loss to Mexico. Panama’s players posed with a banner after the match calling CONCACAF “corruptos ladrones” — corrupt thieves, and Panamanian Football Federation President Pedro Chaluja said two days later:…