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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Despite missing 11 races to start the season due to a broken leg, Kyle Busch continues an improbable run to The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup as he now has three victories, including Sunday at New Hampshire, his third win in the last four events. Busch sits 33rd in the series standings, 56 points from 30th, which would qualify him for the 10-race Chase to the championship…

A NASCAR executive said Monday that officials will address the issue of throwing water bottles out of the car with drivers after a water bottle was spotted on the apron during a debris caution in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Another water bottle was spotted on the apron during a caution for Paul Menard later in the race. Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief…

There will be a women’s soccer World Cup dream match-up in store for New York soccer fans with a planned game between the champion USA team and third place England at Yankee Stadium, Page Six can exclusively reveal. The match-up between the FIFA Women’s World Cup-winning USA soccer team and England’s female squad is being planned for November, according to sources at the United States Soccer Federation. US Women’s soccer…

A year before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro is a city in motion, rehearsing, training, driving, sweeping, protesting, calculating and preparing for arguably the biggest event in its history. At the Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca, a small forest of cranes swings back and forth over the velodrome and gymnasium even as the last few hold-outs in a nearby favela resist police attempts to…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest NASCAR heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Eldora Speedway as all three series will be in action this week. The Camping World Truck Series begins things Wednesday with the 1-800-Car-Cash Mud Summer Classic. Practices, a unique qualifying and the race itself highlight an interesting day at Eldora, which is not far from Indy. MORE: Busch wins in N.H. | Results | Chase standings | 2015…

A year before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro is a city in motion, rehearsing, training, driving, sweeping, protesting, calculating and preparing for arguably the biggest event in its history. At the Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca, a small forest of cranes swings back and forth over the velodrome and gymnasium even as the last few hold-outs in a nearby favela resist police attempts to…

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Kyle Busch’s third victory in four races seemed secure. A caution on the final lap ensured it. Busch had a sizable lead on Brad Keselowski as the final of 301 laps began in Sunday’s 5-Hour Energy 301 at New Hampshire. When NASCAR threw a caution for a wreck shortly thereafter, the field was frozen and Busch’s Sprint Cup Series win was official. Kevin Harvick finished third, Joey Logano fourth and…

Despite officials’ continued requests to keep Confederate battle flags away from NASCAR tracks, some fans proudly displayed their banners at the Sprint Cup Series in Loudon, N.H., on Sunday. Fans took to Twitter, posting photos of their Confederate-flag-emblazoned T-shirts and hats, arguing that displaying the symbol is an act of free speech. Continue reading below One woman, using her Twitter handle @justinemee , sent a message to NASCAR saying, “Got…

Alex Bowman’s race came to a fiery end during Sunday’s NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. While under caution on Lap 97, Bowman pitted for a flat right front tire that was smoking and had caught on fire. The team changed the tire and extinguished the flames and sent the No. 7 back on the track. But as Bowman pulled out of his stall, the fire reignited…

EAST RUTHERFORD — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has not let up on his verbal attacks on Mexican immigrants. But soccer fans arriving at MetLife Stadium for the CONCACAF quarterfinal soccer match between Mexico and Costa Rica had a response. We politely disagree. RELATED: Clint Dempsey pulls a Carli Lloyd as USA trounces Cuba, 6-0 As Enrique Neri, of Paterson, was hanging a sign on his car that read, “We’re not all criminals…

Kyle Busch has faced obstacles all season long. First, it was a three-month absence following a scary crash at Daytona International Speedway. Next, it was the onerous obstacles NASCAR placed in front of him to make the Chase. On Sunday, it was Brad Keselowski. No surprise here: Busch got the job done.      The No. 18 car crossed the start-finish line under caution Sunday to take the…

Hundreds of NASCAR fans traveled to Loudon, New Hampshire, for the 5-Hour Energy 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race, and dozens of Confederate flags were on display. As controversy mounts over the Confederate flag, New Hampshire Motor Speedway is offering fans the chance to turn in their Confederate flags for a free American or racing flag this weekend. But Kristen Lestock of NHMS said the speedway and other NASCAR tracks…

USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck on what we’ve learned, what’s to come and the biggest surprises of the first half of the NASCAR season. USA TODAY Sports

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, who hinted on Friday at a “surprise” signing, will make another attempt to bring in £95m midfielder Gareth Bale, 26, from Real Madrid. (Sunday People)  United winger Angel Di Maria, 27, must hand in transfer request if he wants to leave Old…

American flag shirt, shorts and bandanas replaced the typical purple Joe Flacco and orange Adam Jones jerseys on the streets surrounding M&T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards on Saturday. The vendors with Orioles apparel had a special section filled with United States shirts. American flags were sold on street corners. And soccer balls replaced footballs at the tailgates. Baltimore evolved into a soccer haven — at least for the day…

Prerace coverage of the 5-hour Energy 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup race will begin with NASCAR America on NBCSN at noon ET, followed by the Countdown to Green show at 12:50 p.m. You also can watch online at http://nascarstream.nbcsports.com. Host Krista Voda and analysts Kyle Petty and Frank Stoddard will preview today’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and review last week’s race at Kentucky Speedway. Booth analysts Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton also will contribute with Burton making a…

American flag shirt, shorts and bandanas replaced the typical purple Joe Flacco and orange Adam Jones jerseys on the streets surrounding M&T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards on Saturday. The vendors with Orioles apparel had a special section filled with United States shirts. American flags were sold on street corners. And soccer balls replaced footballs at the tailgates. Baltimore evolved into a soccer haven — at least for the day…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest NASCAR wraps up its weekend in New Hampshire with the 5-Hour Energy 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday. MORE: Disappointing start for Gordon | Hamlin wins Xfinity race | Chase Standings | Odds Carl Edwards (Getty Images) Jimmie Johnson has won four Sprint Cup events this season and leads Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch, who are each two-time…

American flag shirt, shorts and bandanas replaced the typical purple Joe Flacco and orange Adam Jones jerseys on the streets surrounding M&T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards on Saturday. The vendors with Orioles apparel had a special section filled with United States shirts. American flags were sold on street corners. And soccer balls replaced footballs at the tailgates. Baltimore evolved into a soccer haven — at least for the day…