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Mother’s Day Surprise For USA Women’s Soccer Team Before Ireland Win (Photos) The United States women’s national soccer team won Mother’s Day 2015 with the help of FOX Sports. Mothers of Team USA players walked their daughters onto the field before their exhibition game against Ireland on Sunday at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, Calif. The touching scene was part of a surprise, mothers’ visit FOX Sports organized ahead of…

At 6, Andrew Shaw received his first stitches — right above his eye after crashing into a table during a wrestling match. It was the first of countless times he was sewn back together. The conversation on the way to the hospital went like this on repeat: “I don’t want to go,” Andrew said. “Well, you have to, so we’re going,” his mother, Darlene Shaw, replied matter of factly. With…

The U.S. will clinch a berth in the World Hockey Championship quarterfinals with a win over Slovenia in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Sunday at 10 a.m. ET, live on NBC Sports Live Extra. The Americans, with one Olympian on their roster (defenseman Justin Faulk), earned 12 points in their first five games, including wins over defending World champion Russia and Olympic bronze medalist Finland. They most recently beat Denmark 1-0 on Friday….

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin had a rough couple of laps late in Saturday night’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway. Hamlin was caught in the middle of a four-wide battle off Turn 2 and was pinched between Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Sam Hornish Jr. Contact with the left rear of Hornish’s No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford cut Hamlin’s right front tire and caused him to slow dramatically on…

0 Shares Print KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Martin Truex Jr. was the show Saturday night at Kansas Speedway. Then Jimmie Johnson stole not only the show but also the unique SpongeBob SquarePants 400 trophy. Sure, Johnson’s daughters might appreciate this trophy more than many of the 72 others he has won in the Sprint Cup Series, but it would have made a great birthday present for Sherry Pollex, Truex’s long-time…

So, this might sound like an incredibly obvious loser, but bear with me for a second. Coming the week before the All-Star Race in Charlotte, North Carolina, Kansas was a golden chance for a driver without a victory in the 2015 season to not only get a win, but also secure a berth in the Chase and a trip to Charlotte. With Martin Truex Jr. leading for a good portion…

At 6, Andrew Shaw received his first stitches — right above his eye after crashing into a table during a wrestling match. It was the first of countless times he was sewn back together. The conversation on the way to the hospital went like this on repeat: “I don’t want to go,” Andrew said. “Well, you have to, so we’re going,” his mother, Darlene Shaw, replied matter of factly. With…

Thunderstorms and lightning forced officials to stop Saturday night’s NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway for two hours, 16 minutes before resuming. The SpongeBob Squarepants 400 was under caution for a single-car spin by rookie Jeb Burton when heavy rain began falling. NASCAR stopped the race on Lap 98 of 267 scheduled laps. Because the race had not reach halfway, it was not considered official and had to be restarted….

Jeff Gordon didn’t literally build Kansas Speedway, but he might as well as have helped log the timber, pour the asphalt and install the grandstand bleachers. When the 1.5-mile tri-oval opened in Kansas City, Kan., in 2001, Gordon’s presence and, indeed, his dominance was critical in making Kansas Speedway one of NASCAR’s crown jewels. During a time of growth and flux for the sport, especially after the death earlier in…

Tonight begins a key stretch for NASCAR Sprint Cup teams that could give a hint of what is to come. The SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway is the first of three consecutive races on 1.5-mile speedways – tracks that comprise half of the Chase races. After tonight’s race, the series heads to Charlotte for the Sprint All-Star race and the Coca-Cola 600. Both Kansas and Charlotte host Chase races….

F is for friends who do stuff together; U is for you and me; N is for anywhere and anytime at all down at the…Kansas Speedway in Kansas City. Later today, the 1.5-mile track will host the SpongeBob Squarepants 400, a NASCAR Sprint Cup event. In collaboration with Nickelodeon, six drivers will drive vehicles featuring Spongebob-specific paint jobs—well, five in today’s race, with one truck competing yesterday. The titular sponge,…

Showers and thunderstorms remain in the weather forecast for Saturday night’s Spongebob Squarepants 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. These particular weather forecasts are particularly challenging because you really don’t know when the weather will be a concern until it forms. The above animation is from one forecast model showing areas of scattered showers and storms moving over the Kansas City area between 4 p.m. CDT…

Tonight’s race at Kansas Speedway marks the final chance for a driver to earn a spot in next week’s Sprint All-Star Race with a victory. Pole-sitter Joey Logano will be looking for his second consecutive win at this track. Here are the particulars for tonight’s race (all times are Eastern): START: Jack Griffo, star of Nickelodeon’s hit show “The Thundermans” will give the command for drivers to start their engines at 7:37 p.m. The…

For the third year in a row, NASCAR introduced a new Sprint Cup rules package for 2015, this one with reduced horsepower and aerodynamic downforce, with an eye on improving the racing. Whether the racing has gotten better or not is debatable; what’s not debatable is that the package has drawn the ire of some of the sport’s top drivers, because speeds are up in the middle of corners —…

0 Shares Print Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR this week: Turn 1: Another strong finish from Martin Truex Jr. Is he this year’s Ryan Newman, headed to the Chase on points and consistency? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: What Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 78 team are accomplishing is unique to anything we’ve seen in the Chase era — a single-car team…

At 6, Andrew Shaw received his first stitches — right above his eye after crashing into a table during a wrestling match. It was the first of countless times he was sewn back together. The conversation on the way to the hospital went like this on repeat: “I don’t want to go,” Andrew said. “Well, you have to, so we’re going,” his mother, Darlene Shaw, replied matter of factly. With…

Firefighters were busy Friday morning putting out flames at a NASCAR team’s race shop in Harrisburg. IMAGES: Fire at NASCAR race team shop Crews from Harrisburg and Concord were called to Leavine Family Racing’s shop on Victory Lane around 7 a.m. and encountered flames and smoke coming from the building. Fire officials said crews were able to get the fire under control around 8:30 a.m. The fire marshal told Channel…

The Western Hockey League Bantam Draft was held today. Here are the first names of the players selected, as compiled by Blueshirt Banter’s Adam Herman: The WHL Draft has concluded. Here’s our final tally on names. pic.twitter.com/X7fO1DfOjF May 7, 2015 It must be noted exactly who we’re doing with here. The draft pool consists of players who have graduated the Bantam division (ages 13-14), so these promising young players were…

Ronaldo or Messi? While the debate rages on about who is the better player, we can tell you who is better paid. For the second year in a row Cristiano Ronaldo ranks No. 1 on our list of the world’s highest-paid soccer players. The 30-year-old star of Real Madrid, the most valuable soccer team in the world worth $3.26 billion, banked $79 million last year in salary, bonus and endorsements…

i FC Barcelona plays Getafe in Barcelona, Spain, on May 3. Spain’s soccer federation says it will halt all professional games “indefinitely” starting May 16, to protest a new law regulating the sale of television game rights. Spain’s professional soccer league opposes the planned suspension, but the players union supports it. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption itoggle caption Manu Fernandez/AP FC Barcelona plays Getafe in Barcelona, Spain, on May 3. Spain’s…