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Kevin Harvick: NASCAR’s weak link is stagnant schedule – USA TODAY

Saturday, May 02, 2015

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With GoDaddy leaving, Danica Patrick open to joining another NASCAR Sprint … – FOXSports.com

Friday, May 01, 2015

For the first time since 2009, Danica Patrick has to worry about securing sponsorship for the next racing season. Longtime sponsor GoDaddy announced Wednesday it would not return in 2016 as the primary sponsor on Patrick’s No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, but would like to continue its personal-service agreement with her. Facing questions about her future with SHR and in NASCAR, Patrick on Friday called the sponsor’s departure “bittersweet,” but…

Kevin Harvick: NASCAR’s weak link is stagnant schedule – USA TODAY

Friday, May 01, 2015

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Will NASCAR Sprint Cup Series underdog prevail at Talladega Superspeedway? – FOXSports.com

Friday, May 01, 2015

Come Monday of every race week, the race fans will email, tweet or ask me on the street, “So who do you like this week?” My normal response is, “Let’s wait a get a couple practice sessions in and then I’ll have a better answer for you.” Well, that answer never really works where we are racing this weekend — Talladega Superspeedway. It doesn’t matter if we are six days…

Jeff Gordon’s next stop after retirement could be to NASCAR broadcast booth – SportingNews.com

Friday, May 01, 2015

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Jeff Gordon’s retirement as a NASCAR driver at the end of the 2015 season will leave the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion with plenty of free time on his hands.  Will Gordon fill that void by joining Fox Sports’ NASCAR Sprint Cup broadcast booth? According to NBC Sports, Gordon says he might get some news on his possible future in NASCAR broadcasting within the next few weeks….

Jeff Gordon’s next stop after retirement could be to NASCAR broadcast booth – SportingNews.com

Friday, May 01, 2015

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Jeff Gordon’s retirement as a NASCAR driver at the end of the 2015 season will leave the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion with plenty of free time on his hands.  Will Gordon fill that void by joining Fox Sports’ NASCAR Sprint Cup broadcast booth? According to NBC Sports, Gordon says he might get some news on his possible future in NASCAR broadcasting within the next few weeks….

Cycling race in Frankfurt cancelled because of terrorist threat – Washington Post (blog)

Friday, May 01, 2015

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Jeff Gordon’s next stop after retirement could be to NASCAR broadcast booth – SportingNews.com

Friday, May 01, 2015

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Jeff Gordon’s retirement as a NASCAR driver at the end of the 2015 season will leave the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion with plenty of free time on his hands.  Will Gordon fill that void by joining Fox Sports’ NASCAR Sprint Cup broadcast booth? According to NBC Sports, Gordon says he might get some news on his possible future in NASCAR broadcasting within the next few weeks….

Jeff Gordon’s next stop after retirement could be to NASCAR broadcast booth – SportingNews.com

Friday, May 01, 2015

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Jeff Gordon’s retirement as a NASCAR driver at the end of the 2015 season will leave the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion with plenty of free time on his hands.  Will Gordon fill that void by joining Fox Sports’ NASCAR Sprint Cup broadcast booth? According to NBC Sports, Gordon says he might get some news on his possible future in NASCAR broadcasting within the next few weeks….

Russian League to Cut Back on Foreign Soccer Players – New York Times

Thursday, April 30, 2015

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VIDEO: Dutchess to host Special Olympics in 2016, 2017 – Poughkeepsie Journal

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Special Olympics New York president Neal Johnson announces that the Winter 2016 and 2017 Special Olympics will be held in the Hudson Valley at the Mid Hudson Civic Center on Wednesday.(Photo: Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie Journal) Winter of 2016 may be cold, but it will bring a heartwarming athletic event to the mid-Hudson Valley, along with thousands of visitors and a nice boost for local business. It’s a first for the region….

Belgian soccer player Gregory Mertens dies after collapsing on the field – Washington Post (blog)

Thursday, April 30, 2015

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Heading a soccer ball is risky even if concussions rare, researchers say – Chicago Tribune

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Fremd High School midfielder Missy Adrian knows how to head a soccer ball with skill and power, using her forehead to send a shot screaming toward the goalkeeper. But that’s not to say she enjoys it. “It’s something I put up with,” said Adrian, 16, who feels a little jolt of pain on most headers. “It’s not one of the best things (about soccer), but not one of the worst.”…

Danica Patrick losing GoDaddy NASCAR sponsorship – SB Nation

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

GoDaddy will no longer back Danica Patrick, as one of NASCAR’s most high profile driver-sponsor pairings will cease following the 2015 season. The decision ends sponsorship of Patrick’s No. 10 team, a relationship that paved the way for Patrick’s transition from IndyCar to stock car racing five years ago and helped her secure a ride with Stewart-Haas Racing, one of NASCAR’s premier organizations. The move comes as Patrick…

Soccer Violence Escalates in Europe – Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

BELGRADE, Serbia—Fans of the soccer team Red Star, furious at being penned in at the stadium before a match against rival Partizan, began ripping out the hard plastic seats and hurling them by the dozens at the police. For 45 minutes it went on, fans throwing lighted flares and metal objects while police fought back with military-style maneuvers, surging toward the fans and clearing out sections of the stadium. Some…

Kurt Busch’s win an emotional one – ESPN

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

0 Shares Print RICHMOND, Va. — Kurt Busch‘s victory in the Toyota Owners 400 will no doubt spark a spirited debate over whether he deserves his place in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup. Of course Busch missed three races earlier this year, suspended by NASCAR while he was investigated in a domestic violence case. He has been on a tear since returning to the wheel of the No….

Krupa: Datsyuk proof playoff hockey is acquired skill – The Detroit News

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Pavel Datsyuk(Photo: David Guralnick / Detroit News) Detroit – It is something a player must experience. The veterans can tell young ones all about playoff hockey. Coaches can coach it. But because of better play all over the ice, tighter checking in both zones and through the middle, faster skating, keener attention to details, better goaltending, nervousness, jacked-up crowds and the threat of elimination, the maxim in the NHL is…

SEALs die while training in swimming pool – New York Post

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

A Navy SEAL from Queens and another from Michigan died after a training accident in a swimming pool at a base in Virginia. Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Seth Cody Lewis of Queens and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Brett Allen Marihugh of Livonia were found unresponsive Friday at the bottom of the Combat Swimming Training Facility at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Lewis, 32, died Friday and Marihugh,…

German police remove Israeli flag from soccer game ‘for fear of Palestinian … – Jerusalem Post Israel News

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

An Israeli soccer player in the second-highest level of professional German soccer tweeted on Sunday that security forces on duty at a match between FC Ingolstadt and Union Berlin forcibly removed an Israeli flag that was brandished by a fan in the stands. Almog Cohen, the Israeli national team player who is also a member of 2. Bundesliga side Ingolstadt, tweeted: “Today, an Israeli flag was removed…