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Brad Keselowski is one of NASCAR’s top drivers. He won the Cup Series championship in 2012 and has been a consistent playoff contender for Team Penske over the years. One thing that fans know about Keselowski is that he’s never afraid to speak his mind on social media. Often times it’s jawing with his rival, fellow champion and playoff contender, Kyle Busch. You may even recall the 2012 Daytona 500 when…

A professional cycling team has banned its riders from growing beards and told them to find new employers if they won’t shave. Belgium’s Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise has imposed the crackdown on facial hair to protect “the elegance of cycling”. The Flemish team’s sporting director is Walter Planckaert, a former champion of the Tour of Flanders. He used a regular column in newspaper Het Niewsblad to blast beards as “unhygienic”. “We are…

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Nothing about what transpired in NASCAR over the last few days is surprising to anyone vaguely familiar with the sport. It’s not surprising that more than one NASCAR team owner threatened to fire anyone kneels or protests during the national anthem – or, as Richard Childress put it, we’ll “get you a ride on a Greyhound bus when the national anthem is over.” It’s not surprising that they sided with…

By EDDIE PELLS PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Reno is among three cities mentioned as possible hosts should the  U.S. Olympic Committee decide to bid for the Winter Olympics in 2026 or 2030. The other two are Denver and Salt Lake City, committee CEO Scott Blackmun said at a press conference on Monday. Blackmun said the USOC board will meet next month to discuss the possibility. The chairman of the group…

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship favorites Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch locked up their spots in the Round of 12 with wins at Chicagoland and New Hampshire, respectively. Kyle Larson and Brad Keselowski are also guaranteed a spot in the next round based on playoff points.  In Sunday’s Apache Warrior 400 at Dover, four drivers will be eliminated from the playoffs with eight others joining Truex, Busch, Larson and Keselowski in…

Last summer, at the Rio Games, the Ethiopian marathoner Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms over his head at the finish line to protest Ethiopia’s treatment of his ethnic group, the Oromo people. He has been in exile since. “At the Olympic Games themselves, there is a prohibition on all forms of demonstration, political or otherwise,” said Scott Blackmun, chief executive of the United States Olympic Committee, referring to a rule…

The six-times Olympic champion Jason Kenny plans to race on to the Tokyo 2020 Games after previously contemplating retirement. The 29-year-old Bolton rider won three gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics to take his tally to six gold and one silver, level with the British record holder and former team-mate Sir Chris Hoy. Kenny married the four-times Olympic champion Laura Kenny, nee Trott, in September 2016 and the couple…

Race cars are lined up before  the NASCAR Cup Series 300 auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Sept. 24. (Charles Krupa/AP) Kneeling in protest during the national anthem began with former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick in 2016, but the act has expanded beyond the football player, including rapidly catching on over the weekend. Athletes on football teams across the country knelt Sunday in protest after President Trump called…

President Donald Trump, who over the last few days has repeatedly inserted himself into the country’s most popular sport, tweeted Tuesday that he wants the NFL to create rules against football players kneeling in protest during the national anthem. He has a pretty good example for such a move in the U.S. Soccer Federation. “The NFL has all sorts of rules and regulations. The only way out for them is to set…

H. Forman & Son was one of the business forced to move (Picture: Lance Forman) When the Chief Whip comments that to make an omelette, you need to crack a few eggs, it’s not terribly heartening when you are the one about to be cracked and beaten.   Almost 14 years ago, having just spent two years building and relocating to a new smoked salmon factory, we were told by the…

Race cars are lined up before  the NASCAR Cup Series 300 auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Sept. 24. (Charles Krupa/AP) Kneeling in protest during the national anthem began with former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick in 2016, but the act has expanded beyond the football player, including rapidly catching on over the weekend. Athletes on football teams across the country knelt Sunday in protest after President Trump called…

President Donald Trump lauded NASCAR on Monday because no drivers, crew or team members protested during the national anthem before a weekend race at New Hampshire Motorspeedway. “So proud of NASCAR and its supporters and fans. They won’t put up with disrespecting our Country or our Flag – they said it loud and clear!” Trump tweeted Monday. The comments came one day after dozens of NFL players took a knee…

Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Today, the UCI announced that they’d be raising the minimum wages for some professional cyclists. The lowest paid male riders at the WorldTour and Pro Continental level will now make around €2,000 and €650 more per year respectively, with guaranteed salaries of €38,115 for WorldTour racers and €30,855 for Pro Continental racers. Neo-pros will make slightly less. That’s not much, but cycling’s had plenty of dire financial…

H. Forman & Son was one of the business forced to move (Picture: Lance Forman) When the Chief Whip comments that to make an omelette, you need to crack a few eggs, it’s not terribly heartening when you are the one about to be cracked and beaten.   Almost 14 years ago, having just spent two years building and relocating to a new smoked salmon factory, we were told by the…

President Donald Trump lauded NASCAR on Monday because no drivers, crew or team members protested during the national anthem before a weekend race at New Hampshire Motorspeedway. “So proud of NASCAR and its supporters and fans. They won’t put up with disrespecting our Country or our Flag – they said it loud and clear!” Trump tweeted Monday. The comments came one day after dozens of NFL players took a knee…

Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Today, the UCI announced that they’d be raising the minimum wages for some professional cyclists. The lowest paid male riders at the WorldTour and Pro Continental level will now make around €2,000 and €650 more per year respectively, with guaranteed salaries of €38,115 for WorldTour racers and €30,855 for Pro Continental racers. Neo-pros will make slightly less. That’s not much, but cycling’s had plenty of dire financial…

H. Forman & Son was one of the business forced to move (Picture: Lance Forman) When the Chief Whip comments that to make an omelette, you need to crack a few eggs, it’s not terribly heartening when you are the one about to be cracked and beaten.   Almost 14 years ago, having just spent two years building and relocating to a new smoked salmon factory, we were told by the…

Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Today, the UCI announced that they’d be raising the minimum wages for some professional cyclists. The lowest paid male riders at the WorldTour and Pro Continental level will now make around €2,000 and €650 more per year respectively, with guaranteed salaries of €38,115 for WorldTour racers and €30,855 for Pro Continental racers. Neo-pros will make slightly less. That’s not much, but cycling’s had plenty of dire financial…

President Donald Trump lauded NASCAR on Monday because no drivers, crew or team members protested during the national anthem before a weekend race at New Hampshire Motorspeedway. “So proud of NASCAR and its supporters and fans. They won’t put up with disrespecting our Country or our Flag – they said it loud and clear!” Trump tweeted Monday. The comments came one day after dozens of NFL players took a knee…