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Caeleb Dressel knows the comparisons are coming. After pulling off an unprecedented Triple Crown at swimming’s world championships, it’s time to take on the legacy of Michael Phelps. The 20-year-old Dressel established himself as America’s newest star of the pool Saturday, becoming the first swimmer to win three gold medals on a single night at either the worlds or the Olympics. Not even Phelps managed such an audacious feat. Dressel…

Fans at a soccer match in a South African stadium that hosted the 2010 World Cup final tried to push through the gates on Saturday, causing a stampede that killed two people. One person was critically injured and 16 others had minor injuries in the accident at FNB Stadium in the Soweto area of Johannesburg, the stadium management said in a statement. It said management is conducting an investigation with…

It’s an Olympics year, and the 32-year-old alpine ski racing star has plenty to prove not only to himself, but the world that he’s still a leader of the pack. Not only as the defending giant slalom gold medalist, but as one of the sport’s premier talents who has been dealt setback after setback the last three seasons. Ligety was forced to cut short last season’s…

The uniqueness of it all is palpable. It was the first time this storied matchup between Spain’s two most prominent soccer teams, the rivalry known as El Clásico, has been played on American soil. Indeed, it was only the second occasion the rivals have met outside Spain; the last was in 1982, during a postseason tournament in Venezuela that was, bizarrely, shoehorned in before that summer’s World Cup back in…

Tom “Red” Martin played all but two minutes of Boston College’s Beanpot Tournament championship victory over Harvard in 1961, and his paltry time off the ice had nothing to do with wanting to take a breather. An All-American defenseman who scored the game-winning goal that night at Boston Garden, he was whistled for a penalty, but still logged an astounding 58 minutes. Advertisement A senior captain for the Eagles, Mr….

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Caeleb Dressel knows the comparisons are coming. After pulling off an unprecedented Triple Crown at swimming’s world championships, it’s time to take on the legacy of Michael Phelps. The 20-year-old Dressel established himself as America’s newest star of the pool Saturday, becoming the first swimmer to win three gold medals on a single night at either the worlds or the Olympics. Not even Phelps managed such an…

The uniqueness of it all is palpable. It was the first time this storied matchup between Spain’s two most prominent soccer teams, the rivalry known as El Clásico, has been played on American soil. Indeed, it was only the second occasion the rivals have met outside Spain; the last was in 1982, during a postseason tournament in Venezuela that was, bizarrely, shoehorned in before that summer’s World Cup back in…

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TUNKHANNOCK TOWNSHIP –NASCAR weekend is well underway in the Poconos with the Overton’s 400 set for this Sunday. Tonight, hundreds turned out for the first ever “Fan Fest” at Pocono Raceway where people got up close and personal with some drivers. “Are you guys ready to see some drivers up here?” yelled the MC. “Yeah!” the crowd yelled back. “I think that was a third of you, the people in…

TUNKHANNOCK TOWNSHIP –NASCAR weekend is well underway in the Poconos with the Overton’s 400 set for this Sunday. Tonight, hundreds turned out for the first ever “Fan Fest” at Pocono Raceway where people got up close and personal with some drivers. “Are you guys ready to see some drivers up here?” yelled the MC. “Yeah!” the crowd yelled back. “I think that was a third of you, the people in…

x Embed x Share CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James looks ahead to some of the top story lines fans should keep an eye on at the Overton’s 400 in the Poconos this Sunday. USA TODAY Sports Driver Kyle Larson signs autographs for fans following practice for the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.(Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports) NASCAR fans were irritated at the inconvenience of having to trawl…

I am old enough to remember (that is, I’m older than 15) when Nascar was about to become the new national pastime, the sport of real America that was being eagerly embraced by corporate America because it offered so many places to plaster advertising slogans. I haven’t heard a lot about the auto-racing enterprise lately, though, so while switching channels last Sunday, I paused for a while on NBC’s coverage of the Monster…

9:28 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment LONG POND, Pa. — Target will focus its sports marketing budget on soccer and drop its 16-year NASCAR sponsorship of Chip Ganassi Racing after the 2017 season. The decision leaves Kyle Larson, second in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, without an announced sponsor for the majority of 2018. Target had a 28-year relationship with Ganassi and was a major…

I am old enough to remember (that is, I’m older than 15) when Nascar was about to become the new national pastime, the sport of real America that was being eagerly embraced by corporate America because it offered so many places to plaster advertising slogans. I haven’t heard a lot about the auto-racing enterprise lately, though, so while switching channels last Sunday, I paused for a while on NBC’s coverage of the Monster…

See more of the story The summer is almost over in European club soccer, and as usual it seems that some sort of soccer apocalypse is imminent. Summer is when the world’s biggest club teams, such as Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United, spend ridiculous amounts of money on new players. With no actual soccer played, fans are confronted with the seedy financial side of soccer,…

“After I had the team, I said: ‘Hey, I have this empty stadium. How do I get into this?’” Ross said. “People in this country want to see the stars, that’s what they’re mostly interested in, and seeing the great teams in the world. That’s what they’ll really pay for and go see.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story Ross’s vision was to turn what was effectively a ticket-selling operation…

More than 300 amateur and professional bicyclists are expected to race in downtown Detroit for the inaugural Detroit Cycling Championship, hosted by the Detroit Athletic Club on Sept. 9, where $45,000 in cash prizes will be at stake. Cyclists will race in a dozen categorized races, including youth and military veterans. Participants will compete for what is billed as one of the top purses in the country: $45,000 in cash…

I am old enough to remember (that is, I’m older than 15) when Nascar was about to become the new national pastime, the sport of real America that was being eagerly embraced by corporate America because it offered so many places to plaster advertising slogans. I haven’t heard a lot about the auto-racing enterprise lately, though, so while switching channels last Sunday, I paused for a while on NBC’s coverage of the Monster…

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Two years after 10-year-old Bahraini swimmer Alzain Tareq caused a media frenzy as the youngest ever competitor at a world championships, up stepped her best friend to continue the trend in the Hungarian capital. Ritaj Amin finished 58th of 59 competitors in the women’s 50 meters butterfly heats on Friday morning, the same event that Tareq raced in at the 2015 championships in Kazan. The 13-year-old, the…

More than 300 amateur and professional bicyclists are expected to race in downtown Detroit for the inaugural Detroit Cycling Championship, hosted by the Detroit Athletic Club on Sept. 9, where $45,000 in cash prizes will be at stake. Cyclists will race in a dozen categorized races, including youth and military veterans. Participants will compete for what is billed as one of the top purses in the country: $45,000 in cash…