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NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Brendan Gaughan and Richard Childress Racing engineer Ryan Isabell share what puts the speed in stock race cars with day campers at Rochester Museum & Science Center.(Photo: Rochester Museum & Science Center) Even though the annual arrival of NASCAR to upstate New York is a turn or two away, driver Brendan Gaughan took a rolling start Tuesday, talking science and racing in Rochester. Gaughan spent part of…

NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Brendan Gaughan and Richard Childress Racing engineer Ryan Isabell share what puts the speed in stock race cars with day campers at Rochester Museum & Science Center.(Photo: Rochester Museum & Science Center) Even though the annual arrival of NASCAR to upstate New York is a turn or two away, driver Brendan Gaughan took a rolling start Tuesday, talking science and racing in Rochester. Gaughan spent part of…

ROMANS-SUR-ISERE, France – Australian Michael Matthews accused German rival John Degenkolb of being a poor sport after his angry reaction to being beaten in a sprint for the line at the end of a windy 16th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday. Sunweb rider Matthews won his second stage of the race after his team mates set a scorching pace at the head of the peloton to take…

The executive who oversaw Spain’s rise to dominate world soccer in recent years was arrested Tuesday in an anti-corruption investigation, dealing yet another blow to the sport’s already-tarnished image. Angel Maria Villar, his son, Gorka Villar, and two other soccer officials were detained while raids were conducted at the federation headquarters and other properties, the state prosecutor and Spanish police said. The elder Villar, who has led the Spanish Football…

Hey, remember tag? That game you probably played in grade school? Tag was always cool and fun. But did you know tag is a sport now? Thanks to Reddit, I now know it is. Here are some highlights that popped up this week from an event in London: It’s basically a combination of tag as we know it and Parkour. And that makes it thrilling, between athletes leaping over stuff and…

Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar, FIFA’s senior vice president and a long-time player in world soccer, was arrested Tuesday along with his son and two more federation executives in an anti-corruption investigation. Villar, who is also a UEFA vice president, was suspected of having arranged matches for Spain that led to business deals that benefited his son, the office of the state prosecutor in charge of anti-corruption said….

Police say they have arrested Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar, his son and another federation executive as part of an anti-corruption probe.   A source close to the investigation carried out by Spain’s Guardia Civil tells The Associated Press that Villar and the other two men were detained on Tuesday morning during raids at the federation headquarters. The police source wanted to remain anonymous due to…

NASCAR will return to its roots Wednesday on the dirt track of Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, for the Eldora Dirt Derby. Ty Dillon, along with defending Truck Series champion Johnny Sauter and rising star Christopher Bell, will be apart of the intense racing on the half-mile clay track. Wednesday’s event, which is one of the most popular in all of NASCAR, marks the fifth time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has…

Stephon Marbury was supposed to be one of the NBA’s best point guards. He was a phenom in Minnesota, but it was clear from his time with the Knicks that he couldn’t lead a team by himself. However, before that became evident he spent some time with Team USA during the 2004 Olympics. The ’04 team is of course the infamous group that came away from the Olympics with bronze….

After two years of “aggressive” short programs set to tango music, Gracie Gold and her new coach, Marina Zoueva, wanted something a little more “touchable” for the Olympic season. “The short programs are colder often because they’re so short. You’ve got to do everything in 2 [minutes], 50 [seconds],” Olympic team bronze medalist and two-time national champion Gold explained to NBCOlympics.com. “We hadn’t really done anything touchable with lyrics for…

Stephon Marbury was supposed to be one of the NBA’s best point guards. He was a phenom in Minnesota, but it was clear from his time with the Knicks that he couldn’t lead a team by himself. However, before that became evident he spent some time with Team USA during the 2004 Olympics. The ’04 team is of course the infamous group that came away from the Olympics with bronze….

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is set to have its biggest race of the year on Wednesday at Eldora Speedway in western Ohio. The half-mile dirt track is owned by three-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart and has hosted a variety of popular drivers like Kyle Larson, Darrell Wallace Jr. and Austin Dillon, all of which won there. Ty Dillon will be the lone representative from…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Joey Logano’s playoff hopes took another blow Sunday in the Overton’s 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Logano’s #22 Team Penske Ford began to spew smoke on lap 174, sending him to the pits and then the garage area. The team diagnosed a suspension issue and after more than thirty laps, he returned on track. He wound up finishing 37th in the…

It began as yet another scorching Saturday in central Arizona as scores of families flocked to the cool waters of a popular swimming hole, seeking relief from the 100-degree temperatures in the cities. Among them was an extended family of 14 from Phoenix. They gathered at the Cold Springs swimming hole in the Tonto National Forest, near Payson, to celebrate Maria Raya’s 26th birthday, their relatives told local media. At about 3 p.m., it…

Nine people were dead, including six children, and one man was missing after a flash flood roared through a popular Arizona swimming hole on Saturday afternoon. The deadly incident at the Cold Springs swimming hole in Tonto National Forest followed heavy rains that had spurred thunderstorm and flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service in areas scarred by a recent wildfire. Officials suspended their search Sunday evening but were…

Nine people died and a 13-year-old boy was missing Sunday after a furious flash flood tore through a group of family and friends cooling off in a creek in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. Gila County Sheriff’s Det. David Hornung told the Associated Press that the group from the Phoenix and Flagstaff areas had met up for a day trip along the popular Cold Springs swimming hole near Payson…

Joe Tacopina has guided Venezia from Italy’s fourth division to the second division in two years.(Photo: Venezia FC) In terms of this week’s soccer friendlies, Tuesday’s Detroit City FC-Venezia FC encounter might be dismissed as an undercard to the following day’s AS Roma-Paris Saint Germain clash at Comerica Park. That would be shortsighted. Perhaps no soccer team has compiled a more compelling story than the Winged Lions of Venice. In…

Denny Hamlin held off Kyle Larson over the final laps Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and sent Joe Gibbs Racing to Victory Lane for the first time this season. One of the top organizations in NASCAR, JGR had yet to have any of its four drivers win until Hamlin took the lead with 33 laps left and held off the hard-charging Larson on the final lap. Hamlin needed his…

RELATED: Jones in 20, Kenseth out | Silly Season tracker Team owner Joe Gibbs shed some light on the recent state of transition for his racing organization Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, saying Matt Kenseth’s candid response about his future accelerated the timeline for the team’s announcements. Joe Gibbs Racing announced Tuesday that rookie Erik Jones would succeed Kenseth in JGR’s No. 20 Toyota. Gibbs appeared on NBCSN’s pre-race…

RELATED: Jones in 20, Kenseth out | Silly Season tracker Team owner Joe Gibbs shed some light on the recent state of transition for his racing organization Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, saying Matt Kenseth’s candid response about his future accelerated the timeline for the team’s announcements. Joe Gibbs Racing announced Tuesday that rookie Erik Jones would succeed Kenseth in JGR’s No. 20 Toyota. Gibbs appeared on NBCSN’s pre-race…