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Fresh off Saturday’s XFINITY Series win at CMS, Blaney, like Jones, is seeking his first Cup win. He seems poised to make a strong run at it in the 600, having been second-fastest in Friday’s first practice and leading Practice 2 on Saturday. He’ll start seventh.

ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE 7 p.m.: CBS Sports Network, Cleveland at Baltimore AUTO RACING 8 a.m.: NBC Sports Network, Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, qualifying, at Monte Carlo, Monaco 9 a.m.: Fox Sports 1, NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, Coca-Cola 600, practice, at Concord, N.C. 10 a.m.: Fox Sports 1, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Hisense 4K TV 300, qualifying, at Concord, N.C. 11:30 a.m.: Fox Sports 1, NASCAR…

Every player coming into an NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL draft will want to hear about what an agent can provide in marketing concepts and execution. Veterans in those sports may feel underutilized. Athletes of individual sports are very focused on marketing. Coaches and broadcasters will also want to see a marketing presentation. An agent needs to develop a philosophy on how to market a client and have the contacts and…

Aaron Ramsey has now scored winning goals in two FA Cup finals Arsenal won the FA Cup for a record 13th time in a thrilling final by beating 10-man Chelsea, who were denied a league and cup double. The result means Arsene Wenger is the most successful manager in the competition’s history with seven victories. The Gunners had controversially taken the lead in the fifth minute through Alexis Sanchez, but…

A San Bernardino County woman has filed suit against the Jelly Belly Candy Co. claiming that she was duped into buying and eating sugar-filled jelly beans when she thought she was devouring performance-enhancing “Sport Beans” instead. Jessica Gomez filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Fairfield, Calif.-based candy company in March, claiming they mislabeled sugar on the product’s list of ingredients. She is asking for damages, restitution and a court…

Hoboken, N.J.-based consumer-goods giant Newell Brands is selling its winter-sports businesses, which include Seattle-based K2 Sports ski-maker and Ride snowboards. The new owner will be New York-based private equity firm Kohlberg & Company. The $240 million deal is expected to close late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter. K2 and Ride could not be reached for comments or details on how the transaction will affect the…

It never happened between Magic Johnson’s Lakers and Larry Bird’s Celtics. Same for Michael Jordan and Karl Malone or Jerry West and Bill Russell. While there have been 14 rematches in NBA Finals history, this year’s meeting between LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors will be the first trilogy in league history. After the Warriors beat the Cavs for their first title in 40 years in…

As Detroit prepares to demolish and say goodbye to the storied Joe Louis Arena, Onion Sports examines some of the greatest stadiums of all time. Has been selected by The Saginaw News as the best 100,000-plus-seat venue in Washtenaw County for 13 consecutive years. Grunts travel up to 150 percent faster on clay courts than hard courts, making the home of the French Open a favorite among ATP pros. The…

With threats of strikes and retaliatory layoffs, and no shortage of sniping on social media, a battle last winter had the stamps of a modern-day union war. Thing is, the workers weren’t even unionized. Professional video game players fumed at their team owner for going against his word, at least that’s how they saw it. They successfully leveraged the prospect of a strike to get out of his grip. And…

Krossover founder Vasu Kulkarni says his company’s exit is a pretty good sign for the sports tech world. (Photo by Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images for AWXII) Sports video analysis and statistics company Krossover has been acquired by Dallas-based Blue Star Sports, a company linked to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and focused on building sports management software. The acquisition comes after Krossover, an eight year old company, has raised over $24 million…

Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match. As former 10-time champion De La Hoya works to promote the Sept. 16 middleweight title bout between unbeaten, three-belt champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s most popular fighter, former two-division champion Canelo Alvarez, his cause has been distracted by attention on Mayweather-McGregor. That…

Former Sky Sports News presenter David Bobin passed away on Wednesday The presenter moved to Sky Sports in 1993 after many years on terrestrial TV  Bobin was also known for fronting the channel’s Spanish football coverage  By Glen Williams For Mailonline Published: 11:11 EDT, 26 May 2017 | Updated: 12:21 EDT, 26 May 2017 e-mail 1 View comments Former Sky Sports News presenter David Bobin passed away on Wednesday at…

Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match. As former 10-time champion De La Hoya works to promote the Sept. 16 middleweight title bout between unbeaten, three-belt champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s most popular fighter, former two-division champion Canelo Alvarez, his cause has been distracted by attention on Mayweather-McGregor. That…

David Papineau is an eminent philosopher and a passionate lover of sport. For much of his life, he has kept the two spheres separate, fearing that to mix them would produce a double diminishment: philosophy robbed of its seriousness and sport of its excitement. Then, in 2012, a colleague invited him to contribute to a lecture series titled “Philosophy and Sport”, organised to coincide with that year’s Olympics. “I couldn’t…

As the NBA’s great G.O.A.T. debate rages on, LeBron James has passed Michael Jordan in one regard. With a long 3-pointer late in the third quarter of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers star passed Jordan as the NBA’s all-time leading playoff scorer. James entered Thursday needing 28 points to eclipse the Chicago Bulls legend’s 5,987 career playoff points. He finished with 35 in a 135-102 win over the Boston…

Legislation that would end the federal government’s ban on sports betting and allow states the option of legalizing online gambling was introduced by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, ESPN.com reported. Fantasy sports would be treated as a form of sports betting under the potential new law. The bill, titled the Gaming Accountability and Modernization Enhancement Act or GAME Act, would repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection…

BEIJING/SHANGHAI Chinese tech conglomerate LeEco’s sports unit said it completed a new round of funding that valued it at 24 billion yuan ($3.50 billion) and that its investors will form a new committee to supervise its finances. LeEco is currently tackling a cash crunch, caused by its aggressive expansion, by restructuring its operations and cutting jobs. The unit, LeSports, a sports content platform, did not disclose the amount of funding…

FRIDAY ON TV COLLEGE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. BIG TEN — Big Ten Tournament, Indiana vs. Minnesota/Northwestern, from Bloomington 3 p.m. FOX SOUTH — ACC Tournament pool play: Louisville vs. Florida State, from Louisville MLB BASEBALL 7:05 p.m. FOX OHIO — Cincinnati at Philadelphia 7:10 p.m. MLB — Seattle at Boston 10:10 p.m. MLB — Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers SOCCER 7 a.m. FS1 — FIFA U-20 World Cup, group play,…

Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match. As former 10-time champion De La Hoya works to promote the Sept. 16 middleweight title bout between unbeaten, three-belt champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s most popular fighter, former two-division champion Canelo Alvarez, his cause has been distracted by attention on Mayweather-McGregor. That…