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A Pure Stock car with a Confederate flag painted on its roof raced at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on Friday, Nov. 6. Track officials say nobody alerted them to the decal until the following Tuesday. Photos had been circulating online since the weekend. Joseph West Jr. of Charlotte, Tenn., drove the car in one of the […] The post Nashville Fairgrounds Faces Another Setback Over Confederate Flag Oversight appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Before the NBA amps up its big technological revolution, they better run it by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The reigning 2x MVP, who stuffs the record books with the wildest stats of the modern era, just proved human statkeepers are still superior. After suffering a single-point loss to the LA Clippers, SGA’s post-game presser took a hilarious […] The post Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Exposes Reporter’s AI Blunder During Awkward Exchange appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Over a decade ago, Shaquille O’Neal set a precedent that a lot of parents copied when he said, “To get to my cheese, you have to show me two degrees.” He now boasts a $500 million net worth and is on his fourth degree, setting an example for his six kids on how to build […] The post Shaquille O’Neal Has a Strict Rule for His 6 Children to Inherit His $500 Million Fortune appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Between that talk about being difficult to coach and basketball IQ, Doc Rivers made one accurate statement: Giannis Antetokounmpo “has this great passing ability.” He should know. He had a front-row seat to it in Milwaukee. That elevated playmaking brilliance was on display when the Miami Heat hosted the Detroit Pistons tonight. On the way […] The post “They Didn’t Watch the Milwaukee Bucks”: Giannis Antetokounmpo Calls Out NBA Coverage After Klay Thompson’s Magic Johnson Comparison appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Dolphins vs. Colts kicks off Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. Get the TV channel, streaming options and players to watch for this game in Indianapolis.

Bills vs. Jets kicks off Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. Get the TV channel, streaming options and players to watch for this game in East Rutherford.

The former England centre-back answers your questions on Diego Maradona, Bobby Robson and on staying in strange places“Have you made up all these on your own?” asks Terry Butcher, sitting in a London office in the week he is presented with his England legacy cap. It turns out dozens of Guardian readers want to pick the brains of a much-loved centre-back who was feted en route to a World Cup semi-final and tormented four years previously by the mercurial genius of Diego Maradona.Did Maradona ever admit to the “Hand of God”? Butcher found himself in the post-match doping-control room alongside his nemesis at the Azteca in 1986. “I tapped my head, then my hand, and then he tapped his head,” Butcher says. “He didn’t admit to it because, if he had, I’d have been right across that room.” Continue reading...

Clubs with wealthy proprietors can maintain a loss-making operation but things can be more complex when the supporters carry the canWhen you walk up from Haydons Road train station to Plough Lane there is a blue AFC Wimbledon billboard that reads “Fan owned football”, directly opposite the site of the old Plough Lane stadium where there are now blocks of flats. There is a memorial to the old Wimbledon FC – a reminder that supporters can often have little say in the running of their club – on the same corner, just up the road from the new Cherry Red Records Stadium.AFC Wimbledon are one of only two majority fan-owned clubs in the EFL – along with Exeter City – but that makes running a loss-making operation, as 94% of teams in England’s top five tiers are doing according to the State of the Game report, even more challenging. “In other clubs, the owner just puts their hand in their pocket, produces cash,” said Hannah Kitcher, who has been a member of the Dons Trust Board (DTB), which runs AFC Wimbledon, for seven years. “It’s harder when the owners are fans – you can only go to them so many times.” Continue reading...