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MotoGP Grand Prix of Spain 2016 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Valentino Rossi clinched his first win of the 2016 MotoGP campaign on Sunday after edging Jorge Lorenzo to claim his seventh Spanish Grand Prix title with a finishing time of 45:28.834.  The Doctor won his first Jerez crown all the way back in 2002, and Sunday's triumph marks his first Spanish win since 2009. Bet365 detailed the evergreen veteran's unrivalled success: Standings leader Marc Marquez rounded out the podium with his third-place finish and is still yet to end up outside the top three in a race this season, maintaining his place atop the riders' table. Aspar Team MotoGP provided a breakdown of Sunday's results in full: Here's how the 2016 MotoGP standings look after Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, where we can see Rossi is th...

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MotoGP Grand Prix of Spain 2016 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Valentino Rossi clinched his first win of the 2016 MotoGP campaign on Sunday after edging Jorge Lorenzo to claim his seventh Spanish Grand Prix title with a finishing time of 45:28.834.  The Doctor won his first Jerez crown all the way back in 2002, and Sunday's triumph marks his first Spanish win since 2009. Bet365 detailed the evergreen veteran's unrivalled success: Standings leader Marc Marquez rounded out the podium with his third-place finish and is still yet to end up outside the top three in a race this season, maintaining his place atop the riders' table. Aspar Team MotoGP provided a breakdown of Sunday's results in full: Here's how the 2016 MotoGP standings look after Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, where we can see Rossi is th...

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NASCAR Comments on North Carolina’s Transgender Law

Count NASCAR chairman Brian France among those opposing North Carolina's House Bill 2, which has become a point of controversy after Republican legislators in the state passed the law. Specifically, the law "bars people in North Carolina from using bathrooms that do not match their birth gender and goes further to prohibit municipalities from creating their own antidiscrimination policies," according to the New York Times' Dave Philipps. Speaking at an Associated Press sports editors meeting earlier this week, France made it clear NASCAR does not condone the legislation that has largely been viewed as discriminatory against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, per Motorsport.com's Jim Utter: I do and we did in India...

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NASCAR Comments on North Carolina’s Transgender Law

Count NASCAR chairman Brian France among those opposing North Carolina's House Bill 2, which has become a point of controversy after Republican legislators in the state passed the law. Specifically, the law "bars people in North Carolina from using bathrooms that do not match their birth gender and goes further to prohibit municipalities from creating their own antidiscrimination policies," according to the New York Times' Dave Philipps. Speaking at an Associated Press sports editors meeting earlier this week, France made it clear NASCAR does not condone the legislation that has largely been viewed as discriminatory against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, per Motorsport.com's Jim Utter: I do and we did in India...

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NASCAR Comments on North Carolina’s Transgender Law

Count NASCAR chairman Brian France among those opposing North Carolina's House Bill 2, which has become a point of controversy after Republican legislators in the state passed the law. Specifically, the law "bars people in North Carolina from using bathrooms that do not match their birth gender and goes further to prohibit municipalities from creating their own antidiscrimination policies," according to the New York Times' Dave Philipps. Speaking at an Associated Press sports editors meeting earlier this week, France made it clear NASCAR does not condone the legislation that has largely been viewed as discriminatory against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, per Motorsport.com's Jim Utter: I do and we did in India...

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NASCAR Xfinity Series at Richmond 2016 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 128 of 149 laps in Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 en route to a dominant victory at Richmond International Raceway. The win marked Junior's first of the season in NASCAR's No. 2 series, his first Xfinity Series triumph since 2010 overall and his first victory while driving his own car for JR Motorsports. En route to taking the checkered flag, Earnhardt held off Ty Dillon, who took home $100,000 as the highest finisher among Dash 4 Cash qualifiers. Here is a rundown of how the rest of the top 10 played out Saturday with full results available at NASCAR.com: Daniel Suarez entered the race with a six-point lead for first place in the standings over Erik Jones, and thanks to a fourth-place finish to...

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NASCAR Xfinity Series at Richmond 2016 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 128 of 149 laps in Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 en route to a dominant victory at Richmond International Raceway. The win marked Junior's first of the season in NASCAR's No. 2 series, his first Xfinity Series triumph since 2010 overall and his first victory while driving his own car for JR Motorsports. En route to taking the checkered flag, Earnhardt held off Ty Dillon, who took home $100,000 as the highest finisher among Dash 4 Cash qualifiers. Here is a rundown of how the rest of the top 10 played out Saturday with full results available at NASCAR.com: Daniel Suarez entered the race with a six-point lead for first place in the standings over Erik Jones, and thanks to a fourth-place finish to...

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NASCAR Xfinity Series at Richmond 2016 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 128 of 149 laps in Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 en route to a dominant victory at Richmond International Raceway. The win marked Junior's first of the season in NASCAR's No. 2 series, his first Xfinity Series triumph since 2010 overall and his first victory while driving his own car for JR Motorsports. En route to taking the checkered flag, Earnhardt held off Ty Dillon, who took home $100,000 as the highest finisher among Dash 4 Cash qualifiers. Here is a rundown of how the rest of the top 10 played out Saturday with full results available at NASCAR.com: Daniel Suarez entered the race with a six-point lead for first place in the standings over Erik Jones, and thanks to a fourth-place finish to...

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3 Reasons Behind Nico Rosberg’s Strong Start to 2016 Formula 1 Season

And there we were thinking the 2016 Formula One season would be a fight of the ages between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. Throughout those long, dark winter months, the thought of the two most successful drivers in the sport's recent history—one in the gleaming silver of Mercedes, the other in the hallowed scarlet red of Ferrari—stimulated many an F1 enthusiast. With the Prancing Horse galloping close behind the Silver Arrows, it was difficult to envisage a scenario where Hamilton and Vettel wouldn't engage in an exclusive battle over the course of a 21-race campaign. But one of the support acts has upstaged the stars of the show. Despite losing out to Hamilton in the all-Mercedes affairs of 2014 and '15, it is Nico Rosb...

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NASCAR at Richmond 2016: Start Time, Ticket Info, Lineup, TV Schedule and More

Sunday says goodbye to short tracks as NASCAR's best assemble for 400 furious laps in the 2016 Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. This one offers a little bit of something for everyone. The Busch brothers are on fire, major names such as Matt Kenseth continue to struggle, unexpected names look dominant such as Carl Edwards, and one guy by the name of Tony Stewart sounds ready to make his return. Got all that? It's one of the better events of the year even without the drama, making Sunday boast the potential as one of the season's must-see events. Here's everything to know.   Viewing Details Where: Richmond International Raceway When: Sunday, April 24, at 1 p.m. ET Watch: Fox Live Stream: Fox Sports Go Tickets: ScoreBi...

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