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In Daytona Beach, Godwin Kelly notes NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been "medically cleared from his concussion injury" to return to racing for the Daytona 500 in February. The news "sent a wave of excitement" through the Daytona Int'l Speedway office. Kelly notes there are "no plans right now to hold any special welcome back ceremony once Speedweeks begins." Earnhardt will "sit out" the Feb. 18 Clash At Daytona. Driver Alex Bowman, who subbed for Earnhardt in 10 races this season, will "compete in that non-points event" (Daytona Beach NEWS-JOURNAL, 12/9).

TIME FOR TERM LIMITS? In DC, Steven Goff writes U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati "needs to make another hard but necessary decision" after firing USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann. Goff: "Announce he will not seek reelection." Gulati said that he "hasn't decided whether to pursue a fourth term." American soccer could "do a whole lot worse that re-electing Gulati." Gulati has "served atop the USSF hierarchy for more than a decade, introducing important initiatives, untangling bureaucratic messes and working international soccer’s halls of power." It "shouldn’t take failure of a World Cup qualifying campaign or a pack of pitchfork-carrying zealots demanding promotion and relegation in the pro game to run him off." Stepping down would be for the "betterment of the federation and the sport" (WASHINGTON POST, 12/9).

STILL DOING DUE DILIGENCE
: USA TODAY's Tom Pelissero writes it is becoming "less likely the NFL will resolve its investigation into domestic violence allegations" against Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott and "potentially impose discipline before the season ends." The NFL said that the league calendar "isn't a factor in the timeline on such probes." Elliott's attorney, Frank Salzanohad "issued a statement demanding the NFL drop its case Nov. 1." Meanwhile, the Columbus (Ohio) City Attorney’s Office announced Sept. 6 it "would not pursue criminal charges against Elliott, citing conflicting and inconsistent information across all incidents." However, the NFL has the "authority to impose discipline absent criminal charges" (USA TODAY, 12/9).

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