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More thrills on tap as NASCAR playoff party pulls into Bristol
When the NASCAR Cup Series postseason began two weeks after the regular season closed at Darlington, the sanctioning body hoped for one achievement in the 10-team playoff run to Phoenix.,Keep everyone interested.,Through two events in the Round of 16, the obvious question is this: Are you not entert...
Former Bucks owner nearing Courage purchase at $108M valuation
Former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry is close to completing a deal to acquire a controlling interest in the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League, Sportico reported Thursday.,Lasry, 64, is offering to buy 60 percent of the franchise at a valuation of $108 million from cu...
Lewis Hamilton: 'Racial element' to FIA boss' 'rapper' comment
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton understands Formula 1's goal of cleaning up salty language on team radios, although he takes offense with how the situation has been portrayed, ESPN reported Thursday.,Calling it "stereotypical" with a "racial element," Hamilton took issue with FIA president Mohammed B...
Stampeders, Roughriders searching for elusive victory
Two CFL West teams whose seasons went sideways meet Friday night in Calgary when the Stampeders host the scuffling Saskatchewan Roughriders.,Calgary (4-8-1) is 0-4-1 in its last five games and Saskatchewan (5-7-1) is 0-6-1 over its last seven. The Stamps could have snapped their winless streak on Sa...
Texans RB Cam Akers and off-the-radar players to watch in Week 3
Cam Akers knows the feeling that Houston Texans starting running back Joe Mixon and backup Dameon Pierce experienced in Week 2.,Injuries to the top two backs on the depth chart last week opened the door for Akers to practice this week as the No. 1 back and potential starter when the Texans roll into...
Daniel Ricciardo on future: 'We know how this sport works'
Daniel Ricciardo downplayed the notion that this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix will be his last race in Formula 1.,Ricciardo has been racing for Red Bull's sister team RB since last July. The 35-year-old Australian has struggled on the track and resides 10 points behind teammate Yuki Tsunoda and in...
Arch Manning in for Quinn Ewers as No. 1 Texas faces ULM
No. 1 Texas will showcase its considerable depth when it hosts Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday evening in Austin, Texas, in the Longhorns' final tune-up for Southeastern Conference play., ,Texas (3-0) ascended to the top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week after a 56-7 win over UTSA on Saturd...
Texas' Arch Manning to get first college start on Saturday
Texas quarterback Arch Manning will get his first college football start on Saturday when the No. 1 Longhorns host Louisiana-Monroe in Austin.,Head coach Steve Sarkisian made the start official Thursday.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Let's ride ??<a href="https://twitter.c...
Anonymous donor gives Mississippi State football $8M
A donor family that wishes to remain anonymous pledged $8 million to Mississippi State football to launch the State Excellence Fund, which will pay for things such as recruitment and athlete compensation, the university announced Thursday.,It is the second-largest commitment ever to the Bulldogs' at...
Kyle Okposo goes out a winner, announces retirement
Veteran forward Kyle Okposo capped his career in style by helping the Florida Panthers win the Stanley Cup in June.,Three months later, Okposo announced his retirement from the NHL on Thursday after 17 seasons.,Okposo, 36, reflected on his career in an open letter distributed by CAA, which represent...
Report: Lions coach Dan Campbell sells home over security fears
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell and his family have moved to a new home in the metro area, forced to list their former house for sale out of security fears.,Crain's Detroit Business reported the Campbells' address got out online, leading to pranks and harassment on multiple occasions. After the Lio...
Jags provide updates for TE Evan Engram, S Darnell Savage
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson updated the statuses of tight end Evan Engram and safety Darnell Savage on Thursday.,Engram sustained a hamstring injury during warmups prior to Sunday's game against the visiting Cleveland Browns, while Savage is nursing a quad injury sustained in practice l...
Rockets owner eyes WNBA expansion team in Houston
Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta plans to submit a bid to bring a WNBA expansion team back to Houston, the Houston Chronicle reported Thursday.,The bid includes using the branding of the Houston Comets, one of the WNBA's original eight teams that played from 1997-2008 and won the league's first four ch...
Canadiens D Kaiden Guhle (appendix) out for a week
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle will be re-evaluated in seven days after having his appendix removed Wednesday, the team said Thursday.,Guhle, 22, posted 22 points (six goals, 16 assists) in 70 games -- all career highs -- during his second NHL campaign in 2023-24.,He has collected 40 poi...
Browns DT Michael Hall Jr. pleads no contest to disorderly conduct
Cleveland Browns rookie defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. pleaded no contest Thursday to a charge from a domestic altercation earlier this summer.,Hall, 21, entered the plea to the reduced charge of disorderly conduct in Ohio's Avon Lake Municipal Court. Judge Alison Manning handed him a 30-day susp...
Bubba Wallace signs extension with 23XI Racing
NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace signed a multi-year contract extension with 23XI Racing.,Wallace, 30, will remain behind the wheel of the No. 23 Toyota for the team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin.,The two-time Cup Series winner missed the playoffs this season and currently sits 19th...
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu reaches Seoul quarterfinals
On her seventh match point, Great Britain's Emma Raducanu ousted No. 8 seed Yuan Yue of China 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Korea Open quarterfinals in Seoul.,Yue fought off five match points in the penultimate game against the former U.S. Open champion and one more in the finale before Raducanu...
Nets to retire Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey on Jan. 25
The Brooklyn Nets will retire the No. 15 jersey of Vince Carter prior to the team's home game against the Miami Heat on Jan. 25, 2025.,Carter's jersey will be the seventh retired by the franchise, joining Drazen Petrovic (No. 3), Jason Kidd (No. 5), John Williamson (No. 23), Bill Melchionni (No. 25)...
ATP roundup: Adrian Mannarino wins opener in Chengdu
Fifth-seeded Adrian Mannarino rallied for a 6-7 (9), 6-1, 6-3 win over fellow Frenchman Terence Atmane in the first round of the Chengdu Open on Thursday in China.,Mannarino fired six aces and benefited from nine double faults by his foe to win in 2 hours and 32 minutes.,Eighth-seeded Roman Safiulli...
Astros open final homestand, against Angels, with eye on division crown
In advance of their final homestand of the season, a seven-game set that starts Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels, the Houston Astros muffed a shot to reduce their magic number to clinch the American League West by losing 4-0 to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.,Despite dropping the rub...