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New start time set for delayed Indianapolis 500

The start of 108th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday has been delayed due to expected inclement weather in the area and is estimated to start at 4:44 p.m. EDT.,The delay was announced approximately 90 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the race. Fans were instructed to leave the grandstands at the Ind...

Indianapolis 500 start time delayed

The start of 108th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday has been delayed due to expected inclement weather in the area.,The delay was announced approximately 90 minutes prior to the start of the race. Fans were instructed to leave the grandstands, although they were allowed to remain at the Indianapolis Motor...

Storylines surround star-studded Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS -- Preparation for Sunday's 108th Indianapolis 500 certainly has been a high-profile work -- from a Penske Racing sweep of the top starting positions to the impressive IndyCar debut of NASCAR star Kyle Larson to the possibilities that the great race could produce its all-time winningest...

Indy 500: Preview, Odds & Trends

The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to take place on Sunday, with Team Penske sweeping the front row in qualifying.,It is the first front row lockout in the Indy 500 since 1988, with Scott McLaughlin on the pole alongside previous champion Will Power and defending champion Josef N...

Report: Power 5, NCAA reach historic agreement to pay players

The SEC and Pac-12 joined the three other power conferences - the Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 - and the NCAA in agreeing on a multi-billion-dollar settlement that would allow schools to directly pay student-athletes for the first time in NCAA history, ESPN reported on Thursday.,"The five autonomy confer...

Appreciate Kyle Larson’s ‘Double’ effort regardless of results

Kyle Larson isn't your average Indianapolis 500 rookie. In fact, there's an argument to be made that he is the best rookie in the race's illustrious history.,One of the most versatile race drivers on the planet, Larson's greatest accomplishment yet could come Sunday, as after the Indianapolis 500, h...

Penguins boss Mike Sullivan to coach 2026 U.S. Olympic hockey team

USA Hockey named Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan to lead Team USA for the 2025 Four Nations Face-Off and the 2026 United States Men's Olympic hockey team on Saturday morning.,The Four Nations Face-Off will be played next Feb. 12-20 and feature NHL players from the United States, Canada,...

NASCAR to keep Cup Series championship in Phoenix

NASCAR revealed part of its 2025 schedule on Thursday, announcing that Phoenix Raceway will host the Cup Series championship race on Nov. 2.,It will be the sixth consecutive year that Championship Week has been held in Phoenix, starting in 2020. NBC Sports will air the title race.,NASCAR also disclo...

Bruins edge Panthers, head home for Game 6

Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist to help the Boston Bruins stave off elimination with a 2-1 win against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading to Game 6 on Friday night ...

Callum Ilott gets McLaren ride for Indy 500

After driving the No. 6 Arrow McClaren car in last month's April open test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Callum Ilott will be behind the wheel at the Indianapolis 500 on May 26.,Arrow McClaren on Monday announced the decision to have Ilott replace the injured David Malukas, who was dropped by the ...

Short-handed Knicks hope to shift series flow vs. Pacers

The last time the New York Knicks played at home, Jalen Brunson conjured up memories of the franchise's first NBA title by playing through an injury and lifting the Knicks to a memorable victory.,But the Knicks' next championship may seem even further away by the end of Tuesday night.,The undermanne...

Should Broncos fans, or anyone, have faith in Denver’s front office anymore?

Nathaniel Hackett is who we thought he was, and the last time head coach Sean Payton won a ring the sports world was still a month away from being introduced to Brad Stevens and the Butler Bulldogs. Putting the Denver Broncos’ mistakes all on Russell Wilson’s shoulders is a cowardly move....

Could LeBron James be on steroids?

Athletes in College Football 25 to get $600, copy of the game

College football players will be paid to appear in EA Sports’ College Football 25, but will likely receive less than the student-athletes who initially sued to get the game shut down. ...

Bodycam footage of Haywood Highsmith post-crash emerges [Update]

Update March 6: New footage captured by police body cameras shows Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith visibly shaken up after he crashed his car into a pedestrian, causing him to have his leg amputated above the knee....

The NFL has the power to help fix our nation's gun problem

It’s time for the NFL to take a stand against gun violence after a week when this year’s Super Bowl was bookended by two shootings. The second shooting happened on Wednesday at the end of the Chiefs Super Bowl parade in Kansas City. Some schools had closed so that students could attend the victory c...

The Super Bowl has become a great concert that features a football game

Usher, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Ice Spice, Post Malone, Andra Day, Reba McEntire, Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Lil Jon, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, and will.i.am all performed or were at the same party on a Sunday night in Las Vegas. Super Bowl LVIII was part football game, part music festival. And over ...

Hat-trick Mahomes is the horror-movie monster the 49ers could not escape

Patrick Mahomes’ third Super Bowl came to fruition in conditions most competitors would crumple in. Hat-trick Mahomes earned the nickname with his third championship before 30 came at the tail end of his worst statistical season since he was a freshman at Texas Tech. ...

Not even the Deep State could keep the Super Bowl down

Despite being exposed as a deep-state psy-ops campaign, the Super Bowl still managed to retain its status as an unofficial American holiday....

So what <i>were</i> Roger Goodell and Taylor Swift talking about during SB pregame?

Just when you think we are almost out of the conspiratorial business, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sucks us back in. To large swaths of Americans stuck in the NFL’s orbit, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are the NFL’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith, merely existing as a partnership to do to the NFL’s bidding in...