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Daniel Suarez dedicates Coca-Cola 600 win to late friend Kyle Busch
Daniel Suarez honored his close friend Kyle Busch the best way possible on Sunday night.,The Mexico-born driver used a two-tire pit stop and hard rain on Sunday night to hold off Denny Hamlin and win an emotional Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.,In the first race since Thur...

Daniel Suarez ends winless drought at rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600
Daniel Suarez used a two-tire pit stop and hard rain on Sunday night to hold off Denny Hamlin and win an emotional Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.,In the first race since Thursday's passing of 41-year-old two-time champion Kyle Busch, Suarez's No. 7 Chevrolet took two tire...

Organizers, fans pay tribute to Kyle Busch at Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600
On the biggest racing day of the year in the United States, the country's two most prominent racing series staged several tributes for Kyle Busch, the two-time NASCAR champion who died unexpectedly Thursday.,Busch, who was 41, died following a bout with severe pneumonia and sepsis, three days before...

Drivers prepare for emotional Coca-Cola 600 amid constant rain
Like most drivers this weekend, Ross Chastain has been commuting a short distance from Mooresville to Charlotte for what everyone hopes will be a spectacular weekend of racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway.,However, a huge loss leading up to the 68th Coca-Cola 600 has cast a shadow over NASCAR's longe...

NASCAR Cup qualifying for Coca-Cola 600 canceled
CONCORD, N.C.-Saturday's qualifying session for the Coca-Cola 600 has been canceled because of continued adverse weather at Charlotte Motor Speedway.,Accordingly, NASCAR Cup Series points leader Tyler Reddick will start from the pole position (based on metrics) in NASCAR's longest race (6 p.m. ET Su...

Drivers prepare for emotional Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte
Like most drivers this weekend, Ross Chastain will commute a short distance from Mooresville to Charlotte for what should be a spectacular weekend of racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway, though a huge loss leading up to the 68th annual Coca-Cola 600 has cast a shadow over NASCAR's longest race.,Like ...

Katherine Legge first woman to attempt Indy-NASCAR double
Katherine Legge plans to race in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600, which would make her the first female driver to complete the "double" if successful on May 24.,The Double calls for a driver to compete in two premiere races, covering 1,100 miles with barely a moment to spare between the Indy ...

UFC Fight Night 270: Fight-by-fight preview, Odds & Trends
The UFC returns to London's The O2 Arena with a Fight Night card highlighted by a fight between top featherweight contenders Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy on Saturday night.,The winner of the battle of unbeatens could be set up for a shot at the title against Alexander Volkanovski.,The 32-year-old...

Ross Chastain chases down William Byron, wins the 600
Ross Chastain ran down William Byron over the final 37 laps to capture the NASCAR Cup Series' longest race, Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina.,After fending off a battle with Denny Hamlin, Byron withstood a charge from Chastain until the No. 1 Trac...

Chase Briscoe edges Kyle Larson for Coca-Cola 600 pole
CONCORD, N.C.--Chase Briscoe proved that practice does make perfect -- or close enough to perfect, in his estimation.,Benefiting from experience gained during a Goodyear tire test on March 18-19 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Briscoe put his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on the pole for Sunday's Coca...

Analysis: 'True racer' Kyle Larson gears up for Indy-Charlotte Double
For the second year in a row, Kyle Larson will attempt one of the rarest feats in all of sports: racing in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day.,Two of the most prestigious races in the world. Six hundred total laps, 1,100 miles.,This Sunday, Larson will attempt to become ...

Christopher Bell prevails at rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600
Christopher Bell waited through a weather delay and was declared the winner of the rain-shortened NASCAR Cup Series' Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., on Sunday night. ,Bell paced the field as rain pelted the 1.5-mile speedway on Lap 249, bringing the drivers to pit road fo...

Kyle Larson prepares to complete rare Indy-Charlotte double
Kyle Larson's career is zooming at a rate that has to be clocked with a stopwatch and digital scoring, and race fans will get to see plenty of him this weekend.,In what is a delightfully full weekend for motorsports fans and gearheads around the world, this Sunday presents unrivaled high-speed actio...

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...

The last year each MLB team reached the World Series
Baseball’s World Series has seen everything, from the breaking of curses to cheating scandals, to huge wins and dynasties, it has also seen almost every team. Here is the last time every team has been in the championship game. ...

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are some of the best HBCU athletes to make it in the pros
We’ve already highlighted some of the famous Black celebrities who are HBCU alumni, but what about the athletes?...

Don’t be so quick to count out the Western Conference's top-seeded teams
A large swath of NBA media is out on the top seeds in the Western Conference — and it makes sense, because, for the first time since the 1996-97 season, the East is far and away superior....

Sacramento’s Mike Brown is NBA Coach of the Year — and it shouldn’t be close
The NBA regular season is rolling toward its end, which means award talk is heating up. You’ll hear about the MVP race primarily, but a few other awards are handed out each year that matter. Coach of the Year is one of them, and no one is more deserving in 2023 than Sacramento Kings head coach, Mike...

Charles Barkley hates the playa and the game, but he should look in the mirror
Every Cinderella story needs a bitter, jaded, elderly hater. Charles Barkley is college basketball’s evil stepmother analog. One of the most maddening staples of every March Madness is TNT loaning out Charles Barkley for CBS’ NCAA Tournament studio show coverage where he dissects college hoops with ...

Mid-majors to watch in this year’s NCAA tournament
March Madness is just around the corner. Conference tournaments will be underway and soon enough, we’ll be down from 350-plus teams contending for a championship to 68. The high-level conference teams that’ll compete for a title have been well-documented and we’ll no doubt see some of them make it d...