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Justin Allgaier wins wild finish at Michigan
Justin Allgaier used pit strategy and a fast No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to take the lead of the Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway with 16 laps of regulation remaining Saturday and then held off the field in two laps of overtime -- before a caution came out, ending the race for an ...
Report: Samantha Ponder, Robert Griffin III out at ESPN
ESPN fired NFL studio host Samantha Ponder and football analyst Robert Griffin III, The Athletic reported Thursday.,Per the report, Ponder and Griffin were dismissed for financial reasons and were the only two on-air personalities to lose their jobs as ESPN prepares to close its fiscal year next mon...
Chasing 60th straight win, U.S. women meet Australia in hoops semis
The pursuit of an eighth consecutive gold medal in women's basketball at the Summer Olympics will continue Friday for the United States when it faces Australia in the semifinals in Paris.,Team USA (4-0) is coming off a dominant 88-74 quarterfinals victory over Nigeria on Wednesday, which marked the ...
Lions, Giants each fined $200K for fights at joint practices
The NFL fined the Detroit Lions and New York Giants organizations $200,000 each on Wednesday after multiple fights during joint practices earlier this week.,"All NFL clubs were reminded in a memo sent last month that fighting and unprofessional contact at joint practices would not be tolerated," NFL...
United States' Caroline Marks wins surfing gold in Tahiti
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Caroline Marks of the United States won the women's surfing gold medal on Monday, moving the United States into a tie with China for the gold-medal lead.,Marks logged a close win over Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb in the championship match, prevailing 10.50-10.33. France's Johann...
Surf's not up, Olympic competition delayed in Tahiti
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympics was called off for another day on Saturday, with small waves at the venue of Teahupo'o in Tahiti preventing the running of the last few heats to find the gold medalists.,With waves forecast to be more or less the same on Sunday -- head-high or ...
Joy and heartbreak for Tahiti at Olympic surfing competition
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Local surfer Kauli Vaast advanced to the semifinals at the Olympic surfing competition at his home break of Teahupo'o on Thursday, but heartbroken and tearful teammate Vahine Fierro bowed out, going down to countrywoman Johanne Defay.,Brazil's Gabriel Medina was clinical in fini...
Surfing competition postponed in Tahiti as weather forces nail-biting wait
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Competition was canceled at the Olympic surfing venue of Teahupo'o in Tahiti on Wednesday after an initial call to run, with conditions still super challenging after a storm swept through the region, forcing organizers to put the event on hold.,Tahiti's Teahupo'o delivered some ...
Rangers acquire LHP Andrew Chafin from Tigers
The Detroit Tigers sent left-handed pitcher Andrew Chafin to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday ahead of the MLB trade deadline.,The Rangers sent right-handed pitching prospects Joseph Montalvo and Chase Lee to the Tigers in exchange for the veteran reliever.,Chafin, 34, joins the defending World Series c...
Reports: Rangers acquire LHP Andrew Chafin from Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are trading left-handed relief pitcher Andrew Chafin to the Texas Rangers, multiple reports said Tuesday.,The return for Detroit in the deal was not yet known.,The veteran Chafin, 34, joins the defending World Series champions as they attempt to make a playoff push. Despite enteri...
U.S. surfer Florence out as Tahiti's 'Wall of Skulls' rules Olympics
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Brazil's Gabriel Medina powered through a giant blue barrel for the highest score of the Olympic surfing competition so far, but Tahiti's Teahupo'o stole the show on Monday with some of the most incredible waves on Earth.,The decision to hold the surfing competition at the perfe...
Surfer Filipe Toledo advances in Tahiti
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti -- Brazil's world champion Filipe Toledo survived a scare against New Zealander Billy Stairmand at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, scoring a near-perfect wave to win their second-round clash, while France's Johanne Defay overcame injury to advance.,Conditions at the venue of Teahupo'...
Financial costs become greater strain on US Olympians
PARIS -- Being an Olympic athlete in the U.S. is not only physically arduous, but financially costly.,A recent report revealed 26.5 percent of high-performance American athletes earn less than $15,000 a year, according to "Passing the Torch" by the Commission on the State of the U.S. Olympics & Para...
Lane Kiffin remembers late father Monte at SEC Media Days
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin will be moving forward with a heavy heart this season after the recent passing of his father, distinguished NFL coach Monte Kiffin.,Monte Kiffin died Thursday at age 84, leaving behind a legacy in the "Tampa 2" defense that he pioneered during a football career spanni...
Copa America delayed by security breach, stadium lockdown
CONMEBOL pushed back kickoff of the Copa America final by a half-hour to 8:30 p.m. local time Sunday after fans breached security at one of the gates at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.,The highly anticipated final between Argentina and Colombia was delayed after police apparently struggled ...
Cole Custer earns first win of 2024 season at Pocono Raceway
Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Cole Custer claimed his first win of the 2024 season Saturday, beating his closest championship challenger Justin Allgaier to the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 checkered flag and giving Ford its first series win of the year.,Custer's No. 00 Stewart-Haas Rac...
Corey Heim earns fifth Trucks win of season at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. -- Corey Heim earned his NASCAR Trucks Series-leading fifth victory of the season on Friday in the rain-interrupted CRC Brakleen 175 at Pocono Raceway. The 21-year old swept both stages and led 55 of the 70 laps to add to his trophy total.,However, he had to battle competitors and cli...
Monte Kiffin, architect of ‘Tampa 2’ Super Bowl-winning defense, dies at 84
Super Bowl champion Monte Kiffin, 84, has died, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Ole Miss Football announced on Thursday.,He passed in Oxford, Miss., surrounded by family and friends.,Kiffin was the defensive coordinator and architect of the Buccaneers' famed "Tampa 2" defense that gained popularity at ...
Bubba Wallace fined $50K for hitting Alex Bowman after race
Bubba Wallace was fined $50,000 by NASCAR on Wednesday for an on-track infraction following Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course.,He was fined for driving Alex Bowman into the wall during the cool-down lap. The post-race issue came on the heels of a Lap 25 incident in which B...
Shane van Gisbergen captures battle-tested NASCAR Xfinity Series Chicago victory
CHICAGO -- Shane van Gisbergen put on a master class Saturday afternoon, winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series' The Loop 110 at the Chicago Street Race. ,The New Zealander led early and, again, led late to claim his third consecutive series road course win and second race win on the 2.2-mile downtown Ch...