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Once upon a time, Kyle Busch considered Kansas Speedway a "jinx" track.Read more...

The Connecticut Sun are locked into the No. 3 seed in the WNBA playoffs as they host the Indiana Fever on Friday night.Read more...

Locking in Kim Mulkey as a Bayou Bengal for life was always a matter of when, not if, especially coming after leading LSU to a national championship in her second season on campus. No matter what you think of Mulkey off the court - and trust me, there's plenty to criticize - she's one heck of a basketball coach....Read more...

Sean Payton is an old-school head coach in his approach and one of the few remaining in the NFL. As part of the Bill Parcells coaching tree, Payton mirrors his mentor in many ways regarding his no-nonsense way of dealing with players. It doesn't matter who the player is or what they think of themselves, which is...Read more...

The New York Red Bulls signed 15-year-old forward Julian Zakrzewski Hall to a homegrown MLS contract.Read more...

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard has cleared the NFL's concussion protocol, according to multiple reports.Read more...

The Texas Rangers are in the midst of an epic free fall, having lost 15 of their past 19 games to tumble out of the postseason picture, at least for now.Read more...

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The Baltimore Ravens co-opted college tactics as much as any team in the NFL over the past five years - it just wasn't the trendy playbook. The staff built a run-oriented scheme around Lamar Jackson, taking QB-run tactics from college, and tweaking them for the pros. It worked for a while, and earned Jackson an MVP...Read more...

America has its favorites - football, guns, and racism. Charlottesville, Virginia, has all three.Read more...

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It's no secret that the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers have been in rebuilding mode the past two seasons, and Sunday's clash in Atlanta figures to be an interesting barometer for how far each team has come.Read more...

Chiefs owner Clark Hunt has a hunch about Travis Kelce's status for the Thursday night opener against the Detroit Lions.Read more...

Even as quarterbacks are driving primary plot lines for the "Monday Night Football" opener, don't rule out Sauce becoming more than a side dish when the New York Jets welcome the Buffalo Bills for the high-stakes Week 1 finale.Read more...

The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Jake Sanderson to an eight-year, $64.4 million extension.Read more...

The US Open used to bill itself as The World's Toughest Tennis." It's New York, which has to bill anything having to do with itself as the biggest and toughest" or the city will collapse in on itself. But the Open was on hardcourt, it was at the end of summer so it was hot, and they used to make players play the...Read more...

New Commanders owner Josh Harris needs only one number to decide whether head coach Ron Rivera sticks around: the win total.Read more...

Vikings safety Josh Metellus signed a two-year contract extension as he prepares for an expanded role in Minnesota's defense.Read more...

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel has been on the air for 29 seasons. Unfortunately, it will not make it to 30. Gumbel has decided to step away from the show and there will be no replacement. According to the Los Angeles Times, HBO has decided to end Real Sports, and no reason was provided.Read more...

The Cleveland Guardians and Los Angeles Angels open a four-game series in Anaheim, Calif., on Thursday needing different kinds of miracles.Read more...

As one promising shortstop prepares to make his debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks, another proven middle infielder is saying goodbye after 10 seasons with the club.Read more...

The St. Louis Cardinals will send veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright to the mound on Thursday in search a rare sweep against the Atlanta Braves.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays have made a habit of finding pitchers and turning them into successful reclamation projects under the tutelage of pitching coaching Kyle Snyder.Read more...

The early production from Jasson Dominguez is helping the New York Yankees possibly inch back in the American League wild-card race.Read more...

Five months after leading LSU to the national championship, Kim Mulkey reportedly is set to become the highest-paid women's college basketball coach in the nation.Read more...

Aiming to complete a three-game sweep, the Miami Marlins will look to swing for the fences again on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Read more...

Jose Abreu matched his career high of seven RBIs with a grand slam and a three-run homer and the Houston Astros slugged five homers while completing a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 12-3 victory on Wednesday night at Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Austin Hays went 4-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs as the red-hot Baltimore Orioles routed the Los Angeles Angels 10-3 on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif., to complete a three-game sweep.Read more...

A pair of playoff teams from a season ago will start their push for a deeper postseason run when the Los Angeles Chargers play host to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in the season opener.Read more...

Jose Abreu matched his career high of seven RBIs with a grand slam and a three-run homer and the Houston Astros slugged five homers while completing a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 12-3 victory on Wednesday night at Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Andrew Vaughn homered among his three hits for the second day in a row as the Chicago White Sox defeated the host Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Wednesday to snap a five-game losing streak.Read more...

Willson Contreras drove in three runs and hit one of four St. Louis home runs to help the visiting Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 11-6 for the second straight game Wednesday.Read more...

Jasson Dominguez opened the third inning with a tiebreaking homer and produced his first career three-hit game as the host New York Yankees moved back over the .500 mark for the first time in over three weeks with a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers Wednesday night.Read more...

Former wide receiver Mike Williams is on life support in a Tampa hospital after sustaining injuries in a construction accident last week, the mother of his daughter told the Tampa Bay Times.Read more...

Rookie Jacob Young's one-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning drove in the winning run as the Washington Nationals beat the visiting New York Mets 3-2 on Wednesday night.Read more...

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen will be purchasing the fourth team of TGL, a golf league backed up by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy that is set to launch in 2024, Sportico reported Wednesday night.Read more...

Logan Gilbert allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings for his eighth straight winning decision as the visiting Seattle Mariners beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4 on Wednesday night to salvage the finale of a three-game series.Read more...

The Miami Marlins hit three home runs in a nine-run fifth inning to rally past the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 Wednesday and bolster their playoff chances with three weeks remaining in the regular season.Read more...

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matt Manning exited Wednesday night's game against the host New York Yankees after the first inning because of a right foot injury.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will begin their post-Tom Brady era when they face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in Minneapolis.Read more...

Bobby Wagner has come full circle.Read more...

The Jacksonville Jaguars are entertaining great expectations heading into this season. The Indianapolis Colts? Not so much.Read more...

Expectations, understandably, are rising this season for both the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants ahead of their opener under the "Sunday Night Football" lights in East Rutherford, N.J.Read more...

The Philadelphia Eagles will try to spoil another special day for Tom Brady when they open the season against the New England Patriots on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass.Read more...

Zack Wheeler gave up one bloop single in six scoreless innings and Kyle Schwarber opened the game with a homer as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Wednesday in the rubber match of a three-game series.Read more...

Russell Wilson was one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL last season after a sustained run of success with the Seattle Seahawks.Read more...

The host New Orleans Saints have a good idea of what to expect from the Tennessee Titans' offense.Read more...

Alek Thomas hit a three-run homer to help the host Arizona Diamondbacks overcome an early four-run deficit and beat the Colorado Rockies 12-5 on Wednesday in the rubber match of a three-game series.Read more...

History of sorts will be made Sunday when the Washington Commanders host the Arizona Cardinals in Landover, Md.Read more...

Five athletes from Iowa and Iowa State pleaded guilty Wednesday to underage gambling, a simple misdemeanor, and will avoid jail time.Read more...