Noah Gragson was disappointed with the way he finished the race at Talladega and also took full responsibility for the wreck involving Harrison Burton.
Philadelphia Stars' Amani Dennis makes his second interception of the night, leading to a Matt Colburn II one-yard touchdown against the Michigan Panthers.
Engines fired at the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. The race consisted of 188 laps with Stages going 60-60-68. Chase Elliott won Stage 1, his third stage victory at Talladega and first of the season. Aric Almirola beat out Elliott for the Stage 2 win in a photo finish. There was 8 total cautions and the race ended with an overtime finish. Kyle Busch crossed the finish line as cars crashed behind him. The race ended under caution after Bubba Wallace got around following contact from Ryan Blaney. Blaney finished second while Chase Briscoe placed third. The victory marks Busch's second of the year and first at Talladega in 15 years.
Atlanta United and Chicago Fire FC faced off in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Both teams presented a slow start to the match with no shots on goal until the 13th minute. After a beautiful pass by Brooks Lennon, Giorgos Giakoumakis scored from the center of the box to the bottom left corner for Atlanta United to take a 1-0 lead. Moving into the 2nd half, the score remained 1-0, but Chicago’s possession picked up and they managed to score in the 90th minute when Kacper Przybylko finessed a right-footed shot from the center of the box. In the ninth minute of stoppage time, Atlanta United sealed their victory after an unfortunate own goal in Chicago’s net. The score would finish 2-1.
The New Jersey Generals forced THREE turnovers and held the Pittsburgh Maulers to just 166 total yards in their 20-3 victory in week two of the 2023 USFL season.
Check out the highlights as the New Jersey Generals defeated the Pittsburgh Maulers 20-3. The Generals Defense led the day recording five sacks, two fumbles recovered and one interception. Darius Victor added 71 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. Catch up on what you missed from the first week of USFL action! Games on FOX and NBC.
John Smoltz gives Ben Verlander his comparison for Japan superstar Roki Sasaki and Smoltz says that he is somewhere between Texas Rangers Jacob deGrom and Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani. He also says that he will possibly get the largest contract for a pitcher when he is posted. Even Japan's manager said that he is further along than Shohei Ohtani was at this point.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared the story about how his dad Dale Earnhardt and his granddad Ralph Earnhardt had a legendary battle on the dirt at Metrolina Speedway
Spire Motorsports will be the primary sponsor for the Jessie Rees Foundation. The partnership will help raise awareness and encourage kids with cancer to 'Never Ever Give Up.' The story of how a young girl was inspired to spread jars of joy to kids who were, like her, battling cancer.
Tampa Bay Rays' Luke Raley destroyed a 442-ft two-run home run to right-center field against the Chicago White Sox. Tampa extends their record-breaking streak to 22 games with a home run to open the season.
Three days after Dillon Brooks labeled LeBron James "old," the Lakers star played his game in a mostly lopsided win while Brooks was ejected for hitting James below the belt.