NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series teams will help usher in Chicagoland Speedway’s rebirth this week with a Goodyear tire test.The sessions are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday at the 1.5-mile track in Joliet, Illinois, where NASCAR’s national series last raced in 2019. The facility will welcome back both circuits, plus the ARCA Menards Series, for a July 3-5 race weekend.AdvertisementRELATED: Cup Series schedule | Buy Chicagoland ticketsCup Series teams will participate on both days of the test, while O’Reilly Series teams will be a part of test runs on Tuesday only. Cup Series teams scheduled to…
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Mark Pope has openly joked about the group chat he shares with his 1996 national championship teammates, claiming they keep him grounded. But according to former Kentucky star Derek Anderson, that chat is a lot more intense than Pope has let on.During a recent appearance on KSR, Anderson pulled back the curtain on the ongoing conversations between the guys who helped Kentucky cut down the nets. He revealed that the chat is still going strong, but teammates frequently type out messages only to delete them because the critiques of Pope’s coaching job may be too “brutal.”AdvertisementAs someone who works closely…
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There’s just one Roch, and then a whole lot of fluidity.That theme has only solidified for the 2026 Major League Baseball draft, where UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky has only distanced himself from the pack as the likely No. 1 overall pick thanks to a junior season as stellar as his previous two.AdvertisementBeyond that, though, uncertainty will reign as college conferences and high schools hit the high gear of their regular seasons and into the playoffs all the way until draft day arrives July 11 from Philadelphia.A dearth of pitching and a true mashup of collegiate and prep talent after one…
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The playoffs kicked off with some good ones over the weekend. The only series yet to begin is Ducks-Oilers, which is the late game among four tonight.No playoff news for the big Islanders, of course, but Bridgeport begins their final playoff on Tuesday.AdvertisementIslanders NewsHere’s a roundup of several breakup day…
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Tyler Reddick simply won’t be denied. After losing the lead in regulation of Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 due to a dwindling fuel supply, the 23XI Racing driver got the caution he so desperately needed to re-rack and go for the win again.Then, on the overtime restart attempt, Reddick got into a…
Football Association of Wales chief executive Noel Mooney says the Cymru Premier is already showing “green shoots” prior to its relaunch next season.The 2026-27 season will see an increase in the number of teams in Welsh football’s top-flight from the current 12 to 16, including six promoted clubs.AdvertisementThe FAW have…
Matt Fitzpatrick has a canny knack of winning playoffs at the RBC Heritage.Fitzpatrick defeated Jordan Spieth at Harbour Town in a sudden-death playoff in 2023 and three years later, he got the better of world number one, Scottie Scheffler.AdvertisementThe 32-year-old Englishman now has four PGA Tour wins to his name,…
Ten years ago in Rio, Tony Yoka won the Olympic super-heavyweight gold medal, and he is still dreaming of winning the world heavyweight championship as a professional boxer.During the last 70 years, only six of 18 Olympic heavyweight champions have gone on to win the world title. It is an…
Incredible, that’s all that can be said about Tyler Reddick, and his incredible start to the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. Twice in the closing laps of Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway, it appeared his shot at the victory had been snatched away.Looks can be deceiving, but what isn’t…
AZ Alkmaar were imperious in the cup final this weekend as they hammered NEC Nijmegen 5-1. In a game many expected to be a closely fought contest between AZ Alkmaar and this years Eredivisie surprise package NEC, it was the side returning to the cup final for the second seasons…
LIV Golf Mexico City, final round-21 J Rahm (Spa); -15 D Puig (Spa); -14 J Ballester (Spa); -12 S Vincent (Zim)Full leaderboardJon Rahm clinched the LIV Golf Mexico City title on Sunday amid rumours the tour is on the verge of collapse.AdvertisementReports last week suggested Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund…
An 11-strong squad will represent Team Ireland in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil this week for stage one of the 2026 World Boxing Cup.The competition, which begins on Monday and runs through to Sunday, takes place across three tournaments this year, with China hosting the next leg in June before it…
Kyle Busch might not have the pace right now to battle Denny Hamlin on the track. But the two were locked in a battle of words after the latter shared a strong prediction regarding Busch’s future on his Actions Detrimental podcast. There were quite a few gasps around the NASCAR…
Woodman rises to moment in Everton clashLiverpool’s victory over Everton carried all the tension and volatility expected of a Merseyside derby, yet one of its most compelling narratives came from an unlikely source. Freddie Woodman, thrust into action under sudden and difficult circumstances, delivered a composed display that steadied Liverpool…
JM Eagle LA Championship, final leaderboard-17 H Green (Aus) SY Kim (Kor), JH Im (Kor); -16 I Yoon (Kor)Selected: -14 P Tavatanakit (Tha); -12 M Katsu (Jpn); -9 J Kupcho (US) -6 J Ewart Shadoff (Eng)Full leaderboardAdvertisementAustralian Hannah Green’s strong start to 2026 continued with victory in the JM Eagle…
Can anything stop Tyler Reddick at this point? The 23XI Racing driver now has five wins in the first nine races of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, and he now has a 105-point lead in the championship.His boss, Denny Hamlin, has jumped up into second in the overall standings, and…
