The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Denny Hamlin will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. The Virginia native now has five poles at the half-mile short track, and 49 total in his career.”The car is good today,” said Hamlin. “We did a lot of really good things in practice. I was hoping to get somewhere in that top eight for qualifying, but just really concentrated on hitting my marks and doing what I needed to do. I thought the track had .20 in it and if I had to…
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SAN JOSE, CA — “Here we go again.”It was the collective thought nearly every Arizona fan had when the Wildcats went into halftime of their Elite Eight matchup against Purdue down seven points. One of the best teams in program history was on the verge of a familiar result that had plagued the program for 25 years: falling short of the Final Four.AdvertisementAthletic director Desireé Reed-Francois was nervous. Mix Master Mike was sweating. Families were stressed.But while Bear Down nation was anxious, all was calm inside the Wildcats locker room.Everyone rushed in, awaiting to hear what coach Tommy Lloyd would…
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THE GUARDIANS WIN!!! CHASE DELAUTER DID IT AGAIN!!! HOW FUN IS THIS GUYS???The Guardians win 6-5 after a truly incredible game. Bryan Woo was shoving all game and it looked like we were never going to get to him, until we did. A key walk from Rocchio and then our GOAT José knocked him in with an RBI double. Then Manzardo came through with an RBI single right after that. The Guardians later took the lead after a Kwan RBI single in the 7th inning. The Mariners wound up getting to Cade Smith in the bottom of the 9th after…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dylan Strome scored once in regulation and the lone goal in the shootout as the Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Saturday night.After squandering an early 3-0 lead, the Capitals erased a 4-3 deficit to force overtime and pull out the win.AdvertisementHendrix Lapierre,…
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. — A full range of emotions had swept over Lee Pulliam all weekend at Martinsville Speedway. He choked up at moments when he considered the magnitude of this opportunity, a shot at his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series debut with one of the circuit’s best teams. But he…
Vinicius Jr. played a part in Brazil’s defeat to France earlier this week, and is now making the headlines once more after missing the team’s training session after the game.Real Madrid fear that he may be injured, but that appears not to be the case, much to Alvaro Arbeloa’s relief.AdvertisementOn…
April has been called the cruelest month. For golfers, though, it’s the coolest month. It means the active season for handicap posting is fully underway. On April 1, a cluster of states kicks goes live. By April 15, the whole country is posting.Of course, “underway” doesn’t always mean “ideal.” In…
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Throughout Martinsville Speedway‘s long history, some of Modified racing‘s best have found their way to Victory Lane.Richie Evans. Mike Ewanitsko. Reggie Ruggiero. Tony Hirschman. Justin Bonsignore. They‘ve all won in a Modified at Martinsville.AdvertisementOn Saturday, a new name was added to the exclusive list.Stephen Kopcik held off…
France face Colombia this Sunday at Landover’s Northwest Stadium for the second game of their US tour. After Thursday’s convincing 2-1 win against Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil, Les Bleus boss Didier Deschamps said he’d fully rotate his side against Los Cafeteros. Bayern Munich centre-back Dayot Upamecano will miss out on the action entirely…
Joe Pyfer did his best to make Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 271 main event vs. Israel Adesanya a big deal in the minds of fight fans.And Pyfer delivered, earning the biggest win of his career live on Paramount+. The event took place from the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.In…
Tiger Woods has been involved in multiple car crashes. On Saturday, NBC Sports mixed up two of them.The error occurred during the network’s studio show ahead of its third-round coverage of the Texas Children’s Houston Open, which included mention of the Friday night incident in which Woods was arrested for…
It’s not everyday a 37-year-old Late Model star gets his shot on the national stage in NASCAR, but Lee Pulliam did on Saturday.Making his debut at the secondary level of NASCAR, Pulliam started 12th after qualifying was rained out. He was quiet for the first part of the race, and…
Christian Fuchs hopes Bobby Kamwa can continue to play a pivotal role in Newport County’s quest for survival after he netted a vital winner against Shrewsbury Town.The 26-year-old struck the only goal of the contest on 68 minutes at Rodney Parade as the Exiles claimed a crucial three points in…
News of Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest on Friday sent ripples through the golf world. Those closest to the game and to Woods have been sharing their reactions over the last 24 hours. On Saturday, one of those responses aired on national TV. It came from NBC Sports’ Kevin Kisner, Brad…
Justin Allgaier held off Cory Day to win the NFPA 250 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race on March 28 at Martinsville Speedway. Allgaier led a race-high 114 laps.Sammy Smith was third and Shelden Creed was fourth.AdvertisementHere are the full results from Saturday’s race:More: NASCAR Martinsville qualifying results, Denny Hamlin…
Mexico and Portugal locked horns Saturday evening as the renovated Estadio Azteca experienced a full house.Despite the fireworks off the pitch to welcome the legendary venue back into the picture, the two sides only managed to play out a goalless draw.AdvertisementWe saw strong starting lineups from both sides, but despite…
