MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Good pit strategy and a highly-motivated team rallied Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott to the NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday in the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway; the sport’s reigning Most Popular Driver delivering Chevrolet its first win of the season, all to the delight of a huge, enthusiastic crowd at the historic half-miler.Elliott short-pitted on lap 261 to gain track position, then moved his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet into the lead for good after a restart with 68 laps remaining — ultimately out-running the day’s most dominant driver, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin to the…
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich hit a three-run homer off Seranthony Domínguez to cap a six-run rally in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a season-opening sweep by beating the Chicago White Sox 9-7 on Sunday.Milwaukee fell behind 7-2 in the first three innings before coming all the way back. Yelich put the Brewers in front with his first career pinch-hit homer, a two-out shot on a 2-2 pitch.AdvertisementChicago’s Munetaka Murakami homered for a third straight game in a losing cause.Murakami’s 375-foot drive off Brandon Sproat in the second inning made him the fourth player ever to homer…
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Before you start complaining about Shōta Imanaga serving up another home run at an inopportune time (with two runners on base), consider that you’re not going to win many games when you get only four hits and three of them are solo homers.That was the tale of the Cubs’ 6-3 loss to the Nationals Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field.AdvertisementImanaga started out well, striking out the first two Nats he faced. Then two of them singled ahead of Joey Wiemer smacking a three-run homer. Wiemer, you might recall from his time with the Brewers, but he’s been in four other organizations…
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It was reported Friday evening that the Atlanta Braves inked a minor league deal with first baseman Rowdy Tellez. The 31-year-old is set to enter his ninth MLB season. He split the 2025 campaign between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers, where he combined for a .228 batting average.In his…
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Connecticut forward Tarris Reed Jr. did something no other Division I men’s basketball player has done in a March Madness game in nearly 60 years.The 6-foot-11 forward became the first player since Houston’s Elvin Hayes in 1968 to finish with at least 30 points and 25 rebounds…
The Cincinnati Bengals are looking for young quarterbacks to develop under Joe Burrow and seem to have targeted an intriguing prospect for a possibility. Multiple reports have the team set to conduct a top-30 visit with Rutgers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis.The former Scarlet Knights signal-caller had 20 touchdowns against just seven…
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Same guy. Different truck. Same result.Driving the No. 5 Tricon Garage Toyota on a part-time basis, Corey Heim shocked race leader Ross Chastain with a last-lap pass and collected his second straight victory at Darlington Raceway in Friday night‘s Buckle Up South Carolina 200.AdvertisementRELATED: Race results |…
Newcastle United will meet Sunderland at St James’ Park in a huge Tyne-Wear derby this weekend.The Black Cats sealed a memorable 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture in December, when Nick Woltemade inexplicably sent a header into his own net.AdvertisementNewcastle have a perfect opportunity to exact revenge on their arch-rivals,…
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Sometimes, karma is a bitch. Other times, it can lead to a string of birdies and a made cut when you do the right thing.The latter was the case for Englishman Matt Wallace, who called a one-stroke penalty on himself on Friday for moving his ball…
CHICAGO (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot on Friday night.That development had been just a matter of time for a while. But the way they secured the franchise’s ninth consecutive postseason appearance, well, that was important.AdvertisementColorado strengthened its hold on the…
We’ve reached the point in Spring Training where I must dust off the keyboard and start stretching my fingers out in preparation for my weekly recaps. Tonight’s contest between the Brew Crew and Snakes was originally scheduled to be an afternoon matchup, but due to the unseasonably warm hot weather,…
While No. 1 Duke, No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Connecticut faced unexpected tests in the first round of the Men’s NCAA Tournament, the upsets on Thursday and Friday happened down the bracket, with teams from the ACC, Big Ten and Big 12 being upended by double-digit seeds.In one of…
Sean McVay is tied for the fourth-youngest head coach across the NFL for the 2026 season. The Los Angeles Rams’ leading man has yet to turn 40, but somehow his coaching staff is already coming full circle and collecting former draft picks and players.Brian Allen was the first former player…
Corey Heim drove from ninth to first on a green-white-checkered restart to win the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on March 20 at Darlington Raceway.Heim, on scuffed but fresher tires, drove up to second before the white flag, then chased down Ross Chastain from a…
Manchester City take on Arsenal this Sunday in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. The match is a big moment for this City side as it is their first opportunity to win silverware together. There is no value that can be put on what winning a trophy will mean for…
