Th NASCAR Cup Series went to Darlington Raceway with a different package than normal. Instead of the traditional 670 horsepower, NASCAR brought the short-track package to Darlington instead with 750 horsepower. It was a massive success, as the racing was pure and there wasn’t much struggle in passing.Following the weekend, NASCAR vice president of race communications Mike Forde discussed the racing in the Cup Series on Hauler Talk. While additional horsepower is unlikely in 2026, the door is open for the 2027 NASCAR season.Advertisement“We just felt that you look at the mile-and-a-half races, and I think everyone’s in agreement that…
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Chase Burns allowed one hit in five innings for his first major league win, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.Burns (1-0) walked three and struck out seven, including Jared Triolo with two on and two outs in the fourth. Jose Franco retired five batters before leaving with two on. Graham Ashcraft struck out Henry Davis to end the seventh and fanned two more in a scoreless eighth. Conner Phillips walked Marcell Ozuna and Ryan O’Hearn before retiring three straight for his first career save.AdvertisementElly De La Cruz singled…
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Cody Ponce had to be carted off the field on Monday in Toronto, spoiling what was his first Major League Baseball appearance since 2021.Ponce tried to field a short ground ball off the mound in the third inning of the Blue Jays’ matchup with the Colorado Rockies at Rogers Centre on Monday night. But as Ponce started to field the ball, which was hit by Rockies outfielder Jake McCarthy, he suddenly pulled up and started hopping, clearly in a lot of pain.AdvertisementPonce’s right leg buckled awkwardly as he was trying to pick up the ball, and he eventually fell down…
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A coaching change this late in the year is extremely rare for an almost certainly playoff-bound team. Thus, John Tortorella isn’t looking to make drastic changes to the Vegas Golden Knights’ system with just eight games remaining in the regular season.This is something Tortorella said repeatedly when he met with…
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Denny Hamlin has kept the win counter ticking for more than two decades in the NASCAR Cup Series, and his latest strike at Las Vegas Motor Speedway pushed his tally to 61. The title chase still hangs over his career as an unfinished business, but cracking the list of the…
Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw by Bournemouth in the Premier League at Vitality Stadium on Friday.United were presented with the game’s first chance inside the opening fifth minute as Amad Diallo forced Dorde Petrovic into a smart save, and at the other end, Rayan Christie dragged his…
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim doubled her lead to four strokes Friday in the Fortinet Founders Cup, capping a late afternoon rally with a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-3 eighth.A day after holing out for eagle on the par-5 18th hole for a 9-under 63 and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson made 30 saves, losing his shutout bid with just 43 seconds remaining, and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Friday night.Ryan Leonard scored midway through the first period, and Aliaksei Protas added an empty-netter with 1:43 remaining.AdvertisementJesper Bratt scored for the…
Box ScoreThe Milwaukee Brewers’ top prospects prevailed in their first Spring Breakout game on Friday evening, as they beat the Seattle Mariners’ prospects by a 7-3 final behind a big homer and a solid day from the bullpen.AdvertisementWith Bishop Letson on the mound, the Mariners got out to a quick…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bailey Maupin scored seven of her 17 points in the final three minutes, and No. 7 seed Texas Tech held on to defeat 10th seed Villanova 57-52 on Friday night in the first round of March Madness.Denae Fritz scored 13 points for Texas Tech (26-7),…
Hey, how about some more Seattle Seahawks news during the “quiet” part of the offseason? John Schneider and the Seahawks have gone from never using the fifth-year option on their first-round picks to making it three in the span of two years.As expected, 2023 first-rounders Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Devon Witherspoon…
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race tonight at Darlington Raceway featured a field of 36 drivers, including Cup Series regulars like Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar and Christopher Bell along with reigning Truck Series champion Corey Heim. It made for some great racing on the short track under the lights in…
It may sound foolish, but this might have been the sort of game Michael Carrick was waiting for. Manchester United have just the second stalemate of his new tenure after a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth that offered plenty of drama, but while it’s a game that only offered one point…
Costello van Steenis showed why he is one of the top middleweight fighters in mixed martial arts on Friday, successfully defending his PFL title over Fabian Edwards.Van Steenis caught Edwards in the third round and did not let up, finishing him with vicious elbows to earn a second win over…
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Sungjae Im held onto the lead on a breezy Friday afternoon in the Valspar Championship, rallying on the back nine to edge ahead of David Lipsky in firm and fast conditions on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook.After missing two straight cuts in his return from a…
TORONTO (AP) — Alexander Nikishin scored 41 seconds into overtime to give the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.Nikishin fired a shot beyond goalie Joseph Woll’s blocker.AdvertisementEric Robinson scored on a penalty shot for Carolina, K’Andre Miller and Jordan Staal also…
