NASCAR notebook: Despite qualifying, Truex ready for roval
Just ask Martin Truex Jr., who will start Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 (2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) seeking...
NFL notebook: Lions QB Stafford questionable for Chiefs showdown
Detroit Lions on Friday listed quarterback Matthew Stafford as questionable for their home game Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs — a matchup of unbeaten...
Harden, Westbrook pledge pact of sacrifice in 2019-20
James Harden and Russell Westbrook have both won Most Valuable Player awards while carrying their own respective franchises....
Kings’ Walton focused on team, not allegations in suit
Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton said he is focusing on his new team and isn’t distracted by the civil suit he is facing....
Heartbreak for disqualified Dutchman Eekhoff in under-23 race
Dutch rider Nils Eekhoff suffered heartbreak at the UCI Road World Championships on Friday when he was disqualified after crossing the line first in the...
Dutch invade Harrogate hoping to crown ‘King Mathieu’
A convoy of Dutch-registered campervans lines one of the leafy roads leading into Harrogate and stencilled in white paint on the wet tarmac is the...
Lakers HC Vogel: ‘Belief is strong in what we can accomplish’
Six seasons have passed without the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs. The mission for the franchise as training camp begins is clear....
No medals but Dabo wins admiration for sportsmanship
Guinea-Bissau’s Braima Dabo will not win any medals at the world championships but he won the admiration of the crowd on Friday by helping exhausted...
World championships without Bolt ‘feel weird’, says Gatlin
The absence of Jamaican great Usain Bolt from the world athletics championships for the first time in 16 years is being felt in the 100m...
Packers, Eagles players give thumbs up after suffering scare injuries
Green Bay Packers running back Jamaal Williams and Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox each confirmed on Friday via social media that they were in good...