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Keuchel open to one-year deal

Keuchel went into this offseason looking for a long-term deal, but that contract appears to not be in the cards for the Cy Young winner.

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RBC Heritage: Round 1 recap

Shane Lowry is on his own in the lead at 6 under, but five players are one shot back and eight more are two behind.

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Pens never 'came together as team'

The Penguins were swept in the first round of the postseason by the Islanders.

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Could Braves go after Kimbrel now?

Arodys Vizcaino has undergone a likely season-ending shoulder surgery, leaving the Braves without a closer.

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5 takeaways on NFL schedule release

The NFL released its regular-season schedule on Wednesday.

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KD doesn't want to battle Beverley

"I'm not going to get in the way of the game because I want to have a little back and forth with Patrick Beverley, I'm Kevin Durant."

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Svechnikov in concussion protocol

Rookie winger Andrei Svechnikov took three hard punches from his idol in Game 3 on Monday and hit his head on the ice when he fell.

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Kings hire Todd McLellan as coach

Only one team finished with a worse record in the West than Todd McLellan's Oilers this season and that was the Kings.

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Kane compares Reaves to Muffin Man

Evander Kane and Ryan Reaves dropped the gloves during Game 3 in Las Vegas and the Sharks forward was not impressed.

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Blake Snell injury update

Blake Snell is 2-1 with a 2.16 ERA in four starts for the Rays this season.

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Victor Hedman out for Game 4

The Lightning are down 3-0 in their first-round series with the Blue Jackets.

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Bird is 5th starter to land on IL

The Yankees resemble a Triple-A squad more than a major-league team at this point.

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Kadri suspended again

The suspension stems from Kadri's cross-check on Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk in the Maple Leafs' 4-1 Game 2 loss Saturday.

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Kimbrel's price tag dropping?

Craig Kimbrel was rumored to be looking for a deal in the $100-million range, but that doesn't appear to be the case now.

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Molinari leads going to final round

Francesco Molinari held off Tiger Woods to win the Open Championship at Carnoustie last season.

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'Dream come true' to play w/ Tiger

Tony Finau shot an 8-under 64 to finish his round at 11 under and in a tie for second with Tiger Woods heading into the final round.

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Simmonds leaves game

Simmonds came over to the Predators at the trade deadline.

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Tiger Woods shot back after Round 3

Tiger Woods shot a 5-under 67 to finish the day two strokes off the lead at Augusta National.

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Embiid explains cell phone incident

Johnson and teammate Joel Embiid appeared to be looking at a text message on Johnson's phone on the bench.

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Simpson charges up leaderboard

Webb Simpson took advantage of the soft conditions Saturday at Augusta National and now finds himself one shot back of the leader.

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Masters: Tiger Woods front 9 recap

Tiger Woods started slow but finished in a big way on his front nine on Saturday.

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NASCAR at Richmond: Start time, lineup, TV schedule, live stream for Toyota Owners 400

Kyle Busch will try to make it three straight wins at Richmond Raceway and his second in a row this season on Saturday.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Richmond

Kevin Harvick is in a good position to get his first win of the year at a track where he has won three times in his career.

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NASCAR odds at Richmond

Kyle Busch is a heavy favorite to win his third straight race at Richmond but Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin have good chances to win too.

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Updated 2019 Masters odds

Updated odds to win the 2019 Masters after Round 2, golf's first Grand Slam of the year.

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Islanders' 2-0 start a good omen

It's been a while since the Islanders led a playoff series 2-0.

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Williamson wins Wooden Award

Zion Williamson averaged 22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.8 blocks for Duke this season.

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McIlroy confident he can get in it

Rory McIlroy sits seven shots back of the leaders after two rounds at the Masters.

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Masters 2019: Tiger Woods recap

Tiger Woods has put himself in a position to compete for his 15th major championship.

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Vikings lock up Adam Thielen

Adam Thielen has averaged 107 catches with 1,324 yards and 6 touchdowns over the last two years.

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Dellin Betances injury update

Dellin Betances has not pitched yet for the Yankees this season and it appears he won't be on the mound anytime soon.

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Ball planned unauthorized surgery

Ball was encouraged to undergo the procedure by his father and former business partner Alan Foster, but the Lakers didn't know about it.

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2019 NBA Western Conference preview

The Warriors are favored to win it all again while the No. 2 team in the conference has a very tough first-round matchup.

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MLB wrap: April 11

The Mariners have won 86.7 percent of their games through 15 times out this season.

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Flames Game 1 jersey significance

The Flames are wearing their third alternate jerseys for Game 1 of their playoff series with the Avalanche and there's a cool reason why.

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Merrifield's hit streak ends

Whit Merrifield broke George Brett's franchise record by hitting in 31 straight games on Wednesday. Then his streak ended one day later.

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Marcus Smart injury update

Marcus Smart is one of the players who makes the Celtics go.

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2019 Masters odds

Updated odds to win the 2019 Masters, golf's first major of the year.

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Matt Wallace wins Par 3 contest

Matt Wallace used a hole in one to help win the Par 3 Contest on Wednesday.

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How Par-3 Contest winners have done

Winning the Par-3 Contest apparently is not a good indicator of how a golfer will play at the Masters.

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NHL Draft lottery results

We now know how "Lose for Hughes" worked out.

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Rockies place Dahl on 10-day IL

David Dahl is leading the Rockies in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage through 11 games this season.

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Chris Sale's velocity dipping

Sale was lit up in his first start of the year and there may be good reason for that.

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Tiger's win at Tour gave confidence

Tiger Woods was on the brink of wins during the 2018 season, but to get a win in a challenging field truly let him know he was close.

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UCLA hires Mick Cronin

The Bruins fired Steve Alford in the middle of the 2018-19 season.

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Koepka: We love to stop Tiger

Tiger Woods sits second all time in major championship wins with 14, but he hasn't won one since the 2008 U.S. Open.

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Dustin Pedroia injury update

Dustin Pedroia has played just three games since the start of the 2018 season.

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Mike Clevinger injury update

Clevinger left his start Sunday against the Blue Jays after five scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts.

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NASCAR starting lineup Bristol

Ryan Blaney flew around the track in Round 2 but it was Chase Elliott who won the pole.

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NASCAR at Bristol schedule

Kyle Busch has seven career wins in Bristol but Kevin Harvick has seven straight top-10 finishes.

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Don't make Mike Trout mad

Drew Smyly hit Mike Trout with a pitch in the outfielder's second at-bat on Saturday. Smyly quickly regretted it.

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Gaethje wants to knock out McGregor

Conor McGregor is talking about returning to the Octagon and there is one man who no MMA fan would complain about him fighting.

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Cubs demote Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards Jr. posted sub-3.00 ERAs in 131 appearances over the past two years, but was demoted Saturday after just four outings.

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Porcello flings water cooler

The Red Sox are off to a bad start this season and Rick Porcello is clearly feeling the frustration.

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MLB wrap: April 5

The Dodgers and Diamondbacks just keep scoring runs.

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Cano's GPS fails him, Mets

Robinson Cano may want to get a more reliable GPS if he wants to help the Mets win more this year.

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Straily will sign with Orioles

Dan Straily has won 29 games over the last three years while posting K/9 rates of better than 7.0 in each of those seasons.

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Bauer making Cy Young statement

Trevor Bauer has come out of the gates this season on fire as he has allowed one hit through 14 innings pitched.

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MLB wrap: April 3

Jacob deGrom continues to dominate, but several other starters were great on Wednesday, as well.

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Troy Tulowitzki injury update

The Yankees have now potentially lost four starters with injuries.

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Braves, Acuna close in on contract

Acuna won the National League Rookie of the Year in 2018 after batting .293 with 26 home runs and 64 RBIs.

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Giants add Kevin Pillar

The Giants need help in the outfield and Kevin Pillar is just that.

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Pirates GM defends Bell

An anonymous scout told Sports Illustrated that Josh Bell was the most overrated player in the game.

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Kelly isn't worried about boos

Joe Kelly has blown two save opportunities in two relief appearances with the Dodgers.

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NASCAR at Texas schedule

Brad Keselowski got his second win of the season at Martinsville, but he'll have his hands full with Kyle Busch at Texas Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Texas: Jimmie Johnson wins pole after sweeping qualifying

Jimmie Johnson won a pole in Texas for the first time in seven years.

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Clint Bowyer furious with NASCAR, Ryan Newman after failing to make second round of Texas qualifying

Bowyer was prevented from getting onto the track when Newman blocked his path on pit road in the first round of qualifying.

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Daniel Murphy injury update

Daniel Murphy told reporters he fractured his left index finger Friday.

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Astros appear to avoid catastrophe after Jose Altuve struck by batted ball in BP

Jose Altuve was hit by a line drive off the bat of Yuli Gurriel during batting practice Saturday, but he appears to be OK.

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Bryce Harper's first hit for Phillies is a 465-foot home run

Bryce Harper went from 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and scattered boos in Game 1 to a curtain call in Game 2.

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Stanton booed off field already

Giancarlo Stanton had a chance for a big hit in a big spot. He struck out.

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Dallas Keuchel in discussions with 'a number of clubs' about possible contract, agent says

Dallas Keuchel remains a free agent two days into the MLB season.

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MLB wrap: Charlie Morton, Rays shut down Astros' potent lineup in emotional win

Charlie Morton made his first appearance against his former team, the Astros, with whom he won a World Series in 2017.

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Straily will choose from 3 teams

Dan Straily was released by the Marlins on Monday.

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Harper didn't take long to be booed

Jayson Werth told reporters during spring training Bryce Harper might be booed in his first game with the Phillies. He was right.

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MLB wrap: Chris Sale, Blake Snell give fan bases something to worry about

It's just one start, so let's not go nuts, but there are legitimate warning signs for at least one of these pitchers.

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MLB Opening Day: Home runs fly out at historic rate

The Dodgers set an MLB Opening Day record with eight home runs in their win over the Diamondbacks.

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MLB trade news: Athletics acquire Kendrys Morales from Blue Jays

The A's lost Matt Olson to an injury, so adding Morales fills that void in the lineup.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Martinsville: Joey Logano on pole; Kevin Harvick starts fourth

Fords swept the first four spots in qualifying for the STP 500 on Sunday.

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STP 500 schedule

Kyle Busch has won the last two races and clearly has a better car than anyone else on the track right now.

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NASCAR odds at Martinsville

Kyle Busch is looking for his third consecutive win this weekend at Martinsville.

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NASCAR starting lineup at California: Austin Dillon wins Auto Club 400 pole with time of 0.00

In possibly the most bizarre qualifying run ever seen, Austin Dillon won the pole without running a lap.

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Auto Club 400 schedule

Kyle Busch is coming off of his first NASCAR win of the year, but he has been on fire of late winning each of the last two Xfinity races.

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NASCAR odds at Fontana

Kyle Busch is coming off of his first win of the year, but he is on fire. Kyle Larson is going to do all he can to cool him off though.

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Masvidal in fight after win

Jorge Masvidal was in the middle of an interview when he stopped it to go over and get into a fight with fellow welterweight Leon Edwards.

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TicketGuardian 500 schedule

Kyle Busch has finished fourth or better in six of seven trips to ISM Raceway in Phoenix.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Phoenix: Ryan Blaney wins pole; Chase Elliott qualifies second

Ryan Blaney won his first pole of the season at ISM Raceway outside Phoenix.

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NASCAR odds at Phoenix

Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick will likely duel for the win this year which is always good entertainment.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Las Vegas: Kevin Harvick wins 26th career pole

Kevin Harvick won his 26th career pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday.

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NASCAR odds at Las Vegas

Brad Keselowski has a great chance to get his second win in a row but Martin Truex Jr. will have something to say about that Sunday.

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Pennzoil Oil 400 schedule

Coming off of a win, Brad Keselowski leads NASCAR to one of his favorite tracks. Here's everything to know about the Pennzoil 400, including how to watch live on TV and stream online.

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NASCAR at Atlanta: Date, time, starting lineup, TV schedule, live stream from QuikTrip 500

The Daytona 500 is over and now the season really gets going in Atlanta with the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Here's everything to know about the race, including how to watch live on TV and stream online.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Atlanta: Aric Almirola wins pole; Ricky Stenhouse Jr. starts second

Aric Almirola will start on the pole in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He will attempt to become the first winner from the pole at the track since Kasey Kahne in 2006.

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NASCAR at Daytona odds

NASCAR's first Cup Series race of the 2019 season has arrived. Here's a full guide to betting on the Daytona 500, including updated race odds and predictions.

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Daytona 500 2019 schedule

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series opens its 2019 schedule with the Daytona 500. Here's everything to know about the "Great American Race," including how to watch live on TV and stream online.

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NASCAR starting lineup at The Clash: Paul Menard starts on pole, Kyle Busch 2nd at Daytona

The lineup is set for the first competitive race of the 2019 season, Sunday's Clash at Daytona.

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NASCAR at Daytona odds

NASCAR's first race of the season is a prelude to the Daytona 500. Here's everything to know about gambling on the race, including betting odds and fantasy advice.

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Nurmagomedov suspended 9 months

Nurmagomedov — who tweeted "politics forever" — posted a picture of himself on Instagram dozing. The caption, "Wake me when it's all over."

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Jones granted license for UFC 235

The UFC light heavyweight champion will have to submit to two drug tests a month before the fight which is scheduled for March 2.

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Nurmagomedov suspended 9 months

Khabib Nurmagomedov jumped over the cage and attacked one of Conor McGregor's training partners in the crowd after his win in October.

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Covington: 'He's a piece of s—'

Colby Covington was passed over for a title shot against UFC welterweight title holder Tyron Woodley in favor of Kamaru Usman.

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Cormier relinquishes LH title

Daniel Cormier will remain the UFC's heavyweight champion.

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Lomachenko vs. Pedraza results

Vasiliy Lomachenko wasn't at his best Saturday, but he was more than good enough to defeat Jose Pedraza and unify the WBA and WBO titles.

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NASCAR at Miami schedule

Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick will fight for NASCAR's championship this weekend.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Homestead-Miami: Denny Hamlin wins pole; Kyle Busch starts 2nd

The Championship 4 will start as follows: Kyle Busch in second, Martin Truex Jr. in third, Joey Logano in fifth and Kevin Harvick in 12th.

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NASCAR at Phoenix: TV schedule, streaming info for Can-Am 500

Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. are in position to make it to the Championship 4, but their spots are far from guaranteed.

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NASCAR at Texas: TV schedule, streaming info for AAA Texas 500

The Big 3 have a great chance to lock up a spot in the final four with a win this week at the 1.44-mile Texas Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Texas: Ryan Blaney wins third pole of season

Ryan Blaney will start up front Sunday in the AAA Texas 500.

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WATCH: Kentucky's win over Missouri aided by controversial pass interference

Missouri would have beaten Kentucky had the Wildcats not been given one untimed down.

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NASCAR at Martinsville: TV schedule, streaming info for First Data 500

Chase Elliott is looking for his third win in his last four races, but Kyle Busch will have something to say at one of his best tracks.

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Jenkins addresses spat with Reid

"Nobody wins when you see bickering back and forth," Jenkins told reporters Wednesday.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Kansas: Joey Logano wins first pole of season

Joey Logano will start up front in a race in which the winner has come from the pole each of the last two times.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Talladega: Kurt Busch wins pole as Stewart-Haas Racing sweeps top 4

Kurt Busch won his first career pole at a restrictor-plate track. Stewart-Haas Racing had a great outing as well.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Richmond: Kevin Harvick wins pole, Denny Hamlin second

After a disappointing wreck in Las Vegas, Kevin Harvick will start first in the second race of NASCAR'S playoffs.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Las Vegas: Erik Jones wins pole for first playoff race

Erik Jones won his first pole of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He and Joey Logano will be on the front row.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Michigan: Denny Hamlin wins second consecutive pole; Kyle Busch 2nd

Hamlin topped all three rounds of qualifying for the first time in his career at Michigan International Speedway.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Watkins Glen: Denny Hamlin earns first pole of season

Denny Hamlin will start at the front on the New York road course; Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch will begin second.

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NASCAR starting lineup at New Hampshire: Kurt Busch wins pole; Martin Truex Jr. will start second

Kurt Busch is still looking for his first win of the season; he's well-positioned to get it Sunday after capturing the pole position in Loudon.

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NASCAR at Kentucky schedule, TV

Martin Truex Jr. will look to defend his title at Kentucky Speedway this week after a runner-up finish at Daytona.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Kentucky: Martin Truex Jr. wins pole; Erik Jones to start 2nd

Martin Truex Jr. is the defending race winner of the Quaker State 400, and he's in great shape to win again.

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NASCAR at Daytona: Postrace DQ costs Justin Haley win in Xfinity Series; Kyle Larson benefits

Kyle Larson and Justin Haley celebrated a win at the Subway Firecracker 250. Haley went first, but NASCAR later determined that he broke the rules to finish first.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Daytona: Chase Elliott on pole; teammate Alex Bowman second

Chase Elliott blew the field away Friday to take the top spot for the Coke Zero Sugar 400.

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NASCAR at Daytona schedule, TV

Austin Dillon won the first race of the year at Daytona, but no driver has won back-to-back races at the site since Jimmie Johnson in 2013.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Chicagoland: Paul Menard wins first pole of season; Martin Truex Jr. starts 12th

Paul Menard had a tough run last week at Sonoma, but had two top-10s in his previous four races before that.

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NASCAR at Chicago schedule, TV

Martin Truex Jr. will be going for his third win in four races in Chicago Sunday.

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NASCAR at Sonoma schedule, TV

NASCAR takes on the first road-course race of the season in the Toyota/Save Mart 350.

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Sanchez: Mexico's speed can trouble Germany

El Tri's speed is capable of giving the defending champions problems in their World Cup opener, the former goalkeeper believes

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NASCAR starting lineup at Michigan

Kyle Larson will be going for his fourth straight win at Michigan Sunday, but he will have to do it from a ways back as he qualified 26th.

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NASCAR at Pocono preview

Kyle Busch will be looking for his second straight win in Pennsylvania.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Pocono: Ryan Blaney claims fourth career pole

Ryan Blaney won at Pocono in June 2017 and is looking to become the first repeat winner at the race in the last seven.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Charlotte: Kyle Busch wins Coca-Cola 600 pole; Kevin Harvick car fails inspection

Kyle Busch put himself in great position to capture his first Coca-Cola 600 win. On the other hand, the car of All-Star Race winner Kevin Harvick failed inspection, so Harvick will start 39th.

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NASCAR at Charlotte preview

Kevin Harvick will be looking to become the eighth driver to win both the NASCAR All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600.

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NASCAR results at Kansas: Kevin Harvick comes from behind for 5th win of season

Kevin Harvick trailed for most of the race, but thanks to late passes of Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr., Harvick won for the fifth time this season.

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NASCAR starting lineup at Kansas

Kevin Harvick will be out in front as he attempts to win his fifth race of the season.

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NASCAR at Richmond: Martin Truex Jr. wins 18th career pole; Kyle Busch to start 32nd

Martin Truex Jr. remains steady with another big short-track qualifying run.

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Wednesday NBA scores, highlights

The Pelicans came back from 15 points down to beat the Spurs as Popovich was ejected in the opening minute of the third quarter.

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