FOLLOW LIVE: Updates from the NASCAR playoff race in Las Vegas Chase Elliott won the YellaWood 500 at Talladega and Christopher Bell followed that up with a win in the Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte. Will that trend continue Sunday? Last year’s winner of the South Point 400 was Denny Hamlin, who advanced to the Round of 8. The other three drivers to win the race — Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr....
The starting grid for Saturday’s race at Pocono, scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET and broadcast live on Fox, features a pair of Fords at the front of the field as a result of the procedure that utilizes a combination of points standings and a random draw to set the lineup. MORE: Updated 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule As for pit stall selection for the NASCAR Cup Series races being run without qualifying, it is ordered based on finishing positions from the series’ previous race, followed by new entries in order of points....
In another sign of change from NASCAR’s old way of doing things, NASCAR officials apparently now believe, or are more willing to believe, that they can police all testing. NASCAR officials apparently believe they can save the team owners from themselves by cutting their costs by banning testing completely. The testing ban — except for NASCAR and Goodyear tests — was among the big swings NASCAR took Tuesday when it announced sweeping rules changes for 2015....
Headed by Michael Waltrip Racing co-owner Rob Kauffman, the Race Team Alliance consists of the sports biggest players — Hendrick Motorsports (four teams), Stewart-Haas Racing (four), Richard Childress Racing (three), Joe Gibbs Racing (three), Roush Fenway Racing (three), Team Penske (two), MWR (two), Chip Ganassi Racing (two) and Richard Petty Motorsports (two). “To the extent that we create an organized association or counterparty, people can bring up and say, ‘Hey, would you guys be interested in doing this,’ or ‘What’s your opinion about that,’ sure, we’d happy to engage anybody,” Kauffman said....
Johnson will join two of the sport’s greatest drivers as seven-time champions — Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt — if he wins Sunday or finishes ahead of the other three drivers trying to win the title: Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Carl Edwards. MORE: Vegas odds, point to Johnson Gatorade, one of Johnson’s sponsors, released a short video wishing the driver well going into the race. The video features some of the top athletes in sports, from Serena Williams and Bryce Harper to Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning and Abby Wambach....
Bearing a throwback paint scheme honoring driver Cole Trickle from the movie “Days of Thunder,” Byron, 21, turned a lap of 172.487 mph to top Brad Keselowski (172.088). Kyle Larson, Kurt Busch and Daniel Suarez rounded out the top five on the grid. “The car was really good for us,” Byron told NBCSN. “We’ll see what happens. It’s a really long race. We’re in good shape in the points, so we can be aggressive....
The NASCAR world waited for news on Newman’s condition from Halifax Medical Center fearing for the worst. Newman made a surprisingly quick recovery without significant health repercussions, though, and was released from the hospital after two days. He soon turned his attention toward getting back to the track. He made his return almost exactly three months later at Darlington in the Real Heroes 400 on Sunday, finishing in 15th place....
The arrest on January 29, 1978, is the only incident listed on Warner’s arrest record and occurred shortly after his 21st birthday. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) was the agency that performed Warner’s arrest, according to the record. On Sunday, the FBI identified Warner as the suspected bomber after completing forensic tests of human remains found at the scene of the bombing, which occurred in downtown Nashville at about 6:30 a....
With the team playing its first seven games of the season on the road, the long journey has finally come to an end, and the club has a place to call home. The club had been previously playing at Nissan Stadium, the home of the Tennessee Titans, since its debut in MLS, but the team’s very own soccer-specific venue had been in the works since late 2016. Now, that stadium is finally complete....
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PARTING SHOT WITH H. ALAN SCOTT ON APPLE PODCASTS OR SPOTIFY What excited you most about the idea of this show? It’s the appeal of Rian [Johnson] and I. We really enjoy each other and felt like [Poker Face was] an opportunity to creatively get old together if it hits. I think we wanted to work together, but almost in a way that’s like playing the crossword puzzle....
Following UGA’s Rose Bowl win over Oklahoma on Monday, ticket prices for the title game skyrocketed. As of midnight ET Monday, the lowest-priced tickets on StubHub.com were listed for $2,080. MORE: Watch Nick Saban get trucked by Alabama QB Jalen Hurts The highest-priced tickets on StubHub.com were listed for $94,999. Alabama also has a huge fan base in relative proximity to Atlanta, so ticket prices will likely remain high....
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Editor Rich Lowry penned an op-ed with senior editor Romesh Ponnuru that dismissed Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election and criticized the GOP for their role in his post-election denials. “It was hard to see him conceding defeat in any circumstance, even if he got buried in a landslide. Having flouted norms throughout his presidency, there was no way that he would begin honoring them on his way out the door,” Lowry and Ponnuru write....
YNAB - You Need a Budget: Best for managing debt and savings YNAB’s goal is to get you to “stop living paycheck-to-paycheck, get out of debt, and save more money. According to its website, new users save an average of $600 in the first two months and more than $6,000 in the first year. The app works by breaking down what you need to spend your money on, so you can see where your money is going....
That includes updated class team ratings, but mostly has to do with several updates to the 2020 recruit rankings. Six players who were listed as five-star recruits ahead of the early signing period fell to four-star classifications; 10 moved into the five-star category ahead of National Signing Day 2020. MORE: Top classes & unsigned recruits for National Signing Day 2020 That might not seem important — college coaches will tell you it’s not — but for those who are drawn to class rankings, those changes can make all the difference....
Restaurants to visit for National Spaghetti Day: Bertucci’sBuca di BeppoCarino’sCarrabba’s Italian GrillMaggiano’sNoodles & Co. Olive GardenRomano’s Macaroni GrillUno Pizzeria & Grill Bertucci’s Take the whole family out to Bertucci’s for a classic bundle for four people, including spaghetti and meatballs, for $45. Buca di Beppo Or head to Buca di Beppo for a pasta feast that feeds five people and includes spaghetti marinara or spaghetti with meat sauce, for $45....
Is it the 2017 Nationals? Or the 2016 Giants? Both had similar records at this point in the season, with comfortable leads over their division rivals, excellent starting pitching, and a dangerous offense. But unfortunately for the Nats, they share the same glaring weakness with last year’s Giants, too. MORE: Nats draft Dusty Baker’s son Washington has both the worst bullpen ERA in the National League (5.20) and the highest batting average against (....
According to Washington City Paper, Zimmerman is an investor and co-owner of The Salt Line, a New England-influenced alehouse that will sit on Dock 79, which is just a tenth of a mile from Nationals Park. MORE: Who will be the Washington Nationals’ closer in 2017? Zimmerman told City Paper that he and his wife try to go out every week if possible to well-received establishments, which influenced this move....
In a move condemned by the West and other world leaders, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine in 2014. The same year, pro-Russia separatists began seizing land in eastern Ukraine, and Russia continues to support the rebels that still control some territory there today, the AP reported. Ukraine also alleges that Russia has kept tens of thousands of troops and military equipment near their shared border since earlier this year....
The NATO Response Force (NRF), which grew significantly in 2014 after Russia invaded Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, is currently made up of around 40,000 troops. The NRF can quickly be tailored and adjusted in size and capability to match the demands of the operation, according to the alliance’s website. “We will transform the NATO response force and increase the number of our high readiness forces to well over 300,000,” Stoltenberg told reporters ahead of a NATO summit in Madrid that begins on Tuesday....
