They teamed with IndyCar drivers Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan in the No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing Target/Ford EcoBoost Riley “star car.” Dixon was at the wheel for the final three-plus hours, bringing it home 1.33 seconds ahead of defending race winner Action Express Racing. MORE: Key dates leading to Daytona 500 | Schedule, start time for Speedweeks events In the process, McMurray joined Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt as the only drivers to win the Daytona 500 and Daytona’s 24-hour race....

The Daytona 500 returned to President’s Day weekend, its former iconic date. The three-quarter mile Richmond International Raceway short track will host one of the playoff races, and its spring date, now on April 21, returned to a Saturday night feature. The traditional regular-season finale will now go from the Richmond short track to the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sept. 9. Chicagoland Speedway was the site of NBC Sports’ 2018 season debut on July 1, just prior to the traditional Daytona International Speedway Coke Zero 400 stop a week later....

One week after finally taking home his first win of the year at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Harvick won the pole for the Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania. This is his fourth pole of the year and puts him in a good position to fight for another checkered flag. Joey Logano is behind him in second while Aric Almirola is in third. “It was a good day today and hopefully we can keep it rolling tomorrow,” Harvick said....

So far, things are going pretty well over there. In his first game, Robinson dropped 25 points while picking up four rebounds and three assists. MORE: Looking back at the greatest two-sport athletes His unique journey, along with the fact he has hopes to play in the NFL, makes him a prime interview candidate. As he conducted this interview, he had a shirtless trash-talker come up to him asking for a one-on-one game....

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest will take place July 4 in Coney Island, New York. As American as apple pie and fireworks, it has become a tradition to watch Joey Chestnut eat a full cookout’s worth of frankfurters. MORE: Images from 2014’s competition | The stuff of legend | Tour de France begins Saturday Chestnut is going for his ninth consecutive title. He holds the world record for most weiners eaten in 10 minutes with 69, which he set in 2013....

Fried Chicken Facts According to the Daily Meal, fried chicken was originally a Scottish dish that was brought over to America. It makes a lot of sense, given the Scottish like to deep-fry Mars Bars. It was also considered a special occasion dish until the early 1900s, according to the Daily Meal. This is because spring chickens, which are the required type of chicken due to its fat content, were scarce....

During a teleconference interview with Washington Post Live, Hogan explained that the decision to impose heightened surveillance procedures followed reports of federal officials seizing supplies delivered to other states. Maryland recently purchased the test kits from South Korea after requests for assistance from the United States federal government went unanswered and domestic suppliers could not provide the aid. “It was a very complicated process,” Hogan said in the interview, recalling 22 days of approval procedures leading up to the test kits’ eventual dispatch....

Just as we saw in Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN, poetry and spoken word can have a serious impact on important issues. For this occasion, we have rounded up a selection of the best poems that tackle the climate emergency. Each of the following poems discuss the human impact on the planet and consider what we can do to make a difference. Our top poems about Climate Change for National Poetry Day are:...

Since then, Harper has become a Super Bowl champion with the Saints, while the Crimson Tide have become four-time college football national champions under Nick Saban. RECRUITING: Saban, Tide not going away | Top 25 commitments As Harper attempts to get his second ring with Carolina in Super Bowl 50, he’s down with his winning pro pedigree inspiring recruits to roll even more with Tide on National Signing Day....

Ugly Christmas sweaters 2019 Baby YodaStar WarsWhite ClawsLetterkennyJokerWoman yelling at cat memeGolden Girls49ers Baby Yoda Ugly Christmas Sweater It’s no surprise that Baby Yoda merch will be incredibly popular this Christmas. If all you want for Christmas is Baby Yoda then check out this Baby Yoda sweatshirt. The unisex sweatshirt comes in black, navy, and green. Star Wars Ugly Christmas Sweater Star Wars fans should also check out this range of Star Wars sweaters, with multiple designs, colors, and sizes....

While Gonzalez pitched well in his final two starts of the regular season, we can’t say the same for Vogelsong, who lost his last three starts, allowing four runs in each. It’s not so much the runs and losses that are alarming, it’s who was tagging him. The Padres, who scored the fewest runs in all of baseball at only 3.3 per game, beat him twice in crucial games the Giants had to have for playoff positioning....

In a press release on Monday morning, NATO said the move will reinforce allied deterrence and defense. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance will “continue to take all necessary measures to protect and defend all Allies, including by reinforcing the eastern part of the Alliance.” “I welcome Allies contributing additional forces,” Stoltenberg said in a statement. “We will always respond to any deterioration of our security environment, including through strengthening our collective defence....

The Navy quarterback broke Montee Ball’s NCAA record for rushing touchdowns with the 78th of his career. It came on a 4-yard run to put the Midshipmen up 7-0 over SMU in the first quarter. MORE: Reynolds tops list of greats in touchdowns | Navy has eyes on big prize Reynolds has been Navy’s starter for three full seasons and played a big part as a freshman in the second half of that year, but missed two games in 2014 with a knee injury....

Lt. Col. Brian Fickel, a public affairs officer who’s currently a full-time student at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on Monday took to Twitter to share screenshots of an image posted by three official DoD-affiliated Facebook pages. The image depicted Joachim Peiper, also known as Jochen Peiper, a convicted war criminal who was a senior Waffen-SS officer in World War II. “I saw the posts this evening when I was going through my personal Facebook,” Fickel told Newsweek on Monday evening....

Champagne sprayed into the air and dripped from the ceiling of their locker room at Madison Square Garden, and except for Mario Elie complaining that it wasn’t his brand of choice, the Spurs were acting like a dozen guys who had just bounce-passed their way to nirvana. The bubbly was streaming, creating a real mess, but nobody cared. With a 15-2 record in the postseason and a just-completed ouster of the Knicks in five games of the NBA Finals, the Spurs had done plenty of mopping up....

MORE: Beverley suffers no knee damage, will play Game 2 | Lillard performance exercise in clutch The NBA has issued a statement acknowledging that the incorrect call was made when Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard picked up his sixth foul in Sunday's 122-120 Game 1 overtime loss. Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Freeland should have been called for a foul and Howard should have been awarded to free throws, according to the NBA release....

The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook is also offering a suite of 19 props for your wagering consideration. Take a look: 2015 NBA ALL-STAR GAME PROPS, FEB. 15, 2015, NEW YORK MOST POINTS BY: ANY PLAYER OVER 35.0 -110 UNDER 35.0 -110 MOST REBOUNDS BY: ANY PLAYER OVER 11.5 -110 UNDER 11.5 -110 MOST ASSISTS BY: ANY PLAYER OVER 14.5 -110 UNDER 14.5 -110 TOTAL 3 POINT FIELD GOALS MADE BY: BOTH TEAMS OVER 33....

The starters were voted on by NBA fans with Stephen Curry leading all players with roughly 42,000 more votes than the next leading vote-getter, LeBron James. MORE: All-Star Game uniforms The reserves for each team will be announced throughout the next week. Starting lineups for each team are as follows: EAST Forward - LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers (11th selection) Forward - Pau Gasol, Chicago Bulls (5th selection) Forward - Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks (8th selection)...

NBA betting info: Lines and totals | ATS standings Pistons (16-25 SU, 18-23 ATS) at Hawks (33-8 SU, 30-11 ATS), 2:35 p.m. ET, ESPN Line: Atlanta -8 ,Total: 203.5 The Pistons remain among the hottest teams in the league, a stretch that began following the release of Josh Smith, as they’ve won eight of their last 10 games. Their strong play has them one game out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference....