Stock car racing giants ranging from Bill France Sr. and Junior Johnson to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are among the 25 nominees for NASCAR’s first Hall of Fame class.
Ron-Ron in La-La Land?
The Houston Astros — who once had the ‘Killer B’s’ — beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of bees took over part of left field at Petco Park.
Rasheed Wallace may be joining Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in Boston.
Rasheed Wallace may be joining Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in Boston.
Ryan Church singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 Thursday after overcoming a five-run deficit and then wasting a ninth-inning lead.
Since winning the AT&T National last year, Anthony Kim has struggled to match his hype. Thursday, he starts his defense with a course-record 62 that Len Shapiro says might indicate Kim’s troubles are behind.
Venus in a laugher. Serena in a thriller. The sisters are back in the Wimbledon final after a wild day, Richard Evans says.
Life on pit road is perilous. As our exclusive video shows, the people most at risk are those outside the cars, Lee Spencer says.
Motherwell made a dismal start to their Europa League campaign as they lost 1-0 at home to Llanelli.