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In Tokyo, social platforms help the Pandemic Olympics shine

TOKYO – A condom fixed Jessica Fox's canoe, and skateboarder Jagger Eaton celebrated his bronze medal by broadcasting live on Instagram. Margielyn Didal “let” Tony Hawk take a picture with h...

DATE: Aug 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Logano takes the checkered flag in a haze of Bristol dirt

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Somewhere under the thick red haze floating over Bristol Motor Speedway, Joey Logano took the checkered flag for NASCAR’s first Cup Series race at a dirt track in 50 ye...

DATE: Mar 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

What a Mess: NASCAR worried about first Bristol dirt race

BRISTOL, Tenn. – NASCAR feverishly tried to save its ballyhooed first Cup Series dirt race since 1970 from turning into a total disaster, the likes not seen since the 2008 tire debacle at In...

DATE: Mar 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

McDowell beats 100-1 odds for upset Daytona 500 victory

Last lap crash changes outcome

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Chase Elliott drives from back of the field to first NASCAR title

AVONDALE, Ariz. – The new face of NASCAR circled Phoenix Raceway for a celebratory lap of his finest achievement. Chase Elliott, NASCAR’s most popular driver, was now a Cup champion, too. ...

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Chase Elliott races into NASCAR championship; Kevin Harvick eliminated

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kevin Harvick was on cruise control all season long, the most dominant driver in NASCAR, coasting into the championship round with a comfortable cushion that left plenty ...

DATE: Nov 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NASCAR finally gets creative with 2021 schedule

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After two decades of the same left turns at the same tracks over and over again, NASCAR finally upended its stagnant calendar with a 2021 schedule that is as radical as the...

DATE: Sep 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kurt Busch ends 0-for-21 skid to finally win at home track

LAS VEGAS — Luck finally fell Kurt Busch’s way at his home track, where he pulled out an upset Sunday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to sneak his way into the third round of the NASCAR Cu...

DATE: Sep 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Takuma Sato wins his second Indianapolis 500 at empty track

INDIANAPOLIS — At an eerily empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Takuma Sato snatched a second Indianapolis 500 victory in an odd and unsatisfying finish to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”...

DATE: Aug 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Roger Penske to Indianapolis 500 fans: ‘I wanted you here’

INDIANAPOLIS – Roger Penske will not pretend he is not disappointed he can’t open the gates to spectators for his first Indianapolis 500 as steward of the iconic event. Penske pur...

DATE: Aug 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Penske reverses course, closes Indianapolis 500 to fans

Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. The 104th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” will be the first without spe...

DATE: Aug 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NASCAR hosts at least 20,000 fans for All-Star race

Confederate flag flown over Bristol

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports