Earnhardt Jr. made contact with the right-rear quarter panel of Kurt Busch’s car early in the race, then battled the handling of his car. He later overcame an ill-timed caution en route to finishing 11th. MORE: Auto Club 400 photos | Johnson earns 77th career win “I thought we had a good car yesterday in practice and I was kind of looking forward to the race and then when we started we were real tight,” he said....
Dalian Pro are currently ninth in the league, with a win potentially taking them to second. Jose Gonzalez’s side have been in disappointing form of late, having won only one of their last five games across all competitions. They will look to turn things around with a win against Zhejiang. Zhejiang Professional, on the other hand, are currently 15th in the league, one point above the relegation zone. Jordi Vinyals’ side have been in poor form of late....
All three of Croatia’s knockout matches have gone to extra-time, triumphing on penalties against Denmark and hosts Russia before edging past England 2-1 in the semi-final. That has raised concerns over the fitness of some of Croatia’s players for the showdown in Moscow, but Dalic has no such worries and is adamant he has built the kind of team ethic that will prevent players taking to the field when not fully fit....
The Trail Blazers point guard said as much in a Thursday Twitter exchange, saying he’s willing not to win NBA championships if he can’t win them in Portland. MORE: Oakland native Damian Lillard upset with Raiders move The exchange started when a Twitter follower told Lillard to get a platinum record (referencing Lillard’s album, “The Letter O”) since he wouldn’t get any rings in Portland. Lillard responded, saying, “Only time will tell…”....
Damian Priest has emerged as one of the breakout stars of 2021. Alongside Bad Bunny, The Archer of Infamy beat the Miz and Morrison at WrestleMania. Priest has been booked strongly on the red brand, and he recently won the United States Championship. In an exclusive interview with Ariel Helwani of BT Sport, Damian Priest discussed how a potential comeback for Bad Bunny could play out in WWE. Priest stated that Bad Bunny enjoyed his time in the ring and loved being part of the business....
One of these reports came true on Monday night as Damian Priest made his official WWE RAW debut. He was introduced by fellow Puerto Rican, rapper Bad Bunny, who was also present at the 2021 Royal Rumble as the guest performer. The former NXT North American Champion picked up a win over Mr. Money in the Bank, The Miz, after he and John Morrison insulted Bad Bunny on Miz TV....
Talking about the ’thumb-rule’ of fighting that McGregor missed out on, Dan Hooker told John Hyon Ko: Dan Hooker is sceptical about McGregor’s third fight against Poirier Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier traded blows for the first time at UFC 178 in the UFC’s featherweight division. The two then fought for a second time at UFC 257 after both fighters had moved up a weight class. While Conor McGregor knocked out Dustin Poirier in the first round at UFC 178, Poirier exacted revenge seven years later after scoring a TKO victory over McGregor in the second round of the bout....
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Our strategy for this three-game slate is pretty simple: Bank the Cowboys building a nice lead against the Lions on Monday night, and go out on a limb by predicting the Broncos will handle their business on the road against the Chiefs on Sunday night. Oh, and grab the best receiver and the best kicker in the NFL along the way. WEEK 16 DFS: DraftKings GPP lineup | DFS Lineup Builder...
The 40-year-old, who finished second in the event five years ago, was airlifted to hospital but could not be saved. Riding for the Hero Motorsports team, Goncalves was taking part in his 13th Dakar Rally and the first to be staged in Saudi Arabia. Sunday’s seventh stage of the race was a 546-kilometre journey from Riyadh to Wadi Al Dawasir. A statement on the Dakar Rally website said: “Paulo Goncalves, racing on motorbike no 8, has passed away from a fall sustained 276 kilometres into today’s special....
In Saturday’s final Sprint Cup practice, Earnhardt went 197.131 mph around the 2.5-mile restrictor-plate track. MORE: Daytona 500 starting lineup | Why Junior is a selfish jerk Earnhardt has been fast throughout Speedweeks at the wheel of a racecar he dubbed Amelia. He has the best time in Feb. 13’s first practice session and won Thursday’s first Can-Am Duels race. That set him up to start third on Sunday, but he could move up to head of the field....
Considering how difficult the past few days have been for Junior and his teammates, having a clear head for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race can only be of benefit. MORE: Starting lineup | 10 drivers to watch | Driver ratings Green flag at Phoenix: 3:45 p.m. ET. UPDATE: Earnhardt got off to a terrific start, moving up to first place after 75 laps. Earnhardt is off to consecutive top-10 finishes that atoned for a dismal Daytona 500 finish....
Crew chief Greg Ives wanted Earnhardt to adjust the track bar, thus altering the position of the rear axle in relation to the car’s center line. Earnhardt responded, “I can’t fix it all in here.” MORE: Top photos from New Hampshire | Previewing the Brickyard 400 Earnhardt’s temper wasn’t the only thing heated on Sunday. Alex Bowman’s No. 7 car caught fire around the front left tire, bringing the race to a screeching halt....
“I think it’s offensive to an entire race,” Earnhardt told reporters Friday at Sonoma Raceway. “It belongs in the history books and that’s about it.” MORE: Dale and Amy through the years | Dale’s defining moments | NASCAR’s eligible bachelors NASCAR has removed the symbol in all official capacities, but Confederate flags still fly in abundance on a weekly basis at NASCAR races. “NASCAR will continue our long-standing policy to disallow the use of the Confederate Flag symbol in any official NASCAR capacity,” NASCAR said in a statement earlier this week....
Veteran Andy Dalton, who was second on the depth chart, was a best-case scenario for the Dallas Cowboys before he suffered a concussion against the Washington Football Team. Garrett Gilbert and Ben DiNucci then took turns under center until Dalton returned. With all of the NFC East teams tending to produce similar performances, the Dallas Cowboys weren’t out of playoff contention till the last week of the season. Now with their starting quarterback ready to start the season, the Cowboys should once again be back to play for the division title....
Who will emerge as the running back to replace Murray’s production behind an incredible offensive line? We’ll find out in Cali. Here is the Cowboys’ training camp information. TRAINING CAMP: Full NFL schedule | Position battles to watch When is 2015 Dallas Cowboys training camp? Training camp will begin Thursday, July 30. Where is Cowboys training camp? Dallas will hold camp at the River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard, Calif....
While NXT Superstars have been making appearances in the iconic 30-man match for years, Priest’s appearance wasn’t just a one-off. In fact, the Archer of Infamy has officially joined WWE’s main roster and has already found his new home. According to PWInsider, the former NXT North American Champion will be a part of WWE RAW moving forward. Not only that, but Priest is reportedly on-site for tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW....
As a former pitcher, I’m a huge fan of pitching duels. That’s why I’m in love with today’s matchups: Mat Latos vs. Cole Hamels (both undefeated); Chris Archer vs. Taijuan Walker; Marcus Stroman vs. Madison Bumgarner; Jordan Zimmermann vs. Max Scherzer in the odd double-revenge game against former teams; Noah Syndergaard vs. Kenta Maeda. MORE FANTASY: Prospect rankings | Waiver wire The problems are that all those aces means fantasy stats could be suppressed today, and those matchups will make it difficult to predict the winning pitcher, which is critical in FanDuel’s scoring this year....
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