PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs spent the first six weeks of the season threatening to run away with the NL Central. A pair of 10-game winning streaks will do that. It's taken just over two weeks for a big chunk of all that hard work to disappear. A skid that earned the Cubs a ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dillon Dingler hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Troy Melton and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and the Detroit Tigers stopped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Sunday in a doubleheader nightcap. Kevin McGonigle added a ...
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell honored Kyle Busch's widow, Samantha, and the couple's children, Brexton and Lennix, before the start of the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday in an emotional speech. Standing on the frontstretch at Charlotte Motor Speedway, O'Donnell looked ...
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — When Daniel Suarez was struggling to make his name in auto racing, he would often get phone calls from Kyle Busch offering words of encouragement and urging him to keep working. That made his crown jewel Cup Series victory Sunday night all the more special. Suarez ...
Women's flag football is on track to gaining NCAA championship status. If all goes according to plan, a title game may even take place right before the sport makes its Olympic debut at the 2028 LA Games. The NCAA Committee on Access, Opportunity and Impact voted last week to recommend that Divisions I, II and III add a national collegiate flag football championship as soon as the spring of 2028. Although not official yet, it's a giant step toward NCAA championship inclusion for women's flag football. In order to be recommended, 40 schools need to sponsor it at the varsity level. ...
