Kai, real name Cheree Crowley, came up from the independent scene as a fan-favorite. Often the underdog, Kai garnered a ton of fan support before an untimely injury in 2018 put her on the shelf just when she was getting prime television exposure. Since her return, Kai has clawed and scraped to find opportunities in a division that is more competitive than ever. But the spotlight will shine on Kai once again in 2019....
Including Sunday night’s race at Darlington, Ives will handle different drivers in the season’s final 12 races. He knows them both: Jeff Gordon and Alex Bowman. MORE: Junior’s correct decision | #JRNation reacts | Darlington drenched “We’ve been able to work through several things,” Ives said in an interview with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “The main thing is giving Dale the time he needs to fully recover. We could rush things, we could make things go a little bit quicker....
Fox “extended the offer to me that we can give it a shot. I want to go up there next year and watch a few races, or watch one race, and see what I’m getting myself into. It looks like a lot of fun,” Earnhardt said on “The Jay and Dan Podcast” last week. MORE: The Chase after one race | Standings | Race 2: New Hampshire | Vegas weighs in...
MORE: Sonoma odds, key stats, predictions True, next week Earnhardt will compete for the last time at Daytona as the driver of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. But that doesn’t mean it’s the last time he’ll compete at Daytona. “Well, you never say never,” Earnhardt said. “I’m just retiring from full-time racing. I’m going to run some Xfinity races next year. I don’t know that I won’t ever run the Daytona 500 again, if the right deal comes along....
“I think sometime in December the doctor’s going to give him the final clearance and then we’ll get him in a car,” Hendrick said Friday (via NASCAR.com). “He feels great. Everything’s on track. I mean, every step that we supposedly need to go through, we’ve gone through, and I don’t see anything holding us back.” MORE: Moments that define Dale Jr. Earnhardt, 42, said last month “we’re booking things as normal” ahead of the 2017 season....
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....
Investigators determined the Denver Broncos cornerback accidentally shot himself in the right leg, according to Dallas television station WFAA. Talib initially told police he was shot at a Dallas night club, but later said he was too intoxicated the night of June 4 to remember what happened. Reports in June said Talib had told friends he inadvertently shot himself while hanging out at a park in the early morning hours of June 5....
This one came with a shred of hope for the Stars — the game remained scoreless until rising sophomore forward Roope Hintz scored his fifth goal of the season to give Dallas a brief lead in the second period. But three straight goals by the Penguins followed, and a glimmer of a comeback through John Klingberg’s goal midway through the final frame was shattered when Pittsburgh scored in the last minute to secure the victory....
Hamlin fell to the ground after a seemingly routine hit during the “Monday Night Football” Bills-Bengals matchup. The 24-year-old hit the turf and laid motionless following his collapse. (Editor’s note: Due to the graphic nature of the incident, The Sporting News will refrain from showing the video. You can find video of the hit here.) According to the Buffalo Bills official Twitter account, Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest as a result of the tackle....
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…”....
Thomas, a transwoman, who now swims for the University of Pennsylvania women’s team, spent three seasons on the men’s team before starting hormone treatment. Although Thomas passed all of the NCAA’s rules for trans competitors, including 12 months of testosterone suppression, many are speaking out against Thomas’ victory claiming it’s unfair for the biological women she competes against. Thomas placed first in the 500-yard freestyle competition with a time of 4:33....
Mullen wore a suit with the coveted adidas Yeezy 350 — one of Kanye West’s shoes with the brand — to SEC Media Days on Tuesday. MORE: Who makes the All-SEC cut? | Cupcakes on SEC noncon schedules | Nike’s inspiring shoe Mullen shared the shoes before he wore them at the event on Twitter. When asked about the shoes, Mullen elaborated on his swagger. This kind of shoe game is sure to get the attention of recruits....
The new organization was meant to make its TBS debut on January 11 following AEW Dynamite. Per Front Office Sports, the show is no longer on the TV lineup for that night. Instead, a repeat episode of “Young Sheldon” has taken its place. This is following a video of Dana White and his wife getting into a physical altercation on New Year’s Eve. Per The New York Post, there were discussions by TBS executives to “pull the plug" on the series altogether....
Dani Alves: Juventus can win the Champions League So, how about a reunion? It is well known that Guardiola is unhappy with his options in the full-back positions at the Etihad and, on the right side of his defence, he has Pablo Zabaleta and Bacary Sagny, both fine footballers in their day but now well past their best. An upgrade is definitely needed, with Pep keen to bring in not only more leaders but also players who can adapt to his complex tactical instructions....
Patrick, who qualified 14th at Michigan International Speedway, crashed on Lap 25, igniting a chain-reaction wreck that collected at least seven other cars. She suffered only minor damage to her car, however, and returned to the race, finishing 18th. MORE: Kyle Busch wrecks early | Michigan fans support Stewart | Sprint drivers call Stewart ‘regular guy’ Patrick appeared to lose control of her car on a Lap-25 restart and got into Jeff Burton, causing her to spin in a big pack of traffic....
This past Saturday, Maryland native Daniel “Jungleman” Cates became only the third player in online poker history to earn a lifetime profit of over $10 million in online poker ring games, according to HighStakesDB.com. MORE: Schemion, Smith flip-flop at the top of GPI World Rankings | Daniel Negreanu Player of the Month | WSOP November Nine Set “Jungleman” surpassed the milestone during a 26-hour weekend session at Full Tilt on the mixed game cash tables where he competed against Gus Hansen, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond, arch-nemesis Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and several other high stakes online regulars....
So it should be no surprise to see that the often-controversial comic went for another “edgy” attempt at humor by wearing an Aaron Hernandez jersey to a stand-up show in Boston. MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to sports figures | Disgraced athletes The stop in Boston was part of Tosh’s “The Great Nor’easter Tour of 2015.” This kind of move is what you expect out of Tosh’s act. He likely got a mix of boos, laughs and groans, and then continued with jokes that produced a similar reaction....
O’Connor (30-3, 11 KOs) has a day job as a firefighter in Framingham, Mass., and he used that fact to insist that a cross-country road trip to Fresno, Calif., to fight Ramirez on Saturday (9:30 p.m., ESPN) won’t affect him. “I have no pressure of coming into his back yard to fight him. I’m a firefighter and I run into burning buildings. There is no pressure whatsoever," O’Connor said, per a transcript provided by Top Rank Press, a part of Top Rank Boxing, which promotes Ramirez....
Francesco Mallegni, A University of Pisa paleoanthropologist, solved the 13th-century mystery by conducting DNA tests on remains found earlier this year in the Cathedral of San Francesco. The scientist–known as the “professor of excellent cadavers” for work that includes reconstructing the skull of early Renaissance artist Giotto–examined the five skulls and bones discovered in a tomb in the former chapel of the Gherardesca family. Mallegni found that Ugolino not only did not eat his descendants, but that he was hardly in a condition to eat anything at all....
