Tony Stewart broke two bones in his right leg in an August 2013 sprint-car racing accident. He missed the final 15 races of 2013, returned to Cup racing in 2014 but never found his form. MORE: New faces in new places | 10 questions for 2015 | Tony Eury Jr. future | RCR vs. Ganassi crew chief Then, while sprint-car racing on Aug. 9 at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park, Stewart’s car struck and killed 20-year-old driver Kevin Ward Jr....
IBF champion Jacobs takes on Alvarez — who holds the WBA and WBC belts — in a middleweight unification bout on May 4, with the pair topping the card at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Join DAZN and watch Canelo vs. Jacobs on May 4 Canelo is back in action at 160 pounds after a brief switch to super-middleweight, as he dismantled Fielding inside three rounds despite being up against an opponent who was not only experienced at the limit but also several inches taller than the Mexican....
Franchitti fractured his spine, broke his right ankle and suffered a concussion in the Oct. 6 crash at Houston. The crash occurred on the last lap when his car made contact with another car and went sailing into a fence. The 40-year-old Franchitti underwent two surgeries on his ankle and recently returned home to Scotland to recover. MORE: Drivers to watch in 2014 | NASCAR’s most respected drivers | Johnson’s edge | Homestead picks...
The Italy international has been linked with a return to his homeland this summer, with Juventus among those to have expressed an interest as they seek cover for the departed Dani Alves. Darmian, though, says he is “happy” at Old Trafford, having emerged as a key figure under Jose Mourinho over the second half of the 2016-17 campaign. The 27-year-old was shifted from a more regular role at right-back over to the left, but revelled in the post and is now fully focused on chasing down more honours with United....
District Court Judge Karen Herman called Sharper’s behavior “such an epic disappointment,” according to The Associated Press. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong Sharper, a six-time All-Pro selection and five-time Pro Bowler in a 14-year NFL career, was given an 18-year prison sentence by a federal judge last week as part of the case. He was already sentenced to nine years in Arizona and is still awaiting sentencing in California and Nevada....
A private search could involve cadaver dogs, drones mapping the vast and hilly area of the hollows, digging of the well and other measures in the coming months. Sean Smith, whose property is adjacent to the land once owned by Lucy Studey’s family, told Newsweek that he would participate in any future digging since some of the suspected sites are on his property. Smith dug out a section of the area to make a driveway so investigators could access the area....
Following a blockbuster offseason trade, he swapped his long-time rapport with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay for a reunion with his former Fresno State QB Derek Carr in Las Vegas. Adams told Sporting News adjusting to a new team has been smooth, but it can get better as Adams and Carr get comfortable with a complex Josh McDaniels offense that’s new to both. “It’s kind of like riding a bike....
The Basketball Hall of Famer pulled no punches when airing his grievances on his blog about how the game is played nowadays. MORE: NBA Finals Game 6 betting line, pick | Lance Stephenson trade should help both teams “The NBA now stands for NO BIGS ALLOWED,” the former Celtics great and NBA coach wrote. “The game has evolved into an AND ONE game with better players.” Oh, and it gets better....
Rose announced his retirement Tuesday after meeting with his BYU players. He told reporters at a press conference in Provo, Utah, how he came to his decision to step down after 14 seasons in charge of the program. From the Salt Lake Tribune: MORE: Fredette back in NBA with Suns The Tribune reported that Rose met with athletic director Tom Holmoe and university administrators last week to discuss a possible buyout of the remaining two years on his contract....
The Scream star, 50, made the comments during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan on Wednesday, after an Instagram photo was shared onscreen of the actor sporting a bright red clown nose while posing with his family. “I love clowns,” he told hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. “I’ve been in sort of a clown period of my life. I’m studying to be a clown.” He added: “I’m working with an amazing organization called Healthy Humor....
He dropped his final album, Blackstar, on this day five years ago as well. He died two days later from liver cancer at 69 years old. Nevertheless, Bowie’s legendary status lives on. His music also arrived on TikTok today (as per Consequence of Sound) and a biopic about Bowie starring Johnny Flynn (which was initially pushed back because of the pandemic) will hopefully premiere sometime this year. On Friday, folks on Twitter praised his originality, his talent and status as a music icon on Twitter....
On October 28, 42-year-old David DePape broke into the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and allegedly attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, reportedly striking him with a hammer and fracturing his skull. DePape later allegedly told members of the San Francisco Police Department that he intended to take Nancy Pelosi hostage and break her kneecaps over what he perceived as lies from the Democratic Party. In the wake of the attack, details have emerged from DePape’s personal life, painting a picture of a man reportedly beholden to numerous right-wing conspiracy theories, both fringe and mainstream....
“Hogg has learned that conservatives are more disciplined and proactive than liberals, and they tend to stay focused on a single goal rather than try to do everything at once,” Time’s Charlotte Alter explained in a profile of Hogg published Monday. “He and his fellow liberal activists too often find themselves reacting to outrages, he says, ’timing the market’ rather than building new political structures from the ground up.”...
Well, Johnson’s situation is still murky ahead of Sunday’s road game against the Saints as Cardinals general manager Steve Keim told 98.7 Arizona Sports (via the team’s website) that Johnson will be a game-time decision in Week 8. He didn’t participate in practice Wednesday or Thursday. Johnson was nothing more than an emergency option last week as Chase Edmonds excelled in a lead role with 126 yards rushing and three touchdowns....
The Cardinals’ running back was one of many stars in Sunday’s 38-8 romp over Green Bay, turning his 12 touches into 127 yards and his 13th touchdown of 2015. Given he ripped the Eagles for 229 yards and three TDs just last week, the performance was hardly surprising. MORE: NFL Playoff scenarios | Cardinals, minus Mathieu, badger Packers A year before Johnson got to those big-game expectations, however, he was a small-school player from Northern Iowa trying to get attention as a sleeper in the 2015 draft....
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) revoked a family care home license from Kathleen Mayhue-Radeback, of Garden City, over the incident, it said on Tuesday. According to the report, seen by Newsweek, Mayhue-Radeback brought a young girl to a hospital on August 4 and said she was “stressed out” because the accompanying child had placed another young girl in the clothes dryer and turned it on. The accompanying child later confessed to a nurse and social worker, the report added....
Line: Providence -3, Total: 131.5 (current NCAA Tournament spreads and totals) Dayton Record: 26-7 ATS: 16-15 OVER/UNDER: 14-12-1 Overview: The Flyers improved to 17-0 at home this season with a First Four win against Boise State to force this matchup, but away from home, they’re 5-7 straight up and 4-8 ATS. They did some damage in last year’s Big Dance, winning as underdogs vs. Ohio State, Syracuse and Stanford, before bowing out to Florida in the Elite Eight (although they covered +10....
Busch slammed hard into a concrete wall on the inside of the track. He was taken to Halifax Medical Center with a right leg injury and will miss Sunday’s Daytona 500. MORE: Kyle Busch out of Daytona 500 | Lineup breakdown | Kurt Busch first appeal denied | PHOTOS: Daytona 500 winners Several drivers immediately took to Twitter to criticize the track for not already having the SAFER barriers on all walls at the track....
The iconic Dane knows a thing or two about life between the sticks, having won countless honours with club and country over the course of a glittering career. Man Utd 13/10 to keep Benfica clean sheet He has seen De Gea inherit his crown at Old Trafford, with the Spaniard having been snapped up in 2011 as the long-term successor to Edwin van der Sar. The 26-year-old has become a vital figure for the Red Devils, but Schmeichel still believes Bayern Munich’s World Cup winner Neuer is the finest keeper on the planet....
Three months on, and with one more World Player of the Year under his belt than eternal rival Lionel Messi had managed at that time, the Portuguese had swapped red for white as he made a goal-scoring bow for Real Madrid against Deportivo La Coruna. United 9/2 to beat Huddersfield 1-0 That debut was a sign of things to come, with a prolific spell in the Spanish capital having sent records tumbling and raised the bar of when it comes to individual consistency....
