So Patrick and her sponsor are doing their part to raise awareness and money for the fight against the disease. “My friend had a double mastectomy as a preemptive strike because she actually tested positive for the breast cancer gene,” Patrick said. “She went through everything and hopefully avoided it, but it hit close to home. “I think far too many people know someone affected by this disease. We wanted to do something a little different this year, something to honor people who have fought the disease, and we wanted to do it in a way that might help drive donations....

Biffle was having a rough day in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race after having an earlier tire failure. But he had a run on Patrick and tried to move to the inside of her car. As her car swung low and back into his path, Biffle’s car hit it and both cars spun. MORE: Denny Hamlin wins by inches | You’ve got to see the pictures Patrick went sailing across the grass while Biffle’s car slammed into the outside wall with 17 laps remaining in the season-opening Sprint Cup race....

Stenhouse positioned to draft in qualifying in a line that was headed by Jeff Gordon and included Kyle Larson and Justin Allgaier. But Gordon slowed before the start-finish line in hopes of getting a good draft and the group ended up not getting to the stripe in time to have its fast lap count as the session’s time limit had expired. With the rest of the drivers getting that last fast lap count, Stenhouse and Allgaier missed the field....

The main event features a rematch for the light heavyweight title as Daniel Cormier defends against Anthony Johnson. And in the co-main event, former middleweight champion Chris Weidman goes up against former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi. Cormier and Johnson fought each other at UFC 187 in May 2015 with Cormier winning by third-round submission. Johnson was originally set to face Jon Jones but the latter was pulled three weeks before the fight after getting arrested for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident in April 2015 in New Mexico....

The Giants tight end has already undergone seven surgeries (with two more scheduled) in the last three weeks to combat a MRSA infection. There were reports he had lost part of his foot, but NFL Media denies those claims. MORE: Career-ending injuries | Fells’ case a reminder of infection danger in NFL Doctors believe amputation of the foot won’t be necessary, according to the the report, although it was always in the back of their minds....

When he emerged from his bouquet-filled hotel room, even the desk clerk offered congratulations. He leaped into a Town Car and headed to Fox TV for a live appearance, then squeezed in a phone interview with The New York Times. He did admit he was enjoying the fuss. “Yes, yes,” he nodded, his eyes bright behind black-framed specs, his cropped gray hair sticking straight up. Not bad for a man so shy of recognition that once, approached by a design buff on a London street, he denied he was Daniel Libeskind....

Out of contract with McLaren at season’s end, Ricciardo has been linked to a number of teams but his options have quickly become limited. Over the weekend, Alpine confirmed the signing of Pierre Gasly, while AlphaTauri swiftly replaced Gasly with Nyck de Vries. Only Haas and Williams remain in need of a driver for next season, but it appears Ricciardo isn’t too keen on either option and is now prepared to spend a year on the sidelines....

Shaver, 26, was shot by former Mesa police officer Philip “Mitch” Brailsford five times in January 2016 after officers responded to a report of someone pointing a rifle out of hotel room window. Shaver, a white man from Granbury, Texas, did have a pellet gun in his room, which he used for his work in pest control, but he was unarmed when he was shot dead in the hallway of the La Quinta Inn & Suites....

it’s about time for the next Monsterblog! A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. Prior to the All-Star break, we experienced a little “midseason crisis.” We didn’t defend well as a team, and therefore struggled a bit. The body language and the freshness we needed just wasn’t there anymore. That’s why we took some very unnecessary losses, even at home in TD Garden. That was not an easy time for us....

As walkouts spread across U.S. Nabisco bakeries, with union workers protesting proposed changes amid contract negotiations, screen star DeVito took to Twitter to express solidarity on Wednesday. “Support Nabisco workers striking for humane working hours, fair pay, outsourcing jobs,” wrote the actor, director and producer, who concluded his message: “NO CONTRACTS NO SNACKS.” However, in the hours that followed, a number of DeVito’s followers soon expressed confusion over the status of his account, as his blue badge—Twitter’s distinctive sign of verification—disappeared from his account....

Sharper, 39, pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible rape and one count of simple rape of three women police said were rendered helpless or unconscious by drinks Sharper spiked with drugs before raping them in the fall of 2013, NOLA.com reported. MORE: Disgraced athletes | Most heinous crimes connected to sports figures Sharper, his hands and feet in shackles and clad in orange jail garb, answered with only two words when Criminal District Judge Karen Herman asked him if he was pleading guilty because, in fact, he was guilty of the rapes....

Lilly is the daughter of fallen Kirkersville, Ohio police chief Eric Disario, who was shot and killed during an incident at a nursing home in 2017. Lilly was born just two days after his funeral. Five years later, this week marked Lilly’s first day of kindergarten. “It’s another milestone my husband had to miss,” Lily’s mother Aryn Disario told WBNS. Disario might not have been there for her first day at school, but officers across the state ensured his presence wasn’t forgotten....

In fact, he feels they did him a favor. “They may think I’m going to blast people, but I’m not,’’ Stewart told USA Today Sports shortly after the Diamondbacks announced their decision to clean house, including the firing of manager Chip Hale. “It is what it is. It’s that side of the business. To be honest with you, I’m kind of relieved. “Quite frankly, I’ve got better things to do....

The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England midfielder was in Los Angeles with his sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, and the quartet decided to enjoy a spooky night out. Beckham’s Instagram account was filled by pictures of the famous Halloween hayride, as the family was accosted by creepy clowns, elaborate pumpkins and other scary attractions. All that was missing was a fearsome Sir Alex Ferguson impersonator to really get Beckham trembling!...

The annual month-long summer break in the Formula One season gives drivers a chance to recharge the batteries, reflect on what’s gone well and, more importantly, what needs to change before they return to action for another gruelling nine races that concludes with the Abu Dhabi showpiece on November 20. While F1 fans are chomping at the bit for their Sunday afternoons once again to be filled with all the high-speed drama and entertainment you’d expect from 20 cars twisting and turning around bends at 200mph, it’s no surprise the drivers welcome a mid-season break....

Rodriguez has been playing well this year, but it comes after he faced a season-long suspension for suspicion of PED use. Before Tuesday’s game between the Yankees and Red Sox, Ortiz discussed Rodriguez’s season, and brought up his history with steroids. MORE: Jersey Confidence Index, MLB edition “It is what it is. The guy is playing the game the right way now — as far as we know," he said, via the New York Daily News....

Were you influenced by the fantasy/adventure kids films of the ’80s? I grew up on those films, so that’s absolutely what drew me to The Water Man. I loved that they not only took me on a journey, but they also gave me something to think about. When I watched The Goonies, I really wanted friends like those. The Goonies starts with this quite intense thing, they’re all going to have to move away and not be with their friends....

That’s assuming, of course, that Toronto won’t ask him to attempt to duplicate CC Sabathia’s incredible (and mostly insane) three-days-off effort for the Brewers down the stretch in 2008. MORE: Most memorable deadline deals | Seven landing spots for CarGo And chances are, Price will only make a dozen regular-season starts for the Blue Jays in his entire career. He’s a rental, pure and simple. There’s little hope in Toronto that he’ll opt to sign a long-term deal with the team, not with all the deep-pocket owners who will be hot on his trail when he becomes a free agent after the season (hi Cubs, Dodgers, Yankees)....

Of course, the winning driver also makes a more-than-decent chunk of change by winning the event. How much money does the winning driver make? Well, that’s a big unknown because of a policy change that NASCAR made in 2016. They no longer reveal the purses available in each event and have stopped disclosing drivers’ earnings. Why? It has to do with the sport’s charter system, which guarantees revenue to 36 of the 40 cars in each field....