Saturday at New Hampshire, Austin Dillon was frustrated with Denny Hamlin after the No. 20 driver got into the left fender of the No. 33 car, causing Dillon to get loose and lose the lead in the Xfinity Series Lake Regions 200. MORE: State-by-state NASCAR drivers | Earnhardt Jr. has his own vision for ‘good racing’ Earnhardt, who appears to be over last week’s conflict, tweeted at Patrick, saying that the late contact between Hamlin and Dillon will make “headlines for days....

He proved it Thursday night, winning his Budweiser Duel qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. MORE: Was Jeff Gordon pole a conspiracy? | Dale Jr. plays Powerball | Dale Jr. has different take on father’s death Earnhardt held off teammate and Daytona 500 pole-sitter Jeff Gordon to win the first of two qualifying races to set the field for Sunday’s race. He won in his second race with new teammate Greg Ives....

Really green. Victor E. Green is his name and he’s the combination of leftover Muppet clippings and the recycling bin round the backside of the Easton factory. Ol’ Vic’s supposedly an alien according to his team biography, which lists his relationship status as “Alienated” which sort of puts a damper on the whole thing knowing the poor guy is all alone. In any case, he’s got hockey sticks as antennae (or ears) which definitely shows you that he’s an alien, I guess....

A native Brooklynite who originally set out to be a dentist, Dallek became a history professor at UCLA, where he still teaches three days a week. He’s published four previous books and won the Bancroft Prize for “Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy 1932-1945.” This volume of his LBJ biography took him 7 1/2 years to research and write; he hopes to finish the next (and final) volume in five years....

If left up to Usman, the next man up may not be who you think it is. If left up to UFC President Dana White, Usman’s next challenger is exactly who you think it will be. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year According to White, the man who won the fictional “BMF” title against Nate Diaz at UFC 244 may have already earned his title opportunity in a fight that the UFC president believes would be huge for both fighters and the UFC....

Dana White, the outspoken president of the UFC, told reporters on Tuesday that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey would not be competing at the highly anticipated UFC 200 card in July. Even before her stunning knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November, Rousey was going to take a sabbatical from The Octagon. The most popular fighter in the world had been overexposed and needed time off; she also had filming responsibilities for two upcoming movies....

Covington then took it a step too far when he addressed Usman’s home country of Nigeria. “Who did you get a call from?” Covington said to Usman. “Did you get a call from, freaking, your little tribe? Did they give you some smoke signals for you? You’re a joke, Marty Fakenewsman!” HALE: Covington’s xenophobia and bigotry are not OK, even if you think it’s an act Covington didn’t stop there during his post-fight press conference, calling Woodley, who is Black and supports the Black Lives Matter movement, “a communist, a Marxist, [someone] standing up for lifelong criminals....

PSG are currently unbeaten in Ligue 1 this season, and lead Monaco by three points having played one less game. PSG -2 13/8 v Marseille Marseille, meanwhile, find themselves in fifth place, but victory against their rivals could see them move within five points of the summit. Alves, however, was dismissive of his latest opponents, and asserted that their teamsheet was a mystery to him. “I couldn’t name you a single Marseille player,” the outspoken Brazilian, who has been ruled out of the match with a thigh injury , said to Canal Plus....

On a day when dozens of contenders suffered tire problems and left Auto Club Speedway with disappointing finishes, Patrick survived her own tire trouble and finished 14th for her best finish of the season. MORE: Fontana Winners & Losers | Hamlin released from hospital | Goodyear woes | Larson happy with second “It seems like some of our most trying weekends end up with our better results, so we’ll take it and we’ll know that there is so much more potential for those weekends where we feel like we are running a lot better,” Patrick said after the Auto Club 400....

Patrick’s spotter Brandon Benesch took the blame. MORE: Keselowski’s spectacular move | Chicago results Patrick ran into Stenhouse with nine laps remaining in the Chase for the Sprint Cup opener. They both were on the lead lap at the time. “I heard my spotter say that the 14 (of team co-owner Tony Stewart) was below me on track and I didn’t know the 17 (of Stenhouse Jr.) was there on the high side of the track," Patrick said....

Because of her impact on stock-car racing, Patrick has new sponsorship and a renewed importance in the sport. MORE: Looking back at Michigan | This week: Saturday night at Bristol | Chase standings Patrick’s role at Stewart-Haas Racing is in line with, say, Kurt Busch. Her performance is in line with, say, AJ Allmendinger or Austin Dillon. Patrick is 21st in standings, with no top-five finishes and two top-10s. She drives for the same team as Busch and points leader Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing....

“At 38, its over for you in the relationship world with high value men,” the person wrote. “From a failed marriage to failed dating clearly you have a problem dating.” Patrick circled the comment and shared it on her Instagram Story, writing, “If we let what one person thinks of us be our reality, we are doomed. Realize that what someone says to us has a lot more to do with their own wounds and reality than ours....

Jacobs made his pro debut in 2007. He won the WBA middleweight title in 2014 and defended it four times. The two-time Golden Gloves champion lost the title to Gennadiy Golovkin in 2017. Jacobs won three in a row following that loss, including the IBF middleweight title, but lost it to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in 2019. The “Miracle Man” has won two in a row since then but has not fought since November 2020 against Gabriel Rosado....

When Daniel Jones was drafted No. 6 overall in 2019, eyebrows were raised, glasses were dramatically removed, laughs were had. While some analysts considered Jones a late first- or second-round prospect, the Giants took a very early chance on a kid who looked like he was auditioning for the role of a Manning brother in a direct-to-streaming biopic. Unfortunately for the Giants, in the fourth (and final) year of his rookie deal, Jones’ resemblance to Manning doesn’t go very far beyond his appearance....

The photo, in which Shelly is donning a Redskins hat, soon went viral. MORE: Week 6 scoreboard | Worst penalty ever | Jeremy Hill’s Ickey Shuffle | Gio’s long run Does this mean that all Native Americans are now in favor of Washington keeping the name? Probably not. After all, the Navajo Nation actually voted against the use of the name on a 9-2 vote back in April. That being said, it should be pointed out that Shelly has met with Snyder on several occasions, and the Navajo Nation’s radio station held a golf tournament which was sponsored by Snyder’s “Washington Redskins Origina Americans Foundation....

The Monterrey, Mexico, native who became the first Mexican-born driver to win a Xfinity Series race has ended his season as the first international driver to win a national series title. MORE: Stage is set for fantastic finale at Homestead In the season finale Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, a spin from Ray Black Jr. brought out the caution flag with 10 laps remaining setting up a race-changing pit stop. Championship contenders Justin Allgaier, Erik Jones and Suárez took four tires while Elliott Sadler won the race off pit road with a two-tire stop....

Lee outdueled Kevin Kisner, Robert Streb and David Hearn at the Old White TPC in a two-hole playoff. Hearn extended the playoff to a second hole when he matched Lee’s birdie on the par-3 18th. They then moved on to the par-5 17th, where both players lost their drives to the left. Hearn’s second shot came to rest in the face of the bunker, forcing him to lay up again and ultimately bogey....