Stewart, a grizzled veteran and one of NASCAR’s most colorful characters, says that Patrick, the sport’s biggest female star, is “one of the guys.” “She is definitely one of the guys,” Stewart said during a recent video chat for the Coca-Cola Racing Family. “Physically, she is not one of the guys, but mentally and her demeanor, not only with the crew but with Ryan and I as teammates, ... There are times and settings where she has that girly side of her, but there are a lot of times when there is this little cute girl sitting there and you are having a conversation and you’re like, did she just say that?...

“We spoke to each other about what was said and how it got interpreted and the reactions from it,” Willett said Thursday of the conversation he had with his brother Wednesday night. “I was disappointed in what he wrote and obviously, you know, it put a bit of a downer on my first Ryder Cup for the last couple days.” MORE: Willett’s troll brother draws attention to Ryder Cup...

After leaving Game 3 with an eye injury, Darcy Kuemper is “doing better”, but it will be Pavel Francouz in net for Game 4, according to coach Jared Bednar. On Saturday, the toe of Ryan Johansen’s stick got caught in Kuemper’s mask and hit the goaltender in the eye. He left the game and did not return. Pavel Francouz came in to replace Kuemper, making nine saves on 10 shots en route to Colorado’s 7-3 victory in Game 3....

One of the worst cyclones of the century hit India that night, devastating a 150-kilometer stretch of the coast in eastern Orissa state. Waves washed away highways and railway embankments, leaving tracks hanging in the air. Winds up to 260 kilometers per hour snapped telephone and electric poles, plunging a region of 35 million people into darkness. Even the chief minister could not find a phone to call for help....

Nurse and Danault got into it during Tuesday night’s contest, resulting in the blue liner head-butting Danault in the upper-body area With Nurse suspended for one game, it is a huge blow for an Edmonton team with its back against the wall. The Oilers’ comeback attempt in Game 5 fell short, as Adrian Kempe potted the overtime winner for Los Angeles less than 90 seconds into overtime. The Kings now have a 3-2 series lead, and the Oilers have to head to Los Angeles on the brink of elimination....

According to WKYT in Lexington, Trinity Gay died just before 5 a.m. Sunday following a shootout at the Cook Out restaurant around 4 a.m. Trinity Gay was a rising star on the Lafayette High School track team. Lexington police responded to a call about shots being fired at the restaurant, where they say people in two cars exchanged gunfire. MORE: Youth football coach shot in front of his team...

MORE: Notable sports death of 2015 Henderson debuted with the Mariners in 1981 and played in the big leagues through 1994. He was a key member of the A’s when the team made three straight World Series appearances from 1988 to 1990, winning it all in the earthquake series of 1989. He also played in the 1986 World Series as a member of the Red Sox. Boston may never have been in that Fall Classic in the first place had it not been for Henderson’s heroics....

In a suit filed last week against Ramsey Solutions, former employee Brad Amos said he was fired after he questioned the company’s approach to COVID-19 precautions. Ramsey is also named as a defendant in the suit. The complaint also alleges that the company misrepresented itself to Amos through false promises of “quick and significant” raises beyond his starting salary of $90,000. He did not receive a raise during his time with the company....

Di Cunningham, co-founder of Three Lions Pride, spoke out on Beckham’s paid role for the World Cup during a webinar hosted by the Sports and Rights Alliance. “We’re just so disappointed because the LGBTQ+ community has had David Beckham on a pedestal as a great ally, and then it turns out he’s an ambassador for this World Cup and that’s incredibly disappointing,” she said. “So I hope the message has got through that people will be criticized for that....

In a statement, Berman’s record label, Drag City, said he was “a great friend and one of the most inspiring individuals we’ve ever known.” The label released all of Berman’s albums, including the debut release from his new musical project, Purple Mountains, last month. Purple Mountains was set to start a North American tour on Saturday in New York City. Berman was best known for his band Silver Jews, which combined country and experimental music....

NEWSWEEK: You know, even though the book is titled “The Indian Clerk,” we never get to know Ramanujan the way we know Hardy, so it’s almost as if half of the book is missing! David Leavitt: I wanted to portray Ramanujan as he was perceived by the English people in whose company he suddenly arrived. To them he was a very foreign figure. Not only was he Indian but he’d grown up in rural Tamil Nadu....

Ortiz, 43, continues to recover from his injuries in a Boston hospital. Two men — one identified by authorities and the other who appeared in court — also were linked Monday to the attempted murder June 9 of the former MLB slugger. Authorities said they believe Alberto Miguel Rodriguez Mota paid the hitmen, and Gabriel Alexander Perez Vizcaino, nicknamed “Bone,” is accused of being the liaison between the Mota and the hitmen, according to court documents from his closed hearing obtained by The AP....

When asked about the situation, Ortiz, a former teammate of Schilling, told WEEI he supports Schilling and his reaction 100 percent. MORE: Curt Schilling is a Hall of Famer, and it’s not close “It’€™s personal,” Ortiz said. “Now I’€™m going to dig into it because I’€™m going to support him 100 percent. If you have some personal issues with Curt about something he has done before, that’€™s your problem. But now, when he’€™s tweeting about his daughter, you respect that because if you’€™re the one tweeting about your daughter graduating you like to hear good things....

Whichever camp you fall in, the day after Christmas (December 26) is a good day for a bit of retail therapy at one of the many stores that will be offering a host of post-Christmas sales on a range of items, from electronics, home goods and kitchenware to clothes, shoes and accessories. Some shops may be open or close earlier than their normal schedules. Here we look at the store hours for some of the country’s biggest retail venues....

Almost a year after the former Ajax, Barcelona and Netherlands star saw his time as Inter boss cut short at just 85 days, he fared even worse in England, a league he always dreamed of coaching in, lasting just 77 days. Palace 5/4 to be relegated Sitting second bottom of the Premier League with no wins from four games and no goals scored, the board may feel justified in pulling the plug so quickly....

De Bruyne has been in superb form for Pep Guardiola’s side over recent weeks, scoring the winning goal against Premier League champions Chelsea at the end of last month before turning in a virtuoso display during Saturday’s 7-2 demolition of Stoke City. De Bruyne 17/10 to score v Napoli The 26-year-old Belgium international told reporters in September that he expected talks to take place soon and that he was keen to extend a deal that still has three seasons to run after the current campaign....

Marc Wilmots’ men crushed Hungary 4-0 on Sunday to book a quarter-final meeting with Wales. The two nations met in qualifying, with Chris Coleman’s Wales taking four points from a possible six against Belgium. De Bruyne, whose team sit on the so-called weaker side of the draw, is wary of Wales but is still eyeing the final. “We now play a Wales team we know well. I can’t wait to play this match with the number of Belgium fans in the stadium,” he said....

De Bruyne 8/5 to score v Watford He was still putting up the numbers - compared to his debut season at the Etihad, he doubled his Premier League assists and scored one fewer league goal, thanks largely to an unfortunate knack for hitting the woodwork - but it still seemed to many onlookers that Guardiola was not getting the best out of him. The former Barcelona playmaker decided to convert a thrilling playmaker into a box-to-box midfielder, somebody who would get involved in almost every aspect of City’s game, to the benefit of the collective but to the detriment of the Belgian’s own freedom on the pitch....

The Spain international, who joined the Red Devils from Atletico in 2011, appeared destined to return to his roots when the Blancos came calling. He was, however, to see a faulty fax machine scupper his plans, with the transfer deadline passing with him still at Old Trafford. De Gea could have been forgiven for allowing a distracting saga to influence his performances but, after a short break handed to him by Louis van Gaal, he was soon back to his talismanic best....