Lawrence Malcolm Jr., who appeared in court via video from the Burleigh Morton Detention Center, was charged with felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor engaging in a riot. Evidence gathered after the DAPL protest was sent to the North Dakota State Crime Lab. Analysts scored a hit on Malcolm’s DNA, which was already on file following a previous arrest, according to the Billings Gazette. After the charges were filed against Malcolm in September 2019, his attorney Bruce Nestor asked the court to dismiss the charges saying that the cigarette butt’s existence at the site is no proof Malcolm participated in the protest....

Few, on the other hand, have imagined Earnhardt becoming part of NBC’s NFL coverage. Sports Business Daily reported Monday that NASCAR’s most popular driver has signed a multiyear on-air deal with NBCUniversal, effective beginning in January. Included in SBD’s report: “It is possible that Earnhardt, a noted Redskins fan, could be worked into the (network’s) NFL or even Olympics coverage.” NBC, which carries the second half of the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series season (Fox carries the first half), has not announced exactly how it will utilize Earnhardt....

Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won four races and made it to the second round of the Chase last year, lost three pit crewmen to Joe Gibbs Racing’s new fourth team during the offseason. MORE: Earnhardt doesn’t need cheerleader anymore | Why new teams excel | Edwards anxious with new team | Kurt Busch update Fox Sports reported Thursday that Earnhardt’s Hendrick Motorsports team has now replaced those three, adding front tire changer David Mayo, front tire carrier Dustin Lineback and rear tire carrier William “Rowdy” Harrell to the No....

That driver? Dale Earnhardt Jr. MORE: Kyle Larson girlfriend/baby | Mayfield interview: 5 years of bizarre developments | Mich. picks: Earnhardt looking to go back to back Earnhardt tweeted Friday morning that he forgot that he had told Newman he could fly on his plane to Michigan. As drivers began to arrive at Michigan International Speedway for practice Friday morning, Earnhardt was hoping and praying that Newman found another flight and would make it for the 11 a....

“Since we’ve got the win, we’re locked in,” Earnhardt said in a press conference Friday. “We can calm down and not be nervous and worried about our points in that situation, and we just go race. MORE: Drivers support potential NASCAR rules package change | NASCAR Rookies of the Year “You’re really racing and enjoying it in its purest form, like you did when you started.” Earnhardt will roll off from the 14th position in Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway....

Earnhardt ran through the frontstretch grass, which shot his car across the track and into the outside wall. His car then burst into flames. Earnhardt was able to climb out and was uninjured but his car was heavily damaged. MORE: Keselowski car damaged by jet dryer Earnhardt, who won the season-opening Daytona 500 and entered the race leading the Sprint Cup standings, said he simply made a mistake by running through the grass....

He couldn’t keep the top drivers from catching him, but the gamble paid off with a fifth-place finish in the GoBowling.com 400. That lifted him three spots in the points standings to 13th and into the final spot for the Chase for the Sprint Cup based on points. MORE: Is Earnhardt title favorite? | Junior credits girlfriend with turnaround | Winners & Losers | Big crash victims Clint Bowyer (fourth) and Biffle were the top winless drivers at Pocono....

The award, voted for online by fans and administered by the National Motorsports Press Association, was presented to Earnhardt on Thursday at the Wynn Las Vegas. MORE: Photos: Dale Jr., girlfriend in Las Vegas | Junior’s addiction | Jimmie’s Vegas ‘Hangover’ | Bowyer’s strange proposal “It humbles me deeply to know that you have so many fans in your corner each race weekend,” Earnhardt said in his speech. “There are a lot of motivating factors in life that drive our race team to be the best we can but none impact us more than the support of our race fans that they’ve shown over the years....

Richard Sells of Royse City was pronounced dead at 8:44 p.m. at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2015 He was taken off life support earlier in the day, his family said in a statement on Facebook. Marvin Rodriguez, 28, of Dallas was arrested at the scene Sunday night after trying to escape. He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, charges that are expected to upgraded in the wake of Sells’ death....

The video, shared by Oreo’s owner under the username aliandoreo, shows the dog jumping up and down, trying to catch his multiple Dalmatian stuffed toys while they hang drying. According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), Dalmatians are very playful dogs. Their non-stop energy level is quite high and they’re very affectionate with family members. Famous for their black and white spotted coats ever since 101 Dalmatians, these strong muscular dogs were initially bred to guard horses and coaches....

The Bills safety, who collapsed during Buffalo’s game against Cincinnati on Jan. 2, took the opportunity to express his gratitude for all the support he has received in the wake of the incident. The video message was posted Saturday on his and the Bills’ social media accounts. Damar Hamlin’s video message “Now that my brothers have closed out a strong winning season, as I continue to make so much progress recovering, I think it’s finally a good time to share a few things,” he said directly into the camera....

Lillard has slowly crept into the national eye over the past two seasons, first winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2012-13 and appearing in the 2013-14 All-Star Game. Portland pulled off a major upset over the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs last season, and Lillard has become something of an underground star. From a marketing perspective, Lillard’s addition to Live’s cover should peak the curiosity of East Coasters and drive shoe sales for the Blazers star, who is attached to adidas and could be one of the next players to get his own signature shoe....

The second-year Portland guard came out on top in in the first two of the record five events in which he participated, only to come up short in the final three. Still, he had no regrets about maintaining the busiest schedule possible for what is supposed to be somewhat of a break in the grind of an 82-game regular season. Certainly, the Trail Blazers will want him to be as physically fit as possible in the coming months....

Quinn will flew to Atlanta on Monday and will be introduced as the head coach at a Tuesday news conference. The Falcons were required to wait until after the Seahawks played in the Super Bowl to make the deal official. MORE: Super Bowl XLIX: Pats rally to beat Seahawks | Malcolm Butler seals game with INT | Game ends in brawl Quinn declined to comment on his new coaching job after the Seahawks’ 28-24 loss to the Patriots....

UFC president Dana White, who had for weeks denied a deal was near, confirmed to The Associated Press late Sunday night via text messages that an approximately $4 billion sale to talent giant WME-IMG had been completed. WME co-CEO Ari Emanuel announced the sale early Monday in an internal company email that was CC’d to SNTV — a joint venture between The AP and IMG. “We’ve been honored to have UFC and a number of its athletes as clients and couldn’t be happier to take our relationship to this next level as the organization’s owner and operating partner,” Emanuel said, per The AP....

From the sound of the statement, the first thought is and should be, is the man who helped make the UFC a worldwide juggernaut leaving the sport which made him a household name? “No, no, no, I’m not leaving the UFC,” White told the LA Times . “I’m getting into boxing with (Endeavor head) Ari [Emanuel], and the UFC will be doing boxing too. It’s still early. We’re still working on it....

Nobody at NYCB is using the word fired; spokeswoman Elizabeth Healy terms it “a budget issue.” “She has not been doing a great deal for the company, and when we were evaluating the budget we were cutting various areas due to our anticipated deficit and that was one of the items that we felt we had to cut,” she says. (The company’s budget is $32 million; Farrell’s salary was reportedly about $30,000....

The variant, which initially spread through 45 residents and staff at a Kentucky nursing home in March, has since been detected in 47 U.S. states, according to data. First detected in Japan, the variant contains a mutation that could enable it to bypass the antibody protection present in those who are fully vaccinated. There have been 10,567 reported cases of R.1 detected around the world as of September 22, according to Outbreak....

Not to be outdone, FOX reporter Michael Waltrip walked down pit road before the race and informed Stenhouse about Patrick’s answer to the hypothetical question. As one media observer noted, both interviews were rather awkward and raised questions: Would Patrick really say “no” to a question like that in an interview? Did someone at FOX tip off Stenhouse or his PR rep about that live interview encounter? MORE: Johnson, Harvick rivalry could intensify | Texas winners and losers...

A shirtless Cormier professed his love for food by remixing Meghan Trainor’s popular hit “All About that Bass.” MORE: Jon Jones: ‘I’m not a cocaine addict’ | Anderson Silva, Nick Diaz fail drug tests | Sports brawls Don’t get between a foodie and their Popeyes. Souce: MMA Fighting