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House of Davis Love III destroyed by early morning fire
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — The house of Hall of Fame golfer Davis Love III was destroyed by fire early Friday morning in a blaze that could not be controlled, even with 16 firefighters arriving within minutes, the fire chief said. No one from Love’s family was injured. “While everyone in our family is …
Let’s race 2? NASCAR forced to consider schedule shakeup
It was bump day for the Indy 500. The Indianapolis 500 is now a summer event. The Monster Mile could be set for a monster-sized NASCAR weekend spectacle of racing. And a supersized shakeup of the schedule looms whenever NASCAR and IndyCar resume in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Indianapolis 500 was postponed …
Let’s race 2? NASCAR forces to considered schedule shakeup
It was bump day for the Indy 500. The Indianapolis 500 is now a summer event. The Monster Mile could be set for a monster-sized NASCAR weekend spectacle of racing. And a supersized shakeup of the schedule looms whenever NASCAR and IndyCar resume in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Indianapolis 500 was postponed …
UFC light heavyweight champ Jones arrested, accused of DWI
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has been arrested on suspicion of DWI and other offenses after officers heard gunshots and found him in a parked car with a handgun and a half-empty bottle of liquor early Thursday, Albuquerque police said. The 32-year-old Jones was arrested on suspicion of aggravated …
Indianapolis 500 postponed until August because of COVID-19
The Indianapolis 500 was postponed Thursday until August because of the coronavirus pandemic and won’t run on Memorial Day weekend for the first time since 1946. The race will instead be held Aug. 23, three months later than its May 24 scheduled date. “The month of May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is my favorite …
Ranking the best Homestead championship drama of the playoff era
With NASCAR scheduled to race at Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend, it brought back memories of all the championship moments at the track. So I ranked them, from the start of the Chase for the Nextel Cup era through 2019. Here we go: 16. 2008: Johnson cruise No. 3 Jimmie Johnson entered the race with a 141-point …
IndyCar goes virtual racing as it waits to get back on track
IndyCar isn’t sure when it can get its cars on track to officially start the season. For now, the series will follow the lead of other racing leagues and go virtual. IndyCar’s first iRacing event will be Saturday with a 25-car field. The track is still being decided by fan vote. IndyCar, like all sports, …
Record-setting Olympians stretch careers for games in 2021
DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Even if it takes an extra year, Nino Salukvadze will still be aiming for an Olympic record. The Georgian shooter has competed at every Olympics since 1988, where she won a gold medal for the Soviet Union. At the Tokyo Olympics — now postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic …
MMA, esports, The Apprentice _ Chatri’s options in pandemic
He survived the Asian financial crisis, which wiped out entire economies and tore his family apart. As his mixed martial arts promotions go audience free, One Championship founder Chatri Sityodtong says he’s finding ways to thrive during the coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down sports around the globe. Experiences seared into his psyche in the …
Australia seeks age limit lift for Olympic soccer tournament
SYDNEY (AP) — Football Federation Australia wants FIFA and the IOC to increase the age limit for the Olympic men’s tournament in the wake of the Tokyo Games being pushed back to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The IOC and Tokyo organizers agreed this week to postponed the Olympics, which were scheduled to open …