The next race marks a return to the Cup Series’ normal day and time on Sunday afternoon and to one of NASCAR’s most iconic tracks at Talladega for the Geico 500. The 2019 racing schedule moves past the quarter-pole with its 10th race of the season as Kyle Busch sits atop the standings. MORE: Watch the Geico 500 live with fuboTV (7-day trial) Coverage of Sunday’s race at Talladega begins at 2 p....
To recap: Denny Hamlin took out Ross Chastain in apparent payback during the M&M Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono. After winning the race, Hamlin and second-place finisher Kyle Busch were disqualified for failing postrace inspections, giving Chase Elliott his Cup Series-leading fourth win of the season. On Sunday, the drivers will race at the Brickyard and on a road course that was filled with crashes in the 2021 event, which had tempers flaring at the end....
There are five NFL games scheduled total for Saturday, Dec. 19 and the following Saturday, Dec. 26. Four of those feature exclusive broadcasts on NFL Network: Bills vs. Broncos and Packers vs. Panthers in Week 15, and Lions vs. Buccaneers and Raiders vs. Dolphins in Week 16. Unlike the “Thursday Night Football” simulcast with Fox, the only way to watch those four games on your television set is through NFL Network, which is available on most cable providers....
No. 2 Ohio State and No. 5 Notre Dame will open their seasons against each other at Ohio Stadium. The game has major College Football Playoff implications. The Buckeyes are coming off a disappointing season in which they lost an early-season non-conference matchup to Oregon before faltering against rival Michigan for the first time since 2011, which paved the way for the Wolverines to reach the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history....
Nadal, who defeated Matteo Berrettini in the semifinals, is seeking a record-setting 21st Grand Slam singles title. He is making his sixth appearance in the Australian Open final, but has lost four finals in a row there since winning his lone title Down Under in 2009. MORE: Australian Open 2022: Daniil Medvedev rallies from mid-match meltdown to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in semis Medvedev defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals. He is making his second consecutive final appearance in the Australian Open, having lost to Novak Djokovic last year....
The Steelers visited Kansas City just a few weeks ago, losing 36-10 in a blowout game. Since then, the Steelers won their next two games helping them get to the playoffs. What sealed the deal for Pittsburgh to capture the seventh seed was the combination of the Jaguars beating the Colts and the Raiders beating the Chargers last Sunday. This could potentially be Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s final game as a Steeler....
The Longhorns will start the 2022 college football season unranked after finishing 5-7 overall and 3-6 in Big 12 play last season. In the second season under head coach Steve Sarkisian, Texas will have a new starting quarterback, redshirt freshman Quinn Ewers, a star transfer from Ohio State. Ewers was the No. 1-ranked player in the Class of 2021 but he didn’t play a single snap in Columbus before transferring....
The rule heading into the seeding games was that if a team in a conference finished four or fewer games out from the No. 8 seed, it would get an opportunity to reach the playoffs via a play-in tournament. No such scenario happened in the Eastern Conference, but in the Western Conference we get a (brief) series between the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies. This series could last just one game if the Trail Blazers are able to win Saturday afternoon....
Wisconsin (1-0) had one of the most impressive debuts of the season when the Badgers beat Illinois 45-7 to kick off the Big Ten season. Freshman quarterback Graham Mertz was as good as it gets in a collegiate debut, completing 20 of 21 passes for 248 yards and five touchdowns. Just when it appeared like the Badgers may have a legitimate chance at the College Football Playoff with a star quarterback, Mertz tested positive for COVID-19, leading to an outbreak on the team and its eventual shutdown....
Carlos Sainz earlier held a 17-race point-scoring streak with Ferrari which came to a devastating end at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, where he suffered a DNF. His contributions to the development of the team and the car, and his ability to play the perfect team-mate to Leclerc, have been rewarded by the Prancing Horse. This should be a source of motivation for the Spaniard, who has had a rather underwhelming season so far....
Eight of the 12 drivers advance to the third round following Talladega. Winners (as long as still in the Chase) automatically get one of those eight spots with the rest determined by points. MORE: Chase standings | Charlotte Winners & Losers Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin don’t need to finish in a specific spot to make the second round, but if they don’t want help from other drivers, they do have a chance to do so with a certain finish....
According to Dictionary.com, a furlough is a temporary suspension or layoff from work, where the employer usually gets to return to their job when the furlough has ended. The employee are sometimes not be paid during a furlough and it can last for however long the employer desires. While a furlough may seem like a layoff from work, there are a few key differences between the two. Furloughed employees return to work when the period is over, compared to a layoff where that employee does not return....
The bout is part of Miami Fight Night, an event taking place a few days before Super Bowl 54. The main event is Demetrius Andrade vs. Luke Keeler, but Paul and Gib are scheduled to fight right before as the co-main event. This will be the first professional fight for both YouTube stars. Paul and Gib both fought on the first KSI vs. Logan Paul fight, but that was as amateurs — and they didn’t fight each other....
LIVE: Follow updates from the Cup Series Championship at Phoenix The Xfinity 500 at Martinsville was the event of the NASCAR season. Christopher Bell secured his place in the Championship 4 with his second walk-off win of the playoffs, and the action didn’t stop once he crossed the finish line. Ross Chastain ran the fastest — and most memorable — lap in Martinsville history, catapulting himself off the outside wall to pass Denny Hamlin and snag a final-four berth....
Martin Truex Jr. raced his way into the playoffs for the spring event in 2021. Truex will look to repeat the victory and give Joe Gibbs Racing their first win of the season. Here’s a complete guide to watching the NASCAR race at Phoenix on Sunday, including the start time, TV channel, and live streams for the Ruoff Mortgage 500. More: Watch NASCAR at Phoenix live with fuboTV (free trial)...
The teams will battle on New Year’s Day for the league’s first outdoor game since the Bruins defeated the Flyers 7-3 at Lake Tahoe in February 2021. The matchup is scheduled to take place at Target Stadium, which is home to the Twins, in Minneapolis, Minn. The Wild (19-9) will look to snap a four-game losing streak with a win against the Blues (18-9), who currently lead the Central Division....
Niners coach Kyle Shanahan and Packers boss Matt LaFleur are long-time friends who have turned into adversaries on the field. While the two head coaches have traded wins and losses throughout the years, their relationship remains strong. There is, though, a matter of passers on either sideline. While there’s still some speculation over how much Aaron Rodgers will play (if at all) on Friday night, the reigning MVP will be staring down the potential future on the other sideline in Trey Lance....
Patrick Mahomes is coming off a preseason matchup vs. the Commanders in which he completed 12 of 19 passes for 162 yards and two scores. That should be all the tune-up he needs, though Chiefs coach Andy Reid could potentially let him play another series before taking him out. Conversely, Aaron Rodgers has yet to take an offensive snap in the preseason. Whether Packers coach Matt LaFleur will follow Reid’s lead and have Rodgers available to play remains to be seen....
Carolina (4-9) doesn’t have anything to play for besides draft position, while the Packers (10-3) have already clinched a playoff spot and an NFC North title. That’ll make this a tune-up sort of game for Rodgers with Green Bay as the heavy favorites against Teddy Bridgewater and company. MORE: Watch tonight’s NFL game live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) The biggest thing to watch Saturday night might be Davante Adams’ touchdown streak, which is at eight consecutive games and counting....
The Packers (11-3) and Aaron Rodgers have emerged as the one potential foil in the NFC to preventing Kansas City from winning consecutive Super Bowls. Green Bay is currently in possession of the top seed in the NFC, which has never been more important than in this season as only one team in each conference receives a first-round bye. The Packer can clinch the bye in Week 16 with a win, combined with a Rams’ loss to Seattle....
