On Sunday afternoon, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart said “there aren’t words to describe the sadness” he feels after his car hit and killed Kevin Ward Jr. in a dirt-track race on Saturday evening. Stewart’s car struck Ward after Ward tried
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) — NASCAR driver Tony Stewart struck and killed a sprint car driver who had climbed from his car and was on the track trying to confront Stewart during a race in upstate New York on Saturday night.
Hours after giving a speech at the White House on Saturday about America’s long-term strategy to combat Islamic extremists in Iraq, President Barack Obama vacationed in Martha’s Vineyard and hit the golf course. Obama golfed with Ahmad Rashad, Cyrus Walker, and
In an amazing display of strength on Friday evening, Dodgers slugger Yasiel Puig broke his bat on a check swing against the Milwaukee Brewers–without ever making contact with the baseball. He joins the likes of Bo Jackson, Jim Rice, and
Don’t play with fire. And if you want to make the Indianapolis Colts roster, don’t play with fire extinguishers. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the New York Jets 13-10 in a Thursday night preseason game. Daniel “Boom” Herron’s contributions to that
Baseball is a contact sport. Fans in Pittsburgh were reminded of this Thursday night when Jordy Mercer’s bat made contact with the ball, which quickly made contact with the left side of pitcher Dan Jennings’s head. The ball sprung off
Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the all-but-done deal between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers is finally a done deal. Almost. Sorta. Kinda. Once Andrew Wiggins’s one-month, post-rookie-contract grace period ends, the deal will go through. But an agreement is in
Tom Brady’s New England Patriots take on the Washington Redskins tonight in the preseason opener. Earlier this week, at a Washington and New England joint practice, a fan in Redskins country presented Brady his artistic take on him. Depicting wife
Scott Mitchell looks like he ate Wayne Fontes. The former Detroit Lions quarterback competes on NBC’s Biggest Loser this season. He weighs in at 366 pounds, 33 pounds heavier than the largest lineman on the current Lions roster. Mitchell
Jon Bon Jovi is pure New Jersey. But he insists that if he succeeds in his bid to buy the Bills he will keep the team in Buffalo. “Our objective is simple: to carry on the legacy of Ralph Wilson
After Paul George’s gruesome injury during a FIBA scrimmage on Friday, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban called on the NBA to organize its own basketball World Cup. “The [International Olympic Committee] is playing the NBA,” he told ESPN’s Marc Stein.
On Saturday at Michigan’s “Big House,” a friendly soccer match between two of the world’s most storied franchises–England’s Manchester United and Spain’s Real Madrid–drew 109, 318 fans, which was a U.S. record. According to Yahoo Sports, “the previous record of
Golfer Dustin Johnson, who has reportedly been suspended for six months after testing positive for cocaine, has also reportedly had sexual indiscretions with the wives of two PGA Tour golfers. A Golf.com story indicated that Johnson, known for having a
Three Democrat senators sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell protesting the two-game suspension meted out to Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. “We were dismayed to learn of the National Football League’s plainly inadequate remedy imposed on Baltimore
The bases full in a one-run game already plays as high drama. But a peculiar, mid-at-bat defensive substitution in yesterday’s Tigers-Cubs game eclipsed the bases-loaded situation in the drama department. Detroit manager Brad Ausmus walked onto the field in the
Marshawn Lynch regularly pulls disappearing acts on the media. The training camp Houdini act Beast Mode pulled on his team wasn’t his modus operandi. Lynch ended his holdout and began his training camp Thursday night. Marshawn Lynch will not receive
The Browns say that quarterbacks Johnny Manziel and Brian Hoyer are equal. So why is Hoyer taking all the snaps with the first team? “I don’t think one’s any further in front than the other,” Browns offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan
Baseball’s dealing deadline has passed, but not before one of the most coveted players on the trade market switched uniforms in a three-team swap. David Price, the hard-throwing ace of the Tampa Bay Rays staff, has been traded to the
The Boston Red Sox continued their fire sale of last year’s World Series champions in the hours before the trade deadline. The BoSox sent pitcher John Lackey to the St. Louis Cardinals. The righty owns an 11-6 record with a
“We’re not friends anymore,” Charles Barkley said of Tiger Woods on Philadelphia sports radio. The Round Mound of Rebound, who won an Olympic gold medal with the Dream Team in 1992 but famously no NBA titles, thinks Tiger’s too obsessed
Vin Scully, the best there ever was, is, and ever will be, will return for his 66th year as the Dodgers announcer next season. It was a very pleasant good evening for Dodger fans across the world when the team
Melky Cabrera added injury to insult in the sixth inning of Monday night’s Blue Jay beatdown in Beantown. Melky Cabrera hit two home runs in Toronto’s 14-1 destruction of the Red Sox at Fenway. His three-run bomb in the sixth
Captain Clutch passed Captain Carl on Monday night. Derek Jeter went 3-4 against Yu Darvish to bring his hit total to 3,420. That’s good for sole possession of seventh on the all-time list. The solid night in a losing effort
It may have been the moment in court when Donald Sterling called his wife of more than a half century a “pig.” Or, perhaps it happened before the trial began when Donald Sterling wondered aloud what Magic Johnson had ever
LeBron James will wear #23 with the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. “23 it is! It’s only right I go back. 2·3=6,” he announced on Sunday. “We still family 6. #HomeTeam #StriveForGreatness” James wore #6 with the Miami Heat and will go back
