NASCAR notebook: Despite qualifying, Truex ready for roval
Just ask Martin Truex Jr., who will start Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 (2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) seeking an unprecedented first-round sweep of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
NFL notebook: Lions QB Stafford questionable for Chiefs showdown
Detroit Lions on Friday listed quarterback Matthew Stafford as questionable for their home game Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs — a matchup of unbeaten teams — because of a hip injury.
Harden, Westbrook pledge pact of sacrifice in 2019-20
James Harden and Russell Westbrook have both won Most Valuable Player awards while carrying their own respective franchises.
Kings’ Walton focused on team, not allegations in suit
Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton said he is focusing on his new team and isn’t distracted by the civil suit he is facing.
Brissett looks to stay hot vs. visiting Raiders
Jacoby Brissett gets a shot at the Oakland Raiders for the first time in his career Sunday afternoon when the host Indianapolis Colts seek a third straight win in a duel of former playoff combatants and Super Bowl champs.
Heartbreak for disqualified Dutchman Eekhoff in under-23 race
Dutch rider Nils Eekhoff suffered heartbreak at the UCI Road World Championships on Friday when he was disqualified after crossing the line first in the under-23 men’s road race.
Dutch invade Harrogate hoping to crown ‘King Mathieu’
A convoy of Dutch-registered campervans lines one of the leafy roads leading into Harrogate and stencilled in white paint on the wet tarmac is the face of Mathieu Van der Poel.
Lakers HC Vogel: ‘Belief is strong in what we can accomplish’
Six seasons have passed without the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs. The mission for the franchise as training camp begins is clear.
No medals but Dabo wins admiration for sportsmanship
Guinea-Bissau’s Braima Dabo will not win any medals at the world championships but he won the admiration of the crowd on Friday by helping exhausted Aruban Johnathan Busby across the 5,000 meters finish line in an astonishing display of sportsmanship.
World championships without Bolt ‘feel weird’, says Gatlin
The absence of Jamaican great Usain Bolt from the world athletics championships for the first time in 16 years is being felt in the 100m sprint but paves the way for new faces to make their mark, his rival Justin Gatlin said on Friday.
