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Clint Bowyer’s year of purgatory is almost over and for the Kansas native, it can’t end too soon. In the spring of 2015, Bowyer signed a contract extension to remain at Michael Waltrip Racing, where he finished a career-best second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 2012. But MWR folded at the end of the year, a shock to Bowyer given that he had just re-upped with the…

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RELATED: Tackling the Jimmie question in fantasy KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Win a Chase race and take it easy? Put the ol’ piece on cruise control until the next round? Not so fast, say NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. “The 48 (of Jimmie Johnson), I don’t think he’s going to ride around the track because he’s already won,” said Matt Kenseth, pole winner for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 (2:15 p.m….

When the World Anti-Doping Agency published its 2017 list of banned substances last month, it was most notable for a drug that wasn’t on the list: a powerful painkiller called tramadol. More surprising, perhaps, is the group lobbying for it to be banned: professional cycling, a sport wracked by doping for more than two decades. Since 2011, cycling authorities have begged WADA to add tramadol to the list of prohibited…

FINAL PRACTICE | Full results | Best 10-lap averages Polesitter Matt Kenseth showcased the speed of his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota once again, as he topped the leaderboard at 186.361 mph during the final Sprint Cup Series practice Saturday at Kansas Speedway. A pair of Stewart-Haas Racing drivers had some misfortune in final practice. While Kurt Busch‘s No. 41 Chevrolet showed speed early and he finished the session third (185.797 mph),…

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An image captured via a GoPro Omni device. Image source: GoPro. Tech companies are tripping over themselves to build out their virtual reality products, battling to be the platform of choice for consumers. Alphabet‘s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Daydream, Facebook‘s (NASDAQ: FB) Oculus, and Sony‘s Playstation VR are the leaders in high-tech virtual reality, positioned primarily for gaming. But there’s another VR market that’s developing right under our noses as well. GoPro…

Clint Bowyer’s year of purgatory is almost over and for the Kansas native, it can’t end too soon. In the spring of 2015, Bowyer signed a contract extension to remain at Michael Waltrip Racing, where he finished a career-best second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 2012. But MWR folded at the end of the year, a shock to Bowyer given that he had just re-upped with the…

An image captured via a GoPro Omni device. Image source: GoPro. Tech companies are tripping over themselves to build out their virtual reality products, battling to be the platform of choice for consumers. Alphabet‘s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Daydream, Facebook‘s (NASDAQ: FB) Oculus, and Sony‘s Playstation VR are the leaders in high-tech virtual reality, positioned primarily for gaming. But there’s another VR market that’s developing right under our noses as well. GoPro…

The 19 percent decline has occurred in the first season of a new $7.4 billion rights deal with Sky and BT Sport which was expected to bring the Premier League to a much wider audience. Despite an exciting start to the season, plus the massive hype around the managerial battle between Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho in Manchester, Sky says there have been numerous factors which have caused viewing figures…

It’s a strange game with a funny name and rules that seem to have been devised at a commune. But ask some physical education teachers about it, and they’ll call Tchoukball the greatest thing since jumping jacks. Schools throughout the Chicago area have incorporated Tchoukball — pronounced CHOOK-ball — into their gym classes, with teachers saying it is the rare activity that allows super jocks to play on nearly even…

Two men were found shot outside a sports bar in southwest Houston early Saturday morning.

Pitch, Eastbound and Down, A League of Their Own, Fever Pitch, Major League. (Photo: USA TODAY/Fox, HBO, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, AP) Let’s play ball. The Major League Baseball playoffs are well under way, and if you’re a Cubs, Dodgers, Blue Jays or Indians fan, that’s really good news for you (and if you’re a Cubs fan, that’s really, really good news for you). Whether you’re watching the NLCS and ALCS this weekend…

CLEVELAND — One swing was going to decide Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday night (CLE 2, TOR 0). Marco Estrada was masterful, flummoxing the Indians with his changeup in his eight-inning effort. Corey Kluber had to grind, but as Cy Young winners tend to do, he still tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings even when at something less than his best. The game was decided in the sixth inning,…

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Tim Tebow might be a figure of compassion in times of crisis, but he isn’t a baseball player. That’s according to ESPN senior baseball writer Keith Law, a former major and minor league scout who traveled to Arizona this week to see if Tebow has any business being in the Mets’ minor league system. His verdict? Well, read for yourself … Tebow the baseball player is not a baseball player;…

CLEVELAND — One swing was going to decide Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday night (CLE 2, TOR 0). Marco Estrada was masterful, flummoxing the Indians with his changeup in his eight-inning effort. Corey Kluber had to grind, but as Cy Young winners tend to do, he still tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings even when at something less than his best. The game was decided in the sixth inning,…

CHICAGO — Jon Lester will start the first game of the National League Championship Series for the Chicago Cubs, and he will do so as one of the most accomplished postseason pitchers of his generation. He will be opposed by Kenta Maeda, who began the season as something of a curiosity and became a key cog for the Los Angeles Dodgers. But as baseball’s final four have been determined, the…

Tim Tebow might be a figure of compassion in times of crisis, but he isn’t a baseball player. That’s according to ESPN senior baseball writer Keith Law, a former major and minor league scout who traveled to Arizona this week to see if Tebow has any business being in the Mets’ minor league system. His verdict? Well, read for yourself … Tebow the baseball player is not a baseball player;…

NFL ratings have plummeted this year. Commentators have blamed the election, a changing TV industry, shifts in viewing format, and even a lack of big-name stars. But there may be another factor to add to the list: e-sports. The competitive video gaming industry is certainly taking off. No longer the domain of nerds, it’s turned into big business, with huge cash prizes on offer. And like any sport with free-flowing…