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Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four™ on truTV presented by Northwestern Mutual on Tuesday, March 14, and Wednesday, March 15 (6 p.m. ET, both days). First round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 16, and Friday, March 17 (Noon-Midnight, both days) with all games available live in their entirety across four national…

LAS VEGAS — Kyle Busch left Las Vegas Motor Speedway bloodied and angry after a last-lap incident with Joey Logano that also left Busch’s chances of a strong finish in the Kobalt 400 broken. Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was sent spinning in a wild wreck after contact with the No. 22 Team Penske Ford of Joey Logano as they both raced toward the checkered flag in hopes…

Even after winning the National Championship in dramatic fashion last year, it seems like Villanova can’t get any respect headed into this season’s NCAA Tournament. “I think that Villanova is probably the most underrated national champion I can remember in a long time,” said former Sixers great and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley. “Nobody’s talking about them, and…

Kobalt 400 Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267 laps, 0 rating, 60 points. 2. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 0, 52. 3. (12) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 267, 0, 47. 4. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 0, 39. 5. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 0, 48. 6. (15) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 0,…

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RELATED: Full stage lengths for every race | Race enhancements 101 The enhanced race format for 2017 provides drivers with additional opportunities to earn points throughout an event. Each race is comprised of three stages — Stage 1, Stage 2 and the Final Stage. Drivers who finish in the top 10 in Stage 1 and Stage 2 earn additional race points, with the winner of each stage earning 10 points,…

Thomas Becnel Staff Writer @thomasbecnel SARASOTA — Joe Tanner founded Tanner Tees after decades in baseball as a player and coach, but now he works for the grandsons who’ve taken over the family business. At the age of 85, he stills punches in every day at a warehouse east of I-75. Tanner hunches over his workbench on a small assembly line. He tapes his fingertips and…

Even after winning the National Championship in dramatic fashion last year, it seems like Villanova can’t get any respect headed into this season’s NCAA Tournament. “I think that Villanova is probably the most underrated national champion I can remember in a long time,” said former Sixers great and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley. “Nobody’s talking about them, and…

GIF via Jeff Gluck Today’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway saved all the action for its last lap and of course, after the race. After Joey Logano got loose on the last lap and collided with Kyle Busch, Busch was sent sliding into pit lane. So, Busch went to go “chat” (and by chat, I mean fight) with Logano after the race. Logano was quickly pulled from the center…

Pelham’s Stefan Miklakos (center) and teammates celebrate its 7-1 win over St. Lawrence to win the state title. (Photo: Jamie Germano/USA Today Network) BUFFALO — After 31 years, it all came together for Ed Witz and the Pelham Memorial boys hockey team. A five-goal third period powered the Pelicans to a 7-1 blowout over Section 10’s St. Lawrence to give Pelham its first ever Division II state hockey title Sunday at Harborcenter…

RELATED: FAQ for race format MORE: Live leaderboard The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series saw NASCAR’s 2017 race enhancements in action in Sunday’s Kobalt 400, with Martin Truex Jr. winning both Stage 1 and 2. The Furniture Row Racing wheelman was ahead at the end of the two stages — laps 80 and 160 — in his No. 78 Toyota and as a result, earned 10 race points and one playoff point per…

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Faced with potential elimination, Team USA on Sunday in Miami whipped Canada by a score of 8-0 and in doing so remained alive in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Canada, meantime, is now out of the tournament. Starter Danny Duffy was the story for the U.S. He worked four shutout innings, struck out seven without walking a batter, and spotted 44 of his 63 pitches for strikes. On the other…

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USA TODAY Sport’s Bob Nightengale breaks down the teams to watch at this year’s World Baseball Classic. USA TODAY Sports

BATON ROUGE, La. — Eric Walker is the kind of pitcher that should make LSU baseball fans excited for 2018. And one who justifies the Tigers’ high expectations this season. Doing what looked like his best Jared Poché impression, the freshman right-hander struggled early but recovered to throw 6 shutout innings, striking out 3 and leading LSU to a 9-2 win over Wichita State. Walker allowed 3 hits, walked 2 and hit 2 batters but…

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Even after winning the National Championship in dramatic fashion last year, it seems like Villanova can’t get any respect headed into this season’s NCAA Tournament. “I think that Villanova is probably the most underrated national champion I can remember in a long time,” said former Sixers great and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley. “Nobody’s talking about them, and…