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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are getting closer with 18 of the 26 regular-season races in the books. When the circuit heads to Chicagoland Speedway in September, 16 drivers will be competing for a championship. Here is a look at where things stand heading into the upcoming race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Locked in Kyle Larson: The No. 42 driver is currently leading the regular-season points in…

Got old shin guards lying around that your kids have outgrown or aren’t using? The Chinqually Booters Soccer Club — and low-income kids in Thurston County — will take them off your hands. Chinqually hopes to reach kids in need this summer with its first-ever free soccer camps for elementary school-aged children, held in conjunction with the City of Lacey’s Playground Pals program. But they can’t do it alone. While…

Almost half the country believes drug-taking is rife in sport, according to “alarming” new research commissioned by UK Anti-Doping. The chief executive of UKAD, Nicole Sapstead, last night warned the industry was at a “critical” juncture after a survey of 2,000 British adults exposed a crisis of confidence spawned by some of the biggest scandals of recent years. The results of last month’s poll, published today to mark the start…

In 2017, NASCAR’s satellite teams are proving that the customer is always right. For the third time this season, Martin Truex Jr. has spanked the field — including his Toyota teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing — with his latest success coming at Kentucky Speedway in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400. Kyle Larson currently leads the standings after two wins and his sixth second-place finish in the first 18 races —…

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Quaker State 400 Presented by Advance Auto Parts Saturday At Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Ky. Lap length: 1.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 274 laps, 149.0 rating, 60 points. 2. (40) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 274, 107.6, 43. 3. (12) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 274, 104.4, 36. 4. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 274, 98.2, 40. 5. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 274, 127.9, 50….

2:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment SPARTA, Ky. — Martin Truex Jr. owned a 15-second lead on the field before Kurt Busch blew an engine with less than two laps remaining Saturday night. Truex stayed out, and as the only lead-lap car with old tires, he easily led the first lap of overtime in the Quaker State 400 and probably would have cruised to the…

2:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment SPARTA, Ky. — Martin Truex Jr. owned a 15-second lead on the field before Kurt Busch blew an engine with less than two laps remaining Saturday night. Truex stayed out, and as the only lead-lap car with old tires, he easily led the first lap of overtime in the Quaker State 400 and probably would have cruised to the…

Harrison Burton continues to put a disappointing rookie season in the rearview mirror with a sensational sophomore campaign. The 17-year-old from Huntersville, North Carolina, outdueled fellow NASCAR Next driver Todd Gilliland in a thrilling side-by-side battle for the lead and claimed the Busch North Throwback 100 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. It was Burton’s third win in the last four races and fourth win of the year out…

Matt Besler, left, of the United States is blocked by Panama’s Gabriel Torres. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press) NASHVILLE — The CONCACAF Gold Cup presents a balancing act for Bruce Arena, the U.S. men’s national soccer team coach. He wants to win the trophy, one that has eluded the Americans in three of the previous four regional tournaments. But in a year marked prominently by the final round of 2018 World Cup…

Martin Truex Jr. was dominant throughout and had enough left on a final restart to win the NASCAR Cup race Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway. Second in points entering the 400-mile event, Truex started second beside Kyle Busch and won the first two stages. Truex led the final segment by as many as 15 seconds before a final caution created overtime and bunched the field together. That made no difference…

Nov 20, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart (14) before the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) After making a change Friday from the 360 to the 410 series, former NASCAR champion Tony Stewart produced a fifth-place finish in Saturday’s late-night race at the Knoxville Raceway. Racing in the No. 14 car, Stewart finished eighth in the time trials (15.819)…

Tears and hugs after North and South Korean women won the 1991 team table tennis world championships. A standing ovation when athletes from the two Koreas marched together to open the 2000 Sydney Olympics. A selfie taken by a South Korean gymnast with her North Korean opponent that went viral at last year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. Seven months ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics, South Korea’s new liberal President Moon…

Matt Besler, left, of the United States is blocked by Panama’s Gabriel Torres. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press) NASHVILLE — The CONCACAF Gold Cup presents a balancing act for Bruce Arena, the U.S. men’s national soccer team coach. He wants to win the trophy, one that has eluded the Americans in three of the previous four regional tournaments. But in a year marked prominently by the final round of 2018 World Cup…

SEOUL, South Korea — Tears and hugs after North and South Korean women won the 1991 team table tennis world championships. A standing ovation when athletes from the two Koreas marched together to open the 2000 Sydney Olympics. A selfie taken by a South Korean gymnast with her North Korean opponent that went viral at last year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. Seven months ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics, South Korea’s…

The NASCAR Monster Energy Series Cup Series plans to race under the lights tonight at Ketucky Speedway for the Quaker State 400 Presented by Advance Auto Parts. The 400-mile race is scheduled for 400 miles on the 1.5-mile track in Kentucky. The race — part of a day/night doubleheader with the second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series because Friday’s action at the track was rained out — is scheduled to begin at…

Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images Kyle Busch held off a hard charge from Ryan Blaney and Erik Jones to win the Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway Saturday afternoon after the action was postponed following severe storms Friday night.  Busch now owns a record 88 Xfinity Series wins, per Catchfence’s Chris Knight.  An overview of Saturday’s standings can be viewed below, with complete results available at NASCAR’s official website:  1. Kyle Busch 2….

Kyle Busch held off fellow Cup drivers Ryan Blaney and Erik Jones to win his second successive NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kentucky on Saturday afternoon. Busch took the lead under caution after staying out with approximately 30 laps to go and was able to ride that momentum to the checkered flag. Busch started on the pole in a race dominated completely by Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers. The…

Gif via NBCSN Before even half of the field could cross the start/finish line at today’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Kentucky, there’s already been a wreck. Come on guys, this is the easy part. Ryan Reed, Brendan Guaghan, Blake Koch and Brandon Jones have all already been involved in a crash before I was even able to sit down from paying the pizza guy. Cut to the clip: “Green…

RELATED: Set your Fantasy Live lineup now! Dale Earnhardt Jr., $17.25: While Dale Earnhardt Jr. has but one top-10 finish at Kentucky in his last four tries, he started and finished 13th in this race last year — and lines up 13th again for Saturday night’s race. He does own a pair of top fives at the track in just six starts, however, and getting him at such a low price…

NASCAR and Kentucky Speedway decide to use the special device a second time after getting feedback from drivers on Friday. In NASCAR racing, you could call 2017 the year of the Dragon. As has become the custom when a track needs “rubbering-in,” Kentucky Speedway ran the Tire Dragon machine over the middle groove of the 1.5-mile track prior to the Xfinity Series race on Saturday. The 1.5-mile track…