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(Photo: The Associated Press) HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — The latest from Homestead-Miami Speedway, the site of NASCAR’s season finale (all times EST): 7:54 p.m. Kyle Busch has won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. Busch started the season in a hospital bed in Daytona Beach and ended it with a trip to the championship stage in Homestead. The 30-year-old Busch beat fellow title contenders Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon and Martin…

The latest from Homestead-Miami Speedway, the site of NASCAR’s season finale (all times EST): 7:54 p.m. Kyle Busch has won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. Busch started the season in a hospital bed in Daytona Beach and ended it with a trip to the championship stage in Homestead. The 30-year-old Busch beat fellow title contenders Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon and Martin Truex Jr. to the checkered flag Sunday. Harvick…

Clint Bowyer‘s loose No. 15 Toyota started a multi-car wreck during the season finale on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway shortly after a restart on Lap 45, forcing the fourth caution of the day.   The other cars invovled were the No. 88 of Dale Earnhardt Jr., the No. 33 of Ty Dillon, the No. 55 of David Ragan and the No. 43 of Aric Almirola, who took his Ford to the garage. (Almirola returned to the race 55 laps down.)  …

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. What are you doing? I realize it’s very important to change a tire quickly during a NASCAR pit stop, but NOT WHEN IT’S ON FIRE. At least get the gasoline away with a sense of urgency or, you know, try and put the fire out. Martin Truex Jr’s entire crew just acted like it was business as usual despite working next to…

Syracuse, N.Y. — Louis Cross’ goal early in the second half was the difference as Syracuse University edged Dartmouth 2-1 in a NCAA men’s soccer tournament second-round game Sunday afternoon at the SU Soccer Stadium. The sixth-seeded Orange (14-5-3) advances to third round, where it hosts the winner of Sunday night’s Seattle-UCLA contest at 1 p.m. next Sunday. Ben Polk also tallied for SU, in the first half. Julian Buescher…

(Photo: The Associated Press) HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — The latest from Homestead-Miami Speedway, the site of NASCAR’s season finale (all times EST): 3:15 p.m. The season finale is delayed because of rain. The race had been scheduled to start at 3:15 p.m., but a downpour soaked the track, delayed driver introductions and sent the Air Titan dryers into action. The forecast calls for thunderstorms throughout the afternoon. So it’s unclear…

South Mecklenburg’s boys’ soccer program waited 30 years for a return trip to a state title game. Back for the first time since 1985, the Sabres captured the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championship on Saturday, defeating Wilmington Laney 2-0 at N.C. State’s Dail Soccer Complex. The Sabres’ previous appearance was a runner-up finish. In 1971, South Mecklenburg also won the title. This was Wilmington Laney’s first trip to…

USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck breaks down the NASCAR season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. USA TODAY Sports

South Mecklenburg’s boys’ soccer program waited 30 years for a return trip to a state title game. Back for the first time since 1985, the Sabres captured the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championship on Saturday, defeating Wilmington Laney 2-0 at N.C. State’s Dail Soccer Complex. The Sabres’ previous appearance was a runner-up finish. In 1971, South Mecklenburg also won the title. This was Wilmington Laney’s first trip to…

Chris Buescher celebrates \after winning the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship Saturday.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) HOMESTEAD, Fla. —  Chris Buescher knew precisely where he needed to finish Saturday to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. He finished three positions better than that. With help from a controversial yet profitable pit stop late in the race, Buescher finished 11th in the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, allowing him to…

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series record book describes Jeff Gordon’s career, but what defines the four-time champion’s career is his role as a game-changer. Sure, the records are impressive: 93 race victories, four series championships, 81 poles, five Brickyard 400 wins and three more each in the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. There is no doubt at all that Gordon will be a first-ballot inductee in the…

South Mecklenburg’s boys’ soccer program waited 30 years for a return trip to a state title game. Back for the first time since 1985, the Sabres captured the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championship on Saturday, defeating Wilmington Laney 2-0 at N.C. State’s Dail Soccer Complex. The Sabres’ previous appearance was a runner-up finish. In 1971, South Mecklenburg also won the title. This was Wilmington Laney’s first trip to…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is ready to spend £80m to bring Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, back to Old Trafford, and is planning a £25m bid for West Brom striker Saido Berahino, 22. (Sun on Sunday)  Alternatively, United will pay Real Madrid £60m for Ronaldo…

Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Race will be the last time Clint Bowyer, right, races for team owner Michael Waltrip, left.(Photo: Matthew O’Haren, USA TODAY Sports) HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Clint Bowyer sniffled and his eyes blinked in discomfort as reflected on the final days of Michael Waltrip Racing. It wasn’t emotion. His sinuses, he said, after stepping back to a group of reporters in the garage at Homestead-Miami Speedway, were “jacked.” That’s not…

Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher earned his first NASCAR XFINITY Series championship Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  Buescher ended the season with a 15-point advantage over 2014 champion Chase Elliott. Ty Dillon finished the year third in the standings, 18 points behind Buescher, while Regan Smith was fourth, 22 points back.  Joe Gibbs Racing’s Daniel Suarez won the Rookie of the Year title and finished the season fifth in the championship…

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series record book describes Jeff Gordon’s career, but what defines the four-time champion’s career is his role as a game-changer. Sure, the records are impressive: 93 race victories, four series championships, 81 poles, five Brickyard 400 wins and three more each in the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. There is no doubt at all that Gordon will be a first-ballot inductee in the…

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Not enough hockey players remain for Richfield to offer a boys’ varsity program for the 2015-16 season. Holding out hope for a different outcome might have limited some players’ options. “We hung on longer than we should have,” said Dave Boie, activities director and a 1990 Richfield graduate. “We were just trying to get through this year.” Boie said 19 players participated in summer hockey, a small but feasible number….

MADRID—Spain deployed a massive security presence at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium here Saturday ahead of a high-profile soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Hours before kickoff, the 81,000-capacity Bernabeu was swarming with 1,100 police officers and another 1,400 private security workers. Spain’s secretary of state for security, Francisco Martínez, in a radio interview called it “the biggest security setup ever…