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BRISTOL, Tenn. — The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series begins a stretch of consecutive short tracks Sunday with the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Here are the particulars (all times are ET): START: Ella and Leo Gordon, the children of four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon, will give the command for drivers to start their engines at 1:07 p.m. ET. The green flag is scheduled for 1:13 p.m.DISTANCE: The…

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CBS’s Los Angeles affiliate shared this tweet with their 80,000 followers on Twitter earlier today, before deleting it soon thereafter and apologizing: We apologize for an earlier tweet sent in error. — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) April 18, 2015 The important lesson here is the obvious one: before you tweet dumb shit, make sure it is from your personal, not work, account. Or maybe don’t tweet dumb shit at all….

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is lining up a £25m move for Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, 24. (Daily Star Sunday)  Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling, 20, could buy out the last year of his contract, leaving Chelsea and Manchester City clear to make £25m offers. (Mail…

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CBS’s Los Angeles affiliate shared this tweet with their 80,000 followers on Twitter earlier today, before deleting it soon thereafter and apologizing: We apologize for an earlier tweet sent in error. — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) April 18, 2015 The important lesson here is the obvious one: before you tweet dumb shit, make sure it is from your personal, not work, account. Or maybe don’t tweet dumb shit at all….

There might be some light at the end of a rainy tunnel that is the forecast for Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. While it still looks wet for the scheduled 1 p.m. ET start for Sunday’s Food City 500, there could be a window of opportunity late in the day and evening for some racing. The above image is the Saturday morning update for forecast data between 8…

LAS VEGAS – Los Angeles Kings forward Jarret Stoll was arrested Friday on suspicion of possession of drugs at a Las Vegas resort swimming pool complex, police said. Stoll, 32, was arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine and Ecstasy (or Molly to young people) at the Wet Republic pool at the MGM Grand hotel, Las Vegas Metro police confirmed to a CBSLA sister station in Las Vegas. Police said…

REPORTER Kristopher Rivera San Elizario, the small, historic community southeast of El Paso nestled on the Rio Grande, is embracing its high school boys soccer team. The team made its own history by soaring its way to the top of the Class 4A state soccer playoffs. Today, the Eagles (17-4-3) play for the Class 4A state championship against Liberty Hill (22-5) at 1:30 p.m. in Birkelbach Field at Georgetown. “Coaches…

Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews is backing a plan that would jeopardize our city’s world class youth soccer park to accommodate the 49ers’ need for VIP stadium parking. It demonstrates how the 49ers flex their political muscle against the community and how political leaders accommodate them. Matthews’ proposal, introduced in this newspaper last week, places the needs of the NFL team high above those of the youth of Santa Clara….

Matt Kenseth will have a clear view of the track ahead of him Sunday during the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.  Kenseth won the Coors Light Pole Award Friday with a best speed of 128.632 mph in the final round of group qualifying. It was his 14th pole of his career, although it was only the first of his 2015 season. It was also his second career…

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For the most part, Joe Gibbs Racing has struggled in 2015 — its Toyota engines have lacked the horsepower necessary to keep pace with the Ford and Chevrolet teams on tracks bigger than a mile in length. The lone exception where JGR has been strong this season came last month at Martinsville Speedway, a short track that is more about a driver’s ability than engine power. That day three…

Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews is backing a plan that would jeopardize our city’s world class youth soccer park to accommodate the 49ers’ need for VIP stadium parking. It demonstrates how the 49ers flex their political muscle against the community and how political leaders accommodate them. Matthews’ proposal, introduced in this newspaper last week, places the needs of the NFL team high above those of the youth of Santa Clara….

REPORTER Kristopher Rivera San Elizario, the small, historic community southeast of El Paso nestled on the Rio Grande, is embracing its high school boys soccer team. The team made its own history by soaring its way to the top of the Class 4A state soccer playoffs. Today, the Eagles (17-4-3) play for the Class 4A state championship against Liberty Hill (22-5) at 1:30 p.m. in Birkelbach Field at Georgetown. “Coaches…

REPORTER Kristopher Rivera San Elizario, the small, historic community southeast of El Paso nestled on the Rio Grande, is embracing its high school boys soccer team. The team made its own history by soaring its way to the top of the Class 4A state soccer playoffs. Today, the Eagles (17-4-3) play for the Class 4A state championship against Liberty Hill (22-5) at 1:30 p.m. in Birkelbach Field at Georgetown. “Coaches…

ENLARGE BOSTON—Public backing for hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics here has improved slightly but remains low, a poll released Thursday shows, despite a threat that weak support could imperil the bid. The poll from local National Public Radio affiliate WBUR found 40% of about 500 Boston-area voters support hosting the Olympic Games, while 50% are against it. In March, just 36% of voters were in favor. The poll has a…