Greg Biffle says he’s flying under the radar. That wasn’t the case Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. He was flying out front. Biffle led the final seven laps of the Pure Michigan 400, including the last two in a green-white-checkered finish. The victory vaulted Biffle into the Sprint Cup point …
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SALT LAKE CITY – Brandon Taylor scored 19 points while Jordan Loveridge and Jakob Poeltl added 18 apiece to lead No. 25 Utah to a 90-72 victory over Ball State in its season opener on Friday night. The Utes (1-0) blew open a tight game in the final five minutes …
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The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds combined for 16 runs in a wild eighth inning in the Braves’ 12-11 extra-innings win on Thursday night at Great American Ball Park. The two teams entered the eighth inning tied 3-3. The Braves began the inning with three infield hits and continued to …
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White House envoy Steve Witkoff is preparing for a trip to Russia on Wednesday, two days ahead of President Donald Trump’s Aug. 8 deadline for Moscow to enter into a ceasefire or face stiff sanctions. But the escalated deadline, which Trump cut by nearly a month last week after first …
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Seattle Kraken center John Hayden and their mascot, Buoy, had a close encounter with a brown bear during a promotional video shoot in Alaska in June. Hayden and Buoy were on a fly-fishing outing in Katmai National Park when the bear approached them. While fishing, Hayden and Buoy were accompanied …
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Josh Hokit, a former NFL fullback, took a swipe at the league on Tuesday night as he earned a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series. Hokit knocked out Guilherme Uriel in the second round of their bout to earn a UFC contract on the show. He nailed Uriel with …
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie safety Shilo Sanders, the son of NFL legend Deion Sanders and brother of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders, was ejected from his team’s preseason game against the Buffalo Bills for throwing a punch at Bills tight end Zach Davidson in the second quarter on Saturday night. …
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President Donald Trump fired a rocket of a social media post into the world on Sunday. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Roger Clemens, the former New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox star, should be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He also lamented Clemens being labeled as …
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Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler accepted a plea deal on Tuesday after being arrested for DUI last fall. Cutler pleaded guilty to one charge of driving under the influence in a Tennessee courtroom, according to WSMV. The deal dismisses a weapon possession charge, though he must forfeit his gun. Cutler …
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Humanitarian aid transported by Greta Thunberg’s second flotilla won’t even reach Gaza because of a lack of docking facilities and Israel’s “lawful” blockade, a maritime expert has said. As the Swedish activist’s boats left Barcelona Sunday, Thunberg was joined by figures, including “Game of Thrones” actor Liam Cunningham and former …
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