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Busch won three of the past four Sprint Cup races and have the fastest time in Friday’s second Cup practice session. Now he shoots for victory in the Xfinity Series. MORE: Images from Loudon lobster run | Looking ahead to Sunday’s Cup race That race is scheduled for green flag at 3:49 p.m. ET at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Before that, Busch will set his place in Sunday’s Crown Royal 400, the annual Sprint Cup race at the Brickyard....

Busch had led 256 laps when he said he had a front-end parts failure. Before he could hit pit road, his car got sideways on the track. He appeared to have avoided serious trouble when Justin Allgaier came off the turn and slammed into Busch’s car, which was facing his. MORE: Tony Stewart finds trouble at Bristol Allgaier, who is driving in relief of an ailing Michael Annett, then slid up the track and into the car of Martin Truex Jr....

Larson bumped and shoved with Chase Elliott in Saturday morning’s Sprint Showdown. And he won. On Saturday night, he found himself leading the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race with just a couple of laps to go, battling to hold off Joey Logano. On Lap 111, Larson lost the battle, bouncing off the wall and losing any shot at the win. He finished 16th, the final car on the lead lap. MORE: All-Star Race photos | Logano wins with million-dollar pass...

Add Kyle Larson to the list of drivers who’ve endured scary incidents at the track and walked away. And his wild ride ranks up there with the worst of them. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver was battling for position on the final lap of Sunday’s GEICO 500 when a crash sent him skidding down the track and then launched him airborne. The left front of his No. 42 Chevrolet smashed into the inside retaining wall....

The 10-year veteran finished 7-5 in 12 starts with the Buffalo this season. He went 287-of-447 for 3,018 yards, 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. IYER: Jay Cutler be a Bills QB option | Ranking top 2015 free agent QBs | Playoff schedule Orton told the Bills Monday, “I just have been going at it for 10 years and it’s just a family decision and I’ve decided to get home and be a dad and call it a day....

The controversial public figure was found to have legally used self-defense, after shooting two people dead and wounding another at a protest in Kenosha, in August 2020, fearing his life was in danger. The game, “Kyle Rittenhouse’s Turkey Shoot,” is available now on pre-order for $9.99, according to the game’s website. The site does not say when the game will be released. The game has been made in collaboration with Mint Studios, one of the leading publishers of mobile games....

Rittenhouse spoke to Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview that aired Monday evening after having all charges dropped against him on Friday. During a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020, Rittenhouse fatally shot two people, Anthony Huber and Joshua Ziminski. Another person, Gaige Grosskreutz, was also wounded by Rittenhouse. A jury in a U.S. court concluded last week that Rittenhouse was not guilty of murder and had acted in self-defense....

Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph and his wife Jordan, who are expecting twin girls in early October, were told Wednesday their children “could come any day now,” according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. FANTASY: Week 3 TE rankings If Jordan Rudolph goes into labor Sunday, doctors would attempt to “prolong” the birth of the twins to give Kyle a chance to make it back home from Carolina, according to the report....

Earlier today, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star wanted to see if her infant daughter would pass or fail the obedience test. Just like the other videos on Twitter, the test starts out with the parent placing a tasty snack in front of their child. The two-year-old toddler is ready to pounce on that delicious bowl of goodies until Jenner orders her to wait. While the Life of Kylie star pretends to walk away, the infant is actually being secretly recorded....

After rumors circulated about Irving’s future with the Nets, Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News reports that Irving has requested and received permission to seek sign-and-trade packages ahead of his impending free agency. According to Winfield, “the belief among both league and player circles is that Irving is gone,” marking the end of his time as teammates with Kevin Durant. Where could Irving land? If not a sign-and-trade, Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reports that Irving might be willing to sacrifice over $30 million to sign with the Lakers....

SIGN UP TO WATCH EVERY GAME ON NBA LEAGUE PASS: U.S. and U.K. Irving, who missed eight games after sharing a link to a documentary on Twitter featuring anti-semitic messaging, was this week also dropped by Nike, bringing an end to his relationship with the brand that released seven signature sneakers under his name during their partnership. “At Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech and we condemn any form of antisemitism,” the company said in a statement....

Kyrie Irving and J.R. Smith had big offensive games, lifting the burden on LeBron James and helping the Cavs come up with an impressive 122-100 win over the Raptors. MORE: Peep Kyrie’s second signature shoe from Nike Irving scored a game-high 25 points in what was easily his best game since coming back from a fractured left kneecap suffered in the NBA Finals. He made 10 of his 19 field-goal attempts and also added six rebounds and eight assists as the Cavs put some distance between themselves and the Eastern Conference’s No....

With just under 30 seconds remaining, Steph Curry drove to the basket with the game tied 98-98. Irving was having none of it. MORE: Who does the NBA Finals impact the most? | Riley Curry’s fake NBA 2K16 cover | Guy Fieri loves Steph Curry The block literally saved the game, as the two teams ended regulation all tied up. But it would be his last signature moment of the game....

A Senate vote was expected Thursday on President Joe Biden’s nominee, and three GOP senators said they will be voting in favor along with all of the chamber’s Democrats, which assures Jackson’s confirmation. “After meeting with Judge Jackson, reviewing her record and listening to her testimony, I’m proud to support her nomination to be our next Supreme Court Justice,” Sinema’s statement said on Twitter. All eyes were on the Arizona senator before she disclosed her decision....

Just a day after introducing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George as the franchise’s new cornerstones, the Clippers showed they mean business off the court as well as on it. Aside from the 18,500-seat arena, the plans include a complete renovation of a 26-acre area located on West Century Boulevard between South Prairie Avenue and South Yukon Avenue in Inglewood, California. The Inglewood Basketball & Entertainment Center will include the Clippers’ corporate headquarters, a team training facility, a sports medicine clinic and community courts....

Garcetti called the new measure “a worker protection order to give our non-medical essential workers more tools to stay safe and to keep us all healthy.” The new measure states that employers are required to provide cloth face coverings to employees or to reimburse employees for their cost. The new measure applies to workers in grocery stores, drug stores, restaurants, hotels, taxis and rideshare vehicles, construction sites and other essential businesses....

The laboratory at St. Vincent Hospital in Sydney previously said 400 patients tested on December 23 and 24 received a false negative COVID-19 result but since said 995 people were given incorrect test results on Christmas Day. “These people had in fact tested positive to COVID-19,” SydPath medical director Anthony Dodds previously said about the 400 test results. “As soon as we became aware of this issue this morning, SydPath immediately commenced the process to contact these impacted individuals,” The Hill reported....

Lily Flores—lilyyyyyyyannnn on TikTok—shared the video of her black Labrador Maverick’s reaction to her festive cardboard cut-outs on the popular video-sharing app where it has received over 5.8 million views. The viral video shows the pup frozen to the spot, surrounded by black cat decorations. The text overlay reads: “When your lab is terrified of cats…” “He looks like you paused him,” said one reply on the viral video, while another viewer said: “I’m not convinced he’s not just another decoration....

Zulhamizan Zakaria, coach of Kuantan FA admitted that his team were punished for their lack of focus in the dying seconds of the game. After they’ve done superbly to come back from 4-0 down to equalize the score at 4-4, Kuantan bowed out from the FA Cup after Shahrel Fikri scored right at the death to seal the win for PKNP FC in the nine goal thriller. Speaking after the game, Zulhamizan said: “I must congratulate my counterparts at PKNP for making it to the next round....

Historically black colleges and universities once again received a disproportionate share of the sanctions, despite the numerous breaks and advantages the NCAA has afforded to low-resource institutions, including a longer transition period to meet higher APR benchmarks, additional penalty filters, and supplemental grants earmarked for academic support. The fact that low-resource institutions and HBCUs continue to lag in the APR while power-conference teams avoid penalties (with one notable exception) leads to the narrative that the APR is not working....