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Motor racing's banner day from Monaco to Indy to Charlotte

2013-05-21 15:01:00

Motor-racing fans mark this Sunday on their calendars because it's filled with three of the sport's most celebrated races. It starts with Formula One's glamorous Monaco Grand Prix. Then comes the iconic Indianapolis 500 followed by NASCAR's longest...

Speeds near 230 mph on eve of Indianapolis 500 qualifying

2013-05-17 17:05:00

Several drivers neared the 230-mph mark Friday on the eve of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. E.J. Viso, a Venezuelan driving for the Andretti Autosport team, ran the fastest lap of 229.537 mph at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway before...

Ken Venturi, 1964 U.S. Open champion, dies at 82

2013-05-17 17:05:00

Ken Venturi, a San Francisco native and the 1964 U.S. Open golf champion, has died. He was 82. Matt Venturi says his father died Friday afternoon at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif., after a two-month battle with a spinal infection, pneumonia and...

Sale of Sacramento Kings to California investors is a done deal

2013-05-17 13:34:00

Calling it one of the great comebacks in sports, Mayor Kevin Johnson announced on Friday at City Hall that the sale of the Sacramento Kings to a local group of investors has been finalized. The Maloof family is reportedly selling a 65% controlling...

MLB considering a huge expansion of instant-replay reviews

2013-05-17 11:10:00

On the heels of two controversial calls that angered fans in two cities, Major League Baseball appears to have decided on an expansion of instant-replay review by umpires in time for the 2014 season. Commissioner Bud Selig has gone on record in past...

Tony Schumacher, Antron Brown take NHRA title chase to Kansas

2013-05-17 12:04:00

The championship fight in drag racing's premier class, top fuel, has tightened up considerably as the National Hot Rod Assn. moves to Kansas this weekend. Tony Schumacher, the record seven-time top-fuel champion, held a slim five-point lead over his...

Keegan Bradley shoots 60 at Byron Nelson Championship

2013-05-16 22:39:00

addCustomPlayer('ftvyjjff0ewr1m2zvopdk5r12', '', '', 600, 418, 'perfftvyjjff0ewr1m2zvopdk5r12', 'eplayer15'); Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round...

Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dies of apparent suicide

2013-05-17 07:38:00

Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities in Boger City, N.C., said. He was 71. Lincoln County sheriff's Lt. Tim Johnson said authorities received a call, apparently from Trickle, who said...

Steve Alford, New Mexico come to buyout agreement

2013-05-17 15:22:00

UCLA basketball Coach Steve Alford and the University of New Mexico have reached an agreement on a buyout, New Mexico officials announced. New Mexico will receive a "net benefit of�$625,000 buyout," according to a statement released by university...

Galaxy can make strides while Landon Donovan awaits U.S. call

2013-05-17 14:51:00

Galaxy star forward Landon Donovan was left off the list of players called to training camp for the U.S. national soccer team, as expected, ahead of the U.S. team's World Cup qualifying matches next month. But U.S. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann indicated...

Mike Goodson arrest another twist in Jets' spring saga

2013-05-17 16:56:00

The odyssey of the New York Jets' crowded offensive backfield took another turn Friday when running back Mike Goodson was arrested by New Jersey state police on suspicion of possessing drugs and a weapon. Goodson was with Garant Evans, a 31-year-old man...

TV, movie shoots get inside track at Irwindale Speedway

2013-05-15 04:00:00

A loud screeching sound echoed across the oval racetrack as a driver burned rubber, revving the engine of a silver Mercedes-Benz and spinning the vehicle a full 360 degrees while kicking up a cloud of dust and smoke. This wasn't a stock car race, but...

Getty Images for NASCAR

2013-05-19 14:26:00

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Patriotic Chevrolet, celebrates with his wife Chandra after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2013 in Concord, North Carolina.

2013-05-19 07:31:21

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Patriotic Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2013 in Concord, North Carolina.

2013-05-19 07:29:05