NASCAR is back, and the season got its unofficial start with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. The event was delayed several days due to historic snowfall, and ended up racing through rain and sleet as Mother Nature continued to throw curveballs at NASCAR.But in the end, we saw something that’s only ever happened twice before — a driver won the Clash before actually winning a points-paying Cup race. Ryan Preece was emotional, and for good reason. As he said, “it’s been a (expletive) long road” for him in NASCAR over the years.AdvertisementThe chaotic race featured a record…

Napoli are moving swiftly to secure the future of their breakout star, Antonio Vergara, as the youngster continues to dazzle in the blue shirt.According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, club CEO Aurelio De Laurentiis is prepared to take personal charge of the situation and will soon meet with the player’s agent to discuss a long-term contract extension. The Partenopei are aiming to lock the 23-year-old down with a new deal that would run until 2030, reflecting his newfound status as an untouchable in Antonio Conte’s squad.AdvertisementVergara’s rise to prominence has been one of the stories of the season in Italy.…

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The Pittsburgh Penguins fourth line has become a major driving force behind their success this season, and rapidly become not only one of the most effective fourth-lines in the NHL, but also one of their most effective lines as a team.When the Penguins visit the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, in their final game before the Olympic break, it is going to have a different look.AdvertisementPerhaps even a significantly different look.The Penguins announced on Thursday that Blake Lizotte will be away from the team for personal reasons as his wife is expecting the birth of their first child.The good news…

You wouldn’t think it to look at him — this short, fat, bowling ball of a man with the Jersey accent and the cinderblock head — but he was famous once. If you owned a radio and lived in the United States of America during the late 1930s, you almost couldn’t avoid hearing the name Tony Galento.Sometimes they called him “Two Ton” Tony, on account of the time he showed up late for his own fight and explained that he’d had two tons of ice to deliver in his truck on his way to the arena. Other times he was…

Nelly Korda played in 19 LPGA events in 2025. Her father, Petr, said he’d like to see her play less. The pair addressed the subject of an ideal schedule together in December at the PNC Championship.Nelly said somewhere between 18 to 20 is her perfect number, and she won’t play four in a row.Advertisement“I’ve seen my body deteriorate over that,” she said, “and I kind of get into the zone of possibly getting injured.”After a victory at the season-opening, weather-shortened Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, Korda will skip the next three LPGA tournaments, returning to competition six weeks from…

YouTuber Cleetus McFarland, aka Garett Mitchell, is showing just how serious he is about the dream to compete in NASCAR’s Daytona 500 one day.Carrying on despite the tragic death of his mentor and NASCAR legend Greg Biffle, Mitchell now plans to run double duty at Daytona. Along with running the ARCA Menard’s Series season-opener at Daytona, he also plans to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at the iconic superspeedway.AdvertisementHe will drive the No. 4 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado, pending approval from NASCAR after taking part in a test at Rockingham later this week. Black Rifle Coffee will back the…

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone was being talked about as the man to lead to the club into its new era under Apollo Sports Capital, with CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin and President Enrique Cerezo remaining in charge for the two to three seasons. Now though, Sporting Director Mateu Alemany is weighing up alternatives should he depart this summer.Simeone is into his 15th year at the club, and there was talk earlier in the season that Los Colchoneros would hand him a contract extension until at least 2028. However it has been suggested that Simeone could walk away in the…