The 68th Daytona 500 received 7.489 million viewers airing on FOX on Sunday afternoon according to data from the Nielsen Panel + Big Data, which has been used since September to measure ratings.A reminder about Big Panel + Data: Before September, Nielsen used ‘people meters’ in household panels. The new model combines that with data from cable boxes and smart TVs approximately representing 45 million households and 75 million devices.AdvertisementCable and satellite boxes report which channel is being watched, time stamps of when channel changes occur and duration the box remains on a channel. This is called Return Path Data.…
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With new regulations taking effect overseas and customers still fed up with screens, automakers are finally starting to dial back the touchscreen overload. Even Polestar—a brand that launched with nearly every function baked into one massive display—will soon bring physical buttons to its cabins. The company’s head of design, Philipp…
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Mark Cuban thinks the NBA should embrace tanking. Suns owner Mat Ishbia thinks the NBA should run away from it.Ishbia shared his views in a Thursday afternoon Twitter post.”This is ridiculous!” Ishbia said. “Tanking is losing behavior done by losers. Purposely losing is something nobody should want to be associated with. Embarrassing for the league and for the organizations. And the talk about this as a ‘strategy’ is ridiculous.Advertisement”If you are a bad team, you get a good pick. That makes sense. But purposely shutting down players and purposely losing games is a disgrace and impacts the integrity of [the]…
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.Our NBA player prop projections are back for Wednesday’s showdown, and the model has circled a few player props worth your attention.AdvertisementWe ran the numbers, compared projections to the posted lines, and found the…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Busch’s feisty spirit surfaced late at the end of another empty Daytona 500 for the perennial race loser. The Daytona pole sitter, Busch was running outside the top 20 in the final laps when he let off the gas and faded to the back…
MILAN (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored one of the biggest goals in Canada’s hockey history to win gold on home ice at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. Since Sochi in 2014, he has been captain every time he represented his country.For a long time the best hockey player in the…
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The Hammond Bears? The Indiana Bears?The (current) Chicago Bears franchise has been embroiled in a staredown with the state of Illinois regarding funding surrounding a stadium to replace Soldier Field, which was opened in 1924.AdvertisementDespite multiple renovations over the years, the organization is looking for a new home. While the Bears have said they are committing $2 billion towards the stadium, there’s other infrastructure funding at play involved.In December, ESPN reported that the Bears were seeking tax breaks and $855 million in Illinois public funds to help build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago located 32…
The Bears are one step closer to moving from their longtime Chicago home to Indiana, lawmakers in the Hoosier state announced Feb. 19.Here’s what fans should know about where things stand with the team.AdvertisementAre the Bears moving to Indiana?Indiana lawmakers announced Thursday that they are in the process of hammering…
We’re beyond the Super Bowl but in between the NFL Combine, so it’s a quiet time in the NFL. So, here’s an offseason discussion topic as the weekend approaches.Where’s the most random place you’ve run into a San Francisco 49ers player, and who was it?AdvertisementYou could always tell us about…
Selected in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, linebacker Matt Milano has quietly been one of the biggest draft successes for the modern era Buffalo Bills not named “Josh Allen.” That success though has been mixed with injuries.As a result of that, Milano will able to test free…
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Even moving past Cal Raleigh’s awe-inspiring, record-breaking, MVP-quality campaign, 2025 was a great year for the catchers on the whole. In fact, the catcher spot was responsible for more homers (606) and RBI (2,216) than five of the other nine positions, including left field and third base (designated hitter, first base and right field topped the list). Most of the best players were young, too. Of the 10 catchers to hit 19 or more homers last year, only Salvador Perez was older than 28. Five were 25 or younger, and that doesn’t count Iván Herrera, who came up short of…
Last week, Royals Review Editor-in-ChLast week, Royals Review Editor-in-Chief Max Rieper asked us to highlight a minor leaguer to watch this spring. I immediately volunteered to write about a guy with a fantastic name who has been racing through the Royals’ system: Carson Roccaforte.View LinkAdvertisementRoccaforte was drafted by KC in…
*In an effort to make the nomination voting easier for everyone, I will comment, “NOMINATIONS”, and you may reply to that with your picks and upvote the player you’d like to see on the next nominee list.We have our third straight right-handed pitcher winning another round of voting, with 20-year-old Cole…
The Grapefruit League schedule is upon us. From February 20 through March 23, the Orioles will be playing near-daily games to help them get ready for Opening Day on March 26. Over the course of camp, cuts will gradually be made until they get down to the 26-man roster at…
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Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn are a match made in hell, in the exact way that makes them heaven for boxing promoters. For now, a match-up between the American and the Briton is in purgatory, but the barriers could come crumbling down on Saturday.In Las Vegas, Garcia will challenge Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title, to which Benn is the next mandatory challenger.AdvertisementNever mind the fact that Garcia, 27, is receiving this title shot on the back of a loss, in which he was dropped and outpointed by underdog Rolly Romero. Never mind that he entered the Romero fight…
Northwestern men’s golf tied for sixth place out of 24 teams at the Prestige at PGA West, where play took place Monday and Tuesday before Wednesday’s final round was canceled due to high winds.Unsurprisingly, Daniel Svärd led the Wildcat charge by finishing in the top-10 at the Par 71, 7,094-yard course in La Quinta, Calif. Svärd began with a rocky 74 in Round 1, but he bounced back nicely on Tuesday, firing a 5-under 66 to vault into the top-10 individually. Svärd’s combined 140 put him just three shots behind leader Aiden Krafft and one shot behind four other players…
The strategy for most teams coming into Saturday‘s Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 (5 p.m. ET on The CW, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at EchoPark Speedway near Atlanta looks a whole lot like it did in last weekend’s Daytona season-opener.The field needs to figure out a way to beat Richard Childress Racing‘s Austin Hill, who is not only the defending winner at his “home” track, but also has won five of the last seven races at the 1.54-miler.AdvertisementRELATED: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series standings | EchoPark scheduleHill, 31, enters the race weekend following a strong victory in the No. 21…
Newport’s Ben Lloyd believes they have enough quality to survive their relegation battle.The on-loan Swansea midfielder scored his first league goal on Tuesday, a wonderful solo effort which helped secure a crucial 3-1 win away at promotion chasing Salford to boost County’s survival hopes.AdvertisementBut the danger of relegation is still looming large over Newport. They sit 24th in the League Two table, three points from safety.Despite this, the 20-year-old believes The Exiles have shown they are good enough to battle with the best in the division.”We’ve shown we can compete against the likes of Salford this season. They’re near the…
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Leigh Wood says he “does not want an easy night” against Josh Warrington when the former featherweight world champions renew their rivalry in Nottingham on Saturday.The pair will contest a rematch at the Motorpoint Arena, more than two years after their dramatic first fight ended with a Wood knockout.AdvertisementDespite plenty of needle and animosity lingering in the build-up, Thursday’s news conference was cordial, with both men fully focused.”I don’t think it’s going to be easy. I’m not expecting it to be easy and nor do I want it to be easy,” said the 37-year-old Wood.”I actually feel better when I’m…
Gemma Dryburgh will have a good story to tell son Léo as he gets older. About the time mom holed out for eagle on her first hole back and went on to card a 6-under 66 in the opening round of the Honda LPGA Thailand.Seven weeks ago, Dryburgh’s partner, Anne-Lise Bidou, gave birth to Léo. Bidou is a physiotherapist who travels on the LPGA, but not this time.Advertisement”It was hard to leave,” said Dryburgh, a Scot who now makes her home in New Orleans. “I’m going to be away for three weeks this stretch, so it was tough to leave…
