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In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, this May, ESPN highlights the stories of athletes, coaches and other sports figures who have experienced personal battles with mental health, and who want to use their platforms to openly discuss what happened next, and what helped them. These stories reflect a broad range of subjects and

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series are back in action this weekend at Dover International Speedway. NASCAR released the entry lists for both events Monday. Cup: Drydene 400 (2 p.m. ET Sunday on FS1) Thirty-seven cars are entered. Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick each won a Dover race last season. Cup entry list for Dover

9:56 AM ET Lewis Hamilton is ready to start new contract negotiations with Mercedes, meaning he would continue in Formula One beyond the end of 2021, and is hoping to have a new deal in place by August. 1 Related After eight years at Mercedes, the seven-time world champion signed a one-year deal over the

7:27 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Martin Truex Jr. powered his way around Darlington Raceway, sweeping both stages and leading the final 105 laps Sunday. Kyle Larson cut into Truex’s often-large lead over the final 30 laps, coming as close as two car-lengths down the stretch. But the Joe Gibbs Racing driver held

Martin Truex Jr. has three wins in 2021.  Truex dominated Sunday’s race at Darlington and held off a late charge from Kyle Larson to get his third win of the season and remain the only driver to win multiple races in 2021.  Truex led 248 of the race’s 293 laps in a display that seemed

The Telegraph Alex Dowsett’s 2021 schedule: Bury himself at Giro d’Italia, win the Olympics, break the hour record In an ideal world, Alex Dowsett will fulfil a lifelong ambition this summer by representing his country at an Olympic Games. The 32-year-old will win a medal in the time trial in Tokyo, having first helped a

4:15 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Justin Allgaier held off JR Motorsports teammate Josh Berry in overtime to win the Xfinity Series event at Darlington Raceway on Saturday. Allgaier didn’t move in front until the final 10 laps, when he passed Berry for the lead. Then the race’s eighth and final caution five

1:04 PM ET Haas driver Nikita Mazepin has been penalised three grid places at the Spanish Grand Prix for impeding Lando Norris during qualifying — a penalty that will have no impact on his grid position as he was due to start last anyway. 1 Related Mazepin held up Norris through the final three corners

11:02 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Reigning NASCAR Truck Series champion Sheldon Creed won for the first time this season, moving past Ben Rhodes on a restart three laps from the end and holding on for victory at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. Creed raced to his sixth career victory. He’d been shut

After a 17-truck wreck effectively ended Kyle Busch Motorsports‘ stranglehold on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Sheldon Creed outdueled Ben Rhodes on the final two restarts to win Friday night‘s LiftKits4Less.com 200 at Darlington Raceway. Driving a No. 2 GMS Racing Chevrolet whose paint scheme was an homage to the late Jason Leffler, Creed

NASCAR-owned tracks Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway and Kansas Speedway all announced Friday that their NASCAR weekends later this season will have full open grandstands. Daytona hosts the Xfnity Series on Aug. 27 and the Cup regular-season finale on Aug. 28 Darlington hosts the Xfinity Series on Sept. 4 and the Southern 500 on Sept.

1:27 PM ET Kimi Raikkonen suffered teasing from his six-year-old son as well as Formula One colleagues after colliding with Alfa Romeo team mate Antonio Giovinazzi at last weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix. The 2007 world champion said after the race that he was distracted trying to change a switch on the steering wheel, a confession

There’s a lot of money riding on Martin Truex Jr. to win at Darlington on Sunday. Bets on Truex Jr. to win the Goodyear 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1) make up 18% of the handle — the total money bet — at BetMGM. No other driver has more than 9% of the handle. Truex isn’t

It’s throwback weekend for the NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington Raceway and the tribute paint schemes are loaded for Sunday’s Goodyear 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Check out this week’s edition of the 101 for a comprehensive list of details you need to know ahead of the Mother’s Day race. STARTING

Last September, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returned to Darlington Raceway for the first time since 2011. Ben Rhodes won last year‘s event and — naturally enough, given the hiatus — revisits Darlington as the only former winner in the field this week. Rhodes also won the first two races of the 2021 season

The Guardian Trump asserts power over Republicans as Liz Cheney faces ousting Republicans widely expected to remove congresswoman from leadership as she resists ex-president’s election lie Liz Cheney is expected to be removed from her position as the No 3 House Republican. Photograph: Mark Makela/Reuters Donald Trump is poised to tighten his grip on the

Lewis Hamilton won the first race of the 2021 Formula 1 season. Max Verstappen won the second. Hamilton won the third. Will Verstappen win the fourth? Sunday’s race at Barcelona (9 a.m. ET, ESPN) is a prime opportunity for Verstappen to get his second win of the season. Verstappen won his first race at Barcelona

Miami, FL. (May 6, 2021) — Brandon Marshall‘s I AM ATHLETE (IAA) podcast will continue its mission to deliver unique platforms for athletes across the sports landscape with a new NASCAR collaboration announced today. IAA will present a special I AM NASCAR series to air weekly over the next month, featuring interviews with top drivers