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MMA Weekly UFC 261 results: Usman sleeps Masvidal, Namajunas reclaims belt, and Shevchenko dominates Though UFC 261 featured three championship fights, that fact was largely overshadowed in the lead-up by the idea that it also marked the promotion’s first event since the pandemic struck that a sold-out venue full of fans would be allowed in

6:41 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Brad Keselowski did it exactly right this time and finally got that last-lap victory, winning in overtime Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Keselowski is the ninth driver to win through 10 NASCAR Cup races this season and avenged the embarrassing Team Penske gaffe in the season-opening Daytona 500

8:22 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Cody Shane Ware successfully passed the rookie orientation program required to run the Indianapolis 500 but his father said he needs sponsorship to get him into the race. Rick Ware, who fields four cars in NASCAR’s top Cup Series, this year partnered with Dale Coyne Racing

The Cup Series (NCS) and XFINITY Series (NXS) were active at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway, the world’s fastest oval race track. Speeds of 197 to 203 mph, all the way around the 2.66-mile track are the norm. Saturday’s NXS Ag-Pro 300 was cut short from 113 laps to 90 due to heavy rain. Sunday’s NCS GEICO

A rundown of what drivers said following Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway: Brad Keselowski – Finished 1st: “You get frustrated when you’re not winning. That’s my job, right? I feel like we had a car to win last weekend. Things didn’t come together. Felt like we had a car to win the

3:41 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Colton Herta followed the sound of his father’s voice around the downtown streets of St. Petersburg, into victory lane and next to him on IndyCar’s win list. Herta on Sunday scored his fourth IndyCar victory to match the same total his father, Bryan, achieved over his

Brad Keselowski has his sixth Talladega win. He’s the ninth winner of 2021. That’s pretty nice.  Keselowski passed Matt DiBenedetto just after the white flag to get his first win of the season at Talladega on Sunday. Keselowski expertly navigated the race’s final two laps after a flat tire on Martin Truex’s car caused an

3:09 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR is not considering mandating its competitors be vaccinated against COVID-19, and president Steve Phelps said Sunday that making it a requirement would be a “slippery slope.” “It is important, in my opinion, that people get vaccinated,” Phelps said before the race at Talladega Superspeedway. “We will

Joey Logano‘s car flew through the air at Talladega on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso) Joey Logano’s car flipped over onto its roof in a scary crash near the end of the first stage of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega. Logano’s car got bumped by Denny Hamlin‘s as Hamlin went to make a pass.

Derrick Lancaster’s car burst into flames on Saturday. (via Fox Sports 1) ARCA driver Derrick Lancaster has been hospitalized in Birmingham, Alabama, after a fiery crash during Saturday’s race at Talladega. Lancaster’s car burst into flames when it hit the wall on the backstretch. The car was on fire for a significant amount of time

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Reuters Tennis-Nadal outlasts Tsitsipas to claim 12th Barcelona Open title Having collected his first title of the 2021 season, Nadal, 34, will leapfrog Russian Daniil Medvedev to take back the world number two spot in the updated ATP rankings on Monday. Nadal was on the brink of defeat in the 10th game of the final

Reuters Golf-Make it snappy: Clark risks life and limb playing shot from gator territory Playing alongside South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen in the two-man team event, the 27-year-old removed his shoes and pulled up his trousers on the par-four 16 to salvage his ball from the bank of a lake where television pundits confirmed two

NASCAR heads to its wildest and most unpredictable track for superspeedway pack racing in Talladega, Alabama. Expect bumper-to-bumper racing and a handful of crazy crashes — including “The Big One” — as drivers navigate multiple lanes at the 2.66-mile track. You’d probably be safe to bet on a Ford to win, as the blue oval

6:20 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — ARCA driver Derrick Lancaster was taken to a hospital after an accident in which his car caught fire Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR said the 48-year-old Lancaster was taken to an unspecified hospital for further evaluation but didn’t release details on his injuries. His car caught fire

7:43 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — The rain came at a good time for Jeb Burton, helping him end a years-long personal winless stretch that had left him at times doubting his future in racing. Burton got his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday when heavy rain halted the action with 23 laps

Associated Press Like father, like sons: Wheldon boys sign junior racing deal Standing below the monument on Dan Wheldon Way that honors their late father, the two young sons of the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner took a big step in their budding racing careers. “Racing runs deep in their DNA,” Susie Wheldon, the boys’ mother,

Associated Press Penske drivers aiming to avoid Daytona repeat at Talladega Roger Penske doesn’t want a repeat of the Daytona 500, when teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski took each other out racing for the win on the final lap. Penske, owner of Team Penske, convened his drivers for a Zoom session ahead of Sunday’s