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Entries for April, 2008

Kyle Busch wins Aaron’s 499 Cup event at Talladega.

Kyle Busch fell a lap down midway through the race, and after racing his way back into contention, needed an awesome save to keep himself from triggering a massive crash. “Typical Talladega,” he thought. Only this time, the crash happened behind Busch. Instead of leaving Talladega Superspeedway with a smashed-up car, he drove into Victory [...]

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Front Row Joe on Cup pole for Aaron’s 499 at Talladega.

It’s been all about Tony Stewart at Talladega Superspeedway, where he’s planted himself inside the spotlight by entering free agency. He’s backed up the high level of interest being shown in NASCAR’s two-time champion with strong runs on the race track, including a stout qualifying lap Saturday that seemed to lock down the pole position. [...]

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Brewers rally past Florida Marlins at Miller Park.

Prince Fielder hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and also had an RBI single to power the Milwaukee Brewers past the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Saturday. Fielder’s fourth home run of the season, a mammoth shot to dead center off reliever Renyel Pinto (1-1), broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom [...]

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Flyers even series as they beat Canadiens in Montreal.

R.J. Umberger scored twice, Martin Biron made 34 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Saturday night to even the second-round series at a game apiece. Jeff Carter and Daniel Briere also scored to help the Flyers rebound after they blew 2-0 and 3-2 leads Thursday night a 4-3 overtime loss. Saku [...]

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Scott leads the EDS Byron Nelson Championship after Day 3.

Adam Scott figured there was no point wasting his good play to take money from his mates in Australia. So he cut short his trip home to get back on the PGA Tour. “I came here to get in contention and win a golf tournament,” said Scott, who stayed home only a week after the [...]

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Ganassi grabs front row for Road Runner Turbo Indy 300.

Less than a week past her historic first IndyCar victory, Danica Patrick put away her smile and went back to work on the racetrack Saturday, qualifying third for the IRL race at Kansas Speedway. While Target Chip Ganassi teammates Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon swept the front row in qualifying on the 1.5-mile oval, Patrick [...]

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Stewart wins for first time at Talladega in Nationwide race.

Tony Stewart held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. last-lap charge to win the Nationwide Series race Saturday for his first career victory at Talladega Superspeedway. “This is not like winning a regular Nationwide race,” he said. “To me this is the biggest one I’ve had. To finally win at Talladega, it’s more than I can put [...]

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Scott leads after Day 2 at EDS Byron Nelson Championship.

Adam Scott birdied his first four holes and shot a second-round 67 to take the lead at 5-under 135 halfway through the Byron Nelson Championship on Friday. That was good for a one-stroke lead over fellow Australians Mark Hensby (67) and Mathew Goggin (69), and Scott McCarron (66), who missed all of last season recovering [...]

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Stewart on pole for Nationwide spring race at Talladega.

Amid all the talk of his future, Tony Stewart came to Talladega Superspeedway and went back to work, winning the pole for Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 Nationwide Series race. Stewart’s lap of 185.308 mph earned him his second pole of the Nationwide Series season. The other came in the season-opening race at Daytona, which he won. [...]

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2008 NHL Eastern Semi’s Game 2 Preview – Flyers vs Canadiens.

The Philadelphia Flyers believe they need to get skating against the Montreal Canadiens, who also feel like they can take their game up a notch after catching the final breaks to win the opener of their second-round series. Philadelphia blew 2-0 and 3-2 leads Thursday night as Montreal got a power-play goal from Alex Kovalev [...]

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