Andretti Green Racing teammates Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti will start on the front row in the SunTrust Indy Challenge on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. Kanaan completed his four laps in 1 minute, 4.3333 seconds on the .75-mile Richmond International Raceway oval, the shortest track in the Indy Racing League series. Andretti was [...]
After two close calls, Joe Mauer finally lifted one over the fence. Mauer hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 Friday night for their 10th straight win, all against NL teams. The catcher is known for hitting line drives, not home runs. On [...]
Rookie Patrick Carpentier grabbed his first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Canadian driver, whose last pole came in a Champ Car in 2004 on the road course in Laguna Seca, Calif., was among the drivers who had to wait out a nearly two-hour rain delay before getting a shot [...]
Danica Patrick is the best known driver in the IndyCar Series, and she erased any doubt that she belongs in April when she became the first woman in history to win a major open-wheel race. Her popularity with the fans, however, hasn’t been shared by her fellow drivers of late. After last week’s race in [...]
Greg Biffle reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing. “Certainly I’m very excited to announce that we’ve done a multiyear extension with Roush Fenway,” the driver of the No. 16 Ford said Friday. He said the long-anticipated deal includes primary sponsorship by 3M for the next three years. “3M has [...]
Casey Mears will be looking for a new ride in 2009. Hendrick Motorsports said Friday that Mears, who has been with the team since 2007 and moved to the No. 5 Chevrolet to replace Kyle Busch, will be released at the end of this season. “We’ve put a ton of emphasis on the No. 5 [...]
Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA. The Chicago Bulls selected Rose, who grew up on the city’s South Side, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley. With Beasley going second [...]
Shawn Chacon was put on waivers Thursday by the Houston Astros, a day after he got into a physical altercation with general manager Ed Wade. If another team doesn’t claim Chacon by Monday, the Astros say they will release the pitcher and terminate his contract for cause, which would set off a confrontation with the [...]
The Milwaukee Bucks plan to send forwards Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons to the New Jersey Nets for forward Richard Jefferson, a person with direct knowledge of the deal said Thursday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press because the deal wasn’t completed. Milwaukee has been looking to rid itself of [...]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials still want to host the U.S. Grand Prix. It might take at least another year to get it back. When Formula One released its provisional 2009 schedule Wednesday, the race that had become synonymous with Indianapolis was left off the list. The mid-June weekend after the Canadian Grand Prix, a previous [...]
