DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Mayfield was not at Daytona International Speedway for Saturday night’s race, citing the media attention on his legal fight with NASCAR as an unnecessary distraction from the Independence Day celebration. NASCAR suspended Mayfield May 9 for testing positive for methamphetamines, and he sued to be reinstated. A federal judge […]

NASCAR released its list of 25 people nominated for its first Hall of Fame class Thursday. The first class, consisting of five members, will be inducted in conjunction with the opening of the Hall of Fame in Charlotte next May. A 21-member committee selected the nominees from NASCAR drivers, owners and promoters. Here are my […]

STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — As dominant as former Major League pitcher Rick Rhoden has been in celebrity golf over the past two decades, there is another part of the game where he has even been better — qualifying for the U.S. Senior Open. The 56-year-old who has won a record seven times at the American […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title. She wasn’t facing just anyone, of course. She was playing her older sister Venus. And […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Twenty-five years after his final victory, Richard Petty has forgotten much about the race. He remembers the important stuff, though. The last few laps. The post-race celebration. The presidential visit. The impromptu picnic. The King has relived all of those memories this week as part of the milestone anniversary of […]

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Briscoe couldn’t help but flash a big smile. A week after spinning out at Richmond and losing the IndyCar Series points lead, Briscoe won his second straight pole at Watkins Glen International. He turned a lap Saturday in 1 minute, 28.5970 seconds around the 11-curve, 3.4-mile road course in […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Sammy Kitwara of Kenya won the 40th Peachtree Road Race with a time of 27:21 in his debut in the annual 6.2-mile event through the streets of Atlanta. Ridouane Harroufi of Morocco was second, and Ethiopia’s Gashu Ibrahim Jeilan third. Abdi Abdirahman of Tucson, Ariz., captured his third straight USA Men’s 10-kilometer […]

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Tournament host Tiger Woods and defending champion Anthony Kim set the stage Saturday for a showdown everyone wanted at the AT&T National, with some expected company on a suddenly crowded leaderboard at Congressional. Woods salvaged an even-par 70 from a roller-coaster round, losing a three-shot lead in two holes and having […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A year ago, plenty of people were feeling sorry for Roger Federer. They were sending him letters with good wishes or — believe it or not — tennis tips. They were offering advice about how to deal with a perceived drop in performance and ideas for how to beat Rafael Nadal. […]

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates farmhands Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel became the first players from India to appear in organized baseball when each pitched an inning for Bradenton of the Gulf Coast League on Saturday. Singh allowed one run on two hits and struck out one, throwing 13 of 20 pitches for strikes […]