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New Red Bull boss Michael Bradley touching all the right buttons in early start to season
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (366+ words) Michael Bradley's coaching career started only a few months ago, but he is already displaying a winning touch. Bradley captured the MLS Next Pro title with Red Bull New York II in November, and now has the Red Bulls off…...
A battered car forces William Byron into a backup for his Daytona 500 three-peat bid
2+ week, 1+ day ago (98+ words) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. " William Byron will try to drive his way into NASCAR history Sunday when he attempts to become the first winner of three consecutive Daytona 500s. He'll have to do it in a backup Chevrolet after his preferred No....
Chase Elliott and Joey Logano win qualifying races to set field for Daytona 500
2+ week, 3+ day ago (314+ words) Chase Elliott and Joey Logano win qualifying races to set field for Daytona 500The Boston Globe Chase Elliott and Joey Logano win qualifying races to set field for Daytona 500 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. " Chase Elliott won the second Daytona 500 qualifying race Thursday…...
Why Truck Day matters - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (986+ words) Good morning, I'm Tim Healey, the Globe's Red Sox beat writer. I'm here to explore the midwinter joy of one of our region's most particular celebrations, Truck Day. So some groundhog came out this morning, but that's not today's most…...
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s North Carolina home burglarized weeks after plane crash, officials say
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (263+ words) The alleged burglary and forcible entry into the Biffle home in Mooresville was reported Jan. 8, according to an incident report from the Iredell County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Darren Campbell said Wednesday that investigators believe someone entered a safe in the…...
Boston Legacy FC announces signing of Hansonâs Sammy Smith
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (471+ words) Boston Legacy FC stayed local with the signing of Whitman-Hanson and Boston College graduate Sammy Smith, the club's 17th signing ahead of its inaugural season. Smith will join the club in January on a two-year deal as a free agent from…...
NASCAR folds, makes charters permanent as it settles federal antitrust case brought by Michael Jordan - The Boston Globe
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (815+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " Michael Jordan and NASCAR chairman Jim France stood side-by-side on the steps of a federal courthouse as if they were old friends following a stunning settlement Thursday of a bruising antitrust case in which the Basketball Hall of Famer…...
Michael Jordan testifies in NASCAR antitrust trial, says he had no choice but to sue - The Boston Globe
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (871+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " Retired NBA great Michael Jordan took the stand at the landmark NASCAR antitrust case Friday and testified that he has been a fan of the stock car series since he was a child but felt he had little choice…...
Denny Hamlin breaks down in tears as the first witness testifying at NASCAR antitrust trial - The Boston Globe
3+ mon, 13+ hour ago (809+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " The landmark federal antitrust trial against NASCAR opened Monday with three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin breaking down in tears minutes into his testimony as the first witness in a case that could upend the venerable stock car series. Hamlin's…...
Denny Hamlin’s best chance: NASCAR star aims for first title from pole position - The Boston Globe
4+ mon, 13+ hour ago (867+ words) AVONDALE, Ariz. " It's all lining up for Denny Hamlin to shed his title as NASCAR's greatest driver to never win a championship. Hamlin, in his 20th full season, won the pole at Phoenix Raceway for Sunday's winner-take-all NASCAR championship finale. The…...