PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said he’s optimistic shortstop Francisco Lindor will recover for opening day after having surgery on Wednesday to repair a broken hamate bone in his left hand. Lindor was evaluated by a hand specialist after experiencing ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron will try to win his third straight Daytona 500 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd. Daytona International Speedway announced Wednesday that all reserved grandstand seats have been purchased for the 68th running of “The Great American ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Busch won the pole for NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500 to give the driver with the longest active losing streak in “The Great American Race” a shot at the victory that has escaped him his entire career. Busch is 0 for 20 in the Daytona 500 and hasn’t started in the top five since 2016, when he still drove for Joe Gibbs Racing. He started fourth and finished third that year, then was a career-best second to then-teammate Denny Hamlin in 2019. “Sounds really good right now — being able to qualify on my first pole for the Daytona 500, ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A judge on Wednesday kept former New York Jets first-round draft pick Darron Lee in jail without bond as he faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of his girlfriend in Tennessee. The ruling by Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Tori Smith came after Lee was ...
MILAN — Chloe Kim chases a record third halfpipe gold at the Winter Olympics and Italian ski stars duel. Day 6 also sees the U.S. and Canada start men’s hockey play at the Milan Cortina Games, with NHL stars part of the Olympic action for the first time in 12 years. Here is a guide of what to look out for on today (all times EST): Kim’s three-peat bid Injury? Shoulder brace? No problem for Kim. After breezing through qualification despite a shoulder injury, Kim aims to become the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals in today’s halfpipe final. Kim ...
MILAN — Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 and learning to skate on a frozen pond in his Wisconsin backyard after falling in love with speedskating while watching the 2010 Winter Olympics on TV — and hoping to one day step atop the podium himself. So ...
