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Spurlock now a part of history

DOVER, Del. — Dystany Spurlock became the first Black woman to compete in one of NASCAR’s three national series in her debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Dover Motor Speedway on Friday, according to NASCAR.com. Spurlock, 34, raced in the No. 69 MBM Motorsports Ford at the track in Delaware. “It feels so amazing,” Spurlock said in a recent “Good Morning America” interview. “Being a first is never what I strived to be. I just so happened to be that. But being able to be that example for other little girls and little boys that look like me is amazing. I ...

Pair of long shots have the lead at PGA Championship

NEWTOWN SQUARE — Alex Smalley’s performance in the second round of the PGA Championship defied his winless run on the PGA Tour. Smalley has zero wins in 140 starts on tour and was a major long shot to win the 108th PGA Championship. On Friday, Smalley instead grabbed his share of the ...

Preakness has everything except for Derby winner

Except for the Kentucky Derby winner going for the Triple Crown, the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes has a little bit of everything. The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country ...

Brown was hired to coach Knicks for this moment

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Mike Brown was hired for this moment. The New York Knicks already had a coach who could take them to the Eastern Conference finals — and they fired him immediately after. Whoever replaced Tom Thibodeau would do so knowing he was inheriting a seat that was already ...

OG returns to practice for New York

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — OG Anunoby fully practiced with the New York Knicks on Friday for the first time since injuring his hamstring, moving them closer to having their starting lineup intact for the Eastern Conference finals. The starting forward missed the final two games of the Knicks’ second-round sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers after straining his right hamstring late in Game 2. He took part in some of practice when the Knicks returned on Wednesday, but sat out the portions when they went full speed. But coach Mike Brown said Anunoby did everything with the team on Friday. The ...

Facing elimination, Buffalo Sabres planning for the best

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The time for talking, practicing and poring over game film is over as far as Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is concerned. With Buffalo facing elimination for the first time this postseason, Ruff told his team to avoid the rink Friday, meet at the airport and contemplated canceling the skate the next morning in Montreal with his message essentially being: Show up and play. “I know the pressure they’re feeling. I know how much they care. I just feel a day away from the rink, not coming here, is a good thing,” Ruff said. “We need to move on. There’s only one game ...