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IndyCar starting 2027 in St. Petersburg again

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INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar announced Wednesday that the racing series will start its 2027 season March 7 on the streets of St. Petersburg. The series released the locations and dates for the first eight races of the upcoming season. This will be the 17th time IndyCar has started a season at St. Petersburg. “The start to this year’s 2026 season was action-packed, and it’s gratifying to know the stage is set for a return to that frantic pace in 2027,” IndyCar President J. Douglas Boles said. “St. Pete has become an ideal host to begin our season.” IndyCar will open 2027 racing ...

Scottie Scheffler begins chase for FedEx Cup title

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The PGA Tour postseason starts with a $20 million tournament, with only a 69-man field, and with a sense of urgency for only about half of the players at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 seed and bracing for three straight postseason ...

Chiefs camp offers up comfort to Travis Kelce

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Travis Kelce likes to call training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs his “sanctuary,” whether that be the quiet, hourlong drive north to Missouri Western State University or the solitude that he finds while living in college dorms for a month. Such refuge was probably ...

Rodgers recalls fun Green Bay days with Packers

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has one regret about starting his final NFL season with an exhibition game against the team that drafted him. He would have preferred Thursday’s matchup with the Packers take place in Green Bay rather than Pittsburgh. Rodgers wanted to have one ...

Ban extended on hockey stars

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CALGARY, Alberta — Three of the five players acquitted of sexual assault in the high-profile 2018 Canada world junior case have had their international play suspensions get extended for at least another year, with only one set for immediate reinstatement. Hockey Canada on Wednesday extended Michael McLeod’s ban from representing the country until Nov. 10, 2030, Dillon Dube through the same date in 2028 and Carter Hart through that date in 2027. Cal Foote’s suspension will end this November, while Alex Formenton has been reinstated. Last year, the NHL allowed the players to sign ...