DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Michael Jordan inherited the racing bug from his late father, who routinely packed everyone into the car and drove from North Carolina to a handful of tracks every year as attending NASCAR races became Jordan family vacations. Decades later, Jordan is now a Daytona ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates confirmed the passing of former right-handed pitcher Elroy Face on Thursday in North Versailles. He was 97 years old and eight days shy of his 98th birthday. “It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Pirates Hall of Famer Elroy Face, a ...
Pirates phenom Paul Skenes got his first glimpse of what everyone in Altoona saw last season with Konnor Griffin’s short time with the Curve. The two faced each other in a live batting practice session on Wednesday in Bradenton, Fla. to open the first day of spring training, with manager ...
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, ...
