The starting lineup and pole for Saturday night’s NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the third race of the 2020 Cup Series playoffs, were not set by the random-draw procedure that determined the starting order for most of the races in 2020 that ran without qualifying sessions amid the coronavirus pandemic.The starting grid for Saturday’s race at Bristol, scheduled to start at…

Anton Khudobin’s play for the Dallas Stars this postseason is evoking memories of a Stanley Cup-winning goalie.”He reminds me of a guy named Tim Thomas a little bit,” Tyler Seguin said.The Stars forward would know. He was Thomas’ teammate when the Boston Bruins won the Cup in 2011 and has watched Khudobin help Dallas reach…

(Reuters) – Teenager Lorenzo Musetti brandished his reputation as a next-generation star by taking down Japan’s Kei Nishikori in straight sets at the Italian Open on Thursday for back-to-back wins against former top-five players.The 18-year-old Italian also defeated three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka, a former world number three, in two sets on Tuesday in…

Tyron Woodley (Dave Mandel/Sherdog) On Saturday, Sept. 19, the UFC returns to the Apex in Las Vegas for its 36th event on ESPN+. The event once again features no fans in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In the night’s main event, a pair of ranked welterweight collide as former interim champion Colby Covington takes on…

ON THE ROAD AGAINThe Mariners open a three-game series as the home team in San Diego after the set was relocated due to air quality concerns in the Seattle area. The Mariners already had two games against the Giants moved from Seattle to San Francisco this week because of unhealthy air quality from numerous West…

APENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Jeremiah Attaochu is like those sharply dressed seat fillers at the Oscars. He replaced an injured Bradley Chubb last season and is filling in for an injured Von Miller this year.He had 3½ sacks in a dozen games last season after signing on Oct. 1 and the seventh-year pro collected Denver’s…

The Tampa Bay Lightning had to wait a long time for redemption.So having to go through another overtime to get back to the Stanley Cup Final wasn’t a big deal to them.The Lightning’s patience and persistence paid off when Anthony Cirelli scored 13:18 into overtime to give them a 2-1 series-winning victory against the New…

The Indian Premier League returns this weekend, with the creme de la creme of the sport in the United Arab Emirates for the marquee Twenty20 competition of franchise cricket.Mumbai Indians, the defending champions, face Chennai Super Kings in Saturday’s curtain-raiser, which is a repeat of the 2019 final.Here, we take a look at the players who…

The British duo have agreed terms in principle on a mega two-fight deal back in June.2 He has verbally agreed a two-fight deal with WBC champ Tyson FuryCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdWBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO champ AJ’s promoter Hearn has been in regular contract with Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, the Gypsy King’s US…