Text editorBROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Chris Buescher has won half of his four careers NASCAR Cup Series victories during a superb nine-day streak of success.Buescher won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race by holding off points leader Martin Truex late in the FireKeepers 400 on Monday and he leaves with his best performances towards the end of the regular season.“It’s definitely great timing as we head into the playoffs in a few weeks,” said Buescher, 30, who drove RFK Racing’s No. 17 Ford.Buescher, who won last week at Richmond, led 52 of the 200 laps. With 12 laps remaining,…
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Kevin Pelton, ESPN senior writerNovember 18, 2023, 8:00 a.m. ETClose Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Former Indiana Pacers consultant WARP notation developed and SCHOENE systemOver the past three seasons, the Detroit Pistons And Houston Rockets were by far the NBA’s two worst-performing teams on the court, winning 59 games (Houston) and 60 (Detroit), respectively. The accumulation of losses has given these teams a series of lottery picks, including the first two in 2022 (Cade Cunningham And Green Jalen) and twins Amen And Ausar Thompson This year.After adding Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet and other veterans in free agency, the Rockets have…
ARIZONA MEN’S BASKETBALL SCOUTING REPORTTexas-Arlington (2-1) at No. 3 Arizona (4-0)Likely startersG Kylan Boswell (6-2 sophomore)G Caleb Love (6-4 years) People also read… F Pelle Larsson (6-6 seniors)F Keshad Johnson (6-7 senior)C Oumar Ballo (7-0 senior)UT ARLINGTON G Akili Vining (6-2 senior)G Brandyn Talbot (6-5 juniors)F DaJuan Gordon (6-5 senior)F Dwayne Koroma (6-8 years old in second year)C Shemar Wilson (6-9 senior)How they matchThe series: Arizona has never faced UT Arlington, which is in the second season of a second stint in the Western Athletic Conference.Game agreement: UT Arlington faces Arizona in an unsupported bye game in the Acrisure Classic,…
Hopefully, long-time readers of the Misery Index understand that it’s mostly a semi-serious way to look back at each situation. college football saturday and analyze some of the most notable results through the lens of angry fandom – which, ultimately, is what makes people so passionate about the sport in the first place.It’s rare that watching the sport or being a fan of a team is associated with real, real misery. It’s just entertainment, after all. But for perhaps the first time in a decade of this every week, we saw exactly that play out Saturday at Florida State. There’s…
Halfway through the NFL season, fans are still working to evaluate the field. But Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward has a message for those who consider the Steelers “fraudulent.”The criticism seems to be that head coach Mike Tomlin’s ability to lead his team to a 6-3 record is a fluke that won’t hold up in the playoffs. This outlook could potentially be bolstered by Pittsburgh’s offense, which is ranked 28th in the league. Through the first nine games of the season, the Steelers have a minus-26 point differential.On his Podcast “Not just football”Heyward fired back:“Who do they judge?” Heyward…
The Wild (5-8-2) begin a three-game losing streak, including an 8-3 loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday before flying here Monday night. They are 16th in the NHL with an average of 3.27 goals per game and allow 4.20 goals per game, which places them second in the League behind the San Jose Sharks (4.24). “We’re doing some things right now that are hurting us at crucial times in the game where, maybe instead of making this play, you just play a little smarter with puck management and move on and prepare yourself or your teammates for next shift,”…
The Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association has announced the five finalists from each class for the 2023 Mr. and Ms. Soccer Awards. The winner will be announced Oct. 22 during the All-State Celebration at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. The finalists: Class 1A girls Becca Cook, midfielder, Rochester Lourdes; Maggie Dowling, midfielder, Holy Family Catholic; Makadyn Gust, goalkeeper, St. Charles; Gwendolyn Lilly, midfielder, Esko; Berit Parten, forward, Minnehaha Academy. Class 1A boys Jake Bettin, midfielder, Southwest Christian; Cooper Olson, goalkeeper, St. Paul Academy; Cole Pitzner, defender, Heritage Christian Academy; Jacob Plante, defender, Saint-Cloud cathedral; Christopher Tree, midfielder,…
Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has criticized the WTA for the poor performance of the season finale in Cancun. Vondrousova compared hosting the Billie Jean King Cup in Seville with poor efforts in Cancun. She says her complaints are common among top players. Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka also complained about conditions, including the poor condition of the newly built courts in Cancun. “Coming to Seville from Cancun seems like something different,” Vondrousova said. “Here we have excellent slopes, there is no wind, there is no rain. I feel better here! I guess it’s much better to get here from Cancun…
This story appears in WSLAM 3. Buy now. Important reminder: There was women’s basketball before the WNBA, and certain players helped elevate the game throughout that period. The W helped take the sport to a whole new level, and for that we are all grateful and excited to see what comes next. But women were hooping path before David Stern and his gang got involved. As authors Pamela Grundy and Susan Shackelford detail in their 2005 book, Breaking the Glass: The Remarkable History of Women’s Basketball, women have been playing the sport since 1892. If we at WSLAM are allowed…
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