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He’s only talked to Stewart once. That isn’t because Stewart acts aloof when he’s in a sprint-car garage. It’s because even though he has three won NASCAR Sprint Cup championships, he’s just like everyone else, putting on his firesuit on one leg at a time. That’s the way Stewart likes it, and that’s why many in the sprint-car world speak highly of him. They’ve raced against him, and they’ve raced at three tracks where he is invested as an owner or co-owner....

Team Xtreme tweeted out pictures of the bright orange and blue car after it was found in the woods, crediting Gwinnett County (Ga.) police with its discovery. The car, which was valued at $250,000, appears to be dropped off without a scratch. MORE: Logano earns pole in Atlanta | Tempers flare at inspections Team Xtreme was forced to withdraw from Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway after learning its car was stolen....

Track officials applied a treatment to the track’s lower lane in an effort to increase tire grip — and perhaps dramatically change the way the race is run. Or maybe not. MORE: Will ‘old-school’ racing return to Bristol? It all comes to fruition Saturday night. Drivers and teams must adjust to another application of resin, announced late Friday, to the lower groove in all four corners. Green flag is expected to fall about 8:18 p....

MORE: Race lineup | Potential Cinderella stories | Bill Elliott teaching Chase how to win Heavy rains throughout Sunday morning ended by early afternoon but weepers — water coming up through cracks in the track — kept the cars off the track. After nearly five hours of attempting to dry the track and then a spot shower, NASCAR had to reschedule the 334-lap race. The National Weather Service predicts warmer temperatures Monday in the mid-60s with a 40 percent chance of rain for the day and 20 percent at night....

McMurray was a hair faster than AJ Allmendinger on Saturday and won pole position for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race in Sonoma, Calif. Green flag for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 is 3:19 p.m. ET. Here are the results of qualifying. Lap length: 1.99 miles. (Car number in parentheses) (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 96.35 mph. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 96.088. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 95.942. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 95.857. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 95....

Jan Vertonghen and Dele Alli scored either side of Newcastle striker Joselu during a frantic opening 18 minutes at St James’ Park. Vertonghen and Alli were two of five World Cup semi-finalists in the Spurs starting line-up despite only returning to training this week. Mohamed Diame and Salomon Rondon were denied by post and crossbar during the second half as a flagging Tottenham hung on. “I am so proud. I think the performance, in all the circumstances, we were fantastic,” Pochettino told Sky Sports....

The Premier League outfit host Barca at Wembley on Wednesday, needing a win after losing their Group B opener to Inter. Rose believes Spurs can get a strong result against the LaLiga giants and Messi, who already has five league goals this term and opened his European campaign with a hat-trick. “He’s my favourite. I’d be excited to watch if I’m not playing, or to play against him. It’s an experience we’ve got to enjoy,” he said....

Former Manchester United manager Mourinho is reportedly set to replace Pochettino, who was relieved of his duties on Tuesday. Tottenham sacked Pochettino despite a Champions League final appearance in June – Spurs languishing 14th in the Premier League this season. What could Mourinho – a three-time Premier League champion with London rivals Chelsea – bring to Tottenham? Omnisport takes a look. WINNING MENTALITY Love him or hate him, Mourinho knows how to win....

Kyrie Irving tallied 24 points and dished out six assists while Jaylen Brown chipped in 18 points to lead Boston to a 108-94 home victory over San Antonio. Brandon Paul tallied 18 points to lead the Spurs in the losing effort. MORE: SN’s Latest NBA Power Rankings The win was Boston’s fifth in a row since it dropped the first two games of 2017-18. Sporting News provided live updates throughout Monday’s game....

Instead, Mr. Wada focused on the future of gaming and where he thinks it is going. His main focus was the “cloud,” a topic making lots of news lately with cloud saving coming to PlayStation Plus subscribers and OnLive growing with its cloud gaming service. Mr. Wada stated that he believes the gaming world has already experienced the first in many changes to come. This first change he said was smartphones and other popular handheld devices like the Nintendo DS....

While Square Enix broke the news of this new AI-focused company yesterday, Square Enix AI & Arts Alchemy itself was founded a couple of months ago on March 2. According to Square Enix’s press release announcing the formation of the new company, Square Enix AI & Arts Alchemy will be developing entertainment AI that can be used not only in video games, but across the entertainment industry. Square Enix specifically referenced its AI and art technologies (such as computer graphics) having the potential to expand in scope beyond what they’re currently being used for; thus, the new company will be used to do just that....

Squid Game exploded onto Netflix earlier this fall and took the streaming service by storm. The premise of the Korean show is that contestants compete in what are traditionally children’s games, including the titular game. However, when players lose these games, they also lose their lives. There’s an extra layer of drama added to Squid Game due to the fact that the contestants tended to be destitute and desperate to win the money the contest offered....

Images published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment on December 1 show Japanese squirrels eating different species of amanita mushrooms, which are poisonous to humans and many animals. When consumed by humans, the mushrooms can cause delirium, hallucinations, seizures, comas and even death in some rare cases. The scientist and photographer who documented the squirrel behavior said in the journal entry that the animals returned to eat the poisonous fungi over several days, suggesting that they could consume them safely....

SRH have been on a roll with three consecutive wins with the likes of David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Mohammad Nabi in fine form. MI have two solid wins over CSK and RCB under the belt and would love to get one over the Sunrisers, who are currently placed at the top of the IPL Points Table. With another high-scoring game on the cards, here are a few tips to help you pick your Dream11 and Dotball teams for this enticing contest....

The tenth edition of the IPL gets underway with the return of last year’s finalists: the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The RCB team has had multiple setbacks even before the first ball of the tournament has been bowled: their talisman, Virat Kohli, is down with a shoulder injury, KL Rahul is set to miss the tournament completely, while budding star Sarfaraz Khan, who copped a leg injury during one of the training sessions, is most likely to sit out for the entire season....

Sri Lanka won the tri-series following which Gunaratne even played a first-class match for Sri Lanka Army but Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed that the injury was worse than initially anticipated and he will take no part in the T20I tri-series that will involve India and Bangladesh. In case you didn’t know… To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence, the country will host a T20I tri-series involving India and Bangladesh....

Shamsi has returned home from Sri Lanka owing to unspecified family reasons. It is understood that no date has been set for his return into the squad. Having been named in the ODI squad too, the 28-year old spinner was tasked with playing a significant role in the tour to the island nation. In case Shamsi does not comeback in time, the Proteas could offer a Test debut for leg-spinner Shaun von Berg....

It was truly gallant of Jayasuriya to pay his regards at the memorial. He also met few of the school kids there. On his facebook page, Sanath wrote: Source: Sanath Jayasuriya’s facebook page 0 votes

The Sydney Sixers Women have won four out of their eight WBBL 2021 matches and are currently fourth in the points table. They beat the Hobart Hurricanes by 31 runs in their last outing. Brisbane Heat Women, on the other hand, have won five out of their nine matches and currently find themselves second in the standings. They beat the Sydney Thunder Women by five wickets in their last WBBL 2021 match....

The young fan, who suffers from a rare, life-threatening autoimmune disorder called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or HLH, befriended Blues defenseman Colton Parayko throughout last year and was on hand for every moment of the postseason. She even got to hoist the Cup after St. Louis’ historic Game 7 win in Boston, with a little help from Parayko himself. On the eve of the Blues’ championship title defense — the team opens the regular season against the Washington Capitals on Oct....