Logano’s No. 22 Ford was found to have only 19 of 20 lug nuts secured following his runnerup finish to Carl Edwards in the rain-shortened event. As a result, Logano’s crew chief, Todd Gordon was fined $10,000. MORE: Edwards, Hamlin look to turn close calls into Cup title No Cup drivers were docked points for violations. Here’s the full list of penalties from this past weekend, including from the Xfinity Series....
As the team made their annual trip to Sick Kids Hosiptal, Lupul was asked a tricky question that he wasn’t prepared for. MORE: NHL players’ wives & girlfriends | Martin St. Louis returns to Tampa | Pat Quinn dies at 71 He was expecting a question about hockey, naturally, and was taken aback when prodded about his relationship status. It did make for a very interesting interview. Source: mapleleafs.nhl.com
The Sussex all-rounder’s international career has been the subject of intense speculation after he became eligible to play for England in March. He was left out of their preliminary squad for this year’s Cricket World Cup but could be called up before a deadline of May 23. And, having also been selected for a five-match series with Pakistan, Archer will aim to make a strong first impression at Malahide....
“You get yourself involved in projects and you’re not necessarily going to like everything. [But] what I would say to Disney is do not bring out a black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side. It’s not good. I’ll say it straight up.” Boyega was incredibly direct while talking to GQ, expressing not only the frustration of being minimized in the films themselves, but of operating in a professional setting that was not equipped to serve the needs of a Black actor....
The list includes Kentucky coach John Calipari, four-time NBA All-Star Spencer Haywood, eight-time NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo, seven-time NBA All-Star Jo Jo White, 39-year NBA referee Dick Bavetta and three-time WNBA MVP Lisa Leslie. MORE: Must-see Final Four games | Keys to the national championship game Calipari and today’s inductees will join the five directly elected members, who were announced earlier in the year. This list includes Louis Dampier, John Isaacs, Lindsay Gaze, Tom Heinsohn and George Raveling....
He didn’t say it as a matter of opinion. He reported it as fact, calling it a “DoneDeal.” Chapman played in the league and later worked in the league for many years, and thus appeared to have credibility on the matter. The Lakers denied the report that night, while UK was in the process of losing that game to UConn, and Calipari since has denied it multiple times. Thursday morning during a news conference to help promote his book, “Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out,” Calipari said he has not spoken to Chapman about the tweet or its timing....
After all he is competing for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at No Mercy, which doesn’t seem like something a guy on the way out would do. But John is chasing number 16. He wants to tie Ric Flair’s record, which would forever etch his name in pro wrestling history. It was already going to be there of course, but to be mentioned in the same breath as The Nature Boy is an honor that very few men can lay claim to....
MORE: John Cena delivers hilarious ESPY monologue Part one of the ad (below) features Cena and SNL alum Rob Schneider picking out trash bags. Cena picks the Hefty Trash Bags and is declared king of the trash bag aisle, while Schneider is declared the wimp for picking the competitor. Part two (below) transforms a normal man into Cena after he chooses Hefty Trash Bags. I mean who wouldn’t want to be Cena at this point as the other option is to become Schneider....
A quick WWE stock update-Yesterday, the WWE stock saw an increase of 3.13% finally closing at $13.82 per share. The corresponding high was $13.85 and the low was $13.40. WWE Chairman Vince McMahon tweeted the following to promote the return of WWE Tough Enough: 0 votes
The scene featuring Q comes at the end of the episode, where Picard (played by Patrick Stewart) finds himself in a strange facsimile of his house seemingly controlled by his enemy. This new Q, however, is slightly different than when we last saw him. He has grey hair and is a darker version of the character than we have seen before—no tights and mariachi bands this time. In the lead-up to the release of Star Trek: Picard Season 2 on Paramount+, Newsweek spoke to de Lancie about his surprise return to Star Trek, this new take on the character, and the one condition he had for signing up to the show....
Gardner is best known for founding Common Cause, the grassroots public interest lobby that got the ball rolling on campaign finance reform, which cleared the House of Representatives just two days before Gardner died. Over the years, Common Cause has pushed for public access to closed-door government meetings (it was once routine to keep citizens in the dark), obtained disclosure of gifts and other favors for lawmakers, hastened the demise of the undemocratic seniority system in Congress, championed accountability in state and local government and driven the agenda on just about every other reform initiative of the last three decades....
Jaso caught Felix Hernandez’s perfect game for the Mariners against the Rays on Aug. 15, 2012. On Wednesday, he joined Ray Schalk in pulling off the dual feat. MORE: Single-season feats we’ll probably never see again Schalk caught Charlie Robertson’s perfect game for the White Sox on April 30, 1922, against the Tigers. Robertson was making just his fourth career start and was facing a lineup that included Ty Cobb, who batted ....
Lester collected that hit Monday night off Lackey, breaking an MLB-record 0-for-66 skid to start his career. A career that now covers 10 seasons. MORE: 2015 All-Star snubs | Ranking the closers with the best entrance music But the Cubs left-hander also was tagged with the loss despite giving up just two unearned runs in seven innings in an eventual 6-0 Cardinals win. Lackey chose to focus on the end result when asked about Lester’s keepsake....
Trump has been fulsome in his praise of Texas congressman John Ratcliffe, who he wants to take over from Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence. Trump told reporters on Tuesday, via The Hill: “We need somebody strong that can really rein it in, because as I think you’ve all learned, the intelligence agencies have run amok.” However, opponents have pointed to discrepancies between the Texas Republican’s stated and actual experience....
TMZ Sports spoke with Cablayan, who says the former Washington wide receiver could have posted a 4.18. MORE: Huskies WR John Ross stuns with record 40-yard time “The night before some of his starts were actually looking really good,” said Cablayan. “We were like whoa, ok. He’s going to definitely run 4.2. I think everybody kind of knew that going into it.” Cablayan said Ross didn’t get as great of a start at the NFL Combine and got a cramp in the last 10-yards....
Terry made his first league start since September’s 2-2 draw with Swansea City and opened the scoring after 22 minutes. He was then involved in a mix-up with Nathaniel Chalobah, but it was always going to be his night, no matter what happened. Terry: Title win is perfect way to bow out Ninety-six seconds were between Terry’s 67th Chelsea goal and his moment of madness. It shows that the timing of his departure from the top level is right but that he still could be a force for another team next season....
The party’s majority in the House is slight, and in the Senate only obtained by Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaker vote. With that said, there is close to no room for defeat come 2022—but at present, there are several signals the party might suffer. Biden’s Approval Woes President Joe Biden’s approval has trailed off, with indications that the public perception of him is tied to that of his party....
A reporter asked the president if West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin had broken his word by announcing he will oppose the plan in its current form. “I’ve told you before that some people think maybe I’m not Irish because I don’t hold a grudge. Look, I want to get things done. I still think there’s a possibility of getting Build Back Better done,” Biden answered. “You saw what happened yesterday....
“The increase in real GDP reflected increases in private inventory investment, consumer spending, federal government spending, state and local government spending, and nonresidential fixed investment that were partly offset by decreases in residential fixed investment and exports,” the BEA said. The latest GDP figures will be seen as good news for President Joe Biden as inflation has continued to decrease, unemployment remains low and he prepares to give a major speech on the economy on Thursday....
