NASCAR said Gragson violated the member conduct of its rule book, without providing details. BROOKLYN, Michigan — Driver Noah Gragson has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and Legacy Motor Club due to liking an insensitive meme with a photo of George Floyd’s face. “I am disappointed in myself for my lack of attention and actions … Read more
HOUSTON — Astros’ star Jose Altuve hit his 200th career home run on Saturday against the Yankees. The second-baseman joins an elite group of Astros players that have hit that milestone, including Jeff Bagwell (449 home runs), Lance Berkman (326 home runs), Craig Biggio (291 home runs) and Jimmy Wynn (223 home runs), according to … Read more
The Big 12 is Texas and Oklahoma. Those are the headliners. They’ve made everything else go. With all due respect to the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners, the Big 12 has my college football heart. It always has. The Big 12, in fact, had me at ‘hello’ back when it was called the Big … Read more
With its second-place finish in Group E, the remaining U.S. matches will take place overnight. MELBOURNE, VIC — Fans of the United States women’s soccer team remained faithful viewers no matter what hour the game was on. The Americans three group stage matches at the Women’s World Cup had an average combined English- and Spanish-language … Read more
Zach Thomas, a Texas native who briefly played for the Cowboys, was inducted, too. Ware, Howley and Thomas bring Dallas’ Hall of Fame representatives to 32. CANTON, Ohio — Three former Dallas Cowboys players were enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. The members of the Class of 2023 who have been … Read more
Beyond this school year, the Pac-12 is down to: Stanford, California, Oregon State and Washington State. EUGENE, Ore. — Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington would be joining next August, and the Big 12 completed its raid of the beleaguered conference by adding Arizona, Arizona … Read more
The Pac-12 continues to crumble and is now down to four members beyond this year: Stanford, California, Oregon State and Washington State. IRVING, Texas — Dealing a combination of crushing blows to the Pac-12, The Big 12 Conference announced Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as new members, completing its raid of the Pac-12. Earlier Friday, … Read more