May 19, 2013

NASCAR: Ragan’s upset win gives boost to Front Row Motorsports

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David Ragan and his wife Jacquelyn Butler Ragan, celebrate in victory lane after winning Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.(Photo: Sean Gardner, Getty Images) Story Highlights David Ragan ended up jobless at the end of 2011 before signing with Front Row Motorsports Roush Fenway Racing tapped a 20-year-old Ragan to drive departing Mark Martin’s car [...]

Boston Marathon 2013: Lelisa Desisa, Rita Jeptoo win Boston Marathon

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Elite female marathoners, front row from left, Rita Jeptoo, Mamitu Daska, Meserat Debele, Tirifi Beyene, Alemitu Begna, Shalane Flanagan, Ana Felix and Sabrina Mockenhaupt compete on the course.(Photo: Michael Dwyer AP) BOSTON (AP) — Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia has won the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon. It’s just his second race at the 26.2-mile [...]

Formula 1: Alonso confident he can still win F1 title

Ferrari Formula One driver Alonso is pushed into his garage during the qualifying session of the Indian F1 Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida

(Reuters) – Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was unshaken in his belief that he can win this season’s Formula One title despite rival Sebastian Vettel taking another dominant pole position at the Indian Grand Prix on Saturday. The Spaniard qualified only fifth while Vettel, chasing a fourth race win in a row, made sure of Red Bull’s [...]

Forumla 1: Alonso spins out of Japanese Grand Prix

Ferrari Formula One driver Alonso loses control of his car in the first corner of the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit

(Reuters) – Ferrari’s Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso crashed out of the Japanese Grand Prix seconds after the start on Sunday. The Spaniard, who led Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel by 29 points with five races remaining after Suzuka, had started in sixth place and was sent spinning into the gravel at the first corner [...]

NASCAR: Gordon wins pole at Loudon

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Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 22, 2012 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (September 21, 2012 – Source: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images North America) LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Jeff Gordon came [...]

The Masters 2012: Oosthuizen joins elite Masters company with wonder shot

Bubba Watson of the U.S. receives his green jacket from 2011 champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa after winning a playoff to become champion of the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta

(Reuters) – Champion Bubba Watson will always have the prestigious green jacket but, once the dust settles, the most stirring memory of the 76th Masters will be the wonder shot for the ages conjured up by Louis Oosthuizen. Oosthuizen, who romped to a seven-stroke victory at the 2010 British Open, triggered one of the loudest [...]

Brad Keselowski finishes strong to win Nationwide Kroger 200

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Dodge, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kroger 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway on July 30, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (July 29, 2011 – Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images North America) (AP) Everything had to go right for Brad Keselowski to chase down [...]