May 22, 2013

Skiing: Vonn hurts knee in serious crash at worlds in Austria

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U.S. skiier ?Lindsey? Vonn is airlifted after crashing during the women’s super-G course, at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, on Tuesday.(Photo: Luca Bruno, AP) SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed during the super-G and has been taken by helicopter to a hospital from the world championships after apparently injuring her right [...]

Formula 1: Justin Wilson gets surprise win in Texas race of attrition

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(By Chris Graythen, Getty Images) FORT WORTH — Justin Wilson saw it coming. Not his first career oval-track race; the slide of race leader Graham Rahal into the Turn 4 wall Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Wilson got the surprising win in the Firestone 550 when Rahal hit the wall. Actually, he still had [...]

NASCAR: Tony Stewart beats Fontana rain, continues rare fast start

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Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, shakes hands with fans during driver introductions prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 25, 2012 in Fontana, California. (March 24, 2012 – Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — FONTANA, [...]

NASCAR: Mid-race leader will earn $200k at Daytona 500

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet, speaks to the media during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 12, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (January 11, 2012 – Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images North America) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The Daytona 500 will boast a record [...]

NASCAR: Kyle Busch fueled to victory; Kahne’s medicine; more notes

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(Picture courtesy of SI / Kyle Busch win at Richmond,VA / April 30,2011) (PhatzRadio/ SI) – RICHMOND, Va. — It was a “Saturday Night at the Short Track” for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400. That meant plenty of fender-banging, temper-flaring, hard-racing action around Richmond [...]