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Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings after Race 5 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
Check out the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings at the halfway point and grab this widget for your blog.
Restarts a popular topic at drivers' meeting
To no one's surprise, the conduct of the lead driver on restarts was a hot topic at Saturday's pre-race driver's meeting at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Number
Kyle Busch is close to tying a record for NASCAR Nationwide Series wins in a season. Find out just how close and who he'll tie.
KILL - Shallow sac fly ends epic slugfest
Game 1 of the ALCS featured a thrilling pitcher's duel between Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka and Tampa Bay's James Shields, and more of the same was expected in Game 2 with Josh Beckett taking the hill for the Red Sox and Scott Kazmir for the Rays. Instead, the A.L. East rivals treated fans to a five-plus hour slugfest that featured 24 hits, seven home runs and 17 runs. The Rays edged the Sox 9-8 when Fernando Perez raced home on B.J. Upton's shallow sac fly in the bottom of the 11th inning, tying the series at a game apiece as the teams head to Boston. By Jay LeBlanc.
Tracking the EagleBank Bowl tie-ins
Navy had a bye, and so did half the ACC. So this is a shorter entry this week
Ovie Seals It
With 90 seconds left, Alex Ovechkin puts the Caps up 4-2 with his second goal of the game.
Laich Puts Caps up, 3-2
With 4:27 left in the game, Brooks Laich punches the puck through a hectic scrum directly in front of the goal.
Ovie Ties it Up
Alex Ovechkin raced down the right side and tied the game on a shot with a defender right in his face.
Caps trail 2-1 after 1
Alex Ovechkin had a scoring chance on a breakaway toward the end of the period, but was denied.
Blackhawks score again, Caps respond
Jack Skille puts Chicago up 2-0 with 8 minutes left in the first period. But the Caps hit back about 90 seconds later with a goal by Matt Bradley.
Yikes, That'll Silence a Crowd
Blackhawks right wing Kris Versteeg scores 26 second in to give the Blackhawks an early 1-0 lead.
Leonsis Talks About the Defense
Earlier this week and prior to the Caps 7-4 loss in Atlanta, owner Ted Leonsis hinted that defense is one potential liability for the team.
Greetings from Verizon Center
It’s a little more than an hour before the start of tonight’s Capitals home opener here at Verizon Center. There is a palpable buzz in and around the arena, with nary a soul wearing anything but red. It seems the fans have truly embraced this “Rock the Red” concept.
Scaredy-Rays?
Are the Rays freaked out by the bright lights of the postseason? David Ortiz (and Joe Maddon) think so.
N. Korea wanted to inspect U.S. nuke sites
Officials in Pyongyang made a demand so laughable that it was shot down immediately.
