Q: Did a MOPAR-powered car ever win an IndyCar race and, if so, who drove it? I am told one did win, but I can’t ever recall a MOPAR-powered IndyCar. -- John, retired and living in New England
Four members of Shawnee’s Team Crain captured championships Saturday at the 2011 USPF 14th annual Crain Powerlifting-Bench Press-Deadlift Open.
Kurt Busch took the lead from Jimmie Johnson with 41 laps remaining to win the AAA 400 at the Dover International Speedway Sunday afternoon.
Tecumseh High School product Patrick Cobbs has been added to the New Orleans Saints roster as a running back.
Marcos Ambrose, the 34-year-old Australian who’s been blazing fast on the road courses since moving halfway across the planet five years ago to try his skill in NASCAR, passed the top two cars with two laps to go for his first Sprint Cup Series victory in Monday’s postponed Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips at The Glen.
Tutoring Sam Bradford is Josh McDaniels’ route to career redemption.
The former boy wonder, once head coach of the Denver Broncos at age 32, has a career re-set as offensive coordinator with the St. Louis Rams. By Wednesday, the second day that players could report, McDaniels guessed the hours he’s spent with Bradford already was in double digits.
Road course racing goes a long way towards minimizing that wait-and-see approach. The effect is not always pretty, but it is undeniably entertaining. That fact shouldn’t be lost on a sport that has seen a drop in attendance and overall popularity over the last several years as the economy limps along.
A Western Conference finals appearance by the Oklahoma City Thunder is starting to turn Oklahoma’s natural colors of crimson and orange into a slightly bluer hue.
Actions sometimes speak louder than words, especially if you’re Chris Brown. Brown made news last week for throwing a chair at a window in his dressing room at the studios of “Good Morning America.”
Zach Randolph scored 31 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and Tony Allen made two late free throws to help the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-105 on Tuesday night.
San Francisco defensive tackle Justin Smith was ejected from the 49ers’ game at San Diego Thursday after making contact with an official after a play.
Matt Treanor wanted to stay with the Texas Rangers, even knowing he is expected to be the backup catcher.
“For me, it was a no-brainer,” Treanor said Monday after getting an $850,000, one-year contract from the American League champions. “I was going to try and come back with Texas if they’d have me.”
The Rangers last month signed free agent Yorvit Torrealba from San Diego to a $6.25 million, two-year deal.
Seven weeks after the NFL’s crackdown on illegal hits, players remain confused about what they can and can’t do. The league says there should be no such uncertainty.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have assigned second-year center Byron Mullens to their Tulsa affiliate in the NBA Development League.
Kevin Durant scored 30 points, including 20 in the second half, and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder came from 19 points down to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-103 on Wednesday night.
Tony Romo’s season might be over, and the Dallas Cowboys’ season might as well be.
As for Eli Manning and the New York Giants, everything’s clicking.
The former closer failed to close out the New York Yankees.
C.J. Wilson wasted his chance to pitch the Rangers into their first World Series, allowing back-to-back homers Wednesday in a 7-2 loss that trimmed Texas’ lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven AL championship series.
The Oklahoma City Thunder has waived guards Jerome Dyson and Elijah Millsap.
Standing before his highly paid, highly promoted, highly underachieving team, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones let ’em have it this week.
