Motorsports
Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19, will miss Formula One's Sakhir GP
Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix.
Motorsports
Russian driver Mazepin to race for Haas in F1 next season
Russian driver Nikita Mazepin will drive for Formula One team Haas after signing a multi-year deal on Tuesday.
Motorsports
Grosjean escapes F1 fireball at Bahrain GP
Formula One driver Romain Grosjean was trapped in a burning car after it sliced in half and exploded into a fireball, following a crash on the first lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.
Motorsports
Hamilton takes pole position for Bahrain GP and 98th in F1
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton set a track record at the Bahrain Grand Prix on his way to a record-extending 98th career pole position on Saturday.
Sports
Kanaan to pair with Johnson to drive oval races for Ganassi
Tony Kanaan will compete in the four oval events on IndyCar's 2021 schedule that Johnson does not plan to run.
Sports
Live Fast Motorsports becomes 3rd new NASCAR team for 2021
NASCAR will have another new team in 2021 — bringing the total to three new ownership groups in the Cup Series — with the formation of Live Fast Motorsports.
Sports
Hamilton lets tears flow as he clinches record 7th F1 title
Moments after victory No. 94 and title No. 7, Lewis Hamilton sat in his car with his head in his hands.
Sports
Elliott moves from back of field to first NASCAR title
The new face of NASCAR circled Phoenix Raceway for a celebratory lap of his finest achievement. Chase Elliott, NASCAR's most popular driver, was now a Cup champion, too.
Sports
Larson still popular on dirt tracks, despite racial slur
Donald Reed drove more than seven hours to North Carolina last week just to watch Kyle Larson race on dirt tracks.
Sports
Column: NASCAR closes stabilized, and energized by Elliott
Drivers, finally, stop your engines.
Sports
Elliott too fast for Hamlin, Logano, Keselowski
Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski got a big head start on Chase Elliott. It wasn't big enough Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.
Golf
Reusse: Grading which sports dealt best with the coronavirus
The financial hits have been onerous and TV ratings plunged, but how have the sports entities handled holding competition at a time when the biggest foe has been the coronavirus.
Sports
NASCAR claims victory in finishing season during pandemic
NASCAR will take the checkered flag on its season, one of the longest in professional sports, celebrating its ability to work through the pandemic and close its year.
Sports
Denny Hamlin faces tough field for elusive 1st NASCAR title
Denny Hamlin is 0-for-3 in championship chances, his shot at an elusive first NASCAR crown ending just short each time.
Sports
No fans at F1 races in Bahrain but health workers invited
The two Formula One races in Bahrain will be held predominantly without spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic, race organizers said Saturday.
Sports
Jimmie Johnson leaves indelible mark on and off race track
Jimmie Johnson was the first one down the stairs in a diving competition at Tony Stewart's birthday party. He playfully tossed mini hamburgers across a suite Denny Hamlin had rented in Las Vegas and later wrestled Chad Knaus on the floor of the same casino.
Sports
NASCAR's Briscoe balances title chase with off-track woes
Chase Briscoe has enjoyed the best year of his professional career: nine wins, an upcoming promotion to NASCAR's elite Cup Series and the chance to cap it with the Xfinity Series championship.
Sports
Path to NASCAR title clear with Harvick out of the way
Kevin Harvick was a sure bet to make the NASCAR finale and likely close out one of the most dominant seasons of the decade.
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