Kentucky Speedway President Mark Simendinger hopes the track's new pavement smooths the transition to another race with a new NASCAR downforce package.
Scott Hend of Australia and Felipe Aguilar of Chile made it through blustery conditions and shot 3-under 69 to share the lead Thursday after the first round of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
Tricolors fluttered everywhere in Marseille on Thursday ahead of the second European Championship semifinal, with the black, red and yellow German flag outnumbering the red, white and blue of France in the city's packed Old Port.
SAN DIEGO (AP) St. Louis rookie shortstop Aledmys Diaz will replace his teammate, infielder Matt Carpenter, on the National League roster for next week's All-Star game.
Three years after winning the title at Wimbledon, Marion Bartoli said she has contracted an unknown virus and her life is an "absolute nightmare." The 31-year-old Frenchwoman is now extremely thin and said it's because she is ill.
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) The Georgia Southern athletics department has been put on two years of probation and the football program will lose two scholarships next season after the NCAA ruled that three football players received improper academic assistance.
For the second time in five days, one of the Los Angeles Dodgers' veteran starting pitchers will return to the rotation after spending more than a year recuperating from surgery.
HOUSTON -- After their pitching carried them to a pair of victories this week and set the stage for a series sweep of the Seattle Mariners, the Houston Astros turned to their offense to seal the deal in a 9-8 win Wednesday night.
After playing 13 seasons and winning three NBA championships in Miami, along with a Finals MVP award, Dwyane Wade is headed to his hometown of Chicago in the latest colossal free agency move during what has been a wild offseason.