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Almirola took the lead in overtime and held on for the victory at the 1000Bulbs.com 500. Clint Bowyer placed second while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished in third. The win was Almirola’s first of 2018 and guarantees him a spot in the next round of the NASCAR playoffs. “I’ve been so close so many times this year,” Almirola told NBCS after the race. “Four or five times this year I feel like we had a shot to win and haven’t been able to seal the deal....

The NASCAR Cup Series will officially begin its 73rd season on Feb. 14 with the Daytona 500. Several venues on the schedule will be familiar for racing fans, but a few changes have been made, most notably the addition of more road courses. In 2021, NASCAR will hold seven road course events, and for the first time in more than 50 years, there will be a dirt race. Bristol Motor Speedway will be covered in dirt for the Food City Dirt Race on March 28....

They didn't necessarily get an answer Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway — they will always be looking to improve the racing. But they hope they got enough feedback by word of mouth from the drivers as well as the data downloaded by sensors put on the cars in order to make an educated decision for the 2014 rules package. NASCAR had the drivers run five races of 15-40 laps with different mechanical alignments....

MORE: NASCAR at Charlotte: Playoff standings, schedule Saturday’s practice had to be delayed for rain, but hopefully the race tomorrow won’t be interrupted. The measure NASCAR took to move the start time up will help, but it’s not certain whether the inclement weather will stay away for long enough. The forecast in Concord doesn’t look promising, but the weather is set to clear up around noon ET until rain and thunderstorms chances pick up again around 2 p....

Coughlin told reporters Friday afternoon that she will not participate in the 50-meter freestyle Saturday at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. That event was the 33-year-old’s last chance to qualify for her fourth Olympic Games. MORE: Greatest American Olympians | Ledecky, Franklin heading to Rio While Coughlin told USA Today she was not retiring from the sport, it appears her days as an Olympic competitor are done. Her 12 medals — three gold, four silver, five bronze — are tied for the most by a female swimmer with Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres....

Things have been pretty quiet for Nathan Drake since his next adventure, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, was teased at E3 2014 with a short cinematic teaser showing an older, wearier and literally washed up version of the adventurer embarking on what could be his final quest. With no gameplay footage yet available and a strong likelihood that the E3 teaser was pre-rendered, however, we’ve been curious to see something a bit more meaty from the next chapter in Naughty Dog’s popular franchise....

This year, July 4 falls on a Monday, so many people will be taking advantage of a three-day weekend. While many will flock to cookouts or some truly exceptional firework shows, others will enjoy another great July 4 tradition: the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. What is the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest? The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest sees people race against each other to eat as many sausages and buns as they possibly can....

There has been a growing outcry over the decision by Alabama governor Kay Ivey not to grant clemency to Woods, who died by lethal injection just after 9 p.m. on Thursday at William C. Holman Correctional Facility, despite appeals and protests from his supporters that he was innocent. Prosecutors said Woods had “conspired” with Kerry Spencer to kill police officers Carlos Owen, Harley Chisholm III, and Charles Bennett when they arrived at a drug house in June 2004....

The Redskins and Buccaneers gave us a preview Wednesday during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” in rainy Tampa. MORE: The worst Kap takes No Colin Kaepernick-inspired protests, from what observers could see. MORE: NFL execs despise Kaepernick Kaepernick will be in San Diego for the 49ers’ preseason finale Thursday, on a night the Chargers will be saluting the military. Many service men and women took to Twitter on Tuesday to support Kaepernick’s decision last weekend to sit in protest of injustice against African-Americans and other racial minorities....

Before the measure, called “Domestic workers equal access to paid sick leave,” can be implemented, the legislation must still get through a second vote by the board and be signed by Mayor London Breed. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that after that, it would take another few months for the city to find a private company to operate and roll out the program. If implemented, it would apply to about 10,000 people, a large portion women and immigrants who work in the cleaning, child care, non-medical elderly and disabled care, cooking and gardening areas....

Her contract with Adidas is reportedly going to end next year. Following Naomi’s increasing popularity across the USA, Japan and not to forget the social media after the win, Adidas is keen on continuing its sponsorship deal with Naomi. According to The Times, the new deal is going to fetch her at-least $8.5 million dollars. Along with the Adidas deal, Naomi is also roped in as the brand ambassador for the Japanese automaker Nissan on Thursday....

Jose Callejon gave Maurizio Sarri’s men the lead after seven minutes, beating Joe Hart with a low finish after being sent clear into the box. Torino then held firm until the hour mark when Napoli doubled their lead, Dries Mertens pulling the ball back for Lorenzo Insigne to finish well from just inside the area. The scoreline grew more emphatic as Napoli added three goals in seven minutes, Insigne turning provider for Mertens, who raced onto a throughball before cutting inside to smash a shot past Hart....

Narsingh, who earlier had to overcome legal hurdles to participate in Rio in competition with two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, was exonerated by the NADA panel, which termed him “a victim of sabotage”. “There is no fault and negligence on Narsingh Yadav’s part, he is a victim of sabotage done by a competitor,” NADA director general Naveen Agarwal told reporters here. Narsingh is now free to participate in the 74kg freestyle category at the Rio Games, starting August 5....

RELATED: Naruto: Strongest Characters In The Series What makes the fights in Naruto special are the various impressive jutsu that are used by the characters. While there is no shortage of jutsu in the series, not all of them are equally powerful. Some are far more unique and superior than the rest. These jutsu are distinctive as only a few characters possess the necessary chakra and special abilities to use them....

RELATED: The Most Dangerous Curses In Anime In it, the user makes a contract with an animal of sorts creating a pact between the two beings. The user of the jutsu can then summon the animal at will using his chakra. Interestingly enough, the beast can also summon a shinobi, in which case the jutsu is known as Reverse Summoning Jutsu. Here are seven of the best summons used through the Naruto franchise....

The forbidden technique has only one known user, Torune Aburame, who has been using the technique while under Kabuto’s control as a reanimated shinobi. Even though his plan to use the jutsu was foiled by Shino and Naruto, the destructive nature of the technique is clearly depicted. Moreover, the horrid nature of the technique further makes the jutsu quite terrifying, as the prerequisite to using the technique is gathering a large number of corpses....

RELATED: Most Iconic Anime Characters With An Eyepatch Narutogave fans some of the strongest anime characters of all time who became so iconic around the world that even those anime fans recognize them who don’t even watch the show. Thanks to the series’ thrilling stories and complex characters it became one of the most beloved series of all time with one of the most passionate and vocal fan bases....

Each clan, from the Aburame to the Uchiha, have an associated symbol and meaning behind them. Sometimes the meanings are literal, other times metaphorical. All Naruto fans agree, however, that they are very cool to see on a jacket or wall scroll. Disclaimer: The following article contains spoilers for Naruto and its associated media. Uzumaki, Hyuga, and more: 10 coolest clan symbols in Naruto, and their associated meanings 1) The Senju Clan The Senju Clan was the progenitor of the Hidden Leaf village (hereafter referred to as Konoha) before the events of Naruto....

NASCAR announced three updates Monday to the rules package that are aimed at reducing both downforce and side force. The changes will be in place for the Sprint Showdown and the Sprint All-Star Race and could be part of a new package for the 2017 season. MORE: Race winners in 2016 | Dale Jr.’s paint scheme The three areas involve truck trailing arm and crossmember assembly, electric fans used for cooling purposes on the cars, and rear wheel toe alignment....

The top speed at 188.450 mph continues an on-going trend from last season when the low down force package was introduced at Kentucky Speedway and Darlington Raceway. Hamlin finished third in both races while his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates won the races. Should Hamlin win on Sunday, he would become just the sixth driver in NASCAR history to start the season with two straight wins. MORE: Driver-by-driver betting breakdown | Busch wins pole...