The 26-year-old beat out Kyle Larson to secure his first Monster Energy Cup Series win in his 134th career start. This could just be the beginning for Bowman, who said after the race the win was special. “It’s all I’ve wanted my whole life,” Bowman said. “I feel like this is a lot of validation for a lot of people that said we couldn’t do this. So proud of everybody at Hendrick Motorsports, Axalta, Hendrick Engine Shop....
Elliott, who started on the pole, won the first two stages and led 80 of the event’s 90 laps. But as the race came down to the finish, there was a familiar driver in his rearview mirror — Martin Truex Jr., the same driver who pursued him to the finish line a year ago. Truex closed on Elliott’s bumper several times in the closing laps, but the Hendrick Motorsports driver hit all his marks to hold him off and win the GoBowling at The Glen....
This is no tip of the cap by the SuperBook to honor a four-time Cup champion who is retiring at the end of the season. Gordon was made the favorite because he has proven to be one of the best at Atlanta over his career with five wins and five runner-ups. Since NASCAR began compiling Loop data from each race in 2005, Gordon tops all drivers at Atlanta with a 106....
Menard was the fastest in both the first and third rounds of qualifying for the Overton’s 400 (2:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). OVERTON’S 400: Live updates, highlights from Chicagoland “My guys did a hell of a job today,” Menard told NBCSN after his run. “We weren’t very good in practice, we did a mock run I was so loose I had to abort it so we never really got a true mock run, but the car had speed in all three of those rounds, we got a little too loose in Round 2 and adjusted for it and Round 3 drove like Round 1, so it was good....
After finishing second and fifth in Dover last season, the 25-year-old came back and won the pole for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism. This is his first pole of the season and his first career pole at Dover. “We’ve always qualified good here, have yet to get a pole, have raced well here, but yet to get a win. So maybe we’ll get both out of the way this weekend,” Larson told FS1 after qualifying....
Busch circled the track Friday at Kentucky Speedway in 28.379 seconds and a top speed of 190.282 mph. Martin Truex Jr.will join Busch on the front row as the third round of qualifying was canceled because of incoming weather. Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray and Denny Hamlin round out the top five with Ryan Blaney joining Hamlin on the third row. Chase Elliott, who had also broken the previous track record, was first following the opening round of qualifying as rain continued to threaten Friday’s qualifying at Kentucky Speedway....
Shipplett, working as a pit crew member with Hemric’s team, had tires in both his hands when he was slightly clipped by the No. 18 car while pitting. He lost control and fell on the ground with tires bouncing around the pit area. Shipplett, however, was quick to recover from the fall and walked away. Also Read: NASCAR world sends prayers to Tiger Woods after car accident NASCAR Cup Series driver Kurt Busch, who was doing TV commentary during the race, felt that Daniel Hemric could have done better job with pitting....
Koscielny insists Arsenal must develop hatred of losing The Gunners have lost three of their last five matches, against Watford, Chelsea and a 5-1 thumping at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and have pinned their hopes of silverware on the FA Cup. With Arsenal sitting 10 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea and facing elimination from European competition, Wenger’s future at the Emirates has been called into question....
Adrian is not a marathoner, of course. But the guy knows swimming. That showed over the last two weeks, another fruitful Olympics for USA Swimming, and for Adrian. MORE: See full Olympic medal count | Team USA’s biggest test yet He took the bronze medal in both the 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter freestyle, and more important, he won two golds as part of the men’s relay teams, in both the 4x100-meter freestyle and medley....
All good things must come to an end, however, and that includes the world of Uncharted. Naughty Dog is feverishly working away on Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, but the fourth iteration of the main series will be Nathan Drake’s final outing. The developer has put a nail in the coffin of the franchise before the game even releases, recently confirming that the game will not set up a sequel....
While out promoting his new Uncharted short film, Fillion confirmed that he did not provide the voice for Cayde-6 in the Destiny 2: Forsaken trailer. Moreover, Fillion did not return to provide any voice lines for Cayde-6 in the expansion. After hands-on sessions at E3 2018, many had a sneaking suspicion that Fillion wasn’t returning. The voice in the demo we played didn’t sound like usual Cayde-6, but rather a sound-alike....
The 23-year-old Walker became the first Australian to play in the 100-year history of the NHL Saturday night in Washington, and skating for a professional team nearly 10,000 miles from home wasn’t an easy trek. He left his hometown of Sydney in 2011 at the age of 13 to play for Vitkovice HC in the Czech Republic for two years, speaking no Czech when he left home. After spending parts of two seasons there, he then went to North America two years later to join the USHL’s Youngstown Phantoms....
With Virgil Van Dijk and Joel Matip set to be rested, Joe Gomez is more likely to feature instead of Ibrahima Konaté. Konate earned a debut against Crystal Palace over the weekend in the Premier League. Nathaniel Phillips is the only centre-back who has yet to feature for the Reds. But that could change on Tuesday night as the most likely partnership at the back looks to be that of Gomez and Phillips....
You may not be able to have a drink with your family or friends in person on National Beer Day 2020, but you could enjoy a beer over video chat. Or, read Newsweek’s roundup of famous quotes about beer, from Barack Obama, Russell Crowe, Sylvia Plath, and more. Another way you could celebrate National Beer Day 2020 is by ordering your favorite bottle or can of beer online, or by ordering a mixed case and discovering a new favorite....
In the same living room set as the one actor Michael B. Jordan played the PS5 in, Osaka revealed how she would play video games in-between tennis practice and matches to de-stress, especially during the tournaments of the WTA Tour. The Japanese tennis player also spoke of her affinity for MMORPGs, Apex Legends, and Overwatch. RELATED: 5 Best Things About The PS5 Design (& 5 That Aren’t Great) Osaka got to play some next-gen games, like Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Resident Evil Village, which will release in 2021....
Why did Naomi undergo surgery? A few hours ago, Naomi, on her Instagram story, posted a photo of her in a hospital bed, updating her fans about her condition. Naomi on WWE SmackDown In the past few weeks, Naomi was involved in a feud with Lacey Evans on WWE SmackDown. A couple of months ago, Naomi beat Dana Brooke, Tamina, and Evans in Karaoke ShowDown. The Sassy Southern Belle didn’t enjoy losing to Naomi and blindsided her....
Napoli boosted their Scudetto chances with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Genoa on Sunday – centre-back Raul Albiol scoring the winner. Seeking their first Serie A title since 1989-90, Napoli had the chance to reduce Juve’s lead atop the table after Massimiliano Allegri’s men were held to a shock draw by SPAL on Saturday and they capitalised. “At this stage last season, Juventus had basically already won the title, so this means we are causing them real problems,” Sarri told Mediaset Premium....
The defending champions will want to put their best foot forward as they begin this campaign, especially in defence as they’ve only kept one clean sheet so far this season. Jurgen Klopp will know that San Paolo is not an easy place to visit and that this Napoli attack is capable of exposing any weaknesses in their backline. Carlo Ancelotti will be optimistic of his side’s chances of qualification from the group but will want to ensure that they get some points against Liverpool and their best opportunity will be in their opening fixture....
Narine’s action was reported by the match officials after the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Visakhapatnam. His action was initially cleared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during the start of the ongoing IPL. He underwent bowling action corrective tests in Chennai on Saturday. “Sunil is available for the game tomorrow, he is undergoing tests in Chennai, and the results will be out in about 48 hours, but he is available just that the management did not want to take risk and he was thus sent,” Gambhir said at the pre-match conference here....
While there isn’t a limit to how many Kekkei Genkai a shinobi can use, even possessing one is considered a tremendous feat. It’s quite rare to see two Kekkei Genkai wielded by one character, and only a few characters have been seen to possess that many in the Naruto series. However, one infamous Shinobi takes the lead in terms of possessing the most Kekkei Genkai – Madara Uchiha, with a whopping four Kekkei Genkai....
