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Instead of Elliott, who was passed late by Kenseth and finished second, Brad Keselowski claimed the final spot in the Championship 4 next Sunday at Homestead. Keselowski finished 16th and qualified on points. Keselowski joins Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick as a competitor in the championship race. “It’s been an incredible journey and there’s no way you could write it any better than this,” Kenseth said on the NBC Sports broadcast after the race....

The Joe Gibbs Racing team was hard at work on Hamlin’s No. 11 FedEx Toyota from Friday’s opening practice at the three-quarter-mile track, trying to get it properly prepped for the Toyota Owners 400 (6:30 p.m. ET; Fox, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). By the time Hamlin faced the media Friday afternoon after practices and before qualifying, he was disappointed in the day’s rough start but remained absolutely hopeful about the race....

Nashville will host the annual postseason awards celebration on Dec. 5, a Thursday, in downtown Nashville as part of Champion’s Week, ending a 10-year run in Vegas. “This year, we set a course to look at everything we do through a different lens, including how we celebrate the champions of our sport,” NASCAR president Steve Phelps said in statement. “Nashville’s energy, vibrant entertainment scene, and deep-rooted lineage in motorsports informed our decision and we believe our fans and industry will embrace the move to the Music City....

Ahead of round two of the eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series on Sunday at a virtual Texas Motor Speedway, the driver shared a photo on Twitter of his racing attire — or lack thereof. What is NASCAR iRacing? How the virtual races work, drivers, full schedule & more Needless to say, Twitter had a lot of jokes. DiBenedetto is in his sixth season in the NASCAR Cup Series and first with Wood Brothers Racing....

But Busch, car owner Joe Gibbs and champion crew chief Adam Stevens had to share the stage and the limelight with retiring four-time champion Jeff Gordon, who bade a tearful farewell after 23 full-time seasons and 797 consecutive races in NASCAR’s premier series — complete with a surprise introduction by mega movie star Tom Cruise. MORE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. most popular again | Busch’s title year | Brian France sees ’exceptional future'...

He’s also being quite hypocritical. MORE: Is Johnson better than Earnhardt? | Danica, Ricky working on relationship NASCAR has long been a Republican stronghold, with Republican presidents from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush making appearances at NASCAR races during election years. Big stock-car racing events are must-stops for Republican candidates and it’s not uncommon for drivers and team owners to endorse political candidates. There is nothing wrong with that....

As a result, there will be no changes to the 10-race, elimination-style Chase for the Sprint Cup this year. NASCAR changed the Chase rules last year, expanding the field from 12 to 16 drivers with the primary criteria based on race wins. The 10-race playoff was divided into four, three-race segments, with four drivers eliminated after each of the first three rounds. The end result was a four-driver showdown for the championship, with Kevin Harvick beating Ryan Newman for the title by one point....

The Lewis Country Store in Nashville posted the meme-like video of Biden’s 51-year-old son smoking a cigarette in a bathtub during a purported crack cocaine binge several years ago. The large electronic sign featured the caption, “Hope gas prices don’t get too high,” in an apparent reference to both the Colonial Pipeline shutdown and Biden’s drug addiction struggles following the death of his older brother, Beau, in 2015. The pipeline shutdown after last week’s cyberattack caused a gas price spike, prompting some drivers in states including Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia to stockpile gas and diesel....

Before viewers are treated to dozens of films and photos remembering everything Apollo 11 crew members Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins achieved with mankind’s first trip to the moon, National Geographic will show the world exactly how they got there. The network will debut a new documentary, APOLLO: Missions to the Moon, nearly two weeks before the anniversary on Sunday. The film, produced by award-winning filmmaker Tom Jennings, covers the space program long before the Apollo 11 crew stepped foot on Earth’s natural satellite....

FiveThirtyEight’s founder and editor-in-chief said that “10 percent chances happen” and cautioned voters against “taking anything for granted” as the presidential election campaign came to a close this morning. Writing for the website, Silver said a polling error of just 3 points could be the difference between a landslide victory for Democratic nominee Joe Biden and a “competitive” race. However, he added that even with a polling error of that size going in Trump’s favor, Biden would still “probably hold on” and win key states that Hillary Clinton lost in 2016 by narrow margins....

“I don’t know, I guess I’d say that Biden will win Arizona if you forced me to pick, but I sure as heck don’t think the state should have been called by anyone, and I think the calls that were previously made should be retracted now,” Silver wrote in his website’s blog. His reasoning involves the existence of an estimated 450,000 mail-in ballots that, according to party registration, are 23 percent Democratic, 44 percent Republican and 33 percent independent or other parties....

Forward Nathan MacKinnon, who leads the Avalanche and is second in the NHL in points exited Colorado’s game Tuesday and did not return after a collision with the Vancouver Canucks’ Alex Edler. On Wednesday, head coach Jared Bednar said MacKinnon will miss Colorado’s next game on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. The team updated MacKinnon’s status on Wednesday, calling him day-to-day. TSN’s Bob McKenzie reported the Avalanche will know more about MacKinnon’s status in the next day, but are hopeful the 2018 All-Star will not miss more than a week....

Breadsticks are known as “grissini” in Italian and they are a crucial part of any Italian meal. Grissini is important as they are used to mop up the sauce left in the bowl. This is called “Scarpetta”, which translates to “little shoe”. It is expected that you keep bread until the end of the meal to scoop up the rest of the sauce, so check out where you can get cheap and discounted breadsticks to ensure you never run out…...

Nani has been able to score just once in ten appearances so far this season. The 26-year-old has told MUTV that Sir Alex has outlined the expectations from the players for the remainder of the season following the FA Cup exit. “I think everyone has been a bit disappointed and a bit down after that day [at Stamford Bridge],” he conceded. “Everyone expected a good result but that’s football and we already spoke all together with the manager....

She has inspired girls, not only in America but across the globe to take up tennis. Naomi Osaka is one such player. “She’s the main reason why I started playing tennis, and I have seen her on TV so many times, and I have always been cheering for her,” she said after defeating Serena at the Miami Open in March. Osaka’s family moved to the United States when she was only three....

The fight takes place inside Ariake Arena in Japan. The main event is expected to be historic. There are also other fighters on the card worth looking at. From Inoue’s brother to current champions, there is something for everyone. The Sporting News looks into the entire undercard of Naoya Inoue vs. Paul Butler. MORE: Sign up to watch Naoya Inoue vs. Paul Butler, exclusively on ESPN+ Naoya Inoue vs. Paul Butler undercard Yoshiki Takei vs....

None of the spectacular players in UConn’s impressive recent history achieved what Napier did Monday night at AT&T Stadium. Not Ray Allen or Rip Hamilton, who were seated just behind the media table: Hamilton in a chair next to Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun, Allen too wired to stay in his seat. Not Kemba Walker, who was Napier’s teammate when the Huskies won the NCAA Championship three years ago....

Napoli stayed points six behind leaders Juventus, who won 2-1 at AC Milan on Saturday, with six matches each to play, and remain outsiders to win their first title since 1990 despite the win. Higuain, who has led Napoli’s challenge with 30 goals, will miss the next three games as he completes a four-match ban for his sending-off and furious reaction in last week’s 3-1 defeat at Udinese. Fiorentina’s recent dismal run continued when they lost to their smaller Tuscan neighbours Empoli for the first time since 1997, leaving them fifth in the table....

Guardiola did thrill Napoli on Monday when it emerged that a strong City squad had travelled to Ukraine to face Shakhtar Donetsk for what is, to the English club, a dead rubber, but there is every chance that the first teamers who did make the trip will not see much action. There is much more riding on the game for Shakhtar and Napoli than there is for City, and it is for that reason that the Serie A club have been imploring Guardiola not to rest his key men....

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