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In 2025, Christopher Bell took the checkered flag at Circuit of the Americas, the second victory in his back-to-back-to-back early season winning streak. However, he didn’t close as the favorite last year and he’s currently not favored to win the 2026 NASCAR race at Austin. That distinction belongs to Shane van Gisbergen, who finished this…

As the calendar flips toward March, the NCAA Tournament picture has started to crystallize. For weeks, the prevailing belief across men’s college basketball has been simple: A trio of No. 1 seeds are essentially spoken for. Duke, Michigan and Arizona have looked like clear-cut top seeds. That left one final No. 1 seed dangling —…

INDIANAPOLIS — Who is the best player in the 2026 NFL Draft? Well, there’s one way to find that answer: ask the prospects who was the best player they faced in college. I did just that in the latest version of my NFL Combine Survey, asking 42 prospects who were invited to the combine who…

The Ohio State defense dominated college football this past season, leading the nation in allowing just 9.3 points per game and 219.1 yards per game. So it’s no surprise that a pair of former Buckeyes defensive players are dominating the NFL Scouting Combine.  Linebacker Sonny Styles and edge rusher Arvell Reese showed off their speed…

Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai threw a 10-pitch scoreless inning and was struck by a comebacker in his spring training debut for the Houston Astros on Thursday against the New York Mets. Imai allowed a leadoff single to Marcus Semien, whose sharp hit ricocheted off the pitcher’s lower right leg and went into foul territory. Imai…

INDIANAPOLIS — Measurements! Testing! On-field drills!  Those are some of the main talking points in Indianapolis as the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine rolled on Thursday with the start of televised workouts. Defensive linemen and linebackers took the field at Lucas Oil Stadium, and a few of the top prospects in this year’s draft class dominated….

INDIANAPOLIS — Evaluating quarterbacks used to be so easy. The best ones stayed for several years in the same program, typically playing for the same coaches in the same system. Tracking their development was consistent and simple. In the NIL era, it’s not so simple anymore. “Well,” Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider said, “they’ve…

Georgia Voll (101) made the most of three lifelines while Phoebe Litchfield hit a belligerent 80 to power Australia to a five-wicket win and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match women’s ODI series against reigning world champions India in Hobart on Friday (February 27, 2026). After India posted 251/9 on a batting-friendly deck following…

File photo of Aravindh Chithambaram. | Photo Credit: The Hindu World Champion D Gukesh played out another draw with Nodirbek Yakubboev of Uzbekistan, while defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram pulled a rabbit out of the hat to beat Hans Moke Niemann of the United States in the second round of the Masters section of the Prague…

Trainer Imtiaz Sait’s ward Pride’s Prince, ridden by Antony Raj S, won the R.N. Kanga Trophy, the main event of Thursday’s (Feb. 26) evening races, and complete a hat-trick of victories. The winner is owned by Mr. Sudendu Shah, Mrs. Preeti C. Shah, Mr. K.M. Shah, Mr. Rahul Shah, Mrs. Pooja S. Shah, Mr. Chaitanya Shah, Mr. Jayesh Kantilal Shah, Mr. Chetan Kantilal Shah & Mr. Tanmay V. Mathurawala rep. Shah Equines LLP & Mr. Kishore P. Rungta. 1. R.N. KANGA TROPHY (1,600m): PRIDE’S PRINCE (Antony Raj…