Avondale, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Denny Hamlin will start on the pole for the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 — the elimination race in the Eliminator Round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship — after topping the charts […]
Orlando, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio left Friday’s game against the Orlando Magic with sprained left ankle and will not return. Rubio drove to the basket late in the second quarter and drew a foul, but […]
Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 – Phoenix Int’l Raceway – Avondale, Arizona The elimination race in the Eliminator Round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship takes place this Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. Phoenix, […]
If Elliott, a rookie this season, leaves Phoenix with a 48-point lead or higher, he will clinch the championship, regardless of any other driver’s performance at either Phoenix or the Nov. 15 season-finale at Homestead. Last Saturday, Elliott finished fourth […]
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose will not play Friday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Rose is still day-to-day with two sprained ankles and Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau did not rule the star point […]
None of the eight drivers who are currently in championship contention won at either Martinsville (Oct. 26) or Texas (last Sunday). That means at least three of the four positions for Homestead will be determined by points. If none of […]
Charlottesville, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Virginia Cavaliers have suspended sophomore guard London Perrantes and junior forward Evan Nolte for two preseason games and their season opener against James Madison for a violation of team rules. Perrantes won the starting point […]
Tempe, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – The Arizona Cardinals on Friday signed quarterback Carson Palmer to a three-year contract extension. No financial terms were disclosed, but CBSSports.com reported that the former USC product stands to make $50 million from the new pact. […]
Santa Clara, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis is questionable for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. Willis, who has missed the last two games with a toe injury, sat out of practice this week. The […]
Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Take Charge Brandi is back home at Churchill Downs and is a possible starter for an upcoming stakes at the historic track. Trained by Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas for […]