Although stock cars are nowhere near as sophisticated as IndyCars, Dario Franchitti is finding the transition a bit more difficult than he might have anticipated — at least in NASCAR’s new Car of Tomorrow.
Ted Musgrave broke a 66-race NASCAR winless streak, taking the checkered flag under caution at Texas after the two trucks in front of him crashed going into the first turn of what was supposed to be a green-white finish Friday night.
Is the increasingly diverse face of NASCAR ready for a French-Canadian who started out racing on speedskates? How about another French-Canadian whose family is rooted in Formula One? And what about the Scotsman with an Italian name who’s married to Ashley Judd?
Although stock cars are nowhere near as sophisticated as IndyCars, Dario Franchitti is finding the transition a bit more difficult than he might have anticipated — at least in NASCAR’s new Car of Tomorrow.
Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mikael Tellqvist was sick with the flu. He still turned in a very healthy performance. Tellqvist stopped 35 shots for his fifth career shutout, Radim Vrbata scored a short-handed goal, and the Coyotes beat the Dallas Stars 5-0 on Friday night. “We’ve gotten really strong goaltending, and you’ve got to be a little bit lucky,” Phoenix coach Wayne Gretzky said.
Manu Ginobili got the signal from San Antonio Spurs teammate Tim Duncan and took off running. By the time the Sacramento Kings had regrouped, Duncan was in the midst of hurling a court-length pass to Ginobili for an easy layup at the other end. Welcome to Friday night football, Spurs style. “I just obeyed orders and the defensive balance was not good, so I was just wide open,” Ginobili said after…
Jason Arnott scored the winning goal in the third period and the Nashville Predators won their second straight on the road, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Friday night. David Legwand, Radek Bonk and Vernon Fiddler also scored for Nashville, while Ales Hemsky had the lone goal for Edmonton. The Predators, who got their first road victory of the season on Thursday in Vancouver, were playing…
Kevin Garnett walked off the court raising his right index finger to the cheering crowd. By his side, Paul Pierce did the same — a rare gesture of triumph for the long-suffering Celtics star. There was 2:30 left in the game and Boston had been in control since the middle of the second quarter. The Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 103-83 on Friday night, opening their most promising season in…
Sammy Sosa wants to play in the majors next year, provided a team offers him a contract for at least $7 million. Sosa hit 21 home runs with 92 RBIs this season with Texas. He sat out in 2006, the Rangers gave him a $500,000, one-year contract, and he made $1.35 million more in performance bonuses. “I feel victorious, and I think I proved that I have what it takes to stay in the major leagues,” he…
