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Johnson expected to be several positions behind championship rival Matt Kenseth after the incident. But Kenseth was having his own problems, and after a horrible pit stop, fell to 29th. Johnson quickly recovered. Kenseth did not. And now Johnson heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the season finale with a great shot to wrap up his sixth Sprint Cup championship. MORE: Johnson closes in on title | Kenseth baffled | Winners & Losers | Results | Photos...

“As I have said many times, I am proud and honored to be the head basketball coach at the University of Connecticut and I have no plans to pursue other opportunities. We are already excited about next season and I am looking forward to preparing our team to be the best we can be on the court, in the classroom, and in our community.” MORE: Way too early Top 25 | Duke’s strange love affair | The weird thing Kentucky fans keep doing...

Keys had been due to face Garbine Muguruza in the semi-finals in Zhuhai on Saturday, however, a problem with a left knee forced her withdrawal. Wang Qiang will take the American’s place in the last four, offering hope of home success in the tournament. The injury ends another strong year for Keys, who reached the semi-finals of both the French Open and US Open, though major success still eludes her....

The former UFC lightweight champion responded by claiming that he entered their UFC 229 fight expecting a war, but Conor McGregor wasn’t up to the task and didn’t give him a tough fight. ‘The Eagle’ explained: Additionally, Khabib Nurmagomedov recalled that it was very important for him to face and defeat Conor McGregor. He revealed that his biggest concern in the lead-up to his UFC lightweight title matchup against McGregor was staying injury-free....

Khabib recently revealed that he would be involved in two talks in October. The first will be in London, England, while the second is currently targeted for Harrogate, England. Khabib Nurmagomedov posted the following to his Instagram account: The talks will be held by a company called Class A Events, who gave some further insight on their social media as to what fans in attendance can expect. A post on their Instagram site states:...

Khleo Thomas gained recognition as Hector “Zero” Zeroni in Holes, his second appearance in a major movie. Thomas has since gone on to appear in over 20 movies, and many TV shows, and has also toured with Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube among others after starting a career in music thanks to a friendship with rapper and actor Bow Wow. Most recently, Thomas has been streaming games on Twitch where he also opens packs of Pokemon cards hoping to find rare Pokemon cards....

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Since the Nuremberg tribunal after World War II, trials of brutal leaders have slowly become more common and established a moderately positive record. U.N. courts have convicted numerous individuals for the wars in the former Yugoslavia and the Rwandan genocide. A hybrid court under local and international auspices is slowly getting off the ground in Sierra Leone. But the Cambodia tribunal, also an experimental local-international hybrid, has gone nowhere—denying justice to the almost 2 million victims of one of the 20th century’s worst acts of mass slaughter....

The coffin kerfuffle wasn’t the first time he kicked up a little dust. The author of “50 Things You’re Not Supposed to Know” and the forthcoming “The Disinformation Book of Lists” (both published by The Disinformation Company) found himself on the front page of The New York Times last year when he digitally uncensored a heavily redacted Justice Department report on workplace diversity efforts. Then he obtained and posted more than 2,000 pages of 9/11 transcripts containing phone and radio communications at the World Trade Center and LaGuardia Airport as well as personal accounts of police officers who responded on the day of the attacks....

Kidambi Srikanth who climbed the rung to No.2, to his career-best ranking, will retain his spot. This ranking happens to stay, despite losing his pre-quarterfinal match against Huang Yuxiang of Taipei on Thursday to end his stint at the tournament. However, he will miss out on the World No. 1 rank by 235 points. If he had managed to make it to the quarters, the 23-year-old would have been crowned No....

But as Denny Hamlin could attest, even a penalty with nearly 200 laps left is hard to come back from. Hamlin was speeding — by just 0.03 mph — on pit road and had to do a pass-through the pits (at pit-road speed) under green. NASCAR has pit road divided up into sections — and teams can get the distance for each section and where the lines are. The lines also are visible on the track, where NASCAR has cut into the pit road to inset the wiring on pit road that is then tripped by a transponder in the car....

After Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson won the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway and Hendrick engines took six of the top-eight spots, the Team Penske driver admitted that teams with Hendrick power will be tough to beat at places where horsepower is a major factor. “I think right now the Penske cars are probably the best when it comes to (aero) balance track to track,” Keselowski said after this third-place finish, which followed a pair of runnerup finishes the previous two weeks....

Then, Phil Kessel and the power play changed everything. Kessel scored two power-play goals, Derick Brassard added two goals and the Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Thursday. “Just the plays he made tonight is elite,” Brassard said of Kessel. “It’s up there with the tops in the league. He’s going to win you some games like that.” Kessel scored twice in the second period and raised his season total to 16 goals....

Prior to the extra period, Green and Durant had to be separated by teammates following a verbal altercation. Durant appeared to be frustrated with Green’s refusal to pass the ball, and Green didn’t seem to appreciate Durant questioning his decision. MORE: Green-Durant exchange carried over into locker room Green was suspended for Tuesday night’s game against the Hawks for “conduct detrimental to the team.” After the Warriors’ win, Durant wanted no part of questions about the situation....

The All-Star forward missed Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Rockets and all four games of the Western Conference finals against the Trail Blazers with a strained right calf. He made his return to the court in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Raptors and, unfortunately, we all know how that story ends. MORE: Durant says “nobody” on Warriors pressured him to play in NBA Finals...

Durant absolutely dominated college basketball as a freshman. Ingram was really good, but nowhere near the force of KD. Simply put, Durant was a much better defender, rebounder, free throw shooter and more efficient scorer – which the stats heavily support: Durant had a lot more opportunities as a scorer at Texas compared to Ingram within Duke’s system. Even if you projected out Ingram’s total field goal attempts and free throw attempts to match Duant’s (which is generous because Durant’s free throw rate was a bit better), Ingram would’ve up racked up about 23 points per game compared to Durant’s 25....

Well, at least not vocally. MORE: Kidd recruitment didn’t concern Hammond | Hornets’ struggles | Hideous uniforms According to The Oklahoman’s Anthony Slater, the reigning NBA MVP had some choice words as things got heated during Sunday night’s game between the Thunder and the Rockets. Obscenity ahead. That’s pretty spirited for a guy who is known to have a quiet demeanor on the court. Even moreso considering he’s got a boot on his foot and wasn’t wearing a jersey at the time....

With his engine sputtering late in the race, Harvick collided with Trevor Bayne on the final green-white-checkered restart, causing a multicar wreck that led to the race ending under caution because of NASCAR’s new restart rules. MORE: Logano wins bizarre race | Chase standings: Who’s left | Martinsivlle schedule At least two drivers accused Harvick of slowing and causing the wreck on purpose so he would finish well enough to advance to the next round of the Chase....

Harvick posted a speed of 136.960 mph to top the board, just ahead of rookie’s Kyle Larson’s 136.596 mph. THE PROFIT 500: Keselowski wins pole | Lineup | Stats | TV coverage Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top-five in final practice. Daytona 500 winner and series points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sixth, followed by Jamie McMurray, Joey Logano, Brian Vickers and Carl Edwards. The only incident came when Reed Sorenson was turned after slight contact with Marcos Ambrose....

He didn’t have the prototypical chiseled appearance that most do with the sports entertainment giant. Plus, the thinking was that he would have to overhaul his physical in-ring style to make it more WWE-friendly. MORE: WWE social media roundup | Former WWE champion to star in ‘Ninja Turtles’ sequel | Elimination Chamber results Instead, Owens has fit right in and is making a meteoric rise up the ladder. He made his NXT debut last December where he not only beat CJ Parker but also dismantled his old buddy Sami Zayn just minutes after he won the NXT Championship....

Being a natural fighter, a mix of ruthlessness and determination gave Kevin an exponential push towards stardom. He emphatically proved he belonged on the main roster by defeating John Cena in his first match on the main roster. Kevin Owens’ in-ring abilities are substantiated by his incredible skills on the microphone. He may sound brash and arrogant but he gets the job done. In a recent interview with talkSPORT, K....