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LAS VEGAS (AP) – After 43 seasons, the Washington Capitals are finally sitting on top of hockey. Lars Eller scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:37 to play, and the Capitals raised the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history after a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 on Thursday […]

SALISBURY, Md. – The Delmarva Shorebirds, in conjunction with the Baltimore Orioles, announced Monday that right-handed pitcher Matthias Dietz has been named the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May. Dietz, a 22-year-old from Orland Park, Ill., found a new level during his second month of the season, going 3-0 with a 1.17 […]

Atlanta, GA – NFL owners have approved a new policy aimed at addressing the firestorm over national anthem protests, permitting players to stay in the locker room during the “The Star-Spangled Banner” but requiring them to stand if they come to the field. It is an issue that was felt in Baltimore.  The Ravens were booed […]

Philadelphia, PA – Carson Wentz was back on the field throwing passes less than six months after knee surgery ended his season. The Pro Bowl quarterback wore a brace on his surgically repaired left knee and tossed passes to assistant coaches and ballboys as the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles kicked off organized team activities […]

Baltimore, MD – Nick Pivetta tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts, Cesar Hernandez homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Wednesday in a wet interleague matchup. Philadelphia (24-16) climbed eight games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2011 season. The Orioles (13-29) have dropped two of three […]

Charlotte, N.C.  – Days after NASCAR ran its 11th race of the 2018 season at the Dover International Speedway, questions about the stability of the racing organization surfaced when a Rueters report connecting the France family, that owns a majority stake in the nation’s top auto racing series, to investment bank Goldman Sachs The president of […]

  Dover – Kevin Harvick’s qualifying effort on Friday put him on the front row. His Sunday run at the Dover International Speedway put him in Victory Lane. “I feel like we’re playoff-racing on a weekly basis,” Harvick said. He reeled off three straight wins at Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix earlier this season and […]

Dover – Kyle Larson had the dominant car during last year’s spring race at the Dover International Speedway. Only an overtime restart prevented Larson from winning his first Cup race at the Monster Mile. Jimmie Johnson was the eventual race winner in 2017. On Friday, Larson had the dominant car in qualifying, turning a lap […]

Joey Logano’s Sunday win at Talladega continued a dominating start to the 2018 season. Ten races in and nine times Logano has placed in the top ten. It is that momentum Logano carries with him to Dover for the May 6th 400 mile race. Logano has never won at the Monster Mile and has placed […]

Bristol, TN – Kyle Busch stood on the hood of his No. 18 Toyota shaking his fists as the snow began falling around him. It was that kind of a long weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch won the rain-delayed race at the half-mile track on a cold, dark Monday for his second straight Cup […]