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Playoffs? This Lion’s no coward

Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith either has too much spare time on his hands or is too much of a wide-eyed optimist for his own good, but in a recent blog post, he predicted the Lions would make the playoffs this season.

Martin takes wreck filled Southern 500

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Don’t let Mark Martin’s joyful demeanor fool you — he knows how well he’s running and knows where that could lead this season.

"It’s early in the year," Martin said Saturday night. "A lot of cool things could happen the way things are going."

← Left, Michael Waltrip (55) catches fire as his engine blows in turn three during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Southern 500 auto race at Darlington Raceway May 9. (Photo by The Associated Press)

Aztecs’ Strasburg lives up to billing

The telephone rang in the sports information office at UNLV around 2 p.m. on Thursday. A local college baseball fan had a question:

Arkansas, Blue Grass hold answers

Whoever wins Saturday’s Arkansas Derby and Blue Grass Stakes will slip into the Kentucky Derby field without the burden of being the favorite, a label that probably will go to either Wood Memorial winner I Want Revenge or Florida Derby victor Quality Road.

Banquet’s move to Las Vegas lauded

Las Vegas was the hot topic of discussion a week ago in the media center for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Itching for a good fight

Winky Wright has complained for years about fighters ducking him.

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