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Experience pays off for winner of Blackjack 121

M.K. Kanke was missing a right-front fender at the end of the Blackjack 121, but his experience was more than enough to compensate for body damage when he rallied to win the featured stock-car race Sunday afternoon at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring.

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Trailblazing Haywood tells of journey to ‘hell’ and back

There was a time the past few decades when you might have thought of him as Waldo, the character in a children’s book series hidden among hundreds of tiny people doing various things. But he was rarely lost. Not like before anyway. Not like the two years he spent in hell.

No-hit bid belies control difficulty

There are plenty of reasons why left-hander David Purcey started the season in the Toronto Blue Jays’ rotation, and he showed some of them Sunday.

Host Wranglers take on Stockton tonight in ECHL playoffs

The Wranglers relied on home-ice advantage to help stave off elimination twice in their first-round playoff series against Bakersfield, winning Games 6 and 7 at the Orleans Arena to erase a 3-2 deficit.

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Busch excels on birthday

RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch planned to open the bulk of his birthday presents when he returned home from Richmond International Raceway.

Slow start won’t deter Arencibia

If his career path continues to ascend as expected, catcher J.P. Arencibia should be on his way to the Toronto Blue Jays in the not too distant future.

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