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Chad Ford says there are several intriguing players who could turn heads at the Portsmouth Invitational.

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Never ever underestimate the power of an FA Cup semi-final to get the blood flowing, the arms and legs tingling, the hairs on the back of the neck standing upright and the butterflies playing paddleball in the pit of your stomach. This is where t...

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Daniel Shirey/USA TODAY Sports Michael Bourn is headed to the Cleveland Indians. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. FIRST PITCH: The amazing thing about the Michael Bourn saga? The Mets (74-88) would have had a protected pick at No. 10 -- even with the Pit...

A wrecked car. A fight. A driver sprinting to get in said fight. Clint Bowyer's sponsor, 5-Hour Energy, couldn't have been happier, and it demonstrated the power of NASCAR activation.

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As a 12-year-old growing up in England, Scott Adkins rented the martial arts masterpiece movie "Bloodsport" and watch it three times in a row. "I turned to my mom and said, 'I'm going to be a martial arts movie star.' She didn't believe me and nei...

The scenes that unfolded Sunday -- another NASCAR driver wrecking someone on purpose, and then the pit crews charging each other, and then a riot by the garages -- were an embarrassment.

Dani Pedrosa of Spain won the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday after starting from the pit lane and taking advantage of a crash by motorcycling world champion Jorge Lorenzo.

ATLANTA -- Cowboys Stadium is in play to get another Super Bowl. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he's in favor of North Texas getting another game. Arlington, Texas, hosted Super Bowl XLV, a 31-25 victory for the Green Bay Packers over the Pit...

Crew chief Darian Grubb won a title and got fired for his trouble by Tony Stewart. How does Grubb feel about now? Like he can find redemption atop the pit box for Chase leader Denny Hamlin.

Colorado had the most boisterous contingent at the Pit during the NCAA tournament. The black and gold fans in Albuquerque were loud, proud and committed to ensuring the Buffaloes were well represented. I was there. I heard it. It was obvious to anyo...

In spring training of 2010, the Mets made their first cuts in mid-March. A 35-year-old pitcher who was trying to make the team as the last man out of the bullpen was one of those sent to minor league camp. Give up? Retire? Are you kidding? The pit...

It is a tantalising thought what Brendan Rodgers could accomplish at Anfield, writes Richard Jolly.

One of the interesting aspects of NASCAR is that it is both a team and individual sport. There's only one driver in the car but countless people put in the work at the body shop, engine shop, on pit road and atop the pit box. Not to mention people w...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A look at Saturday's Round of 32 doubleheader at The Pit: No. 5 seed Vanderbilt (25-10) vs. No. 4 Wisconsin (25-9), 6:10 p.m. ET Vanderbilt can see itself in Wisconsin. The Badgers see the Commodores as a mirror image as we...