National Sports

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — On a muggy Saturday afternoon, two children dragged their parents through the garage area at Kansas Speedway, intent on catching up to a hero they had seen only on television. They...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A fire that broke out at Leavine Family Racing’s facility in North Carolina early Friday damaged four backup cars, including one that the team uses on road courses. The team, which...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — In a cutthroat sport where sponsors come and go, and somebody is always trying to take your ride, A.J. Allmendinger has found a long-term home with JTG Daugherty Racing. The driver...

The Big 12 will only need one championship trophy this season. Conference officials have agreed to break a tie for first-place in the standings with head-to-head results. Last season, Baylor and TCU both finished 8-1 in...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The NFL was determined to blame Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for deflated footballs in the AFC title game, and the investigation omitted key facts and buried others, Brady’s agent said Thursday. Don...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers are being criticized on social networks for playing a video during Wednesday night’s playoff game that showed a man throwing a woman across a room for wearing a Bulls T-shirt. During...

NEW YORK (AP) — An NFL investigation has found that New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs and that quarterback Tom Brady was “at least generally aware” of the rules violations. The NFL began the investigation...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James leaned against a padded basket stanchion and spun a ball on his index finger. As it rotated, his brain seemed to be turning just as quickly. He’s plotting his next...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The criteria to be considered for the World Golf Hall of Fame smacks of yet another effort by the PGA Tour to make The Players Championship something it’s not. Eligible...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Relaxing with a cup of coffee in the Minnesota Twins’ clubhouse one day last year at spring training, Eddie Guardado looked around. All the heads he saw were down. “Nobody’s talking to anybody,”...