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FILE - In this May 18, 2019, file photo, Fernando Alonso, of Spain, is interviewed as he walked from the pit area after qualifications ended for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Alonso will once again attempt to complete motorsports' version of the Triple Crown with a return to the Indianapolis 500 in May with McLaren.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Alonso returns to McLaren for another shot at Indy 500
By Jenna Fryer
12 minutes ago
British reigning F1 drivers champion Lewis Hamilton arrives for the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Button urges Hamilton to extend Mercedes contract
By Rob Harris
an hour ago
A view of the San Siro stadium where the Serie A soccer match between Inter and Sampdoria was cancelled, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. In Lombardy, the hardest-hit region by the spread of the Coronavirus with 90 cases, schools and universities were ordered to stay closed in the coming days, and sporting events were canceled. Lombardy's ban on public events also extended to Masses in churches in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
List of sports events affected by the new virus from China
By The Associated Press
2 hrs ago
This undated photo provided by Roush Racing shows NASCAR driver Ryan Newman and his daughters, Brooklyn Sage, left, and Ashlyn Olivia, at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Newman is fully alert, walking around the hospital and joking with staff two days after his frightening accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500 auto race. Roush Fenway Racing said Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, the 42-year-old “continues to show great improvement.” (Roush Racing via AP)
In The Pits: NASCAR regroups after Ryan Newman accident
By Jenna Fryer
21 hrs ago
Chase Briscoe wins rain-delayed Xfinity race at Las Vegas
By Jenna Fryer
Feb. 23, 2020 09:50 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chase Briscoe won the rain-delayed Xfinity Series race Sunday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. NASCAR was able to...
Tommy Johnson Jr. tops Funny Car field at Arizona Nationals
Feb. 23, 2020 08:20 PM EST
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Tommy Johnson Jr. raced to his 18th Funny Car victory Sunday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Johnson beat Don...
Cars round the track during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)
Joey Logano overcomes missed pit call to win at Las Vegas
By Jenna Fryer
Feb. 23, 2020 07:57 PM EST
Ryan Newman (6) gets turned into the wall by Ryan Blaney (12) as Denny Hamlin (11) misses them along the front stretch to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crash
By Jenna Fryer
Feb. 23, 2020 03:21 PM EST
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a view of part of the temporary hospital with 1100 beds converted from the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 12, 2020. Without enough facilities to handle the number of cases of viral infection, Wuhan has been building prefabricated hospitals and converting a gym and other large spaces to house patients and try to isolate them from others. (Cheng Min/Xinhua via AP)
List of sports events affected by the new virus from China
By The Associated Press
Feb. 23, 2020 06:17 AM EST
Members of the gold medal 1980 "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic hockey team are honored prior to an NHL hockey game between the Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Marc Sanchez)
Miracle on Ice team honored before Panthers-Golden Knights
W.g. Ramirez
Feb. 23, 2020 02:12 AM EST
Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas paused after 50 laps
Feb. 23, 2020 12:59 AM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been postponed until after the completion of Sunday's main event. ...
In this photo provided by the NHRA, Jeg Coughlin drives in Pro Stock qualifying Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at the NHRA Arizona Nationals drag races in Chandler, Ariz. Coughlin took the provisional No. 1 spot with a 6.536-second pass at 208.46 mph. (Marc Gewertz/NHRA via AP)
Brittany Force takes Top Fuel pole at Arizona Nationals
Feb. 22, 2020 09:16 PM EST
NASCAR drivers sliding back into rhythm after Newman wreck
By Jenna Fryer
Feb. 22, 2020 09:06 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some levity returned to NASCAR on a rainy Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As drivers idled inside waiting for the...
3 Arizona students returning from car event killed in crash
By Paul Davenport
Feb. 22, 2020 07:33 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — Three Arizona high school students enrolled in an automotive technology program were killed when a college van went off a highway on the way...
This undated photo provided by Roush Racing shows NASCAR driver Ryan Newman and his daughters, Brooklyn Sage, left, and Ashlyn Olivia, at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Newman is fully alert, walking around the hospital and joking with staff two days after his frightening accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500 auto race. Roush Fenway Racing said Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, the 42-year-old “continues to show great improvement.” (Roush Racing via AP)
NASCAR had paramedic in Newman's car 35 seconds after crash
By Jenna Fryer
Feb. 22, 2020 02:57 PM EST
FILE - This Feb. 12, 2020, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency shows a part of a temporary hospital with 1,100 beds converted from the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. Citizens have been ordered to stay in their homes for weeks in the coronavirus outbreak's epicenter of Wuhan. (Cheng Min/Xinhua via AP, File)
List of sports events affected by the new virus from China
By The Associated Press
Feb. 22, 2020 05:24 AM EST
Thousands of pro-choice activists, including feminist groups from the U.S. and Chile, demonstrate in favor of decriminalizing abortion, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. Waving their iconic green handkerchiefs, the demonstrators are demanding the issue be included in this year's parliamentary agenda. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
PHOTO GALLERY: A selection of pictures from the past week
By The Associated Press
Feb. 22, 2020 04:15 AM EST
Kyle Busch races to 7th straight NASCAR Truck Series victory
Feb. 21, 2020 11:36 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kyle Busch extended his NASCAR Truck Series victory record to 57 in his hometown Friday night, leading 108 of 134 laps at Las Vegas Motor...
In this photo provided by the NHRA, Matt Hagan powers his Funny Car to the provisional top spot Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at the NHRA Arizona Nationals drag races in Chandler, Ariz. (Marc Gewertz/NHRA via AP)
Matt Hagan leads Funny Car qualifying at Arizona Nationals
Feb. 21, 2020 10:29 PM EST
Ryan Newman (6) goes airborne after crashing into Corey LaJoie (32) during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Sunday's running of the race was postponed by rain. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Drivers processing the dangers of racing after Newman crash
By Jenna Fryer
Feb. 21, 2020 06:59 PM EST