NASCAR's controversy at Martinsville showed why its playoff system needs to be overhauled or ditched entirely

NASCAR is no longer competing with the NFL for eyeballs. It's time to reward a champion in a much fairer way.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday

Gaming the system? Verstappen incident shows overtake rules need urgent overhaul

As fallout from battle between Norris and Red Bull driver in Austin rumbles on, F1 must look again at guidelines. While the dust has yet to settle on the controversy over Max Verstappen’s defence ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Blaney lost sleep after last week's loss, needs a big showing at Martinsville to defend NASCAR title

Ryan Blaney had the checkered flag in sight and a spot in NASCAR’s title-deciding race within his grasp last week on the last lap of a contentious battle

Sports - ABC News - 2 days ago

Weekend schedule, TV info for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, Truck playoffs at Martinsville

This weekend is the last chance for playoff drivers in each series to advance to the Championship 4.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

Blaney gets shot at back-to-back NASCAR titles after controversial finish at Martinsville Speedway

Ryan Blaney earned a chance to defend his NASCAR championship with a victory Sunday at Martinsville Speedway that pushed the Team Penske driver into the winner-take-all season finale

Sports - ABC News - Yesterday

2024 NASCAR at Martinsville odds, playoff predictions, start time: Proven model reveals Xfinity 500 picks

SportsLine simulated the 2024 Xfinity 500 10,000 times and revealed its NASCAR playoff picks for Martinsville Speedway on Sunday

Sports - CBS Sports - Yesterday

NASCAR playoffs at Martinsville: Where to watch, stream, start time, lineup, preview, pick for Xfinity 500

The two remaining Championship 4 spots are on the line in the penultimate race of the 2024 season

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

How to watch Sunday's NASCAR 2024 Cup playoff race at Martinsville Speedway on NBC

Two drivers will join Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick in the Championship 4.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

NASCAR playoffs at Martinsville starting lineup: Martin Truex Jr. wins pole, Denny Hamlin crashes in practice

Truex will start up front in his next-to-last race before the end of his full-time racing career

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

Chandler Smith strikes Cole Custer after NASCAR Xfinity playoff race at Martinsville

Chandler Smith fails to advance to the Championship 4.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

What drivers said after 2024 Martinsville NASCAR Cup playoff race won by Ryan Blaney

Here is what drivers were talking about after Sunday's controversial finish.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday

Analysis: Martinsville playoff antics could have massive impact on NASCAR like Richmond 2013

Officials have mountains of evidence to dissect while determining if short- and long-term action is taken.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 11 hours ago

San Francisco Will Pay $212 Million for Its Train System to Ditch Floppy Disks

The city’s light-rail system has used 5¼-inch floppy disks for nearly 40 years. Getting off them won't come cheap.

Tech - Wired - October 25

NHS patient-safety system to be overhauled

The health secretary sets out a review of six key bodies, as changes to the main regulator are unveiled.

Why the EU needs to close the gaps in its leaky sanctions regime

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World - Financial Times - October 23

Denny Hamlin crashes in NASCAR Cup practice at Martinsville, will not make qualifying attempt

Denny Hamlin will start at the rear of the field for Sunday's Round of 8 elimination race.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

NASCAR to investigate late-race Martinsville actions of multiple teams

NASCAR officials will look further into the on-track actions of multiple competitors Sunday night in the NASCAR Cup Series‘ Round of 8 finale at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 17 hours ago

HSBC’s investors should not bank on its latest overhaul

Grand global restructuring announcements have been all too familiar from the lender over the past decade

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Why Giorgia Meloni’s Albania migrant scheme needs its own rescue boat

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World - Financial Times - October 21

Kyle Larson heads to Martinsville looking for 7th win of season to have shot at NASCAR title

Kyle Larson has rung the Hendrick Motorsports victory bell six times this season and yet he's on the outside looking in of NASCAR's championship four

Sports - ABC News - 3 days ago

NASCAR: Ryan Blaney wins at Martinsville for the second straight year to earn a chance at the title

The race ended in controversy as NASCAR took over 15 minutes to decide that William Byron made the final four over Christopher Bell.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday

Here's how Starbucks' new CEO plans to overhaul its struggling cafes

Starbucks to bring back ceramic mugs and messages written in Sharpie pens to revive a coffeehouse vibe at its nearly 40,000 stores.

Why the bond market may have it entirely backwards on Trump and Harris

A reduction in labor supply would weigh on the U.S. economy, and impact the bond market.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul

Eight justices of Mexico’s Supreme Court have said they will leave the court rather than stand for election as required by a controversial judicial overhaul passed last month

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court say they will resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Winners, losers from NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Roval

Kyle Larson celebrated his series-high sixth win of the season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

Hendrick Motorsports declines to appeal Alex Bowman's disqualification from NASCAR playoffs

Hendrick Motorsports says it will not appeal Alex Bowman’s disqualification at Charlotte Motor Speedway that eliminated him from NASCAR title contention

Sports - ABC News - October 14

Weekend schedule and broadcast info for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity playoffs at Las Vegas

The Round of 8 begins for both the Cup and Xfinity Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Kyle Larson opens the third round of NASCAR's playoffs as the title favorite

Kyle Larson has been lucky of late in Las Vegas, where he opens the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs on top of the Cup Series standings and the favorite to win Sunday’s race

Sports - ABC News - October 19

Friday 5: Key questions for NASCAR drivers heading into Homestead playoff weekend

Tyler Reddick looks to bounce back after his car rolled over last week at Las Vegas, leaving him outside a transfer spot with two races left in the Round of 8.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

What to watch for in Sunday's NASCAR Cup playoff race at Homestead

A spot in the Championship 4 is up for grabs in Sunday's race on NBC.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

NASCAR Playoffs: How real are Kyle Larson's chances of elimination before Phoenix?

Larson has six wins this season but is fifth in the standings ahead of Sunday's race at Martinsville.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

Zuckerberg 2.0: why has Meta boss ditched drab hoodies in jazzy makeover?

Get ready for a silk shirt undone to the navel, necklaces and big T-shirts, all aimed at humanising Meta’s founder. For more than 20 years Mark Zuckerberg has made a Macbook grey T-shirt and ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

NASCAR officially ends 53-year controversy by awarding Bobby Allison his 85th career win from race in 1971

Allison, who was not given credit for a win at Bowman Gray, now takes sole possession of fourth on NASCAR's all-time wins list

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

Why chancellors need fiscal rules

Rachel Reeves’s new set-up frees up capital spending but her ability to reap benefits depends on many other things

Business - Financial Times - October 25

College football Week 10 overreactions: Carson Beck a liability for Georgia, Oklahoma State needs overhaul

There is plenty to overreact to after a wild Week 10 slate in college football

Sports - CBS Sports - Yesterday

Victoria's Secret show returns with Kate Moss and Tyra Banks after controversy

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was axed in 2019 after low ratings and criticism that it was sexist.

Why the Sabres still believe they're a playoff team

Buffalo has a 13-year postseason drought, and lost three of its first four. With a similar cast of players as 2023-24, will the results be different?

Sports - ESPN - October 15

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