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.

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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.

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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

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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

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NASCAR playoffs at Las Vegas starting lineup: Christopher Bell wins pole, Ryan Blaney crashes in practice

Bell took the early upper hand among the playoff drivers, while the defending Cup champ didn't get a chance to qualify

Sports - CBS Sports - October 19

Blaney wins Martinsville; Byron gets final spot

Ryan Blaney earned a chance to defend his Cup Series championship with a victory Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, where a controversial finish forced NASCAR to decide if Christopher Bell or William ...

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Tyler Reddick wins at Homestead, giving Michael Jordan a chance at the NASCAR title

Michael Jordan won a championship in Phoenix in 1993

Sports - ABC News - October 27

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

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Bonmatí wins second straight Ballon d'Or Féminin

Aitana Bonmatí has retained the Ballon d'Or Féminin, seeing off competition from teammate Caroline Graham Hansen to win the award for the second straight year.

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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

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Yin wins in Malaysia for second LPGA title this month

Ruoning Yin shot a 7-under 65 to win the LPGA Tour's Maybank Championship in Malaysia by one stroke for her second title this month.

Sports - ESPN - October 28

GB's Finucane wins in straight rides to defend women's sprint world title

Great Britain's Emma Finucane beats the Netherlands' Hetty van de Wouw in straight rides to defend her women's sprint world title at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen.

Christian Eckes wins Truck race at Martinsville to propel into Championship 4; title contenders set

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Christian Eckes wasn‘t about to lose a race he had dominated, even if it meant using the front bumper on his No. 19 Chevrolet — twice. After a restart with five laps left in ...

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NASCAR Power Rankings: Kyle Larson back at No. 1 as he takes major step towards second Cup title

Larson's win at the Charlotte Roval gave him double the amount of any other driver this season

Sports - CBS Sports - October 16

'Second to none': How the Dodgers' top-down philosophy won them the title

The Fall Classic was billed as Ohtani vs. Judge. Turns out, it was an ensemble performance.

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Ilia Malinin lands 4 quads — and a backflip — to win his third straight Skate America title

World champion Ilia Malinin won Skate America on Sunday for the third consecutive year

Sports - ABC News - October 20

2025 NCAA Tournament champion contenders by tiers: 20 teams with realistic chance at winning national title

Which teams are no-brainers, on the doorstep or dark horses to be cutting down the nets in April

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Cowboys' Trevon Diggs laments missed chance to play big brother Stefon Diggs for second year in a row

The wait for Diggs vs. Diggs continues

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Barnes scores 27 as Raptors win 115-107, hand 76ers second straight loss to open season

Scottie Barnes scored 27 points, Jakob Poeltl had 19, and the Toronto Raptors beat Philadelphia 115-107 to snap a seven-game losing streak against the 76ers

Sports - ABC News - October 25

Trayce Jackson-Davis, Draymond Green lead Warriors to second straight win against Pelicans

Trayce Jackson-Davis had 15 points and nine rebounds, Draymond Green scored 14 and dished out six assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans for the second straight night ...

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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.

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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.

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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 ...

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In 'crazy' year, Dodgers win title after wild rally

In a thrilling clincher, the Dodgers erased a 5-0 deficit and beat the Yankees 7-6 to win their second World Series title in five years.

Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago

Max Verstappen takes big step toward a 4th straight title by driving from 17th to win a wet São Paulo Grand Prix

Verstappen's lead is now 62 points over Lando Norris with three race weekends to go.

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NASCAR: Joey Logano wins at Las Vegas to keep amazing even-year playoff streak alive

Logano has raced for the title in every even-numbered year since NASCAR implemented its multi-round playoff format in 2014.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

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

McDonald’s suffers second straight decline in quarterly sales

US fast-food chain hit by weakness in international markets as it promotes more discount meals

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

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.

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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

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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

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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.

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

Chandler Smith fails to advance to the Championship 4.

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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.

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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.

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Carlos Sainz Jr. wins the Mexico City Grand Prix, with Lando Norris finishing second to close gap in F1 title chase

Sports - ABC News - October 27

2024 MLB playoff bracket: Dodgers take down Yankees to win second World Series championship in five years

The Dodgers clinched the title in Wednesday's Game 5

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