Suns extend Nuggets’ desert misery Hakim Warrick scored 21 points to lead a balanced attack, helping the Phoenix Suns overcome a 15-point, first-half deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets for the 12th straight time at home, 100-94 Monday night. Read more on MSNBC  Read More →

Carl Edwards cruises to Nationwide Series victory at Phoenix He leads 153 of 200 laps and finishes five seconds ahead of Kevin Harvick for his fourth Nationwide win of the season. Carl Edwards drove to a dominant win in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway in a Ford that Edwards declared “the best race car I’ve ever had.” Read more on Los Angeles... 

Edwards tops Nationwide again Times wires Saturday, November 13, 2010 AVONDALE, Ariz. — Carl Edwards won Saturday’s Nationwide race at Phoenix International Raceway, leading 153 laps for his second straight win in NASCAR’s second-tier series. Edwards finished 5.210 seconds ahead of runnerup and fellow Sprint Cup star Kevin Harvick in the Wypall 200. Tampa’s Aric Almirola was sixth,... 

Weekend guide 1:00PGA Tour, Children’s Miracle Network Classic. 2:00 NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Kobalt Tools 500. 4:00LPGA, Lorena Ochoa Invitational. 4:30 NASCAR, Truck Series, qualifying for Lucas Oil 150. Read more on Detroit Free Press  Read More →

Brad Paisley busts on Jeff Gordon at Country Music Awards A NASCAR star at a Country Music Awards show? What are the odds? Jeff Gordon showed up at Wednesday night’s Country Music Awards, and he was in fine form. Problem is, Brad Paisley was even better. Gordon appeared as “Brad Paisley” as co-host Carrie Underwood told the crowd about the dangers of “identity theft.”... 

Sports at TimesDispatch.com this week At TimesDispatch.com MARATHON: Look up results in our database, watch video, slideshows and get complete coverage of yesterday’s SunTrust Read more on Richmond Times-Dispatch  Read More →

NASCAR Number: 2 2: Consecutive top-five finishes for Joey Logano in the Sprint Cup Series. Logano finished fourth in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway to give him consecutive top fives for the first time in his 73-race Cup career. Logano, 20, finished fifth last week at Talladega. Read more on SportingNews  Read More →

The YOU Docs: Reboot your brain power with right foods, water If your brain’s not always keeping up, check what’s on your plate. Read more on Pioneer Press  Read More →

Tim Tuttle: Roush Fenway’s Bayne makes an impression with top-20 Cup debut at Texas For a driver who didn’t expect to race in Sprint Cup this season, Trevor Bayne sure looked like he belonged there Sunday with a 17th-place finish at Texas. It was an auspicious debut that nobody, with the possible exception of Jack Roush, could have seen coming. Read more on Sports Illustrated  Read More →

Auto Racing Capsules: NASCAR’s McDowell docked 50 points for violations DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Michael McDowell has been docked 50 points and the crew chief for the No. 46 Chevrolet was suspended indefinitely after weight pellets were found in the car’s frame at Talladega. Read more on The Brownsville Herald  Read More →

Travis Pastrana would be just the guy to help revitalize NASCAR This is an account of a month-long rambling thought process. I love NASCAR racing and I want it to flourish. But right now it’s not. Here’s why I believe one racer with unparalleled commercial appeal can help. NASCAR needs Travis Pastrana. It was a sunny Saturday morning at Auto Club Speedway last month. The obnoxious hum of... 

Gabelli Disses Howard Stern: Watch the PBS ETF Sirius Downgraded by Gabelli: Watch the PBS ETF Read more on Forbes  Read More →

Cam Newton, Wade Phillips, Terrell Owens and Tuesday’s Top Sports News Cam Newton, Wade Phillips, Terrell Owens: Who would have thought T.O. would have the best Monday? More importantly, who would have thought it would be entirely about his play and nothing else? There’s a lot going on this week with the NFL, college football, the NBA, MLB free agency—even the world of NASCAR made big... 

Chad Knaus defends swap of pit crews Chad Knaus defended the decision to dump Jimmie Johnson’s crew with two races remaining, a move he said was done for the overall good of Hendrick Motorsports. Read more on Pioneer Press  Read More →

Gordon fighting mad, Johnson in fight for Sprint Cup title after losing points lead to Hamlin Denny Hamlin’s victory bumped Jimmie Johnson out of the NASCAR points lead. Read more on Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune  Read More →

Johnson to use Gordon’s crew for final 2 races #48 used Gordon’s crew towards the end of Sunday’s race Read more on Live 5 News Charleston  Read More →

Busch wins Trucks race at Texas FORT WORTH — Kyle Busch moved closer to an owner’s championship in the NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series, driving his No. 18 Toyota to another victory at Texas on Friday night. Busch has won seven of his 14 Trucks starts this season. He has won … Read more on The Bryan-College Station Eagle  Read More →

Jimmie Johnson on the defensive with three races left For the first time in five years, Jimmie Johnson heads into today’s AAA Texas 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway without a 100-point lead. Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick are the two with the first real chance to end Johnson’s current run of four consecutive championships, and both have been open and determined in saying it’s time... 

NASCAR column: What’s wrong with the sport? The morning after the Amp Energy Juice 500 was as muddled as the race. It required a long drive home to get the old thoughts in order. This race featured 87 lead changes. It ended in a side-by-side finish, though, oddly, not at the finish line. The… Read more on The Shelby Star  Read More →

Toyota to increase focus on customers at NASCAR races Two years ago, Toyota sponsorship executives and its motorsports agency, Velocity Sports & Entertainment, looked to bring one of the company’s most tested activation elements to NASCAR by offering Toyota owners preferred parking at races. Logistical issues made such an offer impossible, leading to the creation of the Toyota Owners Hospitality...