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INDIANAPOLIS _ Not being a front-runner, well, that was tough enough for A. J. Foyt in his first year back as a NASCAR team owner. But being a non-runner finally [...]

DETROIT _ For true men of motors, no task is too menial or messy. Such as last week at the Mooresville, N.C., shop of the Robert Yates Racing car driven [...]

In Saturday's NCAA semifinals, CBS analyst Billy Packer warns Michigan State fans to beware of the Wisconsin sleeper hold. ``Michigan State is certainly going to be aware of what Wisconsin [...]

DETROIT __ Well, what I didn't know or remember about Roberto Clemente is enough to make me cry. Barring completely dried up ducts, tears are the inescapable conclusion to ``Clemente,'' [...]

INDIANAPOLIS _ If you don't know him as Spin, as millions did in the 1950s, you probably remember him as Mike, as more millions knew him in the '60s. Regardless, [...]

DETROIT _ Clearly, success has spoiled reigning IndyCar Series champion Al Unser Jr. You should have heard him, before his Mercedes-Benz photo shoot Wednesday at the North American International Auto [...]

DETROIT _ When Sweepstakes kicked Bullet's butt 100 years ago Wednesday, the winning driver didn't thank his sponsors, change hats 27 times, or say anything inflammatory about Tony Stewart. Henry […]

DETROIT _ The Battle For Detroit _ as Friday night's main event at Club International had been billed _ will have to wait for some swelling to subside. It was […]

DETROIT _ As his home burned to the ground Monday in Swifton, Ark., George Kell pleaded with neighbors to let his lifetime of memories and memorabilia go with it. Even […]

DETROIT _ As you will recall, NASCAR Winston Cup team owner Joe Gibbs once coached the NFL's Washington Redskins. Among the team's stars was fullback John Riggins, who supposedly once […]

EAST LANSING, Mich. _ If nature and laser technology cooperate, Michigan State's hockey team will skate at its new rink _ smack in the middle of Spartan Stadium _ for […]

DETROIT _ He addressed reporters in New York this week wearing a skullcap that read "WAR." It's the same cap Bernard Hopkins wore before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, before […]

DETROIT _ Rumors were rampant last week that the world's most famous driver would not be coming to the world's most famous racetrack. Not to worry, Formula One followers. Michael […]

DETROIT _ Despite his huge victory over David Tua last month _ for top IBF ranking below champion Hasim Rahman _ heavyweight Chris Byrd (34-2) of Flint, Mich., is absent […]

DETROIT _ As Pete Skorich notes, famous former Pistons center Bill Laimbeer was known for a no-elbows-barred playing style. Let's hope he keeps the same approach in his new role […]

DETROIT _ All year, driver safety has been the dominant issue in NASCAR. Now it's everybody's safety. In the wake of Sept. 11's horrific events, possible terrorist attacks wherever people […]

His place of business is a race shop in Jeffersonville, Ind. And seeing his crew continue to turn wrenches there this week struck ARCA Re/Max star Frank Kimmel as something […]

DETROIT _ Bernard Hopkins expects Felix Trinidad's enormous will to win will be the deciding factor _ for Hopkins _ in their middleweight title unification fight. "It's his heart," Hopkins […]

DETROIT _ Decency deems it too soon, too cruel, too easy to brand the Mornhinweg Millennium a bust after Sunday's 28-6, never-in-it Lions loss at Green Bay. But it should […]

Johnny Benson's super season took its sweetest turn Thursday night. Benson, a NASCAR Winston Cup regular and Grand Rapids native, returned home to attend the induction of his father, John […]

In recent weeks, we have seen TV news video of sharks near shore, a fool and his parachute dangling from the Statue of Liberty, two attempts to land small planes […]

DETROIT _ About 30 years ago, folks were doing the dance and Shirley Muldowney was allowing them to lead. She was Cha-Cha, a snappy nickname bestowed by Steve Evans, a […]

DETROIT _ Seems Dale Earnhardt Jr. wanted to watch NASCAR's televised report on the investigation into his famous father's death at the Daytona 500. But Earnhardt admitted he "got busted" […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ Dale Earnhardt Jr. has bowed, albeit uncomfortably, to peer pressure and common sense. Citing recent conversations with fellow NASCAR drivers, most notably friend Jeff Burton, Earnhardt finally […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ A few weeks ago, NASCAR gave the Dodge Intrepid an aerodynamic nudge. But Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, a small meteorological miracle came in the car company's […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ The other Earnhardt. Middle E. The one you didn't hear much about before or since the death of his famous father, Dale. The one without the mega-money […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ It seemed destined to be a Dodge day. An Awesome Bill From Dawsonville day. But the Tide turned in the final minute. With the seventh of 45 […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ Could have been black. Could have been No. 3. And that would have been fine with the man upstairs _ well, the late Dale Earnhardt _ when […]