NHL Three Stars: Lehner, Halak provide shutouts; Skinner hits 20 goals No. 1 Star: Robin Lehner, Buffalo Sabres Lehner made 38 saves, earning his third career shutout and Jamie McGinn scored twice as the Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0. He also mixed it up late in the game:  No. 2 Star: Jaroslav Halak, New York Islanders Casey Cizikis provided the lone goal and Halak stopped 27 … [Read more...]

Jason Kokrak leads Northern Trust Open in search of 1st win Jason Kokrak is starting to figure out how to play Riviera Country Club.  On Friday at the Northern Trust Open, Kokrak had his best round yet on Hogan's Alley near Los Angeles, shooting 7-under 64 in a round in which he birdied all of the par 5s on the course. "It's been a struggle to learn how to play this golf course," said … [Read more...]

Panic at Daytona: How Kyle Busch's life changed in five seconds DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Oh no, Kyle Busch thought. It's not slowing down. This is going to hurt. One instant, Kyle Busch was driving right behind a Joe Gibbs Racing teammate in last year's Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona. The next, he was shooting straight toward an unprotected infield wall. And suddenly, in less than … [Read more...]

Talking Tecmo Bowl with one of the country's best players (Podcast)  Do you believe that you're one of the best to ever pick up a Nintendo controller and play Tecmo Super Bowl? The good news is that there's a tournament to prove that.  The bad news is that if you're not already registered in the 256-player field and headed to Madison, Wis., you're going to have to wait for another … [Read more...]

Quick takeaways from the Can-Am Duels DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –Throughout the 2016 we may have way too many quick thoughts for our post-race posts. So consider our new Takeaways feature to be the home of our random and sometimes intelligent musings. Sometimes the post may have a theme. Sometimes it may just be a mess of unrelated thoughts. Make sure you tweet us your thoughts after the race or … [Read more...]

Kyle Busch wins 2nd Daytona Duel in front of last-lap crash DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – An extremely calm second Daytona qualifying race got crazy on the last lap. Leader Kyle Busch blocked Jamie McMurray, who was looking for a way to pass. As McMurray moved up the track to try to go to Busch's outside, he cut in front of Jimmie Johnson, who went spinning. Johnson's spin collected Kurt Busch, … [Read more...]

Video: How does Daytona affect Tony Stewart's legacy? Tony Stewart will likely finish his career 0-17 in the Daytona 500. But the three-time Sprint Cup Series champion has won every other NASCAR race at Daytona and has 48 career Sprint Cup Series wins. Is he a NASCAR Hall of Famer? Yahoo Sports' Jay Busbee and Jay Hart debate the topic. Stewart is missing the 2016 Daytona 500 and out … [Read more...]

Kurt Busch vs. Waze Do you Waze? If you do, do you try to beat Waze? In other words, when it tells you that you're going to arrive at your destination at 3:42 p.m., are you trying to get there by 3:41? It's a fun little game, one that would be even better with a professional driver behind the wheel. So Yahoo Sports asked Kurt Busch, 2004 Sprint Cup champion, to take the challenge on the … [Read more...]

Duke steals win after North Carolina goes away from its strengths As Duke players mobbed each other in front of their bench Wednesday night after rallying for a 74-73 victory, TV cameras panned to the crowd and captured a shell-shocked North Carolina student mouthing the words, "What just happened?" It was a fitting reaction after the Tar Heels somehow lost a game they controlled nearly from … [Read more...]

Texas A&M commit Alton Robinson arrested for robbery Alton Robinson, a member of Texas A&M's 2016 recruiting class, was arrested for robbery in San Antonio on Tuesday morning. Robinson, a three-star recruit and the No. 27 weakside defensive end in the country per Rivals, was arrested at Judson High School. According to details of the arrest affidavit at KSAT.com, Robinson is accused of … [Read more...]