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Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Michael Jordan grew up taking family vacations to NASCAR races. The family — dad, mom, his siblings — would drive from North Carolina to Talladega, Darlington and Rockingham and root for their favorite drivers: Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough. As Jordan said about Yarborough: "He was the original 11. Sorry, Denny." The Denny he was referring to was Denny Hamlin, who drives for […]

Every week, we have incredible storylines this season in men's college basketball. This week, previously undefeated and top-ranked Arizona lost back-to-back games to bring the Wildcats back down to Earth a bit. Miami (Ohio) now remains the lone unbeaten team, so I need to address why I still don't have them ranked in my rankings. I have tremendous respect for the RedHawks and coach Travis Steele for what they’ve accomplished. […]

Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — When fans and analysts talk about the most talented NASCAR racers, Tyler Reddick’s name is often mentioned as one of the younger ones with the most potential. He turned that potential into a Daytona 500 victory on Sunday, the biggest win of his nine career triumphs in 219 career starts. A victory that snapped a 38-race winless streak that included all the 2025 […]

Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Brad Keselowski couldn’t believe it Sunday when he saw Riley Herbst come up from the inside to him as they headed toward the finish line for the Daytona 500. Herbst was running third and Keselowski fourth as they were coming toward the finish line, when Herbst slid up to try to throw a block, getting turned into the wall and triggering a multi-car […]

Michael Jordan has won his seventh title, or at least that's how he's feeling after Tyler Reddick's Daytona 500 victory. Reddick was able to outlast multiple crashes on the final lap of Sunday's 2026 Daytona 500, driving by Chase Elliott at the end to give Jordan's 23XI Racing its first victory in the "Great American Race." Following the race, Jordan compared the victory to winning an NBA championship. "I'm ecstatic. […]

The 2026 Daytona 500 was relatively smooth-sailing through the first 123 laps, with the yellow caution flag only making three appearances in that span. But on Lap 124, "The Big One" arrived. A major 20-car wreck occurred at the front of the race on Lap 124 of Sunday's race. The crash occurred after Denny Hamlin made an aggressive attempt to try and pass leader Justin Allgaier on Turn 4. Allgaier, […]