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There was no caution, though, until the car slowly moved down toward the apron and spun into the inside wall, bringing out a yellow that pushed some drivers off the lead lap at Texas Motor Speedway. MORE: Harvick wins AAA Texas 500 from the pole One of the drivers who was affected was Kyle Larson, who had pitted under green five laps before Wallace’s spin. Larson immediately sounded off about the sequence on his radio....

Trouble was one thing Larson couldn’t afford. Anything but a strong run at Dover would put him in danger of being eliminated from the Chase for the Sprint Cup. MORE: Harvick’s problem | Chase scenarios | These guys need a break Larson’s car had an electrical failure on Lap 36 and needed to be pushed into his pit. Crewmen replaced ignition parts and his car’s battery. And in the process, Larson went a lap down on the leaders....

Kyle Larson, 28, was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing, lost all of his NASCAR sponsors and left the sport just as racial tension gripped the United States again. As rival and friend Bubba Wallace took the lead in NASCAR’s efforts to promote diversity and racial equality, Kyle Larson was off racing sprint cars and late models on dirt tracks throughout the country. But after going through NASCAR’s racial sensitivity training and making other efforts to promote racial equality, Larson was reinstated near the end of last season, opening the door for him to return — if anyone would hire him....

Rittenhouse, best known for being acquitted of charges in the deadly shooting of two people at a 2020 protest against police brutality and racism in Kenosha, Wisconsin, had been set to be a featured speaker at a right-wing “Rally Against Censorship” event in Conroe, Texas, this month. However, Southern Star Brewing Company on Friday abruptly pulled out of hosting the event, explaining that it was an “apolitical organization” that doesn’t “do rallies....

The Wednesday filing from Mark Richards requests the return of the Smith & Wesson M&P 15 semiautomatic rifle and other items police have possessed since Rittenhouse turned himself in after the shootings to police in Antioch, Illinois, where he lived at the time, according to the Kenosha News. If Rittenhouse had been found guilty of a felony in lieu of being acquitted on all charges in November, the state would have been responsible for disposing of the weapon, the newspaper reported....

Irving and Durant teamed up in Brooklyn ahead of the 2019-20 NBA season, though the latter is yet to play since his blockbuster switch from the Warriors because of an Achilles injury. A 2016 NBA champion alongside James with the Cavaliers, Irving caused a stir during his appearance on Durant’s new podcast. Addressing crunch-time situations and clutch moments, Irving — who arrived from the Celtics via free agency — said: “One thing I’ve always been comfortable with, I felt like I was the best option on every team I played for down the stretch....

Irving’s return from a fractured kneecap is still up in the air four months later, with the 2015-16 season weeks away. Now that he’s had a sniff of the big stage, though, Irving is doing all he can to ensure his injuries are a thing of the past, even if it means tweaking what he does best — a significant change of tone since his injury-plagued sophomore season. MORE: Kyrie’s career, in photos | Kobe and 8 other players under pressure | Will Lillard have any help?...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide detectives are responding to the incident, which occurred in the 400 Block of Redondo Beach Blvd in unincorporated Gardena. The victim has been identified by family as security guard Andres Guardado. In a statement, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy James Nagao said the victim was “struck by gunfire and pronounced dead at the scene” and no officers were injured during the incident....

L.A. has so far vaccinated nearly 300,000 of its four million residents, but Eric Garcetti said the roll out had hit an “enormous hurdle” which left clinics low on stock and appointments for the weekend canceled. “This week we are delivering more vaccines, more quickly, at more locations,” he said. “But the vaccine news is quite frankly good and bad. “The problem is, and here is the bad news, we don’t have enough vaccines....

Sporting News presents its inaugural Five by Five, a quick recap in which we'll try to figure out exactly what we just saw by looking at five key moments during the game for each team: For the host Dodgers . . . 1. Los Angeles placed its faith in Ryu to start Game 3, and he rewarded that faith early and often. After lasting just three innings in his NLDS start at home against the Braves, Ryu walked Carlos Beltran with one out in the first inning but soon calmed himself down (he admitted nerves played a role in that first start) and averted a potential disaster....

It figured to be a bit tricky for him to discuss his participation in Copa America Centenario, because the Mexico national team had yet to reveal its roster for the event, but asking questions about such matters is pretty much why the concept of the interview was invented. GALARCEP: Projecting U.S. Copa roster It was even more problematic than anticipated, though. Before dos Santos was placed on the telephone, the firm that arranged the conversation requested that questions be restricted to the Copa tournament generally and his play with the Galaxy....

LA’s Twitter feed, one of the most savage on the interwebs, was just one long string of Chargers puns and putdowns early in the Kings’ game vs. the Blues at Staples Center. The Kings are using the term “professional” loosely. The Rams and Chargers finished a combined 9-23 this season and fired their head coaches. MORE: Internet laughs at new Chargers logo And, really, the Kings can’t truly claim the Chargers as LA sports brethren until 2019, when the teams move into the Rams’ new palace in Inglewood, near the site of the Kings’ old barn, the Forum....

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Britain’s Johanna Konta powered into the fourth round of the Australian Open for the second year in a row on Saturday, comfortably seeing off former world number one Caroline Wozniacki 6-3 6-1 on Margaret Court Arena. Konta, who is yet to drop a set in the tournament, broke the Dane midway through the first set with a smoking drop shot and never looked back, keeping the pressure up throughout the 75-minute contest....

Going 31 minutes and 48 minutes respectively in match time, they have to be considered some of the greatest two-day performances in NJPW and wrestling history. In his post-match interview, Kota Ibushi expressed his desire to spread pro-wrestling and make it bigger than any sport. He also requested to unify the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships. When asked about his next defense by the media, Kota Ibushi said that he was willing to defend both titles if they aren’t unified by then, or just one of them if that is the case....

The Croatia midfielder was not involved in last weekend’s 3-0 win at Huddersfield Town after signing on loan from Real Madrid on deadline day. Cesc Fabregas also sat out the opening weekend and will miss the Arsenal match with a minor, “unusual” injury close to his knee. His unavailability coupled with the midweek loan departure of Tiemoue Bakayoko to AC Milan means Maurizio Sarri is set to call on Kovacic....

The KPL is a home-grown local tournament that has been nurtured over the years by the Karnataka State Cricket Association but unlike the other leagues and tournaments conducted by the state body, this is where the men are separated from the boys. Forget the league players, those who turn out in division and age-group cricket, even for the player who have featured in and done well in first-class cricket, the KPL can be a different and tougher test....

The duo reportedly did not agree on technical aspect with one party feeling superior to the other. A source privy to happenings with the shoppers has revealed to Goal what happened. “Troiani is more of a dictator, he thinks he can intimidate things as he wishes and that is where the problem is. “The Italian is trying to force on the technical bench some tactics which do not work, and that is the problem....