Midnight Marbles, where the King is taking your requests
2 hours ago
Hey everybody, who's ready for the Fourth of July? Yeah? Me too. Some good racing on tap, and through it all, Richard Petty will be singing the swingin' sounds of the Seventies to get you through the night!...
Teams Compete in First Ever Swamp Soccer World Cup
Jul 3, 2009
Players get down and dirty in the world?s fastest growing sport: Swamp Soccer, where mud-wrestling meets soccer.
The Chrome Horn, episode 23: TNT's Larry McReynolds
Jul 3, 2009
This weekend, TNT will be broadcasting from Daytona, and we've got TNT/Fox analyst Larry McReynolds on the podcast to talk racing and the broadcasting of racing. We start with a little discussion about...
NASCAR hits all the right notes with Hall of Fame nominees
Jul 3, 2009
NASCAR has announced the initial slate of candidates for its inaugural Hall of Fame class, and it's tough to imagine that the nominating committee could have devised a more perfect mix of early, classic...
Create-a-caption: Careful, next he'll ask you to pull his finger
Jul 2, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya and Mark Martin are doing ... something here. What, pray tell? You know, I'm sure.After the jump, parallel park FAIL.Good work, friends:Vaffanculo:Finally
Scary: Most dirt track racers have little to no insurance
Jul 2, 2009
How's this for a kick in the face:The last thing short-track driver Tim McCreadie remembers, he was leading in the semifinal qualifier at the [mid-January] Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Okla.When he awoke, he had...
The importance of the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall
Jul 2, 2009
Later tonight, NASCAR will unveil the 25 names eligible for induction in the inaugural class of its soon-to-open Hall of Fame. It will be prestigious just to be named to the initial list, and most (if...
Beckham Returns To L.A. Unpopular As Ever
Jul 2, 2009 | 5 comments
American soccer's proposed "savior" -- at one point the most popular player in the world -- has done little to repair his relationship with soccer fans in the U.S.. Now Landon Donovan, Beckham's L.A. teammate,...
Jeremy Mayfield's coming back, but who'll race with him?
Jul 1, 2009
Guess who's back?Jeremy Mayfield, the did-he-or-didn't-he driver who's done more time in courtrooms than tracks of late, has won a round in the 500 Affidavits of NASCAR that is his case. The AP has...
From the Couch: Too much strategery goin' on
Jul 1, 2009
Okay, begrudgingly, I will offer my congratulations to White Bread. He did win, after all. Actually, it was hard to tell if it was real or staged, as it looked like the victory lane celebration was held...
IRL throws one more Hail Mary, ousts George
Jul 1, 2009
As with all things when it comes to the IRL, is Tony George's ousting as president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway too little, too late? The IRL has waded through public indifference going on 15 years now,...
Watch Saturday's race live on Yahoo! Sports
Jul 1, 2009
Watch this weekend's Sprint Cup action right here on Yahoo! Sports.The races within TNT's Summer Series can be watched live via RaceBuddy. RaceBuddy provides fans the opportunity to follow the action...
Join us for the Marbles' Weekly Chat, today at 1:00 Eastern
Jul 1, 2009
Hey, it's time for another chat! Come hang with us today at 1 p.m. Eastern and talk whatever. What else are you going to do, work?
Wreck of the week: The RCR guys take an early exit
Jul 1, 2009
While Loudon wasn't the greatest race of the season -- the equivalent of getting a date with the prom queen, only to have her throw up in your car before anyone can see you together -- it did have one...
U.S. Soccer Honors Michael Jackson With Tribute Jersey
Jul 1, 2009 | 3 comments
At first glance, the jersey would seem a cynical attempt to make profit from the pop icon's death. But that's only if you'd never heard how much Jackson enjoyed the sport.
Boxing Champ Turned Politician Arguello Found Dead
Jul 1, 2009 | 1 comment
Former boxing champion Alexis Arguello, who was one of the all-time best junior lightweights before going on to become mayor of his homeland's capital city, was found shot to death in his home early W...
Who will be the nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame?
Jun 30, 2009
On Thursday, NASCAR will release the list of 25 names eligible for the first class of the Hall of Fame, a list from which five names will be drawn for induction. Already, two names have surfaced: Dick...
Four Wide: It's a quarter-century since Petty's bicentennial
Jun 30, 2009
Every day, we bring you the best in NASCAR news and updates. Get your day rolling right ... or left, whichever.• Can you believe it's been 25 years since Richard Petty's 200th win? You'd better, because...
They make it 'cause we buy it: NASCAR potatos ... er, potatoes
Jun 30, 2009
No sport offers up a more bewildering array of souvenir crap memorabilia than NASCAR, and They Make It digs deep into the corners of the Internet to bring all that strangeness to light. Today: starchy...
Miracle Athlete Beats Death and Wins a Race
Jun 30, 2009 | 6 comments
A 21-year-old athlete, who nearly died after getting crushed by a car while biking, recovered with help of strange fate and an athlete's spirit
Create-a-caption: This is what you call parallel park FAIL
Jun 29, 2009
A little bit of Whelen fence-climbing from this past weekend at Loudon. Come up with a caption, won't you, friends? Thank you ever so much!After the jump, Mark Martin cleans up a bit. The Hitman:Mark Martin...
Chase Watch 2009: Same as it ever was
Jun 29, 2009
Can you believe there are only nine races left until the Chase? I know, it's like we just got started! Golly, time sure does fly when you're having fun. Anyway, for the next three months we're going...
FIU Cheerleaders Play Suits vs. Skins
Jun 30, 2009 | 1 comment
Golden Panthers squad fight budgets cuts with bathing suits
Even a Win Wouldn't Have Launched Soccer in the United States
Jun 29, 2009
A win against Brazil on Sunday would have been U.S. Soccer's finest hour, but it still wouldn't have made a significant change in the sport's status in the landscape.
Joey Logano wins his first race, becomes a real boy
Jun 29, 2009
Joey Logano won his first-ever Sprint Cup race on Sunday. Congratulations! And it was a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat, high-tension ... uh, rain-shortened race. The heart-stopping final laps follow:Yes,...
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