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Maybe it is appropriate this news conference comes on a weekend dedicated to the past. Maybe Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the past. MORE: 10 drivers to watch at Darlington | Starting lineup In his introductory comments, Earnhardt said his concussion recovery was “an interesting experience.” Earnhardt wore glasses and said he had struggled with his vision. He said his balance had improved, and that he does exercises every day with help of fiancee Amy Reimann....

But Earnhardt, who won Sunday at Pocono Raceway, won’t go out on a limb and say this could be the magical season to win his first Cup title. “When you make assumptions, you end up sort of tricking yourself,” Earnhardt said in his postrace news conference Sunday. “If you start to count your chickens before they hatch, … you’re not focusing on the task in front of you. “So that’s all we need to do....

But … “You can imagine how it went,” Earnhardt said. Barkley, an NBA hall of famer who serves as a studio analyst for TNT, and Earnhardt filmed a segment to air during NBA playoff coverage to promote TNT’s six-race Sprint Cup schedule that starts at Pocono in June. Earnhardt said Barkley was not like his rough-and-tumble NBA player persona. “I don’t want to ruin it, but I would tell you this — I was really surprised at how nice a guy he was,” Earnhardt said....

Throughout my cricket watching years (about 25 years now on TV and a whole lot of YouTube), I seem to recall a long list of terrific contests involving top fast bowlers and the finest batsmen. The Wasim Akram special to Rahul Dravid in Chennai, the Shoaib Akhtar deliveries to Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar at Eden Gardens, the Curtly Ambrose-Steve Waugh face off, Malcolm Marshall nipping Andy Lloyd’s career in the bud, and Jeff Thomson & Dennis Lillee terrorizing England in the Ashes through the 1970s – the very mention of these is enough to bring back heady replays....

After a disastrous 6-10 record last season, the Cowboys will be gunning for a first-up win at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay. Dallas trimmed its roster down to 53 this week, with the only real surprises being the release of both backup quarterbacks, Ben DiNucci and Garrett Gilbert. The former has since signed with the Cowboys’ practice squad. Now that the Cowboys’ active roster is pretty much set, here’s a look at how “America’s Team” will lineup in Week 1....

Dallas ended their two-game homestand with a 108-92 win against the Pelicans. The Mavericks finally had an easy win after two close games versus the San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics. They have a chance to extend their winning streak during a short two-game roadtrip to Chicago and San Antonio. Meanwhile, the Bulls ended a two-game losing skid with a win over the Nets. Chicago has lost back-to-back games against a depleted Philadelphia 76ers team before getting the much-needed victory on Monday....

This highly anticipated clash will see two European stalwarts in Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic lock horns, as both teams will be looking to climb up the Western Conference standings. Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets Injury Updates Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks have had some good fortune in the injury department so far, and only guard Trey Burke will be missing the Denver Nuggets game due to an illness. However, Burke has been an integral part of the Dallas Mavericks’ setup, so it could be a big loss for Rick Carlisle’s men....

During a press conference Monday, Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa announced the new requirement after citing concerns that the COVID-19 Delta variant is rapidly spreading across Texas. The new order will be effective starting Tuesday, and will require all staff, students and visitors to wear masks when on district property. According to the district, the decision came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Dallas County Health officials raised its COVID-19 alert to a higher level and reported that hospitalizations are rising at the fastest rate since the pandemic began, including among children....

The video posted by TikTok user @indiarog, which has not been independently verified by Newsweek, featured a message overlaid on it that read: “POV [point of view]: You’ve never seen a brass band before.” The video shows the dog flinching a few times, looking left and right, before it does a full spin around itself. The Dalmatian later sits down and appears to be in trance, looking out toward the direction of the music....

The sophomore running back, who had been suspended indefinitely by Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher pending the trial, was found not guilty Monday. His ban was lifted almost immediately following the acquittal, which came about because the jury deemed the case lacked evidence proving Cook punched a woman outside a bar in June. MORE: Top 10 Florida State players of all time | Hayes: Social scars on display Cook’s lawyer, Ricky Patel, wasted little time criticizing Fisher and Florida State for their handling of the situation....

Damar Hamlin will not be at Highmark Stadium for the Bills’ wild-card game against the Dolphins on Sunday. The Associated Press, citing a source with knowledge of Hamlin’s schedule, initially reported on Sunday the Bills safety would make his gameday return at Orchard Park, N.Y., after getting released from a Buffalo hospital on Wednesday. The AP then followed up with a report that his plans “may have changed” before Hamin himself said via Twitter that he would watch from home....

The Warriors opened the Western Conference finals with a comfortable 116-94 victory in Game 1 at Oracle Arena. Curry was in fine form, scoring a game-high 36 points, including making an impressive nine-of-15 from 3-point range. Lillard said the Trail Blazers would need to improve defensively to have any chance against the two-time reigning NBA champions. “That was very poor execution defensively on our part,” he told a news conference....

The Giants defensive end, who was waived Friday due to repeated violation of team rules and a slew of locker room issues, took time Saturday to disclose his side of the story following an altercation with former teammate Cullen Jenkins over a pair of free Beats by Dre headphones. MORE: Week 14 NFL picks | Turban-wearing fans hassled | Could Tom Brady beat up Cam Newton? “As two grown men working together with each other a lot of times, you build that camaraderie and you also build that cohesiveness, but then also you build that tempers being flared and testosterone is kind of riling up,” Moore told ESPN Radio, via New York Daily News....

That finally happened Tuesday, as the team announced that Jennings would not return to that role in 2016. Team president David Samson said Jennings will return to the front office in his previous job as general manager. MORE: Every team’s worst manager in the expansion era| Ichiro returning to Marlins as he chases 3,000 MLB hits The Marlins already have interviewed Manny Acta and Bo Porter for the job, and received permission to speak with Larry Bowa....

Kelly first struck gold back in 2010. At age 21, playing his very first World Series of Poker, Kelly would outlast a stellar field in the $25,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed event, adding over $1.3M to an already building bankroll. MORE: Selbst Becomes First Woman to Reach #1 | Nitsche Scores WSOP Hat Trick | Volpe Defeats Negreanu for bracelet Apart from his win last night, the young American has already earned four other cashes so far this summer and shows no signs of slowing down....

The event is expected to be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is currently pending final approval from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The main event will see Tyron Woodley return to the Octagon for the first time since dropping the Welterweight strap to Kamaru Usman back in Match 2019. T-Wood will face Gilbert Burns in the Welterweight headliner. Blagoy Ivanov and Augusto Sakai will clash in a Heavyweight co-main event....

Many fans of Danganronpa were likely very excited when the series finally made its way onto the Nintendo Switch via Danganronpa Decadence. The collection was launched last December 2021 in the West, with Japan getting the release earlier in November 2021. The collection of titles was made available only through a physical cartridge bundle, making it quite hard to get for fans of the series. However, players could purchase the individual titles from the bundle via the Nintendo eShop....