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A broken shifter at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night dropped Earnhardt to last in the 12-driver field, and he’ll need a victory at Talladega to advance to the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. MORE: Chase: Where they stand | Must avoid wreck | Clinch scenarios | Keselowski, Stewart fined He called NASCAR’s new elimination format “dramatic” and said Tuesday during a test session at Phoenix International Raceway the system has “served us well....

So what in the world is the Hendrick Motorsports driver doing riding in a hot pink little mini-wheel? He’s doing a video, of course. This one was with Devin “Super Tramp” Graham, who is creating videos for Earnhardt sponsor Mountain Dew. The video was shot on Earnhardt’s property, which includes a dirt go-kart track, an old western town, and several old, damaged racecars in the woods. Earnhardt, who finished fifth in the 2013 Cup standings, recently won the sport's most popular driver award for the 11th consecutive year....

Aside from winning his elusive first Sprint Cup championship, what could be better? MORE: 10 to watch in Coca-Cola 600 | Junior backs brother in feud over name Becoming a father. No, the 41-year-old driver and his fiancée, Amy Reimann, are not expecting. But after being engaged for almost a year, they are planning an offseason wedding. And after that, Earnhardt told The Charlotte Observer this week, he’d really like to have a child....

He is expected to be the first inductee to have his father in attendance. MORE: Jarrett unsure of future | Head-to-head: Stewart vs. Edwards | Johnson vs. Kenseth For Jarrett, that will mean everything Wednesday night at the Charlotte Convention Center. Ned Jarrett, an accomplished racer and broadcaster, already has a spot in the NASCAR Hall of Fame and helped counsel his son through many of his racing decisions. Dale Jarrett learned a great deal from his father, a man who cut short his racing career during his prime because of a back injury and a commitment to family....

If the corona radiata is damaged by a stroke, you can experience a change in the way you express emotions. Some people also experience psychological and psychiatric changes, as well as visual impairment. In this article, you’ll learn what the corona radiata does and where it is located. You’ll also learn about corona radiata stroke symptoms, prognosis, treatment, recovery, and prevention. Function of the Corona Radiata The corona radiata is an important group of nerves....

Falcons head coach Dan Quinn says he would welcome Freeney’s return for a 16th NFL season. However, Quinn is insistent that Freeney participate in the team’s offseason program rather than sign during training camp like he did for the 2016 campaign. “The standard is the standard,” Quinn told co-host Rick Neuheisel and me on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “If he decides he wants to do it, he’s got to be all in to do it....

That’s not exactly a good thing, but she’ll try to look at the bright side of a season-opening week that has brought far less success than a year ago . MORE: Petty challenges Danica | Stewart disses Petty, defends Danica | 500 lineup analysis | Hamlin the favorite Patrick won the pole for the 2013 Daytona 500 to become the first woman ever to win a pole for a NASCAR Cup race....

Keselowski hit the right front of Patrick’s car as they battled for the lead just 14 laps into the Aaron’s 499. The accident caused Keselowski to spin, heavily damaging his car. “My apologies if that was all my fault,” Patrick said. “I mean, shoot, I struggle to take people out and not take myself out. I don’t even know how to do that. That by no means is anything I was trying to do....

For the better part of his reign as champion, Jones was considered by many as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. However, just as much as his career has been full of groundbreaking achievements, it has also been laden with controversy. Between 2015 and 2017, Jones lost his title thrice due to disciplinary action being taken against him. It started with the UFC stripping Jones of his title and removing him from the official rankings in 2015 after he was arrested on hit-and-run charges....

“At first I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I’m going to go help my teammate.’ Like, I was about to go fight,” Cormier recalled Friday during a media day at the UFC Performance Institute for his heavyweight title defense against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230. “But then when I got out there I was like, ‘What am I thinking?’” MORE: Join DAZN and watch the Andrade-Kautondokwa fight for free...

Ainge, who won championships with the Celtics as a player in 1984 and 1986 and as president in 2008, said that a heart attack two years ago influenced his decision to leave. “I started thinking about what I was doing with my life,” he told the Associated Press. “You’re surrounded by your six children in the hospital, and they say, ‘Hey, you need to stop doing this.’” He continued, “I don’t know what my future holds....

According to the publisher’s interim report covering the calendar year 2018, Darksiders 3 “performed within management’s range of expectations and has recouped all investments made in development and marketing during the quarter.” For fans of the hack-and-slash franchise, this is certainly good news since it could mean that they won’t have to wait another five years for a sequel. The Darksiders series so far has featured three of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as playable characters, which leaves only Strife left to take the starring role....

It sounds like the Cowboys could be leaning toward starting Darren McFadden, who’s had the better preseason. Of course, we (and the Cowboys) aren’t really considering Lance Dunbar, but newcomer Christine Michael could eventually be in the mix if this situation hasn’t sorted itself out soon. Rather than wait, let’s see if we can sort it out for fantasy football owners right now. MORE: 2015 RB rankings | Week 1 RB rankings | Fantasy football cheat sheet...

You can read the full announcement from WWE about the upcoming TakeOver event: What to expect from NXT TakeOver With the 31st edition of NXT TakeOver set to take place in less than three weeks, the build to the show will likely start from the upcoming episode of the brand. Last week, we saw the crowning of the new NXT Champion as Finn Balor defeated Adam Cole to win the title for the second time in his career....

He had just picked up the wickets of Mitchell Santner and BJ Watling with two reverse swinging deliveries that had given the batsmen no chance and made it a realistic possibility of India wrapping up the match inside four days. Had the 25,000 strong crowd known the details of what the India speed merchant had been going through for the last couple of days, the ovation would probably have lasted well into the night....

The mother, 69-year-old Dorothy DuSold, was taken to M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville after Cassandra DuSold, 33, noticed she was bleeding and contacted 911. Dorothy DuSold was pronounced dead at the hospital on Saturday, WCCO reported. Cassandra DuSold, of New Market Township, was arrested at the scene and now faces a second-degree murder charge in Scott County District Court linked to the alleged attack that took place last Wednesday....

Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, officer Kim Potter, who worked for the police department for 26 years, during a traffic stop last Sunday. Body camera footage from the shooting suggests that Potter intended to deploy her Taser but instead fired her gun. Before the shooting, she can be heard yelling, “Taser! Taser! Taser!” “This white man was resisting arrest, BEATING A COP with his own baton, and driving away in their police car, and there is not one taser or gun in sight… yet #DaunteWright was killed for a minor traffic violation....

Although Unai Emery’s first season at Arsenal evidently did not go as planned, the management retained faith in the manger and gave him time to shape his squad in order to compete at the highest level. Arsenal signed Nicolas Pepe from Lille for a record fee, Dani Ceballos on loan from Real Madrid and David Luiz from Chelsea over the last summer. Pushing down Mesut Ozil, one of the league highest earners, in the pecking order, Emery utilized the services of academy youngsters Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock, Gabriel Martinelli regularly over the game weeks....

RELATED: Monster Hunter Rise: The Biggest Fixes The Game Needs Fans who are new to Dauntless don’t necessarily have to feel overwhelmed with the multitude of combos and attack options each weapon offers. With the right mindset and playstyle, players can find just the best kind of build to start the game with, especially in the early game. Valomyr’s Regard (Sword) Speed and aggression are key in this build, with the goal of the kit to precisely maximize the Sword’s balance of speed and aggression....

Drax was created by comic book writer Jim Starlin and first appeared in 1973’s The Invincible Iron Man. The character made his live-action debut in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In the films, Drax seeks vengeance on Ronan the Accuser for invading his homeworld and killing his wife and daughter. After exacting revenge on Ronan, Drax declares Thanos to be his next target. RELATED: Dave Bautista Says ‘Army Of The Dead’ Is Not A Basic Zombie Film...