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Scoreboard -- June 15, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| USGA Golf--U.S. Open Championship, 11 a.m. (NBC) Auto Racing--Drag Racing, NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Part I, same-day tape, Noon (ESPN2), Part II, same-day tape, 10 p.m. (ESPN2); NASCAR Sprint Cup, Quicken Loans 400, Noon...Tags: Greg Biffle, Dave Blaney, Roger Federer, Chicago White Sox, A.J. Pierzynski
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Walt Arfons dies at 96; brother Art nabbed his land speed record
When Walt Arfons first strapped a jet engine onto a hot rod, experts thought the car would melt, explode or spin wildly out of control. They were wrong. Working in his family's old feed mill and hardware store on Pickle Road in Akron, Ohio, Arfons...Tags: Green Monster, Car Engine Repair, Heart Problems, Pickles, Chicago Tribune
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Video: Stock Miata beats bunch of high-powered cars in wet 1/4-mile drag race
Autoblog.comFiled under: Convertible, Performance, Videos, Chevrolet, Ford, Lamborghini, Lotus, Mazda, Porsche When is a stock, 167-horsepower Mazda MX-5 Miata quicker than a Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang, Lamborghini Gallardo, Lotus Elise and a Porsche 911?... -
Scoreboard -- May 31, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Auto Racing--NASCAR Nationwide Series, 5-Hour Energy 200 pole qualifying, 10 a.m. (ESPN2); NASCAR Nationwide Series, 5-Hour Energy 200, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN); Indy Racing League, IndyCar, Dual in Detroit, Race 1, 2:30 p.m. (ABC);...Tags: Greg Biffle, Alvaro Quiros, St. Louis Cardinals, Alex Presley, Peter Moylan
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NHRA champ Antron Brown makes a bid in NASCAR
CONCORD, N.C. — The NASCAR Hall of Fame embraced old-school stars Dale Jarrett, Tim Flock, Jack Ingram, Maurice Petty and Fireball Roberts Wednesday evening. The morning after, it welcomed Antron Brown to its flock. At 37, Brown doesn't fit...Tags: NASCAR, Auto Racing, Stock Car Racing, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Radford (Radford, Virginia)
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Latest Mid-America sports
BREWERS-CARDINALS Cardinals beat Lohse again, top Brewers 4-2 ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Freese had an RBI in a four-run fourth inning to go with big plays at third base, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat former teammate Kyle Lohse for the third time...Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Jaime Garcia, Major League Soccer, Jake Westbrook, D.C. United
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Scoreboard -- May 18, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Soccer--Premier League, teams to be announced, 9:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS, Los Angeles at New York, 12:10 p.m. (ESPN2) Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Bump Day, 11 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Kansas...Tags: Greg Biffle, Jason Hanson, Today (tv program), Roger Federer, Chicago White Sox
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Scoreboard -- May 17, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Indianapolis 500 pole day, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Kansas Nationals qualifying, same-day tape, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball--Central Florida at East Carolina, 10 a.m....Tags: Greg Biffle, Jordan Walden, Detroit Red Wings, Today (tv program), Miguel Paludo
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Tony Schumacher, Antron Brown take NHRA title chase to Kansas
The championship fight in drag racing's premier class, top fuel, has tightened up considerably as the National Hot Rod Assn. moves to Kansas this weekend. Tony Schumacher, the record seven-time top-fuel champion, held a slim five-point lead over his...
Tags: NASCAR, National Hot Rod Association, Kobe Bryant
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Matt Kenseth wins Southern 500
Matt Kenseth passed his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch with 13 laps to go to win his first Southern 500 on Saturday night at Darlington, S.C. Busch had the strongest car for much of the race and led for 265 of the 367 laps at Darlington Raceway....Tags: Super Bowl, Kevin Harvick, Rafael Bejarano, New York Jets, Jimmie Johnson
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Speed limits or suggestions? Residents decry dangerous driving southwest of Springfield
jkaplan@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- People we spoke to say it's out of control, and cops need to step in before someone gets hurt. Residents say a stretch of West Plainview Road west of Golden Avenue turns into a speedway because of its straight route, hills, and lack...Tags: Auto Racing
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Scoreboard -- May 4, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Sao Paulo Indy 300, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); NASCAR Sprint Cup, Aaron’s 499, 11:30 a.m. (FOX); Drag Racing, NHRA Southern Nationals, same-day tape, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL Hockey--Playoffs,...Tags: Greg Biffle, Terry Labonte, Trevor Bayne, Phil Mickelson, Today (tv program)
Jun 15, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Jun 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 6, 2013
|Blog| Autoblog.com
May 31, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 23, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 20, 2013
|Story| AP Missouri
May 18, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 17, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 11, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 8, 2013
|Story| KSPR-TV
May 4, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
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