Sports

Mar 18, 2014

Major Family-friendly Fan Celebration Set for Downtown Phoenix The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee today announced several major initiatives that will take over 12 city blocks in downtown Phoenix and together will serve as the hub of fan, sponsor, media…

Feb 25, 2014

Keeping A Good Thing Going: NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series to Operate Under NASCAR Banner Through 2023 Season DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — For the past decade, NASCAR and OCESA have established the NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series as the national championship for…

Jan 2, 2014

Larry Johnson named interim head coach; national search begins immediately for Penn State’s 16th head coach UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Bill O’Brien has informed Penn State that he is leaving Penn State to become the head coach of the National…

Jan 2, 2014

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The search for the 16th head coach in Penn State Football history is underway. Penn State Director of Athletics Dave Joyner addressed the media on Thursday (Jan. 2) morning following the announcement that Bill O\'Brien has…

Dec 23, 2013

Jimmie Johnson Piles It On; Jeff Gordon Earns Coveted Lifetime Achievement Award DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.– Sometime in the middle of November, as NASCAR prepared for its 2013 culmination, the good folks at Oxford announced “selfie” as their word of 2013.…

Dec 20, 2013

PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks (@dbacks) have agreed to terms with infielder Eric Chavez on a one-year contract, according to D-backs Executive Vice President & General Manager Kevin Towers. Chavez, 36, hit .281 (64-for-228) with 14 doubles, 9 home runs…

Dec 19, 2013

Jimmie Johnson Wins Sixth Championship; Gen-6 Cars Debut With Speed, Style DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jimmie Johnson took a giant step toward joining NASCAR’s pantheon of legends. And he did it in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Seriesâ„¢ Gen-6 race car,…