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Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie called the police last year when his pregnant wife texted him to say she had slit her wrists and taken pills — part of a fake suicide attempt she carried out because she thought he was cheating on her. That’s the word from a bizarre New York Post report that details [...]

The 2012 All-Star race was, from a competitive standpoint, dead in the water, a glorified qualifying session that’s best forgotten by anyone who’s not endorsing the million-dollar winner’s purse. Decision time, though: Was this NASCAR’s fault for setting up a new system that rewarded sandbagging[...]

BALTIMORE (AP) I’ll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move. Yes, I’ll Have Another came out of his thrilling Preakness victory over Bodemeister in ”super shape,” trainer Doug O’Neill said Sunday, and now [...]

The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race is a non-points, high-stakes show with the sport’s best drivers. Action can be dramatic as drivers go for it all, purely for the pride of winning and that one million dollar reward.

Charlotte Motor Speedway is never a track to hold back on showmanship. [...]

Saturday night’s Darlington pit road altercation between Kurt Busch’s boys and Ryan Newman’s crew has resulted in fines and penalties for both sides. Here’s how it shakes out, per a Tuesday ruling by NASCAR:

• Kurt Busch was fined $50,000 [...]

In the most dramatic fashion possible, Manchester City have captured the Premier League title for the first time since 1968. One of the best lovable losers in the Premier League was transformed into a European juggernaut overnight in 2008, when they were purchased by the Abu Dhabi United Group, but it took until this season [...]

Many child and sports psychologists claim that we are facing a crisis in youth athletics. It’s hard to disagree when you read stories of coaches fighting at youth game; a parent being accused of beating another parent to death after a hockey practice; an over involved parent who makes his child run home behind the car because he didn’t perform well in a game. Two years ago in our Little League [...]

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Rick Hendrick only got to watch the last 100 miles of the Southern 500. Turns out he saw the best part.

Jimmie Johnson broke free on a restart three laps from the end Saturday night to give Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Sprint Cup victory. [...]

Maurice Sendak, author of the beloved children’s book, “Where the Wild Things Are,” has died. He was 83. Sendak’s longtime editor told the New York Times that Sendak died of complications from a stroke. The Brooklyn-born author had already written seven children’s books when, in 1963, Harper & Row published ”Where the Wild Things Are.” [...]

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) Phil Mickelson loved golf before he was old enough to walk and swing a club. It took him on a thrilling ride of major championships and a few spectacular crashes, eventually leading to his induction Monday night into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Mickelson was inducted with two-time major champion [...]