Eric McClure

The delicious irony of Regan Smith's victory in Saturday's Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway wasn't lost on the driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet.   With a push from teammate Kasey Kahne, Smith roared...

|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,...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Major League Baseball--Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs or Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals, 11:30 a.m. (FOX); New York Mets at Minnesota Twins, 3 p.m. (FXSP) PGA Golf--Masters...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Men’s College Basketball--National Invitation Tournament, St. John’s at Virginia, 10 a.m. (ESPN); NCAA Division I Tournament, Ohio State vs. Iowa State, 11 a.m. (CBS), Indiana vs. Temple, 1:30 p.m. (CBS), Kansas vs....

Those who know the history of the Royal Purple 300 also know that Kyle Busch's victory Saturday at Auto Club Speedway was all but a foregone conclusion.   Busch finished .834 seconds ahead of Nationwide Series leader Sam Hornish Jr. to claim his sixth...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| College Softball--East Carolina at Alabama-Birmingham, 11 a.m. (FXSP) NHL Hockey--Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Auto Racing--NASCAR Sprint Cup,...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| College Softball--Alabama-Birmingham at Central Florida, 10:30 a.m. (FXSP) Men’s College Basketball--Virginia Commonwealth at Temple, 11 a.m. (CBS); Big South Conference Tournament Championship, 11 a.m. (ESPN2);...

Nothing was going to keep Kyle Busch out of Victory Lane on Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway. Not a pit road speeding penalty. Not a spate of cautions that kept bunching the field. Not Brad Keselowski, who in the past has found magic out...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NHL Hockey--Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN); Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, 7 p.m. (FXSP) NBA Basketball--Miami Heat at New York Knicks,...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Auto Racing--NASCAR Sprint Cup, Daytona 500, 11 a.m. (FOX); Drag Racing, Arizona Nationals, same-day tape, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Men’s College Basketball--Illinois at Michigan, Noon (ESPN); Cincinnati at Notre Dame, 1 p.m. (CBS);...

Tony Stewart won Saturday's DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, but the elation of his victory disappeared in the wake of a heart-stopping wreck that saw Kyle Larson's car demolished after flying into the crossover gate that provides...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 3 p.m. (FOX); Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...