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Johnson has a comfortable lead in the Sprint Cup standings and, barring a major collapse, he will be the 2013 Cup champion, winning his sixth title in eight years. Johnson put himself in position thanks to a third-place finish Sunday in the AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. The race was dramatic with the struggles of championship contender Matt Kenseth, potential disasters for Johnson, and then Carl Edwards running out of gas on the final lap, handing the trophy to Kevin Harvick....

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to an address in Florence following a report of a subject with a weapon just before 1 a.m. on July 6. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found two family members outside the home who had escaped safely. The father, 55-year-old Curtis Zimmerman, refused to come out of the house when prompted to, resulting in a standoff with police which lasted several hours....

Track parent company Speedway Motorsports Inc. paid the bill of $299,125.86 last Friday, according to a report by The (Louisville) Courier-Journal. The fees cover four major race weekends at the track. MORE: Earnhardt riding high | Stewart stars in ‘Smoke and the Bandit’ video | NASCAR Power Rankings According to The Courier-Journal, the state police made several attempts to contact the track about the bill and payment was requested in full by Jan....

The two family Rottweilers attacked the child at a property on the 4800 block of Brenda Drive, in the Newburg neighborhood of the city of Louisville, which sits on the border with Indiana, police told the Courier Journal. Louisville Metro Police arrived at the property a little after 9 a.m. and found the animals had fatally injured the child, Dwight Mitchell, a spokesperson for the force, told the newspaper....

Kipchoge, who will be making his third show at the Olympics, hopes he will have enough strength and tactic to defeat his opponents, led by his teammate and defending champion Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda, reports Xinhua. “I have had my frustrations especially four years ago when I missed out to make the Kenya team to London. I won bronze in Athens and silver in Beijing on the track, but I have since moved up to the marathon and hopefully, will have to reclaim the gold my friend The Late Samuel Wanjiru won eight years ago in Beijing from the Ugandans,” Kipchoge said on Wednesday in Eldoret....

But after making two finals in the first three editions of the ISL, the Blasters have endured disappointment for two seasons in a row, with three different managers at the helm not being able to help their fortunes. Rene Meulensteen, David James and Nelo Vingada have all tried to propel the Blasters into the playoffs but failed, with the consensus being that the playing staff at their disposal wasn’t good enough....

The world number one became the first top-seeded woman in history to fall at the first hurdle at Roland Garros when Ekaterina Makarova claimed a 6-2 6-2 victory, and the disappointment added to a torrid year for Kerber. She was beaten 6-4 6-0 by 21-year-old qualifier Anett Kontaveit of Estonia at her last tournament appearance in Rome and has struggled on clay in the past, making a first round exit in Paris last year....

The Hollywood Reporter learned the seasoned movie star has joined up with Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, and Taylour Paige in Legendary’s reboot of the 1984 cult classic Toxic Avenger. Not only that, but he’ll be playing the villain opposite Dinklage’s hero. Directed by Macon Blair, the movie is set to finally begin filming later in June, hopefully putting it on track for a timely release. RELATED: ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Live-Action Reboot Goes Back To The Drawing Board...

Durant made his official bow for the Nets after sitting out the entire 2019-20 season, scoring 22 points in Tuesday’s season-opening 125-99 blowout of former team the Warriors in Brooklyn. Former MVP Durant had not played a competitive game since rupturing his Achilles tendon while playing for the Warriors in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. In his Warriors reunion, Durant – who won two championships and as many Finals MVPs in Golden State – was seven-of-16 from the field in 25 minutes, while he also collected five rebounds, tallied three assists and three steals....

Ten-time NBA All-Star Durant was long touted as a potential target for the Knicks, along with Kyrie Irving, and became an unrestricted free agent after declining his player option with the Golden State Warriors. However, the 2014 MVP – who sustained an Achilles tear in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season – signed a four-year, $164million contract with the Brooklyn Nets....

The 30-year-old star will sign a four-year, max deal with the Nets, he announced Sunday. Durant ruptured his Achilles in Game 5 of the NBA Finals with the Warriors and is expected to miss all of next season. Fellow star Kyrie Irving, Durant’s close friend, will reportedly agree to a contract with the Nets on Sunday, as well. Durant averaged 26 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists for Golden State last season....

The rapper has multiple athletes signed to his Roc Nation Sports label, and that includes this year’s biggest free agent — Kevin Durant. But Jay-Z’s influence didn’t mean enough to the highly touted forward. According to Yahoo Sports reporter Adrian Wojnarowski on The Vertical’s free agency show Friday, Durant declined Jay-Z’s offer to set up meetings with the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks. MORE: Contract advice for top NBA free agents, including KD...

Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, delivered a very heartfelt message via Twitter. Feige’s tribute spoke highly of Donner’s power in making Superman one of the most popular franchises and heroes. He gives credit to Donner for being a major part of creating and bringing the MCU to life. Feige didn’t just mention Donner’s credentials but the way in which his presence affected the work environment itself. It’s one thing to be at the helm of one of the most successful superhero flicks to date, but Feige stresses that Donner also shared the integrity similar to Superman himself....

From the beginning of the MCU, there has always been an Avengers team-up event to cap off each phase of the cinematic universe. With no fifth Avengers movie announced as of yet, Collider asked Marvel boss Kevin Feige if and when fans can expect the next adventure with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Understandably, Feige revealed that they needed “a reasonable amount of time” for the MCU to move past the events of Avengers: Endgame before bringing everyone together again....

The Timberwolves legend threw the first pitch to Torii Hunter for the Twins’ home opener on Monday, doing so donning a Kirby Puckett jersey. MORE: Classic Jordan photos | Timberwolves offseason primer | Exploring Garnett-Davis comparison If that alone didn’t win over the home crowd, Garnett brought out Tyus Jones, a Minnesota native and national champion after leading Duke to a 68-63 victory over Wisconsin, to deliver the game ball....

The Kids Cricket Club started their KCA Club Championship campaign with a last-ball loss to Masters RCC. Their last game against Prathibha Cricket Club was abandoned. Swantons Cricket Club’s last match was also abandoned. KDC vs SWC Probable Playing 11 Today Kids Cricket Club: Abhishek Pratap, Nandhakumar K M, Jean Vijay (c), Farzaan A, Rahul Sharma-I, Neel Sunny, KC Akshay, Krishnakumar T V, Biju Narayanan, Srejith K R, Sarath Prasad...

WATCH: Mou’s 17-second interview The centre-back, who earned himself an England call-up during a fine season with the Clarets, has long been linked with a return to Old Trafford, with the latest reports suggesting a bid of £25 million will be tabled. Dyche, however, claims that while Keane does have just one year left on his current deal, Burnley will only allow a key player to move on if the deal suits everyone involved....

Speaking to Geoff Keighley at E3 2019, CD Projekt RED founder Marcin Iwinski said that Keanu Reeves has the second most dialogue in Cyberpunk 2077. Iwiński estimates that Keanu did around 15 days of voice recording in the studio. The only character who has more lines of dialogue in the game than Keanu Reeves is the player character, V. When reading this, it makes it more of a surprise that Microsoft was able to keep Reeves’ appearance at E3 2019 a secret....