Kaleb Kraus

2 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Kaleb Kraus

Gravitating towards international talent has seen a significant increase in the college ranks. It should be because basketball is a global game. Illinois basketball has undoubtedly made a staple of finding incredible talent from outside the U.S. border. Those players are finding a home in the Big Ten, which has already had a deep history of it. Just look at what Michigan was able to do with Germany’s Moritz and Franz Wagner. The Fighting Illini have become a hotbed for international talent.

2 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Kaleb Kraus

It appears there are varying opinions in the NASCAR garage area about Throwback Weekend. NASCAR has been partaking in this annual weekend at Darlington since 2015. Every year, there are some great recreations of classic paint schemes. Some have been better than others. There was also a time when everybody partook in the festivities. However, this year, it seemed like maybe it was time to change it up.

2 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Kaleb Kraus

It appears there are varying opinions in the NASCAR garage area about Throwback Weekend. NASCAR has been partaking in this annual weekend at Darlington since 2015. Every year, there are some great recreations of classic paint schemes. Some have been better than others. There was also a time when everybody partook in the festivities. However, this year, it seemed like maybe it was time to change it up.

2 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Kaleb Kraus

Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway had it all. A dominate performance, early incidents, and a late charge. Not to mention a late race restart that helped Denny Hamlin score his second-straight win of the season. Lost in the late race drama is the fact that Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron led the race’s first 243 laps. It was a performance worthy of the throwback scheme of Jeff Gordon that he carried. Like Byron, Ryan Blaney also found himself empty-handed at the end of the 293-lap race.

2 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Kaleb Kraus

A week after one of the worst races in NASCAR Xfinity Series history at Martinsville Speedway, the series took to another famed track on the circuit. Darlington Raceway was celebrating its 75th year of existence, and the future stars in NASCAR were ready to showcase their best at the “Track Too Tough To Tame”. There were plenty of awesome-looking throwback paint schemes. The NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers and some big names from the Cup Series.