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2 days ago | nbcsports.com | Dustin Long

T.J. Puchyr, a former owner of Spire Motorsports, has entered an agreement to purchase Rick Ware Racing, according to a report Thursday by The Associated Press. No price was reported on the deal for the NASCAR Cup team. The Associated Press reported that Purchyr will keep Ware as a partner and that Ware’s son, Cody, will continue to drive the No. 51 car in the Cup Series. The report also stated that all Rick Ware Racing employees will be retained.

3 days ago | nbcsports.com | Vaughn Dalzell

The American League Comeback Player of the Year market has been an intriguing race that is now showing heavy favoritism toward the Texas Rangers’ Jacob deGrom at -260 odds per FanDuel Sportsbook and rightfully so. deGrom is in the drivers seat with a 7-2 record 2.24 ERA, and 87 strikeouts to 18 walks over 15 starts. His only metrics that sit around league average, per baseball savant, are the ground ball rate and exit velocity, everything else is considered elite.

3 days ago | nbcsports.com | Dustin Long

NASCAR has penalized the Hendrick Motorsports Xfinity team Chase Elliott drove for last weekend at Pocono for a violation. The team was fined $40,000 and docked 40 car owner points and 10 playoff points Wednesday. Crew chief Adam Wall has been suspended for the next three Xfinity events (through Sonoma) for the L1 violation. The No. 17 team is not entered for Friday night’s race at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.

3 days ago | nbcsports.com | Mary Omatiga

Last summer, 30-year-old Faith Kipyegon became the first athlete, male or female, to win three medals in the 1500m (all of them gold). Now, the four-time Olympic medalist has her sights set on another major feat: becoming the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. “I’m a three-time Olympic champion. I’ve achieved world championship titles. I thought: What else? Why not dream outside the box?” said Kiypegon.

3 days ago | nbcsports.com | Dustin Long

Nine races remain before the playoffs begin, as the NASCAR Cup Series goes to EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, this weekend. Saturday night’s race has the chance to disrupt the playoff standings. Four times in the seven races since the track was reconfigured, there have been at least 26 cars involved in a crash in a race. Twenty-eight cars were involved in accidents in February’s event. Here is a look at the good news and bad news for Cup drivers heading into the weekend.