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Aw yeah, let’s go tractor-driftin’, y’all!

NASCAR season is upon us! Our long (well, really, pretty short) winter is over! Let's celebrate with some tractor drifting! This is from the Rally Sweden event over in, uh, Sweden, and I have to say it makes me want to add a snow rally track to the Chase. I bet Tony Stewart would still beat everyone, though.

This is what it’s like to race in the Rolex 24 at Daytona

Last week, we brought you the story of our own Geoffrey Miller's attempt to survive the Rolex 24 at Daytona as a fan. Today, we take you out of the grandstand and put you right into a car itself, as we watch from the point of view of GT driver Leh Keen, who ended up on the podium with the rest of his Brumos Porsche GT3 team. Show More Summary

Tony Stewart plays himself on Tim Allen’s new show

Hey, did you know Tim Allen had a new show? Yeah, me neither. But it's called "Last Man Standing," and it's apparently got enough juice to have landed one Tony Stewart for a cameo. Good for a chuckle, if nothing else. Nice move to get the CHEVY OFFICE DEPOT NO. 14 right out there in front, yes?

Happy Hour: Should NASCAR distance itself from wrestling?

Welcome to the latest Happy Hour mailbag! You know how these work: You write us with your best rant/ joke/one-liner at happyhournascar@yahoogroups.com (note new address) or on Twitter at @jaybusbee, we respond to your messages, everyone...Show More Summary

Red Bull presentó en RB8 2012

Adrian Newey, el genio del diseño en la Fórmula 1, sorprendió una vez más con una evolución estilizada del monoplaza bicampeón mundial. El morro y los escapes son las principales evoluciones del auto del 2012. Un frente más pronunciado,...Show More Summary

Hysterical Pats Fan Cries Over ‘Stupid’ Team

We know from the hit Hootie & the Blowfish song "Only Wanna to be With You" that the Miami Dolphins make lead singer Darius Rucker cry. And several months ago a mother taped her son crying after a Jets loss. After the Super Bowl, weShow More Summary

Court Report: Jeremy Lin takes his turn

The Knicks' next hope to turn the season around? Jeremy Lin, who is now the team's starting point guard after posting a huge line in Saturday's win over the Nets (36 minutes, 25 points, 10-19 FG, 5 boards, 7 assists, 1 turnover, 2 steals). Show More Summary

New York Giants celebrate Super Bowl victory with airplane sing-along (video)

The New York Giants were in high spirits on their return trip to Newark on Monday morning. In a video uploaded to YouTube by rookie linebacker Mark Herzlich, members of the team, led by running back Andre Brown, are shown singing and...Show More Summary

¿Qué hubiera pasado si Phelps no buscaba ese "tratamiento"?

El joven Michael practicaba beisbol y fútbol americano. Como la mayoría de los niños estadounidenses se volcaba por esos deportes autóctonos del país de Norteamérica. Pero ocurría algo que terminaría por desalentarlo a continuar desarrollando aquellas disciplinas: pasaba mucho tiempo en casa. Show More Summary

Don’t look now, but the Big Ten may be pointing the way forward in the playoff debate

First of all: Before we go on, don't get too excited, because it's nothing official or anything. But yeah, when perennial playoff opponent Jim Delany said earlier this year that he may actually be open to the idea of a four-team bracket, it turns out he wasn't just blowing smoke. Show More Summary

Video: Double knockout as fighters crash through faulty cage door

MMA is a dangerous sport. The kicks, punches, chokes, armbars, kneebars, calf slicers and all the rest make it a sport not for the faint-hearted. But all the dangers and difficulties in MMA usually come from opponents, not the cage the two are fighting in. In Kentucky this weekend, the cage got the win. Show More Summary

7-foot-5 Mamadou Ndiaye’s prep highlights are absolutely terrifying

When Prep Rally first wrote about 7-foot-5 basketball behemoth prep hoops star Mamadou Ndiaye, we brought you some limited video footage showcasing how physically imposing the Senegalese center is. Well, now there's new game footageShow More Summary

La atajada del año es de David De Gea

David De Gea llegó al Manchester United y desde el primer día ha sido resistido por un sector de la prensa y la hinchada de los Red Devils, pero Sir Alex Ferguson conserva la calma, y poco a poco el jovencito español le responde con maravillas como la que hizo ante el Chelsea en Stamfod Bridge. Show More Summary

La mejor forma de conseguir una victoria

El 0 a 0 parecía inamovible. La monotonía de un empate sin emociones era el motivo del éxodo de las tribunas, que ya comenzaban a despoblarse. Pero Hugo Viana, el mediocampista del Sporting Braga, tenía una sorpresa lista, de esas que justifican el precio pagado por una entrada. Show More Summary

Suddenly, it’s Jeremy Lin Fever

To be sure, the win came against the lowly New Jersey Nets. And, for all we know, the career arc of 23-year-old New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin could come crashing back to the realm of the "pretty good" pretty soon. But untilShow More Summary

Wrecking Dad’s car: so, so much worse on video

"Son, I'm going to let you drive my prized Ford Capri Perana. I worship this car." "I get it, Dad." "I'm serious. If I had to make a choice between this car and you, it would take me awhile." "That's not nice, Dad." "But it's the truth, son. Show More Summary

Bad news, Danica: Your Super Bowl ad is ranking dead last

Danica Patrick had better hope that the Super Bowl of motorsports goes a little better for her than the Super Bowl of, well, Super Bowls. Patrick is the star of more Super Bowl commercials than any other human being in recorded history,...Show More Summary

Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans, don’t say we never did anything for you

Diet Mountain Dew just passed the $1 billion sales mark, almost all of that coming from college students, truckers and sportswriters on deadline. In gratitude, the Diet Dew folks made this get-'em-rollin' video of a rather familiar car. Have fun, Junior fans. We figure we owe you this one, at least.

OK, here’s your 2012 Danica Patrick Super Bowl ad

Here it is, a week or so early: the latest Danica Patrick Super Bowl ad, this one featuring the Pussycat Dolls. Ads are going for $3.5 million for 30 seconds during the game, scheduled for next Sunday on NBC. Danica has now appeared in 10 Super Bowl ads, which makes her the all-time Super Bowl champion, and... you're not even reading this any more, are you?

Did Steven Tyler one up Saving Abel in the ‘horrible anthem’ category?

Remember all the way back to the August Michigan race and Saving Abel's rendition of the National Anthem? Oh, you've cleansed that from your memory? Sorry, I apologize for bringing it up. Before Sunday's AFC Championship game between...Show More Summary

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