While Gerrit Cole is off to a dominant start due to exceptional command, Alek Manoah is struggling to find his mechanics. Cole hopes to maintain his impressive start Saturday afternoon when his New York Yankees oppose Manoah and the Toronto Blue Jays in the middle game of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are trying to avoid their first series loss after Toronto recorded a 6-1 victory on Friday. Vladimi
Edmundo Sosa provided a huge lift -- on offense and defense -- when the Philadelphia Phillies needed it the most on Friday. He and the Phillies will look for more of the same on Saturday when they continue a four-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies. Sosa exited the April 15 gamedue to back soreness, and it appeared he might have to go on the injured list. Sosa was unavailable through Wednesday, then sat o
Cody Bellinger is thriving against his former team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, a big reason he is enjoying a solid start to his Chicago Cubs tenure. Bellinger looks to stay hot against the Dodgers when the teams continue their four-game set on Saturday in Chicago. After breaking into the majorswith Los Angeles in 2017, Bellinger was a two-time All-Star, a Gold Glove Award winner, the 2019 National League MVP and a World S
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Barring a trade, the Bears will have two picks in the second round of next week's draft for the fourth time in the last six years. They obtained the No. 53 and 61 choices in trades with the Ravens and Panthers, respectively.
The Bears previously selected guard James Daniels (39) and receiver Anthony Miller (51) in 2018; tight end Cole Kmet (43) and cornerback Jaylon Johnson (50) in 2020; and co
The series hasn't had the most dramatic of silly seasons - indeed, the top six drivers from 2022 all line up with the same teams and machinery in 2023 - but there are plenty of factors that could shake things up. For the first time, Ash Sutton and Dan Cammish have had a full winter to work with the tech team within the Motorbase Ford line-up, ditto Jake Hill with the West Surrey Racing BMW ... Keep reading
The two-time IndyCar champion lapped the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 227.686mph, 0.9mph ahead of 2008 Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon. Thats the way it remained until very late in the session when 1Conor Daly sprung into the 227s, laying down a 227.466mph lap in his Ed Carpenter Racing entry. Behind Dixon was Long Beach winnerKyle Kirkwood, who was fourth fastest for ... Keep reading
The first five places in the teams' ranking are in fact occupied by only three manufacturers. Porsche, the strong leader, and customer team Andretti in fifth, while Jaguar is in third outpaced by its customer squad Envision Racing. Fourth place, just one point behind the British manufacturer, goes to the DS Penske team. But DS Penske has scored the most points, 75, in the last three races, on ... Keep reading
There's been a cloud over the short-term future of the three-time series champion recently, withvan Gisbergen refusing to commit to Supercars until Gen3 had been rolled out. His relationship with the series was further stretched earlier this year when he locked horns with Mark Skaife over being critical of the new cars. Despite all that, the Kiwi has now formally committed to both the ... Keep reading
The switch, which forms part of a raft of changes the team is making to help it return to the front of the F1 grid, will see Allison return to the role of technical director, while Elliott is to take up the position of Chief Technical Officer. The bold change, which comes 20 months after Allison originally moved into the CTO position, has been prompted by Elliott concluding that the skills he ... Keep reading
Rast joined BMW as a factory driver in 2023, ending a 12-year association with Audi that yielded three titles in the DTM as well as victories at the Nurburgring 24 Hours and Spa 24 Hours. Following the switch, Rast will drive the BMW M4 GT3 in the DTM this year, a car that is radically different to the Audi R8 LMS GT3 with which he finished third in the championship in 2022 with one victory at ... Keep reading
For two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner and long-time Formula 1 tester Alex Wurz, the question of choosing a favourite racing car isnt dictated by whether he raced or tested it. Instead, its something rather more simple that is behind the Grand Prix Drivers Association presidents pick of the McLaren MP4-17D, a machine that narrowly missed out on the F1 world championship in 2003 with Kimi ... Keep reading
After finishing seventh in 2022, Aston Martin has made a major leap forward, holding second in the constructors' standings after three races by virtue of Fernando Alonso's three consecutive podiums. It is the most significant year-on-year improvement for an F1 team in many seasons, but Stroll's ambitions reach much further. The Canadian billionaire has been assembling a team to fight for ... Keep reading
The Porsche Formula E team has more reasons than most to be satisfied with its current performance this season as it prepares for its home race at the Berlin E-Prix this weekend. The German manufacturer has been the class of the field so far in 2023 as it leads the Teams championship by 41 points, and its driver Pascal Wehrlein holds a 24-point buffer over Jake Dennis another Porsche ... Keep reading
The Cheshire team has expanded to three Toyota Corolla GR Sports for 2023, with 10-time race winner Rory Butcher and Ricky Collard joined by Ciceley Motorsport BMW refugee George Gamble. Speedworks had used the TOCA customer engine since its arrival in the BTCC in 2011, but pressed the green light on a bespoke powerplant from the Toyota range last September, with BMW and Honda supplier Neil ... Keep reading
Having returned to MotoGP full-time in 2015 and won the championship with Joan in 2020, Suzuki made the shock announcement part way through the 2022 season that it would be ending its involvement at the end of the campaign. Suzuki cited financial reasons as well as changing market trends as its primary reason, with the Japanese marque's withdrawal from factory-supported racing having a knock-on ... Keep reading
The Belgian, driving one of two Hyundais carrying a special tribute livery to the late Craig Breen, ended the morning loop at the asphalt rally with a 16.1s lead over Toyotas Elfyn Evans. M-Sports Ott Tanak managed to reach service park in third, 22.1 seconds adrift despite struggling with his Ford Puma, while the sister Hyundai of Esapekka Lappi was fourth, 34.9s in arrears ... Keep reading
F1 Academy cars and drivers took to the track for the first time as pre-season testing for the all-female series began in Barcelona on Tuesday.
Neuville held a 16.1s rally lead on Friday morning after early leader Sebastien Ogier suffered a wheel failure on his Toyota during stage 2, but the Belgian faced a stern challenge from Toyotas Evans in the afternoon. Neuville, piloting a Hyundai carrying a tribute to the late Craig Breen, witnessed his lead reduce to 5.7s over Evans heading into Saturday. M-Sport-Ford's Ott Tanak ... Keep reading
The Andretti Autosport driver sits second in the standings 24 points behind championship leader Pascal Wehrlein but has not finished in the points since January when he took two second-place finishes in Diriyah. The Brit failed to score in both Hyderabad and Sao Paulo following collisions, branding Dan Ticktum a plonker for the contact in the latter, while serving a penalty ... Keep reading
After Daniel Ricciardo attended a Grand Prix for the first time in his role as Red Bull's third driver, Sky Sports F1 assess the likelihood of the Australian making a permanent return to the grid in 2024.
With Formula 1's global popularity on the rise, the clamour to host a Grand Prix is greater than ever - so where could motorsport's greatest show be heading next?
The Tempelhof Street Circuit is notorious for having an abrasive surface compared to other venues on the calendar, with the previously used Michelin tyres prone to overheating there. The French manufacturer has been replaced by Hankook as the sole tyre supplier to the championship this season. Some drivers have suggested the new compound doesnt offer as much grip as the Michelin ... Keep reading
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner discusses speculation linking former McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo to team Haas.
Traditionally, just 33 cars start the Indianapolis 500, with any extra entries having to go through Bump Day during the qualifying weekend to bag a place on the starting grid. The last time this happened was in 2021. Abel will be on the back foot since all its rivals took part in Friday's open test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with day two cancelled due to bad weather. Abel is ... Keep reading
Aitken, part of the line-up that delivered the first victory with Cadllacs V-Series.R last month in the 12 Hours of Sebring driving for Action Express Racing, will join Bourdais and van der Zande in the #3 Cadillac for next weeks third round of the World Endurance Championship at Spa-Francorchamps. The trio will race in the 13-car Hypercar category alongside the full-time #2 Cadillac ... Keep reading