Who’s hot
Denny Hamlin: It’s getting kind of repetitive in giving the driver of the No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota this spot, but he’s certainly earned it. Hamlin has won the last two Sprint Cup races, and three of the last five. His worst finish in his last eight starts is 18th, which is one of the reasons he’s moved 47 points behind leader Kevin Harvick in the Sprint Cup standings.
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NASCAR returns to roots
When the engine smoke cleared on the NASCAR track earlier this month, the resulting chaos was remarkable to behold. Drivers were spitting mad over a late-race, nine-car pileup caused by A.J. Allmendinger. Another skid-inducing incident had led a finger-pointing Joey Logano to angrily confront Kevin Harvick on pit road.
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Game time
TodayMinor league baseball: Visalia Rawhide at Stockton Ports, 7:05 p.m.FridayMinor league baseball: Visalia Rawhide at Stockton Ports, 7:05 p.m.SaturdayMinor league baseball: Visalia Rawhide at Stockton Ports, 7:05 p.
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