Wallace, a 26-year-old who is the only black driver in NASCAR’s three top series, has been a leader for the sport amid global protests of racial injustice after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others at the hands of police. He wore a “Black Lives Matter” T-shirt during pre-race ceremonies last week at Atlanta and a day later called upon NASCAR to ban all Confederate flags from race tracks....

The only black driver in NASCAR, Wallace has been calling for change over the last few weeks, successfully pushing for the organization to ban the Confederate flag from its racetrack and support the Black Lives Matter movement. On Sunday, however, he was confronted by what he described as “a painful reminder” of the distance society still has to cover to eradicate racism. “Today’s despicable act of racism and hatred leaves me incredibly saddened and serves as a painful reminder of how much further we have to go as a society and how persistent we must be in the fight against racism,” Wallace wrote on Twitter....

Since winning at Augusta in 2014, Watson has missed the cut in four of the last six majors — and finished tied for 38th and tied for 64th in the other two. MORE: PGA Championship winners since 2000 | Tiger says course will be tough on Rory’s ankle As he attempts to break out of that rut this weekend at the PGA Championship, he has both positive and negative memories to call upon....

Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David has been in the league with the Buccaneers since 2012, meaning this weekend’s Super Bowl appearance is the first in his career. The 31-26 NFC championship game win, of course, was cause for at least a little emotion for himself and other Buccaneers players who have yet to taste glory. Tom Brady was having none of that. Speaking on Patrick Peterson’s “All Things Covered” podcast, David said Brady yelled at a teammate for shedding a few tears after the win, reminding them that the ultimate goal for the team lies ahead....

Brady’s Buccaneers are traveling to New England in Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season to face the Patriots. It will mark Brady’s first game against his former team and will give him a chance to become the fourth quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 teams. Is Brady going to get emotional about his return to Foxboro? The quarterback was predictably business-like when addressing the emotions he might face ahead of his battle with his former team....

Brown’s three-game NFL suspension will end after the team’s Week 15 game against the Saints. Brown was suspended Dec. 2 for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols. An investigation conducted by the NFL and the players association found that Brown was one of three Buccaneers players who misrepresented their vaccination status. Safety Mike Edwards and wide reciever John Franklin III were the others. According to the Tampa Bay Times’ reporting, Brown obtained a fake vaccination card over the summer....

McCown started 11 of 16 games last season, including the final eight. MORE: Top 25 free agents | Mock Draft | PHOTOS: 30 best players over 30 Because McCown’s contract included no signing bonus or any other 2015 bonuses, Wednesday’s release will not adversely affect the team’s salary cap situation. The release of McCown leaves the Buccaneers with two quarterbacks on the roster. Mike Glennon and recent first-year addition Seth Lobato of Northern Colorado....

Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reports the Bucs have traded with the Patriots to acquire All-Pro left guard Logan Mankins. In return, Tampa Bay sends backup tight end Tim Wright and a 2015 fourth-round draft pick to New England. The Buccaneers were just kicking the tires on controversial street free agent Richie Incognito. Although talks went well with the former Dolphin on Monday, there was no signing. Instead the Bucs and general manager Jason Licht went for a much bigger prize from the AFC East in Mankins....

Buffalo is in the midst of a snow storm that is forecasted to bring around 70 inches of snow through Wednesday. While this may be just another autumn day for Buffalo natives, there are many Bills players who aren’t used to such blizzards. MORE: Crazy weather games | Things that have happened since Bills made playoffs | LeGarrette Blount checks out of Steelers win Bills running back Phillip Tanner — who is originally from Dallas — is stunned by the weather and is live tweeting his way through it....

The Juventus goalkeeper beat the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney to the prize in a vote by fans. The Golden Foot is handed out to footballers aged 28 or over based on their athletic achievements and personality, with each winner leaving a permanent mold of their footprints on the “Champions Promenade” in Monaco. The award is organized by the World Champions Club under the patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco....

Disappointments of the season so far The Champions League format is set for an overhaul from 2018, with the top four teams from each of the biggest four leagues afforded an automatic place in the group stage — a move seen as a bid to appease the biggest clubs and quell the threat of a breakaway. The changes are yet to be ratified, but the proposals have been met by widespread criticism, with smaller clubs facing a tougher task to make an impact on the continental stage....

The Bulls announced the move on Wednesday, a day after he was assigned to Iowa. Teague has played in nine games for Chicago, averaging 1.2 points, 0.8 assists and 8.9 minutes.

“The way you pull off the big surprises without them getting leaked out is keeping your mouth shut,” he matter of factly explained. MORE: WrestleMania dream match that could have happened Bully Ray pulled off a huge surprise in early March when he appeared at Ring of Honor’s Manhattan Mayhem VI show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. It marks his debut for the company following weeks of negotiations with him agreeing to a one-year deal....

(“Traveling Man”). “Brief buns, trying to get the VCR away from Mona.” (“The Man Who Wasn’t There’). “Buns, dropping his pants in office with three other men.” (“The Adultress”). “Topless on a horse with Hank.” (“10”). “Buns, at neighbor’s party.” (“Chained Heat”). “In bra, then top-less in the warden’s office…” (“Track 29”). “Very brief side view of his buns lying in hospital getting spanked.”

Sporadic Burkitt lymphoma is the most common type in the United States and Europe. It is not linked to EBV. Immunodeficiency-related Burkitt lymphoma is seen in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS, as well as people with inherited immunodeficiencies or who take immunosuppressive drugs after an organ transplant. Because Burkitt lymphoma is aggressive, symptoms often quickly emerge. This article will discuss the frequent symptoms, rare symptoms, and complications of Burkitt lymphoma....

Details of Nargis’s destruction are still trickling in, but according to the few journalists and aid workers on the ground, Burma—also known as Myanmar—is facing the worst natural disaster in its history. The storm, which struck the country late Friday with winds of up to 125 miles per hour, caused waves up to 12 feet high in the Ayeyarwady delta region. According to a Burmese government spokesman, the surge destroyed 95 percent of the homes in the region....

Take Texas Motor Speedway, for instance. While he finished second and led 147 laps in just his second race at the track — a Nationwide race in April 2004 — this wasn’t the easiest track for him to learn in a Sprint Cup car. Busch had only one top-10 finish in his first five starts here and up until his first Cup win at the 1.5-mile track a year ago he had five top-10s in 15 starts....

As CEO of a metal 3D printing company that provides mission-critical parts for space exploration, transportation, energy and more, I viewed Russia’s repeated behavior as enough reason to not do business with the country. A state bent on causing so much destruction is not one that should get advanced American technology. The world has seen the bravery of Ukrainians and their President Volodymyr Zelensky in standing up to Russia’s recent brutal and deadly invasion....

Of the teams with the 10 largest payroll increases from last season — who we’ll dive deeper into below — seven of them currently have losing records. The top four in that category — Blazers, Magic, Pistons and Mavericks — have a combined record of 48-73. To try and quantify the return on investment teams have gotten so far, we developed a metric that contrasts their level of improvement (using both net efficiency and win percentage as a barometer) with their increase in salary from 2015-16....

After the Mets let go Carlos Beltran, making him the third manager this week to become a casualty of the scandal, tweets from an account with the handle @S0_blessed1 began to pick up traction. Purporting to be Beltran’s niece, @S0_blessed1 dropped a couple of bombshells implicating specific Astros players, something Major League Baseball had not done in the course of its investigation, and drawing vehement denials from the accused....