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Chase Elliott Is the 2020 NASCAR Cup Champion

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Chase Elliott holds up the race trophy in Victory Lane as celebrates his season championship after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso) NASCAR’s most popular driver is now a Cup Series champion. Chase Elliott took the torch from teammate Jimmie Johnson by winning his first Cup…

#4 Notre Dame Defeats #1 Clemson in Double Overtime

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Fans storm the field after Notre Dame defeated the Clemson 47-40 in two overtimes in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in South Bend, Ind. (Matt Cashore/Pool Photo via AP) Kyren Williams ran for a 3-yard touchdown in the second overtime and No. 4 Notre Dame shut down top-ranked Clemson with a couple of sacks to seal…

Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence Tests Positive for COVID-19

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FILE – Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has tested positive for COVID-19, putting into doubt whether the face of college football will be available to play the top-ranked Tigers’ biggest game of the season. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said in a statement released by the school that Lawrence is in isolation with mild…

Dodgers win World Series over Rays in Six

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Game 6 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays (all times local): Mookie Betts streaked home with a go-ahead run and later homered for good measure as the Los Angeles Dodgers won their first World Series championship since 1988, taking advantage of a hotly debated Tampa Bay…

Rays even World Series at 1-1 with win over Dodgers

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Lowe kept finding his name near the top of Tampa Bay’s lineup even as his offensive struggles continued to mount this postseason. After Lowe finally busted out in Game 2 of the World Series, the Rays and Dodgers are tied deep in the heart of Texas. “Sometimes guys, you’ve got to allow them to go…

The Latest: Wolfsburg says forward Brekalo has coronavirus

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Wolfsburg says forward Josip Brekalo has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in isolation.

The club says the Croatian “is feeling good and is currently without symptoms.” The club also says the rest of the squad and coaching staff tested negative.

The isolation period will likely keep Brekalo out of Saturday’s game against Arminia Bielefeld.

Brekalo has scored once in four Bundesliga games this season for 13th-place Wolfsburg. He last played in Wolfsburg’s 1-1 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach on

The Latest: Colombian cyclist at Giro d’Italia positive

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Colombian cyclist Fernando Gaviria has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia.

Gaviria and a staff member for Team AG2R La Mondiale were the only positives out of 492 tests carried out Sunday and Monday.

Gaviria’s UAE Team Emirates says the rider “was immediately isolated following the test result and is feeling well and is completely asymptomatic.”

The team notes that Gaviria also had COVID-19 in March.

Gaviria has won five stages at the Giro during his