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UCLA basketball Coach Steve Alford and the University of New Mexico have reached an agreement on a buyout, New Mexico officials announced. New Mexico will receive a "net benefit of $625,000 buyout," according to a statement released by university...

Information provided by stations/South Bend times ARENA FOOTBALL 7 p.m. -- Orlando at Philadelphia, CBSSN (Comcast channel 418) AUTO RACING 11 a.m. -- IRL, IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 Pole Day, NBCSN 5:30 p.m. -- NHRA, qualifying for Kansas...

NASCAR's all-star race, played out annually since 1985, has always offered the thrill of no-holds-barred racing -- and it isn't because of a seven-figure payday. Oh, the thought of a possible $2 million reward Saturday certainly catches the attention of...

Nobody could beat Kyle Busch Friday night, not even Kyle Busch. -- Busch overcame a pit road penalty that sent him to the rear of the field, battled all the way back to the front and held off Brendan Gaughan to win the N.C. Education Lottery 200 at...

CONCORDJUTTER@CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM -- jutter@charlotteobserver.com Last was best for Martin Truex Jr. Truex was the last of 23 cars to qualify Friday night for the Sprint Showdown and easily bested Jamie McMurray to win the pole for the prelude to...

There are photos of a smiling Richard Petty surrounded by fans and clutching his trophy after winning a Grand National race, Clint Bodford's car crashing through a fence in the 1950s, a group of Grand National drivers -- including Bobby Allison and...

The Sports Xchange Notebook: Is winning Bruton Smith's $1-million bonus a realistic possibility? By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Distributed by The Sports Xchange CONCORD, N.C.-Kyle Busch calls it a 300-to-1 shot. Jimmie Johnson, on the other...

Galaxy star forward Landon Donovan was left off the list of players called to training camp for the U.S. national soccer team, as expected, ahead of the U.S. team's World Cup qualifying matches next month. But U.S. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann indicated...

Dick Trickle had suffered from pain that couldn't be diagnosed and that's what led the noted stock-car racer to commit suicide, his family indicated Friday. His obituary posted by a North Carolina funeral home read, in part, "His family as well as all...