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Harvick posted a speed of 136.960 mph to top the board, just ahead of rookie’s Kyle Larson’s 136.596 mph. THE PROFIT 500: Keselowski wins pole | Lineup | Stats | TV coverage Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top-five in final practice. Daytona 500 winner and series points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sixth, followed by Jamie McMurray, Joey Logano, Brian Vickers and Carl Edwards. The only incident came when Reed Sorenson was turned after slight contact with Marcos Ambrose....

Oh, and time for a Kevin Harvick chat on Twitter. MORE: Danica, Stenhouse cheer on Ole Miss | Busch baby a boy? | 10 questions for 2015 | Crew chief rankings Harvick, the 2014 Cup champion, will enjoy this week most and have the most to do. He surprised students Monday morning at alma mater North High in Bakersfield, Calif., and headed to Los Angeles later Monday for appearances on ESPN2 and Fox Sports 1 before a taping for Jimmy Kimmel Live....

The Cavaliers will have to forge ahead with out a key player, but Love is still putting his money on LeBron James and the rest of the team. Love posted a picture to Instagram letting fans know he was in good spirits following surgery, and he’s still behind Cleveland no matter what. The “thumbs up” sign is an encouraging sight for all Love fans. MORE: Must-see NBA playoff images | Q&A with former Rockets social media manager | Doc Rivers fined...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appointed five new members to the committee on Monday, including two Republicans—Chip Roy and Ralph Norman—who are Freedom Caucus members who openly disavowed his speakership during the majority of his strenuous 15-vote saga. Along with Roy and Norman, new GOP members include Representatives Thomas Massie, Erin Houchin and Nick Langworthy. They join existing GOP members Michael Burgess, Guy Reschenthaler, Michelle Fischbach and Tom Cole. “I am delighted to welcome a diverse slate of Republican members to the House Rules Committee,” said Cole, the committee chair, in a statement....

The former Universal Champion took to Twitter following the latest episode of SmackDown to give fans a cryptic message regarding his possible future in the WWE. Check out Kevin Owens’ tweet below. Many fans have interrupted the tweet to spell out NXT, the brand that introduced Owens to the WWE Universe in 2014. The letters N, X, and T are the 14th, 24th and 20th letters in the English alphabet....

Seefried turned himself into the U.S. Marshall Service in Wilmington, Delaware, Joy Jiaras, a public affairs specialist with the Baltimore FBI office, confirmed to Newsweek, He has an initial appearance in federal court in Washington, D.C., scheduled for Thursday. Seefried was identified as the man photographed holding a Confederate flag in front of a portrait of Charles Sumner, an abolitionist senator from Massachusetts, outside the Senate chamber. Under public pressure to hold those who entered the Capitol accountable, federal law enforcement agencies arrested and charged more than a dozen people within five days....

Now, it’s on fifth-year coach Jim Harbaugh to use this class to get the Wolverines back to the top of the conference for the first time since 2004. As far as a timetable to deliver those expectations, you can start that four-year clock now. MORE: Zach Harrison to OSU shows Michigan still has ground to cover Is that fair? Shouldn’t Harbaugh be on the hot seat now? After all, the Wolverines are 0-4 against rival Ohio State under his tenure, the last loss an embarrassing 62-39 blowout at Ohio Stadium that preceded another flop in the Peach Bowl against Florida....

On Monday, multiple reports said Speight suffered a broken collarbone in the loss to Iowa on Nov. 12 and would miss the remainder of the regular season. Harbaugh refuted those reports but did not divulge much information on the Big Ten Teleconference on Tuesday. MORE: Michigan’s on the wrong side of history “He remains questionable for Saturday, and we’ll re-evaluate after that,” Harbaugh said. If Speight cannot start, then Michigan will turn to John O’Korn, a Houston transfer, against the Hoosiers in the home finale....

On Wednesday, Harbaugh will coach first base for the Tigers for at least one inning in a spring training matchup with the Pirates, according to the Detroit News. The Michigan coach may also wear a Pirates jersey and coach an inning for Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle, a Michigan native and Wolverine fan. It’s not the first time Harbaugh has joined the MLB ranks for a spring training game. Last year, Harbaugh coached first base for the Athletics in Arizona, even getting to wear the familiar No....

“I kind of look it as, more power to him,” McElwain said Tuesday (via the Tampa Bay Times). “It’s totally legal. He’s not doing anything that’s illegal. He’s pressing the envelopes, he’s putting their name in the paper every day. And you know, that’s cool.” MORE: Five Harbaugh vs. SEC matchups we want to see | 10 hot spring games New Georgia coach Kirby Smart told boosters Harbaugh was “obviously trying to gain a competitive advantage,” while Tennessee simply tried to beat the Wolverines to the punch by offering 20 IMG players scholarships the day before Harbaugh made it to campus....

But for the second-biggest wreck Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, there was no question what started it. Jimmie Johnson. No one else. MORE: Hamlin wins | Race results | Bad move by Earnhardt | Keselowski wrecks Johnson spun with 13 laps remaining with seven other cars getting collected in the aftermath. “It didn’t snap, it just did a big, lazy slide,” said the six-time Cup champion, who limped home 23rd. “I don’t know why....

Johnson had tire problems that led to disappointing finishes at Las Vegas and Bristol, and then had his car damaged in bizarre fashion Monday at Texas Motor Speedway. MORE: Darlington favorites, picks | Rookies kiss ‘Lady in Black’ | Earnhardt laying low on Twitter | Haas gets F1 team The windshield of Johnson's car was crushed by grass kicked up by Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car early in the race at Texas....

The Bulls shooting guard and small forward landed awkwardly Friday night during the team’s 115-110 loss to the Nuggets, but the injury is reportedly only a hyperextension, CSN Chicago reported. Butler could be back in the lineup as early as Monday. MORE: NBA scout breaks down the best rookies | Frank Kaminsky, unique rookie After Butler’s fall, he took two free throw shots and then was carted off the court....

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The late-night host mocked Powell for making bizarre claims regarding the 2020 election resulting in her being sidelined from the president’s team. “Yeah, she got kicked off Trump’s legal team for being too crazy. That’s like getting kicked off of Real Housewives for being too crazy,” Fallon said in his Monday night monologue. Fallon joked that Powell was dismissed even though Rudy Guiliani was the one whose “head started leaking,” in reference to the hair dye incident during a press conference last week....

It had long seemed as though Jimmy Garoppolo was destined for a divorce from the 49ers. Whether by trade or release, more likely than not Jimmy G would be on another roster come the start of the 2022 NFL season. Things change, though. The Niners are keeping Garoppolo for another season, despite naming Trey Lance as their QB of the present and future. (Lance suffered what appeared to be a severe ankle injury in the 49ers’ Week 2 game vs....

The late-night host described the situation as “kind of unbelievable but also par for the course.” “We now have controversies where we never had them before,” Kimmel said in his Tuesday night monologue. Kimmel referenced the backlash from Republicans to the so-called vaccine passports that are currently being developed by the Biden administration. “If you have a vaccine passport,” Kimmel explained, you will be able to do things like travel or go to concerts and sporting events....

“Every element of this show is Filipino,” he says at the top of the show, and over the course of the next hour, Koy guides the audience. The 49-year-old comedian has long made a career speaking about his upbringing as a Filipino-American, but with In His Elements, Koy shows his audience the elements of Filipino culture he’s speaking about. It serves as a comedy special, documentary, and variety show all in one....

Noah underwent an MRI Saturday after he dislocated the same left shoulder he dislocated in December. That injury cost him nine games. MORE: 10 bold NBA predictions for 2016, from Kevin Durant to Phil Jackson | Video: Joakim Noah should never again attempt a jump shot The same injury kept Kevin Love out of basketball activities for more than four months last season, and while all injuries are different, it appears Noah will be out until at least May....

Bulls center Joakim Noah, who took the trade that sent Deng to Cleveland hard, doesn't expect to be affected on the court. He does think it'll be weird on some level, though. "It will probably be strange but I still want to kick his ass right now," Noah told ESPNChicago.com. The Bulls are 6-2 since without Deng, even though there were many who considered the trade of Deng as a move toward tanking....