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As the Can-Am 500 went into overtime Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, four Chase drivers were among the top five in the running order, vying for two remaining Chase spots in next Sunday’s championship race in Homestead. MORE: Ford EcoBoost 400: Schedule, times, TV info It gets even better, though — the lone driver mixed into that Chase pack, Alex Bowman, had dominated the race and had his sights set on his first career Sprint Cup victory....

Santana, 36, signed a minor-league contract with the Blue Jays in February, but he’s been bothered by a toe infection and won’t continue pitching until it’s resolved — likely next year, according to ESPN.com. PHOTOS: Baseball’s best LHPs | Pedro’s Cooperstown-worthy career | MLB’s most beloved The two-time Cy Young winner last pitched for the Mets in 2012, and has since undergone two shoulder surgeries. Santana was pitching in the minors with the Orioles last June when he suffered a torn left Achilles tendon....

Bolton talked with MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday about the ongoing destabilization between Russia and Ukraine. Michell said Ukraine became politicized during former President Donald Trump’s administration, but the former UN ambassador said he believed Putin was getting almost the same response from Biden’s administration that he expected from Trump’s. “I think Putin was undoubtedly waiting for a second Trump term, but he’s getting effectively almost what he would have expected then,” Bolton said....

Nevertheless, Kentucky fans did not take the loss well. The backlash was severe enough, in fact, that Calipari felt compelled to put out a statement to the Kentucky fanbase after the loss. Calipari wrote, in part: MORE: The Madness of March finally strikes John Calipari as his Kentucky squad falls to No. 15-seed Saint Peter’s Whether or not Calipari’s apology was necessary, that segment clearly says he’s trying to keep attention on him rather than Kentucky’s players....

Kentucky coach John Calipari announced Wednesday his entire roster would be entering the draft under new rules that allow student-athletes to declare a total of three times. MORE: SN NBA Mock Draft 1.0 | Worst lottery busts The players are free to return to school, so long as they remove their names from the pool 10 days after the league’s draft combine. The NCAA approved the new rules in January....

For eight episodes, Dallas (Kat Dennings) and Robo (John Cena) explored the solar system in crazy sci-fi adventures involving time travel, bar runs and cannibal bikers. Unfortunately, YouTube canceled the ShadowMachine (Bojack Horseman, Robot Chicken) series leaving Dallas and Robo lost in time. Fast-forward to 2020 and SYFY is bringing back the short-lived series to its new TZGZ animation block of programming on August 8. “We came out at a time where a lot of services came out and, for lack of a better term, [Dallas and Robo] just kind of got lost in the shuffle....

Apple inked a multi-year deal with Major League Baseball last week that will allow managers, coaches and players to use iPad Pro tablets in the dugout and bullpen. And while many will embrace the new technology, the 53-year-old Farrell says he’s more comfortable doing things the traditional way. MORE: Every team’s worst regular season memory “I don’t want to be looking through a laptop while I have more ready access through a traditional paper method,” Farrell said Monday, via the Boston Herald....

Fetterman, a Democrat, began offering a “limited edition sticker” mocking one of Oz’s videos to those who contributed to his Senate campaign on Twitter late on Monday. The new fundraising effort comes after an Oz campaign video from earlier this year became the focus of renewed attention on Monday. In that video, Oz appeared to mix up the names of grocery chains Radner’s and Wegmans and said that he was shopping at “Wegners....

Lynch, who spent 15 seasons in the NFL as a safety for the Buccaneers and Broncos and was named All-Pro twice, opened up a little during his final FS1 appearance Monday. He mentioned how John Elway motivated him to pursue a career in management, for example, which planted the seed years ago. But Lynch later Monday spilled the rest of the beans, adding to the specifics 49ers CEO Jed York already had revealed....

One late night host who also can’t wait to see the back of this year is John Oliver who gave fans an excellent moment of catharsis (and the perfect gif) in his final episode of the year on Sunday night. “2020 was absolutely terrible and I really hope next year is going to be better, but the truth is [that] what happens next is up to all of us,” the comedian said on the Last Week Tonight season finale....

“I believe it is important for me to speak directly with my new colleagues in the Biden administration in Washington about the current state of bilateral relations between the United States and Russia,” Ambassador John Sullivan said in a statement. “Also, I have not seen my family in well over a year, and that is another important reason for me to return home for a visit.” Sullivan said he then plans to go back to Moscow in the coming weeks before any meetings between President Biden and Putin....

The Chelsea captain has made more than 700 appearances for the Premier League champions, winning 15 major honours with the club as their captain, after most recently securing a fifth league title in Friday’s match away to West Bromwich Albion. Batshuayi: Title goal is the stuff of dreams However, Terry almost left Chelsea last summer when his contract was expiring with the club in tenth place. After committing to one more season, Terry admits that he is delighted to leave the club while they are top of the league....

The young, talented duo is trying to put aside their differences coming into the 2016 season. MORE: NBA games you won’t want to miss in 2016-17 “I think a lot of times we have a tendency to dislike each other on the court. … We’ve got to be able to put that to the side,” Wall told Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. “If you miss somebody on one play or don’t have something go right … as long as you come to each other and talk....

MORE: “Manziel has Russell Wilson-type talent” | No “Hard Knocks,” please Cleveland’s offseason workouts begin April 20, and reports indicate Manziel has work to do on and off the field. Browns captain Joe Thomas recently said Manziel lost the trust of the locker room last season. Other teammates, like safety Donte Whitner, welcome Manziel’s return. “I believe that he’ll come in, he’ll earn our trust back,” Whitner said Tuesday. “He’s that type of guy....

That’s what Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel will face in coming months. Along with a level of uncertainty that comes with all players, Manziel’s lack of ideal size and his curious behavior off the field throughout the offseason make him an easy source of doubt. It’s easy to see why teams may hesitate to give Manziel the keys to the franchise. MORE: NFL 2014 Mock Draft But while his off-field persona may be an issue throughout the draft process, Manziel has shown enough on it over the past year to be a starter-worthy draft selection....

Whether Johnny Manziel’s middle-finger gesture towards the Redskins bench during the Browns’ 24-23 preseason loss in Washington on Monday cost the rookie the starting job is debatable. What’s definite is the impact on his wallet. The NFL fined the quarterback $12,000 on Friday for flipping the bird, a person familiar with the penalty told The Associated Press. “I had words exchanged with me throughout the entirety of the game, every game, week after week,” Manziel said after the game....

The league said Monday that Johnny Manziel’s No. 2 Browns jersey outsold all others from April 1 to July 17 on NFLShop.com. More people purchased Johnny Football’s jersey than that of Russell Wilson (second), Peyton Manning (fourth), Tom Brady (seventh), Drew Brees (eighth) and Aaron Rodgers (ninth) — quarterbacks who, you know, have won a Super Bowl; and start for their respective teams. Michael Sam’s Rams jersey ranks sixth. The first openly gay player drafted’s jersey and Richard Sherman’s (fifth) are the only two of defensive players to crack the list....

The Eagles are that team this year. MORE: Top 10 candidates to replace Chip Kelly as Eagles coach | Top NFL moments of 2015 | Odds on NFL coaching jobs According to report by Philly.com, Gruden has informed Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie of his interest in the team’s vacant head-coaching position. But Lurie hadn’t anticipated Gruden’s availability, Philly.com sources said, and thus far is lukewarm on hiring the former Buccaneers and Raiders coach....

Las Vegas, down 23-22 at the time, had ample opportunity to net six points with goal to go after the two-minute warning. But Gruden let the clock wind down to 22 seconds before attempting a field goal; that includes a third-and-goal try at the 1-yard line, with Miami’s defense ready to let the Raiders score a go-ahead touchdown. That would have made the score 29-23 — point-after attempt pending — with about a minute left in regulation....

As the two stood at a face-off during the “Welcome to the Show” promotion in Los Angeles, Jones and Johnson touched foreheads. The two fighters then started to reach for each other as White instinctively leapt between them. After a few seconds, the fighters let up and broke out the smiles, letting White know the whole thing was a gag. Jones and Johnson square off in UFC 187 on May 23 in Las Vegas....