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Hemera/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The second round of the Sprint Cup Series’ Chase begins this weekend with a night race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The North Carolina track will host the Bank of America 500 Saturday night. NBC’s

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama welcomed the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins to the White House Thursday — something he also did in his first year in office after the team won

iStock/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — Ramzan Kadyrov, the president of Chechnya, has provoked uproar in Russia after organizing a tournament in which his pre-teen sons fought with other young children in bouts of MMA, the exceptionally violent form of competitive

ABC News(ANAHEIM, Calif.) — The Los Angeles Angels pitcher who underwent emergency brain surgery after being hit in the head by a line drive last month said he did not see the ball coming and added that

Hemera/Thinkstock(DOVER, Del.) — Several Sprint Cup Series teams have been issued warnings after failing NASCAR’s laser inspection station during events at Dover International Speedway last weekend. Paul Menard’s No. 27 team has received a written warning after

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets in the National League wild card game at Citi Field on Wednesday night. The game was a pitcher’s duel between Giants’ ace Madison Baumgarner and

Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama’s beloved Chicago White Sox may not have made it into the playoffs, but the Chicago-loving president is still “pleased” to see the Chicago Cubs “play so well,” White House

iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — With Hurricane Matthew approaching the eastern coast of the United States, the Miami Heat are leaving town to continue their preseason workouts. A spokesman for the team told ESPN the Heat will head to Texas