Professional Sports

Reigning NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson won his second Daytona 500 pole less than 24 hours after new Hendrick Motorpsorts teammate Dale Earnhardt Junior took the checkered flag in the non-points Budweiser Shootout.

Steve Lowery ends seven-year winless draught, beats Vijay at Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

DULUTH - Jeff Campbell scored his third goal in the last four games and added an assist, and the Gladiators battled back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game 3-3, but it wasn't enough as the Gladiators fell to the Columbia Inferno by a 4-3 margin in a shootout Sunday afternoon at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

NFL Rookie sensation Adrian Peterson continued to show his abilities, as he scores twice, and nabs 2008 Pro Bowl MVP

Dale Earnhardt Jr. aced his first test with his new team. Earnhardt had a smashing debut in his Hendrick Motorsports ride, getting a boost from his new teammates to power past Tony Stewart to win the Budweiser Shootout on Saturday night.

After a suspenseful month of exhaustive interviews involving at least 10 candidates, the Washington Redskins decided their coach would be: none of the above. Instead, it'll be first-timer Jim Zorn taking the mantle from Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs.

In the tightly packed Western Conference, the Houston Rockets know they can't afford to drop home games to teams with losing records

Mike Hamilton posted a goal and a pair of assist for Gwinnett in the win

Alexei Zhitnik scored 1:26 into overtime and the Atlanta Thrashers rallied past the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night in a key Southeast Division game.

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch were scheduled for a Saturday morning meeting with NASCAR officials. It was a volatile start to Speedweeks and gave NASCAR a chance to show it was actually willing to let drivers be more emotional this season. Stewart and Busch were involved in the second of two wrecks during practice for Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout.