Chris Buescher’s game plan works at Pocono
Chris Buescher waited out a foul-weathered end on pit road Monday to win NASCAR’s Pennsylvania 400 — his first Sprint Cup victory — at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.
NASCAR called the red flag with 22 laps left in the scheduled 160-lap race and parked the cars on pit road.
The kidnapping of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone’s mother-in-law was planned by one of his helicopter pilots, Sao Paulo police said.
Jorge Eurico da Silva Faria was among three men arrested by police in connection with the kidnapping of Aparecida Schunck, 67, who had been missing since since Friday before being found unharmed in a house on the outskirts of Sao Paulo on Sunday.
The family of Bill McCartney says the former Colorado football coach recently was diagnosed with late-onset dementia and Alzheimer’s.
After retiring from the NBA last Tuesday, forward Amar’e Stoudemire signed a two-year contract to play for Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem.
Jabari Brown scored 41 points and Daron Sims added 16 as Dream Team defeated Bay Pride 118-105 in a S.F. Pro-Am playoff game at Kezar Pavilion.