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North Star High School senior Noah Solarczyk, right, performs a drill as head coach Randy Schrock looks on during varsity basketball practice in Boswell, Pa., Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. Schools in the PIAA WestPAC conference, like North Star, are making their own decisions about participating in extracurricular activities during the Covid-19 outbreak. (John Rucosky/Tribune-Democrat via AP)
The Latest: Michigan State-Virginia hoops postponed

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Nov. 15 1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers...

FILE - In this May 26, 2019, file photo, Martin Truex Jr., left, is congratulated by team owner Joe Gibbs in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. NASCAR's season officially opens Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
With champs in tow, Gibbs stands tall as class of NASCAR

By Dan Gelston Feb. 14, 2020 03:43 PM EST

FILE - This is a 1975, file photo showing race car driver Buddy Baker poses at Daytona Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Baker, a former Daytona 500 winner who passed away in 2015, will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/File)
Gibbs brings Stewart and Labonte into NASCAR Hall of Fame

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 30, 2020 03:24 PM EST

Team owner Joe Gibbs, left, talks with Chase Elliott before qualifications for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Thursday, May 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Joe Gibbs says success all about finding the right people

By Steve Reed May. 23, 2019 06:40 PM EDT

Denny Hamlin burns his tires after winning a NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Joe Gibbs dedicates Daytona 500 victory to late son

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 18, 2019 02:16 AM EST

Ryan Blaney (12), Aric Almirola (10), Paul Menard (21), David Ragan (38) and Matt DiBenedetto (95) start a multi-car wreck between Turns 3 and 4 during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
The Latest: Denny Hamlin wins 2nd Daytona 500 in 4 years

Feb. 17, 2019 07:49 PM EST

Daytona 500 announces 4th consecutive sellout

Feb. 16, 2019 05:19 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Daytona 500 is a sellout for the fourth consecutive year. Daytona International Speedway announced Saturday that all...

Devin McCourty, left, and Julian Edelman present the award for best pop duo or group performance at the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Super Bowl MVP Edelman to wave green flag at Daytona 500

Feb. 14, 2019 03:01 PM EST