NASCAR hopes for boost after big swings at spicing it up

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- NASCAR has a new sponsor, a new format and welcomes back its most popular driver, all providing optimism for a series eager to halt a steady decline in attendance, ratings and sponsorship....

from AP Top Sports News at 6:08 p.m. EST http://ift.tt/2lQSY4b

Eric Lindros finds peace in reconciling with past

Eric Lindros was as surprised as everyone else in the audience when a French-Canadian television talk show co-host presented him with a No. 88 Quebec Nordiques jersey....

from AP Top Sports News at 5:23 p.m. EST http://ift.tt/2lQGhGm

Leigh Steinberg: Talking to Saskatchewan about Vince Young

Former NFL quarterback Vince Young's agent says he's talking to the Saskatchewan Roughriders about his client playing in the Canadian Football League....

from AP Top Sports News at 5:15 p.m. EST http://ift.tt/2lYJBex

Nature's Bakery won't let Stewart-Haas Racing 'bully us'

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Nature's Bakery says it won't let Stewart-Haas Racing "bully us" with a $31 million breach-of-contract lawsuit tied to a sponsorship dispute involving driver Danica Patrick....

from AP Top Sports News at 3:47 p.m. EST http://ift.tt/2lQsgsa

Vasser, KV Racing shut down IndyCar team after 14 years

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Former CART champion Jimmy Vasser has shut down his IndyCar team after 14 years and seven victories, including the 2013 Indianapolis 500....

from AP Top Sports News at 3:44 p.m. EST http://ift.tt/2kOARr7

NC State: Gottfried won't return as men's basketball coach

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina State says men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried won't return for a seventh season but will coach the remainder of this season....

from AP Top Sports News at 2:52 p.m. EST http://ift.tt/2lQdG3S

Double-Double! Seton Hall's Delgado

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) -- Angel Delgado of Seton Hall might be one of college basketball's most overlooked players....

from AP Top Sports News at 2:44 p.m. EST http://ift.tt/2kOvB6Z