Luck, both good and bad, plays too big a role for restrictor-plate races to help decide a champion.
2017
Waiting to upgrade to iPhone 8? You’re not alone
The new iPhone 8 line isn’t flying off shelves at the pace of its predecessors.
NBA notebook: LeBron’s status for opener uncertain
Cleveland doesn’t know if LeBron James, dealing with an ankle sprain, will play Tuesday against the Celtics.
California wildfires worsen strained housing market
An estimated 2,800 homes have been destroyed in Santa Rosa alone.
As social trends ebbed and flowed, Farmingdale teacher steadfast over 51-year career
Phyllis McDonough, 72, says the interactions with students in the Hall-Dale school district are what inspires her.
Lufthansa, 6 others bidding for Alitalia
The German carrier confirms it submitted an offer to buy at least part of Alitalia’s aviation business.
Lewiston man’s brother killed in Somalia bombing
Iman Abdalla was a husband and father of eight with a ninth child on the way, says his grief-stricken brother in Maine, Iman Osman.
Field hockey: Freeport primed for postseason breakthrough
The Falcons enter the Class B South playoffs as the No. 4 seed, hoping to reach the semifinals for the first time in 15 years.
U.S. stock indexes post slight gains, extend record run
Financial and technology companies notch some of the biggest gains.
Tractor trailer carrying french fries crashes on I-95 in Pittsfield
State police urge motorists to approach area with caution, as one lane of traffic will be closed for about two more hours.