NEW YORK NFL referees Ed Hochuli and Jeff Triplette are retiring. One of the replacements will be former back judge Shawn Hochuli, Ed’s son. The other is former side judge Alex Kemp. The two new referees each joined the NFL in 2014. Ed Hochuli, among the most recognizable of NFL officials because of his muscular […]

LAKELAND, Fla. Giancarlo Stanton defied the laws of baseball. Starting in the unfamiliar position of left field for just the second time, Stanton didn’t have a single fly ball hit to him in the New York Yankees’ 7-2 win over Detroit. He played five innings and cleanly fielded a single and a double off the […]

WASHINGTON Kirk Cousins’ time with the Washington Redskins is about to end after they chose not to use the franchise tag on the quarterback as expected. The Redskins have agreed to acquire Alex Smith from the Kansas City Chiefs, effectively pushing Cousins into free agency following a tumultuous six years with the club the drafted […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Kevin Harvick once lay in wait for Greg Biffle on the pit road wall at Bristol Motor Speedway. Harvick was angry — he always seemed to be angry in the early days of his NASCAR career — and he was going to make sure Biffle knew it the moment the race was over. […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. The first leg of the “Danica Double” was a bit of a bust after Danica Patrick crashed out of the Daytona 500. She still has the Indianapolis 500 ahead of her, and Patrick has set an extremely high bar for the final race of her career. “I’m going there to win the thing,” […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Jeff Gordon is among the new nominees up for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame next year. The four-time NASCAR champion was added to the list of 20 nominees in the first year Gordon was eligible. He retired from full-time competition after the 2015 season with 93 career Cup victories. Also added […]

FREEPORT — Freeport High School will host its spring preseason parent information night on March 22, at the school’s Performing Arts Center from 7-8 p.m. Breakout sessions with individual coaches to follow. These nights are specifically designed for parents. It is essential that parents attend. This will be an opportunity for you to have your […]