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Recent flooding won’t impact Milwaukee IndyCar race

Recent flooding won’t impact Milwaukee IndyCar race

Heavy rains last weekend in the greater Milwaukee area brought severe flooding to the Wisconsin State Fair Park which plays host to next week’s IndyCar Series race. The onrush of water filled the tunnel that runs beneath Turn 4 at the Milwaukee Mile and was more than a foot deep in some areas of the track as attendees leaving the …

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New York City mayoral race: Mamdani leads Cuomo by 19 points, poll shows | New York

New York City mayoral race: Mamdani leads Cuomo by 19 points, poll shows | New York

The closely watched New York mayoral and governor’s races appear to be forming into shapes that will bring little comfort to centrist Democrats, with both elections happening in November. A new Siena Institute poll released on Tuesday shows New York City’s Democratic socialist mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, leading former New York governor Andrew Cuomo by 19 percentage points – while …

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Italian athlete dies after collapsing during World Games orienteering race

Italian athlete dies after collapsing during World Games orienteering race

An Italian athlete has died after being found unconscious mid-orienteering race, the International World Games Association (IWGA) has confirmed. Mattia Debertolis was competing in the men’s middle distance race at The World Games — an Olympic-style meet for alternative events — in Chengdu, China on Friday when the incident occurred, a combined statement said. The news was confirmed by IWGA, …

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What We Learned: Seattle Sounders flex depth, Shield race is wide open

What We Learned: Seattle Sounders flex depth, Shield race is wide open

This past weekend’s MLS slate had it all. The new league-record signing debuted, the Supporters’ Shield race got even murkier, and there was a rivalry rout on Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire. Let’s explore some of the most interesting things we learned during Matchday 28. And if you want to read up on other key moments in detail, …

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Robbie Brewer dies after medical emergency during race at Bowman Gray Stadium

Robbie Brewer dies after medical emergency during race at Bowman Gray Stadium

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A veteran stock-car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said. Robbie Brewer’s car struck head-on a wall on the quarter-mile (0.40-kilometer) track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and came to a stop near the start-finish line. Advertisement Track workers …

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Veteran driver Robbie Brewer dies after medical emergency during race

Veteran driver Robbie Brewer dies after medical emergency during race

Aug 11, 2025, 01:23 PM ET WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A veteran stock car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said. Robbie Brewer’s car struck head-on a wall on the quarter-mile (0.40-kilometer) track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and came to a stop near …

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Winners, losers from Watkins Glen race won by Shane van Gisbergen

Winners, losers from Watkins Glen race won by Shane van Gisbergen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — A look at the winners and losers from Sunday’s Cup race race Watkins Glen. WINNERS Shane van Gisbergen — Scored his fourth consecutive road course victory, winning by 11.1 seconds — the second largest margin of victory in Cup history at Watkins Glen. He becomes the third driver in series history to win four consecutive road …

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Republican Earle-Sears on the defensive in Virginia’s governor race

Republican Earle-Sears on the defensive in Virginia’s governor race

HOPEWELL, Va. — Against an olive drab backdrop in a barbecue joint filled with the aroma of pulled pork and the sweat of a Virginia summer, Republican Winsome Earle-Sears told voters she was running her campaign for governor like a military-style operation. The lieutenant governor, a former Marine, said she would protect Virginia just as she did America. The way …

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