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Kyle Busch, the runner-up finisher in three of the past four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, will have to wait another week to continue his search for his second victory of the year after his No. 18 Toyota Camry went down with an engine issue less than 30 laps into Sunday’s GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway.

Golfer Dustin Johnson has announced he’s taking a leave of absence, effective immediately, from the PGA tour to deal with “personal challenges I have faced.” Here’s his full statement: “I am taking a leave of absence from professional golf, effective immediately. I will use this time to seek professional help for personal challenges I have faced. By committing the time …

Washington Redskins rookie kicker Zach Hocker showed up to training camp practice Thursday morning with a horrendous haircut courtesy of his teammates.

Sabina Altynbekova is the volleyball player for the Kazakhstan Under-19 team that has caught the attention of the sports world. The 18-year-old has apparently been receiving so much attention for her good looks that her teammates are upset. “Fans just stare at her and they are not following the championship any more,” reported Vesti. “It is impossible to work like …

10 players were ejected from Saturday night’s Triple-A baseball game between the Reno Aces and Albuquerque Isotopes after the teams got in a brawl that took place right in front of onlookers behind home plate.

Randy Orton revealed on Instagram that he got pulled over by the Florida Highway Patrol today for his tinted windows. He posted the following: “Really? Again? You’d think the State Hwy Patrol would have bigger fish to fry then me and my overly tinted windows.”

A Red Sox ball girl said “I’ll probably get fired” to fans after she accidentally grabbed a line drive during the Red Sox-Royals game on Friday. “And Hosmer pulls it fair!” The announcer says. “And… it’s handled by the ball girl?”

Jillian Michaels parted ways with “The Biggest Loser” for the third time last month as announced in a statement released by NBC. Now, she has opened up about the reason why she really left the reality series.

Protest and controversy over new midriff-baring and tight-fitting uniforms, which will be worn by the San Jose Sharks’ “Ice Girls,” has reached social media. The entertainers will be hired as part of a crew of both men and women who will be commissioned to clean the ice during hockey games.

Tim Tebow recently purchased a home in Glen Kernan Golf & Country Club in Southside, according to a deed filed Monday. Tebow paid $1.4 million to buy the estate from David and Virginia Bailey of Vero Beach.

The Brazilians may have faced one of the most humiliating defeats in recent times, but their consolation prize comes as a new record, with Twitter revealing last night’s Fifa World Cup match has become the most-discussed single sports game on the micro blogging site.