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Darrell Lanigan returned to his winning ways on Friday night, slipping by Tim McCreadie with a dramatic late-race pass to capture the World of Outlaws Late Model Series A'Buckeye ClassicA' at NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway.

Another offseason is upon us in Houston. While other teams battle it out in the playoffs, Houston Rockets fans are left to wait until next year...again. With three straight lottery seasons and only one second round appearance since 1997, it's no wonder fans are fatigued and want to see things shaken up before the start of next year.

The 19-year-old driver from New Berlin, Ill., was hired Monday to drive the Rocket Chassis house car, giving him a golden opportunity to make his mark on the national scene in a high-profile ride that Richards recently vacated to pursue a NASCAR career.

Rocks Off is waiting for the day that our 52-year-old mother sits us down for a serious talk and says that she's ready to pursue her dream of becoming a rapper.

As the Houston Rockets recently celebrated its 45 years of basketball tradition, the Rockets organization honored five of its players, with only one of them remaining in the current Rockets roster, to be included in its 2000 Team of the Decade .