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A match race - on an oval, street course or drag strip - between Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz and San Francisco 49ers counterpart Jim Harbaugh? It's not out of the question, and it could be the best way to settle any differences that may still exist between the pair after their postgame run-in at Ford Field in 2011, when the 49ers beat the ... (more)

The Chicago Bears will retire Mike Ditka's No. 89 at halftime of a "Monday Night Football" game against Dallas on Dec.

Mickey Mouse loves to read the Observer-Reporter, too! This photo was taken during Carolyn and Rich Egnosak's trip to Disney World in February 2013.

RISMEDIA, May 20, 2013-CENTURY 21A New Millennium, a brokerage of Century 21 Real Estate LLC, recently announced that they will take their Smarter.

"The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" and a UFC heavyweight title bout highlight the upcoming sports calendar.

Deeds and his grandfather attended local races at Oxford Plains Speedway and Hermon's Speedway 95 and attended their first Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., in 1997.

Life can be a race. A cradle-to-grave sprint. Sometimes without a map. Mark Miles needs to only glance out the glass prow of his corner office, at the famed Indianapolis intersection of 16th and Georgetown, to appreciate the race he is in.

The Super Street class runs through their semifinals Saturday night during day 2 of the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park.

Collecting is a big part of auto racing’s allure. Tchotchkes of all kinds are admired, traded, lusted after.

The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series made its first visit of the season to Iowa's Knoxville Raceway.

Sunday is Mother's Day. Back when Foyt, Andrettis and Unsers defined auto racing in this country, that often meant Saturday would have been scheduled to be the first day of Indianapolis 500 qualifying, Pole Day.

Good morning! It's Thursday, May 9, 2013. Here are today's top 10 stories: 1. Jodi Arias convicted of murder; says she prefers death penalty.

Harry Truman's belief in building a world of neighbors remains "highly relevant" in the 21st century, former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday in Kansas City.

Carl Edwards thought he had won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Aaron's 499 by the width of a rain drop.

Steady rain washed out qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday's Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup race.

The first jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown and the world's best boxer's first fight in a year highlight the upcoming sports calendar.

Normally NASCAR news would fall under the purview of the fine folks at MotorSportsTalk.com , but when a two-time title-winning quarterback is involved we feel the need to at least touch on the subject.

The American-Canadian Tour holds a press gathering each spring in the Burlington area, bringing the world up to speed on everything that's planned for the local stock car racing season.