The Sporting NewsDale Earnhardt Jr. won't be racing in the Daytona 500 for the first time since 2000, but that doesn't mean he won't still be a part of it. In fact, at this point he pretty much can't be separated from it—a two-time winner and first-hand victim of the greatest tragedy in the race's (hell, the sport's) history. Junior, as he's affectionately known by just about anyone who knows anything about turning left, is not only the 2018 edition's grand marshal, he's also been dolling out advice to the subject of this year's Daytona 500 swan-song, Danica Patrick, and dipping his toe into the analyst pool (he's predicting a Joey Logano win, in case you were wondering).
Perhaps the most obvious indication that Junior and the 'Tona are still completely, totally inextricable, however, has arrived in the most obvious form of all: Advertising. In the build-up to NASCAR's Super Bowl, Goodyear—the tire provider for the entire..

MARK RALSTONIf you came home after a long day this week, threw on some Olympics, and came sprinting back into the room when you heard one JOHN DALY was about to drop in for his men's skeleton run, you've probably already figured out there's another John Daly running around PyeongChang in ridiculous red, white, and blue pants. No, not Long John, of PGA Championship, steakhouse, and hard ice tea fame, but Regular John from Long Island, who just so happens to compete in headfirst luge for a living.
In order to clear up any remaining confusion, after his run on Monday, Regular John assured reporters that he is, in fact, not that John Daly, but may nonetheless be interested in a casual drinking contest with the Big Man himself:
https://twitter.com/AaronNolanNews/status/962988350792593409
Never one to let a shot across the ol' bow go unanswered, John Daly fired back:
https://twitter.com/PGA_JohnDaly/status/963958717631868928
We're going to go out on a limb here and s..

Scott HalleranAthletes and celebrities shut down their Twitter accounts all the time, but Lydia Ko managed to give a reason for leaving the social media service we've never heard before. Apparently, the app was clogging up her cell.
https://twitter.com/RandallMellGC/status/963982333467602944
Taking up too much storage on her phone? Really?
To be fair, I launched a full investigation into the matter (by checking the storage on my own phone), and Twitter does take up about three times the space Instagram does. Still. . . how much space is on your phone, Lydia? Have you not upgraded to at least 128 gigabytes by now? You're a two-time major champ!
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Here are Ko's full quotes from Mell's Thursday story:
“I actually did it because I wasn’t really on Twitter that much,” Ko said after shooting an opening 68 at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open. “I actually spend most of my social media time on Instagram.
“That w..

If you're looking for a spare room in an apartment full of vampires, an unpaid internship at Pyramid Scheme LLC, or a drummer named Braun for your new jazz metal band, Craigslist has always been the place to go. But as the sketchy exchange backwater turns 23, it also has become something no one, not even Craig himself, could have anticipated: A snapshot of America's failing marriage complex.
We've already introduced you to the poor sap who was forced to sell his clubs down the river to save a marriage to another human being who doesn't support their partner's hobbies and passions (god speed, buddy), but today our search takes us to Sacramento, where one woman has taken upon it herself to put her husband's cherished money pit—a 1979 Chevy Camaro bedecked in custom Raiders badging—up for immediate sale:
FacebookPinterestFacebookPinterestFacebookPinterestFacebookPinterestNow we don't want to paint all wives as killjoy nags—if you want more of that, go wa..

Alexander HassensteinKOENIGSSEE, GERMANY – JANUARY 20: Sandra Kiriasis (C), head coach of team Jamaica reacts with her athletes Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell of Jamaica at Deutsche Post Eisarena Koenigssee after the BMW IBSF World Cup Women`s Bobsleigh World Cup on January 19, 2018 in Koenigssee, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images For IBSF)Remember that kid who would take his ball home if he wasn't getting up enough shots when you were growing up, ruining the rest of your afternoon because he wasn't getting his way? He was the worst. (If you're reading this Ryan Ruesing, know that I still use your name synonymously for prima donnas and crybabies. You loser.)
Well that kid has emerged at the Olympics in the form of Sandra Kiriasis, head of the Jamaican bobsled team.
Or should we say “former” head. Kiriasis told the BBC that the country's bobsled federation attempted to change her role to “track performance analyst,” which would limi..

During his introductory press conference this past October, New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway spoke in an overly positive manner in regards to the 2018 season. “We're going to spend time with these guys in the clubhouse and I'm going to love every one of them,” Callaway said. “I'm going to show them day in and day out, by the decisions I make, the way I communicate with them, that I truly, truly care about them.” Well, if you thought that was a bit much, the former Cleveland Indians pitching coach took it to a different level of “love” on Valentine's Day.
Once again, Callaway was up to his usual tricks in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Wednesday, this time speaking in glowing terms about the team's pitching staff, which left a little something to be desired in 2017. “This is the best group of arms and stuff I’ve ever seen, from top to bottom,” he said. But the quote that caused everyone's ears to perk up came when the focus shifted to the bullpen and how ..

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What did you get your special someone for Valentine's Day this year? Red roses? Chocolates? Flowers? Boring.
Check out the impressive display of talent four-time European Tour winner Alexander Levy used to express his love (for everyone) to mark the occasion:
https://twitter.com/EuropeanTour/status/963696587494043648
How romantic. These guys are pretty darn good, huh? Talk about “Traj goals.” Oh, did we say “Traj goals”? That's funny, because we just happened to roll out this new T-shirt. Hey, now that seems like it would be a great, out-of-the-box idea for a Valentine's gift. . .
Anyway, nicely done, Alex. And fantastic timing!
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For years I thought I could skate through life never having to write about The Bachelor. I hoped my career choice—editor of a sports website—and personal hangup about spending precious hours of my life consuming content that contributes literally nothing to said life would preclude me from the doom of Totally Fabricated Dating Show Beat Writer.
But when I saw and, more specifically, heard the anthem to the first-ever Bachelor Winter Games, I knew my fate had been sealed. It was simply too good (and by good, I mean oh so very bad) to pass up.
So I have only one question to ask you, America: Want to hear the most annoying sound in the world? Because this is officially it.
https://twitter.com/BachWinterGames/status/963587267800399874
Now I don't know what The Bachelor Winter Games are [Editor's Note: A four-part reality TV competition in which 14 international bachelors and bachelorettes will join 12 American singles in a small Vermont town for eight televised hours of apres-ski..

Icon SportswireQUEENS, NY – JANUARY 06: DePaul's Guard Justin Roberts #0 gets around St. John's Guard Shamorie Ponds #2 during the first half of a men's BigEast conference basketball game between the DePaul Blue Demon's and the St. John's Red Storm on January 06, 2018, at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, NY. (Photo by David Hahn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)St. John's will take on DePaul on Wednesday night in a battle of the worst two teams in the Big East. It's hard to imagine anyone caring too much about this unattractive Valentine's Day contest, but the most interested group will be the people associated with two New York high school basketball teams. Yep, two high school basketball teams.
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That's because somehow this game's outcome will serve as the tiebreaker that determines the postseason seeds of Iona Prep and Cardinal Hayes, who finished tied atop the regular..