BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) β Ryan Blaney took the lead from Matt Crafton off a restart in a green-white-checkered finish and held off Kyle Busch to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck race last night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Blaney rebounded for his fourth career victory after losing a lap when he was penalized for jumping a restart while leading on Lap 37.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) β Injuries have become the main focus of the Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers on the first day of their joint practices, not fights that have headlined recent joint workouts between teams. Panthers receiver Kelvin Benjamin was carted off the field with a sprained left knee.
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) β East Carolina has picked Kurt Benkert as its starting quarterback. Coach Ruffin McNeill announced the decision yesterday. Benkert is a redshirt sophomore who played three games last year behind Shane Carden, who’s now with the Chicago Bears.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) β Ellen Yang had an RBI single to kick off a four-run first inning and Rowan, North Carolina, beat Warwick North, Rhode Island, 4-2 last night in the championship game of the Little League Softball World Series. Kali Morton allowed two runs on four hits over six innings for the Rowan team.
