TAMPA, Fla. (AP) β Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and Josh Norman returned one of Carolina’s four interceptions of Jameis Winston for his second TD of the season as the Panthers remained unbeaten with a 37-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers yesterday. Newton tossed scoring passes of 6 and 12 yards to Ted Ginn Jr.
MIAMI (AP) β Chris Bosh returned to the Miami Heat lineup and scored 14 points in a 90-77 loss to the Charlotte Hornets last night in a preseason game. Bosh, who missed Miami’s final 30 games last season, played 23 minutes and grabbed seven rebounds.
DOVER, Del. (AP) β Kevin Harvick dominated a race he had to win to advance to the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs, while six-time champion Jimmie Johnson was a stunning elimination from contention. Harvick led 354 laps yesterday at Dover International Speedway and earned the third automatic berth in the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field.
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) β NASCAR driver Austin Theriault has suffered a compression fracture of his lower back in a head-on crash into a wall in a Truck Series race. Theriault was driving Brad Keselowski Racing’s Ford when he made contact with teammate Tyler Reddick’s truck on Lap 14 on Saturday night at Las Vegas and hit the wall.
