Kim Coon

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Kim Coon is a familiar face in the motorsports industry. She has spent the last ten years covering NASCAR, ARCA and motorcycle racing and recently has been seen co-hosting “Off The Grid” on NBC Sports as well as NASCAR’s popular “Glass Case of Emotion” podcast with driver Ryan Blaney.

She is best known for serving as an official spokesperson for NASCAR – acting as a liaison between fans and the exciting world of racing, while activating the title sponsor’s strategic plan through social media, broadcast channels and trackside events.

She currently serves as a pit road reporter for MRN in all three national NASCAR series. When she isn’t at a race track, she’s busy hosting digital assets and live events for NASCAR. Kim also regularly joins the morning news broadcast for WCCB Charlotte, The CW.

Born and raised in Orlando, Florida, Kim got her bachelor’s from the University of Miami (FL), where she double majored in Broadcasting and Religious Studies. She received her master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of Alabama. While attending Miami, Kim was a member of the university’s dance team. She also spent two seasons cheering in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers.

She currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kim loves getting her hands dirty with DIY home improvement projects, antique hunting and painting. She is also an avid reader and is always eager to loan from her collection of books.

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Rice wins 6th straight, 17-7 over UTSA

HOUSTON (AP) — Driphus Jackson punched across from 9 yards out to score a rushing touchdown and later passed for a score as Rice defeated UTSA 17-7 on Saturday.

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Former UNC football player files lawsuit

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former University of North Carolina football player Michael McAdoo has filed a lawsuit against the school, saying it failed to provide him and other athletes a quality education by guiding them toward sham classes.

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Plenty of top-25 match-ups...Unbeatens collide...Golf results

UNDATED (AP) — No. 16 Oklahoma hosts eighth-ranked Baylor to kick off a day of six top-25 college football match-ups that could go a long way to determining who's in the running for the four College Football Playoff berths. Among the other match-ups, fourth-ranked Alabama visits No. 14 LSU, fifth-ranked Oregon travels to No. 20 Utah and No. 6 TCU hosts No. 9 Kansas State.

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Baylor tries to improve playoff positioning...Crimson Tide invades Baton Rouge tonight

WACO, Texas (AP) — Third-ranked Baylor is home against 6-3 Texas A&M today (3:30 p.m. Eastern kickoff). The 7-1 Bears are third in the College Football Playoff rankings and trying to stay in strong position with road games against No. 17 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama left. Texas A&M could go a long way toward turning the season around with an upset after losing three consecutive SEC games.