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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UVa grads sue Rolling Stone over retracted campus rape story

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Court records show three University of Virginia graduates and members of a fraternity who were portrayed in a debunked account of a gang rape in a retracted Rolling Stone magazine story filed a lawsuit against the publication and the article's author.

Harper hammers a pair...Tulo a hit in Blue Jays debut

MIAMI (AP) — Bryce Harper homered twice, including a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning, and Michael Taylor added a solo shot to power the Washington Nationals past Miami 7-2. Harper has 29 homers, which is the most in the National League.

Here is the latest South Carolina sports news from The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers say coach Ron Rivera plans to be at Wofford College today when players report to training camp, but could miss some practices following the death of his brother. Rivera posted on Twitter that his 56-year-old brother Mickey died yesterday following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Asia football chief praises Platini as potential FIFA boss

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Michel Platini's chances of becoming the new president of FIFA received a boost Thursday when the Asian Football Confederation chief praised him as "a unique candidate" and urged his member nations to unite behind a single candidate.