NASCAR's most popular driver will stay with the most dominant race team at least through 2017.
Dana Hardie has been out of work since January and spends her days picking up cans and scrap metal along the side of the road to make ends meet.
Former NHL player Wade Belak hanged himself, according to a person familiar with the case. Belak, an enforcer who had played with five NHL teams before retiring in March, was found dead Wednesday in Toronto. He was 35.
Kevin Harvick has clinched at least a wild card berth in the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Danica Patrick lost her 63rd consecutive IndyCar race Sunday at Sonoma, and if you didn't already know her record is now 1 for 112, there's an entire website that obsessively tracks her lack of progress and touts her as "OVER-HYPED And UNDER-DESERVING!"
Once again, it's time to check off some items on my "TIDU List" - Things I Don't Understand:
It didn't take long for Paul Menard's race to go awry at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Brad Keselowski was a long shot, at best, to race for the NASCAR championship this season.
Ryan Hunter-Reay wished Danica Patrick well and believes his Andretti Autosport teammate will do fine as she makes the jump to the NASCAR circuit.