(Milwaukee-jm) – The Houston Astros are finalizing a trade that would send oft-injured right-hander Lance McCullers Jr., their longest-tenured pitcher, to the Milwaukee Brewers, according to multiple media reports. The Brewers will also receive left-hander Colton Gordon from the Astros, according to reports. What the Astros will receive in return was not yet known. Milwaukee leads the National League Central by five games over the Chicago Cubs.
(North Wilksboro-jm) – The NASCAR Cup Series heads to North Wilkesboro Sunday. North Wilkesboro Speedway hosted the All Star Race the past three seasons before going to Dover in 2026. Now this year North Wilkesboro becomes a points race for the cup series for the first time in 30 years. Driver Chris Buescher talks about the return of points racing at the famed track…
NASCAR Driver Chris Buescher. We will have the race for you Sunday evening at 5pm.
(NASCAR-jm) – NASCAR on Wednesday revealed rules updates to the Cup Series’ superspeedway package for Daytona International Speedway for the Aug. 29 regular-season finale. The rear spoiler will be shortened from 7 inches to 4 inches, the same height as intermediate tracks, in an effort to reduce drag, along with a slight reduction in horsepower from 510 to 465 to adjust for the reduced downforce. NASCAR officials anticipate single-car runs to be approximately 3 mph faster than the current package, but cars in a pack are expected to run about the same speeds. The changes come in advance of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, with hopes of less drag providing more opportunities for drivers to better move through the field by passing rather than relying upon track position through various fuel-saving strategies.
