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CHARLOTTE, N.C. The biggest domino in NASCAR's free agency season fell when Tony Stewart decided to bolt from Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the year. It opened up a seat in the coveted No. 20, a ride loaded with a two-time championship winning team that will stay behind crew chief Greg Zipadelli. More ... Kentucky basketball coach Billy Clyde Gillispie has worked without a signed contract since he was hired. Drew his pay check in accordance with the Mitch Barnhart Doctrine, specifically, "memorandum of understanding." Has a Jeffersonian ring, doesn't it? Like the hand-shake on Kentucky's state flag. Sort of, My word is my bond, let the lawyers wait outside. More ... Carr Creek Lake has long been known as a good crappie lake. Over the years I have been lucky enough to catch a lot of nice-size crappie there. When you consider the small size of this lake and the large amount of fishing pressure it receives, the nice crappie it produces year after year is amazing. My best crappie out of this lake was 17 inches long. More ... David Ragan is right there, a 22-year-old hanging in with the big boys. Some are surprised that he is already fighting for a spot in the Chase for the championship, but Ragan is a second-generation NASCAR driver who finished as runner-up for Rookie of the Year in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series and won rookie honors in Nationwide last year. More ... Terry Perkins (77) of Isom won the stock 4-cylinder division feature race on July 18 at Mountain Motor Speedway. The car owner is Scotty Bailey and the driver is Terry Perkins. The pit crew consists of Scotty Bailey, Bill Hall, Raymond Perkins, Earl Johnson, Richard Bailey, Bobby Bailey and Steve Trent. More ... LEXINGTON, Ky Patrick Patterson's precociousness doesn't appear to be limited to the basketball court. The star Kentucky center's recovery from a stress fracture in his left ankle is well ahead of schedule, coach Billy Gillispie said. If all goes well, Patterson could return to the court next month. More ... |
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