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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Daytona 500 was postponed until 4 p.m. Monday due to inclement weather for just the third time in the illustrious 66-year history of NASCAR’s showcase event. Sunday morning’s decision signaled that NASCAR officials wanted to avoid fans having to play the waiting game on Florida’s Surf Coast. Previously, bad weather — including heavy rains or even tornado warnings — had created multiple-hour delays, forced crowds of more than 100,000 to seek shelter, wait out storms and return for the race. Fans travel long distances in many cases and spend several days in anticipation......

Kanye West seemingly hoped to upstage Taylor Swift and reignite their age-old feud at last weekend’s Super Bowl — but the “Anti-Hero” singer reportedly thwarted his alleged plans. The newly minted 14-time Grammy winner, 34, allegedly got the embattled “Heartless” rapper, 46, booted from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas after learning he’d purchased seats in front of her suite for the showdown between Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. “Typical Kanye. Taylor Swift gets pissed off — she boom-boom makes a call or two. Everybody’s involved. He gets kicked out the stadium,......

Taylor Swift is officially en route to Super Bowl LVIII after finishing her fourth and final concert at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night. She’s now crossing nine time zones in her direct flight to Las Vegas, expecting to make it in time to cheer on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, in the big game. Swift reportedly rushed to her jet at Haneda Airport after wrapping the Tokyo leg of her international Eras Tour and is already in the air for her 12-hour flight. The 14-time Grammy-winner will be joining both her family and Kelce’s in a luxury suite at Allegiant Stadium, for which Travis is reportedly f......

O.J. Simpson paid tribute to actor Carl Weathers following the news of Weather's death at age 76 on Friday, though unsurprisingly, condolences from one of the most famous double-murder defendants were taken with a grain of salt. “I first met Carl on the football field. I think I was a rookie and we were playing in Oakland and it was during warmups,” Simpson recalled in a video on X. Weathers, who famously played Heavyweight champion Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” franchise, first began a career in the NFL before pivoting to acting. “He ran up to me, I guess he was playing linebacker for the Raide......

Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin is under investigation by the Allen Police Department for alleged misconduct. Per a TMZ report, a spokesperson for the Allen Police Department would not confirm details of the new probe into Irvin but said “It’s very early in the investigation” and “at this point we aren’t prepared to release any classification regarding Mr. Irvin.” Whatever it is, it is news to Irvin and his attorney, Levi McCarthern, who vehemently denied any wrongdoing by the Hall of Fame receiver. “No idea what the specific allegations might be,” McCarthern said in a statement t......

Spencer Boyd’s younger self wouldn’t believe it. The NASCAR driver strapped in his car and headed to Charlotte Motor Speedway on Monday morning. It’s a destination to which he’s headed countless times since moving from St. Louis to North Carolina at age 14 to “chase the racing dream.” But until Monday, he wasn’t the one holding press conferences inside the Concord track’s infield media center, nor was he even able to attend them. Ten years ago Boyd worked as a security guard at the Coca-Cola 600. Nine years ago, he had a gig selling cars at Hendrick Chrysler Dodge. “I never would have thought ......