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Baseball There's no excuse for the Twins' keeping Francisco Liriano in the minors • Four prospects could prove especially valuable to their contending franchises as the season enters the stretch drive

50 Age of Nancy Lieberman, who had no points and two assists in nine minutes for the Detroit Shock in a loss to the Houston Comets last Thursday after signing a seven-day contract.

Petty Enterprises makes its move for modernity

From his first race 50 years ago to his last in the blue number 43 and on through his long tenure as an owner, NASCAR's winningest driver has been sovereign of the speedways

The Patriots' receiver buys a NASCAR team