In The Pits: Mayfield’s last chance for resolution (AP)

FILE -- This is a Feb. 17, 2008 file photo showing NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield adjusting his cap on pit road prior to the start of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. This may be Jeremy Mayfield's last shot at racing again this season. He wants to be reinstated and race this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. But with his finances in flux and sponsors unwilling to work with him, it's not clear what Mayfield will return to. (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle, File)AP – Jeremy Mayfield will go head-to-head with NASCAR this week in what very well may be his last shot at racing again this season.


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Aussie arrested over Hong Kong taxi death

AN AUSTRALIAN man has been arrested in Hong Kong after the driver of a taxi he was travelling in died following a crash, police said today. more…

NFL asks Supreme Court to grant it wider latitude (AP)

File - Tanya Driver, a souvenier salesperson in Minneapolis, shows off Superbowl XXVI keepsakes as crowds began arriving on in this  Jan. 26, 1992 file photo taken in Minneapolis. The Supreme Court could decide as early as Monday June 29, 2009 whether it will hear the case, which involves American Needle Inc.'s challenge to the league's exclusive contract for selling headwear such as caps and hats with team logos on them. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP – In the legal equivalent of running up the score, the National Football League is going to the Supreme Court in search of a bigger victory in an antitrust tussle over team merchandise than it already won from a lower court.


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‘Unusual’ fog blankets Darwin (ABC)

Darwin drivers are warned that this morning's foggy conditions could hamper road visibility again tomorrow. more…

Bligh blames congestion on growth

June 24, 2009: Following yesterday’s damning report on our gridlock, Anna Bligh has promised to do more for Brisbane drivers, but blames congestion on the city’s high-speed growth. more…

Bligh blames congestion on growth

June 24, 2009: Following yesterday’s damning report on our gridlock, Anna Bligh has promised to do more for Brisbane drivers, but blames congestion on the city’s high-speed growth. more…

Which way to Bay? Baby sea lion rescued on freeway (AP)

In this photo provided by the Marine Mammal Center, a baby sea lion is shown resting Monday, June 22, 2009 at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif., after it was rescued by authorities. The pup was rescued after wandering onto a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway. Drivers on Interstate 880 started calling authorities at about 5:45 a.m. today after spotting the creature waddling along the center divider near the Oakland Coliseum. (AP Photo/The Marine Mammal Center)AP – A baby sea lion wandered onto a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway Monday morning but, after a ride in the back seat of a police car, was safe and resting at a marine center later in the day.


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Top Gear’s Stig removes his helmet

The identity of Top Gear’s the Stig, the mystery driver who tests high-performance cars, has been ‘revealed’ in a move that will stun viewers of the show. more…

Schumacher is Top Gear’s Stig – maybe

Top Gear’s enigmatic test driver is none other than Michael Schumacher – or is he? more…

SUV driver dies in collision with Canadian team’s bus in Indiana

A charter bus carrying a Canadian football team collided with a sport utility vehicle in Indiana on Sunday morning, killing the SUV’s driver and hospitalizing 11 people. more…