Darrell Wallace Jr. to be 1st black Cup driver since ’06

Darrell Wallace Jr. will become the first black driver to race at NASCAR’s top level since 2006 when he replaces injured Aric Almirola in the Cup Series event this weekend at Pocono Raceway.

Wallace won the Truck Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway in 2013 to become the first black driver to win at a national NASCAR series event since Scott earned a Cup victory in 1963.

An oversight by the women’s world golf ranking means Lydia Ko is still No. 1.

Dubai World Cup winner Arrogate is likely to return to racing after a four-month break in the San Diego Handicap on July 22 at Del Mar.

The Sharks re-signed goalie Troy Grosenick to a two-year contract extension.

General manager Doug Wilson announced the deal to keep the American Hockey League’s top goaltender from the past season under contract.

Cheick Tiote, a combative midfielder who played in the English Premier League for Newcastle and at the World Cup with Ivory Coast, has died after collapsing in training with his new Chinese team.

Courts: A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of a former NHL player who blamed the league for their son’s brain damage and addiction to prescription painkillers.

Three Michigan State football players are being charged in an alleged sexual assault on campus in January, an attorney said.