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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- NASCAR officials will review an incident in which Greg Biffle took a swing at Boris Said in the garage following Monday's Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International. According to witnesses, Biffle approached Said's car after a wild green-white-checkered finish in which Said got into the back of David Ragan , Biffle's Roush Fenway Racing teammate. The bump sparked a violent crash that destroyed the cars of Ragan and David Reutimann , whose Toyota went upside down and into a retaining wall shortly before another crash initiated by Tony Stewart brought out a caution flag and secured Marcos Ambrose 's first Sprint Cup win. After the race, Biffle took at least one swing at Said through the window of Said's Phoenix Racing Chevrolet. Once Said unstrapped himself and climbed out of the car he went after Biffle, who by then was protected by his crew. "He is the most unprofessional little scaredy cat I've ever seen in my life,'' ...

The Texans entered Monday night’s preseason game against the Jets with three running backs nursing hamstring injuries. Arian Foster, Ben Tate and Steve Slaton have spent more time on stationary bikes than on the practice field. The coaches hope to get all three back this week for Saturday’s game against New Orleans. Derrick Ward, who averaged 6.3 yards a carry as Foster’s primary backup last season, suffered a head injury in the first quarter of the Jets’ game. That left Chris Ogbonnaya and Javarris Williams as the only healthy backs. Williams was signed last week. Ogbonnaya went to high school in Houston and played at the University of Texas. He was headed for medical school, but when St. Louis offered him a chance, he delayed his plans. The Texans signed him to their practice squad last season. Playing with the starters and reserves in the first half against the Jets, Ogbonnaya ran 12 times for 32 yards and caught four passes for 54 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown reception from ...

  TAMPA — Seems like every week Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is thinking out loud about the future of the Tampa Bay Rays in ways that raise people's eyebrows. Buckhorn said in a radio interview Tuesday that he believes the team will leave St. Petersburg. "The Rays and the city of St. Petersburg are going to have to resolve their issues," Buckhorn told J.P. Peterson on WQYK-AM 1010. "There is a contract. And there are ways out of contracts. And there are prices to be paid for breaking contracts. "But that's got to be between the city of St. Pete and the Rays," he added. "My personal opinion is that they will come. I think the Rays have made it clear that that is not a stadium they want to continue to play in." If the Rays do leave St. Petersburg, Buckhorn said, and not for the first time, he thinks the best place for them to land would be downtown Tampa. But asked whether he thinks the Rays will move to Tampa, Buckhorn said, ...