Ryan Newman won the Daytona 500 Sunday, snapping a long winless streak. The AP’s Jason Bronis has coverage of the 50th running of the ‘Great American Race.

Ryan Newman got last-lap help from teammate Kurt Busch and charged to the front past Tony Stewart, giving team owner and racing legend Roger Penske a long-awaited victory at Daytona.

“Without Kurt, I never would have gotten there,” Newman said. “I got the push from heaven. He was a great teammate and chose to do the honorable thing. Tony blocked me hard, but when Kurt pushed me, we just struck together. It was awesome.”

Stewart was in front with half a lap to go when Newman moved outside on the backstretch in front of Busch. Newman timed it perfectly. He slipped in front of Busch just as Busch was getting a run in the draft.

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 East beat West in a stunner of an All-Star Game on Sunday night 134-128. But the really beautiful thing about the NBA these days: how good the rest of the season looks in light of those eye-popping trades.

Dopo la brutta sconfitta rimediata lo scorso anno a Las Vegas, l’Est si prende la rivincita e batte l’Ovest 134-128. Una partita iniziata in sordina, ma che ha preso fuoco nell’ultimo quarto e ha regalato, oltre alle solite giocate spettacolari, anche una pallacanestro intensa e appassionante nei minuti finali.