NASCAR has announced that two Cup Series teams were penalized after the pre-race inspections at Kansas Speedway - 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford driver Todd Gilliland will lose his car chief,

NASCAR makes its first trip of the season to Kansas Speedway, which saw the closest finish in Cup Series history last year

NASCAR's premier series will return Sunday at Kansas Speedway, which has produced six different winners in the past six Cup races. The outcome has often been in doubt on the 1.5-mile oval with three passes for the win during the final two laps in three of the past four races.

Pedroia, his wife, Kelli, and the couple’s three sons live in Arizona, which is nowhere near Kansas City. So why were they at two straight Red Sox games in the middle of the country? It turns out the trip was purposeful.

Royals ace Cole Ragans will be opposed by Boston ace Garrett Crochet in the second game of the weekend series on Saturday.