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Surprised? Don’t be. It’s the third consecutive victory for Busch in the second-left NASCAR series. And just like 2015, Busch was pole-sitter and winner. MORE: Sunday starting lineup | Brickyard winners | Danica Patrick’s struggles Busch wins one of every four Xfinity races. Not winning would be a surprise. The natural question for Busch: Does winning every get old? “Nah, it certainly doesn’t,” he told media members. “Man, these guys are so good, but you’ve got to drive the car to make it happen too, so I give the driver a little bit of credit, but overall, man, just a great day....

Houston beat Dallas 27-20 in an in-state battle that was the marquee matchup in Week 4. The Roughnecks have some competition in the top half of the league, however, that will be lurking heading into the final week of the first half of the season. XFL WEEK 4: Saturday results, highlights | Sunday results, highlights Here is a look at Sporting News’ XFL rankings heading into Week 5: XFL Rankings for Week 5 1....

On December 24, the Chinese government released him early, citing medical reasons (Xu suffers from hepatitis B), and put him on a plane with his wife to the United States. Though on its face a major concession, many see his release as merely a token gesture, and question whether there has been any real change on human rights in China. NEWSWEEK’s Jonathan Adams spoke to Xu recently about his release, and what it means for the prospects for democracy in China....

Apocryphal or not, you almost couldn’t blame him for thinking there are no blacks in Brazil. From the images the Latin American media exports to the rest of the world, it’s as if all Latin Americans were of European descent, if not of Northern European descent. Take Brazil’s blond, blue-eyed, sexpot Xuxa of the early ’90s, who sang and danced in front of white carbon copies of herself. Even in the audience there were no black children....

The main protagonist throughout all of Ryu Ga Gotoku’s games, bar the latest entry of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, is none other than Kazuma Kiryu. A man of legendary strength and a strict moral compass, Kazuma Kiryu is perhaps one of the most developed protagonists in video game history, having hundreds of hours of character development over the course of practically every game Ryu Ga Gotuku has ever released. With a rich and in-depth story spanning the course of thirty years and eight main-line games, Kazuma Kiryu has led a long and eventful life within the criminal underworld of Japan, with Kiryu becoming an unprecedented fan-favorite of the Yakuza franchise....

RELATED: Yakuza 0: The Best Ways To Earn Money Fans of the series often recommend starting with Yakuza 0. The title provides context for later entries and is a solid introduction. Aside from that, there are also just a ton of fun minigames to play. Completionists might get a headache, but casual fans should dabble a bit. Those interested in experiencing everything the game has to offer will eventually be faced with the greatest challenge: talking on the telephone....

The 21-year-old was fresh off of his long-awaited debut, but it was an 0-for-4 afternoon that featured a strikeout and seven runners left on base in a 5-1 Yankees win over the Blue Jays. Torres’ caution had nothing to do with his lackluster major league primer in the Bronx, though. Rather, he was waiting for Yankees Spanish interpreter Marlon Abreu to join the group. MORE: Foreign-born MLB players work to overcome language barrier...

That’s just what the Yankees outfielder did Friday night against the Rays, when he pulled off a straight steal of home. It was the first such steal of home by a Yankee since Derek Jeter on May 5, 2001, against the Orioles. MORE: Best active MLB players by age After smacking a two-out single in the fifth inning and moving to second on a Didi Gregorius single, Ellsbury took third on a balk by pitcher Matt Moore....

You can’t really draw any firm conclusions from one month of a six-month regular season, so keep the whole “small sample size” thing in mind, whether you’re panicking or celebrating, depending on your fan affiliations. Today, we’re going to take a look at the most surprising teams and the most disappointing teams from the season’s opening month. And, remember, because we’re using “surprising” and “disappointing,” that incorporates the concept of expectations into the equation....

According to the New York Times’ Bob Klapisch, the Yankees’ initial offer to Gerrit Cole is a record-setting one: seven years, $245 million has been offered to the free-agent righty. The deal, which would sit at $35 million per year, would be the highest average annual value for a pitcher in baseball history. On Friday, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Cole, 29, wanted initial offers on the table, and that the last three teams involved were the Yankees, the Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers....

The league announced that the game won’t start at the scheduled time and another update will come around 7 p.m. If played, Game 4 of the ALCS will likely have to deal with rain, as there is on-again, off-again precipitation forecasted in the Bronx. It isn’t the first time the Yankees have been disrupted in the playoffs due to rain. Their ALDS series against the Guardians had two games postponed to another day due to rain....

With Nestor Cortes getting the start on three days rest, Cleveland decided to stay with its original starter in Aaron Civale. The Yankees, however, weren’t going to let him hang around. Civale was chased after recording just one out, as a three-run home run from Giancarlo Stanton gave the Yankees an early lead. In the second, Aaron Judge continued the show by hitting a solo shot to right center field....

With a five-year, $85 million deal for McCann now on the books, and a seven-year, $153 million contract for center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury soon to be finalized, the Yankees are doing what they do best, paying stars top dollar. They spend money to make money, and when they make money, they spend it again. The Yankees want to get their payroll under $189 million for 2014, but want is very different from need....

Woods outlasted the field in a 157-kilometer (97.5-mile) 17th stage that finished with a tough climb up Balcon de Bizkaia in Basque Country, and then dedicated the win to his stillborn son, who died this year when his wife was 37 weeks pregnant. The Canadian rider crossed the line five seconds in front of Dylan Teuns and 10 seconds ahead of David de la Cruz. “It’s a special moment for me....

So it stands to reason that Yedlin would feel some sense of relief after completing a transfer move to Tottenham that he considers the end of his latest dream. Yedlin finalized a $3.5 million transfer to English Premier League side Tottenham, and in an exclusive interview with Sporting News/Goal USA, the young U.S. national team defender expressed both elation and relief of joining a major European club in January....

As it turns out, however, that was not the case. In fact, Microsoft’s decision to delay the Xbox One into 2014 for Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland had nothing to do with volume and everything to do with localizing Kinect. As Microsoft Senior Director of Product Management and Planning Albert Penello explains, the localization of the Xbox One’s Kinect is more complicated than it was with Kinect 1....

Microsoft is placing an even stronger emphasis on its Xbox Live services with the Xbox One. Every console comes bundled with a microphone and the upgraded Kinect to support voice chat and the console will have more services than ever. Also unsurprisingly, the console has significantly upgraded its voice chat service and capability. While Xbox One users will enjoy improved voice quality, they will not be able to chat via voice with Xbox 360 users....

The fervor around the Xbox Series V began late Thursday evening, when Twitter user Idle Sloth shared a picture of what they claimed to be the Xbox Series V. Codenamed Project Edinburg, the box essentially looks like a thinner and slightly shorter version of the Xbox Series X that doesn’t appear to feature a front USB drive like its other two confirmed family members. Theoretically speaking, it’s presumed that, if the Xbox Series V exists, it would be priced in between the $299 Series S and $499 Series X to satisfy those looking for a $399 next-gen console....

As announced by Microsoft, pre-orders for both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will open on September 22 at various retailers worldwide. Those interested in pre-ordering can pay off the consoles right away, or sign up for the Xbox All Access program. Xbox All Access is similar to a phone plan, in that consumers can choose to pay a low monthly premium for 24 months for the consoles instead of buying them outright....

Here’s the latest stock information from those retailers, plus Antonline, Best Buy and GameStop. Antonline Xbox Series X Restock Both versions of the Xbox are out of stock at Antonline, after a restock last week sold out. The retailer tends to inform its Twitter followers when stock becomes available, so gamers should monitor its social media channels. It is worth noting that Antonline has previously indicated it aimed to make a limited number of next-gen consoles available every week and has so far lived up to that promise....