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Bristol Motor Speedway officials drummed up a brilliant concept this past fall, one used often in other sports to reveal a bit of a team's personality and the personalities of its players: Let each athlete choose a song, and blare it on the loudspeaker when he's introduced.

It hadn't been done in NASCAR before. It should have been. It was genius. Just before the race, all 43 drivers in the field walked across the track in Turn 3 and emerged from a makeshift tunnel to the song of their choice...

Chicago White Sox outfield prospect Jared Mitchell was carted off the field Friday after getting hurt while making a spectacular, against-the-wall catch on a drive off the bat of the Angels' Juan Rivera.

Cleveland shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera left the Indians' game against the Los Angeles Angels with an undisclosed injury.

Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress says he is "absolutely not" the source who leaked the positive results of a doping test involving two of his players two years ago.

The Tampa Bay Rays have selected right-hander James Shields as their opening-day starting pitcher.

Chicago White Sox outfield prospect Jared Mitchell was carted off the field Friday after getting hurt while making a spectacular, against-the-wall catch on a drive off the bat of the Angels' Juan Rivera.

Hornets forward James Posey has been scratched from New Orleans' game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Right wing Justin Williams has been activated from the Los Angeles Kings' injured reserve after a 2.5-month absence with a broken leg.

Wide receiver Antonio Bryant has signed a four-year deal with the Bengals.

After spending much of Thursday negotiating with the Seahawks and Browns, free-agent tight end Ben Watson opted to accept Cleveland's multiyear offer.