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By now everyone has heard the story Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte told about being robbed to police, media, and anyone else in the world who would listen.

Chris Buescher was more than likely aiming for a solid finish in his #34 Ford rather than top the entire field, but thanks to some fog that wouldn't lift off the "Tricky Triangle" Buescher earned his first career win in the Sprint Cup series.

And so it begins...

Kyle Busch not only took Indy by storm on Friday and Saturday, he took his dominance to a whole other level by winning Sunday to complete the sweep, as Jeff Gordon returned to the track as a substitute for Dale Earnhardt Jr. who's been pained with a concussion.

Though Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. dominated most of the day, leading 256 of the 301 laps, Matt Kenseth was able to battle to the front and get his second win of the season.

Drawing an eerily similar result of the first half of the season to last year's, the Astros are now posted up at 50-43 and are eyeing the vaunted Texas Rangers atop the AL West.

The All-Stars via Kansas City did some serious work on Tuesday night, thought many players in the annual celebration of high skill had great highlights.

Cole Hamels and Ian Desmond are headed to the MLB All-Star game which will take place next week. The two were voted in as reserves for the AL squad.

Second baseman Jose Altuve is a little guy with a big bat and bigger heart. He's now also a four-time All-Star and will start next Tuesday in San Diego for the annual MLB All-Star Game. Bullpen favorite Will Harris will join him, too.

It took one hell of a move to pass Denny Hamlin in the waning turns on the final lap, and Tony Stewart had no problem executing said move to earn his first victory in a couple years.

After a huge 3-2 win over top-seeded Florida on Tuesday, the Red Raiders finally won a CWS game in Omaha and the tree lives to see another day. The Chanticleers will do battle with Tech on Thursday night in what's sure to be a knock-down, drag-out fight to the death.