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Fidrych, 54, died on his farm in 2009 while working on a dump truck after his clothes became tangled in a spinning part and suffocated him. His widow, Ann Pantazis, sued the makers of the truck and the spinning part in 2012, claiming they didn’t provide appropriate warnings, the AP report states. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2017 The suit also claimed the truck was defective when sold to Fidrych in the 1980s, according to other media reports....

Brazil’s Felipe Massa topped the time charts on the third day of pre-season Formula One testing Thursday as world champion Sebastian Vettel marked his first appearance of the winter with third place. Massa, whose future at Ferrari had been the subject of much speculation after his disappointing eighth place finish last season, clocked 1min 17.879sec as he thrived in the absence of teammate Fernando Alonso, who is sitting out the four-day session....

But, rather than sticking with the same basic BBQ I’ve used for the past few years, I’ve had my eyes opened to the world of smart BBQs – and the Masterbuilt Gravity Series 560 in particular. Offering the ability to control temperatures via a fan system, a gravity-fed hopper for easy fuelling and a companion app for your smartphone, it’s certainly more capable than your run-of-the-mill drum BBQ. The problem is it has a premium price tag to match....

Masters champions: Adam Scott, Bubba Watson, Charl Schwartzel, Phil Mickelson, Angel Cabrera, Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson, Mike Weir, Vijay Singh, Jose Maria Olazabal, Mark O'Meara, Ben Crenshaw, Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples, Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson. MASTERS: What’s on the dinner menu? Bugs! | 10 things to know | Is Tiger buckling over weight of fame? U.S. Open champions (five years): Justin Rose, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Lucas Glover....

Which brings us to the difference between your typical Wall Street trading floor and the growing hordes of day traders speculating in the market for their own accounts. And, possibly, to an insight or two into Mark Barton, the man who gunned down nine people at two day-trading firms’ offices in Atlanta last week after first killing his wife and kids. To be sure, the typical big trading floor looks like a white-collar madhouse....

Fast bowler Amir, who admitted he had deliberately bowled a no-ball against England in the fourth test at Lord’s in 2010, was named in Pakistan’s squad for the test series in England starting next month. “He has served his time and was punished for what he did and quite rightly so because we have got to protect the integrity of the game,” Cook was quoted as saying by British media on Wednesday....

What drives a successful sports person to fix a match? Isn’t all the adulation, awards, accomplishments and enviable monetary rewards enough? A human mind is very complex. What else could be the driving force behind the decision of a sports star to stoop so low? Surely, it has to be greed. Is it predicated on the belief that one’s stardom is short-lived and therefore one should make hay while the sun shines?...

Arsenal vs. Everton is the fourth most common game in the history of football league as these sides meet tonight for the 184th time. The most common fixtures in the football league is Aston Villa vs. Everton (196), behind that are Arsenal vs. Manchester United (187) & Everton vs. Liverpool (187). Arsenal will be looking to continue their red hot form by beating the Merseyside club tonight. It will be a tough fight as Everton are visiting the Emirates with full confidence....

The Red Devils have slipped 11 points adrift of arch-rivals Manchester City, with a derby defeat at Old Trafford doing their cause few favours. Jose Mourinho’s side do, however, still have 21 games to take in and plenty of time in which to bridge the gap to their record-breaking neighbours. Matic believes they are capable of doing just that, with nobody at Old Trafford about to give up in the battle for top-flight supremacy....

With just two finishes outside the top 10 and no races in which he failed to finish, Crafton put himself in position of just having to show up, get in his truck and start the engine for the Ford 200 Friday night to clinch the title. He did just that to make his accomplishment official. Involved in a late wreck in the race, Crafton had his worst finish of the season in 21st but remained on the lead lap, completing every lap of every race during the season....

Harvey missed all of 2014 because of an elbow injury that required surgery late in 2013. Harvey said he’s ready to once again be the ace of the Mets staff. “I can’t wait to start throwing again and put that uniform on, so it’s definitely a lot of motivation to keep going," Harvey told reporters in Port Lucie, Fla., via the New York Post . “I’m pretty on-point with my accuracy right now which is surprising, hearing from some guys (who have had the surgery) that is sometimes the last thing that comes....

Smith didn’t cry over Dellavedova’s health; he knew the Cavs’ scrappy point guard would be fine. Smith says he wept tears of joy, knowing that the point guard he coached at Saint Mary’s College had played the game of his life on the NBA’s biggest stage. MORE: NBA Finals Game 4 time, TV info | Dellavedova keeps being the hero | Delly mixes it up with Lee “He literally left it all on the floor," Smith told Sporting News, “and that’s exactly what we embodied at Saint Mary’s....

With the book coming out, Perry is also getting candid about who helped him get past his struggles with addiction. When Perry was struggling with substance abuse, he admitted that the one Friends cast member who reached out during the filming of the show was none other than Aniston, who played Rachel Green. RELATED: Lisa Kudrow Gets Candid On Friends’ Lack Of Diversity In an interview with Diane Sawyer for ABC News, Perry admitted that Aniston was the one who confronted Perry and his struggles head-on....

McVay said that quarterback Matthew Stafford — who hasn’t played since Week 11 because of a variety of ailments — will likely be sidelined for the remainder of the season with a spinal cord contusion. Stafford was placed on injured reserve this week, meaning he’ll miss at least four more games. He reportedly felt numbness in his legs during Los Angeles’ Week 11 loss to the Saints. MORE: 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo breaks foot, out for season...

The Rams QB came through in the clutch on Sunday, hitting Cooper Kupp with a late bomb to put the Rams in position to notch the game-winning field goal. The pass came soon after the Buccaneers tied the game late and storming back from a 27-3 deficit. In his post-game press conference, the typically cool-headed Stafford turned cold-blooded instead, and said that following the spike, teammates told him he went to a “dark place” when returning to the sideline, and that he was glad that officials didn’t flag him for putting a little gusto on the spike....

“This will help tremendously,” Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee told Hawaii News Now Thursday. Before this new law, the state collected a 10 percent hotel tax and split it among each county. Now, Lee said Maui will bring in triple the revenue, as each county can levy their own surcharge to the tax and use the money for local needs. “Instead of $23 million, we’ll probably receive in the neighborhood of $50 to $70 million,” Lee said....

In case you didn’t know… Since taking charge of the English giants, Sarri has infused his high-intensity footballing style in this Chelsea side, which has impressed many. He has shepherded them to five wins out of five in the league. The heart of the matter The Pensioners outclassed the Bluebirds with their quick passing and creative attacking finesse. Glimpses of the Sarri’ball’ have been witnessed on a few occasions, but the Italian mastermind still feels his side are behind the level of Liverpool and Manchester City, who have started their campaigns with 15 and 13 points respectively....

Xhaka & Zlatan in PL Team of the Week Hazard starred in his former side’s 4-1 demolition of Nancy in May 2012, netting a hat-trick in the first half-hour of the game at the Stade Metropole. And Mavuba has revealed that the Belgian had gone out for drinks the night before in the knowledge that it would be his final game for Lille, with a move to Chelsea already arranged for the summer....