| Kyle Busch wins, earns Chase bid and Angels' Weaver signs $85M extension |
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BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) -- Kyle Busch won his 23rd race on NASCAR's Sprint Cup circuit, pulling even with brother Kurt in career victories."He's always still got that carrot over me,'' Kyle Busch said. "Certainly, being the younger brother, I've had a little bit shorter time being here, but still, it's great to see both of us be as competitive as we've been and as successful as we've been.''Kyle Busch outlasted Jimmie Johnson on Sunday in a green-white-checkered finish at Michigan International Speedway, winning his fourth Cup race of the year. Busch leads the series standings by 10 points over Johnson and is assured of a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.Kurt Busch won the series championship in 2004. Now, his 26-year-old brother might be the driver with the best chance of ending Johnson's five-year hold on the title. There are three races remaining before the 10-race Chase begins. [Read the full article] 1. The latest example of a superstar never getting to free agency. Angels ace Jered Weaver agreed to a five-year, $85 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, according to SI.com's Jon Heyman.Weaver, who started the All-Star Game, leads the AL with a 2.10 ERA, a season after leading the league in strikeouts with 233. The right-hander was the Angels' first-round pick in 2004 and would have been eligible for free agency after the 2012 season.By signing him, the team locks up one of the best starters in the game without having to compete with other teams for his services. By comparison, Weaver will make just a few dollars more on this deal than the Yankees' A.J. Burnett is making on a free-agent contract signed three seasons ago and substantially less than Cliff Lee will make on the Phillies' lefty's five-year deal signed this past offseason. [Read the full article] The Tebow era in Denver may be over before it even gets started. The consensus in speaking with a handful of team personnel executives when it comes to one Tim Tebow is this: A trade could happen, but it's becoming increasingly likely the Broncos will keep or cut Tebow because the trade interest is dwindling rapidly. The executives portray the Tebow situation as a complicated one. They believe that while the Broncos are not openly trying to trade Tebow, they say that when teams have recently inquired about him, the Broncos haven't been saying he's off the trading block, either. [Read the full article] 
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