NASCAR's "The Clash" season-opening exhibition race was completed this afternoon at Daytona Int'l Speedway. The race was slated to run last night but was postponed until 11:30am ET this morning due to rain in the area (THE DAILY).
Stars TV play-by-play man Dave Strader last night "returned to the broadcast booth and called his first game of the season." He had missed the first 59 games while "battling through different forms" of cancer treatment (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 2/19).
Browns OT Joe Thomas "was a guest" on ABC's "Celebrity Family Feud" for an episode pitting current NFL players against Pro Football HOFers (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, 2/18).
The main event at last night's Bellator 172 at SAP Center was "scrapped just minutes before the doors to the arena opened to the public." The Fedor Emelianenko-Matt Mitrione bout was canceled after Mitrione "fell ill with a kidney stone hours before the event" (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 2/19).
The Twins held their annual open house today, which featured "more than 15 health stations as well as blood-pressure testing and a free heart scan for children under 18" (TWINCITIES.com, 2/17).
Baylor interim President David Garland on Friday said that the school has "seen a 'small drop' in donations" since the football program's sexual assault scandal. However, he added that the number of people "contributing annually has actually increased -- to more than 13,500" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 2/18).
Bon Jovi "set the attendance record" at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena last night, drawing a crowd of 18,514 (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 2/19).
The Blackhawks hosted "Hockey Is for Everyone" last night at the United Center, "part of a leaguewide initiative aimed at making hockey more inclusive for all people." Players "used rainbow-colored 'pride tape' on their equipment during warmups" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 2/19).
