Tony Stewart had plenty of one-liners in his post-race presser

Tony Stewart 1-on-1 with Kenny Wallace - "NASCAR RaceDay"

Tony Stewart toasts the victory lane revelers as he celebrates his first win since June 2, 2013.(Photo: Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports)

SONOMA, Calif. Tony Stewart was in a jubilant mood following his win Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, and it resulted in a wide-open and oft-hilarious post-race news conference.

Heres a sampling of some of the best moments:

--On how much he roughed up Denny Hamlin in the final turn: If it hadbeen a street fight, he"d have had two black eyes after that.

--On his enjoyment of Saturday nights fight in the Camping World Truck Series race involving John Wes Townley: I"m going to go to Zaxby"s and eat chicken all week just in support of John Wes. Hey, I"m all for it. I"m glad to see somebody had some emotion and actually did something with it. That made my whole day last night was watching the Truck race. I had no idea that John Wes Townley was going to make my top five hero list of all time. I"m following him on social media now.

--On future Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyers electrical fire in the car: Glad he got out of that. It would be really hard to listen to him next year (does Bowyer impression). He"s hard enough to hear on the radio as it is because he"s ADD anyway. It takes five people, and it"s like every breath, somebody picks a different part of the sentence to understand. It"s like a game show. It"s like Clint Bowyer for $600, please!

--On social media critics: One thing that I did think about is in this day of social media where a lot of people are crickets. On social media, they sit there and chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp until they"ve got to be in front of you and then they don"t say a d**n word.

--On whether hes happy racing Sprint Cup cars: Today.Check with me. Most likely when Daytona starts on Friday, not so much. We all know how I feel about restrictor-plate racing.

--On NASCAR CEO Brian France: Brian France, I got in trouble -- well, I started to say I got in trouble once with Brian France. That"s a lie. I got in trouble a lot with Brian France.

--On how fans will remember Stewart and Jeff Gordon: Ten years down the road, the new people watching the sport are going to be like, Who are these old guys? I"m going to go, This is the guy who took me to the sand dunes and broke my back.

--On getting mad at other drivers: I can"t whip them all at once. I can take them one at a time. There"s a couple of them I might be able to take at the same time. You can pick which ones they are.

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Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/06/26/tony-stewart-had-plenty-one-liners-his-post-race-presser/86417606/

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Who Is Art Dealer Sonia on "Ray Donovan"?

Ray Donovan Season 4 (2016) | "I Have Sinned" Tease | Liev Schreiber & Jon Voight SHOWTIME Series

Embeth Davidtz, Ray Donovan, Showtime

TheSeason 4 premiere episode of Ray Donovan is entitledGirl With Guitar." It refers to a paintingRay notices while visiting the high-end gallery of art dealer Sonia Kovitzky. Wearing ridiculously large eyeglasses, Kovitzky explains that the subject in the painting was the artist"s daughter. But that"s not the painting in question. Kovitzky smuggled two Da Silva paintings into the country for a client but Detective Muncie intercepted. Kovitzky wants Ray "to speak" with Muncie on her behalf. Ray tells her he doesn"t bribe cops.

Sonia Kovitzky is portrayed by Embeth Davidtz. She is known for her roles on Mad Men (Rebecca Pryce) and Californication (Felicia Koons), and is recognized for her roles in The Amazing Spider-Man movies (Mary Parker), Bridget Joness Diary (Natasha), Mansfield Park (Mary Crawford), The Gingerbread Man (Mallory Doss), Matilda (the nice teacher, Miss Honey), and Schindlers List (Helen Hirsch), among others. Ray Donovan airs Sundays at 9pm on Showtime.

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The Backstretch Blog"s Race Day: The Toyota Save-Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Full Race - Toyota - Save Mart 350 at Sonoma

Remember Boris Said? Ron Fellows? Brian Simo? There was a time when a trip to Sonoma meant a lineup staked with guys you wouldn"t see again until Watkins Glen. Not anymore. These days Cup Series drivers are pretty good at making right handers as well.

"I just like driving the car at road courses, said Ryan Newman. They are fun to hustle around. You are using the brake pedal and it lends itself to better racing."

There are still, as you might imagine, some guys that are better at the road courses than others. Just as there are guys that are better at plate racing or short tracks. For those guys, like Tony Stewart, Michael McDowell, Casey Mears or AJ Allmendinger, this is a change to grab a win and a spot in the Chase for the Championship.

"Weve got to have a strong weekend," Allmendinger said. "This year, weve had a fairly good year so far. This year will be a little different because the last two years Sonoma has been win or nothing. This time around we can have a top five finish and it will be a solid day and make a big difference in points. In the end, we want that win. If we go and do our job, put our best foot forward and make no mistakes, we will have a shot at it.

There are eight former Sonoma winners in the field on Sunday, Stewart is the only driver with more than one win.

Carl Edwards won in 2014 and he will lead the drivers to green from the pole.

"After that first lapI have to be honestI sat here and thought, Man, Im really going to screw this up on the second one, cause the first one was really good, but it held on for the pole, and so Im really excited," said Edwards.

Allmendiger, Martin Truex, Jr., Kurt Busch and Kyle Larson round out the top five starters. Knoxville native Trevor Bayne starts 26th.

Racing at Sonoma is definitely challenging, said Bayne. With Summer here we know the time is now to start making a move in the standings to try and get ourselves solidly in the Chase.

The race goes green at about 3:20 this afternoon. You can see it on FOX Sports 1.

Source: http://www.wcyb.com/sports/the-backstretch-blogs-race-day-the-toyota-savemart-350-at-sonoma-raceway/40231880

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When Does Shark Week Start? TV Schedule For Shark Week 2016, Shark After Dark, And Eli Roth"s "Sharktacular ...

Shark Week 2016 | Starts Sun June 26 8/7c

Get out of the water and head straight for your couch. Discovery Channels popular Shark Week series kicks off with a Sharktacular special on June 19, 2016, that will give viewers a sneak peek at whats to come during the eight-days of shark-fest, followed by eight days of programming starting June 26.

Find the complete daily episode schedule for Shark Week 2016 below, including the broadcast times for the Sharktacular special and the late-night talk show, Shark After Dark. If thats not enough to fulfill your shark obsession, check out Discoverys live Shark Cam 24-hours a day.

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According to the New York Daily News, 42 million viewers tuned in to watch the Shark Week programming last summer, and after 28 summers, viewers are still excited to see what Discovery has in store for the 2016 series.

Great white sharks always draw plenty of interest each season, and this summers programming will pay homage to these ferocious beasts with 10 of the 16 shows scheduled for the week of June 26.

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According to Discovery, one of the highlights of this summers programming will include a self-propelled shark cage placed off the Coast of Guadalupe that helped give marine biologists insight into the behavior of great whites at depths of up to 2,000 feet.

But dont worry you will see plenty of other sharks during Shark Week, with several episodes dedicated to tiger sharks, reef, mako, and bull sharks.

In addition to the TV lineup below, shark-obsessed fans can connect on the official Shark Week social media sites including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat (@SharkWeekSnaps). Use the hashtag #SharkWeek when posting or searching on social media.

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Heres the lineup for Shark Week 2016. If you dont have a DVR and miss any of the shows below, check your local cable listings for repeats throughout the week of June 26.

Sunday, June 19

Shark Week Sharktactular (10 p.m. ET) Hosted by Eli Roth, this special will feature viral shark videos submitted by fans, the greatest sharks in the history of the series, and a sneak peek at the most jaw-dropping moments of the upcoming season.

Sunday, June 26

Tiger Beach 8 p.m. ETThe Return of Monster Mako 9 p.m. ETIsle of Jaws 10 p.m. ETShark After Dark 11 p.m. ET (repeat shown at 2:30 a.m.)

Monday, June 27

Shallow Water Invasion 8 p.m. ETJaws of the Deep 9 p.m. ETSharks Among Us 10 p.m. ETShark After Dark 11 p.m. ET (repeat shown at 2:30 a.m.)

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Tuesday, June 28

Wrath of the Great White Serial Killer 9 p.m. ETAir Jaws: Night Stalker 10 p.m. ETShark After Dark 11 p.m. ET (repeat shown at 2:30 a.m.)

Wednesday, June 29

Deadliest Shark 9 p.m. ETSharks vs. Dolphins: Face Off 10 p.m. ETShark After Dark 11 p.m. ET (repeat shown at 2:30 a.m.)

Thursday, June 30

Nuclear Sharks 9 p.m. ETJungle Shark 10 p.m. ETShark After Dark 11 p.m. ET (repeat shown at 2:30 a.m.)

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Friday, July 1

Shark Bait 9 p.m. ETBlue Serengeti 10 p.m. ET

Saturday, July 2

Sharksanity 9 p.m. ET features highlights from Shark Week 2016

Sunday, July 3

The Killing Games 9 p.m. ET

Check out Discoverys Sharkopedia for all things shark and test your shark IQ here to find out how much you really know about sharks.

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Keith Thurman to Danny Garcia: "Sign the contract, boy!"

The Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter COMPLETE POST FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE Video

Keith Thurman discusses his win over Shawn Porter, and who he wants next.

On Shawn Porter doing anything unexpected

"Nothing at all, man. I know Shawn, I know he has every strong legs, hes gonna keep pressing, hes gonna try to outwork you. We expected everything. One of the most impressive things is, when he was dazed, when he was rocked, he didnt go down. That was very impressive."

On changing his game plan trying for a KO

"I started to see that, you know, it was difficult. Loading up wasnt the best option. Just being relaxed and landing punches was going to be the key to victory. I had to let go a little bit, but I did see that I was still catching him with big shots, so it was a mix of both worlds. Land clean, land effective, and then boom-boom, try to get him out of there. It just didnt happen tonight."

Message to Danny Garcia

"Lets go, Danny! Sign the contract, boy! Come on, man, stop playin. Lets do this. We need more belts, baby, we need more belts!"

Source: http://www.badlefthook.com/2016/6/26/12033648/keith-thurman-to-danny-garcia-sign-the-contract-boy

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Dawn Staley, Kellie Harper and others wish Pat Summitt a happy birthday

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By Tory Barron | Jun 14, 2016espnW.com

Pat Summit might not be coaching on the sidelines anymore, but her impact on the women"s game is felt as strongly as ever.

The legendary Tennessee Vols head coach, who amassed eight national titles and 1,098 wins during her 38-year reign in Knoxville, turned 64 years old today.

In honor of her birthday, members of the basketball community took to Twitter to share their well-wishes and acknowledge her awesomeness:

Summitt once said, "You can"t always control what happens, but you can control how you handle it." A line that serves to properly sum up her coaching outlook and the depth of her character.

Despite being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer"s in 2011, Summitt continues to lead an inspiring life and seeks to spread awareness and find a cure for the crippling disease.

Happy birthday to a living legend!

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Watch USA Vs. Colombia Copa America Third-Place Game Online (Live Stream)

USA vs. Colombia | 2016 Copa America Highlights

Copa America 2016 is winding down, and United States will showcase itself one last time before the curtains are drawn.

Team USA will meet Colombia on Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., in the third place game of the Copa America Centenario. The U.S. and Colombia progressed from Group A as the first- and second-place finishers, respectively, but their pursuit of gold ended in the semifinals.

The teams will meet for the second time this month in the third-place game. Colombia on June 3 defeated the U.S. 2-0 in the tournament opener. Much has changed for the two sides in the intervening three weeks and five games. Well learn exactly what has shifted Saturday.

Heres how to watch USA-Colombia online.

Start Time: Saturday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ETTV: FOX,UnivisionLive Stream: FOXSports Go

Click for our USA-Colombia live blog >>

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