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Newman awake, speaking after horrific Daytona 500 crash

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) man loose. It took about 8
— NASCAR driver Ryan minutes for workers to roll his
Newman is awake and car rightside-up, and medi-
speaking with family and cal personnel used black
doctors a day after his hor- screens to block specta-
rific crash on the final lap of tor views as Newman was
the Daytona 500. placed in a waiting ambu-
Roush Fenway Racing re- lance and taken to Halifax
leased an update on its Medical Center.
driver Tuesday, about 20 A sense of relief spread
hours after Newman's car across Daytona Interna-
slammed into the wall at tional Speedway. There has
nearly 200 mph, flipped, not been a fatality in NAS-
got T-boned by another CAR's elite Cup Series since
car, flipped several more Dale Earnhardt died in a
times and skidded to a halt crash on the final lap of the
in flames. 2001 Daytona 500.
Everyone watching feared Nineteen years later, it's
the worst Monday night clear that Earnhardt's
and had to wait nearly two death probably saved
hours to learn that New- Newman's life. NASCAR
man's injuries were not con- spent the last two decades
sidered life-threatening. Ryan Newman (6) goes airborne as Corey LaJoie (32) crashes in to him on the final lap of the working to improve safety
The latest update was more NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in regulations by installing
good news for the 42-year Daytona Beach, Fla. Sunday’s race was postponed because of rain. energy-absorbing walls
driver and 2008 Daytona Associated Press around tracks, mandating
500 champion. the use of head-and-neck
Newman turned hard feet from the finish line. walloped in the driver's side the speedway and crossed restraints attached to hel-
into the wall after getting Newman's No. 6 Ford then by another car at 190 mph. the finish line in flames as mets and continuing to
bumped from behind by flipped onto its roof, where Newman's car continued safety crews hurried to snuff make improvements to the
Ryan Blaney a few hundred he was helpless as he was to skid upside down along out the fire and cut New- cars.q

Yankees' Judge says Astros should be stripped of 2017 title

season each, then were of Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu "There's a different level of
fired by the team. Houston Darvish, who felt the penal- focus," Judge said. "These
was fined $5 million and ties imposed by baseball boys are ready. We got to
stripped of its next two first- Commissioner Rob Man- go out there and finish it this
and second-round draft fred were insufficient. year."
picks. "I think Darvish was the one The sign stealing will remain
"It affected a lot of games, that said, if you're playing on Judge's mind.
no matter what anybody in the Olympics and win a "It's always going to be in
says," Judge said. "It af- gold medal and find that the back of your head a lit-
fected the game big time. you cheated, you don't get tle bit," Judge said. "You're
People lost jobs, people lost to keep that medal," Judge always going to have that
money, people lost a lot of said. bad taste in your mouth,
things important to them." He agreed with teammate thinking about it and hear-
No players were punished Gleyber Torres, who said ing about it, but at some
by MLB. Monday that he thought point we're going to move
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge runs on the field during a spring "I wasn't a fan of the punish- the Astros also broke rules on and we're going to
training baseball workout Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. ment, I thought that was a in 2019 when the Yankees move forward and con-
Associated Press little weak for a player-driv- lost the AL Championship tinue growing this game.
en scheme," Judge said, Series in six games. That's what I care about is
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New laying it all out on the line, "that no players involved "To think that they cheat- growing this game."
York Yankees star Aaron and whoever is the bet- got any punishments." ed and won it all in '17, to Judge did not hit or throw
Judge feels the Houston ter player, better person Houston beat the Yankees think that they just clear-cut because of what the team
Astros should be stripped comes out on top. To know in a seven-game AL Cham- stopped '19 or '18, it's tough said was a minor right shoul-
of their 2017 World Series that another team had pionship Series in 2017, win- for me to say that," Judge der issue.
championship. an advantage that, noth- ning all four home games, said. But we'll never really Yankees manager Aaron
"You cheated and you ing you can really guard and defeated the Los An- now, to be honest." Boone said the problem is
didn't earn it," Judge said against, I just don't feel like geles Dodgers in a seven- Manfred said Sunday he not considered serious and
Tuesday after the Yankees' that's earned." game World Series. wasn't 100% sure the Astros Judge could start to ramp
first full-squad workout. Major League Baseball "To hear that you got didn't violate rules in 2019 up activities in a couple
"That's how I feel. It wasn't concluded the Astros used cheated out of that oppor- but it was his best judgment days. Judge is expected to
earned. It wasn't earned a video camera to steal tunity, that's tough to kind that they didn't. be ready for the start of the
the way of playing the catcher's signs in 2017, in- of let go," Judge said. Judge said the whole Yan- regular season.
game right and fighting to cluding during the post- Judge finished second to kees team is "driven" this "Just dealing with some
the end and knowing that season, and in 2018. Man- the Astros' José Altuve in year after the Astros scan- crankiness, a little soreness
we're competing, we're ager AJ Hinch and gen- that year's voting for AL dal and falling just short of in his shoulder," Boone said.
competitors. The biggest eral manager Jeff Luhnow MVP. a pennant twice in three "I feel like it's a pretty minor
thing about competition is were suspended for one Judge backed the position years. thing. q