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CONCORD, N.C. -- Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnsons list. He stands alone in All-Star history. "Five-time" became the first four-time winner of NASCARs annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and teammate Jeff Gordon on Saturday night. "To beat Jeff and Earnhardt, two guys that I have looked up to my whole life, two massive icons of our sport, this means the world to me," Johnson said. He also joined the late Davey Allison as only the second driver to win back-to-back All-Star races. It was fitting that he did it at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track Johnson, the five-time NASCAR champion, has dominated since his 2002 rookie season. Johnson has won six points races at Charlotte, led more than 1,600 laps and the win in the $1 million Sprint All-Star Race was his second straight, fourth in 12 years. He also won in 2003 and 2006. "The only four-time All-Star champion -- I am very proud of you," crew chief Chad Knaus radioed after Johnson took the checkered flag. A day after Johnson overshot his pit stall during qualifying to earn a poor starting spot, his Hendrick Motorsports crew changed four tires in 11 seconds on the mandatory final spot to send Johnson back onto the track in second place for the final restart. He lined up inside of teammate Kasey Kahne for the final 10-lap sprint to the cash, and the two battled side-by-side for a little more than a lap before Johnson cleared Kahne completely. He then sailed away to an easy victory. "We are doing great things and we are amazing ourselves in the process," Johnson said. Joey Logano finished second and Kyle Busch, who won two of the first four segments, was third as neither had a shot at running down Johnson once he got his No. 48 Chevrolet out front. "The 48, once he got that clean air, he was gone," Logano said. "Second isnt anything to hang your head, but its about the million bucks tonight." Kahne faded to fourth and Kurt Busch, who also won two segments to give the Busch brothers a sweep, was fifth. It was disappointing for both Busch brothers, who had the cars to beat through the first 80 laps. New scoring rules designed to stop sandbagging sent the drivers onto pit road for the mandatory final stop in order of their average finish in the first four segments. The Busch brothers tied with an average finish of 2.0, and Kurt went down pit road as the leader based on the tiebreaker of winning the final segment. But the two Hendrick cars beat everybody off pit road, Kyle Busch exited in third and a poor final pit stop dropped Kurt to fifth. "Ultimately, it came down to pit road, where my guys always prove their worth," Kyle Busch said. "Unfortunately, we didnt have the best of stops and to come out third, well, that was the race right there. You have to be on the front row if youre going to win this thing." Johnson didnt think he had a shot at winning the All-Star race after botching his qualifying run and starting 20th in the 22-car field. By staying patient through the four 20-lap segments, he was in position at the end to make his move. "Worked our way through there and got the job done," Johnson said. "Its just dedication and drive from every member of this Hendrick Motorsports team. When we started on the front row for the last segment, I knew we had a great shot at it." The win capped a big day for Chevrolet, which swept the first 10 spots in Indianapolis 500 qualifying shortly before racing began at Charlotte. Then Johnson, the current Sprint Cup points leader, put the manufacturer in Victory Lane. Jamie McMurray won the 40-lap Sprint Showdown before the All-Star race to transfer into the main event, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished second to earn the other berth. Danica Patrick won the Sprint fan vote to claim the last open spot in the race. It wasnt a big surprise that Patrick won the vote -- her fans last year elected her most popular driver of the Nationwide Series -- and her public relations team was ready with a "Thank You Fans" bumper sticker she slapped on the side of her Chevrolet before the All-Star race began. She finished 20th. Before the race, she said she wasnt sure why her fans so ardently support her. "Ive said many times that Im not sure what it is people like or see in me or why they cheer for me," Patrick said. "To some degree being different, being a girl, there are things there. But what is it? There are a lot of different and unique drivers out there. All I know is that I try do my best to be myself all of the time. I try to be honest with the fans and at the end of the day, even if they dont agree with what I say or do, they can respect my honesty." 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The U.S. wrestler and retired mixed martial artist says he was visiting his brothers farm in Saskatchewan and decided he wanted to hear what the premier had to say. If you saw the final three games of Mondays round-robin match at the WTA Finals between No. 2 ranked Agnieszka Radwanska and No. 9 Svetlana Kuznetsova, you probably had a preview of what the WTA has in store for the near future: highly competitive matches between all-too-human players.Kuznetsova, who survived a long haul to qualify for the Singapore Finals on the last day of the regular season, overcame fatigue and jet lag. (She won in Moscow on Saturday and had to play in Singapore on Monday.) She then overcame Radwanskas familiar chicanery and retrieving ability to win 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 in 2 hours, 48 minutes.Kuznetsova had to dig deep. Its something that the free-spirited, soulful winner hasnt always done in matches during a career that has fluctuated as wildly as the weather. The basic lack of week-in, week-out consistency is one reason Kuznetsova, while a two-time Grand Slam winner, has qualified for the WTA Finals for just the first time in her career at age 31.Radwanska, seeded-second here and a former Grand Slam finalist but never champ, used her own shovel to help Kuznetsova dig. After a break, the Polish Popgun served for the match at 5-4. Her serve, already a borderline liability, immediately abandoned her. She wasted her match point when she delivered a watermelon of a second serve that Kuznetsova teed off on to set up a Radwanska error.From there, the rest of the match was decided by Radwanskas dodgy serve and faltering nerves. Having won just one match in their last nine meetings must have preyed on Radwanskas mind.The outcome, along with the other early scores as well as recent history, highlights the extent to which the WTA landscape is likely to be awash in smoke, noise and savage cries of despair or triumph in the coming days and months.The WTA no longer has a dominant player, nor a rivalry to drive its business model. What it probably will offer, though, is fiercely competitive battles between strikingly flawed players.Serena Williams might still be the nominal queen despite having surrendered her No. 1 ranking to Angelique Kerber, but Williams has joined the mortal ranks again. Shes probably the greatest player of all time, but in our time she is now a flawed competitor. She has a great deal in common with the other women at or near the top of the game, all of whom are deficient in some way.Williams has injury-related issues. Shes lost the sangfroid and natural confidence she once possessed, and her commitment to featuring as a regular force on the tour is uncertain.Kerber is top-seeded in Singapore, and she probably has the fewest weaknesses in the field. Her transformation into a two-time Grand Slam champion (and three-time finalist) this year has been remarkable. Shes proved that shes no One-Slam Wonder.But you have to wonder if a 28-year-old veteran like Kerber has that sixth gear that would enable her to put down the hammer and dominate.ddddddddddddOn the more tangible level, that serve just isnt a top-class shot in an era where there are plenty of top-class returners.Radwanskas great weakness is also her serve, but unlike Kerber, she also suffers from a general lack of power. She has been a steady presence at or near the top and might get another chance to win a major, but her confidence falters when shes serving against quality opposition in a tight situation. Its hard to overcome that tendency.Simona Halep, seeded No. 3, looks great against many players. She picked apart Madison Keys in their first-round match in Singapore. But Halep seems unable to see herself as a true member of the elite. She often comes up short exactly when shes in position to take a critical step toward attaining that status. Some talented players have spent their careers finding ways to?not?win Grand Slam titles (hello, Tomas Berdych!). She might be one of them.Karolina Pliskova is just 24, and had a breakthrough year with her stellar win in Cincinnati and a US Open runner-up finish. But for all the talk about the pros no longer having to prove anything at very young ages, the reality is that winning and losing are habits. Pliskovas results since the US Open have been mediocre.Garbine Muguruza, the No. 5 seed, showed that shes capable of great things when she won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open last June. Shes just 23 and ought to be full of ambition, but she doesnt seem to have the urge to dominate, and seems to have trouble finding motivation.At 21, No. 6 Keys is the baby of the elite eight at the Finals. Shes had a great year, but she still has many days when her game goes off the boil. Sure, she has time. But its unlikely that shell suddenly become a consistent player at the age of 23, or 25 or 27.Dominika Cibulkova and Kuznetsova are seeded 7 and 8, respectively. Its hard to find fault with Cibulkova; you cant criticize someone for standing just 5-foot-3. But her height is a liability, and its hard to see her overcoming it against all players on all surfaces most of the time. Kuznetsova has a questioning nature. Shes never been on a quest for stardom, and that has undoubtedly contributed to her patchy record.Yet Kuznetsova could win this edition of the Finals despite all the factors aligned against her because she has been playing like a woman on a mission, inured to pressure. She certainly hears the clock ticking on her career. It would be a fitting ending if she did emerge the winner, under the principle underlying the common expression, The one-eyed man is king in the land of the blind. Cheap Jerseys China NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Discount Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping Cheapest College Jerseys Sale Cheap Football Jerseys China Nike NFL Jerseys Canada Wholesale NHL Jerseys From China MLB Jerseys Outlet Canada Wholesale NBA Jerseys Canada Store Cheap Soccer Jerseys China Cheap Authentic Jerseys Canada ' ' '