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Long considered the best player in the U.S., Landon Donovan is now the best player in Major League Soccer. The Los Angeles Galaxy forward and six-time national player of the year was named the MLS most valuable player yesterday for the first time in his career. Despite all his accolades as the leader of the U.S. national team, Donovan had yet to be recognized by his own league until this season when he helped the Galaxy race to the MLS Cup final and overcame some of his own off-the-field distractions.  

Only 10 points separated the top three vote-getters. Chris Carpenter was second and St. Louis teammate Adam Wainwright finished third despite getting the most first-place votes. Lincecum, nicknamed "The Freak" for his giant stride, had only 15 victories but led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts.  

Rusty Wallace Racing announced Thursday that beginning with the 2010 season the team will field Toyotas in its quest for a Nationwide Series championship. Steve Wallace and Brendan Gaughan will remain the team's drivers. Additionally, a separate agreement with Rusty Wallace, the 1989 Cup Series champion, will enable him to represent the Toyota brand on a national basis.  

1. Kyle Busch , $1,421,560 2. 3. Carl Edwards , $1,247,120 4. 5. 6. Brendan Gaughan , $988,552 7. 8. 9. Steve Wallace , $938,067 10.  

Justin Allgaier has an eight-point advantage (228-220) over Brendan Gaughan in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix.  

1. Kyle Busch , $1,398,025 2. 3. Carl Edwards , $1,189,225 4. 5. 6. Brendan Gaughan , $960,969 7. 8. 9. Michael Annett , $907,894 10.  

Sprint Cup 1. 2. 3. Jeff Gordon, 6,056 4. 5. 6. Kurt Busch, 5,936 7. 8. 9. Kasey Kahne, 5,834 10. 11. 12. Brian Vickers, 5,692 13. 14. 15. Clint Bowyer, 3,932 16. 17. 18. Marcos Ambrose, 3,519 19. 20. Nationwide Series 1. 2. 3. Brad Keselowski, 4,922 4. 5. 6. Mike Bliss, 3,684 7. 8. 9. Brendan Gaughan, 3,563 10. 11. 12. Tony Raines, 3,236 13. 14. 15. Kevin Harvick, 2,923 16. 17. 18. David Ragan, 2,340 19. 20. Camping World 1. 2. 3. Mike Skinner, 3,160 4. 5.  

Series: NASCAR Nationwide. Date: Saturday, November 7. Race: O'Reilly Challenge.

I have a lot of confidence when it comes to Texas Motor Speedway   -Kevin Harvick

 

Every time we got to Kansas, it seems like it's the end of the year—it's September, it's starting to get cold. It's only about four hours from my house in St. Louis, so it's kind of got a home feel to me. This year, I elected not to run my dirt car out at Lakeside, and I had my total focus on the race.