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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A glance at the 16 drivers competing in NASCARs Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, which begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. The drivers are in order of seeding for the 10-race playoffs:No. 2 Ford, Penske RacingDRIVER: Brad KeselowskiBORN: Feb. 12, 1984HOMETOWN: Rochester Hills, MichiganCREW CHIEF: Paul WolfeTWITTER: (at)keselowskiNOTEWORTHY: Has been one of the fastest drivers this season, but has yet to put it together in the new Chase format. He failed to qualify for the finale in 2014 and 2015.---No. 18 Toyota, Joe Gibbs RacingDRIVER: Kyle BuschBORN: May 2, 1985HOMETOWN: Las VegasCREW CHIEF: Adam StevensTWITTER: (at)KyleBuschNOTEWORTHY: The reigning Sprint Cup champion has four wins this season, but his consistency has been up and down.---No. 11 Toyota, Joe Gibbs RacingDRIVER: Denny HamlinBORN: Nov. 18, 1980HOMETOWN: Chesterfield, VirginiaCREW CHIEF: Mike WheelerTWITTER: (at)dennyhamlinNOTEWORTHY: Hamlin opened the season with a win at the Daytona 500. Hes still seeking his first championship, and the final pit stop in the 2014 finale cost him the title.---No. 4 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas RacingDRIVER: Kevin HarvickBORN: Dec. 8, 1975HOMETOWN: Bakersfield, CaliforniaCREW CHIEF: Rodney ChildersTWITTER: (at)KevinHarvickNOTEWORTHY: Won the first version of NASCARs elimination Chase in 2014, then finished second in the championship race last year. Has been plagued by pit crew issues that have cost him several wins over the last three years.---No. 19 Toyota, Joe Gibbs RacingDRIVER: Carl EdwardsBORN: Aug. 15, 1979HOMETOWN: Columbia, MissouriCREW CHIEF: Dave RogersTWITTER: NoneNOTEWORTHY: Edwards drives for powerhouse JGR, which has all four of its drivers in the Chase. Despite the depth, only one JGR driver made it to the finale last year.---No. 78 Toyota, Furniture Row RacingDRIVER: Martin Truex Jr.BORN: June 29, 1980HOMETOWN: Mayetta, New JerseyCREW CHIEF: Cole PearnTWITTER: (at)MartinTruexJr56NOTEWORTHY: Truex is back in the Chase this year after making it to the finale last year. As a sister team to Joe Gibbs Racing, the move to Toyota has led to wins in two crown jewel races this year, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Southern 500.---No. 20 Toyota, Joe Gibbs RacingDRIVER: Matt KensethBORN: March 10, 1972HOMETOWN: Cambridge, WisconsinCREW CHIEF: Jason RatcliffTWITTER: (at)mattkensethNOTEWORTHY: Is looking for redemption after last years Chase, in which a feud with Joey Logano led to his suspension.---No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick MotorsportsDRIVER: Jimmie JohnsonBORN: Sept. 17, 1975HOMETOWN: El Cajon, CaliforniaCREW CHIEF: Chad KnausTWITTER: (at)JimmieJohnsonNOTEWORTHY: The six-time NASCAR champion has not won a title since 2013. Hes carried the flag for Hendrick Motorsports this season with two victories.---No. 22 Ford, Team PenskeDRIVER: Joey LoganoBORN: May 24, 1990HOMETOWN: Middletown, ConnecticutCREW CHIEF: Todd GordonTWITTER: (at)joeyloganoNOTEWORTHY: Didnt make the Chase finale last year in part because of a feud with Matt Kenseth. Has not had as strong a season as he did the last two years, when he was a title favorite.---No. 42 Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDRIVER: Kyle LarsonBORN: July 31, 1992HOMETOWN: Elk Grove, CaliforniaCREW CHIEF: Chad JohnstonTWITTER: (at)KyleLarsonRacinNOTEWORTHY: Earned a spot in the Chase late last month with his first career victory. Is in his third season in the Cup Series and has turned up his performance the last month.---No. 14 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas RacingDRIVER: Tony StewartBORN: May 20, 1971HOMETOWN: Columbus, IndianaCREW CHIEF: Mike BugarewiczTWITTER: (at)TonyStewartNOTEWORTHY: Missed the first eight races of the season with a broken back, but returned to win on the road course at Sonoma to earn a Chase berth in his final season before retirement.---No. 41 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas RacingDRIVER: Kurt BuschBORN: Aug. 4, 1978HOMETOWN: Las VegasCREW CHIEF: Tony GibsonTWITTER: (at)KurtBuschNOTEWORTHY: Busch has had a quiet year, with one victory but steady consistency. Hes one of three Stewart-Haas Racing drivers in the Chase.---No. 34 Ford, Front Row MotorsportsDRIVER: Chris BuescherBORN: Oct. 29, 1992HOMETOWN: Prosper, TexasCREW CHIEF: Bob OsborneTWITTER: (at)Chris-BuescherNOTEWORTHY: Last years Xfinity Series champion earned a spot in the Chase by winning the rain-shortened race at Pocono. Still had to fight to stay within the top-30 in points to lock in his berth.---No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick MotorsportsDRIVER: Chase ElliottBORN: Nov. 28, 1995HOMETOWN: Dawsonville, GeorgiaCREW CHIEF: Alan GustafsonTWITTER: (at)ChaseElliottNOTEWORTHY: The son of Hall of Famer Bill Elliott has had a strong rookie year as Jeff Gordons replacement. He won the pole for the Daytona 500 and is only one of two Hendrick Motorsports drivers to make the Chase.---No. 3 Chevrolet, Richard Childress RacingDRIVER: Austin DillonBORN: April 27, 1990HOMETOWN: Welcome, North CarolinaCREW CHIEF: Slugger LabbeTWITTER: (at)austindillon3NOTEWORTHY: Making his first Chase appearance in his third full Sprint Cup season. Is still seeking his first career Sprint Cup victory.---No. 1 Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDRIVER: Jamie McMurrayBORN: June 3, 1976HOMETOWN: Joplin, MissouriCREW CHIEF: Matt McCallTWITTER: (at)jamiemcmurrayNOTEWORTHY: Made his first Chase last season but was eliminated after the first round. Gave Chip Ganassi Racing two cars in the Chase for the first time in team history.Rod Carew Jersey . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. Minnesota Twins Jerseys . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month. http://www.twinssale.com/twins-marwin-gonzalez-jersey/ . -- Jaye Marie Green shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to increase her lead to five strokes after the second round of the LPGA Tours qualifying tournament. Jonathan Schoop Jersey . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. Jake Odorizzi Jersey . John Tavares, Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo were also being counted on to slow down sizzling Rangers forward Rick Nash. That plan didnt go so well early.After American Claressa Shields, then 17, won the womens middleweight Olympic gold medal at the 2012 London Games, her goal was to repeat. She said she wanted to prove her championship was no fluke in the first year that womens boxing was contested in the Olympics.Four years later, mission accomplished for the best female amateur boxer in the world.In dominant fashion, Shields won all four rounds on all three judges scorecards to outpoint Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands and defend her 165-pound gold medal Sunday afternoon at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.I wanted to let everyone know that Im not just a great female boxer but Im one of the greatest boxers to ever live, an overjoyed Shields said after the bout. Im the first American to be a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Oh my god!Shields, 21, of Flint, Michigan, made history by becoming the first American boxer to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals as she beat the 28-year-old Fontijn in a rematch of Shields victory at the 2016 world championships.The heavy pre-tournament favorite to repeat, Shields became just the second American to win two Olympic boxing medals. At the 1904 St. Louis Games, Oliver Kirk won both the bantamweight and featherweight gold medals, but no American ever returned to the Olympics to win a second consecutive gold.Shields improved her Olympic record to 6-0 and is a staggering 77-1 overall. She has not lost since 2012 and has won the past two world championships.Shields was dominant from the outset against the taller Fontijn, who was bidding to win the first Olympic boxing gold medal for the Netherlands since 1928.Fontijn was moving, staying away and attempting to box on the outside, but Shields sized her up and moveed forward, throwing overhand rights and left hooks to easily win the opening round.ddddddddddddIt was more of the same for the next three rounds as Shields landed to the body and head with an assortment of hard combinations.Late in the fourth round, Shields connected with a sharp right hand that snapped Fontijns head back.Shields said her plan for the bout was to just to be smart. Use my jab and land the right hand when I could. And not get touched by those long arms that she had, and I did it.After the decision was announced, Shields dropped to one knee as the referee raised her arm in victory and then got up and did a cartwheel before posing for photos with a big smile on her face. She exited the ring and, with an American flag draped over her shoulders, ran laps around it to celebrate her historic achievement.When Shields was a little girl, she was not even aware that womens boxing existed until somebody told her about Laila Ali, who is widely considered the best womens fighter in history. The daughter of the late Muhammad Ali retired undefeated at 24-0 in 2007 and is the last womens boxer to make an impact in the pro ranks.Shields could be next. There are promoters and television networks interested in her should she elect to go pro. But in the immediate aftermath of her second gold medal, it was too soon to say for sure what she planned to do.I dont know, I dont know, I dont know, Shields, still wrapped in her American flag, said when asked about what she would do next.One thing she surely does know, however, is that she is going to celebrate her golden day. ' ' '