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There’s no telling if there will be a bountiful harvest of fast-food pizza, fried chicken and tacos at the housewarming party, but newly retired NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick and his wife have recently bought the home made famous for its appearance in the movie “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.”

The Charlotte Business Journal, citing Mecklenberg County records, on Tuesday reported that the Harvicks purchased the 12,042-square-foot mansion in late October for $6.75 million. The six-bedroom, nine-bathroom home, which boasts a 1.31-acre lot and includes two docks, a boat lift, a sandy beach area, putting green and an infinity pool with a hot tub, is located off Lake Norman in Cornelius, North Carolina.

Harvick ranks 10th on NASCAR’s all-time list with 60 wins on the Cup circuit in his 23 years of racing, which included winning the 2014 Cup Series championship. His annual salary and endorsements with Richard Childress Racing and Stewart-Haas Racing just from 2007 to 2022 was worth $210 million, according to Spotrac.

His new home was built in 2002 and was the on-screen residence for fictional NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby, played by actor Will Ferrell, in “Talladega Nights,” which debuted in 2006 and grossed more than $163 million worldwide.

According to the Charlotte Business Journal, the estate, which also features a billiards room and a panic room with a vault door, had listed for $9.9 million in February and underwent a full renovation after it was sold for $4 million in 2018.

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Source: Belichick, UNC won’t be on Hard Knocks

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North Carolina and new coach Bill Belichick will not be the subject of HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Offseason,” a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

Front Office Sports reported last week that North Carolina would be featured on this year’s show, which would have given viewers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how Belichick would manage his first offseason as a college head coach.

When asked about it on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Tar Heels general manager Michael Lombardi said that nothing had been signed with the university but that the program was receiving “a lot of offers from people all over to come in and look at our program.”

But, as CBS Sports first reported earlier Tuesday, a deal could not be reached.

UNC hired Belichick in December after he had spent his entire career in the NFL, where he won six Super Bowls as coach of the New England Patriots. The Patriots never were selected to appear on “Hard Knocks.”

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NHL trade grades: Report cards for the Trent Frederic swap, Seth Jones blockbuster, other major deals

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NHL trade grades: Report cards for the Trent Frederic swap, Seth Jones blockbuster, other major deals

The NHL trade deadline for the 2024-25 season is not until March 7, but teams have not waited until the last minute to make major moves.

For every significant trade that occurs during the season, you’ll find a grade for it here, the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks swapping goaltenders, Cam Fowler to the St. Louis Blues, Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken, the blockbuster deal sending Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes and Martin Necas to the Avalanche, J.T. Miller from the Vancouver Canucks to the New York Rangers, and the Canucks staying busy and getting Marcus Pettersson from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

March 1 featured three big trades, with Ryan Lindgren headed to the Colorado Avalanche, the Minnesota Wild adding Gustav Nyquist, and Seth Jones joining the Florida Panthers.

Read on for grades from Ryan S. Clark and Greg Wyshynski, and check back the next time a big deal breaks.

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Cards OF Walker leaves game with knee injury

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker left the team’s split-squad game against the Washington Nationals with left knee pain Tuesday.

Walker departed from the game in the third inning. The team said he will undergo further evaluation.

The 22-year-old Walker, a former first-round pick, has long been considered one of the Cardinals’ most talented prospects. But after hitting .276 with 16 homers and 51 RBIs in 117 games as a rookie, Walker substantially regressed last year, hitting just .202 with five homers and 20 RBIs in 51 games with the big-league club.

He wound up playing 85 games for Triple-A Memphis, hitting .263 with nine homers and 37 RBIs.

The Cardinals, who have missed the playoffs the past two season, are counting on players such as Walker to have bounce-back years after doing little to augment the roster in the offseason.

Walker’s competing for a job alongside Lars Nootbaar and Michael Siani in an outfield that also includes Michael Helman, who was recently acquired from the Twins.

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