LONG POND, Pa. -- Chris Buescher sat in his Ford, hoping that the fog would stick over Pocono and the cloud over the rookies middling season would start to lift.Buescher idled in his car, then stood with his arms folded on pit road.I tried not to get my hopes up, he said.Buescher emerged from the fog to become a surprising winner in Mondays shortened Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. He is now on the verge of being in the mix for NASCARs championship after not finishing better than 14th all season before Monday.Imagine a title push that kicks off with Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and little-known Buescher in the field.The plan was to always make the Chase, Buescher said. Were that much closer now.Hes not there yet. Buescher is six points behind David Ragan for 30th to reach the cutoff needed to become eligible for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.Buescher, who drives for underfunded Front Row Motorsports, was the beneficiary on a rare Monday race postponed a day by rain. With nasty weather punishing the track, NASCAR called the red flag with 22 laps left and parked the cars on pit road. Buescher was as much a spectator in the No. 34 Ford as the few fans left in the stands, though NASCAR let drivers get out of their cars after about 10 minutes as they waited out gloomy conditions.Im a little scared to get out, Buescher said.No need. He was declared the winner after about an 80-minute delay. He was doused with beer and water in a makeshift victory lane celebration inside a garage stall, his Ford covered on rainy pit road instead of bathed in confetti.Brad Keselowski was second, followed by Regan Smith, Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart. Jeff Gordon finished 27th driving for the injured Dale Earnhardt Jr.In order to qualify for the Chase, drivers must rank 30th or better in points. Buescher will need to find a way to climb higher over Ragan in the final five races before the Chase field is set.Buescher won twice last season in the Xfinity Series and won the series championship. He will spend 2016 as basically the fourth Jack Roush driver because of a shared technical alliance between the organizations.He finished 30th or worse 10 times this season. Ragan had Front Rows only victory 118 races ago in fall 2013 at Talladega.Veteran crew chief Bob Osborne gambled with the decision to keep Buescher on the track while others made pit stops with 28 laps left. Once the cars were halted, Buescher and his crew rooted for the rain and fog to stick around. At one point, the 23-year-old Buescher, a former ARCA champion, rested against a fence and was swarmed by fans and photographers wanting a picture before the race was even called.Im trying to remember every rain dance Ive ever learned, he said in the car.Buescher is now on the brink of becoming the first Chase bracket buster. Led by four-time winners Busch and Keselowski, there are 11 slots seemingly set for race winners, and Buescher would make 12. Jamie McMurray, Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon, Ryan Newman, and Kyle Larson are among the four winless drivers battling for the final four spots.This is going to change our whole year right here, Buescher said.Drivers with a Chase spot secured enjoyed Bueschers feel-good victory that broke up the recent Toyota hot streak.I told him, `If I couldnt win, it was cool to see him win, Keselowski said.NASCAR defended dragging out the decision to call the race, even as severe storms hit a track where a fan was killed by a lightning strike in 2012.We never lost the track, said Steve ODonnell, NASCARs chief racing development officer. I think most NASCAR fans want to see a complete race.Here are other items of note from Mondays race:SO CLOSEWith rain looming toward the halfway point, Larson and Dillon engaged in a thrilling five-lap battle for first. Larson kept his tight lead with a timely block of Dillon just two laps shy of the halfway point. Dillon dipped low and briefly snagged the lead, only for Larson to snatch it right back at the halfway point that made the race official.But Larson and Dillon took their door-to-door battle on the high line, allowing Joey Logano to swoop low and seize the lead in one of the most exciting mid-race moves of the season. Logano, the 2015 Daytona 500 champion, pulled away in the fog -- but Elliott got loose and turned Logano into the wall with 55 laps left in the race and sent his 22 to the garage.FLAT TRUEXMartin Truex Jr. run up front from the pole was a short one, the former Pocono winners race derailed by a flat right front tire. Truex led 16 laps early until the tire blew and forced him to pit road for repairs. He had multiple issues once he returned to the track and finished 38th.Truex has one win this season and won the June 2015 Pocono race. Truex said his No. 78 Toyota was strong enough to contend for a victory.A lug nut spun off, hit the ground, bounced behind the wheel somehow and knocked the inner valve stem off, he said.GORDONS RUNJeff Gordons track record for wins remains at six. Gordon, filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the second straight week, battled a seat belt issue and finished 27th. Earnhardt missed his third straight race because he suffers from symptoms of a concussion. Hendrick Motorsports has not said who will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet on Sunday at Watkins Glen.UP NEXT:Logano is the defending race winner at Watkins Glen.---This story has been corrected to show that winning is not a requirement to qualifying for the Chase. Sean Bunting Youth Jersey . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. O. J. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- They are the purple circles that set social media on fire Sunday night, the circular bruises on Michael Phelps right shoulder that left television viewers around the world wondering if the most decorated Olympian of all-time had contracted some rare skin disease, been attacked by an octopus, or perhaps was part-Dalmatian.The answer, of course, was none of the above. The bruises were the result of a form of cupping therapy Phelps had endured Sunday morning to treat some shoulder discomfort that set in after waiting in line for 40 minutes at the Olympic Village wearing a backpack. A day later, the mysterious circles became an international inquisition. Following Phelps prelim swim in the 200 butterfly on Monday, the first question a reporter asked a perplexed Phelps was about cupping.Ive done this for a while, he said. I asked for a little cupping yesterday and [trainer Keenan Robinson] hit me pretty hard with one and it left a couple bruises.Robinson, USA Swimmings director of high performance, was equally entertained Monday, suggesting that all the attention over the $30 cups was missing the bigger picture of all that goes into preparing Phelps and other athletes to compete at their highest levels.Its like asking a chef about his garnish when youre missing the main meal, Robinson said. Youve got this beautiful steak and vegetable medley -- thats what youre paying $75 for. Not the garnish. But this recovery modality shows the blemishes when he walks around, so people ask.The practice of Chinese cupping has been around for more than 2,000 years. But Robinson and USA Swimming chiropractor Kevin Rindal said that the form of therapy used on Phelps is somewhat different. Its essentially the opposite of a massage, using the suction from perfectly circular cups to manipulate and help separate the various layers of fascia and muscle beneath the skin. The end result is decreased discomfort and an increase in range of motion.Think of us as an Indy Car pit crew, Rindal said, looking at the structure and alignment of the vehicle to see if there is any kind of drag or anything. And if you think of how close these racers are, a little bit of restriction adds up in each stroke and can prevent a full reach. Its basically the fine-tuning of the tissue.Robinson, Phelps longtime trainer, said he has been using the therapy on Phelps since the fall of 2014. He brought the idea to the swimmer as a way to help the then-29-year-old recover from his two-a-day training sessions.Mike is probably the best at telling you whats voodoo and whats actually working, Robinson said. Hee was like, OK Keen-dog, what are you bringing me this time? But then hell do it and instantaneously hell tell you its hokey-pokey business or if its kind of effective.ddddddddddddPhelps took to the treatment and, according to Robinson, has used it about twice a week since. Sometimes it can leave dark red bruises, other times there is no mark at all. The visibility of the bruising or lack thereof has no impact on whether or not the sometimes painful therapy has been effective. Since Phelps began using the treatment several other athletes have followed suit, including Dana Vollmer, who has already won two medals in Rio 17 months after giving birth.I know it looks weird but it really helps with blood flow, helps pull swelling out of different areas, she said. It works great for a lot of us.Added U.S. teammate Cody Miller: Its superficRivalry Week is here, from the Iron Bowl to the Egg Bowl to the Old Oaken Bucket. Or was Rivalry Week this past Saturday, from the Golden Boot to the Big Game to The Game (congrats, Yale, on beating Harvard for the first time since 2006)? Big rivalries are sprinkled throughout the college football season, and as much grief as we give the schedulers (see first item below), they dont save the best for last. We get the Red River Rivalry and Floyd of Rosedale in early October, we get newbie rivalries such as Clemson-Florida State later in October and we get games such as Notre Dame-USC bouncing from October to November from year to year. Its great to be in Rivalry Week, but its good that we didnt have to wait all season for rivalries.1. One benefit from the way that LSU swiped a home game from Florida due to Hurricane Matthew is that it broke up SEC Chump Saturday. Just remember: When the SEC voted against playing nine conference games, Saturdays originally scheduled competition is what the league voted for: Alabama-Chattanooga, Auburn-Alabama A&M, Kentucky-Austin Peay, South Carolina-Western Carolina, Georgia-Louisiana Lafayette, LSU-South Alabama and Florida-Presbyterian. In mid-November. Its as if the final round of the Masters stopped at the 15th hole for an hour for the field to grab a beer and a pimiento cheese sandwich.2. But LSU-Florida provided even more benefits. First, the Tigers comeuppance: losing 16-10 when they failed to score twice from the 1-yard-line in the last 12 seconds. Second, South Alabama. Not only did the Jaguars get a $1.5 million buyout from LSU for giving up their slot in SEC Chump Saturday, but they played Presbyterian, which Florida had to abandon. The Jags beat the Blue Hose 31-7 and raised their record to 5-5 instead of falling to 4-6. In other words, South Alabama might qualify for a bowl game, thanks to LSU. And third, theres always the knowledge that LSU has to play at Florida the next two seasons.3. Only one win over an FCS team may count toward the six wins needed to qualify for a bowl. However, the NCAA gave South Alabama a waiver, given the reason why the Jags have two FCS victories. Army, 6-5, with two FCS wins, must beat Navy or else the Black Knights will fall into the pool of five-win teams hoping for a shortage of six-win teams. Last season, three 5-7 teams played in bowls (and Nebraska, Minnesota and San Jose State all won). This season, if needed, the NCAA will select the 5-7 teams with the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, which a good way to connect academic success to athletic success. Here are a few 5-6 teams (and Army), their APR scores and their next opponents: Northwestern 992 vs. Illinois (3-8) Vanderbilt 990 vs. Tennessee (8-3) Army 989 vs. Navy (8-2) Boston College 981 at Wake Forest (6-5) Indiana 979 vs. Purdue (3-8) Maryland 977 vs. Rutgers (2-9) Texas 971 vs. TCU (5-5) NC State 969 at North Carolina (8-3) SMU 945 vs. Navy (8-2)4. When Luke Falk is on, there is no passer in the country more dangerous than the Washington State junior. He might look like Clayton Kershaw in shoulder pads -- the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Kershaw has 10 pounds on Falk -- but in the first half on Saturday at Colorado, Falk threw more like Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. He picked a spot and delivered a tight spiral with the exact pace he needed -- not 1 mph faster, not 1 mph slower. Falks anticipation is such that as the ball sails to its spot, your eye has time to find the receiver and watch the two intersect. Falk was victimized by drops, and he had less time in the second half than in the first. But when Falk is on, he is fun to watch.5. I wrote a note last week about Rutgers being shut out three times, and the Scarlet Knights failed to score again on Saturday against No. 8 Penn State. Rutgers march to infamy hasnt included many trips to the red zone. It has gotten there only 23 times all season. The next fewest is from Georgia State, with 25, yet the Panthers rank 35th in red zone efficiency because they have scored 22 times. Rutgers has combined not getting to the opponents 20 with not doing well once they arrive there. The Scarlet Knights have scored eight touchdowns, kicked eight field goals and failed to score seven times. By comparison, Michigan has made 58 trips to the red zone and scored 53 times.6.?DOnta Foreman?of Texas overtook Donnel Pumphrey of San Diego State for the lead in FBS rushing yards on Saturday, perhaps the lone bright spot in the Longhorns overtime loss to Kansas. 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DENVER -- Chris Carters homer broke one tie to forge another, and set up a showdown on the last day of the season for the NL home run crown.Carter hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs in the top of the 10th inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.Carters 41st homer of the season came on a 3-2 pitch against Adam Ottavino (1-3) and salvaged a victory after the Milwaukee bullpen gave up a three-run lead in the eighth and ninth.He also tied Colorados Nolan Arenado for the NL lead in long balls. Arenado hit his 41st Friday night but went 0 for 5 in Saturdays loss.The two will decide Sunday who wins the home run crown or if it ends in a tie like last year when Arenado and Bryce Harper finished with 42 each.Im not going to change anything, Carter said. Im just going to keep everything the same thing. Trying to get a pitch up in the zone and get the barrel to it. Its definitely crazy were playing against each other.His 41st home run turned the game around after the Rockies tied it. He worked Ottavino to a full count before hitting a slider 404 feet to left.I threw it where I wanted. He hadnt given me any indication he was going to hit it, so I wasnt too careful there, trying to throw a strike, Ottavino said. I regret it now, but in the moment I was pretty comfortable throwing it.Colorados rally spoiled a strong outing for the Brewers Wily Peralta, who tossed six scoreless innings to close out his season. Peralta recorded his fourth straight quality start, and ninth in his last 10 outings. He appeared headed for a win after the Brewers built a 3-0 lead.That was a heck of an effort from Wily, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. He put up six scoreless innings here against a good lineup; its a great finish for Wily.Hernan Perez made it 1-0 in the fifth when he scored on Martin Maldonados bunt single off Rocckies starter Jeff Hoffman.dddddddddddd. Ryan Braun, who finished with two hits, had an RBI double in the seventh and scored on Perezs single.The Rockies scored twice in the eighth off Corey Knebel but left two runners on. They tied it against Tyler Thornburg (7-5) in the ninth on pinch-hitter Tom Murphys RBI double.The Rockies got the tying run to second with one out in the bottom of the 10th but Jacob Barnes struck out David Dahl and got Jordan Patterson to line out to right to pick up his first save.TRAINERS ROOMRockies: OF Gerardo Parra had a platelet-rich plasma injection into his left ankle on Friday and is done for the season.CENTURY MARKCarlos Gonzalez had a run-scoring single in the eighth to give him 100 RBI on the season. It is just the second time he has reached the mark. He had 117 in 2010 and 97 last year when he hit 40 home runs.It took a while for him to reach the mark. He hadnt driven in a run since Sept. 21 despite playing nearly every day.Its beautiful, man. I think its been a while since I had that 99, Gonzalez said. I always joke about it with the guys that when Im trying to reach 99, it always gives me a hard time to reach the next one. If its nine RBI and you want to get to 10, you just hit really hard. Im really happy.GREAT STARTPatterson didnt get the key hit in the 10th but he finished with three singles. It was his first start at first base and his second start overall.Its good to see Jordan get a start, get some at-bats, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. He had a nice play over there, so it went well.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Tyler Cravy (0-1, 2.39) will start Sunday in what Counsell called a bullpen day.Rockies: Rookie RHP German Marquez (1-1, 6.14) will make his third start of the season and sixth appearance. ' ' 'ial bruising. Its not real bruising. Your muscle tissue isnt torn up in there. Its pulling blood into a certain area where tension has built. Its great. My fiancee does it to me in training.Robinson said that the training staff is constantly evaluating all the U.S. swimmers and the tension, stress and range of motion in their joints. Everything from massages to stretching to ice baths to the Graston technique, a form of therapy that uses instruments to massage the skin, can be used to treat inflammation or increase range of motion.We dont want people banged up, he said. We dont want broken products here at the Games.Not everyone agrees the cupping treatment even works. As is often the case with any type of alternative therapy, it takes just a few minutes online to find a detractor who doesnt believe there is a correlation between the treatment and athletic success. Robinson suggests the naysayers are wrong.Im not just going to throw a stick of butter on him and say, Well, I read that Usain Bolt or whoever is doing this, Robinson said. Im going to have an educated approach to it. You can stand on either side of the spectrum that it doesnt work. But we know the science says it is not detrimental and in some cases can really help out.In other words, its the latest in a long line of high-performance therapy fads that include everything from electrotherapy and cryotherapy (ice baths) to Kinesio tape and acupuncture needles. But this one has now been endorsed by the most decorated Olympian of all-time, after one of the most impressive races of his career.Its going to blow-up now, Robinson said. Actually, it just did. ' ' '