PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Josh Williams received one of the highest honors of his racing career this week with his nomination for the National Motorsports Press Ass’n Third-Quarter Pocono Spirit Award.

Williams is one of three nominees for the honor, alongside Roger Penske – the owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the NTT IndyCar Series and Team Penske – and 2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano.

He was nominated based on his efforts with the Musselman’s Josh Williams Hospital Tour, which allows Williams to regularly visit with young patients at children’s hospitals across the United States.

“This is one of the biggest honors I’ve ever personally received,” Williams said. “To know that people in the sport see what we’ve been doing for these kids over all these years means the world to me, and it’s way more than I could have ever expected. I’m humbled to be nominated alongside Roger Penske and Joey Logano, two giants in our sport who give back as much as they can in their own right.

“The hospital tour is for the kids and about bringing joy to as many of them as we can, and it’s an honor we look forward to continuing going forward.”

The 27-year-old driver of the No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet Camaro recently ran his annual “handprint car” during the Xfinity Series finale at Arizona’s Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 7, a tribute to the many pediatric patients he visits each year during the Musselman’s Josh Williams Hospital Tour.

Williams’ hospital tour concluded its sixth year in 2020, after debuting in 2015, while he was competing as an owner/driver in the ARCA Menards Series.

Though the COVID-19 pandemic stopped the possibility of in-person hospital visits this season, Williams took his hospital tour virtual and spent time with patients via video conferencing and virtual visits.

Williams’ recent online stops included spending time with patients at Sunrise Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas, Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.; and Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Fla.

“Our visits are always unique and always special, and at the end of the year, the kids always get a kick out of seeing their handprints on the ‘apple sauce car,’ as they call it,” Williams noted. “Running that car is our way of thanking Musselman’s for helping to make my visits with them possible, and it’s one more way to help keep smiles on all the kids’ faces while they go through whatever battles they’re going through.”

Penske was nominated for his work in leading the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the NTT IndyCar Series through the COVID-19 pandemic this season, including ensuring the safe running of the Indianapolis 500 in August and helping the Indy car field complete a 14-race schedule.

Logano’s third-quarter charitable efforts centered around the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs this fall. Each week through the 10-race postseason stretch, Logano donated $22,000 through the Joey Logano Foundation to a North Carolina charity. The beneficiaries included organizations supporting homeless children, those in foster care or those who were aging out of the foster-care system.

Voting for the NMPA Third-Quarter Pocono Spirit Award is open to NMPA members through Nov. 30.

There were nine players tied for the lead at one point during Saturday's third round of the Masters Tournament.

Enter Dustin Johnson.

Johnson began his scoring barrage on Augusta National's first nine by nearly holing his second shot on the par-5 second, from 221 yards. He tapped in for eagle to move to 11 under par, two clear of the field.

Johnson then made an 8-footer for birdie at the par-4 third.

And then rolled in a 38-foot birdie putt at the par-3 fourth.

Following a pair of pars, Johnson spun back his approach shot on the par-4 seventh to 2 feet. The birdie got him to 14 under and gave him a three-shot advantage.

At the par-4 ninth, DJ bombed a drive 341 yards, over the left corner and down the slope. He had only 108 yards to the pin, but was unable to make birdie. Johnson two-putted for par to shoot 5-under 31 on the opening nine holes and carry a three-stroke lead into the second nine.

Sergio Ramos has become the most capped male European footballer ever, making his 177th appearance for Spain in their UEFA Nations League match with Switzerland on Saturday.

The Real Madrid defender -- who captains both club and country -- has now played one game more than the previous record holder, former Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who retired from international duty in 2018.

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Ramos, 34, is now targeting the world record held by Egypt's Ahmed Hassan, who played 184 games for his country between 1995 and 2012. The defender could reach that milestone at next summer's Euro 2020 tournament, if he features in all of Spain's matches before then.

"They're numbers that are only within the reach of the exceptionally gifted," Spain coach Luis Enrique said earlier this week, after bringing Ramos on as a substitute for his 176th cap in a 1-1 friendly draw with the Netherlands on Wednesday.

"He doesn't even get a cold. He's different. His level is unique."

Luis Enrique, however, made a change at goalkeeper for Saturday's match against the Swiss, deciding to bench Manchester United's David de Gea in favour of Athletic Bilbao's Unai Simon.

De Gea had started Spain's last four Nations League matches but made a costly mistake in a 1-0 shock loss to Ukraine in October. Luis Enrique came to defence of the embattled keeper following that defeat, saying it was a "bad habit" for critics to continually blame him for his form for club and country.

It is Simon's second straight start, as he was between the posts for the draw against the Dutch.

As for Ramos, Saturday's start further etches a remarkable international career that began when he made his Spain debut in March 2005, coming on for Carles Puyol at half time in a 3-0 friendly win over China.

He initially featured as a right back -- including at Euro 2008, Spain's first tournament win in 44 years, and in the country's only World Cup winning side in 2010 -- before switching to centre back for their defence of the European Championship title in 2012.

Ramos has scored 23 goals for Spain, making him his country's eighth all-time top scorer, and has been the national team's first-choice penalty taker since 2018.

Despite turning 35 next March, he has expressed a desire to feature not just at the Euros in June, but also the Tokyo Olympics, describing the possibility as "a nice idea, an event no-one would say no to."

Buffalo Bills cornerback Josh Norman has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Saturday, and will miss Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Along with Norman, tight end Tyler Kroft, cornerback Levi Wallace and safety Dean Marlow were deemed to be in close contact with Norman and were also placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. None of the four players will travel to Arizona this weekend.

Their absence leaves Buffalo without four players who are either starters or immediate back-ups at their respective positions. Norman was set to return to action after missing the past three games with a hamstring injury; it would have been just the second game this season where the Bills had both Norman, Wallace and Tre'Davious White active at cornerback.

In their stead, the team activated cornerbacks Daryl Worley and rookie Dane Jackson from the practice squad, along with linebacker Darron Lee, wide receiver Jake Kumerow and safety Josh Thomas.

Kroft has statistically been the teams best tight end this season with 119 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Without him, the team will rely heavily on 2019 third-round pick Dawson Knox.

Kentucky honored offensive line coach John Schlarman, who died this week after a long battle with cancer, by lining up without a left guard and taking a delay of game penalty on the first play from scrimmage against Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Vanderbilt declined the penalty.

Kentucky senior left tackle Landon Young then came in on the next play, wearing Schlarman's No. 65 jersey.

Schlarman was a four-year starter at Kentucky from 1994 to '97, earning All-SEC honors as a senior, before going into coaching.

He coached at Troy before returning to Kentucky as part of head coach Mark Stoops' first staff in 2013. Schlarman's offensive lines were among the best in the SEC, nicknamed "The Big Blue Wall." In 2016 and 2019, they were semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award given to the nation's top offensive line.

Schlarman was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile ducts, more than two years ago. He rarely missed a practice, shuttling back and forth from Lexington to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to receive treatments.

Recently the cancer had spread to his liver, lungs and peritoneal cavity.

Schlarman, who died Thursday at the age of 45, was beloved by players and coaches for his kindness, determination and overwhelming optimism. Stoops said his nickname was "The Great American" because he was so well liked.

Fellow assistant coach Vince Marrow said he'd never met anyone as strong as Schlarman, calling him his hero.

"I'm heartbroken to learn about the passing of my friend, John Schlarman," Stoops said in a statement. "My prayers go out to LeeAnne and the kids, Joseph, Benjamin, Matthew and Evelyn, through this very difficult time.

"John was everything we all strive to be -- honest, tough, fair, respected. Kentucky football won't be the same without him but his legacy will never fade. He was a fighter and we will strive every day to honor his warrior spirit."

Drake Jackson, a veteran offensive lineman, told ESPN in March that Schlarman was -- and remained -- the funniest person in the building.

"He has a charisma and a work ethic all coaches strive for," Jackson said. "He's just a complete person. It's not fake. It's not artificial."

Hooker Jamie George's hat-trick helped England to a comfortable six-try victory against Georgia in their first match at Twickenham since March.

Elliot Daly added a fourth before half-time after an impressive break in midfield from Jonathan Joseph.

George completed his hat-trick with a replica of his first two scores before Dan Robson darted over.

England are now top of their Autumn Nations Cup pool and have two more group games against Ireland and Wales before facing a yet-to-be-determined opponent from Pool B to decide final placings.

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England had not played at Twickenham since their Six Nations defeat of Wales eight months ago, before coronavirus brought rugby to a standstill.

With the stands empty, all the pressure was on the players to give an entertaining performance to make up for the lack of atmosphere in South-West London.

So it looked promising when captain Owen Farrell sent a cross-field kick to Jonny May, but the wing knocked it on to miss out on the chance of an early score.

The Georgians held off England heroically, rewarded with cheers from their subs bench rather than 80,000 at Twickenham, but Willis finally found his way across after 15 minutes.

The 23-year-old's first cap had been given plenty of column inches before the match and he completed the perfect debut narrative as he drove his legs, twisted and turned to make his way across the tryline.

A lack of fans was not the only change at Twickenham. English rugby edged its way into the 21st century as recent number one Head & Heart played out to celebrate the try, with the usual Sweet Caroline soundtrack absent.

England's backline stalled as Georgia continued to put up a good fight, but George eventually crossed at the back of a maul after an England line-out in the corner.

Head coach Eddie Jones had spoken all week about England's tactical discipline being more important than fireworks against their tier-two opponents and his side continued to do the basics right.

The third try mirrored the second as the maul rolled on and George crossed again.

Things took a more exciting turn as Joseph, on the wing for the day but told he had free rein going into the game, broke through in the midfield.

He sent the ball right and Daly was at the end of the line to sprint over for his score. That was Joseph's final play of the match as he limped off and was replaced by Joe Marchant.

Rain slows hosts' second-half progress

The wind picked up during half-time and rain began to fall, dampening England's momentum.

Willis' debut, which he had been waiting for since injury stole his chance before the South Africa tour in 2018, came to an early end when he was replaced by Ben Earl in the 47th minute.

With little happening for the hosts on the pitch, Jones continued to work through his bench as props Mako Vunipola and Kyle Sinckler came on for Ellis Genge and Will Stuart.

Some life was breathed into the match as Georgia were given their best chance of the match thanks to a kick out on the full from Daly.

The Eastern Europeans kicked to the corner but their maul was stopped by Charlie Ewels and England were soon back down the other end.

Again, they went to the tried and tested George method and the hooker went over again, capitalising on the power of his fellow forwards in a carbon-copy of his first two scores.

England continued to build pressure and Robson picked the ball up from a ruck and sniped through two tackles to cross for England's sixth and final try.

Shortly after, Robson opted to kick the ball out rather than play on as the clock went red and The Greatest Showman theme tune rang out as the Twickenham DJ signalled their approval of the home side's performance.

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England hooker Jamie George, speaking to Amazon Prime: "It was a great team performance. Most pleasing for me was forwards-wise we stepped up to the plate.

"It's something we pride ourselves on. We are back here at Twickenham, missing the crowd massively, but we constantly try to push it with our set-piece so it was great to get over the line.

"You can't give it the big one after maul tries! I was happy keeping it low key."

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, England head coach Eddie Jones said: "Georgia obviously came out and wanted to play a certain way, and we wanted to prove a point that they wouldn't be able to out-scrum us.

"When you play in these conditions it is enormously important and if you get an opportunity to keep the ball, it's a way of scoring tries.

"Ireland will come here with a plan. The last few games we have probably had the edge so they will be motivated to change that."

England debutant Jack Willis told BBC Radio 5 Live: "It is something I have dreamed of since I was a young lad. To get this opportunity is something I will always be grateful for.

"Eddie has been great since I have been in camp and this is a group that is building. I'm lucky to be a part of it. I loved every second of it and hopefully I can get another chance soon.

"There are some incredible players in the back row and it's a job for me to try and break into that group."

'Georgia lacked creativity and strategy'- analysis

Former England scrum-half Matt Dawson on BBC Radio 5 Live

Georgia stood up to England as best they could, but they did not have the creativity, strategy or gameplan to take England on.

The contrast next week is that Ireland will match England up front for longer.

There will be parity for longer than Georgia provided so the emphasis will be on the backline to back up the work of the forwards.

Key stats

Line-ups

England: Daly; Joseph, Lawrence, Slade, May; Farrell (capt), Youngs; Genge, George, Stuart; Launchbury, Ewels; Itoje, Willis, B Vunipola.

Replacements: Marchant for Joseph (38), Earl for Willis (46), M Vunipola for Genge (47), Sinckler for Stuart (47), Robson for Youngs (61), Malins for Lawrence (61), Dunn for George (64), Curry for Ewels (64).

Georgia: Khmaladze; Tabutsadze, Kveseladze, Sharikadze (capt), Svanidze; Abzhandadze, Aprasidze; Nariashvili, Mamukashvili, Gigashvili; Jaiani, Kerdikoshvili; Saginadze, Tkhilaishvili, Gorgadze.

Replacements: Gogichashvili for Nariashvili (46), Bregvadze for Mamukashvili (46), Kaulashvili for Gigashvili (59), Giorgadze for Gorgadze (59), Javakhia for Kerdikoshvili (64), Lobzhanidze for Aprasidze (65), Jalaghonia for Tkhilaishvili (72), Todua for Svanidze (79).

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TUZLA, Turkey – Lance Stroll took advantage of soggy conditions to score his maiden Formula One pole for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday at Intercity Istanbul Park.

Stroll, driving for for the BWT Racing Point Formula One Team, used a late flier during Q3 to jump to the top of the scoring pylon. His best lap of 1:47.765 in the wet conditions proved to be enough for him to earn the shock pole over Max Verstappen, who had been fastest in every practice leading up to qualifying.

He is the third Canadian driver in Formula One history to earn a pole, joining Jacques and Gilles Villenueve. The last Canadian driver to earn a pole in Formula One competition was Jacques Villeneuve, who won the pole for the European Grand Prix in 1997.

“I can’t really put it into words,” Stroll said moments after climbing from his car. “After FP3 there were a lot of things that we weren’t sure of coming into qualifying. We didn’t look too competitive in FP3, but I’m so happy right now. I really put that lap together there at the end.

“I only had one lap to do it there at the end because we started on the wet tire and boxed for inters. I had one lap where I had Valtteri (Bottas), who spun in front of me. I had one lap at the end to do it. I had the confidence in the car and I just nailed pretty much every corner and pieced it together nicely.”

Verstappen will start second on the grid for Red Bull, with Stroll’s Racing Point teammate Sergio Perez qualifying third after leading most of Q3 until Stroll’s late lap bumped him from the top of the order.

Alexander Albon qualified fourth for Red Bull, with Daniel Ricciardo fifth for Renault. Lewis Hamilton struggled throughout Q3, managing only the sixth fastest time. Renault’s Esteban Ocon, Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen, Mercedes’ Bottas and Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi completed the top-10.

GROBNIK, Croatia – Stienes Longin emerged victorious following Saturday’s EuroNASCAR PRO event at Automotodrom Grobnik, scoring his second series victory in the process.

The Belgian took the lead at the start and fended off all the attacks by polesitter Giorgio Maggi, who came home second and got his first podium finish in EuroNASCAR PRO together with the Junior Trophy win. Reigning EuroNASCAR 2 champion Lasse Soerensen finished third – and second in the Junior Trophy classification – just a few tenths of a second behind the top two.

When Longin timed his start perfectly from second on the grid, Maggi had to settle in second. In the early stages the driver of the No. 11 ProJob Chevrolet Camaro was able to build a small gap, but Maggi gradually caught back and in the closing laps, Maggi was right on Longin’s bumper but couldn’t find a way past the Belgian, who was perfect in closing all the doors.

“I’m very excited for the win here today,” said Longin. “I won the first time in EuroNASCAR PRO last year at Circuit Zolder and when you know how to win, it gets easier. Grobnik is a fast and fun track and it’s nice to be in Croatia. It was a nice battle with Giorgio but I know it’s hard to pass here. I hope it will rain tomorrow as I’m strong in those difficult conditions. I thank my PK Carsport team for the great work today and everyone supporting us.”

Soerensen was also involved in the fierce battle for the win, but the Dane was not able to make a move on Maggi driver and Longin. After several attempts to pass the Hendriks Motorsport driver, the Dane and his No. 66 DF1 Racing Chevrolet Camaro crossed the finish line in third and grabbed second place in the Junior Trophy classification.

Another tremendous battle took place right behind the top-3: in the end it was reigning champion Loris Hezemans finished fourth. The Dutchman had an intense duel with Nicolo Rocca in the opening laps, but the Italian was shuffled back down the order. Afterwards Hezemans had to defend his position against two-time series champion Alon Day, who fought his way up to fifth from ninth on the grid.

During his charge towards the top-five, Day passed Martin Doubek. The Czech had to let the Israeli go but secured a solid sixth place for Hendriks Motorsport and completed the Junior Trophy podium. Marc Goossens followed in seventh ahead of Justin Kunz, Lucas Lasserre and Rocca, who rounded out the top-10. Davide Dallara won the race in the Challenger Trophy in eleventh place.

Gianmarco Ercoli ended up 12th at the wheel of the No. 70 Mishumotors car. His #54 CAAL Racing was damaged in the EuroNASCAR 2 Qualifying and Mishumotors team owner Mirco Schultis immediately offered him to pilot his Camaro. Due to him switching cars, Ercoli had to start from the back of the grid.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – It wasn’t the finish to his second round that Tiger Woods would have wanted but his second-round 71 was enough to keep him within shouting distance of the lead at the Masters.

Woods is tied for 17^th place at 5 under par and four strokes off the lead after finishing his weather-delayed second round early Saturday.

“It was a quick turnaround last night and then get up this morning and a little bit cooler, the ball is not flying as far,” he said. “It was playing a little bit different and they definitely got the greens a lot faster than they were yesterday.”

Woods began his day at 7:30 a.m. ET on the 11th hole. He made a nice up-and-down for par there and birdied the par-5 15th . He played those eight holes in 1 under.

The highlight of Woods’ morning was actually a shot hit by another player. At the par-4 14^th hole, Shane Lowry’s approach landed short and left of the green leaving a difficult 19-yard chip over a mound, which he he executed perfectly and rolled into the hole for an unlikely birdie.

“I told [Woods] walking to the tee that’s the second-best chip I’ve ever seen here,” Lowry laughed.

Woods famously chipped in on the 16^th hole on his way to victory at the 2005 Masters.