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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carl Edwards heads to Texas Motor Speedway last in the playoff standings, which does not show how well he has run in this years Chase.Edwards was with the leaders last weekend at Martinsville Speedway when a tire problem caused him to crash into the wall during the opening race of the third round of NASCARs playoffs. Now hes 32 points below the cutline to advance to the final four championship race Nov. 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.He can salvage his chances with a victory in either of the next two races, starting Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.We know what we have to do and we feel like we can do it, he said.Edwards is part of the four-car Joe Gibbs Racing contingent that made it into the round of eight of the playoffs. But when Jimmie Johnson won last weekend at Martinsville, it meant JGR cant get all four of its drivers into the championship race.In some regards, it took the prospect of points racing off the agenda for Edwards at Texas.We had a great run going there at Martinsville and obviously that was a huge disappointment, but it really makes things pretty simple this weekend, Edwards said.In 23 Sprint Cup Series starts at Texas, Edwards has led 655 laps and has three victories. He also has seven top-five and 12 top-10 finishes. Edwards also won a pair of Xfinity races at Texas in 2010 and 2011.Crew chief Dave Rogers believes Edwards can pull off another win at Texas, or win next week at Phoenix.Its tough to name two better racetracks for us to be in (this) situation, Rogers said. Texas offers a lot of character with bumps and an abrasive surface and Goodyear will be bringing a tire that wears out and falls off. That combination always yields an exciting race for our fans and plays into the strengths of Carl and this race team.BORLAND-RCRRichard Childress Racing will make a crew chief change for Paul Menard at the end of the season. Matt Borland will take over the pit box of Menards No. 27 team. Hell replace interim crew chief Danny Stockman, who will return to the Xfinity Series program at RCR.Borland is an engineer and former crew chief with more than 20 years of experience. He was vice president of technology for Stewart-Haas Racing and oversaw the NASCAR and Formula 1 operations. Borland had been with SHR in various roles since 2009.As a crew chief, he won 13 races with Ryan Newman, who now drives for RCR.RFR EXTENSIONSRoush Fenway Racing reached a three-year contract agreement for AdvoCare to continue sponsoring the No. 6 Ford for Trevor Bayne. AdvoCare has been with RFR and Bayne since 2014. Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500 in just his second career start. Hes currently 22nd in the Sprint Cup standings, up from 29th in last years first full season. Bayne was under contract with RFR for next season, and AdvoCare guarantees hell have races sponsored through 2019.TOWNLEY OUTJohn Wes Townley will miss Friday nights Truck Series race because of an ankle injury not related to racing. Cody Coughlin will replace Townley at Texas Motor Speedway because Townley injured his ankle.Coughlin has started nine Truck races this year, and his best finish was 12th at Texas in June. It will be the third race Townley has missed this year; he sat out two races in July with a concussion.I like Texas a lot, Coughlin said. I had a lot of speed when I ran the truck race there this summer. I feel like I can really get around that place.Custom New England Patriots Jerseys .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. 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The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net.ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Tamera Young scored 24 points, Elena Delle Donne added 22 and the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 92-88 on Friday night.Chicago (14-13) has won three straight and six of seven to move into a tie with Atlanta for second place in the Eastern Conference.Jewell Loyd had 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to lead Seattle (11-17), which has lost two of three and is tied with Connecticut for the eighth playoff spot. Sue Bird added 15 points and Breanna Stewart had 13 points, 10 rebounds andd five assists for the Storm.dddddddddddd.Alysha Clark converted a 3-point play to pull Seattle to 88-86 with 56.2 remaining. The Skys Courtney Vandersloot made a jumper from the top of the key before Loyd answered with a driving layup with 34 seconds to play to make it 90-88. Delle Donne missed on the Skys next possession, but Birds potential tying jumper rimmed out with 0.9 left. 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