MOTOR SPORTS

Not racing, but still going fast — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still driving fast, even though he has been sidelined from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series because of a concussion. Earnhardt was pulled over for speeding while driving to Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday morning before the AAA Texas 500. According to a tweet from his fiancee, Amy Reimann, who was in the car with him, Earnhardt did not get ticketed. She didn’t say how fast he was going.

RUNNING

3rd straight NYC win for Kenyan woman — Mary Keitany won her third straight New York City Marathon on Sunday to become the first woman to win three straight since Grete Waitz’s five-year run from 1982 -86. The 34-year-old Kenyan defended her title Sunday in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 26 seconds, beating countrywoman Joyce Chepkirui by nearly four minutes. Molly Huddle placed third in her debut after setting an American record at the 10,000 meters in the Rio Olympics. In the men’s race Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie finished his debut in New York with an unofficial time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 51 seconds. The 20-year-old became the youngest male winner of the race, besting 22-year-old winners Alberto Salazar (1980) and Tom Fleming (1973).

SOCCER

Trio of veterans to miss qualifiers — Defender Geoff Cameron, midfielder Kyle Beckerman and forward Chris Wondolowski will miss the United States’ World Cup qualifiers against Mexico and Costa Rica because of injuries. Omar Gonzalez, Matt Besler, Steve Birnbaum and Michael Orozco are the candidates to replace Cameron the starting lineup. U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann also selected 18-year-old defender Cameron-Carter Vickers, who could make his U.S. debut. He played his first game for Tottenham in the League Cup on Sept. 21. Also on the roster are 18-year-old Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Pulisic and 20-year-old Sunderland midfielder Lynden Gooch, who made his national team debut in a friendly against New Zealand last month.

TENNIS

To-be No. 1 Murray wins Masters — Celebrating the best season of his career, Andy Murray cemented his rise to No. 1 by beating John Isner 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 Sunday to win the Paris Masters It was his eighth title this year, his 14th in Masters overall. Murray will officially replace Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings when they are published today. “It might only be for one week. So, I might as well try and enjoy it,” said Murray, a 29-year-old Scot. “Because I could lose it at the (ATP) Tour Finals and never be there again.” Murray has won four consecutive tournaments, taking his career tally to 43.

Kvitova takes Elite Trophy — Third-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic overcame a slow start to beat Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday in Zhuhai, China, and win the Elite Trophy. Kvitova dispatched the fourth-seeded Ukrainian in 1 hour, 10 minutes to claim her 19th career title. The result completed a dominant week for Kvitova, who dropped just 18 games in her four matches. Kvitova has reached six finals in the WTA’s Asian swing, winning in Wuhan and Zhuhai.

— From wire reports