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Kenseth to return to NASCAR with Roush

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt Kenseth will return to NASCAR this season in a reunion with Roush Fenway Racing, the team that gave him his Cup start in 1998.

Kenseth will split the No. 6 Ford with Trevor Bayne, who has been the full-time driver of that car since 2015. Kenseth has sponsorship from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, and his return will come next month at Kansas Speedway. Roush did not announce Wednesday how many races Kenseth will drive.

Kenseth, 46, won a Cup championship and two Daytona 500s driving for Roush Fenway. He moved to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2013 and won 15 of his 39 career victories driving for Gibbs.

Kenseth lost his ride last season when Gibbs had to let a veteran go to make room for Erik Jones and a wave of younger NASCAR drivers.

College basketball: Loyola-Chicago has rewarded coach Porter Moser with a new contract through the 2025-26 season for a captivating Final Four run. Financial terms weren't disclosed.

College football: With the contract between Pitt and Penn State running out in 2019, Pittsburgh athletic director Heather Lyke said Wednesday that Pitt has sent the Nittany Lions a contract that would renew the series for four years starting in 2026, but has yet to hear from Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour.

Obituary: Joe Purello, a longtime coach and athletic director at Hudson Valley Community College, died Saturday. He was 95. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and played football at Syracuse University. He coached at Albany High School and RPI before becoming athletic director at HVCC in 1967, a post he would hold until he retired in 1986. He was later named to HVCC's athletic hall of fame. Visitation is from 4-7 p.m. Thursday in the Daniel Keenan Funeral Home, 490 Delaware Ave., Albany. His funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany.

— Staff and wire reports