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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Sprint informed NASCAR it wont extend title sponsorship of the top Sprint Cup Series beyond its current contract, which expires after the 2016 season.Sprint has long benefited from the unprecedented level of brand integration available in NASCAR, and the passionate fan base that is the most loyal in sports, Steve Gaffney, vice-president of marketing for Sprint, said in a Tuesday statement. Without question, the NASCAR sponsorship property has been a valuable investment for us and will be for our successor.As we look to the future, Sprint is focused on investing in maintaining a competitive edge and providing consumers with the best value in wireless,The wireless carrier assumed a 10-year sponsorship agreement with NASCAR when it acquired Nextel in 2005. The Nextel Cup Series became the Sprint Cup Series in 2008, and Sprint later agreed to a three-year extension that took the contract through 2016.Now, the company is citing a need to focus more directly on its core business priorities, in ending its relationship with NASCAR. SoftBank bought out Sprint in 2013 and the change in leadership has led to a new CEO and changing marketing strategies.The announcement Tuesday gives NASCAR two seasons to find a replacement, and NASCAR chief communications officer Brett Jewkes said the series understands that significant changes within Sprint led to the decision.The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is a very unique, premium sports marketing platform with strong momentum, so we are very confident of moving forward in 2017 with an outstanding new partner, Jewkes said in a statement. In the meantime, we look forward to Sprints partnership on the best racing series in the world for the next two seasons.Sprints exit means NASCAR will enter a new entitlement agreement for just the fourth time since 1971, when RJ Reynolds began its 33-year sponsorship of the top series through its Winston brand. RJR pulled out after the 2003 season and Nextel stepped in until Sprints corporate merger.Since Sprint stepped in, the wireless carrier has implemented fan-friendly innovations ranging from a new generation scanner in 2005, a mobile app in 2008 and the Miss Sprint Cup ambassador program in 2007. The Miss Sprint Cup program has more than 1.5 million social media followers.Sprint is also responsible for funding the season-ending point fund, which was approximately $22 million this past season and awarded $4.8 million to first-time champion Kevin Harvick.Sprint also promotes the series through various marketing campaigns.Much like 2004, this is an enormous opportunity for a prospective sponsor to join one of the countrys most popular sports on its highest level, Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage said. NASCAR has reached out in advance to industry people like myself to assist them in identifying a replacement title sponsor. 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The left-hander would up inches away in a one-hitter Monday night and the Washington Nationals hit five home runs, including long balls by their first two batters in a 9-0 rout of the New York Mets. "It was a great performance," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "He was throwing everything over -- change, curve, fastball. It was fun to watch." Gonzalez held the overmatched Mets hitless into the seventh before pinch-hitter Zach Lutz broke up the bid with a soft single. Lutz swung at the first pitch of the inning and sliced a looper that landed on the first base line, taking out a chunk of chalk well behind the bag for New Yorks lone hit. "Off the end of the bat," Lutz said. "It was good luck." First baseman Adam LaRoche made a diving attempt as the ball hit the dirt, but it squirted by and into foul territory along the right field line. First base umpire John Hirschbeck correctly called it fair, and Gonzalez (10-6) paused behind the mound to stare in that direction. "LaRoche came over to me and said, Im sick to my stomach. All the guys came over and said the same thing," said Gonzalez, who won 21 games last season and finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting. After the hit, Gonzalez kept sailing along in a dominant outing. He struck out eight and walked two for his second career shutout and fourth complete game, improving to 5-0 in six starts against the Mets since last years All-Star break. Denard Span and Ryan Zimmerman hit back-to-back homers to start the game. Jayson Werth and Tyler Moore also connected off Carlos Torres (3-4), roughed up by Washington for the second time in six weeks. Wilson Ramos added a three-run shot off reliever Greg Burke. The five home runs were the most a team has hit in one game at Citi Field, which opened in 2009. Handed a huge lead, Gonzalez was in cruise control as he won his third straight start. He faced three batters more than the minimum to help the Nationals, on the fringe of the NL wild-card chase, win their third in a row and fifth in six games. The only ball the Mets hit hard was a line drive to shortstop by Juan Lagares in the fifth. Gonzalez walked his second batter and penultimate one. "Fortunately, we put a ball in play where no one was at so we go home at least knowing we didnt get no-hit," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "Obviously, we feel very fortunate." Washington gave Gonzalez a two-run lead before he took the mound, hittiing two homers on Torres first eight pitches.dddddddddddd Spans shot to right field was his sixth career leadoff homer and first for the Nationals this season. It also extended his hitting streak to 20 games, the longest active run in the majors. Zimmerman followed with a drive to left-centre for his fourth home run in three days and sixth in the last seven games. It marked the third time this season that a team hit back-to-back homers to begin a game, according to STATS. Matt Carpenter and Carlos Beltran did it for St. Louis on April 26 against Pittsburgh, and Kole Calhoun and Mike Trout connected for the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 6 against Texas. Steve Lombardozzi and Bryce Harper were the last Nationals pair to achieve the feat on June 3, 2012, against Atlanta. The previous time the Mets served up homers to the first two batters in a game was June 28, 2003, when Alfonso Soriano and Derek Jeter went deep for the Yankees, STATS said. "That was the first time I had ever seen it," Mets catcher Travis dArnaud said. Span singled in the third, Zimmerman walked and Werth hit a three-run shot to left-centre. Moore opened the fourth with a long drive to straightaway centre, making it 6-0. Ramos connected in the fifth, and the only drama left was Gonzalezs pursuit of a no-hitter. Torres gave up six runs and five hits in four innings. Hes made four solid starts for the Mets and turned in two duds against the Nationals, including their 14-1 rout on July 28. NOTES: Collins confirmed that injured closer Bobby Parnell will have season-ending surgery to repair a herniated disk in his neck. The team hopes Parnell will be ready for spring training. ... Harper sat out again with a sore left hip. Scratched from the lineup Saturday in Miami, Harper was examined by team doctors in Washington, and Johnson said tests showed inflammation but no structural damage. The 20-year-old slugger will take oral medication and miss at least the first two games of the series. ... Johnson said RHP Tanner Roark will start the series finale Thursday. ... Span had three hits. ... Gonzalezs other shutout was a five-hitter against St. Louis on Aug. 31 last year. ... The 70-year-old Johnson has said this will be his final season as a major league manager, so this series marks his last scheduled visit to Queens, where he piloted the Mets to the 1986 World Series title at old Shea Stadium. He said its always fun to come back, but he feels "too young to retire" and wouldnt be averse to some sort of challenging baseball job in the future. 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