In the shadow of his terrifying crash from earlier in the week, Brad Keselowski powered his Penske Dodge home to Victory Lane ahead of Kyle Busch for the second time this season, proving that he has the mettle, talent, and focus to be a Chase contender. Nursing a broken ankle...

Welcome to the Friday Music Blog for the Indie Republic Network. It is encouraging to see the responses each week as they continue to grow in number along with the pageviews. This interactive blog is fun, an opportunity to expose the readers here to new and awesome music, and a...

Charlie Rader has been itching to get back in the cage since the end of The Ultimate Fighter Season 13 on Spike. He was hugely disappointed in his breakout role and has been waiting for an opportunity to show the world and prove to himself that he is an incredible...

With the stuff dreams are made of, Paul Menard became the fourteenth different driver to win a race this season and the first driver to score his first victory at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Beating out a charging Jeff Gordon who was looking for his fifth victory at the Brickyard,...

Welcome to the Friday Music Blog on the Indie Republic Networks. This feature is for all to participate and leave selections that fit the topic at hand. Interpreting the topic is subjective and all responses are welcomed and warmly received. Through this forum we can all be exposed to new...

Enormously talented, quietly unassuming, passionate and focused, Quentin Fielding is the real deal. Musician, pianist, composer, actor, and deep thinker, this young man has dedicated his life to making the music he wants to hear and others enjoy unabashedly. His “universal music”, instrumental pieces that allow the listener to tell...

From the surface it appears Nick Newell lives his life single-handedly. His young mother raised him single-handedly, as she and Nick's father separated early in Nick's life. Nick Newell was born with a single hand due to congenital amputation. But upon closer inspection Nick Newell actually has a village surrounding...