In 22 full-time racing seasons, the versatile Kyle Busch was unsurpassed with 234 cumulative victories while competing in NASCAR’s three national racing series: the top-tier Cup Series, the second-tier O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. (Instagram via monsterenergy) By JERÉ LONGMAN Kyle Busch, who grew up racing go-karts in cul-de-sacs and became one of NASCAR’s greatest and most polarizing drivers, pairing immense and aggressive skill with a bad-boy p

The eBay headquarters in San José, Calif., Jan. 28, 2024. The company that pioneered the online marketplace has weathered highs and lows since the 1990s and in recent years has managed to find its footing again, but may now have a hostile takeover to navigate. (Ian Bates/The New York Times) By KIM BHASIN EBay, once Silicon Valley’s face of the e-commerce revolution, has found itself at a bizarre and unexpected crossroads. The company that pioneered the online marketplace has