INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES MONDAY
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL REGIONALS
INDIANA GIRLS TENNIS STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET:
GIRLS STATE TRACK FINALS-MAY 31
GIRLS PERFORMANCE LIST: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20GTr%20State%20Performance%20List.pdf
Order of Events
3:00 p.m. – Pole Vault, Long Jump and Discus
3:30 p.m. – High Jump; Shot Put
4:15 p.m. – 3200 M Relay Finals
5:00 p.m. – 100 M Dash Trials
5:15 p.m. – 100 M High Hurdle Trials
5:40 p.m. – 200 M Dash Trials
6:10 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies
6:15 p.m. – 100 M High Hurdles
6:25 p.m. – 100 M Dash
6:35 p.m. – 1600 M Run
6:45 p.m. – 400 M Relay
7:05 p.m. – 400 M Dash
7:20 p.m. – 300 M Low Hurdles
7:45 p.m. – 800 M Run
8:05 p.m. – 200 M Dash
8:15 p.m. – 3200 M Run
8:30 p.m. – 1600 M Relay
Advancement from State Meet Trials to Finals
1. 110 and 100 Hurdles, 100; 200
a. 3 heats with 9
b. 1st, 2nd from each heat plus next 3 best times.
2. 400 Relay, 1600 Relay, 400, 300 Hurdles
a. no trials
b. 3 sections timed; 9 per section
3. 3200 Relay, 800
a. no trials
b. 2 sections; 1 with 13, 1 with 14
4. 1600 and 3200
a. no trials
b. 1 race timed
5. Field Events
a. top 10 qualify plus ties
BOYS STATE TRACK FINALS-JUNE 1
BOYS PERFORMANCE LIST: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20BTr%20State%20Performance%20List.pdf
Order of Events
3:00 p.m. – Pole Vault, Long Jump and Discus
3:30 p.m. – High Jump; Shot Put
4:15 p.m. – 3200 M Relay Finals
5:00 p.m. – 100 M Dash Trials
5:15 p.m. – 110 M High Hurdle Trials
5:40 p.m. – 200 M Dash Trials
6:10 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies
6:15 p.m. – 110 M High Hurdles
6:25 p.m. – 100 M Dash
6:35 p.m. – 1600 M Run
6:45 p.m. – 400 M Relay
7:05 p.m. – 400 M Dash
7:20 p.m. – 300 M Int. Hurdles
7:45 p.m. – 800 M Run
8:05 p.m. – 200 M Dash
8:15 p.m. – 3200 M Run
8:30 p.m. – 1600 M Relay
Advancement from State Meet Trials to Finals
1. 110 and 100 Hurdles, 100; 200
a. 3 heats with 9
b. 1st, 2nd from each heat plus next 3 best times.
2. 400 Relay, 1600 Relay, 400, 300 Hurdles
a. no trials
b. 3 sections timed; 9 per section
3. 3200 Relay, 800
a. no trials
b. 2 sections; 1 with 13, 1 with 14
4. 1600 and 3200
a. no trials
b. 1 race timed
5. Field Events
a. top 10 qualify plus ties
INDIANA TRACK RESULTS: https://in.milesplit.com/results
INDIANA BOYS GOLF SECTIONAL SITES
MAY 31, JUNE 1, JUNE 3
1. Valparaiso (10) | Forest Park Golf Course | Fri, 8:30 am CT | Results
Boone Grove, Chesterton, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Hobart, Portage, Valparaiso, Wheeler, River Forest, Whiting
2. Lake Central (13) | Palmira Golf & Country Club | Fri, 8 am CT | Results
Andrean, Calumet, Crown Point, DeMotte Christian, Griffith, Hanover Central, Highland, Illiana Christian, Lake Central, Lowell, Merrillville, Munster, Kankakee Valley
3. LaPorte (12) | Beechwood Golf Course | Fri, 8:30 am CT | Results
Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Marquette Catholic, Michigan City, Morgan Township, New Prairie, North Judson-San Pierre, Oregon-Davis, South Central (Union Mills), Tri-Township, Westville
4. South Bend Riley (12) | Erskine Golf Course | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Elkhart, Jimtown, LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington, Trinity School at Greenlawn
5. Logansport (12) | Dykeman Park Golf Course | Fri, 9:30 am ET | Results
Caston, Frontier, Logansport, North Newton, Pioneer, Rochester Community, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Tri-County, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac Community
6. Northridge (12) | Meadow Valley Golf Club | Fri, 8 am ET | Results
Bremen, Bethany Christian, Concord, Elkhart Christian Academy, Fairfield, Goshen, Lakeland, Northridge, NorthWood, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview
7. East Noble (12) | Noble Hawk Golf Links – Kendallville | Fri, 9 am ET | Results
Angola, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Central Noble, Churubusco, Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Eastside, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fremont, Garrett, Leo
8. Warsaw (11) | Rozella Ford Golf Club | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Culver Academies, Culver Community, Huntington North, Manchester, Northfield, Plymouth, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw Community, Wawasee, Whitko
9. Fort Wayne Canterbury (13) | Chestnut Hills Golf Club | Fri, 8:30 am ET | Results
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan
10. Peru (12) | Rock Hollow Golf Club | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Lewis Cass, Maconaquah, North Miami, Northwestern, Peru, Southwood, Taylor, Tri-Central, Wabash, Western
11. Lafayette Jefferson (12) | Battle Ground Golf Club | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Delphi Community, Faith Christian, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Rossville, West Lafayette
12. Westfield (10) | Ulen Golf and Country Club | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Bethesda Christian, Carmel, Frankfort, Guerin Catholic, Lebanon, Sheridan, University, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville
13. Attica (11) | Harrison Hills Golf and Country Club | Fri, 9 am ET | Results
Attica, Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Putnam, Parke Heritage, Seeger, South Vermillion, Southmont, Tri-West Hendricks
14. Decatur Central (10) | Winding River Golf Course | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Ben Davis, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Covenant Christian (Indpls), Decatur Central, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Pike, Purdue Polytechnic (Broad Ripple), Purdue Polytechnic (Downtown), Riverside, Speedway
15. Martinsville (11) | Foxcliff Golf Course | Mon, 9:30 am ET | Results
Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale, Danville Community, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Plainfield, South Putnam, Greencastle
16. Norwell (12) | Timber Ridge Golf Club | Fri, 9 am ET | Results
Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Eastbrook, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Norwell, Oak Hill, South Adams, Southern Wells
17. Indianapolis Cathedral (11) | Maple Creek Golf Club | Fri, 8 am ET | Results
Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, International School of Indiana, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Park Tudor, Warren Central
18. Noblesville (12) | Harbour Trees Golf Club | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Alexandria Monroe, Anderson, Daleville, Elwood Community, Fishers, Frankton, Hamilton Heights, Hamilton Southeastern, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton
19. Monroe Central (11) | Hickory Hills Golf Course | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Cowan, Delta, Jay County, Monroe Central, Muncie Burris, Muncie Central, Randolph Southern, Union City, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester Community, Yorktown
20. Greenfield Central (11) | Hawk’s Tail of Greenfield | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Blue River Valley, Eastern Hancock, Greenfield-Central, Knightstown, Morristown, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Castle, New Palestine, Shenandoah, Triton Central, Tri
21. Terre Haute North (12) | Hulman Links | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Bloomfield, Clay City, Dugger Union, Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, North Central (Farmersburg), Northview, Shakamak, Sullivan, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo, West Vigo, White River Valley
22. Vincennes Lincoln (13) | Cypress Hills Golf Club of Vincennes | Fri, 9 am ET | Results
Barr-Reeve, Gibson Southern, North Daviess, North Knox, Pike Central, Princeton Community, South Knox, Tecumseh, Vincennes Lincoln, Vincennes Rivet, Washington, Washington Catholic, Wood Memorial
23. Evansville Mater Dei (13) | Helfrich Hills Golf Course | Thurs, 7 am CT | Results
Boonville, Castle, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Christian, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Mt. Vernon, North Posey, Signature School
24. Jasper (14) | Sultan’s Run Golf Club | Thurs, 10 am ET | Results
Crawford County, Forest Park, Heritage Hills, Northeast Dubois, Jasper, Loogootee, Orleans, Paoli, Perry Central, Shoals, South Spencer, Southridge, Springs Valley, Tell City
25. Bloomington North (12) | Cascades Golf Course | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Bedford North Lawrence, Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Brown County, Brownstown Central, Edgewood, Mitchell, Salem, Seymour, Trinity Lutheran, West Washington, Owen Valley
26. Franklin Community (13) | The Legends Golf Club | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Beech Grove, Center Grove, Edinburgh, Franklin Central, Franklin Community, Greenwood Christian Academy, Greenwood Community, Indian Creek, Indianapolis Lutheran, Perry Meridian, Roncalli, Southport, Whiteland Community
27. Union County (10) | Liberty Country Club | Mon 9 am ET | Results
Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Connersville, Franklin County, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville Consolidated, Union County, Oldenburg Academy
28. Greensburg (14) | Greensburg Country Club | Fri, 8:30 am ET | Results
Batesville, Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Greensburg, Hauser, Jac-Cen-Del, Milan, North Decatur, Shelbyville, South Decatur, South Ripley, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Waldron
29. Madison Consolidated (12) | Sunrise Golf Course | Mon, 11 am ET | Results
Austin, Charlestown, Henryville, Jennings County, Lawrenceburg, Madison Consolidated, Rising Sun, Scottsburg, Shawe Memorial, Southwestern (Hanover), South Dearborn, Switzerland County
30. Providence (14) | Covered Bridge Golf Club | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Borden, Christian Academy of Indiana, Clarksville, Corydon Central, Crothersville, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, Lanesville, New Albany, North Harrison, Providence, Silver Creek, South Central (Elizabeth)
NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
• GAME 1: BOSTON 133 INDIANA 128 OT (CELTICS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: BOSTON 126 INDIANA 110 (CELTICS LEAD SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: BOSTON 114 INDIANA 111 (CELTICS LEAD SERIES 3-0)
• GAME 4: CELTICS VS. PACERS, MONDAY, MAY 27 (8:00 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 5: PACERS VS. CELTICS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 6: CELTICS VS. PACERS, FRIDAY, MAY 31 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 7: PACERS VS. CELTICS, SUNDAY, JUNE 2 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
BOSTON LEADS SERIES 1-0
* = IF NECESSARY
WESTERN CONFERENCE
• GAME 1: DALLAS 108 MINNESOTA 105 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: DALLAS 109 MINNESOTA 108 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 2 – 0)
• GAME 3: DALLAS 116 MINNESOTA 107 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 3-0)
• GAME 4: TIMBERWOLVES VS. MAVERICKS, TUESDAY, MAY 28 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, THURSDAY, MAY 30 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 6: TIMBERWOLVES VS. MAVERICKS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 7: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, MONDAY, JUNE 3 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
* = IF NECESSARY
> NBA FINALS SCHEDULE
THE 2024 NBA FINALS PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV WILL BEGIN JUNE 6, WITH ABC AS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTER.
- GAME 1: THURSDAY, JUNE 6 (8:30 ET)
- GAME 2: SUNDAY, JUNE 9 (8 ET)
- GAME 3: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 (8:30 ET)
- GAME 4: FRIDAY, JUNE 14 (8:30 ET)
- GAME 5: MONDAY, JUNE 17 (8:30 ET)*
- GAME 6: THURSDAY, JUNE 20 (8:30 ET)*
- GAME 7: SUNDAY, JUNE 23 (8 ET)*
* = IF NECESSARY
WNBA SCORES
MINNESOTA 92 ATLANTA 79
DALLAS 84 LOS ANGELES 83
NHL PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
NEW YORK RANGERS VS. FLORIDA
SCHEDULE:
GAME 1: FLORIDA 3 NY RANGERS 0 (FLORIDA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: NY RANGERS 2 FLORIDA 1 OT (SERIES EVEN 1 – 1)
GAME 3: NY RANGERS 5 FLORIDA 4 OT (RANGERS LEAD SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: NYR @ FLA | MAY 28, 8 P.M. ET (ESPN/ESPN+) | PREVIEW
GAME 5: FLA @ NYR | MAY 30, 8 P.M. ET* (ESPN/ESPN+) | PREVIEW
GAME 6: NYR @ FLA | JUNE 1, 8 P.M. ET* (ABC/ESPN+) | PREVIEW
GAME 7: FLA @ NYR | JUNE 3, 8 P.M. ET* (ESPN/ESPN+) | PREVIEW
WESTERN CONFERENCE
DALLAS VS. EDMONTON
SCHEDULE:
GAME 1: EDMONTON 3 DALLAS 2 (2OT) (EDMONTON LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: DALLAS 3 EDMONTON 1 (SERIES TIED 1-1)
GAME 3: DAL @ EDM | MAY 27, 8:30 P.M. ET (TNT) | PREVIEW
GAME 4: DAL @ EDM | MAY 29, 8:30 P.M. ET (TNT) | PREVIEW
GAME 5: EDM @ DAL | MAY 31, TBD ET* (TNT) | PREVIEW
GAME 6: DAL @ EDM | JUNE 2, TBD ET* (TNT) | PREVIEW
GAME 7: EDM @ DAL | JUNE 4, TBD ET* (TNT) | PREVIEW
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT 14 TORONTO 11
CINCINNATI 4 LA DODGERS 1
ATLANTA 8 PITTSBURGH 1
SEATTLE 9 WASHINGTON 5
BOSTON 2 MILWAUKEE 1
TAMPA BAY 4 KANSAS CITY 1
NY METS 4 SAN FRANCISCO 3
BALTIMORE 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1
TEXAS 6 MINNESOTA 2
COLORADO 5 PHILADELPHIA 2
CLEVELAND 5 LA ANGELS 4
HOUSTON 5 OAKLAND 2
SAN DIEGO 5 NY YANKEES 2
MIAMI 3 ARIZONA 1
ST. LOUIS 4 CHICAGO CUBS 3
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 6 IOWA 1
LANSING 8 FT. WAYNE 1
WISCONSIN 5 SOUTH BEND 1
COLLEGE BASEBALL
BIG 10 BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
NEBRASKA 2 PENN STATE 1
COLLEGE SOFTBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT
FLORIDA 5 BAYLOR 3
ALABAMA 4 TENNESSEE 1
DUKE 4 MISSOUIR 3 (10)
TEXAS 6 TEXAS A&M 5
STANFORD 8 LSU 0
MLS
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
UFL
DC 36 MEMPHIS 21
MICHIGAN 26 HOUSTON 22
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
INDY 500
NEWGARDEN GOES BACK TO BACK AT INDY WITH THRILLING WIN
It was worth the wait, and then some.
Josef Newgarden joined the immortals Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by becoming just the sixth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in two consecutive years, edging Pato O’Ward in a scintillating race that included the start delayed four hours by a midday rainstorm.
SEE: Race Results
Two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Newgarden drove his No. 2 Shell Powering Progress Team Penske Chevrolet to the victory by .3417 of a second over the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet of O’Ward, as they swapped the lead four times over the last eight laps.
“I knew we could win this race again,” Newgarden said. “There’s just no better way to win this race than that. I’ve got to give it up to Pato, as well. He’s an incredibly clean driver. It takes two people to make that work.”
Newgarden, who started third, became the first repeat winner of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” since Helio Castroneves won in 2001 and 2002 for Team Penske. Newgarden also earned the record-extending 20th victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” for Team Penske.
The repeat victory delivered a $440,000 bonus to Newgarden from BorgWarner, the sponsor of the winner’s Borg-Warner Trophy.
Six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon finished third in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, followed by Alexander Rossi in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.
Reigning series champion Alex Palou rounded out the top five in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Just 1.5079 seconds separated the top five cars despite the last 46 laps running caution-free in a frantic finish.
Christian Rasmussen was the top-finishing rookie, 12th in the No. 33 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet. 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson finished 18th in the No. 17 Hendrickcars.com Arrow McLaren Chevrolet in his first “500” start, hampered by a pit road speeding penalty.
Newgarden celebrated in familiar style for the second straight year, climbing into the crowd in the grandstands adjacent to the Yard of Bricks start-finish line, where he was mobbed by fans.
It was hard to blame his exuberance, as the victory capped a Month of May in which he was without Team Penske President and strategist Tim Cindric and engineer Luke Mason. They were suspended by Team Penske for the two races this month at IMS after the team’s cars were found to have violated INDYCAR Push-to-Pass rules in the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding. Jonathan Diuguid and Raul Prados substituted for Cindric and Mason, respectively, this month.
“They can say whatever they want after this point; I don’t care anymore,” Newgarden said of critics after the violations were discovered. “I’m just so proud of this team. They crushed it. Crushed it. Luke, Tim – they’re not here today, but they’re a huge part of this. I’m just so proud for everybody at Team Penske. That’s the way I wanted to win the thing, right there.”
There were seven caution periods in the first 117 laps, as the race struggled to find a rhythm. But as the intensity ratcheted in the second half of the 200-lap race, the racing was breathtaking – and clean. There were 32 lead changes alone in the last 70 laps.
Rookie Kyffin Simpson was the last of the drivers on a different pit sequence to surrender the lead with their final stop, on Lap 184. That set the stage for a phenomenal four-driver scramble for the win between Newgarden, O’Ward, Rossi and Dixon over the closing 15 laps.
Newgarden took the lead on Lap 193, with O’Ward climbing to second. That set the stage for a series of slingshot passes between the two drivers over the last seven laps.
O’Ward passed Newgarden on the outside just before the start-finish line as the white flag flew I the air for the final lap. O’Ward stayed out front in Turns 1 and 2 ahead and down the back straightaway, but Newgarden tucked in behind O’Ward’s car and made a daring pass outside of O’Ward in Turn 3 to take the lead for good with the crowd of 330,000 on their feet in rapture.
“It’s hard to put it into words,” said O’Ward, who also finished second in 2022. “So close again. I put that car through things I never thought it was going to be able to do. Sometimes I said, ‘Aw, that’s it,’ and somehow I came out of the other side of the corner.
“Oh, man: It’s just so painful when you put so much into it, and then two corners short.”
It was only the fourth time in Indianapolis 500 history that the race was decided by a last-lap pass. Newgarden also achieved that feat last year by passing Marcus Ericsson on Lap 200.
This year’s race was a classic, with an event-record 18 of the 33 starters leading at least one lap. NTT P1 Award winner Scott McLaughlin led the most laps, 64, before finishing sixth in the No. 3 Pennzoil Team Penske Chevrolet.
There also were 649 on-track passes today, the most in the “500” since 2017.
The next NTT INDYCAR SERIES race is the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear on Sunday, June 2 on the streets of Detroit.
LARSON FINISHES 18TH IN INDY 500 DEBUT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Larson completed every lap of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, finishing 18th in the NASCAR star’s debut in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” despite a pair of rookie mistakes that cost him a chance to be in the mix at the end.
Then he hopped into an SUV, headed to a waiting helicopter and was off to the Cup Series race in Charlotte.
Larson was attempting to become the fifth driver to do “The Double” by running the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day. But when a severe storm brought pre-race festivities to a halt in Indianapolis, and pushed back the start of the Indy 500 by four hours, Larson was left to choose between the IndyCar race and the NASCAR race.
He wound up staying at the Indy 500, where he fulfilled one of his career ambitions just by taking the green flag.
“I would definitely love to be back next year,” Larson said afterward. “Feel like I learned a lot. Made a couple of mistakes early there with the restart — not sure what I did there. Feel like I did a really good job after that and was able to learn a lot.”
Larson started fifth and spent most of the 200-lap race — won for the second time in a row by Josef Newgarden — hanging with the leaders. But he made a minor mistake going through the gears on an early restart and lost about 10 spots, then made a major one later in the race, when Larson locked up the tires entering pit road and was caught speeding.
Larson was sixth at the time but had to drive through pit road again to serve the penalty, shuffling him outside the top 20. He managed to pick up a couple of spots over the last 70 laps but never got a caution that could have given him a chance.
“It killed our opportunity,” Larson said of the pit-road mistake. “Could have executed better.”
Even though Larson had no chance to complete every lap of both races, he insisted on finishing the day in Charlotte, where Justin Allgaier had started the Cup Series race in his place. There were about 275 of the 400 laps left to run there, and Larson hoped to climb into his No. 5 car in time to take a second checkered flag.
“I’ve been around Kyle a little bit through my career. He’s a remarkable driver,” NASCAR driver Noah Gragson said, “and to be able to see one of our guys who we’ve raced with every weekend go and try a different discipline of motorsports is really cool.”
Arrow McLaren fielded the car for Larson in a partnership with Hendrick Motorsports. With rain in the forecast all week, the big question entering Sunday was whether NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick would pull the plug on the effort and send Larson to Charlotte early so that he could race for stage points and help his chances in the Cup Series playoffs.
But when the rain ended, a spokesman for Hendrick Motorsports confirmed that the Indy 500 would be the priority.
Hendrick was on hand in Indianapolis to watch the race, along with Jeff Gordon, the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports who largely grew up in Indiana and once dreamed of running the Indy 500. They were joined by hundreds of other fans who gathered around the No. 17 car when it was pushed to the grid about an hour before the drop of the green flag.
The storm that swept through Sunday wasn’t the first to disrupt Larson’s plans. He had several days of practice washed out — partially or entirely — earlier in the month, limiting the amount of time he was able to spend in the car.
Larson’s attempt at “The Double” had captivated those within the racing world. Most of his Hendrick Motorsports team flew to Indianapolis on Friday to watch the final practice on Carb Day, and drivers back in Charlotte were watching the start of the rain-delayed Indy 500 before heading to their own cars and getting ready for the start of the Cup Series race.
“I’m excited from the NASCAR side, but I’m more excited from the sprint car side, to see another sprint car guy go to the Indianapolis 500,” NASCAR driver Chase Briscoe said. “It’s kind of the origins of Indy. You had these sprint car guys who would go and run — you had A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Jack Hewitt, Bryan Clauson recently — and that was always the thing. If you were the best sprint car guy, you wanted to run the Indy 500. That was the dream. So it’s cool from that standpoint.”
COCA COLA 600 NEWS
BELL WINS COCA-COLA 600 AFTER RACE CALLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Christopher Bell finally has a big win to put on his resume — even if it was a little anticlimactic.
Bell won the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway after the race was called around midnight Eastern time due to wet weather with 151 laps remaining. The race had been red-flagged for more than two hours following a steady downpour.
Attempts to dry the track were unsuccessful.
Bell led a race-high 90 laps in his Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota to earn his eighth career Cup Series win, but his first crown jewel race.
“It feels so good .. just to have a great race to go off of, a race that we led laps and were able to pass cars,” Bell said. “Hopefully this is something we can build on and get back to being more consistent.”
NASCAR said that due to inclement weather, high humidity and the likelihood of resuming action after 1 a.m. local time with the track-drying process, the race was declared official.
Bel’s crew chief Adam Stevens said they talked repeatedly to Bell about staying in front with the bad weather coming in.
“You can’t afford to have a long pit stop in a race like this,” Stevens said. “There was a lot more pressure on the guys on pit road.”
Brad Keselowski finished second, followed by William Byron, Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin.
The race was red-flagged just as Kyle Larson arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway to take over driving the Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet. Track officials attempted to dry the track but were unable to do so with the moisture in the air.
Larson had hoped to become the first driver since Tony Stewart to run all 1,100 laps as part of the Indianapolis 500-Coca-Cola 600 double, but bad weather in Indianapolis quickly nixed those plans.
After finishing 18th at the Indianapolis 500, Larson was shuttled out of the track and one plane and two helicopter rides later arrived at the 1.5-mile oval at Charlotte to cheers from the crowd.
He jogged to his pit stall in his fire suit and strapped on his helmet —- only to have the race halted moments later by a heavy downpour.
He never got a chance to turn a lap at Charlotte.
Under NASCAR rules, Larson is not allowed to participate in the playoffs unless he starts every race. However, Hendrick Motorsports can submit a waiver to NASCAR, asking for an exception to the rule.
There is no guarantee that NASCAR will approve the waiver, but it’s hard to imagine the sport’s governing body keeping its top driver out of the postseason.
Larson did not address the media after the race.
Keselowski started the race 30th, but worked his way up through the field to second place and felt like he had the car to win the race if the rain had held off.
“We ran down the 20 car twice and didn’t get to see it play out,” Keselowski said. “It slipped through our fingers. I think we would have won had we run the Coke 600, but we ran the Coke 350. I’m bummed for our team, but the weather is what the weather is.”
The first half of the race had nine race leaders with Byron and Bell winning the first two stages.
ALLGAIER’S SUCCESSFUL RUN
Justin Allgaier, who has started 82 Cup races during his career but hasn’t been on the circuit full-time since 2015, was chosen to fill in for Larson because they have similar body types and require somewhat similar seat set-ups.
He did well despite not having race regularly on the Cup Series since 2015.
“My job was just not to wreck the car for Kyle,” Allgaier said.
DEFENDING CHAMP KO’D EARLY
Ryan Blaney’s bid to become the first back-to-back winner of the Coca-Cola 600 since Jimmie Johnson in 2004-05 ended when his front right tire went down on lap 143, sending his No. 12 Ford into the wall and ending his night.
“I just came off pit road and put tires on it and I don’t know if I ran over something, but one of them blew,” Blaney said. “I blew a tire going into (turn) three, so I don’t know if I hit something or what, but it’s kind of odd. We’ll have to go back and take a look at it. It stinks.”
TRUMP ON HAND
Former President Donald Trump watched the race alongside car owner Richard Childress atop the pit box for the No. 3 Chevrolet.
NBA PLAYOFFS
MAVERICKS TAKE STRANGLEHOLD OF WCF WITH GAME 3 WIN
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic lunged for the ball after a steal by Anthony Edwards, knocking it far enough away to create a scramble and a jump ball the Dallas superstar won.
The Mavericks made all the big plays again — on both ends of the court — and are a win away from their first trip to the NBA Finals in 13 years.
Doncic and Kyrie Irving scored 33 points apiece and Dallas put together a decisive run in the final five minutes to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-107 on Sunday night for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
The 14-3 finish gave the Mavs a fifth consecutive playoff victory after Dereck Lively II left with a sprained neck when the rookie center took an accidental shot to the back of the head from Karl-Anthony Towns’ knee.
No team in NBA playoff history has rallied from 3-0 down. Game 4 is Tuesday night in Dallas.
“We just say one more, we need one more,” Doncic said. “Nothing done. They have an amazing team, so nothing (is) done yet. We’ve got to get one more, and then if we get one more, we need the rest.”
P.J. Washington started the decisive stretch with a corner 3-pointer after Doncic passed to Irving, who sent the ball to Washington.
The co-stars took over from there.
Doncic hit a shot in the lane for a four-point lead, Irving sent the crowd into a frenzy on a falling-down jumper and Doncic found Daniel Gafford for an alley-oop dunk and a 113-105 lead with 34 seconds left. Gafford blocked Mike Conley’s layup attempt at the other end.
“They’re trying to double me the whole game, trying to double Kai, so that just makes us better,” Doncic said. “Everybody touches the ball, everybody plays. That’s amazing win. You know, we come down to the stretch and we execute.”
Edwards had 26 points for the Wolves, but just four after scoring eight consecutive points for Minnesota to get the Wolves even in the third quarter.
“I never think the sky is falling,” Edwards said. “I’m always positive, always happy. Been through the works, so the sky’s never falling for me.”
Towns scored 14 points but missed all eight 3s, including one when the deficit was four with 1:25 remaining.
After taking a 104-102 lead on Kyle Anderson’s floater with five minutes to go, Minnesota — which couldn’t hold leads of 18 points in the first half and five points in the final 90 seconds of Game 2 — missed seven consecutive shots.
“You’ve got to try to score alongside of them,” Wolves coach Chris Finch said. “The whole series, we’ve struggled to close games. These three-minutes games that we’re playing, we’re losing.”
Doncic, whose game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds of Game 2 in Minnesota put Dallas firmly in control of the series, was 10 of 20 and 5 of 11 from deep.
Irving, who won the 2016 title alongside LeBron James with Cleveland, scored 14 points in the fourth quarter and finished 12 of 20 and 3 of 6 from long range.
The Mavs, with 2011 NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki watching from center court, are the closest they’ve been to the NBA’s biggest stage since the big German led them to their only championship.
Edwards was 11 of 24, but took just three shots in the fourth quarter, making two. The 22-year-old star who has acknowledged fatigue in the series had nine rebounds and nine assists.
“We can’t be anything but positive at this point,” Edwards said. “We can’t be negative. Try to get one win at a time.”
In the second quarter, Lively absorbed the kind of contact normally found on football fields not far from Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, the quarterback-tight end pair sitting courtside.
The rookie from Duke stayed on the court holding his head after it snapped forward on the accidental contact. Lively was down for several minutes before appearing dazed as he was helped off the court and taken to the locker room.
Lively fell as Mike Conley was driving for a missed shot, and Towns was pursuing an offensive rebound when his knee hit Lively’s head in the second quarter.
The 20-year-old Lively and Gafford, the starter, played a big role in helping Dallas take a 2-0 lead. Lively is 12 of 12 from the field in the series, including three makes in Game 3.
NHL PLAYOFFS
WENNBERG SCORES IN OT, RANGERS TOP PANTHERS 5-4 TO TAKE LEAD IN EAST FINALS
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Wennberg deflected home a goal 5:35 into overtime, and the New York Rangers reclaimed home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference finals with a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 3 on Sunday.
Ryan Lindgren took a shot from the left point and Wennberg — in front of the Florida net — redirected it past Sergei Bobrovsky to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead in the series.
Igor Shesterkin made 34 stops, while Alexis Lafrenière scored two goals and Barclay Goodrow continued his surprising playoff barrage with two more scores for the Rangers.
Sam Reinhart had two power-play goals, while Aleksander Barkov and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who’ll play host to Game 4 on Tuesday night. Bobrovsky stopped 18 shots for Florida, which has dropped back-to-back games for the first time in these playoffs — both in OT.
New York led 4-2 going into the third. The Rangers were 26-0-1 this season entering Sunday in games where they led by two or more goals with 20 minutes remaining.
The Panthers weren’t fazed — it was tied up with 13:02 left.
Barkov and Forsling scored less than two minutes apart in the third to erase that two-goal deficit, and Florida caught a break — the right break — with 7:34 left when Barkov was originally called for a high-stick that would have given the Rangers a 4-minute power play. But after review, it was determined that Mika Zibanejad was hit with his own stick and the Barkov penalty came off the board.
From there, the rest of regulation was, depending on perspective, either all Panthers or all Shesterkin.
Over the last 8:10 of the third, the NHL credited 24 shot attempts — all of them by Florida, as the Panthers just unleashed a barrage on Shesterkin. Of the 24 shot tries, only six were on goal and needed to be saved; nine were blocked, eight missed and one hit the post.
None found the back of the net, and to overtime the teams went.
Probably long forgotten by the finish was the wild start, a complete flip of how the first two games went at Madison Square Garden when Bobrovsky gave up two goals and Shesterkin gave up two goals — not including an own goal and an empty-netter — in 134 minutes of play.
Sunday was different. It was 2-2 after 15 minutes.
Reinhart opened the scoring, Lafrenière and Goodrow scored 25 seconds apart — the fifth-fastest pair of goals in Rangers playoff history — for a 2-1 New York lead. Reinhart tied it later in the first on a goal very similar to his first one, a backhander he lifted past Shesterkin from down low.
Lafrenière and Goodrow each tallied again in the second, Florida answered in the third. But it was the Rangers who struck last, and they’re now just two wins away from their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 2014.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS
REDS COMPLETE SWEEP, HAND DODGERS 5TH STRAIGHT LOSS
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jonathan India and Nick Martini each drove in two runs, and the Cincinnati Reds held off the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 4-1 victory on Sunday that extended LA’s longest losing streak since 2019 to five.
Brent Suter, Nick Martinez, Carson Spiers and Alexis Díaz combined for a five-hitter. Martinez (2-3) pitched 4 1/3 innings of one-hit ball on a bullpen day for Cincinnati, and Díaz got two outs for his 10th save.
“It starts with our pitchers,” Reds manager David Bell said. “They’re ready to take the ball. Starting with Brent Suter, who did his job. That’s where it starts. Nick Martinez took over. Nick continues to show when he executes his pitches how good he is. To pitch so well against this team really says a lot.”
It’s the longest slide for Los Angeles since it dropped six in a row from April 8-13, 2019.
“When you’re not hitting, it certainly seems lifeless,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Seems like we’re running cold. I know it’s not from care or preparation. Bottom line, it’s about results and we’re not getting them right now. They outplayed us this series and won three.”
Freddie Freeman hit an RBI double in the ninth, stopping a 0-for-22 slide for the Dodgers with runners in scoring position. Freeman then advanced on defensive indifference, but Díaz struck out Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages swinging.
“It’s May, it’s baseball,” Freeman said. “Two weeks ago, we were winning every game. I don’t think anybody needs to question in our lineup. We’ll be fine.”
The start of the game was moved up from 1:40 p.m. EDT to 12:10 p.m. due to the threat of severe storms that arrived in the sixth inning. The teams then waited through a delay for just over an hour.
Cincinnati scored four times in the third off Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-2). India had a bases-loaded single, and Martini’s bloop hit scored two more.
Yamamoto allowed six hits, struck out eight and walked two in five innings.
“They found a way to fight with two outs and find some outfield grass,” Roberts said. “They stayed inside the baseball. When you fight, you get those breaks sometimes. Outside of that, I thought Yoshi was fantastic. He was one hitter away from going five scoreless.”
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani went 3 for 12 in the series while dealing with a bruised right hamstring. Ohtani batted second on Sunday and went 1 for 3 as the designated hitter.
Ohtani reached on an infield single and scored his team’s only run.
“It’s right around 90 percent,” Roberts said of Ohtani’s hamstring. “Assuming it will keep getting better, I feel confident that he can play smart and not push it. Talked to him about not trying to steal a base. Be smart. The value of having him in the lineup is everything.”
Los Angeles’ lineup has been hampered by inconsistency. The Dodgers scored six times in the series opener, and then scored two more over the next two games, They have been shut out twice this month while scoring two or fewer runs six times.
Roberts hinted at a couple of changes to the lineup when the Dodgers begin a three-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field.
“Some guys might be pressing a little bit,” Roberts said. “Every time I write the lineup, I feel good that we’re going to put up some runs. It’s not a big picture-type thing. It’s certainly been two weeks where it hasn’t been good.”
UP NEXT
Dodgers: Right-hander Gavin Stone (4-2, 3.60 ERA) will oppose Mets right-hander Tylor Megill (0-2, 3.00 ERA) on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.
Reds: Left-hander Nick Lodolo (3-2, 3.34 ERA) will come off the injured list to start the series opener against the Cardinals on Monday. Lance Lynn (2-2, 3.68 ERA) starts for St. Louis.
VIERLING’S 2ND HOMER, 3-RUN DRIVE IN 9TH, LIFTS TIGERS OVER BLUE JAYS 14-11 AFTER WASTING 5-RUN LEAD
DETROIT (AP) — Matt Vierling homered twice, including a tiebreaking, three-run drive off Jordan Romano in the ninth inning that gave Detroit a wild 14-11 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday after the Tigers wasted a five-run lead and recovered from a two-run deficit.
Vierling had four hits and tied career highs with two homers and four RBIs.
Carson Kelly hit a three-run homer and Spencer Torkelson hit a solo shot for Detroit, which led 5-0 after three innings, 8-3 after five and 9-5 after six. The Tigers set a season high for runs and tied their high with 17 hits.
Toronto’s Isiah Kiner-Falefa homered in the seventh off Tyler Holton, and the Blue Jays took an 11-9 lead with a five-run eighth when Bo Bichette hit a two-run single off Jason Foley and Daulton Varsho hit a three-run homer.
Mark Canha tied the score with a two-run single against Yimi García in the bottom half, his third hit.
Vierling, who hit a solo homer in the fifth off Zach Pop, drove a full-count slider from Romano (1-2) over the left-field wall for his first big league walk-off hit. A two-time All-Star, Romano has allowed three homers this year, half his total last season.
Mason Englert (1-0) pitched a hitless ninth for the Tigers (26-27), who won the last three games of a four-game series against the last-place Blue Jays (23-29).
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had his second four-hit game of the season for the Blue Jays.
Detroit starter Casey Mize gave up three runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi allowed five runs and eight hits in three innings. Mize and Kikuchi are 0-3 each in their six starts.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: RHP Chris Bassitt (4-6, 4.39 ERA) will start the opener of a three-game series at the Chicago White Sox on Monday.
Tigers: LHP Tarik Skubal (6-1, 2.25 ERA) will start the opener of a two-game home series against Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.
BRADISH THROWS 7 NO-HIT INNINGS AS THE ORIOLES SWEEP THE WHITE SOX WITH A 4-1 VICTORY
CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Bradish struck out 11 in seven no-hit innings, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Sunday for a sweep of their four-game series.
Bradish (1-0), who missed the start of the season because of a right elbow injury, walked four in his fifth start this season. He threw 103 pitches, 63 for strikes.
Danny Coulombe was inserted for the eighth, and Danny Mendick led off with a pinch-hit drive to left for Chicago’s only hit of the game. It was Mendick’s second homer of the season.
Adley Rutschman and Colton Cowser homered for Baltimore, which closed out a 4-3 trip. The Orioles were swept by St. Louis before their successful stay in Chicago.
Craig Kimbrel pitched a perfect ninth for his 12th save.
The start of the game was delayed 1 hour and 40 minutes by rain.
The Orioles grabbed a 2-0 lead in the sixth. Jordan Westburg singled with one out and Rutschman followed with his 10th homer, a 400-foot drive to left that stopped Garrett Crochet’s 24-inning scoreless streak.
Crochet (5-5) struck out 11 in six innings. He allowed three hits and walked one.
Cowser led off the eighth with his seventh homer against Michael Soroka, and James McCann added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
GOLDSCHMIDT HOMERS TWICE TO HELP CARDINALS BEAT CUBS 4-3 AFTER LENGTHY RAIN DELAY
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered twice and Sonny Gray tossed five scoreless innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday night in game delayed more than 2 1/2 hours at the start by rain.
St. Louis has won five in a row for the first time since winning six straight from July 15-20, 2023, and has won 10 of its last 12.
“It was a good team effort,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “The bottom line, guys are stepping up and contributing. Different guys are coming in and doing their jobs. It’s coming together very well from all sides of the game. Baserunning, defense, pitching and hitting, it’s coming together, and it’s led to some wins.”
After the game started at 8:43 p.m. local time following a 2-hour, 33-minute rain delay, Gray (7-2) had another solid outing for the Cardinals. He allowed one hit and struck out eight before being removed after throwing just 74 pitches.
“With the delay, it was a long day,” Marmol said. “Sonny’s got a pretty extensive routine and throughout the day just couldn’t get his lower half and loose during that game once it started. I didn’t want to push through it, so I called it for him. He did his job.”
Chicago mounted a late rally against Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley in the ninth. Ian Happ led off with his second homer of the game to make it a one-run game. Nick Madrigal and Mike Tauchmann each hit two-out singles before Seiya Suzuki hit a flyout to deep right-center field to give Helsley his 17th save to tie Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase for the major league lead.
“We had great at-bats in the eight and the ninth,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “Essentially five of the six outs are well-hit baseballs. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find holes on five of those balls. That’s a little frustrating, but it’s good to get Ian, hopefully, swinging it well and that’s a big plus for the offense going forward.
Javier Assad (4-1) allowed four runs and five hits and struck out a career-best eight batters in five innings after not allowing more than two earned runs in any of his previous 10 starts this season. Chicago has lost four in a row and six of eight.
“I thought Javy pitched good,” Counsell said. “He gave up two two-run homers and, unfortunately, it’s the home runs with men on base that hurt you a little bit more. You’re going to make a pitch to guys like that, and they’re going to get you once in a while.”
Happ hit a two-run homer off Andrew Kittredge in the seventh to cut Chicago’s deficit to 4-2.
Goldschmidt hit a two-run shot into the third deck in left field in the third, and homered again in the fifth for his sixth of the season. It was Goldschmidt’s 27th career multihomer game and his first since May 23, 2023, in Cincinnati.
“Just keeping it simple,” Goldschmidt said about his approach to facing Assad. “His command has been so good, I think the two hits I got were mistakes. That first one especially, he kind of left that one up.”
Cardinals rookie Masyn Winn singled in the fifth inning to extend his hitting streak to 15 games. Alec Burleson singled in the first to extend his streak to 10 games, matching the longest of his career.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cubs: RHP Keegan Thompson (viral illness) threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Iowa on Sunday in a rehabilitation assignment.
Cardinals: OF Lars Nootbaar was scratched as a precaution due to hamstring tightness after originally being listed in the starting lineup as the designated hitter. … RHP Nick Robertson (right elbow inflammation) was placed on the injured list retroactive to May 23. RHP Andre Pallante was recalled from Triple-A Memphis.
UP NEXT
Cubs: LHP Justin Steele (0-2, 5.68 ERA) will face Brewers LHP Robert Gasser (2-0, 2.65 ERA) in the opener of a four-game series in Milwaukee on Monday.
Cardinals: RHP Lance Lynn (2-2, 3.68 ERA) opposes Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (3-2, 3.34 ERA) in the first game of a three-game series in Cincinnati on Monday as the Cardinals start a season-high nine-game road trip.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NEBRASKA WINS BIG TEN BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
OMAHA, Neb. — Fueled by a sea of red in the stands, Nebraska edged Penn State, 2-1, in the championship game of the 2024 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai. Sunday’s final drew 13,300 fans to Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
The second-seeded Cornhuskers (39-30), who became the first team since 2009 to lose their first game and rally to capture the championship, won five games over five days to secure their first Big Ten Tournament. Nebraska also receives the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show will air at Noon ET Monday on ESPN2.
A pitchers’ duel produced the lowest scoring Big Ten Championship in 34 years as Penn State’s Travis Luensmann and Nebraska’s Jackson Brockett allowed only four hits and one run each over seven- and eight innings respectively.
Gabe Swansen stroked an RBI double in the top ninth to drive in the winning run. Earlier in the game, Nebraska catcher Josh Caron hit his record-setting sixth home run of the tournament to earn the Most Outstanding Player Award. Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Brett Sears entered in the ninth to nail down the win.
The eighth-seeded Nittany Lions (29-24), under first-year head coach Mike Gambino, made their first appearance in the final and placed four players on the all-tournament team.
Most Outstanding Player
Josh Caron, Nebraska
All-Tournament Team
P – Will Rogers, Michigan
P – Will Walsh, Nebraska
P – Travis Luensmann, Penn State
C – Josh Caron, Nebraska
1B – Mitch Voit, Michigan
2B – Rhett Stokes, Nebraska
SS – Michael Seegers, Iowa
3B – Bryce Molinaro, Penn State
OF – Carter Mathison, Indiana
OF – Gabe Swansen, Nebraska
OF – Adam Cecere, Penn State
DH – J.T. Marr, Penn State
BIG TEN CONFERENCE RENEWS CONTRACT WITH CHARLES SCHWAB FIELD OMAHA
ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference announced today that it has signed a three-year contract with the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority to hold the Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai at Charles Schwab Field Omaha through 2027.
Omaha has been the site of seven Big Ten Tournaments and a fixture for the past three years. The Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai determines the conference’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which concludes every year with the NCAA Men’s College World Series at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
The Big Ten Baseball Tournament made its Omaha debut in 2014 and has followed with appearances in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
GOLF NEWS
PARENTS: GRAYSON MURRAY DIED BY SUICIDE
PGA Tour member Grayson Murray died by suicide, his parents confirmed in a statement Sunday morning.
The death of Murray was announced by commissioner Jay Monahan on Saturday, one day after the 30-year-old golfer cited illness following his withdrawal from the Charles Schwab Challenge at Fort Worth, Texas.
On Sunday morning, his parents, Eric and Terry, provided the following statement:
“We have spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is gone. It’s surreal that we not only have to admit it to ourselves, but that we also have to acknowledge it to the world. It’s a nightmare.
“We have so many questions that have no answers. But one. Was Grayson loved? The answer is yes. By us, his brother Cameron, his sister Erica, all of his extended family, by his friends, by his fellow players and — it seems — by many of you who are reading this. He was loved and he will be missed.
“We would like to thank the PGA TOUR and the entire world of golf for the outpouring of support. Life wasn’t always easy for Grayson, and although he took his own life, we know he rests peacefully now.”
Grayson Murray had been open about his battles with alcoholism and mental health challenges. After winning the Sony Open in January, an emotional Murray discussed his struggle with mental issues and admitted he had considered suicide.
“It’s not easy,” he said at the time. “I wanted to give up a lot of times. Give up on myself. Give up on the game of golf. Give up on life, at times.”
Grayson Murray also won the Barbasol Championship in 2017 at Nicholasville, Ky.
He gained his PGA Tour card for 2024 by winning twice on the Korn Ferry Tour last season. That tour recognized Murray on Sunday morning with a moment of remembrance.
A native of Raleigh, N.C., Grayson Murray was a three-time winner of the Callaway Junior Championships. He attended East Carolina, Wake Forest and Arizona State, playing in the U.S. Open for the first time in 2013 as an amateur.
His best result in a major was a tie for 22nd at the 2017 PGA Championship.
RILEY WINS CHARLES SCHWAB, SCHEFFLER FINISHES 5 BACK
Davis Riley led the Charles Schwab Challenge from the second round to the final hole, prevailing by five strokes over Scottie Scheffler and Keegan Bradley on Sunday.
Riley was paired with Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 player, for Round 4 and fired an even-par 70 on the final day after Saturday’s 66 and Friday’s 64. He sunk four birdies but also bogeyed four holes Sunday. Riley led by four strokes entering the final round.
Scheffler hit only seven of 14 fairways and didn’t birdie a hole until No. 13 on Sunday. Colin Morikawa was the only player to finish all four rounds under par.
Riley won his second PGA TOUR title after claiming the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Nick Hardy in April 2023. Riley also earned a pair of victories on the Korn Ferry Tour.
The 27-year-old drained a six-foot par putt on No. 18 to claim the tournament title Sunday.
Scheffler earned his 11th top-10 finish in 12 events this year and his third consecutive top-three finish at Colonial.
RICHARD BLAND WINS KITCHENAID SENIOR PGA TITLE IN CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUT
There’s been 27 names that’ve won the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in their debut. Sam Snead, Charlie Sifford, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player have all done it.
And now, Richard Bland joins that list.
The Englishman shot a sizzling final round 63 to shoot 17-under and secure a three-shot win over Australian Richard Green in the final KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Michigan’s Harbor Shores Golf Club. Eight birdies and a highlight eagle at No. 15 gave him enough cushion to easily two putt on the last for par and the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy.
“I couldn’t be happier,” Bland said after winning. “I’m going to celebrate the hell out of this one.”
To get into the field, Bland was using a one-time exemption given to winners from 2019-23 on the PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and Japanese Tour (he won the 2021 British Masters). He was unable to play in 2023 due to a conflict with a LIV event and was invited to use his exemption this year.
And he took full advantage.
He jumped out to co-lead with Green after a first round 64, then followed up with a 66 to get into contention. Bland hit a bit of a speed bump with a third-round 74 that took some steam out his sails, but he admitted things weren’t firing with his putter, adding, “I think I was just using a bit of scare tactics on my gamer.”
An hour of putting work on Sunday morning seemed to help. Bland birdied four of his first six holes, then closed out a front-nine 31 with two more. He added another at No. 10 and 12, before a bogey at the par-3 13th knocked him out of the lead held by eventual third-place finisher Greg Chalmers.
Then . . . fireworks.
“Probably hit the best 4-iron in my life into 15,” Bland said. “I had to take a little bit off it and try and hold it against the wind and came out absolutely perfect.”
The shot ended up eight feet from the hole and Bland canned the eagle to take a one-shot lead over Chalmers. That plus a Chalmers bogey would give Bland a two-shot lead . . . but an incoming storm was about about halt the pending festivities.
Groups were taken off the course for an hour and 20 minutes, letting the lead settle in a bit with Bland, who really hadn’t been in such a position since that incredible British Masters victory.
So, naturally, he passed the time not so much worrying about closing out a victory in senior golf’s most prestigious major, but more so the prospects of his beloved Southampton soccer club competing in the Premier League.
“They’ve just earned their way back to the Premiership today in the playoff finals, so it’s been a good day,” said Bland. “But when I went out to go back playing again, I still felt pretty calm. You think that you’ve got sort of the two pars to win a senior tournament, you would be quite nervous, but it’s amazing when you’re actually in that position how calm you can be.”
That calmness may have rooted in the fact that Bland was playing for his brother, Heath, who has been fighting bowel cancer over the last year. Then, he was diagnosed with lung cancer last Thursday.
And sometimes when you’re playing for something or someone, there’s that added level of pressure. But not for Bland. Because this time, the win wasn’t for himself.
It was for Heath.
“There are a lot of great players out here, so coming into this week I was hoping that I had a good enough game to compete, and I’m glad that I’ve shown that,” Bland said. “I won for my brother as well. I’m just so pleased that I could do this for him. This doesn’t feel like it’s my tournament . . . it’s his.”
WOMEN’S COLLEGE LAX
NORTHWESTERN FALLS TO BOSTON COLLEGE, 14-13, IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
CARY, N.C. – The Northwestern women’s lacrosse team fell just shy of back-to-back NCAA titles, as the Wildcats lost to Bost on College 14-13 in today’s National Championship game at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
Northwestern, the tournament’s number one seed, closes the 2024 campaign with a record of 18-3 overall, including 5-1 in the Big Ten Conference. The Wildcats also swept the Big Ten regular season and tournament championships, doing so for the third time in program history.
Sixth-year attacker Izzy Scane led Northwestern with five goals, closing her career with 376 goals, most of any player in Division I men’s or women’s history.
Sophomore Madison Taylor added four points on three goals and an assist to go with five draw controls, while fifth-year senior Erin Coykendall added two goals and a helper.
Junior Sammy White claimed four draw controls, one more than classmate Samantha Smith, while senior Kendall Halpern collected a game-high four ground balls. Graduate student Molly Laliberty recorded five saves in the Northwestern cage.
Northwestern jumped to an early lead, as four Wildcats combined to mark the scoring column in the first quarter, as Northwestern built a 6-0 lead after 15 minutes of action.
Boston College found their rhythm in the second quarter, outscoring the Wildcats 6-2, pulling to within 8-6 at the halftime break.
After a Boston College goal, Scane and Taylor found the back of the net to push the Northwestern lead back to 10-7 midway through the third, but a pair of BC goals, including one with just 0.4 seconds left in the period pulled the Eagles to within 10-9 with 15 minutes to play.
Scane opened the fourth with a goal, but a run of four unanswered Boston College markers swung the game, giving the Eagles a 13-11 lead with just under six minutes to play. The Wildcats pulled to within one goal twice in the final five minutes.
Following a Scane goal with just under a minute to play, Taylor claimed the game’s final draw control, allowing Northwestern to attempt a pair of shots in the final 30 seconds, but could not find the back of the net.
BC’s Kayla Martello earned MVP honors after recording five goals, while Rachel Clark paired two goals and four assists for the Eagles (20-3). Goaltender Shea Dolce notched nine saves, including one with 28 seconds to play, preserving the Eagles’ one-goal lead.
TOP INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES
INDIANA PACERS BASKETBALL
After losing a lead in the final minute in Game 3 on Saturday, the Pacers trail the Boston Celtics 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals and face a simple scenario heading into Game 4 on Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Indiana must win on Monday to extend its season. If not, the Celtics will return to the NBA Finals for the second time in the last three years.
The Pacers are coming off a frustrating finish to Game 3, where they led by as many as 18 points in the second half, only to see the Celtics storm back and surge ahead in the final minute for a 114-111 victory.
It was especially frustrating given how well the Pacers played for the majority of the night despite missing All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton due to a left hamstring injury. In Haliburton’s absence, fellow point guards Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell stepped up, combining for 53 points, 13 rebounds, and 15 assists.
In the end, however, the Celtics out-executed Indiana in crunch time. Jrue Holiday scored the go-ahead basket in the final minute, then stripped the ball from Nembhard in the closing seconds to seal the win.
“Obviously this one stings, but there’s no guy in this locker room that’s packed it in,” McConnell vowed after the loss. “We’re going to try to get one here and extend this series and then go back to Boston and try to make things difficult. There’s no guy in this locker room that’s going to quit. I’ll tell you that much.”
The biggest question heading into Game 4 is the status of Haliburton. Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said prior to Game 3 that the star guard really wanted to play on Saturday, but the decision “was taken out of his hands” as the team elected to sit him. Carlisle expressed hope that Haliburton could potentially be available on Monday, but that remains to be seen.
Whether or not Haliburton is available, the Pacers have been at their best all season when facing adversity. They dropped Game 1 of each of their first two playoff series and rallied to win each time and staved off elimination twice in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against New York. Coming back from a 3-0 deficit would be a historic achievement, but the first step is simple: find a way win a game at home on Monday night.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Ben Sheppard, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Celtics: G – Jrue Holiday, G – Derrick White, F – Jaylen Brown, F – Jayson Tatum, C – Al Horford
Injury Report
Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton – questionable (sore left hamstring), Bennedict Mathurin – out (right shoulder labral tear)
Celtics: Luke Kornet – doubtful (left wrist sprain), Kristaps Porzingis – out (right soleus strain)
Last Meeting
May 25, 2024: The Pacers led by as many as 18 points in the third quarter, but the Celtics rallied and ultimately closed Game 3 with a 13-2 run to steal a 114-111 victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Nembhard scored 32 points on 12-of-21 shooting and dished out nine assists to lead Indiana in the loss. T.J. McConnell finished with 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting, nine rebounds, and six assists in 29 minutes off the bench for Indiana. Myles Turner recorded a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Pascal Siakam had 22 and six assists.
Jayson Tatum led Boston with 36 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists, going 12-for-23 from the field, 5-for-10 from 3-point range, and 7-for-11 from the free throw line. Jaylen Brown added 24 points and Al Horford scored 23 points while going 7-for-12 from beyond the arc.
“They just didn’t go away,” McConnell said of Boston’s comeback. “You’ve got to give credit where credit’s due. They kept chipping away and just made one more play than we did.”
Noteworthy
Indiana outscored Boston 68-40 in points in the paint in Game 3, but the Celtics outscored the Pacers by 33 points from beyond the 3-point arc.
Celtics backup center Luke Kornet missed the Game 3 due to a left wrist sprain he suffered in Game 2. Starting center Kristaps Porzingis was out once again on Saturday with a right soleus strain and has not played since Game 4 in the first round against Miami.
The Pacers lost at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the first time this postseason and the first time since March 18 on Saturday. Prior to Game 3 against Boston, Indiana had gone 6-0 at home in the playoffs and won 11 straight home games dating back to the regular season.
This is Indiana’s ninth appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals, with all those appearance coming in the last 30 years. Only four teams have more conference finals appearances over that span: the Spurs with 11 and the Lakers, Heat, and Celtics with 10 each.
No team in NBA history has overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series. The Pacers have faced a 3-0 deficit four times. They lost in five games to Chicago in 2011 and were swept by Cleveland in 2017, by Boston in 2019, and by Miami in 2020.
TV: ESPN – Mike Breen (play-by-play), Doris Burke (analyst), JJ Redick (analyst), Lisa Salters (sideline reporter)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (studio host)
Tickets
The Pacers and Celtics will meet again at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 4 on Monday, May 27 at 8:00 PM ET.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Indianapolis Indians posted six runs in the first inning courtesy of an Andrés Alvarez leadoff home run and Mike Jarvis grand slam en route to a 6-1 victory over the Iowa Cubs at Principal Park on Sunday afternoon.
The victory clinched a series split for the Indians (23-25) for their first road trip with more than one win this season. It also marked just the second time in the Victory Field era that they hit a leadoff home run and grand slam in the same game, following July 3, 2003, at Columbus.
Indianapolis was off to the races in the first inning, with Alvarez taking Thomas Pannone (L, 3-5) deep to left field for the team’s third leadoff homer this season. Command issues plagued the I-Cubs starter, who walked Matt Fraizer on four pitches – his third consecutive base-on-balls – to bring home another run later in the inning. With two outs and the bases loaded, Jarvis then cranked his first Triple-A homer in dramatic fashion to clear the basepaths.
Quinn Priester (W, 2-1) worked with his lead, spinning a shutout gem across 7.0 one-hit innings. He worked efficiently, tallying just 81 total pitches with 14 outs recorded on the ground. Priester’s lone hit surrendered came with one out in the first inning.
Iowa (23-28) recorded its second and final hit in the eighth inning after Priester’s exit and broke up the shutout bid via a run-scoring wild pitch by Josh Fleming.
Jarvis’ blast was his third career grand slam and first since April 30, 2023, with High-A Greensboro vs. Rome. Alvarez and Malcom Nuñez led the club with two-hit performances.
The Indians head back to Victory Field tomorrow for a Memorial Day celebration vs. the Omaha Storm Chasers, Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, at 6:15 PM ET.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S LAX
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – No. 1 Notre Dame will play on Memorial Day for the NCAA National Title for the second-straight season, as it takes on No. 7 Maryland at noon ET on Monday, May 27 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The game will air on ESPN.
GAME DETAILS
Location: Philadelphia | Lincoln Financial Field
Schedule: May 27 — Noon ET
TV: ESPN
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Twitter Updates: @NDlacrosse
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
POSTSEASON SUCCESS
• The Irish won their first NCAA title in 2023, defeating Duke in the title game by a final score of 13-9 in Philadelphia on Memorial Day.
• Notre Dame will play in its fourt NCAA Championship title game in program history on Monday.
• With the quarterfinal win over No. 8 Georgetown, the Irish made their seventh trip to Championship Weekend and have now made it in back-to-back seasons for the second time in program history (2014 & 2015).
• Notre Dame has made the NCAA Championship field in 17 of the last 18 tournaments.
• Notre Dame has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship in 12 of the last 14 NCAA Tournaments.
• Notre Dame is 23-11 over its last 13 NCAA Championship appearances.
• Notre Dame owns a 28-25 record in its 27 trips to the NCAA Championship.
• This is the 15th time overall and 14th time in the last 16 seasons that the Irish have earned one of the eight national seeds for the NCAA Championship.
• Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA Championship final weekend in 2001, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2023 and 2024 and played in the title game in 2010, 2014, 2023 and 2024.
THE MARYLAND SERIES
• Monday will be the 18th meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Maryland. The Irish trail the Terrapins 8-9 in the matchup, however the Irish have won each of the last two contests between the two sides.
• Six of the last eight matchups have been extremely tight with the games being decided by two goals or less.
• Three of the last six matchups have went into overtime.
• Notre Dame was victorious in the matchup earlier this season, winning by a score of 14-9 at Arlottas Stadium in March.
• Jake Taylor scored four goals in the win while Devon McLane and Jordan Faison each added three scores. Will Lynch won 12-of-18 faceoffs at the dot.
• The Irish came away victorious in one of the best games of the season last year in College Park, earning a 13-12 win in three overtimes.
• Pat Kavanagh scored his only goal of the game in the third overtime to deliver the Irish the victory. His brother Chris, led the team in scoring with three goals in the game.
MAY MAGIC
• Since the calendar has turned May the Irish are not only 5-0 but all five wins have been by five or more goals.
• Four of the five victories in the month of May have come against top-10 opponents.
• The Fighting Irish have won 12 straight games in the month of May, dating all the way back to the 2022 season.
• Over those last 12 games the Irish have scored 187 goals (15.58 per game) while allowing just 112 goals (9.33 goals per game).
• This May, Chris Kavanagh has 26 points over five games off 13G and 13A while his brother Pat has 21 points off 12G and 9A.
• Liam Entenmann has also played his best lacrosse of 2024 in May, making 58 saves while allowing 37 goals for a save percentage of .611.
VIDEO GAME NUMBERS
• The Irish enter Monday’s final leading the country in scoring offense (15.69 goals per game), first in the country in points per game (25.06), first in the country in shooting percentage (37.5) and fourth in assists per game (9.38).
• Notre Dame has reached double-digit scoring in every game this season.
• The 10-goal win over Cleveland State, the 13-goal victory at Marquette, the five-goal win over Maryland and the 10-goal win over Duke represent the largest margin of victory for the Irish in the respective all-time series.
• The Irish have also thrived at clearing the ball, ranking sixth in the country in clearing percentage with a mark of 89.8 percent.
PICK YOUR POISON
• The Irish starting attack has combined for 193 points this season.
• Chris Kavanagh (39G, 37A), Pat Kavanagh (31G, 43A) and Jake Taylor (39G, 4A) are each having great seasons.
• The three attackman have a combined 572 points in their career off 321 goals and 249 assists.
• The Irish starting midfield also presents headaches for the opposition with Eric Dobson, Jordan Faison and Devon McLane each presenting different challenges to try to stop.
• McLane leads the unit with 44 points (36G, 8A) while both Faison (21G, 8A) and Dobson (16G, 13A) have added 29.
CASHING IN ON THE EMO
• For the third-straight season, Notre Dame’s man-up offense is among the nation’s best, scoring on 71.1 percent of its opportunities.
• Notre Dame comes into Saturday 27-of-39 on man-up situations.
• The mark of 69.2 percent is currently one of the best marks in NCAA history.
• Jeffery Ricciardelli and Devon McLane lead the unit with seven goals each, ranking eighth in the country, while Jake Taylor has recorded five and Chris Kavanagh has added four.
• The Irish finished the 2023 season going 22-for-41 (.537) on the EMO ranking fifth in the country.
• The Irish EMO unit cashed in on 21-of-31 chances (.677) during the 2022 season.
DOMINATING DEFENSE
• The Irish have allowed just 141 total goals over the course of the season, giving up 9.19 goals per game despite playing some of the top attacks in the country.
• The 9.19 goals per game is the best mark in the ACC and second best in the country.
• Dating back to last season, which includes an NCAA Championship run, the Irish have held 14 of their last 20 opponents to 10 or fewer goals, including six of their last seven opponents.
• Notre Dame allowed just nine goals in each of its wins over UVA, marking the first time that Virginia was held under 10 goals in back-to-back games since 2016, the first time in the shot clock era.
• The unit allowed just three goals in the win over Cleveland State, which is tied for the second fewest given up by ND in a season opener in program history.
• The Irish finished 2023 allowing just 9.69 goals per game, leading the ACC and ranking sixth in the country, despite playing nine games against opponents that ranked in the top 10 in goals scored per game.
BEATING THE BEST
• Notre Dame has never shied away from putting together a challenging schedule and the 2024 slate is no different.
• Of Notre Dame’s 16 games during the 2024 season, 11 feature opponents ranked in the current USILA or Inside Lacrosse Top 20 Polls.
• The Irish are now 9-0 against top-10 teams at the time of the matchup this season.
• The Irish have three wins against teams ranked No. 3 in the country at the time of the matchup (Maryland, Syracuse and Duke).
• Notre Dame is 10-1 against teams currently ranked.
THE CONDUCTOR
• Pat Kavanagh became the first Notre Dame player to be named a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist three times, earning the honor in 2024, 2023 and 2021.
• The graduate student was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year this season after leading the Irish to an undefeated 4-0 regular-season record in league play.
• With four points in the regular-season win over Virginia, Kavanagh became the all-time career points record holder at Notre Dame, which was previously held by Randy Colley (273). Kavanagh has 295 career points (117G, 178A).
• The attackman is the current NCAA DI active career leader in assists per game (2.92) and is second for total career assists (178).
• Kavanagh has recorded three or more points in every game this season.
• The Rockville, New York, native broke the program record for points in a season in 2023 with 77 points off 25 goals and 52 assists.
• Kavanagh became the program record holder for career assists during the 2023 season and has 176 in his illustrious career.
• The attackman also shattered his own single-season program assists record in 2023, totaling 52 on the season. Kavanagh now holds the top four marks for assists in a season.
• Kavanagh is also the only player in program history to record 10 points in a single game, a feat which he has achieved three times in his career.
THE STOPPER
• Grad student Liam Entenmann was named a 2024 Tewaaraton Finalist, becoming the third men’s goalie in history to earn the distinction and first since 2011.
• Entenmann was named the 2024 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and ACC Goalie of the Year, claiming both awards for the second straight season.
• Entenmann joins former Irish great Matt Landis as the only two players in ACC history to garner ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors multiple times.
• The goalie cemented his status as the top goalie in the country with his play in 2023, being named the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Outstanding Goalie by the USILA, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, ACC Goalie of the Year and NCAA Championships Most Valuable Player.
• Entenmann became the all-time program saves leader in the win over Cornell, surpassing Joey Kemp (633 saves) for the top spot. The shot stopper enters Monday with 727 saves.
• The goalie ranks first in the ACC in goals allowed per game (9.17) and save percentage (.558).
• The grad student turned in his best performance of the season in the ACC semifinal win over No. 5 Virginia, making a season-high 18 saves while allowing just six goals in a dominant performance against one of the best attacks in the country.
• The goalie followed up the performance with 12 saves while allowing just six goals in the ACC Tournament title, leading the Irish to the victory and was named the ACC Tournament MVP.
• Entenmann led the ACC and ranked sixth in the country in goals against average, allowing just 9.55 goals per game in 2023.
• Entenmann had a save percentage of .570 (196 saves, 148 goals allowed), ranking fourth in the country last season.
• Entenmann made double-digit saves in each of the final 13 games in 2023, including a season-high 18 in the win over No. 1 Duke to win the national title.
THE SCORER
• Chris Kavanagh had one of the most prolific goal scoring seasons in program history in 2023, recording a career-high 46 goals to lead the Irish attack.
• Kavanagh hasn’t missed a beat in 2024, as the junior leads the team in points (76) with 39 goals and 37 assists.
• The junior joins his brothers Matt (42G, 33A – 2015) and Pat (31G, 43A – 2024) as the only players in program history to record 30+ goals and assists in the same season.
• Kavanagh set the program record for points in an NCAA Tournament game against Georgetown in the quarterfinals, totaling eight points off five goals and three assists. The five goals tie the program record for most goals scored in an NCAA Tourney game.
• With four points (1G, 3A) in the ACC semifinal win over No. 5 UVA, Chris broke into the top 10 on Notre Dame’s career scoring list. The junior has 159 points off 99 goals and 60 assists and currently ranks ninth in program history.
•The junior not only paced Notre Dame’s offense in 2023 but his 46 goals ranked third all-time in program history for a single season, just three behind Randy Colley’s record of 49 goals set in 1995.
• The attackman also added 16 assists to total 62 points, which ranks 10th all-time in Notre Dame men’s lacrosse history.
• Chris finished with 10 hat tricks during the 2023 campaign and has 15 in his career.
• The Rockville Centre, New York, native has 107 career goals.
DOMINATING THE DOT
• Will Lynch is playing the best lacrosse of his career this season at the faceoff dot, winning 63.6 percent of his attempts to lead the country.
• The junior has won 196-of 308 attempts and is averaging 7.27 ground balls per game.
• Through three NCAA Tournament games Lynch is an astounding 57-of-75 (76.0%), the best mark of any player in the postseason.
• The FOGO also has added a career-high four goals this season, including one in the ACC Tournament and one in the NCAA Tournament.
• Lynch was named to the All-ACC Team and to the ACC All-Tournament Team.
• The junior has won over 50 percent of faceoffs in 12-of-15 games this season.
NOTRE DAME TRACK
LEXINGTON, Ky. – After competing in the NCAA East First Round, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had eight student-athletes qualify to compete in the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Michael Shoaf was the first to punch his ticket as he qualified in shot put with a throw of 19.66m on Wednesday, May 22. He was followed that night by Tyler Berg, who qualified with a time of 29:17.53 in the 10000m run.
On Thursday, Andrea Markezich secured her ticket to the NCAA finals in Eugene with a time of 33:03.22 in the 10000m.
Tom Seitzer and CJ Singleton each qualified in the men’s 3000m steeplechase on Friday and the reigning 2023 steeplechase champion Olivia Markezich qualified for the event on Saturday alongside Sophie Novak.
Siona Chisholm capped off the qualifying performances for the Irish as she punched her ticket to the NCAA finals in the 5000m.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
11 – 3
May 27, 1904 – New York Giants standout first baseman Dan McGann collected an MLB record 5 stolen bases in 3-1 win over the Brooklyn Superbas at the Polo Grounds in New York City. The record would not be broken until Otis Nixon outperformed it in the season of 1991.
May 27, 1937 – New York Giants ace pitcher Carl Hubbell, Number 11 won his MLB record 24th consecutive game in a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. The streak started way back on July 17, 1936.
May 27, 1955 – Boston Red Sox phenom Norm Zauchin, Number 3 earned 10 RBIs, helping the Red Sox to a 16-0 victory over the Washington Senators.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Football History Headlines for May 27
May 27, 1968 – George Halas the legendary Chicago Bears player, coach and owner retires from coaching. He took teams to 6 NFL Titles and 318 wins.
May 27, 1984 – Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the day comes from the Chicago Tribune when it posted the headline of:
Pay Spiral may lead to merger for USFL.
The story is about the success of the new USFL football league luring quality players such as Herschel Walker, Steve Young and Anthony Carter but that some of its franchises were struggling. Many were predicting an almost identical story to 35 years prior when the rival AAFC faced a similar fate and the NFL swooped in and absorbed the three strongest franchises and let the other teams dissolve. The leaders for NFL merger were the deep pocketed owned teams of the New Jersey Generals and owner Donald Trump, The LA Express and their even wealthier owner J. William Oldenburg or the franchises with the highest average attendance which were the Jacksonville Bulls with over 51,000 per game, the Stallions of Birmingham at 42,092 spectators per contest and the Tampa Bay Bandits who sold over 45,000 tickets per game. We now know that things didn’t quite play out as the experts predicted for the USFL. We will have an expert on this exciting upstart league of the 1980’s, Kyle Smith next week to talk more about the USFL.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for May 27
May 27, 1868 – Chicago, Illinois – Knowlton Ames was the Princeton University fullback from 1886 to 1889 was born. Ames’ collegiate football records are celebrated in the College Football Hall of Fame after his induction in 1969.
May 27, 1903 – Walt Kiesling was an NFL & Pro Football Hall of Fame Offensive Guard and Tackle who played for the Duluth Eskimos, Pottsville Maroons, Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was an All-Pro once in his career, won an NFL title and is on the All-1920’s Hall of Fame team. He spent a total of 36 years in the NFL as a player, coach and an aide. Kiesling spent 7 years as the head coach of the Pirates/Steelers organization in two different stints working for the late Art Rooney in the late 30’s and mid 50’s. He led the Steelers to their first winning season in 1942 and served as the coach of the war time combined team of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia aptly called the “Steagles”.
May 27, 1904 – New Orleans, Louisiana – Lester Lautenschlaeger was a quarterback from Tulane University from 1922 through the 1925 season that was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975 per the NFF. He also is recognized in the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. The 1925 season was a special one for the Tulane eleven as they registered a 9-0-1 record,, the lone blemish came on a 6-6 tie against Mississippi. At the season opener against Louisiana College, Lautenschlaeger scored four touchdowns as the Wave rolled to a 77-0 victory. Lester was the Tulane Green Wave’s first All-American in 1925. Mr. Lautenschaeger went on to serve as an assistant coach at Tulane then as a Louisiana State Representative after graduation.
May 27, 1954 – Jackson, Mississippi – Jackie Slater was an NFL Hall of Fame Offensive Tackle for the Rams. Slater graduated from Jackson State University where he played football with Walter Payton. He was a third round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1976. During his illustrious career Jackie was selected to the Pro Bowl seven times and his jersey number “78” was retired by the Rams organization, for whom he played for for 20 seasons both in LA and St. Louis. One of his pro football claims to fame was that he blocked for seven different 1000 yard rushers during his time in the NFL. Jackie Slater was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the 2001 class.
May 27, 1960 – Caldwell, Idaho – Boise State defensive tackle from 1978 to 1981, Randy Trautman was born. The Football Foundation.org website says Randy walked onto the football team as a defensive tackle, becoming a dominant force at the position after arriving at the school on a wrestling scholarship. All he did was earn Division I-AA All-American status in 1980 and 1981 from both the American Football Coaches Association and the Associated Press, and he was named the 1981 Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He really helped his team to propel to new heights. The 1980 team won the Division I-AA national championship, beating Grambling State 14-9 and Eastern Kentucky 31-29 in the playoffs. The 1981 team won its first playoff game over Jackson State 19-7, but they lost in the semifinals to Eastern Kentucky 24-17. Trautman was named Player of the Game against Eastern Kentucky.
Randy Trautman received the great honor of being selected for inclusion into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
May 27, 1974 – Fort Walton Beach, Florida – Danny Wuerffel the Florida quarterback of 1993 through 1996 arrived into the world. The NFF tells us that Danny was the first player in history to win the Heisman as well as the NFF’s William V. Campbell Trophy. Wuerffel dominated the college football landscape both athletically and academically during his senior season. He earned the hardware too as Wuerffel was a two-time First-Team All-American, claimed the 1996 Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Maxwell Award, Davey O’Brien Award, Unitas Golden Arm and the Sammy Baugh Trophy. Besides those he was also a two-time SEC Player of the Year and First-Team All-SEC selection! Dan also led the Gators to the 1996 National Championship. Wuerffel finished his career with nearly 11,000 passing yards and 33 school records, taking Florida to bowl games in each of his four seasons under coach Steve Spurrier who was himself the very first Heisman winner at QB for the Gators. The College Football Hall of Fame proudly placed a display in honor of Danny Wuerffel into their legendary museum in 2013.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
May 27
1904 — Dennis McGann of the New York Giants stole five bases in one game to set a major league record.
1937 — Carl Hubbell, working in relief for the New York Giants, won his 24th straight game over two seasons. Hubbell pitched two innings and Mel Ott hit a ninth-inning home run to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2. Hubbell’s string started July 17, 1936.
1955 — Norm Zauchin of the Boston Red Sox knocked in 10 runs with three home runs and a double in the first five innings of a 16-0 victory over the Washington Senators.
1960 — Baltimore catcher Clint Courtney used the “big mitt” for the first time to catch knuckleball pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm. The mitt, designed by Paul Richards, was 50 percent larger than the standard. Nothing got by Courtney as the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2.
1968 — Montreal and San Diego were awarded National League franchises as the league expanded for the first time in seven years.
1974 — Pittsburgh’s Ken Brett beat the San Diego Padres 6-0 with a two-hitter and in the second game of the doubleheader, hit a pinch-hit triple to give the Pirates an 8-7 victory.
1981 — Seattle’s Lenny Randle dropped to his hands and knees in an attempt to “encourage” Amos Otis’ slow roller to go foul. Umpire Larry McCoy accused the Mariner third baseman of blowing the ball foul and gave the Kansas City outfielder the single. Randle explained he was merely yelling at the ball not to stay fair. The Royals won 8-5.
1986 — At Cleveland, the Boston Red Sox were leading the Indians, 2-0, in the sixth inning when the game was delayed then called on account of fog.
1995 — Oakland’s Steve Ontiveros pitched 3-0 one-hitter against the New York Yankees. Luis Polonia got the only hit for New York.
1997 — Seattle’s Ken Griffey Jr. broke his own major league record for home runs hit through May by connecting for his 23rd of the season in an 11-10 loss to Minnesota. Griffey’s homer broke the mark he set in 1994.
2004 — Carlos Pena was 6-for-6 with two home runs, five RBIs and four runs in Detroit’s 17-7 victory over Kansas City.
2009 — Daisuke Matsuzaka and the rest of Boston’s pitchers tied a modern-day record with six wild pitches. Matsuzaka tied a franchise record set 80 years ago with four, while relievers Manny Delcarmen and Justin Masterson also sent catcher George Kottaras scrambling. It was just the fifth time since 1900 that a team threw six wild pitches in a game.
2010 — Florida International’s Garrett Wittels extended his hitting streak to 50 games, after a third-inning single against Western Kentucky. Wittels moved within eight games of matching the NCAA Division I record of 58, set by Oklahoma State’s Robin Ventura in 1987.
2012 — Taylor Sewitt threw 11 shutout innings of relief, entering the game with no outs in the first, to help Manhattan College beat Canisius 3-2, for the school’s second straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title.
2012 — Paul Konerko hit a tiebreaking three-run homer — his 400th with the White Sox — and Chicago routed the Cleveland Indians 12-6. The offensive outburst gave Chicago nine or more runs in four consecutive games. The White Sox last accomplished that feat June 27-30, 1938.
2015 — Cubs pitcher Jon Lester sets a new record for most hitless at bats to begin a career with 58 at bats without a hit.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union Course, Long Island, N.Y. American Eclipse wins in two-of-three heats, after his original jockey, William Crafts, is replaced by Samuel Purdy before the second heat. The race, witnessed by 60,000 spectators, is the first to have been timed by split-second chronometers, which were imported for the event.
1873 — Survivor is the winner of the first Preakness Stakes.
1882 — Trainer Robert Walden wins his fifth consecutive Preakness Stakes, with Vanguard. Walden would win a total of seven Preaknesses, a record for a trainer.
1961 — Fiorentina of Italy win 1st European Cup Winner’s Cup against Glasgow Rangers 4-2 in Florence (2nd leg).
1964 — European Cup Final, Praterstadion, Vienna: Internazionale beats Real Madrid, 3-1 for their first title.
1965 — 10th European Cup Final, San Siro, Milan: Jair da Costa scores winner as defending champions Internazionale beat Benfica, 1-0.
1968 — “Papa Bear” George Halas retires as head coach of the Chicago Bears.
1972 — Mark Donohue wins the Indianapolis 500 over two-time defending champion Al Unser with a record average speed of 162.962 mph.
1975 — The Philadelphia Flyers win their second straight Stanley Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6.
1981 — Willie Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race and then three more. Shoemaker gets the milestone on top of War Allied in the first race at Hollywood Park.
1981 — Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers is named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, making him the only player to win MVP honors in both the NBA and the ABA.
1981 — 25th European Cup: Liverpool beats Real Madrid 1-0 at Paris.
1982 — The Los Angeles Lakers, despite an 11-day layoff, beat Philadelphia 124-117 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals for their ninth consecutive victory. The nine straight wins sets the NBA record for consecutive wins during one postseason.
1984 — Rick Mears wins the Indianapolis 500 by the largest margin in 17 years with a record-setting 163.612 mph. Mears beats Roberto Guerrero and Al Unser by two laps. Fifteen of the 33 drivers are eliminated during two crashes.
1985 — Scott Wedman sinks four three-point field goals without a miss and shot 11-for-11 overall from the field, both NBA Finals records, as Boston routs the Los Angeles Lakers 148-114 in Game 1. Boston’s 148 points and 62 field goals are NBA Finals records.
1987 — 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna.
1990 — Arie Luyendyk wins the fastest Indianapolis 500 by overpowering former winner Bobby Rahal over the final 33 laps, for his first Indy car victory in 76 races. His average speed of 185.984 mph breaks Rahal’s record of 170.722 in 1986. Luyendyk becomes the first to finish the race in under three hours.
1998 — In one of the biggest upsets in Grand Slam history, Pete Sampras is ousted at the French Open by 21-year-old Ramon Delgado of Paraguay, ranked 97th in the world, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 6-4.
2001 — Hicham El Guerrouj runs the fastest outdoor mile ever in the United States, and high school sensation Alan Webb breaks four minutes outdoors. El Guerrouj wins in a sizzling 3 minutes, 49.92 seconds, shattering the U.S. all-comers’ record of 3:50.86. Webb, the 18-year-old from Reston, Va., puts on a brilliant last-lap burst and finishes fifth at 3:53.43, smashing the high school record of 3:55.3 set by Jim Ryun in 1965.
2001 — Senior PGA Championship, Ridgewood CC, NJ: 5-time British Open champion Tom Watson wins first of 6 Champions Tour major titles with a 1 stroke win over Jim Thorpe.
2004 — Brad Richards’ goal in Tampa Bay’s 4-1 victory over Calgary is the game-winner — his record-tying sixth of the postseason.
2007 — Dario Franchitti gambles on the rain and wins the Indy 500. Franchitti inherits the lead by staying on the track when the leaders pit for fuel and then drives slowly to the checkered flag in a downpour when the race is stopped 10 laps later after 415 of the scheduled 500 miles.
2007 — Senior PGA Championship, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course: Denis Watson of Zimbabwe wins his lone major title by a 2 stroke margin from Eduardo Romero of Argentina.
2009 — UEFA Champions League Final, Rome: Barcelona beats Manchester United, 2-0; first Spanish treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League.
2011 — Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki loses to Daniela Hantuchova 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the French Open. It marks the first time in the Open era that the top two seeded women fail to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament. Kim Clijsters, the No. 2 seed, lost on May 26.
2012 — Dario Franchitti wins the Indianapolis for the third time, taking advantage when Takuma Sato crashes on the final lap.
2012 — Manu Ginobili scores 26 points and San Antonio wins its 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs. The Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finals.
2014 — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater becomes the only school in NCAA history to win championships in football, men’s basketball and baseball ni the same school year.
2017 — English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Arsenal beats Chelsea, 2-1; Aaron Ramsey scores 79′ winner as Arsène Wenger becomes most successful manager in FA Cup history, winning his 7th title.
2018 — Chris Frome wins the Giro d’Italia to join cycling greats Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault with his third consecutive Grand Tour victory.
2018 — Senior PGA Championship, GC at Harbor Shores: Englishman Paul Broadhurst wins by 4 strokes from American Tim Petrovic.
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| Toronto at Chi. White Sox | 2:10pm | Sportsnet NBC Sports-Chicago MLB.TV Fubo |
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| Houston at Seattle | 9:40pm | MLBN SCHN Root Sports MLB.TV Fubo |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| West Finals Game 2: Dallas at Edmonton | 8:30pm | TNT Fubo |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Argentina Primera División: Unión Santa Fe vs Barracas Central | 6:00pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| Argentina Primera División: Atlético Tucumán vs Platense | 8:00pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Roland-Garros Tennis: 1st Round | 5:00am | TENNIS |
| Roland-Garros Tennis: 1st Round | 11:00am | NBC Peacock |
| Roland-Garros Tennis: 1st Round | 1:00pm | TENNIS |