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25-year-old rookie Robert Shwartzmanshocked the IndyCar paddock when he put his No. 83 Prema Racing Chevrolet on pole for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average of 232.790mph. Not only is this Shwartzman’s first-ever oval race, it is also the first oval race for Prema, a well-established team in Europe that is competing in IndyCar for the first time this year.
Shwartzman will share the front row with RLL Racing’s Takuma Sato and Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger lofted a high fly to deep right field, where Juan Soto positioned himself in front of an unfriendly Yankee Stadium crowd and came up short.
Summed up the entire Subway Series, really.
Soto was booed all weekend during a disappointing return to the Bronx, while Bellinger delivered several big hits that helped the New York Yankees get the best of their crosstown rivals.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Aliyah Binford hit two home runs, Mackenzie Pickens added a two-run shot in the first inning and Mississippi beat Arizona 7-3 on Sunday night to win the Tucson Regional.
Ole Miss (40-17) will play fourth-seeded Arkansas in the Fayetteville Super Regional next weekend.
Brianna Lopez (13-4) gave up three runs on nine hits with four walks and a hit-by-pitch over 5 2/3 innings.
Binford opened the scoring with a two-run homer.
MINNEAPOLIS — For the second time in two months, the tush push is in danger.
The Philadelphia Eagles‘ signature quarterback sneak play survived debate over its future during early April league meetings in Palm Beach, Florida. But club and league officials did not feel comfortable enough with the play’s future to protect it for the long haul.
Rather than vote down the ban, officials tabled a vote until this week’s league meetings in Minneapolis.
Expect that vote to take place Wednesday.
Liberty made it out of the regionals round for the first time in program history on Sunday night. (Chris McDill/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Liberty softball made history on Sunday night in College Station.
The Flames knocked off Texas A&M 6-5 in their regional matchup on Sunday, which sent them into the Super Regionals for the first time in program history. That also left the Aggies, who were the top seed in the region and the betting favorite to win the Women’s College World Series, on the wrong side of a historic upset.
They are now the first No.
TORONTO (AP) — Florida Panthers newcomer Brad Marchand felt very much at home beating up an old foe in the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.
Marchand scored into an empty net and set up his linemates for two other goals in the Florida Panthers’ 6-1 victory in Game 7 over the team the 37-year-old left wing grew up cheering for.
He became the first player in NHL history to win five Game 7s against one franchise after winning the four previous times with the Boston Bruins. Yes, the menace Toronto fanatics love to hate, got the last laugh — again.
The New York Mets and their new star, Juan Soto, desperately wanted to win the weekend Subway Series against the Yankees, Soto’s former team.
With the three-game series knotted at 1-1, Sunday’s critical Game 3 carried immense significance.
The Mets held their own against the heavily favored Bronx Bombers, tied at 2-2, until chaos broke out in the eighth inning.
A stunning error by Mets first baseman Pete Alonso put the team in a bind. Alonso wildly overshot a throw to home, aiming to catch Jasson Dominguez, but missed, leaving the Mets unable to escape the inning with one out.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii shortstop Jordan Donahue (3 ) celebrates his grand slam home run against UC San Diego during the third inning of the final home game of the season today at Les Murakami Stadium.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii shortstop Jordan Donahue (3 ) celebrates his grand slam home run against UC San Diego during the third inning of the final home game of the season today at Les Murakami Stadium.
The Oklahoma City Thunder rolled into the Western Conference finals after beating the Nuggets 125-93 in Game 7 on Sunday.
Rory McIlroy’s driver wasn’t the only one the USGA deemed nonconforming in testing ahead of this week’s PGA Championship. Scottie Scheffler confirmed Sunday after his five-stroke victory that he was also forced to use a new driver for the tournament.